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Every living thing wants to be known and loved. The sun, trees, zebras, stars, and tulips all trust God, the maker of the waves, to provide for their needs. God’s presence is glorified at all times in His plan for nature. In an uplifting presentation, Debbie Feyh shares insights into her spiritual journey, biblical wisdom, introspective questions, and points to ponder to reveal God’s handiwork, highlighted on Earth during every day, hour, and minute.

In The Book of Cannabis, Jeremy Narby―renowned author of The Cosmic Serpent―delivers a sweeping, clear-eyed exploration of cannabis as both plant and cultural phenomenon. From its ancient medicinal and ritualistic roles to its vilification, Narby traces how cannabis became one of the most controversial plants in modern history.

In this provocative reimagining of what it is to be a plant, an evolutionary biologist draws on a lifetime of research to offer an original and beguiling behind-the-scenes perspective on how plants really work—and how we truly depend on leaves for our survival. For readers of Entangled Life...

La sabiduría no se puede enseñar ni comprar. Cada cual debe, a imitación de la flora, fabricar su propio alimento espiritual. El proceso de elaboración de ese saber práctico bien podría llamarse «Filosíntesis». He ahí la manera de responder a la pregunta filosófica por excelencia: ¿cómo vivir de la mejor manera posible? Lo cierto es que tanto plantas como humanos crecemos buscando la luz.

A rare collection of Beatrix Potter's own botanical art, and an exploration of the role these plants played in her personal and literary life. Beatrix Potter's Botanical collects and showcases 65 plants and fungi that Beatrix Potter made special study of in her often-overlooked career as a...

A Japanese classic, Tree invites us to foster peace in our lives by connecting with trees. Cherry blossom, hinoki, ezo spruce. Persimmon, maple, cypress. The trees of Japan are wondrous emblems of beauty that cast a spell on those who venture to its unique landscape. As a child, Aya Kōda...

Explore the vast and wondrous legends behind 35 of the world’s tree species and enjoy a new approach to nature–based spirituality. In this nature connection and spiritual wellness tool, Dawn Nelson offers a new way of connecting with trees—and in turn the landscape and nature around...

Brought to you by Penguin. To truly grasp the wisdom of a tree, you need to begin thinking like one... From New York Times bestselling author Robert Moor comes a wondrous, curious journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees – from the mightiest sequoia to...

A dramatic tale of explorers of the 1930s racing to find and harvest a poisonous Amazon vine, and how their work plundered local tribes and spurred the invention of new medicines. In the fall of 1938, a young, frail American explorer set off down a river in the western Amazon in search of curare...

Cacti are some of the most remarkable plants on Earth—masters of survival, architects of adaptation, and quiet heroes of some of the harshest environments imaginable. Yet for many people, the word “cactus” evokes only a single image: a tall, green, spiky shape standing alone in a blazing desert. Secrets of the Cactus reveals just how incomplete that picture truly is. Behind every spine, rib, and bloom lies a story of resilience, evolution, beauty, and surprising complexity.

When most people hear the word “fungi,” they think of mushrooms — the whimsical toadstools that pop up after rain, the champignons in our kitchens, or the button mushrooms scattered on a pizza. But mushrooms are only the tip of the iceberg. The true world of fungi is vast, hidden, and endlessly fascinating. These organisms represent one of life’s great kingdoms, existing alongside plants and animals yet fundamentally different from both.

The Atlas of Deadly Plants explores the stories and uses of some of the most deadly plants and fungi from across the world, illuminating their socio-cultural significance, as well as their effects on the human body.

Was wir von der Natur, Wald und Wildkräuter übers Leben lernen können. Das Wildkräuterwissen ist so groß - in Österreich gibt es über 11000 Wildkräuter, leider passen nicht alle in ein Buch. 257 Seiten mussten ausreichen - so haben es in dieses Buch die 10 Wildkräuter geschafft, zu denen die Autorin die schönste, berührendste, beste, angenehmste Erfahrung hat. So stehen diese Wildkräuter nicht nur fürs kulinarische Verarbeiten oder als Hausmittel sondern, Nein, in dem Buch sind sie auch ein Sinnbild für ein erfülltes gesundes Leben.

Conservationist and marine biologist Maddalena Bearzi made her career studying the wild creatures of the deep, but when COVID-19 made landfall on the California coast this seafaring scientist found herself shuttered up ashore, her wide blue world constricted by pandemic lockdown. Never good at sitting idle, she despaired at the confines of her Los Angeles flat—until she began to find wonder in the wilderness of her own backyard. Stranded charts Bearzi's discovery of both rapture and resilience in the unsung wildlife of urban LA.

