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The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden
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Book Description
Bill Alexander had no idea that his simple dream of having a vegetable garden and small orchard in his backyard would lead him into life-and-death battles with groundhogs, webworms, weeds, and weather; midnight expeditions in the dead of winter to dig up fresh thyme; and skirmishes with neighbors who feed the vermin (i.e., deer). Not to mention the vacations that had to be planned around the harve... More
Book Information
PublisherAlgonquin Books
BindingPaperback (6 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages304
ISBN-101565125576
ISBN-13978-1565125575
Publication Date03/02/2007
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About William Alexander (Author) : William Alexander is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of William Alexander include Case of the Funny Money Man, Ladrones de Chicles - Club de Detectives, El Fantas... more
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