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Christo Lloyd was recognised as one of the foremost gardeners and garden writers of the 20th century. Here, for the first time, is the definitive collection of his best, most informative, and so often amusing garden writing. Christo on gardening: "ours, in its humble way, is an art as well as a craft. At the same time it keeps us in touch with the earth, the seasons, and with that complex of interrelated forces both animate and inanimate which we call nature. It is a humanising occupation."

In every generation, when dangers gather, there is a group of men and women courageous enough to confront evil and inform the populace. Sometimes unpleasant truths need to be presented; most of us would rather stand back and kick a toe in the dirt. You know, let someone else do it.

Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.

From the pioneers of Los Alamos who got up close and personal with the cores of atomic bombs, to the hapless engineers in Soviet fuel-processing plants who unwittingly mixed up a disaster in a bucket, and from the terrifying impact of a tsunami at Fukushima to the mystery of the recent Russian incident, Meltdown explores the past and future of this extraordinary and potentially lethal source of infinite power 

A Gospel That Dances is a joint podcast from Princeton United Methodist Church (Princeton, NC) and Westwood United Methodist Church (Goldsboro, NC). Pastor Billy Sander presides at both churches.You can learn more about Princeton United Methodist Church on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/princetonumcnc. You can learn more about Westwood United Methodist Church at: https://www.facebook.com/WestwoodUnitedMethodistChurch/ Both churches also have active profiles on YouTube, Instagram, and the YouVersion Bible app.

Sleepy Scientist is a calming science storytelling podcast that turns complex ideas from physics, biology, space, and human discovery into soft, easy-to-follow narratives designed for relaxation and sleep.Each episode takes you on a peaceful journey through scientific concepts, real experiments, and fascinating discoveries — explained in a slow, soothing voice that helps quiet the mind while gently expanding your knowledge.This is where curiosity meets calm.🌙 What you’ll experience:Relaxing science storytelling made for sleepSpace, physics, biology, and human evolution explained ...

Humans have long observed animals for advanced warnings of danger. What can they tell us about the growing threat of viruses and other infectious organisms in the age of climate change?

Coronaviruses jump from bats to chimpanzees to humans. You can give your cat the flu, and pass tuberculosis to an elephant. The scientific term for this –zoonosis – reveals how human and animal lives are inextricably linked. Scientists warn that human destruction of the environment is responsible for the accelerating spillover of animal diseases, posing a global health threat.

A mid-nineteenth century book of etiquette. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

From the premier expert on psychedelic research, a groundbreaking exploration of how psychedelics may unlock long-held mysteries of the mind, and how these revelations can be used to treat the most crippling of mental illnesses We are living through a psychedelic renaissance, a moment when...

A tender, hopeful book that pierces through the seemingly insurmountable doom of our existential climate threat, allowing us a window into another world through stories of tenacious, inspiring approaches to restoration and repair across the globe The Past and Possible World explores how to...

From bestselling author David Quammen, a fascinating scientific detective story about how a transmissible cancer first discovered in Tasmanian devils is connected to the discovery that cancer in humans can be treated as a chronic illness, not a fatal one—a radically new approach that promises...

This is the start of a series of four books following three friends through their career in the navy. Terence, Jack and Alick first meet at a boarding school, and become fast friends, not least because together they stand up to the school bullies. Later, they join the navy together, and though they join different ships and are mostly apart, adventures involving sea battles, storms, and even pirates, have a way of allowing their paths to cross in order to look after one another as they did in school. - Summary by Carolin

This is a novel by Will James, an artist and writer of the American West in the early 1900’s. The story tells of the life of Smoky, a horse born in the wild and captured by a cowboy named Clint who trained him to be an outstanding cow horse. Smoky was then stolen by a horse thief, and over the years was mistreated and abused. But Clint never stopped looking for his special horse. (Summary by JAVaat)

The Elements of Entomology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. It is a succinct little textbook from 1845 that presents an introduction to entomology. The author was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and president of the Academy of Natural Sciences.(Summary by A.L. Gramour)

This collection of stories about dogs and the people they own was published in 1918. The story proceeds leisurely with much information about different breeds of dogs. The author obviously likes both boys and dogs. ( David Wales)

"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was published from 1897-1907 under the various titles, "Birds," "Birds and all Nature," "Nature and Art" and "Birds and Nature." - Summary by J. M. Smallheer"England holds the honor of having first formed societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals and of having first legislated for its punishment." -anon

"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems, stories and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was published from 1897-1907 under the various titles, "Birds," "Birds and all Nature," "Nature and Art" and "Birds and Nature." - Summary by J. M. Smallheer

Seventeen year old Mart Judson joins the crew of the yacht Seamew as its wireless operator. They are bound from San Francisco for waters off the coast of Malaysia where a treasure just might be found, if they survive an encounter with the monstrous Pirate Shark. Harry Lincoln Sayler was a newspaperman and popular youth fiction novelist. He authored several book series using a variety of pseudonyms. The Pirate Shark was published as part of his Boys' Big Game series of novels, all of which were written using the pen name Elliott Whitney. (Summary by Brian Fullen)

Noted American Naturalist, Winthrop Packard, who gave us such titles as “Woodland Pastures,” “Wood Wanderings,” and “Wildwood Ways,” now takes us to the haunts of New England literary luminaries such as Whittier, Alcott, and Thoreau. Birds, plants, and wildlife are noted in these sites from Walden Pond to Vermont, giving us a glimpse into the world of these poets and authors. - Summary by Larry Wilson

The Lords of the Housetops reveals the cat through the creative lenses of 13 authors. Consequently, this carefully chosen collection of stories is as complex, charismatic and clever as a cat. (Summary by Amy Larch Gramour)