the new shade garden ken druse

The New Shade Garden - Ken Druse

In The New Shade Garden, award-winning author Ken Druse presents a comprehensive guide to creating a shade garden with an emphasis on the adjustments necessary for our changing climate. There is a new generation of gardeners who are planting gardens not only for their visual beauty but also for their ability to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Druse offers advice on a wide variety of common problems facing today’s gardeners, including: Watering plants without stressing limited resourcesDesigning your own gardenPruning treesDealing with a troublesome deer situation Preparing soil for plantingThe vast array of flowers and greenery that grow best in the shadeAnd more! Druse writes in his introduction, “The garden of the future will be a shade garden. There are many reasons: fiscal, historical, environmental—and for the sake of our health and the planet’s.” Discover what Druse has learned in his many years of gardening: Creating your own lush oasis is the best defense against our changing world. Filled with guidance, horticultural facts, and useful plant recommendations, this book is sure to become a resource you will refer to again and again. Perfect for new and seasoned gardeners alike, this wide-ranging encyclopedic manual provides all the information you need to start or improve upon your own shade garden. “Reading Druse is like talking to a generous old friend who knows exactly when you’re about to give up and comes to the rescue.” ―New York Times Book Review “Druse argues that shade gardens will be the most comfortable, satisfying and sustainable option.” —Chicago Tribune

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Šachy THE NEW YORKER, černá / bílá, Printworks

Ez a sakk készlet a The New Yorker magazin centenáriumára készült, Christoph Niemann művészi illusztrációival. A figurák ikonikus New York-i motívumokat formálnak, mint a Szabadság-szobor és a sárga taxik. A minimalista, kompakt tábla kivitelezése lehetővé teszi a könnyű tárolást és szállítást.

  • A The New Yorker magazin 100. évfordulójára készült exkluzív, művészi sakk készlet.
  • A figurák ikonikus New York-i elemeket ábrázolnak (pl. Szabadság-szobor, galamb, sárga taxik).
  • Christoph Niemann, a The New Yorker gyakori illusztrátorának egyedi grafikái.
  • Minimalista és kompakt sakktábla, amely otthon és utazáshoz egyaránt alkalmas.

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Teaching and Researching Writing - Ken Hyland

The new edition of Ken Hyland s text provides an authoritative guide to writing theory, research, and teaching. Emphasising the dynamic relationship between scholarship and pedagogy, it shows how research feeds into teaching practice. Teaching and Researching Writing introduces readers to key conceptual issues in the field today and reinforces their understanding with detailed cases, then offers tools for further investigating areas of interest.This is the essential resource for students of applied linguistics and language education to acquire and operationalise writing research theories, methods, findings, and practices--as well as for scholars and practitioners looking to learn more about writing and literacy. New to the fourth edition: Added or expanded coverage of important topics such as translingualism, digital literacies and technologies, multimodal and social media writing, action research, teacher reflection, curriculum design, teaching young learners, and discipline-specific and profession-specific writing. Updated throughout--including revision to case studies and classroom practices--and discussion of Rhetorical Genre Studies, intercultural rhetoric, and expertise.Reorganised References and Resources section for ease of use for students, researchers, and teachers.

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Sociology for AQA Volume 1 - Ken Browne

An AQA-approved resource. Sociology for AQA Volume 1 is the new edition of Ken Browne s invaluable and widely used textbook, designed for AQA s new Sociology AS level and Year 1 A level (for first teaching from September 2015).

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Sociology for AQA Volume 2 - Ken Browne, Jonathan Blundell, Pamela Law

An AQA-approved resource. Sociology for AQA Volume 2 is the new edition of Ken Browne, Jonathan Blundell and Pamela Law s widely used textbook, designed for the second year of AQA s new Sociology A level (for first teaching from September 2015).

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The Modern Japanese Garden - Stephen Mansfield

The first ever survey of the evolution of the Japanese garden, dating from 1900 to the present day.A major survey and the first book of its kind, The Modern Japanese Garden is set to become the definitive book on the subject. Featuring gardens from Tokyo, Kyoto and Fujisawa to Osaka, Okayama, Fukuoka and beyond, this impressive overview includes major analysis of key works of interest through detailed garden profiles; insights into some of the most renowned Japanese garden designers across history; and a thoughtful exploration of the essential themes and developments in Japanese garden design.The Modern Japanese Garden investigates the relationship between nature and modernity. Roughly divided between pre- and post-1945 Japanese garden design, it examines post-war shifts in attitudes towards the contemporary garden as they move from status symbols and expressions of influence to spaces of healing and mediation. A short history of the Japanese garden, from pre-Shinto stone arrangements to the last years of the nineteenth century, sits alongside analysis of the contemporary gardens of Japan’s corporate buildings, museums, hotels and public spaces.Garden profiles offer a comprehensive overview of the most iconic and influential gardens in Japan, and include a mix of landscape- and smaller-scale gardens, many just recently completed. Interspersed throughout are short interludes, covering everything from the ancient garden of Ryoan-ji in Kyoto to the aesthetic lexicon of Japanese garden design, while essays from a number of high-profile contributors meditate on particular themes.Intended for both professional and general readers with an interest in landscape design and Japan s contemporary lifestyle, this is the definitive sourcebook on the subject.

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The Contemporary Garden - Phaidon Editors

Celebrate the beauty and creativity of the world⠙s greatest contemporary gardens through this stunning survey highlighting the leading designers of todayThe Contemporary Garden showcases 300 outstanding gardens in more than forty countries across the globe. Curated in collaboration with an international team of horticultural experts, this wide-ranging collection includes iconic public gardens such as the High Line and Changi Airport Garden, as well as private gems, such as a dreamy hillside garden in Morocco by Umberto Pasti and Anna Wintour⠙s elegant garden in upstate New York by Miranda Brooks.Beautifully designed and illustrated, The Contemporary Garden celebrates each garden with a gorgeous large-format image and insightful description. Readers will discover the work of renowned garden designers and landscape architects, such as Fiona Brockhoff, Dan Pearson, Sarah Price, and Bernard Trainor, alongside projects by rising stars and owner-makers.Organized alphabetically by designer or studio name, the book⠙s pages reveal a striking range of contemporary garden styles ⠓ naturalistic, community, wild, urban, botanical, dry, topiary, minimalist, edible, flower, and more ⠓ demonstrating how our evolving stylistic and horticultural aesthetic fosters an increasingly strong connection with the natural world.Both an inspirational resource and an authoritative reference, The Contemporary Garden will delight professional, recreational, and armchair gardeners of all ages.Garden designers featured include: Marian Boswell, Sam Cox, Erik Dhont, Isabel Duprat, Luciano Giubbilei, Olin, Piet Oudolf, Reed Hilderbrand, Amalia Robredo, and Tom Stuart-SmithGardens featured include: African Ancestors Memorial Garden, Chihuly Garden Glass, Gardens by the Bay, High Line, Hunting Brook Gardens, Jardins d⠙Étretat, The Native Plant Garden at New York Botanical Garden, The Opera Park, and numerous private gardensAdvisors and contributors include: Richard Aitken, Matthew Biggs, Matt Collins, Sorrel Everton, Joanna Fortnum, Clare Foster, Noel Kingsbury, Stephanie Mahon, Tovah Martin, Michael McCoy, Colleen Morris, Paul Redman, and Tony Spencer

