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Wicked Plants

The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

by Amy Stewart ...

Narrated by Coleen Marlo ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

Beware! The sordid lives of plants behaving badly.A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. Amy Stewart, bestselling author of Flower Confidential, takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and ... Read more

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Beware! The sordid lives of plants behaving badly.A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. Amy Stewart, bestselling author of Flower Confidential, takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and
... Read more
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The Serviceberry

by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

An Instant New York Times BestsellerFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of ... Read more

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An Instant New York Times BestsellerFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of
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Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Unabridged

16 hours 44 min

As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer ... Read more

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As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer
... Read more
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The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate

by Peter Wohlleben ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles FosterWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to ... Read more

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Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles FosterWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to
... Read more
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Gathering Moss

A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series ... Read more

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Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series
... Read more
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The Mushroom at the End of the World

On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins

by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing ...

Narrated by Susan Ericksen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world—and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just ... Read more

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Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world—and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just
... Read more
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When the Earth Was Green

Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

by Riley Black ...

Narrated by Wren Mack ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

“You'll root for these creatures and their survival. A marvelous narration.”—Booklist“Paleontologist Riley Black’s vivid writing and Wren Mack’s wonderstruck narration make these vignettes of prehistoric life on Earth fascinating listening.”—AudioFileWinner, A Friend of Darwin Award, 2024A gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth... ... Read more

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“You'll root for these creatures and their survival. A marvelous narration.”—Booklist“Paleontologist Riley Black’s vivid writing and Wren Mack’s wonderstruck narration make these vignettes of prehistoric life on Earth fascinating listening.”—AudioFileWinner, A Friend of Darwin Award, 2024A gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth...
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Brave the Wild River

The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

by Melissa L. Sevigny ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more
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The Botany of Desire

A Plant's-Eye View of the World

by Michael Pollan ...

Narrated by Michael Pollan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in AmericaIn 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant ... Read more

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The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in AmericaIn 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant
... Read more
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The Secret Teachings of Plants

The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature

by Stephen Harrod Buhner ...

Narrated by Stephen Bel Davies ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

All ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their knowledge of plant medicines came from the plants themselves and not through trial-and-error experimentation. Less well known is that many Western peoples made this same assertion. There are, in fact, two modes of cognition available to all human beings—the brain-based linear and the heart-based holistic. The heart-centered mode of perception can ... Read more

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All ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their knowledge of plant medicines came from the plants themselves and not through trial-and-error experimentation. Less well known is that many Western peoples made this same assertion. There are, in fact, two modes of cognition available to all human beings—the brain-based linear and the heart-based holistic. The heart-centered mode of perception can
... Read more
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Plant Spirit Medicine

A Journey into the Healing Wisdom of Plants

by Eliot Cowan ...

Narrated by Paul Brion ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

Whether you live in a mountain cabin or a city loft, plant spirits present themselves to us everywhere. Since its first edition in 1995, Plant Spirit Medicine has passed among countless readers drawn to indigenous spirituality and all things alive and green. In this updated edition, Eliot Cowan invites us to discover the healing power of plants—not merely their physical medicinal properties, but ... Read more

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Whether you live in a mountain cabin or a city loft, plant spirits present themselves to us everywhere. Since its first edition in 1995, Plant Spirit Medicine has passed among countless readers drawn to indigenous spirituality and all things alive and green. In this updated edition, Eliot Cowan invites us to discover the healing power of plants—not merely their physical medicinal properties, but
... Read more
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The Journeys of Trees

A Story about Forests, People, and the Future

by Zach St. George ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Forests are restless. Any time a tree dies or a new one sprouts, the forest that includes it has shifted. When new trees sprout in the same direction, the whole forest begins to migrate, sometimes at astonishing rates. Today, however, an array of obstacles—humans felling trees by the billions, invasive pests transported through global trade—threaten to overwhelm these vital movements. Worst of all ... Read more

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Forests are restless. Any time a tree dies or a new one sprouts, the forest that includes it has shifted. When new trees sprout in the same direction, the whole forest begins to migrate, sometimes at astonishing rates. Today, however, an array of obstacles—humans felling trees by the billions, invasive pests transported through global trade—threaten to overwhelm these vital movements. Worst of all
... Read more
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Iwígara

American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science

by Enrique Salmón ...

Narrated by Kaipo Schwab ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

Tap into thousands of years of plant knowledgeThe belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath—known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara—has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights eighty plants revered by North America's ... Read more

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Tap into thousands of years of plant knowledgeThe belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath—known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara—has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights eighty plants revered by North America's
... Read more
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Hen of the Woods & Other Wild Foods and Medicines

A Guided Tour Including Folklore

by Steve Brill ...

