Customer Reviews

The Big Book of Buds: Marijuana Varieties from the World's Great Seed Breeders

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A field guide for marijuana...brilliant! Clever (and useful) icons make a great quick reference guide, making me want to run out into the fields to id them all. The descriptions are informative, intelligent AND witty with more information than you can shake a stick at. I had never heard the term "couch lock" but I've had the condition and now posses the adjectives to describe it. I learned about the major differences between sativa and indaca. The pictures are plentiful and pleasing to the eye. There are so many varieties out there and this book is the first step in helping people get to know them all. I look forward to the Big Book of Buds II and so on and so forth...until every variety is known to all who wish to know.
Thank you again Ed Rosenthal and all your worker bees that helped make this book possible!

I love the great pictures in this book. The information is very helpful in describing each type of bud. It tells you what to expect from each one. I find this very helpful when researching buds. As a graphic designer I think this layout is top notch. Crisp, clear and easy to understand.

P>Anyways, at first I THOUGHT it was like the seed company descriptions, but the truth is there is ALOT of information in this book...the photos are actually really good quality...and there's a whole bunch of them...the information on each strain is amazing: flower time, yield, taste/smell, type of high (really cool part), type of growing conditions, and in most cases what the PARENTS are....All in all a REALLY informative, fun book. Anyone I have shown it to hasn't been able to put it down until they are done....:)

Ed Rosenthal's Book of Buds is a Big Book of Bad Bucks. A glorified Catalogue which contains photographs that we have all seen before. You would do just as good to order catalogues (which I already have) from famous seed banks to get the same thing. When I got this book in the post I was shocked to find that Ed had repeated every single picture from the seed catalogues. Not one picture was unique. Not one. So immediately I was very unhappy with this book but then it got worse. The descriptions are not accurate and do nothing to serve the reader with factual useful information. I later learned that Ed Rosenthal got the seed banks to pay him to do this book and he did not grow the strains and has not had any growing experience with most of them. This is the last Ed Rosenthal book I will be buying. This book is proof that Ed is far too overrated as a grower and his lack of experience shows in these writings.

Everything about this book makes me happy...the full color photos from beginning to end, detailed information on varieties, essays about and by the breeders....did I mention the photographs? I say this is the "Pot smoker's desk reference."
I don't feel like I have the skill to write the review this book deserves so I'll finish with this: If you like marijuana you will LOVE this book.

I really liked the way this book is set up. It is easy to pick up over and over again. Alphabetically arranged descriptions of 100 varieties in one place makes it helpful to compare and contrast what strains might work best for different tastes or growing situations. Many entries also mention medical uses that they've been recommended for. When you get past just staring at the pictures, you won't find the descriptions disappointing. they are full of information--to the point but not dry. most important, they tell you things you want to know. I like the icons because its easy to match up information by flipping back and forth between varieties. It seems like i run across an essay or something i haven't read yet every time i pick it up. this book is great, i feel like i know more about varieties. its easy to enjoy with herb and i think it is useful for anybody who dares to grow and wants more info on the different strains.

This book is fabulous. These plants are so wonderful to look at; they make my mouth water and bring tears to my third eye. If the stuff is legalized one day, this book will be our window into becoming master cani-culturists.

This is a feel good book. It has excellent information and great photos. Whether you want to learn about the different varieties for their "high" or for how they grow, this book has 100 great examples to drool over. Ed Rosenthal did a great job on this book.

The only thing that would make this book tastier would be a scratch and sniff edition. I LOVED the photos and with the essays I learned a lot about this amazing plant along the way. Everyone that has taken a peek at my copy doesn't want to put it down. I would recommend it to anyone who has a curiosity about pot. Just make sure you have a smokable supply nearby--this book will make your mind water.

Ed Rosenthal has put together the most concise AND beautifully illustrated reference book for the marijuana connoisseur. Ed's easy icons and descriptions make this a very resourceful guide for anyone who wants to know about the many strains from around the world. Simply put, a MUST HAVE for anyone really interested in this amazing plant.