Take your first steps on a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with our beautiful natural world.
Organized by month, Urban Wild's simple, seasonal step-by-step activities open the door to nature in urban and suburban landscapes to help you increase your potential for health and wellbeing. We already live in the Garden of Eden, warts and all, when we know where to find it.
Increasing workload, nervous tension, trouble sleeping? Wondering whether there is more to life? This is not a mid-life crisis. Like so many others, you are feeling the call of the wild.
Today's urban living makes it easy to feel divorced from nature. This practical book is crammed with 52 varied activities to get you out and about whatever the weather. Featuring a combination of creative, culinary, herbal and mindful activities, with nature at their heart, you'll be surprised how much there is to find on your doorstep when you know where to look.
“Gorgeous new book… packed with tips to help even the most ardent city dwellers connect with the natural world.” —Daily Mirror
“This beautifully illustrated book promises to “get you out and about” with first steps towards a lifelong relationship with flora and fauna.” —BBC Countryfile
“Organised by month, it contains reams of ideas for connecting with nature on your doorstep, from planting nectar bars for pollinators to animal-tracking, appreciating the sounds of nature to making daisy oil and spring flower bouquets” —The i
“…includes a wide range of activities to help you connect with the wildness close to home.” —Countryside Magazine, Book of the Month
“Organised by month, this book's simple, seasonal activities open the door to nature in urban and suburban landscapes to help you learn how to de-stress and reconnect with the natural world on your doorstep.” —Easy Gardens
“Offers a plethora of ideas on how you too can reconnect with nature even if you live in a city” —Irish Examiner
“Filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful colour photographs, to get you out and about whatever the weather.” —Garden News
“For both avid nature lovers and novice outdoorspeople, Urban Wild unlocks the beauty available right under our noses, no matter where we live.” —Booklist
“With nature at their heart, [step-by-step activities] provide a combination of creative, culinary, herbal and mindful seasonal projects.” —Garden News
Situated on the main street of the historic Delaware Riverfront town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, Farley’s Bookshop and its knowledgeable, experienced staff have endeavored to satisfy the literary tastes of the area inhabitants for over fifty years. Whether you are Bucks County born-and-bred or just stopping by to enjoy the crisp river air and delightful scenery, you will be pleasantly surprised to find the largest and most diverse collection of books-in-print in Bucks County. Farley’s may have competition, but it has few peers. We encourage you to browse our website, but please remember that getting acquainted with our online persona is no substitute for exploring the narrow passageways and teeming shelves of our storefront and discovering that perfect book nestled amongst so many others.
New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools.
In this book, you'll find biographies and artwork from such artists as:
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New Hope for American Art was authored, designed and published by James M. Alterman, an expert in the field of Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist painting. A longtime collector and owner of two fine art galleries, Alterman wanted to create a user-friendly book intended not only to educate collectors and enthusiasts about this art but to help train one's eye. The book offers valuable tips on how to avoid common mistakes often experienced by new collectors drawn from the author's personal experiences as a collector and fine art dealer.