
Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
The decline of cheap oil is
inspiring increasing numbers
of North Americans to
achieve some measure of
backyard food
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Seed of Knowledge, Stone of Plenty: Understanding the Lost Technology of the Ancient Megalith-Builders
Monuments in the Americas
and beyond stand as silent
testimony to the
achievements of ancient
technology. The scope of
... > full story
Beekeeping for Dummies
Believe it or not, bees are
one of the oldest species of
domesticated animals.
Archeologists have found
evidence of beekeeping, or
apiculture, in the Middle
East dating back more than
five thousand years. If
... > full story

Biology: Concepts & Connections with Student CD-ROM (5th Edition)
Biology: Concepts and
Connections invites readers
into the world of biology
with a new revision of this
best-selling text. It is
... > full story
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Working in his garden one day, Michael Pollan hit pay dirt in the form of an idea: do plants, he wondered, use humans as much as we use them? While the question is not entirely original, the way ... > read more -
Principles of Animal Physiology (2nd Edition)
KEY MESSAGE: Principles of Animal Physiology, Second Edition continues to set a new standard for animal physiology books with its focus on animal diversity, its clear foundation in molecular and cell ... > read more -
Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats
Pitcairn Over 400,000 copies of this treasured classic have been sold since its original publication more than 20 years ago The book that is the definitive guide to a natural lifestyle for dogs and ... > read more -
Weeds (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press)
This handy identification guide to the plants that cause billions of dollars annually in crop loss and control measures include information on:The harm that weeds causeBenefits from weedsMajor weed ... > read more -
What to Eat
How do we choose what to eat? Buffeted by health claims--should we, for example, restrict our intake of carbs or fats or both? Is organic food better for us?--we become confused and tune out. In ... > read more -
The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
Human life, scientific journalist Matt Ridley suggests, is a complex balancing act: we behave with self-interest foremost in mind, but also in ways that do not harm, and sometimes even benefit, ... > read more -
The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America
In this brilliant portrait of the oceans’ unlikely hero, H. Bruce Franklin shows how menhaden have shaped America’s national—and natural—history, and why reckless overfishing ... > read more -
Breakfast Of Biodiversity: The Political Ecology of Rain Forest Destruction
Unweaving the Web of Destruction The continuing devastation of the world's tropical rain forest affects us all—spurring climate change, decimating biodiversity, and wrecking our environment's ... > read more -
All Creatures Great and Small
Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants-- four-legged and otherwise-- with the world's best-loved animal doctor.For over 25 years-- since ... > read more -
The Leopard's Tale: Revealing the Mysteries of Catalhoyuk
A firsthand account of the discoveries at this seminal ancient site in Turkey, one of the first farming settlements in history.Çatalhöyük, in central Turkey, became internationally ... > read more
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