About this item
This original and authoritative book is presented in a practical yet inspirational way. Dan Barton shares with us his expert knowledge and two decades of research, giving both detailed step-by-step horticultural instructions and a fascinating insight into the creative process of Bonsai, to provide a genuine understanding of the subject. As well as giving the essential descriptions of stock, equipment, basic care, and training techniques, the book includes new methods of achieving quicker results, a Bonsai calendar showing routing tasks on a month-by-month basis, and the use of modern materials, all of great value to today's Bonsai enthusiast. Beautifully illustrated throughout with strikingly original and instructive photographs, line drawings, and working schedules, The Bonsai Book is a must for would-be Bonsai enthusiasts and experts alike, and its fabulous presentation makes it an ideal gift.
About the Author
I started performing stand-up comedy and writing novels at about the same time and place-at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduation, I moved to Houston to hone my comedy craft at the legendary Comedy Workshop. My first night there I shared the stage with two comedy legends: Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison. After two years, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue my twin passions: comedy and writing. I spent many years playing the same clubs in Hollywood as the biggest names in comedy: the Comedy Store, the Improv, the Laugh Factory, and The Ice House. I scored appearances on television, commercials, and feature films. I spent years working as a headliner playing every gig I could find across the country and even overseas. After more hotel rooms and frequent flyer miles than I care to admit, I got a job working behind the camera as a producer and writer for E! Entertainment Television, including a memorable stint as the supervising producer for the travel series "Wild On!" hosted by Brooke Burke. After that, I walked every red carpet in town as writer and producer for TV Guide Network. I wrote, produced, and directed more than a hundred episodes of the series "What's On DVD," TV Guide's show about the best in home entertainment. I conducted over a thousand celebrity interviews over the course of my career. I used my real-life experience as a comedian and entertainment professional to form the basis for the Biff Kincaid mystery series. I depict the comedy world the way I saw it-a life of stark contrast between the creative joy of bringing laughter to audiences on stage and the off-stage life that was often fraught with peril. I mix in my experience with the inner workings of Hollywood as a background for biff's adventures. I now write full time in Toluca Lake, California-the setting of an upcoming Biff Kincaid adventure.