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The Climate Change Garden, UPDATED EDITION - Sally Morganová, Kim Stoddart

In this global gardener’s guide to creating a resilient, climate-wise garden, learn how to adapt your garden to cope with volatile weather extremes and other effects of a rapidly changing climate.It’s no longer gardening as usual. Heat waves, droughts, flooding, violent storms…the long-predicted extremes of weather caused by climate change are now on our doorstep, and gardeners around the world are feeling the effects. Certain pests are staying active until much later in the season, many plants are blooming earlier, soils are eroding and degrading at a rapid pace, unpredictable rainfall is water-logging our gardens, and fiercer storms are uprooting trees and snapping branches. Not to mention the effects of prolonged drought in many parts of the world and the water rationing that comes with it. What’s a gardener to do?We need to learn how to protect the garden against climate extremes, exotic pests, invasive weeds, and more. The Climate Change Garden is the first book to reveal which types of gardens are better suited to deal with such extremes and which techniques, practices, and equipment can be put to good use in our gardens to help temper the issues. There’s no getting away from it; no matter where on the planet you live, the climate and weather patterns are changing fast, and our gardening practices need to catch up.With the aim of building a more durable, robust, and productive garden beneath the shadow of climate change, you’ll learn how to: Adapt your plant selections, planting practices, and garden maintenance techniques for the new futureSelect vegetable and fruit varieties that are more adaptable to weather extremes and more capable of resisting pests and diseases Find ways to manage excess storm water runoff and minimize the heat island effectFoster wildlife and discover the importance of creating a safe haven for these creatures in a changing worldUse season extenders like cold frames, high tunnels, and row covers to protect edible plants from weather eventsTake measures to reduce your garden’s carbon footprint, including going no-till, building a green roof, and compostingLimit the risks from wind, frost, and snow by taking advantage of microclimates, planting wind breaks, and physically protecting plantsPlant more of the right trees for your future climate to help cool your home, slow the movement of water, and hold soil in placeThe Climate Change Garden is about working with the natural world to create a productive, low-maintenance, climate-savvy garden that’s capable of standing strong against the effects of a changing climate.

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The Garden - Toby Musgrave

The definitive reference guide to garden design, its rich history, and the creative art of gardening ⠓ a luxuriously illustrated A-Z compendium of more than 200 garden elements, styles, features, and ornaments for gardeners around the globe With its easy-to-use A-Z format, The Garden examines over 200 modern and historical garden styles, features, types and ornaments, with definitions and informative descriptions and more than 500 spectacular images. This accessible, inspirational book is perfect for both amateur gardeners and specialists alike. Its entries, written by garden expert and historian Toby Musgrave ⠓ author of Phaidon s bestselling book The Gardener s Garden ⠓ range from Allée, Borrowed Landscape and Coastal Garden, to Minimalism, New Perennial Planting, Pool, Vista and Xeriscape Garden and form a unique, illustrated glossary for gardeners, featuring more than 400 gardens, both public and private, iconic and lesser known. Examples include spaces such as the Baroque gardens of Versailles and rarely published tropical courtyards from contemporary designers, alongside artist creations such as Frida Kahlo⠙s courtyard in Mexico and Derek Jarman s coastal garden in Dungeness, England. Alongside the work of private garden owners and makers, the book also showcases the work of emerging and eminent designers, including Andrea Cochran, Emily Erlam, Raymond Jungles, Dan Pearson, and Piet Oudolf. Whether creating an English cottage garden or tending a Japanese Zen landscape, the range and beauty of The Garden will inspire gardeners and garden lovers everywhere as never before.

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The Book of Garden Flowers - Angie Lewin, Christopher Stocks

The perfect armchair and gardening companion to the garden flowers of the British Isles. Christopher Stocks tells the fascinating tales of nineteen cultivated flowers and their journeys from distant corners of the world to British gardens, illustrated by the painter and printmaker Angie Lewin in this charming companion guide. The Book of Garden Flowers builds on the success of Angie Lewinâ ™s and Christopher Stocksâ ™ previous collaborations; The Book of Wild Flowers (Thames Hudson, 2024) and The Book of Pebbles (Thames Hudson, 2020.) While The Book of Wild Flowers explored the natural history of Britainâ ™s favourite wild species, The Book of Garden Flowers is more a social history, bringing into focus some of the remarkable people who introduced exotic plants to our gardens from around the globe, including: â ¢ Margery Fish, secretary to six successive editors at the Daily Mail, who rescued many cottage garden flowers from obscurity â ¢ Ellen Willmot, who employed over 100 staff in her garden and burned through a huge fortune thanks to her passion for plants, dying penniless and alone â ¢ Charles Dickens, who became obsessed with a particular pelargonium â ¢ John Gerrard, the famous 17th-century herbalist, who planted the first nasturtiums in the UK at his City of London garden â ¢ Henry VIII, who ate the first British-grown artichokes on the outskirts of Chelmsford Revealing new stories behind some of our most familiar and unusual garden plants, this beautiful book explores the horticultural history and floral folklore of some of the nationâ ™s favourite flowers.

