Judy Barrett: 14 books

Gardens do not take care of themselves. Poor soil, pests, disease, fungus, and inclement weather can ruin plants and a gardener’s zeal. In When Good Gardens Go Bad, veteran author and pioneer organic gardener Judy Barrett offers safe, practical, and inexpensive advice for handling common garden...

Veteran gardener Judy Barrett offers readers more than a hundred simple recipes for using, enjoying, and enhancing the bounty of their gardens. These easy recipes—some old family favorites, others created by Barrett, and still others from cooks and gardeners she admires—encourage home gardening...

Veteran gardener and author Judy Barrett’s book dispels the idea that growing plants we can eat is harder than growing plants we can’t eat and introduces readers to the idea of placing plants that can produce in an ordinary landscape, a harvest of herbs, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Whether...

We hear roses are hard to grow. . . . We hear they require constant care and treatment. . . . Depending on where we live, we hear they can’t stand the heat . . . the cold . . . the humidity . . . the arid air. The list of reasons not to grow roses is long, yet we persevere.—from the first chapter Most...

A truly unique hamlet, Bridgeport lies in both the towns of Cicero, in Onondaga County, and Sullivan, in Madison County. It is divided only by Chittenango Creek, which was the main attraction for settlement in the early years. Farms developed on the shores of Oneida Lake and the creek, while small industries...

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown provides Christians with an excellent opportunity to explore many Christian heresies. Using rumors of secret para-church organizations, Dan Brown weaves an interesting tale of murder, cover-ups and intrigue. In doing so he provides us with the opportunity to ask ourselves...

How Then Shall We Behave explores some of the more complicated aspects of Christian behavior. By learning how God wants us to behave, we learn how to live a righteous life; a life that is blessed by God.

If you know more lines from Star Wars then you do from the Bible then this book is for you! Years ago I became frustrated with the number of commentaries that seemingly required a degree in something Biblical to be easily read by the average believer. Since I had such a degree, and was seemingly able...

"When the righteous triumph, there is great elation, but when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding." Prov. 28:12 (NIV) Atlas Shrugged is a controversial piece of literature, written by a former Russian citizen, Ayn Rand, warning us about the dangers of political thinking. This guide is designed...

A New Believer's Bible Commentary: The Gospels is an easy to read guide explaining the background and intricacies of the gospel accounts. Parables are explained in simple language with real life examples, and history is recounted so that you fully understand why the people react as they do. Why we believe Jesus is God is also made clear.

A New Believer's Bible Commentary: The Letters & Revelation is designed to be an easy to understand guide for the new believer, and an enjoyable read for those who have been in the church for a while. The context and history of each passage is explained, 'real life' examples are given and points...

A New Believer's Bible Commentary: Psalms - Song of Solomon is designed to make the Bible easy to understand. In the book of psalms one will learn how to pray and praise God. Proverbs contains instructions on how to live a Christian life. Ecclesiastes tells us what is truly important and Song of Songs...

A New Believer's Bible Commentary: Joshua - Job is an easy-to-read commentary designed to explain the text so that everyone might understand. In Joshua - Job the history of Israel is discussed. While Israel is unique in many ways, people are still acting like 'people' and there is much we can learn...

A New Believer's Bible Commentary: The Prophets is designed to simplify the Bible's teachings so that anyone can understand. The prophets preach during times when the Jewish people are misbehaving and need to be led back to God. They teach us what God does not like, as well as how to return to Him....