Growing Bonsai: A Practical Encyclopedia: The essential practical guide to a classic art with techniques, step-by-step projects and over 800 photographs [Hardcover]

Ken Norman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 2006

The essential practical guide to a classic art.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Anness (January 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754815722
• ISBN-13: 978-0754815723
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,404,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful as well as essential, January 6, 2007

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George C. Fago - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Growing Bonsai: A Practical Encyclopedia: The essential practical guide to a classic art with techniques, step-by-step projects and over 800 photographs (Hardcover)

This is a visually beautiful book that is even more valuable for its contents. A must have if you want to be inspired by beautifully photographed examples of classic trees, along with guidelines for how to begin to create trees in those style. You need to have this book if for no other reason than for the inspiration that it offers.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Growing Bonsai: A practical encyclopedia...., September 21, 2007

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Elliot Claire (Mpls, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing Bonsai: A Practical Encyclopedia: The essential practical guide to a classic art with techniques, step-by-step projects and over 800 photographs (Hardcover)

On the surface this book seems to have 600 photos of trees but it repeats toward the back many of the same trees over and over. Also I hope you can read what appears to be Dutch because the first 19 pages are in that language and then the rest of the book is English! Definately a book for the dilatante or coffee table casual reader.