Narrated by Susan Boyce, Steve Brill ...

Unabridged

2 hours 37 min

A living legend, "Wildman" Steve Brill leads us on a lively and entertaining tour through the Northeastern United States as he shares tips on foraging in densely populated areas like New York's Central Park and rural areas throughout New England. We follow the seasons: wild ramps in the spring, the first mushrooms of summer, and in autumn, wild edible berries in Central Park—more than you'll find ... Read more

$14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A living legend, "Wildman" Steve Brill leads us on a lively and entertaining tour through the Northeastern United States as he shares tips on foraging in densely populated areas like New York's Central Park and rural areas throughout New England. We follow the seasons: wild ramps in the spring, the first mushrooms of summer, and in autumn, wild edible berries in Central Park—more than you'll find
... Read more
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Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask

Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings

by Mary Siisip Geniusz ...

Narrated by Wendy Makoons Geniusz ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more
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Herbal Gut Health

Natural Therapies to Promote Healthy Digestion, Boost Your Microbiome, and Support Gut Repair

by Maria Noël Groves ...

Narrated by Tiffany Smith ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

From the bestselling author of Body into Balance, clinical herbalist Maria Noël Groves offers a comprehensive guide to the best herbs and natural practices to boost your gut microbiome, decrease your risk of chronic disease, and alleviate conditions like SIBO, leaky gut, irritable bowel syndrome, and GERD.A healthy gut is the key to good overall health—both physical and mental—and researchers are ... Read more

$31.99 USD

From the bestselling author of Body into Balance, clinical herbalist Maria Noël Groves offers a comprehensive guide to the best herbs and natural practices to boost your gut microbiome, decrease your risk of chronic disease, and alleviate conditions like SIBO, leaky gut, irritable bowel syndrome, and GERD.A healthy gut is the key to good overall health—both physical and mental—and researchers are
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Australians in Antarctica

by Tim Bowden ...

Narrated by Tim Bowden ...

Unabridged

2 hours 53 min

Australia claims about 42 percent of the land mass of the Antarctica Continent - largely based on the exploration voyages led by Sir Douglas Mawson in the first half of this century. Yet by 1953 we had no permanent bases on the Antarctic continent. Australians in Antarctica reviews Australia's post war push south, with the establishment of permanent stations on the sub-Antarctic islands of Heard ... Read more

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Australia claims about 42 percent of the land mass of the Antarctica Continent - largely based on the exploration voyages led by Sir Douglas Mawson in the first half of this century. Yet by 1953 we had no permanent bases on the Antarctic continent. Australians in Antarctica reviews Australia's post war push south, with the establishment of permanent stations on the sub-Antarctic islands of Heard
... Read more
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通往世界的植物：臺灣高山植物的時空旅史

Worldviews: The Origin and Journey of the Montane Plants in Taiwan

by 游旨价 ...

Narrated by 鄭師誠 ...

Series Audiobook 16 - 春山之聲
Abridged

2 hours 43 min

◎ 南半球高寒植物山薰香如何跨越赤道來到中央山脈？◎ 與加州巨杉齊名的東亞珍貴巨木就在臺灣！◎ 臺灣唯一的特有屬植物華參你可曾見過？而它的姊妹竟遠在地球彼端的熱帶美洲？本書獲2020OpenBooks年度好書獎中文創作類、2021金鼎獎非文學圖書類優良出版品第一部臺灣高山植物自然溯源史★ 由臺灣高山植物群擔任引路者，揭開百萬年來臺灣島與全世界的連結！★ 以生物地理學的雙... ... Read more

$18.99 USD

◎ 南半球高寒植物山薰香如何跨越赤道來到中央山脈？◎ 與加州巨杉齊名的東亞珍貴巨木就在臺灣！◎ 臺灣唯一的特有屬植物華參你可曾見過？而它的姊妹竟遠在地球彼端的熱帶美洲？本書獲2020OpenBooks年度好書獎中文創作類、2021金鼎獎非文學圖書類優良出版品第一部臺灣高山植物自然溯源史★ 由臺灣高山植物群擔任引路者，揭開百萬年來臺灣島與全世界的連結！★ 以生物地理學的雙...
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Grasses for Beginners: A Clear Guide to the Most Successful Plants on Earth

by Daniel Mercer ...

