false 546144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 546144 2 533414 2006 American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn total:32|5:2|4:15|3:11|2:3|1:1| 32 110 48 9 6714 3.85 74 16 77108810 164645 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.45 31 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 4 0 false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 11:12:04 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 05:35:10 -0800 2009 American Green is riveting and compelling, and much to its credit concludes with concrete ideas about what can and should actually be done to address the problems of turf-mania. Steinberg approaches the subject from a variety of perspectives including chem...more...]]> 31829704 548734 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Sat Sep 06 21:32:10 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 12:03:56 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 21:32:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 25139974 1251414 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 5 0 false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 22 14:48:45 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 22 14:10:11 -0700 2009
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It is wrong to draw a sharp line in one's imagination between the "nature" present on the Rocky Mountain front and that available in the suburbanite's own ...more...]]> 70875405 2578865 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 13:46:09 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 13:58:51 -0700 2009 47726727 2017366 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 4 0 false Fri Feb 27 15:37:24 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 15:39:07 -0800 2009 48991116 2119556 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 20:00:40 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 20:01:19 -0700 2009 6917992 428444 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 4 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Sep 27 18:22:28 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 18:22:28 -0700 2007
I got this book on a lark after watching a segment on CBS Sunday morning, because I like non-fiction books about off beat subjects, and this seemed to be one of that type.

But it proved to not be just cut and dr...more...]]> 12753141 269591 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 09:17:12 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 06:47:45 -0800 2008 31418924 1109746 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 4 0 false Thu Aug 28 07:35:06 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 07:36:19 -0700 2008 76118874 2890310 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 4 0 false Thu Oct 29 09:59:46 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 09:59:46 -0700 2009 71674376 2752315 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 0 0 false Fri Sep 18 10:47:12 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 10:47:29 -0700 2009 68906172 2660431 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Tue Aug 25 20:50:51 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 20:50:51 -0700 2009 63572348 2429458 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Wed Jul 15 06:56:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 06:56:28 -0700 2009 56092279 127684 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 4 0 false Sat May 16 18:26:59 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 13:59:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:26:59 -0700 2009 55102428 2000896 2302313 0393060845 9780393060843 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2302313.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.00 1 Americans are locked in a love-hate relationship with their lawns, and Ted Steinberg tells you why.

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. Today the lawn is one of America's leading "crops," outstripping cotton in acres by a factor of two. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this sometimes bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown—just miles from where Steinberg grew up—to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. For half a century, Americans have been on a quest for the greenest, weed-free, ultra-trim turf imaginable. But perfection has its costs. Blending muckraking journalism and social history, Steinberg looks at both the lighter and the darker side of the all-American landscape, from mower accidents and pesticide poisonings to lawn-mower racing and the man so addicted to perfection that he re-created Augusta's 12th hole in his backyard. 40 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Thu Jul 02 20:15:44 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 21:14:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 20:15:44 -0700 2009 54238881 1034705 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 0 0 false Tue Apr 28 09:12:49 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 09:12:49 -0700 2009 48991700 2103370 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 3 0 false Wed Mar 11 20:05:25 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 20:05:25 -0700 2009 43236893 145932 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 1 0 false Fri Jan 16 08:37:31 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 17 19:29:13 -0700 2009 42825525 663472 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 0 0 false Mon Jan 12 15:00:25 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 15:00:25 -0800 2009 41695203 1462569 546144 0393329305 9780393329308 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314m/546144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175694314s/546144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546144.American_Green_The_Obsessive_Quest_for_the_Perfect_Lawn 3.44 32 "Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."—Mike Davis

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. 47 illustrations.]]> 2006 0 0 false Sat Jan 03 00:16:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 00:16:34 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=546144