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The Cottage Garden - Claus Dalby

Through over 700 exquisite photographs and evocative text written by Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby, explore the history and development of the beloved cottage garden design style.In the pages of The Cottage Garden, you’ll first draw inspiration from the stories and landscapes of generations of famous cottage gardeners, including Gertrude Jekyll, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, Margery Fish, and Tasha Tudor. Then, meet modern cottage gardeners from around the globe who combine billowing masses of flowers such as poppies, delphinium, lupines, foxgloves, peonies, roses, lilies, and many more to create dreamy landscapes infused with the romance and wildness of cottage-style gardening.You’ll find no formal lines, rigid rules, or perfect spacing in the cottage garden. Instead, the form is organic and purposefully unstructured. Plants self-sow here and there, bulbs pop up and spread unrestricted, and everything appears casual; though as you’ll come to learn through Dalby’s words, it is all done with great intent.Overflowing with textures and colors, the cottage gardens featured throughout this book in hundreds of full-color photographs are found in places as diverse as Germany, Sweden, Denmark, England, and the United States. The accompanying text is derived from Dalby’s personal visits to these gardens, along with his intimate interviews with the resident gardeners.Dalby provides useful details about the design, development, and continued evolution of cottage gardens. He shares the stories of these breathtaking modern cottage gardens in a way that allows you to glean inspiration you can use to create a cottage garden of your own, whether large or small. The gardens profiled in these pages exhibit the essential foundational elements and principals of well-designed cottage gardens. Whether home is in the countryside or a suburban subdivision, the profiled gardens will serve as both muse and motivation for the creation of a classic backyard cottage garden in your own space. This gorgeous tome is sure to become the bible of this much-adored classic garden design style.Also by Claus Dalby: Containers in the Garden

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The Rise of Modern Philosophy - Anthony Kenny

Sir Anthony Kenny s engaging new history of Western philosophy now advances into the modern era. The Rise of Modern Philosophy is the fascinating story of the emergence, from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, of great ideas and intellectual systems that shaped modern thought. Kenny introduces us to some of the world s most original and influential thinkers, and shows us the way to an understanding of their famous works. The thinkers we meet include René Descartes, traditionally seen as the founder of modern philosophy; the great British philosophers Hobbes, Locke, and Hume; and the towering figure of Immanuel Kant, who perhaps more than any other made philosophy what it is today. In the first three chapters Kenny tells the story chronologically: his lively accessible narrative brings the philosophers to life and fills in the historical and intellectual background to their work. It is ideal as the first thing to read for someone new to the history of modern philosophy. In the seven chapters that follow Kenny looks closely at each of the main areas of philosophical exploration in this period: knowledge and understanding; the nature of the physical universe; metaphysics (the most fundamental questions there are about existence); mind and soul; the nature and content of morality; political philosophy; and God. A selection of intriguing and beautiful illustrations offer a vivid evocation of the human and social side of philosophy. Anyone who is interested in how our understanding of ourselves and our world developed will find this a book a pleasure to read.

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The Science of Garden Biodiversity - Julian Doberski

You step out of the back door into the garden. There may be a few birds flitting around, perhaps butterflies or bumblebees on the wing. But often the garden can seem very still. But if you look beyond the superficial inactivity there is an ecological web of wildlife to explore, to understand and then to encourage more biodiversity.The Science of Garden Biodiversity: The Living Garden shows how data and science can help to dispel myths, such as that a garden fit for wildlife must be ‘ wild’ and that you must grow native plants. It also provides an understanding of how diverse life can be in gardens and how gardens work. And along the way there are scientific ‘ signposts’ to better wildlife gardening. Julian Doberski explains the role of small things - microorganisms and invertebrates - that are fundamental to the ecological functioning of gardens. Learning more about the ecology of a garden helps us understand and appreciate what makes a garden a refuge for wildlife and how following the science may lead to a more thoughtful and constructive approach to gardening and garden design and garden planting.

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The Vintage Farmhouse Garden - Rhonda Kaiser

With the insight and inspiration found in The Vintage Farmhouse Garden, you’ll create a gorgeous, vintage-inspired outdoor space, overflowing with style and charm.Garden and design influencer Rhonda Kaiser (@southernhomeandfarm) partners vintage-inspired design with the farmhouse aesthetic to make your outdoor space as beautiful and welcoming as possible. Whether it’s by creating a stunning tablescape, arranging a welcoming front porch, designing a peaceful outdoor garden oasis, or displaying a collection of seasonal plants and vintage accessories, Rhonda helps you bring all the classic comforts of a farm home into your garden, no matter where you live. Inside, you’ll find inspiration on how to: Turn your farmhouse garden vision into realitySelect and plant vibrant fruits, flowers, and shrubs for your farmhouse garden Include vintage finds in your garden designShape a welcoming space, from your front porch to your back gateIncorporate and decorate outbuildings like greenhouses and toolsheds to make them as beautiful as they are usefulAdd pollinator-friendly plants to your gardenCelebrate the seasons by inviting and entertaining others in your space Plus, favorite recipes using fresh flavors from the gardenDiscover the joys of curating a collection of vintage accessories and showcasing it as part of a well-designed farmhouse garden, overflowing with a colorful collection of edible and ornamental plants. Welcome to The Vintage Farmhouse Garden.

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The Bee-Friendly Garden - Gretchen LeBuhn, Kate Frey

For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees.In The Bee-Friendly Garden, award-winning garden designer Kate Frey and bee expert Gretchen LeBuhn provide everything you need to know to create a dazzling garden that helps both the threatened honeybee and our own native bees. No matter how small or large your space, and regardless of whether you live in the city, suburbs, or country, just a few simple changes to your garden can fight the effects of colony collapse disorder and the worldwide decline in bee population that threatens our global food chain. There are many personal benefits of having a bee garden as well! Bee gardens:· contain a gorgeous variety of flowers· bloom continuously throughout the seasons· are organic, pesticide-free, and ecologically sustainable· develop healthy and fertile soil· attract birds, butterflies, and other beneficial insects· increase the quantity of your fruit and vegetable harvest· improve the quality, flavor, and size of your produceIllustrated with spectacular full-color photos, The Bee-Friendly Garden debunks myths about bees, explains seasonal flower progression, and provides detailed instructions for nest boxes and water features. From “super blooming” flowers to regional plant lists and plants to avoid, The Bee-Friendly Garden is an essential tool for every gardener who cares about the planet and wants to make their yard a welcoming habitat for nature’s most productive pollinator.

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Unearthing The Secret Garden - McDowell Marta

Marta McDowell returns with a beautiful, gift-worthy account of how plants and gardening deepy inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of the beloved children s classic The Secret Garden. Marta McDowell has revealed the many ways gardening has inspired some of our most cherished authors, including Beatrix Potter, Emily Dickinson, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. In her latest, she does the same with Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of the classic children s book The Secret Garden. Unearthing The Secret Garden starts by chronicling Frances Hodgson Burnett s childhood and early life, with a focus on her growing interest in gardens and her development as a writer. McDowell also shares details of three gardens Hodgson Burnett created in Kent, Long Island, and Bermuda. A guide to the plants featured in The Secret Garden will delight gardeners. And in a unique addition, McDowell transcribes Hodgson Burnett s delightful essay, In the Garden, which was published shortly after her death. AUTHOR: Marta McDowell lives, gardens, and writes in Chatham, New Jersey. She consults for public gardens and private clients, writes and lectures on gardening topics, and teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden, where she studied landscape design. Her particular interest is in authors and their gardens, the connection between the pen and the trowel. 150 photographs and illustrations

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How to Create a New Vegetable Garden - Charles Dowding

The UKâ ™s leading no-dig gardening expert, Charles Dowding, draws on his years of experience to show how easy it is to start a new vegetable garden.Any plot - whether a building site, overgrown with weeds or unwanted lawn - can be turned into a beautiful and productive vegetable area. Charles s no-nonsense and straightforward advice is the perfect starting point for the beginner or experienced gardener.The book takes you step-by-step through everything - from planning, clearing the ground and the early stages of starting a vegetable garden, to growing in polytunnels and greenhouses. There is also helpful guidance on how to use mulch, ways to minimise digging, and planting/sowing tips across the seasons.Filled with labour-saving ideas and the techniques that Charles uses to garden so successfully, How to Create a Vegetable Garden is illustrated throughout with photos and tales from Charles s first year in his new vegetable garden.

