I love gardening books too...especially to get through winter nights....cheaper than looking through gardening catalogs, lol! I just ordered Passionate Gardening through Thriftbooks.com. I'm always looking for new books too so I thought I'd give it a try since you had enjoyed it. A few of my favorite authors would be Ken Druse, Monty Don (BBC Gardeners World) and Nancy Oneida. Monty Don is the most entertaining with the other two being more toward the practical gardening side.