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Janet Lembke


Born
in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States
March 02, 1933

Died
September 03, 2013


Janet Lembke (2 March 1933 - 3 September 2013), née Janet Nutt, was an American author, essayist, naturalist, translator and scholar. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio during the Great Depression, graduated in 1953 from Middlebury College, Vermont, with a degree in Classics, and her knowledge of the classical Greek and Latin worldview, from Homer to Virgil, informed her life and work. A Certified Virginia Master Gardener, she lived in Virginia and North Carolina, drawing inspiration from both locales. She was recognized for her creative view of natural cycles, agriculture and of animals, both domestic and wild, with whom we share the natural environment. Referred to as an "acclaimed Southern naturalist," she was equally (as The Chicago Tribun ...more

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Because the Cat Purrs: How ...

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Chickens: Their Natural and...

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Despicable Species

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Dangerous Birds: A Naturali...

3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions
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From Grass To Garden: How T...

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Shake Them 'Simmons Down

3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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Skinny Dipping: And Other I...

3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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River Time: The Frontier on...

3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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Bronze and iron;: Old Latin...

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Touching Earth

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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