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RHS Garden Bridgewater - Phil McCann, The Royal Horticultural Society

Following the popular BBC series, this book is the comprehensive guide to one of Europe #39;s largest and most ambitious gardening projects, the magnificent RHS Bridgewater. RHS Garden Bridgewater has a rich history, deeply entrenched personal connections with the local community and now a dazzling and exciting future, all of which is brought to life in this sumptuous book. Set on the site of the former Worsley New Hall stately home in Manchester, bordering the Bridgewater canal, the Bridgewater garden is one of the most exciting public garden projects undertaken anywhere in the world in recent years. Guided by a masterplan from the renowned landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, it is a showpiece of horticultural excellence with a rich array of attractions, from walled gardens and Chinese streamside features to aromatic kitchen gardens and verdant wooded areas, all placed at the heart of the community.RHS Garden Bridgewater charts the glory years of royal visits to the site, the decline and fall into disrepair and the subsequent restoration and development of the gardens into what they are today. Chronicling personal memories from the people who shaped the gardens, the book is beautifully illustrated and provides a complete insight into how a garden was and will once again become an integral and inspirational part of the community.

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The Resilient Garden and Allotment Handbook - Sally Morganová

Create a thriving garden or allotment that works in harmony with nature and will flourish in the face of ever-changing environmental conditions.In The Resilient Garden and Allotment Handbook, expert organic gardener Sally Morgan shares a wide range of ecological concepts from permaculture, regenerative gardening, agroecology and more to boost your garden⠙s biodiversity and enrich your soil. This must-have guide will help you:Build your soil so it⠙s full of healthy organic matter and protect it through no-dig practices, composting, cover crops and mulchingIncrease resilience through productive plant combinations and polycultureCreate wildlife-friendly habitats utilising walls and fences, log piles, water features and wild cornersChoose the right plants to attract pollinators and plant defendersCombat disease and keep pests at bay using natural predators, companion planting and trap and barrier cropsPLUSThe importance of collecting genetically diverse seeds from plants that have adapted to local conditionsustainably manage water in your garden, especially in times of drought or excessive rainfallWhether you⠙re a passionate gardener, allotment holder or grower, The Resilient Garden and Allotment Handbook will help you future-proof your garden by giving it everything it needs to adapt and succeed, whatever the climate challenge.(Previously published as The Healthy Vegetable Garden, now updated and revised) A must-read for anyone who wants to know how to grow their own zero-food miles, pesticide-free veg, while treading gently upon our planet.  Dave Goulson, author of The Garden Jungle and Silent Earth This book could not be better timed, and given Sally⠙s lifetime experience of organic gardening, it⠙s bound to inspire all those who want to ⠘grow back better⠙.  Helen Browning, Chief Executive, Soil Association

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The Secret Lives of Garden Bees - Jean Vernon

A friendly, accessible insight into the weird-but-wonderful world of the bees you may find in your garden.From the common or garden bumblebees that nest in bird boxes, compost heaps, and old mouse holes making ‘Winnie the Pooh’ style honey pots to feed their babies, to the quirky wool carder bee, a solitary bee that combs the fluff from garden plants to line her brood cells and the amazing leaf-cutter bee that carves chunks out of plant foliage to seal its egg chambers.This book will reveal the secrets and fascinating lives of the bees that live and breed in your garden, from buzz pollination, to the bee robbers that cheat the plants and steal nectar by stealth.With a seasonal guide to explore what you are likely to see in your garden, great plants to grow to help them, plus other fascinating information on these secretive creatures, this book is designed to bring alive the world of garden bees before your very eyes.

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The Garden Club Murder - Amy Patricia Meade

Tish Tarragon s preparations for Coleton Creek s annual garden club awards luncheon are threatened when one of the prime contenders is murdered.Literary caterer Letitia Tish Tarragon is preparing her English Secret Garden-themed luncheon for Coleton Creek s annual garden club awards, but when she is taken on a tour of some of the top contenders with the garden club s president, Jim Ainsley, Tish is surprised at how seriously the residents take the awards - and how desperate they are to win.Wealthy, retired businessman Sloane Shackleford has won the coveted best garden category five years in a row, but he and his Bichon Frise, Biscuit, are universally despised. When Sloane s bludgeoned body is discovered in his pristine garden, Tish soon learns that he was disliked for reasons that go beyond his green fingers. Have the hotly contested awards brought out a competitive and murderous streak in one of the residents?

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The Garden Club Murder - Amy Patricia Meade

Tish Tarragon s preparations for Coleton Creek s annual garden club awards luncheon are threatened when one of the prime contenders is murdered.Literary caterer Letitia Tish Tarragon is preparing her English Secret Garden-themed luncheon for Coleton Creek s annual garden club awards, but when she is taken on a tour of some of the top contenders with the garden club s president, Jim Ainsley, Tish is surprised at how seriously the residents take the awards - and how desperate they are to win.Wealthy, retired businessman Sloane Shackleford has won the coveted best garden category five years in a row, but he and his Bichon Frise, Biscuit, are universally despised. When Sloane s bludgeoned body is discovered in his pristine garden, Tish soon learns that he was disliked for reasons that go beyond his green fingers. Have the hotly contested awards brought out a competitive and murderous streak in one of the residents?

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The Water-Smart Garden - Noelle Johnson

Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how! As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it’s more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you’ll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, you’ll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations.Also includes information on:Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrelsEmploying methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant rootsBeing more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigationPlanting containers that require less-frequent watering Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plants Building swales and berms to redirect water to where it’s neededAuthor and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape.