"Watercress: Nutritional Treasure and Medicine Through Food" explores the health benefits of this aquatic plant. Throughout history, watercress has been valued for its versatility in the kitchen and its medicinal properties. The audiobook details the nutritional properties of watercress, highlighting its richness in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It delves into health benefits such as bone strengthening, immune system reinforcement, promotion of cardiovascular and ocular health, and its diuretic and detoxifying properties.

"Eine Hymne an die Natur." Le Point. Der junge Botaniker Marc Jeanson leitet das größte Herbarium der Welt: ein magischer Ort mitten in Paris, der das Wissen von Jahrtausenden birgt. Gesammelt von Naturforschern wie Lamarck und Linné, die die Flora im 18. Jahrhundert erstmals kartografierten. In „Das Gedächtnis der Welt“ nehmen uns Marc Jeanson und Charlotte Fauve mit auf die Expeditionen der großen Gelehrten – und auf die eigene abenteuerliche Suche nach unbekannten Pflanzen, die benannt und vor dem Vergessen bewahrt werden wollen.

*Chosen by Waterstones as one of their best Nature Writing Books of 2024, and by The Economist as one of their best books of 2024* 'A heartwarming guide to these fascinating giants of nature . . . A book that is full of surprises . . . Highly empathetic and informative' Independent 'A global...

This fun, engrossing book takes a look at the surprising influence that gardens and gardening have had on mystery novels and their authors. With their deadly plants, razor-sharp shears, shady corners, and ready-made burial sites, gardens make an ideal scene for the perfect murder. But the...

Amanda Lewis was an overachieving, burned-out book editor most familiar with trees as dead blocks of paper. A dedicated "indoorswoman," she could barely tell a birch from a beech. But that didn't stop her from pledging to visit all of the biggest trees in British Columbia, a Canadian province known for its rugged terrain and gigantic trees.

Bye bye zerbrochene Blumentöpfe und zerkratzte Sofas. Anika Moritz zählt zu den gefragtesten Verhaltenstherapeutinnen für Tiere. Die leidenschaftliche Katzentrainerin zeigt anschaulich, wie sich unangestrengt und katzengerecht ein ebenso katzen- wie menschenverträgliches Sozialverhalten erzielen lässt. Dazu braucht es gar nicht viel: ein bisschen Zeit, Geduld und die Bereitschaft, sich mit den Grundlagen der Tierpsychologie und des Tiertrainings vertraut zu machen. Mit Anika gehören apathisches Herumliegen, zerfetze Couchbezüge oder verschmähte Katzentoiletten der Vergangenheit an.

When Helen Lehndorf moves to the city after a childhood living off the land in rural Taranaki, she can't help but feel different from her peers and professors. She finds solace in long walks foraging weeds and plants along the river, but something inside her still longs for home. Chasing a feeling of ancestral belonging, she travels to England with her new husband. There they learn about nature as the commons, shared between all who encounter it - a source of delight, food, medicine.

Fifty vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their obsessive passion for trees—written by the New York Times bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist “I love everything Amy Stewart has ever created, but this book is my favorite yet. I’m giving this book to...

Embark on a transformative journey through the mystical realms of psychedelic healing with The Psychedelic Book of Healing. This comprehensive guide delves deep into the therapeutic potential of mind-bending molecules like Psilocybin, LSD, Ayahuasca, and MDMA, shedding light on their ability to unlock the doors of perception and foster profound mental wellness.

Shares breakthrough research on how tree and plant communities function, revealing a holistic, interconnected, communal, and sentient new world Examines the attributes we share with trees and plants and how the behaviors of altruism, cooperation, and community are genetically coded in...

The author of The Global Forest--an international bestseller and a classic upon publication, beloved by readers around the world--gives us her tips and advice for achieving better health and peace of mind, with frugality, simplicity and pleasure not far behind. In The Sweetness of a Simple Life...

Trentasette milioni di anni fa, la rosa compare sulla terra. L'hanno rivelato i fossili ritrovati in Oregon e in Colorado confermandoci che in tempi preistorici crescevano specie diverse di rose, le stesse presenti ancora oggi nell'emisfero settentrionale. La storia del fiore, dalla sua genesi a tutto il Settecento, è un'introduzione al cuore del libro di Anna Peyron, che comincia con una data precisa: il 21 aprile 1799, quando Marie Joseph Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, nata in Martinica in una famiglia creola di coloni bianchi francesi, compra una tenuta circondata da un parco.

A cockroach can live for a week without its head, before dying of starvation? Slugs have four noses? So, if you thought that couldn't get more disgusting, now imagine them with a cold. The natural world is an amazing, compelling and funny place: a place where fact is always more staggering - and often funnier - than fiction. Based on BBC Radio 4's hit science and comedy series Nature Table, and with an introduction from the show's presenter, Sue Perkins, A Housefly Buzzes in the Key of F is a celebration of the astonishing everyday occurrences that happen right under our noses.

Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbor invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. This Very Short Introduction provides a clear definition of an invasive species, and considers the myriad ways they are moved around the globe, and the ecological, social, and economic impacts they often impose.

A comprehensive audio guide to succulents—a must-have for any houseplant enthusiast. Succulents is a field guide to 50 varieties of succulents. In this book, you will find profiles detailing each plant’s natural habitat, identifying characteristics, care and keeping tips, common pests and...

Winner of the BC National Award for Non-Fiction A tree planter's vivid story of a unique subculture and the magical life of the forest. Charlotte Gill spent twenty years working as a tree planter in the forests of Canada. During her million-tree career, she encountered hundreds of clearcuts...

In the drug world today, most of the "buzz" is centered around "legal highs" and various loopholes. Within this audiobook, I've highlighted many of the semi-legal psychoactive plants, fungi, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and insects in which these substances are derived and/or extracted/isolated from. I use the term "semi-legal" because laws vary by state, loopholes exist, and the host may be legal in situations where isolating the drug is not, hence "semi-legal".

Read by the author. Turn to the Sun guides you down a nourishing path of uplifting affirmations and soul-refreshing meditations that helps you heal in the company of nature. Approach your days with less anxiety, renewed vigor, and a deeper sense of well-being as you become grounded and soak up...

Der eigene Garten ist ein ganz persönliches Paradies und wer Hobbygärtner mit Leib und Seele ist, der will das Maximum aus seiner grünen Oase herausholen. Das geht ganz hervorragend mit der Profi-Methode Veredelung: Das Beste zweier Pflanzen vereint in einem perfekten Gewächs, und wie Ihnen das ganz einfach auch Zuhause gelingt, finden Sie in diesem Buch heraus! Schwaches Wurzelwerk, Krankheitsanfälligkeit oder der Erhalt besonderer Pflanzen – die Motivation für die Veredelung eines Gewächses kann unterschiedlich sein, die Vorteile hingegen überzeugen in jedem Fall.

According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), each year, an estimated 24 billion tons of fertile soil are lost due to erosion. That’s a whopping 3.4 tons lost every year for each person on the planet.

An insightful, personal, and timely exploration into the wonderful world of seeds. In What We Sow, Jennifer Jewell brings readers on an insightful, year-long journey exploring the outsize impact one of nature's smallest manifestations—the simple seed. She examines our skewed notions where...

La enfermedad no es complicada, en realidad es muy fácil, y la aplicación de técnicas de sentido común puede derrotar a cualquier enfermedad. Todos los microbios y virus son débiles y pueden ser derrotados fácilmente con limpieza y nutrición.

Der Wald ist so viel mehr als Bäume! In ihrem ersten gemeinsamen Werk, das umfassend wie nie in die Geheimnisse des Waldes einführt, vereinen Deutschlands berühmtester Förster Peter Wohlleben und der renommierte Biologe Pierre L. Ibisch ihre herausragende Expertise und die neuesten Erkenntnisse der internationalen Wissenschaft. Sie bringen Licht ins Dickicht eines hoch komplexen Ökosystems. Anhand faszinierender Beispiele aus der Natur zeigen sie das ungeahnte Zusammenspiel der Pflanzen, Tiere, Mikroben, Viren, Pilze auf – eine Welt, in der kein Element ohne das andere existieren kann.

Mary Siisip Geniusz has spent more than thirty years working with, living with, and using the Anishinaabe teachings, recipes, and botanical information, she shares in Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask. Geniusz gained much of the knowledge she writes about from her years as an oshkaabewis, a traditionally trained apprentice, and as friend to the late Keewaydinoquay, an Anishinaabe medicine woman from the Leelanau Peninsula in Michigan and a scholar, teacher, and practitioner in the field of native ethnobotany.

Sergei Boutenko’s groundbreaking field guide to the art and science of foraging and preparing wild edible plants—includes 300+ photos of 60 plants **An Amazon Editors' Pick -- Best Cookbooks, Food & Wine** In Wild Edibles, Sergei Boutenko’s bestselling work on the art and science of...

In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists and veteran river runners boldly proclaimed that the motley crew would never make it out alive. But for Clover and Jotter, the expedition held a tantalizing appeal: no one had yet surveyed the plant life of the Grand Canyon, and they were determined to be the first.

The Forgotten Botanistis a timeless tale about a woman who discovered who she was by leaving everything behind. Her inspiring story is one of resilience, determination, and courage—and is as relevant to our nation today as it was in her own time.