Herbarium: The Quest to Preserve and Classify the World's Plants, Hardcover - Barbara M. Thiers

A Treasury Like No Other Since the 1500s, scientists have documented the plants and fungi that grew around them, organizing the specimens into coll...

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Reducere. A conceptualist's reinvention of the vanitas themeThis volume presents the life work of Venezuelan artist Roberto Obregón (1946-2003), a key figure...

Discover 100 medicinal plants and how to use them for self-care with this sumptuously illustrated guide. Thanks to photographs showing detailed vie...

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Use this Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Learn How to Make Fermented Foods Do you enjoy foods like Kimchi or pickled ginger?Would you like to learn ho...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Barbara AppelbaumPreserve, Protect, and Defend: A Practical Guide to the Care of Collections is an essential text for museu...

The larger-than-life journey of an 18-year-old college freshman who set out from his dorm room to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, and dozens more...

DescriptionThis wide-ranging and lavish book, substantially updated and adapted for this new large-format edition, presents an expert survey of the...

The bestselling author of The Mountain and No Shortcuts to the Top chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistical...

Reducere. 25 Years of Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime Time Soap takes readers behind the scenes of TV's legendary Dallas. It include...

DescriptionSteppes--semi-arid biomes dominated by forbs, grasses, and grass-like species, and characterized by extremes of cold and heat--occupy en...

Reducere. Are you looking for a great solution to safely preserve your favorite foods, eat healthily, save money and learn a time-tested skill set? Mastering...

Reducere. Are you looking for a great solution to safely preserve your favorite foods, eat healthily, save money and learn a time-tested skill set? Mastering...

Description"A vintner's blend of science, history, travel, and tantalizing drink recommendations." --Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken BotanistIn ...

Reducere. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020Longlisted for the National Book AwardWinner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist: M...

Explores what makes the world's rarest plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce, and tells the story of 40 rare and enda...

This lavishly illustrated, fact-filled atlas-a follow-up to Maps of the World-allows children to discover the fascinating and mysterious world belo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Barbara M. DoscherAn understanding of how the singing voice functions should be a prerequisite for all those who wish to te...

The true story of a self-taught sleuth's quest to prove his eye-opening theory about the source of the world's most famous plays, taking readers in...

Reducere. A heartfelt story about a little girl who adopts a tiny basset hound puppy and starts a whirlwind of adventures.Nikki loves helping set up items at...

Reducere. The SEED To PANTRY Planner is the first-ever planner that helps readers calculate everything from seed to pantry in order to grow, cook, and preser...

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Reducere. This follow-up to the best-selling ``Mama, Do You Love Me?`` (over one million copies sold in 15 languages ) captures the universal love between a ...

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Story of a quest to save the world's wild salmon population, following the author's cousin Guido Rahr's efforts across science, conservation and re...

An exploration of the world's most important medicinal plants, the compounds they produce and how they benefit the human body. With diagrams, photo...

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The Art of Healing is a resource to tap into your creativity to find joy, relaxation, healing and comfort, and a deeper knowledge of who you have t...

Reducere. DescriptionVivi lost her best friend, Owl when out with Grandpa and goes on a quest to find him. A child's first friend is often their favorite stu...

This beloved story of a child testing the limits of her independence, and a mother who reassuringly proves that a parents love is unconditional and...

Reducere. "Mama, do you love me? Yes I do Dear One. How much?" In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Barbara CantiniGhoulia lives in Crumbling Manor with her Auntie Departed and spends most of her time playing with Tragedy, ...

Reducere. Award-winning and beloved author Helen Humphreys discovers her local herbarium and realizes we need to look for beauty in whatever nature we have l...

Herbs are all about living well, from enriching a meal to treating an illness. Sacred, almost mystical qualities have often been associated with th...

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The lovable Circle, Triangle and Octagon clash based on their unique and differing natures, in this read-aloud rhyming text, worthy of comparison t...

Reducere. A beloved classic is lovelier than everBarbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do...

Reducere. DescriptionWoolworth heiress Barbara Hutton's life is usually painted as tragic, but there were triumphs as well. She was a creative, intelligent w...

In 2013, a little known mathematician in his late 50s stunned the mathematical community with a breakthrough on an age-old problem about prime numb...