|  | Author: Amy Stewart
Creator: Briony Morrow-Cribbs
Publisher: Algonquin Books
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 709
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 223
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1565126831
Dewey Decimal Number: 581.65
EAN: 9781565126831
ASIN: 1565126831
Publication Date: May 21, 2009
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 Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart June 9, 2009
Teri A. Enright Maher (Monterey, CA)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is so interesting, anyone interested in gardening should read it. It's fascinating the number of deadly, intoxicating, and lethal plants there are out there! I might try one myself.
very interesting! June 8, 2009
S. Moore (Jackson, OH USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
this was a very interesting book. i didn't know many of the things in it, plus i really liked the format. it was easy to read and informative.
Excellent for plant-lovers and those just looking for a good yarn May 25, 2009
Gen of www.LibraryOfEden.com (California)
56 out of 62 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1PAG48KES5UOF I'm a huge fan of Amy Stewart, and I've read everything she's written, including her bimonthly gardening column in our local newspaper and her writing at Garden Rant, so I was thrilled when I heard about her latest book, Wicked Plants.
I'm a pro gardener and a total plant geek, so reading all about the wicked deeds of the plants I know and love (and learning some new ones as well!) was a blast. But you don't have to know or even care much about plants to enjoy this book.
Amy blends the human stories and the plant details with such humor and depth that even the black-thumbed among us will enjoy reading. As she says, "I looked for plants that had an interesting backstory. There had to be a victim - a body count."
She goes on, "These are plants you do not want to meet in a dark alley." Indeed not. When I read about Mussolini's guys chasing Communists down the streets with bottles of castor oil, a laxative made from the beautiful but deadly Castor Bean, I just howled with laughter. Earlier, I'd read with bated breath how the KGB injected a tiny pellet of ricin, from the same plant, into Communist defectors to murder them. I think I'd prefer being chased by the Fascists!
The book itself is gorgeously done, with hand-drawn copper etchings of the plants, brown detailing on the pages which makes it look deliciously ancient, and one of those cool ribbon bookmarks. It would make a great gift book, and indeed, I've already bought three copies to give to friends - it's just that nice of a book.
I'm lucky enough to live locally to Amy Stewart, and she invited me to do a video review of the book in her Wicked Plants-inspired poison garden. In the video, Amy introduces us to a few of the botanical miscreants she writes about. Check it out!
"Something wicked this way comes" May 18, 2009
Lynda Lowman (Bonners Ferry, Id USA)
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
What a georgeous little book! The info is 'spot-on' and the illustrations are perfection. I found it fascinating that almost every item included, I have in my own garden. I keep the book on my nightstand; to enhance my fantasy life!
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