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  Home Grown - Adventures in...

  Ben Hewitt

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  The charming adventures of one family's mission to build a deeper, lasting connection to land and community on their Vermont farm. When Ben Hewitt and his wife bought a sprawling acreage of field and forest in northern Vermont, they were eager to start a self-sustaining family farm. But over the years, the land became so much more than a building site; it became the birthplace of their two sons, the main source of family income and food, and even a classroom for their children. Through self-directed play, exploration, and experimentation on their farm, Hewitt's children learned how to play and read, test boundaries and challenge themselves, fail and recover. Best of all, this environment allowed their personalities to flourish, fueling further growth. In Home Grown, Hewitt shows us how small, mindful decisions about day-to-day life can lead to greater awareness of the world in our backyards and beyond. In telling the story of his sons' unconventional education in the fields and forests surrounding his family's farm, he demonstrates that the sparks of learning are all around us, just waiting to be discovered. Learning is a lifelong process—and the best education is never confined to a classroom.

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  Doctors Killed George Washington...

  Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo

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  A trivia collection that puts medical history under the microscope—with more than 500 little-known facts about doctors, diseases, and more. 
   
  Did you know . . . 
   
  Before the advent of surgery, ancient Egyptian doctors put their patients under by hitting them on the head with a mallet. 
   
  Working with pigs can raise your risk of appendicitis. 
   
  The Catholic Church has patron saints for many conditions, including hernias and syphilis. 
   
  In 18th-century New York, eight people were killed and many more wounded during three days of anti-doctor riots. 
   
  Doctors Killed George Washington reveals these and other stories of accidental medical discoveries, medical follies, bizarre cures, and more. With surgical wit, it examines centuries of medical practice, from herbalism and shamanism to the cutting-edge technology of today, providing hundreds of fascinating facts and outrageous oddities from the history of health care.

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  1001 Weird Facts for Canadian...

  A.H. Jackson

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  This delightful compendium presents all that is weird and wonderful about Canadian gardens. 
  		 
  Did you know we used to think tomatoes were poisonous?
  		 
  Did you know radishes are related to cabbage, broccoli and mustard? Discover all sorts of odd gardening facts.

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  Edible and Useful Plants of the...

  Delena Tull

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  A guide to useful Southwestern wild plants, including recipes, teas, spices, dyes, medicinal uses, poisonous plants, fibers, basketry, and industrial uses.All around us there are wild plants useful for food, medicine, and clothing, but most of us don’t know how to identify or use them. Delena Tull amply supplies that knowledge in this book, which she has now expanded to more thoroughly address plants found in New Mexico and Arizona, as well as Texas.Extensively illustrated with black-and-white drawings and color photos, this book includes the following special features:·       Recipes for foods made from edible wild plants·       Wild teas and spices·       Wild plant dyes, with instructions for preparing the plants and dying wool, cotton, and other materials·       Instructions for preparing fibers for use in making baskets, textiles, and paper·       Information on wild plants used for making rubber, wax, oil, and soap·       Information on medicinal uses of plants·       Details on hay fever plants and plants that cause rashes·       Instructions for distinguishing edible from poisonous berries Detailed information on poisonous plants, including poison ivy, oak, and sumac, as well as herbal treatments for their rashes

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  In Search of Nice Americans

  Geoff Steward

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  How one man's mid-career crisis turned into an odyssey into the weirder side of American life.
  Like most of us, Geoff Steward was rocked by 2016's litany of horrors. Unlike most of us, Geoff did something about it.
  Turning his back on his day job as a lawyer - and the requirement to account for every six minutes of his time - Geoff set off across America in hot pursuit of bears, honky-tonk bars and, above all, nice Americans to restore his faith in the world.
  Armed only with his blend of waspish wit and mischievous charm, Geoff roamed from New York to Alaska, meeting ordinary Americans such as Joe le Taxi, the former NYPD police officer who was one of the first on the scene at the Twin Towers; Pam and Bob, a paranoid psychiatrist and a failed actor who once saw the back of Meryl Streep's head; and Sheriff Duke of Calhoun County, who reintroduced Geoff to the long (and armed) arm of the law.
  For anyone at a crossroads, contemplating a temporary or permanent career break, this hilarious travel romp offers a new hope.

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  The Kings County Distillery...

  Colin Spoelman, David Haskell

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  The whiskey companion from Brooklyn’s premier craft distillery—with a how-to guide to home distilling, history, recipes, and more. 
   
  A new generation of urban bootleggers is distilling whiskey at home, and cocktail enthusiasts have embraced the nuances of brown liquors. Written by the founders of Kings County Distillery, New York City’s first distillery since Prohibition, this spirited illustrated book explores America’s age-old love affair with whiskey.  
   
  It begins with chapters on whiskey’s history and culture from 1640 to today, when the DIY trend and the classic cocktail craze have conspired to make it the next big thing. For those thirsty for practical information, the book next provides a detailed, easy-to-follow guide to safe home distilling, complete with a list of supplies, step-by-step instructions, and helpful pictures, anecdotes, and tips. The final section focuses on the contemporary whiskey scene, featuring a list of microdistillers, cocktail and food recipes from the country’s hottest mixologists and chefs, and an opinionated guide to building your own whiskey collection.

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