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“mark l winston”

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  • Bee Time

    Lessons from the Hive

    by Mark L. Winston ...
    Being among bees is a full-body experience, Mark Winston writes—from the low hum of tens of thousands of insects and the pungent smell of honey and beeswax, to the sight of workers flying back and forth between flowers and the hive. The experience of an apiary slows our sense of time, heightens our awareness, and inspires awe. Bee Time presents Winston’s reflections on three decades spent studying ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • The Biology of the Honey Bee

    by Mark L. Winston ...
    From ancient cave paintings of honey bee nests to modern science’s richly diversified investigation of honey bee biology and its applications, the human imagination has long been captivated by the mysterious and highly sophisticated behavior of this paragon among insect societies. In the first broad treatment of honey bee biology to appear in decades, Mark Winston provides rare access to the world ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

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    From the author and translator of And the Birds Rained Down, a 2015 CBC Canada Reads selectionWinner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for French-to-English TranslationAn abandoned mine. A large family driven by honour. And a source of pain, buried deep in the ground.We’re nothing like other families. We are self-made. We are an essence unto ourselves, unique and dissonant, the only ... Read more

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  • The Gospel Truth

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    Award-winning author Caroline Pignat's new historical novel recreates the world of a Virginia tobacco plantation in 1858. Through the different points of view of slaves, their masters and a visiting bird-watcher the world of the plantation comes to live in this verse novel.Phoebe belongs to Master Duncan and works in the plantation kitchen.She sees how the other slaves are treated — the beatings ... Read more

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  • My Shoes Are Killing Me

    by Robyn Sarah ...
    Winner of the 2015 Governor General's Award for PoetryWinner of the 2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for PoetryIn My Shoes are Killing Me, poet Robyn Sarah reflects on the passing of time, the fleetingness of dreams, and the bittersweet pleasure of thinking on the "hazardous . . . treasurehouse" that is the past. Natural, musical, meditative, warm, and unexpectedly funny, this is a restorative ... Read more

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  • The Social Life of Ink

    Culture Wonder And Our Relationship With The Written Word

    by Ted Bishop ...
    A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stayInk is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the wheel. Ink not only recorded culture, it bought political power, divided peoples, and led to murderous rivalries. Ancient letters on a page were revered as divine light, and precious ink recipes were ... Read more

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  • Sidewalk Flowers

    by JonArno Lawson ...
    Illustrated by Sydney Smith ...
    Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustrated BookA New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the YearIn this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. ... Read more

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  • Honeybee Democracy

    by Thomas D. Seeley ...
    Honeybees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes ... Read more

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  • Into the Magic Shop

    A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets ofthe Heart

    by James R. Doty MD ...
    **The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart“It’s Doty’s ability to describe his journey so lyrically, and then his willingness to share his methods, that make this book a gem.”—Abraham Verghese, MD, author of Cutting for Stone**Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, ... Read more

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  • The Importance of Being Little

    What Young Children Really Need from Grownups

    by Erika Christakis ...
    **“Christakis . . . expertly weaves academic research, personal experience and anecdotal evidence into her book . . . a bracing and convincing case that early education has reached a point of crisis . . . her book is a rare thing: a serious work of research that also happens to be well-written and personal . . . engaging and important.”--Washington Post"What kids need from grown-ups (but aren't ... Read more

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    by Sarah Vowell ...
    From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and The Partly Cloudy Patriot, an insightful and unconventional account of George Washington’s trusted officer and friend, that swashbuckling teenage French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette.Chronicling General Lafayette’s years in Washington’s army, Vowell reflects on the ideals of the American Revolution versus the reality of the ... Read more

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  • All Inclusive

    by Farzana Doctor ...
    A story about one all-inclusive resort, the ghost of an unknown father, and the tragedies we can’t forget.What’s it like when everyone’s dream vacation is your job? Ameera works at a Mexican all-inclusive resort, where every day is paradise — if “paradise” means endless paperwork, quotas to meet, and entitled tourists. But it’s not all bad: Ameera’s pastime of choice is the swingers scene, and the ... Read more

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