Narrated by Daniel Mercer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 50 min

Transform garden design and master the fascinating botany behind Earth's most successful, climate-resilient plants. Perfect for a mindful morning commute or a relaxing walk through the park, this immersive audio experience instantly changes how you view the natural world. Look past the everyday lawn and discover the biological engines driving global ecosystems.Whether you are upgrading your home ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Transform garden design and master the fascinating botany behind Earth's most successful, climate-resilient plants. Perfect for a mindful morning commute or a relaxing walk through the park, this immersive audio experience instantly changes how you view the natural world. Look past the everyday lawn and discover the biological engines driving global ecosystems.Whether you are upgrading your home
... Read more
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Foraging For Beginners

Identifying Medicinal Plants in North America

by Mona Greeny ...

Narrated by Devon Wilcox ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Foraging For Beginners
Unabridged

4 hours 22 min

Are you fed up of using modern medicine all the time and facing random side-effects? Are you scared of filling up your body with chemicals? Do you want to go back to nature? Do you want to find a new hobby that will not only help you connect to nature, but will also help you become healthy? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then you have chosen the right book.Foraging is one of ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you fed up of using modern medicine all the time and facing random side-effects? Are you scared of filling up your body with chemicals? Do you want to go back to nature? Do you want to find a new hobby that will not only help you connect to nature, but will also help you become healthy? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then you have chosen the right book.Foraging is one of
... Read more
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Plant Life Cycles for Beginners: A Beginner's Guide to How Plants Grow, Bloom, and Spread

by Robert Ellison ...

Narrated by Robert Ellison ...

Unabridged

1 hour 42 min

Unlock the hidden world of botany with this nature science guide that reveals how tiny seeds transform into lush forests. Whether you are enjoying a peaceful morning commute or taking a mindful walk through a local park, this immersive journey turns everyday surroundings into a vibrant biological story. Watch invisible processes become concrete as you explore the continuous circle of life.Step ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the hidden world of botany with this nature science guide that reveals how tiny seeds transform into lush forests. Whether you are enjoying a peaceful morning commute or taking a mindful walk through a local park, this immersive journey turns everyday surroundings into a vibrant biological story. Watch invisible processes become concrete as you explore the continuous circle of life.Step
... Read more
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Healing Herbs: A Guide to Nature’s Medicinal Plants

by SREEKUMAR V T ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 50 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Healing Herbs: A Guide to Nature's Medicinal Plants is a comprehensive exploration of the natural world's most potent and healing treasures. This book is your gateway to understanding and utilizing the therapeutic powers of herbal medicine, offering a rich blend of history, science, and practical guidance.Within these pages, you will discover:Detailed ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Healing Herbs: A Guide to Nature's Medicinal Plants is a comprehensive exploration of the natural world's most potent and healing treasures. This book is your gateway to understanding and utilizing the therapeutic powers of herbal medicine, offering a rich blend of history, science, and practical guidance.Within these pages, you will discover:Detailed
... Read more
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The Man Who Made Plants Write

by Jagadish Chandra Bose, Sumana Roy ...

Narrated by Kalpan Mitra ...

Unabridged

3 hours 48 min

""In Sumana Roy's elegant translation, Bose's arguments remain fresh, vivid, and compelling to those reading his book in English today.""-Ramachandra Guha""A fine introduction to the literary oeuvre of the scientist who pioneered the study of plant sentience.""-Amitav GhoshIn The Man Who Made Plants Write, internationally renowned poet and critic Sumana Roy translates Jagadish Chandra Bose's ... Read more

$15.99 USD

""In Sumana Roy's elegant translation, Bose's arguments remain fresh, vivid, and compelling to those reading his book in English today.""-Ramachandra Guha""A fine introduction to the literary oeuvre of the scientist who pioneered the study of plant sentience.""-Amitav GhoshIn The Man Who Made Plants Write, internationally renowned poet and critic Sumana Roy translates Jagadish Chandra Bose's
... Read more
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Nature on the Doorstep

A Year of Letters

by Angela E. Douglas ...

Narrated by Marisa Calin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Nature on the Doorstep reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one’s own backyard over the course of a year.Angela Douglas shares the joys and curiosities of a decidedly ordinary patch of green in upstate New York cultivated through the art of “strategic neglect"―sometimes taking a hand to manage wildlife, more often letting nature go its own way.From the first ... Read more

$16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Nature on the Doorstep reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one’s own backyard over the course of a year.Angela Douglas shares the joys and curiosities of a decidedly ordinary patch of green in upstate New York cultivated through the art of “strategic neglect"―sometimes taking a hand to manage wildlife, more often letting nature go its own way.From the first
... Read more

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