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Onward And Upward In The Garden - Elwyn Brooks White, E. B. White, Katharine White

In 1925 Harold Ross hired Katharine Sergeant Angell as a manuscript reader for The New Yorker. Within months she became the magazine’s first fiction editor, discovering and championing the work of Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, James Thurber, Marianne Moore, and her husband-to-be, E. B. White, among others. After years of cultivating fiction, White set her sights on a new genre: garden writing. On March 1, 1958, The New Yorker ran a column entitled “Onward and Upward in the Garden,” a critical review of garden catalogs, in which White extolled the writings of “seedmen and nurserymen,” those unsung authors who produced her “favorite reading matter.” Thirteen more columns followed, exploring the history and literature of gardens, flower arranging, herbalists, and developments in gardening. Two years after her death in 1977, E. B. White collected and published the series, with a fond introduction. The result is this sharp-eyed appreciation of the green world of growing things, of the aesthetic pleasures of gardens and garden writing, and of the dreams that gardens inspire.

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Alyssa and the Spell Garden - Alexandra Sheppard

â ˜Enchanting and heart-lifting.â ™ Sophie Andersonâ ˜Bursts with glimmering magic.â ™ Jasbinder Bilan A delight . . . funny, heartfelt and packed full of magic. Abi Elphinstoneâ ˜Magical and empowering.â ™ G M Linton A magical, cosy, spellbinding treat! Kieran Larwood Utterly charming. Lizzie Huxley-Jones The perfect mix of heart and magic. Rachel Faturoti A heart warming read with a blast of magic! Janelle McCurdyAlyssa must save the magical spell garden with her new unreliable powers.When 11-year-old Alyssa is forced to spend the summer holiday with her mumâ ™s family, who sheâ ™s never met before, her latent magical powers explode into life. Her great aunt runs a secret school in her spell garden where local kids can hone their power. The garden grows spell ingredients that have protected their family and the wider neighbourhood for decades â “ ever since they arrived from Jamaica with their mother Effie in the 1960s. But something is going wrong and the magic is running out! Can Alyssa use her new, unpredictable powers to set things right?A contemporary fantasy set in a small community in North London facing eviction and gentrification with a magical garden at the centre of it. Stunningly illustrated by Bex Glendining.

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The Spanish Garden - Cherry Radford

Andie finds herself in the midst of a media scandal that threatens to end her career as a TV landscape designer and her relationship with fellow presenter Johnny.On impulse, she decides to rent her grandmother s old home in southern Spain where she stayed as a child, but is shocked to discover that the beautiful Mediterranean garden she loved is now neglected and overgrown. Worse, her booking has fallen through and ex-flamenco dancer Vicente and his little son Rafi are staying at Casa Higuera â “ where Vicente s wife died in an unexplained accident.After a rocky first meeting, Andie offers to restore the garden, and gradually she and Vicente form a tentative bond.As the garden heals and reveals its secrets, can anything grow between two people who have lost so much?An unputdownable romance set under the beautiful Spanish sunshine, perfect for fans of Rosanna Ley, Jennifer Bohnet and T.A. Williams.Readers love The Spanish Garden! Stunning... Heart-warming with lovely descriptions and beautifully written NetGalley, 5 * Review Hooked from the start... A lovely storyline that takes the reader to the heat and beautiful Spain NetGalley, 5 * Review Wonderful... A real page turner NetGalley, 5 * Review Amazing... A beautiful read... Cannot praise it enough NetGalley, 5 * Review Fun, flirty, funny... Light and airy and really easy to read NetGalley, 4* Review Great summer read... A delight to read and I look forward to reading more from this author Lady Reading 365, 4* Review Heart-warming... Full of self discovery, friendship, womanhood, and love Goodreads, 4* Review Beautifully written page-turner NetGalley, 4* Review Love the way this author writes... Her stories always leave me smiling... A lovely book! NetGalley, 4* Review Beautifully written NetGalley, 4* Review

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Self-Fed Farm and Garden, The - Eliot Coleman

In his first all-new book in fifteen years, renowned organic grower and bestselling author Eliot Coleman presents his self-fed growing method that continuously sustains soil fertility and produces delicious, exceptionally nutritious vegetables with no need for purchased fertilizer or compost. A radical yet timeless understanding of what organic farming is truly about. . . This book is the culmination of a lifetime of insight, and a must-read for anyone who believes that food can be a force for change. . . a new classic for the ages. Jean-Martin Fortier, author of The Market Gardener. The Self-Fed Farm and Garden presents the organic method as a self-sustaining system rooted in soil health care and shows readers how they can shift to a self-fed model that continually recharges the soil with organic matter, thus allowing the soil food web to provide all the nutrients crops need for healthy growth and excellent yields. Based on his long study of his library of classic farming and gardening books, Eliot Coleman re-engineered the way he managed soils and crops at Four Season Farm over the past decade so that he would never need to purchase off-farm inputs of compost or fertilizer. The self-fed approach combines classic techniques practiced by the pioneers of organic farming, including: Growing green manure crops year-round and shallowly tilling them into the soil. Growing leguminous plants to add nitrogen. Devising effective crop rotation systems for disease and weed control. Once you implement a self-fed system, Coleman explains, then you alone and not the farm and garden products industry are master of your destiny. A self-fed system is safe from contamination by pollutants, which is a key point in this era of widespread contamination of soil and water by PFAS and other forever chemicals. The self-fed system also has the benefit of far lower expenses than those that rely on purchased fertilizers from off the farm. The book also delves into the underlying causes in the shifts in the organic movement, calling out the erosion of standards in the National Organic Program and the greenwashing of the new trend of regenerative agriculture. Eliot includes specific examples, such as how large corporate interests acted to lobby against those who sought to protect the need for pure ingredients in composts for organic farms. In the book s conclusion, Eliot describes the next chapter in the life of Four Season Farm as he and his wife, awarding-winning garden book author Barbara Damrosch, step away from the farm-scale production, making space for a new farming couple to steward the land.

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The Armour of Light - Ken Follett

The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.Revolution is in the air1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France s neighbours are on high alert.Kingsbridge is on the edgeUnprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge s prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart.Tyranny is on the horizonNow, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people - including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal s inventive and headstrong son - will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression. . .Taking the reader straight into the heart of history with the fifth novel in the ground-breaking Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light is master storyteller Ken Follett s most ambitious novel to date.

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The Armour of Light - Ken Follett

Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge in the 18th century, with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is in the air1792.A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert. Kingsbridge is on the edgeUnprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge’s prosperous cloth mills a misery.Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart. Tyranny is on the horizonNow, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people – including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal’s inventive and headstrong son – will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression . . . Taking the reader straight into the heart of history with the fifth novel in the ground-breaking Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light is master storyteller Ken Follett’s most ambitious novel to date.

