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  Conversations with Birds

  Priyanka Kumar

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  "Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself."So begins this lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to North America as a teenager, she found herself increasingly distanced from more than human life and discouraged by the civilization she saw contributing to its destruction. It was only in her twenties, living in Los Angeles and working on films, that she began to rediscover her place in the landscape—and in the cosmos—by way of watching birds.Tracing her movements across the American West, this stirring collection of essays brings the avian world richly to life. Kumar's perspective is not that of a list keeper, counting and cataloguing species. For Kumar, birds "become a portal to a more vivid, enchanted world." At a time when climate change, habitat loss, and the reckless use of pesticides are causing widespread extinction of species, Kumar's reflections on these messengers from our distant past and harbingers of our future offer luminous evidence of her suggestion that "seeds of transformation lie dormant in all of our hearts. Sometimes it just takes the right bird to awaken us."

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  American Egypt

  Channing Arnold

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  Arnold and Frost were English archaeologists who traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula and wrote "the first book ever written by Englishmen on Yucatan—that Egypt of the New World, where, it is now generally admitted, Central American Civilisation reached its apogee—and to be, for the present at least, the only Englishmen who can claim to have explored the uncivilised north-eastern portions of the Peninsula and the islands of her eastern coast." Their studies brought them to the conclusion, contrary to the bulk of the body of other contemporary experts, "that America's first architects were Buddhist immigrants from Java and Indo-China." Summary by Lynne Thompson.

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  DIY Home Hydroponics For...

  Sally R. Ball

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  Is Your Backyard Garden Just Not Working For You? 
  Are your plants taking too long to grow? 
  Is your garden in a mess? 
  Are you lacking space for your new crops? 
  Let’s face the fact here, traditional soil gardening can be UNTIDY AND UNREWARDING at times. 
  There are simply too many factors that are affecting your beloved crops. 
  Why not… 
  Discover Hydroponics? 
  The world is changing quickly, and vast expanses of grass that waste water are a thing of the past. We need to take care of our planet and ourselves. What better way to do so than to plant food in our yards instead of grass. This way we can control the chemicals and pesticides put on our foods and know that we are nourishing our bodies with the healthiest food possible. Plus, it is a great way to save money. Organic produce can be expensive. When you invest a little money in building a sustainable hydroponic system, it will definitely pay off in the long run.  
  Inside this book you will discover:  
  -	How to build a proper hydro garden bed 
  -	Different water drip systems 
  -	Suitable nutrients for various plants 
  -	Great hydroponic resources 
  If you are ready to start building your hydroponic empire, scroll up and click on the “BUY NOW” button now!

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  The Original Dog Bible - The...

  Kristin Mehus-Roe

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  The wooftasticsecond edition. “This attractive, copiously illustrated easy-to-understand volume covers every aspect of responsible dog ownership.” —Library Journal The revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling The Original Dog Bible remains the most comprehensive dog lover’s resource on the market! The book is divided into eight parts—each fully illustrated and designed for easy reference—plus helpful, entertaining sidebars covering hundreds of related topics. With detailed chapters on the requirements of caring for a dog, health, training, and so much more, this book will prepare you for a wonderful life with a dog. Also included is a catalog of over 250 purebred dog breeds with insightful articles for each!“Being a veteran veterinarian of twenty five years and a lifetime pet lover, I can enthusiastically say ‘this old doc learned new tricks’ upon reading the consummate book on all things dogs . . . I highly recommend it!” —Dr. Marty Becker, former resident veterinarian on ABC’s Good Morning America and coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul“This comprehensive book certainly lives up to its subtitle . . . The best part of the book, however, covers ‘life with a dog,’ with sections on pet care partners like sitters and walkers, emergencies, lost dogs, biting, traveling with a dog, and a fantastic chapter on activities one can do with one’s dog.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Travel: The Worst-Case Scenario...

  David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven

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  Danger!  It lurks at every corner!  Volcanoes. Sharks. Mountain lions. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do?The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel is here to help survive the most harrowing predicaments: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, instructions on everything you need to know fast—from detecting a bomb to delivering a baby in the back of a cab.
  Providing frightening and funny real information, this indispensable guide is the definitive handbook for those times when life takes a sudden turn for the worse.  
  The essential companion for a perilous age. Because you never know...
  © 2001 Book Soup Publishing, Inc.; (P) 2001 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

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  On a Chinese Screen

  W. Somerset Maugham

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  This is a non-fiction collection of Maugham's observations of life in Asia in the early 20th Century. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

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