| I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World by Sarah WilsonIn Australian journalist Sarah Wilson’s meditation on living through an era of environmental and societal collapse, the author consults with her podcast guests -- mainly scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists -- in an attempt to grasp an idea “more useful” than hope. Wilson prefers truth (grim as it seems), enlivened by interpersonal and spiritual connectedness, and a life lived with purpose and love. Readers will find her “philosophical grappling with hard questions” (Kirkus Reviews) to be a balm for fraught times. |
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Lost in Space: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe
by Neil Degrasse Tyson
With an eye-popping design and bold illustrations, Lost in Space takes on humanity's exploration of the universe--telescopes, space missions, planets, moons, exoplanets, stars, galaxies, and more--backed by signature scientific know-how and a large dose of hilarity. In these pages, you'll discover that: 100 trillion neutrinos pass through your body every second.If you weigh 150 pounds on Earth, you'd weigh 380 pounds on Jupiter.In 500 billion years, our sun will become a red giant star and expand to 100 times its original size.In 1999, astronomers discovered five exoplanets orbiting the same sun. Astronomers estimate there are two trillion galaxies in the observable universe. Bursting with cool space photos, breathtaking archival images, infographics, moon maps, and a plethora of pop culture icons, Lost in Space is not just a journey--it's a trip.
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Plants for Pollinators: Create a Pollinator-Friendly Haven with More Than 200 Flowering Plants
by DK
Pollinator populations--whether bees, bats, flies, birds, or moths--are declining globally, and there's an urgent need to reverse the decline. And that's where gardens come in. Any outside space can help sustain and increase wildlife, but how can your garden help? Can you choose plants that boost every bit of biodiversity? Which are the very best plants for pollinators? This fully illustrated, curated, seasonal guide tells you which plants to grow to help bring your garden to life. From garden favorites to wildflowers, more than 150 plants will be profiled. Each profile will include the plant's attraction for wildlife, advice on how to care for them, and ways to boost your biodiversity. The RHS's Plants for Pollinators list--developed by wildlife and plant experts--will be the source material, but the book will explain in much more detail how individual plants can attract certain types of wildlife. Data sets, pollinator listings, and cross-referencing will make this an essential tool in any gardener's understanding of how to grow plants that attract pollinators. With a bit of consideration, gardeners can be the guardians of the future, establishing their outside space as a haven for any type of pollinator at any time of year.
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The Butterfly Season: What 64 Butterflies Taught Me about Nature's Great Mysteries and the Meaning of Life
by Lea Korsgaard
Combining nature writing, philosophy, myth, science, and sixty-four beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, The Butterfly Season is a luminous account of one woman's quest to see all sixty-four species of butterflies native to Denmark in a single year. Part field diary, part mythological tapestry, part existential reflection, Lea Korsgaard's journey unfolds across seasons and geographies, through meadows, marshes, and ancient coastal lands, as she discovers the mysteries and miracles of the natural world. On the first day of the year, Korsgaard sat at her desk, making a list. It was a typically cold, quiet January day, and the possibility of the new year--of new discoveries and new challenges--reawakened an old dream of hers: to see every Danish butterfly species in one year. At first, the goal felt impossible--Korsgaard knew almost nothing about butterflies--but she persevered, creating a color-coded tracking system that mapped butterfly regions and flight times with meticulous care. As the project developed, what was at first a simple exercise in discovery became an intimate reckoning with transformation and rebirth, the butterfly's fleeting existence knitting together beginnings, endings, and the life made in between. The Butterfly Season is perfect for readers of Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton and The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan.
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Indoor Edible Garden: Creative Ways to Grow Herbs, Fruit & Vegetables in Your Home
by DK
Want to grow your own food, but have no space for a garden? Indoor Edible Garden shows you how to grow herbs, fruit, and vegetables that look good and taste better--all in the comfort of your own home. Discover a range of ingenious indoor garden projects that will deliver a homegrown harvest with a difference. Grow your own tamarillo towers and wild strawberries on shelves, mushrooms in just 14 days, and alfalfa sprouts in jars. Make the most of your indoor space and turn windowsills, worktops, walls, balconies, and even ceilings into stunning and delicious indoor gardens. Indoor Edible Garden is packed with all the knowledge you need to understand which plant varieties thrive in the home; how to maximize your light and space; and how to enjoy harvesting and eating fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs no matter how much--or little--space you have.
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A Year of Fermentation: A Seasonal Guide to the Art & Science of Fermentation
by Sam Cooper
A Year of Fermentation is a seasonal guide that explores the fascinating world of fermentation through the year. This book aims to bridge the gap between foraging, growing, and cooking, providing what's-in-season calendars and fermentation recipes to unlock incredible flavors, enhance nutrition, and foster a deeper connection with food and nature year-round. We think of the year as four seasons. In the world of food, we can see the year as a shifting, overlapping mass of microseasons, each offering its own set of delicious ingredients. This book explores these changing microseasons, linking ingredients with appropriate fermentation techniques to maximize flavor and harmonize with nature's rhythms. With step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and photographs from an expert fermenter, ensure your cupboards are stocked year-round with ferments that add depth of flavor to your everyday cooking.
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The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving
by Ethan Tapper
A forest almanac for our time, rooted in a full year observing a rural woodland and its birds. Tapper's groundbreaking first book How to Love a Forest offered a pragmatic and hopeful vision for our relationship with forests and other ecosystems. His new book, The Forest Year, lives inside the practice of staying, caretaking, and paying attention. Following the author's forest through a year of life, the book explores flowers, birds, forest ecology, biodiversity, while also reflecting on stewardship, community, and what it means to be rooted in place. The Forest Year is a meditative and lyrical ode to the land, weaving complex scientific and ecological concepts with beautiful narrative prose, making nuanced ideas easy to understand and deeply resonant. Both place-based and practice-driven, Tapper writes not as an armchair philosopher or an academic, but as a working forester and ecologist stewarding real forests in real time, blending emotional insight with ecological rigor. A moving account of what it means to persist in the face of change and to love a place through work, compromise, sacrifice, and humility, this book will inspire readers to think deeply about where they live and who they are.
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