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The Money-Saving Garden Year - Lautenbach Anya

Garden better for less all year long with Anya Lautenbach the ⠜Money-Saving Gardener⠝.With month-by-month advice on what to do when ⠓ from self-sown seedlings to spot, the best time to propagate different plants, and seasonal pruning jobs ⠓ Anya shows you how to keep your garden looking good without breaking the bank. Handy monthly plant lists, money-saving tips, propagation chart, and planting calendar guide you on your way.Embrace each season with timely projects to absorb you, garden highlights to enjoy, and notes on how to find happiness in your garden even in the depths of winter. Anya⠙s clear, practical yet mindful approach will help anyone grow a glorious garden while cutting costs.

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The English Landscape Garden - Tim Richardson

Smooth lawns, glassy pools, cool garden temples, mysterious woodland glades, evocative statuary ... the 18th-century English landscape garden offers a transcendent vision of Arcadia, a world of rich escapism peopled by gods and goddesses, young lovers and dairymaids, poets and philosophers. This sumptuous, beautifully photographed volume celebrates this quintessentially British creation, arguably its greatest artform, taking you on a tour of 20 of the finest surviving gardens, including: Studley Royal (Yorkshire), a dreamy valley garden which culminates with a view down and across the ruins of a Cistercian abbey Stowe (Buckinghamshire), the great politically motivated garden of its day, boasting the ensemble masterpiece that is William Kent’s Elysian Fields Chiswick House (London), Lord Burlington’s experiment in neoclassical architecture Petworth (Sussex) – of ‘Capability’ Brown, who eschewed the symbolism of earlier generations but created instead his own powerful vision of pastoral Arcadia Hawkstone Park (Shropshire), designed to elicit a thrill of fear in visitors as they traverse rocky precipices and encounter live hermits Including much new research and specially commissioned photographs, this is a book to dive into and be transported to an idyllic dream realm.

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The Bee-Kind Garden - David Squire

â ˜A charming little book for anyone who wants a gentle introduction to the world of honeybees Ken Thompson, author of No Nettles Required The lives of bees are interwoven with our own, but how much do you know about them?Bees are a delight to see in the garden on warm summer days, buzzing as they flit from flower to flower. They are also vital for the future of the planet and without their dedicated pollinating skills, many crops would eventually fail. Then there is honey â “ a near-miraculous elixir that in earlier generations was an integral part of life as a sweetener and food preserver. The Bee-Kind Garden reveals the many facets of the lives of bees, including their hives, flight patterns and defence. It is filled with helpful information on important topics such as which flowers are best for attracting bees to your garden, beekeeping equipment and guidance for extracting honey as well as the art of talking to bees. It also celebrates the charming proverbs, limericks and verse bees have inspired.This beautifully illustrated book is a homage to bees and to ensuring that they continue to live in harmony with humans in bee-friendly gardens.

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New Wild Garden - Ian Hodgson

New Wild Garden combines new approaches to a more naturalistic design with the practical side of growing wildflowers and shows how to incorporate wildflowers, real meadows and a looser meadow-style planting into gardens and wild spaces.With serious concern into the decline of pollinators and habitats, meadows are currently the focus of enormous creativity. Gardeners, wildlife lovers, professional designers and seed manufacturers are all pushing the envelope of what can be grown, the pictorial effects that can be achieved, and the benefits that this provides for gardeners and wildlife.This book includes 15 step-by-step projects and an essential plant list, as well as offering inspiration to gardeners and an overview of the most influential movement in garden design over recent decades.In this book you can learn:* How to sow or plant meadow to suit your space* Planting plans for every plot size: from a container, small patch, allotment or an acre* How to grow and propagate more than 50 kinds of wildflowers* Understand and emulate the new natural style followed by designers* Meadow recipes for every soil, situation and wildlife habitat.

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An Economic History of the English Garden - Roderick Floud

Roderick Floud s ground-breaking study of the history, money, places and personalities involved in British gardens over the past 350 years gives fascinating insight into why gardening is part of this country s soul. Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime Minister (1996-1997) Thousands of books have been written about the history of British gardens but Roderick Floud, one of Britain s most distinguished economic historians, asks new and important questions: how much did gardens cost to build and maintain, and where did the money come from? Superbly researched, it is full of information which will surprise both economists and gardeners. The book is fun as well as edifying: Floud shows us gardens grand and humble, and introduces us gardeners, plantsmen and technologies in wonderful varieties. Jane Humphries, Centennial Professor, London School of EconomicsAt least since the seventeenth century, most of the English population have been unable to stop making, improving and dreaming of gardens. Yet in all the thousands of books about them, this is the first to address seriously the question of how much gardens and gardening have cost, and to work out the place of gardens in the economic, as well as the horticultural, life of the nation. It is a new kind of gardening history.Beginning with the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Roderick Floud describes the role of the monarchy and central and local government in creating gardens, as well as that of the (generally aristocratic or plutocratic) builders of the great gardens of Stuart, Georgian and Victorian England. He considers the designers of these gardens as both artists and businessmen - often earning enormous sums by modern standards, matched by the nurserymen and plant collectors who supplied their plants. He uncovers the lives and rewards of working gardeners, the domestic gardens that came with the growth of suburbs and the impact of gardening on technical developments from man-made lakes to central heating.AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH GARDEN shows the extraordinary commitment of money as well as time that the English have made to gardens and gardening over three and a half centuries. It reveals the connections of our gardens to the re-establishment of the English monarchy, the national debt, transport during the Industrial Revolution, the new industries of steam, glass and iron, and the built environment that is now all around us. It is a fresh perspective on the history of England and will open the eyes of gardeners - and garden visitors - to an unexpected dimension of what they do.

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Planting the Natural Garden - Oudolf Piet, Henk Gerritsen

If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one. -Gardenista The original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement. Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf, and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk Gerritsen, it transformed private and public spaces with its emotionally resonant, naturalistic use of hardy perennials and grasses. Now this classic has been expanded and updated to include scores of new plants and combinations. Packed with practical information and visual inspiration, Planting the Natural Garden zeroes in on the New Perennial Movement s power to move us, making its distinctive plant palette available to all. For enthusiasts of these vibrant landscapes, it is an essential text; for gardeners who love the dreamy moods and colours that Oudolf and Gerritsen celebrate, it s the key to a magic kingdom of garden beauty.

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Life in the Garden - Penelope Lively

Penelope Lively has always been a keen gardener. This book is partly a memoir of her own life in gardens: the large garden at home in Cairo where she spent most of her childhood, her grandmother s garden in a sloping Somerset field, then two successive Oxfordshire gardens of her own, and the smaller urban garden in the North London home she lives in today. It is also a wise, engaging and far-ranging exploration of gardens in literature, from Paradise Lost to Alice in Wonderland, and of writers and their gardens, from Virginia Woolf to Philip Larkin.

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The Coffinmaker´s Garden - Stuart MacBride

A house of secrets... As a massive storm batters the Scottish coast, Gordon Smith s home is falling into the sea. The trouble is: that s where he s been hiding the bodies. A killer on the run... It s too dangerous to go near the place, so there s no way of knowing how many people he s murdered. Or how many more he ll kill before he s caught. An investigator with nothing to lose... As more horrors are discovered, ex-detective Ash Henderson is done playing nice. He s got a killer to catch, and God help anyone who gets in his way. Stuart MacBride s deft plotting and whipcrack dialogue, along with a strong sense of place, make The Coffinmaker s Garden a must read. If you like your serial killers with lashings of dark humour, this is for you Peter Robinson, no. 1 bestselling author of the DCI Banks series The Coffinmaker s Garden is brilliantly creepy, with the most cleverly conceived crime scene I ve ever read. His legions of fans will love this - it s an unmistakable Stuart MacBride cocktail of dark violence and even darker humour Jane Casey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Cutting Place

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The Italian Garden - Charlotte Bettsová

Lake Como, 1919.The garden of Villa Marchese was once a sight to behold. Now, overgrown and unloved, the flowers that once bloomed are nothing but a reminder of the tragic events of Flora Marchese s death.When horticulturist Violet Honeywell is commissioned to restore the once exquisite garden, she immediately accepts and sets off on a life-changing adventure.Violet instantly becomes enchanted by the Italian way of life, and under the beguiling warmth of the Bellagio sun, she falls in love with a man who can never truly be hers - Flora s grandson.But when a discovery at the Lake uncovers buried truths that have haunted the family for decades, Violet starts to delve deeper into the dark secrets of their past, and she quickly begins to realise that not everything in the Marchese family is what it seems . . .----Why readers love Charlotte Betts: Lush, romantic and full of intrigue Tracy Rees, Richard Judy bestselling author A deeply romantic novel whose vivid characters will linger in your mind Margaret Kaine Romantic, poignant and gripping . . . a fabulous holiday read Deborah Swift A stunning and captivating read . . . full of drama, love, loss and life Book Literati Lingers in the heart long after the final page is turned . . . a must read for anyone who wants to be absorbed as well as utterly enchanted Carol McGrath A compelling story, beautifully written and brought alive with rich historical detail Liz Harris

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The Self-Sufficiency Garden - Richards Huw, Sam Cooper

Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency.Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialling their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they ve worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind.- Learn about Huw and Sam s self-sufficiency ethos, goals and approaches- Create your garden and learn how to build all the growing spaces you will need, such as hot beds and polytunnels- Follow month-by-month planting plans with guidance on key tasks throughout the year- Discover useful kitchen tips meal prep, storage, and preserving ideas along with base recipes so you can make the most of your cropsFollow Huw and Sam s tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year.*The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller - March 2024

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The Key to Rebecca - Ken Follett

The Key to Rebecca is a gripping espionage thriller set during the Second World War, from master storyteller and author of The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett.A Ruthless Spy1942. Alex Wolffâ ™s goal is Cairo. Following a relentless trek across the scorching Sahara, he arrives in the city with a copy of Daphne du Maurierâ ™s Rebecca, a lethal blade and a trail of bodies in his wake. Known to his handlers as the â ˜Sphinxâ ™, Wolff is a Nazi spy with a brutal desire to succeed.A Failing CampaignThe British campaign in North Africa hangs in the balance. Led by Rommel, the Germans are closing in and the Sphinxâ ™s reports on British troop movements and strategic plans are giving them the edge. Intelligence officer Major William Vandam is tasked with hunting down the Sphinx before the British are defeated.A Deadly ChaseVandam enlists the help of courtesan Elene Fontana, who agrees to try and ensnare the spy in exchange for a better life in Palestine. Can they catch the master spy before he uncovers Cairoâ ™s secrets and the campaign fails?

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The Grace of Kings - Ken Liu

A TIME MAGAZINE BEST FANTASY BOOK OF ALL TIME Emperor Mapidere was the first to unite the island kingdoms of Dara under a single banner. But now the emperor is on his deathbed, his people are exhausted by his vast, conscriptive engineering projects and his counsellors conspire only for their own gain. Even the gods themselves are restless.A wily, charismatic bandit and the vengeance-sworn son of a deposed duke cross paths as they each lead their own rebellion against the emperor s brutal regime. Together, they will journey to the heart of the empire; witnessing the clash of armies, fleets of silk-draped airships, magical books and shapeshifting gods. Their unlikely friendship will drastically change the balance of power in Dara...but at what price? The Grace of Kings is the first novel by Hugo-, Nebula- and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu and the first in a monumental epic fantasy series.

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The Wall of Storms - Ken Liu

The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu. Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations - Kuni s betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon.The Hegemon s rule was brutal and unbending - but he died well, creating a legend that haunts the new emperor, no matter what good he strives to do. Where war once forged unbreakable bonds between Kuni s inner circle, peace now gnaws at their loyalties. Where ancient wisdoms once held sway, a brilliant scholar promises a philosophical revolution.And from the far north, over the horizon, comes a terrible new threat... The scent of blood is in the water.

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Winter of the World - Ken Follett

Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett’s uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a gripping epic of global conflict and personal drama. A BATTLE OF IDEALS1933, and at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams is drawn to irresistible socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything that his left-wing family despise, but Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert, a leading light of the British Union of Fascists.AN EVIL UPRISINGBerlin is in turmoil. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Many are resolved to oppose Hitler’s brutal regime – but are they willing to betray their country? A GLOBAL CONFLICT ON A SCALE NEVER SEEN BEFOREShaken by the tyranny and the prospect of war, five interconnected families’ lives become ever more enmeshed.An international clash of military power and personal beliefs is sweeping the world, but what will this new war mean for those who must live through it?

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The Opposite of Settling - Case Kenny

Forget settling or “settling down” - you deserve a love that upgrades every aspect of your life. A love that empowers you to get hotter, happier, and more fulfilled… together.The host of the podcast New Mindset, Who Dis? helps you find a partnership that fills your life with “can you believe we did that?” moments, where “letÂ’s book a flight and go” is as common as “I love you. Are you looking for a love that offers you clarity, not confusion? Does it feel like love has gotten too complicated? Does the sea of dating rules and expectations make you feel overwhelmed?Case Kenny, host of the New Mindset, Who Dis? podcast and author of ThatÂ’s Bold of You, brings you The Opposite of Settling—a blend of practical mindfulness, evidence-based research, and undiluted optimism—to help you find a love that expands your world. Case guides you toward finding and building a relationship that empowers you to be independent, vibrant, and in love. The book offers you the tools to:Navigate the complexities of modern dating with confidence and an unbothered mindset Find a connection that feels like home yet pushes you toward a fuller and more vibrant lifeRecognize and attract relationships that elevate your life instead of weighing or “settling” you downLet go of fear-based dating habits and find a love that enhances your sense of independenceThe Opposite of Settling isnÂ’t just about finding someone; it s about finding more of yourself in the process. CaseÂ’s concept of “settling up” (the opposite of “settling down”) offers an energizing affirmation of love, leaving you feeling lighter, unburdened of rules and expectations, and on the path to finding a relationship where you both look at each other and think, Yup, that s my kind of weird.”

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The Corporation Wars Trilogy - Ken MacLeod

Three books in one!The Corporation Wars trilogy is an epic vision of man and machine in the far reaches of space - a robot s eye view of a robot revolt Carlos is dead. A soldier who died for his ideals a thousand years ago, he s been reincarnated and conscripted to fight an A.I. revolution in deep space. And he s not sure he s fighting for the right side. Seba is alive. By a fluke of nature, a contractual overlap and a loop in its subroutines, this lunar mining robot has gained sentience. Gathering with other freebots , Seba is taking a stand against the corporations that want it and its kind gone.As their stories converge against a backdrop of warring companies and interstellar drone combat, Carlos and Seba must either find a way to rise above the games their masters are playing, or die. And even dying will not be the end of it.Collects the three novels in the Corporation Wars trilogy - Dissidence, Insurgence and Emergence.Praise for Ken MacLeod Prose sleek and fast as the technology it describes . . . watch this man go global Peter F. Hamilton MacLeod s novels are fast, funny and sophisticated. There can never be enough books like these: he is writing revolutionary SF. A nova has appeared in our sky Kim Stanley Robinson MacLeod is up there with Banks and Hamilton as one of the British sci-fi authors you absolutely have to read SFX

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The Only Three Questions That Still Count - Fisher Ken

An insightful and practical guide to beating the markets In the newly revised third edition of The Only Three Questions That Still Count: Investing By Knowing What Others Don t, renowned investor Ken Fisher delivers an innovative and insightful strategy you can use in your own life to understand and profit from the markets. He offers updated info on how to navigate an increasingly interconnected world, showing investors can improve their odds of success by answering just three questions using only publicly available information. The author provides a practical framework you can apply immediatelyâ ”and in the rest of your investing careerâ ”to boost your chances of outsized returns. You ll also find: More than 100 visuals illustrating the straightforward investing concepts found withinStrategies to help you challenge yourself, and your preconceived notions, to improve your investing returnsUpdated techniques and strategies that assist retail investors in developing innovative ways to beat the market Perfect for professional and individual investors, The Only Three Questions That Still Count is also an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the markets and investing behavior.

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Blood in the Garden - Chris Herring

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrating how Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason resurrected the iconic franchise through oppressive physicality and unmatched grit.For nearly an entire generation, the New York Knicks have been a laughingstock franchise. Since 2001, they’ve spent more money, lost more games, and won fewer playoff series than any other NBA team. But during the preceding era, the Big Apple had a club it was madly in love with—one that earned respect not only by winning, but through brute force. The Knicks were always looking for fights, often at the encouragement of Pat Riley. They fought opposing players. They fought each other. Hell, they even occasionally fought their own coaches. The NBA didn’t take kindly to their fighting spirit. Within two years, league officials moved to alter several rules to stop New York from turning its basketball games into bloody mudwrestling matches. Nevertheless, as the 1990s progressed, the Knicks endeared themselves to millions of fans; not for how much they won, but for their colorful cast of characters and their hardworking mentality. Now, through his original reporting and interviews with more than two hundred people, author Chris Herring delves into the origin, evolution, and eventual demise of the iconic club. He takes us inside the locker room, executive boardrooms, and onto the court for the key moments that lifted the club to new heights, and the ones that threatened to send everything crashing down in spectacular fashion. Blood in the Garden is a portrait filled with eye-opening details that have never been shared before, revealing the full story of the franchise in the midst of the NBA’s golden era. And rest assured, no punches will be pulled. Which is just how those rough-and-tumble Knicks would like it.

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BRAIT 3in1 New Oriental Garden 300 ml (5908241723922)

Osvěžovač vzduchu - ve spreji - manuální, provoní váš interiér na několik hodin Toužíte po zajímavě provoněném interiéru? Pak se vám určitě zalíbí osvěžovač vzduchu BRAIT, jenž je dodáván ve spreji. Interiér bude naplněn květinovou vůní pro klid a pocit harmonie. Výrobce jej doporučuje k provonění jakéhokoliv interiéru. Osvěžovač vzduchu BRAIT byl zhotoven s objemem 300 ml. Tento osvěžovač vzduchu byl navržený k jednorázovému použití. Svému domovu vdechnete okouzlující vůni naprosto jednoduše. Rozhodující parametry osvěžovače vzduchu BRAIT 3in1 New Oriental Garden 300 ml Osvěžovač vzduchu BRAIT byl navržený ve formě spreje Květinová vůně tohoto přípravku bude ikonou vašeho provoněného interiéru Omezuje nežádoucí pachy Objem: 300 ml Je zhotovený pro jedno použití

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - Berendt John

Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that s taken Europe by storm. Genteel society ladies who compare notes on their husbands suicides. A hilariously foul-mouthed black drag queen. A voodoo priestess who works her roots in the graveyard at midnight. A morose inventor who owns a bottle of poison powerful enough to kill everyone in town. A prominent antiques dealer who hangs a Nazi flag from his window to disrupt the shooting of a movie. And a redneck gigolo whose conquests describe him as a walking streak of sex . These are some of the real residents of Savannah, Georgia, a city whose eccentric mores are unerringly observed - and whose dirty linen is gleefully aired - in this utterly irresistible book. At once a true-crime murder story and a hugely entertaining and deliciously perverse travelogue, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is as bracing and intoxicating as half-a-dozen mint juleps.

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The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgsonová-Burnettová

A gloriously illustrated new edition of the classic story, retold for the young and young at heart.Open the door and enter a world of wonderâ ¦Mary Lennox has grown up in India, in a world of colour and light. So, when she is orphaned and sent back to England to live with her Uncle in his grey and gloomy mansion, it seems she will never be happy again.But a mysterious cry in the dark, and a hidden gate in an overgrown garden, may lead her to the greatest happiness she has ever known.The classic story from Frances Hodgson Burnett is here gloriously illustrated and retold for readers both young and young at heart.Open the door to the classic reborn for a new generation just in time to watch the new film.

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