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  Deep Sea Creatures: Life in the...

  Nature & Wonders

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  You have watched the ocean documentaries and felt that pull toward the dark water below the last blue light, and then wondered what actually lives down there and how any animal survives it.
  
  This is a descent, one layer at a time, from the sunlit shallows into the trench floor, with one remarkable animal and one genuine wow-behaviour in every chapter. You meet the octopus that rewrites its own skin texture in a heartbeat, the anglerfish carrying a lantern of living bacteria, and the whale fall that feeds an entire city of creatures on the seabed for decades. Everything is told in warm spoken pictures, no textbook language, no prior science needed.
  
  By the end, the deep sea stops feeling alien and starts feeling close, populated and worth loving, and you will know exactly what to look for on your next walk along the shore. Press play and start the descent.

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  Curiosities of the Sky - The...

  Garrett P. Serviss

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  What the night sky held before photography settled it: the dark nebulae, the vanished stars, the rings and the double suns. Serviss lectured to packed halls with a lantern and a telescope and wrote astronomy for people who had never had it explained without mathematics. This edition binds 49 plates of painting with the text, among them Munch, Friedrich and Church, alongside 23 illustrations restored and coloured.

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  The Garden Against Time - In...

  Olivia Laing

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  Named one of the most anticipated books of 2024 by the BBC, the Observer, Irish Times, the Guardian, and The Millions. 
   
   
   
  In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while there's still time? Moving between real and imagined gardens, from Milton's Paradise Lost to John Clare's enclosure elegies, from a wartime sanctuary in Italy to a grotesque aristocratic pleasure ground funded by slavery, Laing interrogates the sometimes shocking cost of making paradise on earth. 
   
   
   
  But the story of the garden doesn't always enact larger patterns of privilege and exclusion. It's also a place of rebel outposts and communal dreams. From the improbable queer utopia conjured by Derek Jarman on the beach at Dungeness to the fertile vision of a common Eden propagated by William Morris, new modes of living can and have been attempted amidst the flower beds, experiments that could prove vital in the coming era of climate change. The result is a humming, glowing tapestry, a beautiful and exacting account of the abundant pleasures and possibilities of gardens: not as a place to hide from the world but as a site of encounter and discovery, bee-loud and pollen-laden.

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  Harvesting Rainwater and Water...

  Dion Rosser

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  Embrace the Rain: Unveil Nature’s Lifesaving Secrets & Master the Art of Water Survival 
  Two manuscripts in one book:Harvesting Rainwater: A Sustainable Guide to Collecting, Storing, and Utilizing Nature’s Gift for Water Conservation and Self-SufficiencyWater Survival Guide: Mastering the Art of Finding, Collecting, Treating, Storing, and Thriving Off the Grid with Water for Emergencies and Outdoor Adventures 
  In the first part of this book, you will:Learn how rainwater can be your unsung hero, saving you money and turning your plants into happy, thriving beings.Explore the fun and wild side of rainwater harvesting with tips that will make every splash count.Meet your new sidekick in your quest for water self-reliance and sustainability.Acquire easy, impressive techniques that will leave even your houseplants in awe.Dive deep into practices that not only benefit you but also contribute positively to our planet. 
  In the second part of this book, you will:Unearth the art of detecting invisible aqua veins in diverse landscapes. Learn to navigate the murky waters of purification with ease. Equip yourself with the knowledge to transform the most unassuming water sources into a crystal-clear elixir of health.Dive deep into innovative methods for storing your liquid gold. From time-tested techniques to futuristic approaches, ensure every drop you collect remains pristine and life-sustaining.Master the art of water conservation and become a steward of this precious resource. 
  Don't let another drop go to waste! Scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button now and embark on a transformative journey with nature.

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  Persian Pictures

  Gertrude Bell

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  In 1892, Gertrude Bell visited Persia (now Iran) shortly after the appointment of her uncle, Sir Frank Lascelles, as British minister in Tehran. Three years later came Persian Pictures, Gertrude Bell’s first written work, which presents a series of vivid sketches of Persian culture and society at the time. Bell explores various cities and landscapes, and encounters local characters along the way, providing a unique perspective on Persian life and customs. While much of what is depicted in Persian Pictures has long since changed, Bell’s writing is a valuable account of the anachronisms and inconsistencies of the dying dynasty of medieval Persia. Her depiction of Muharram – the month of mourning for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed – and Ramadan, display a mind finely attuned to the differences and similarities between Islam and Christianity, and East and West. Persian Pictures is both travelogue and meditation – an elegiac and beautifully observed account of a spellbinding land.

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  WALKING EUROPE'S EDGE -...

  Stephen Powell

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  Portugal is both a celebrated and an unknown land. Millions come to enjoy its beaches and the fashionable coastal cities of Lisbon and Porto. In this sense it looms large in the minds of many. But its out-of-the-way places, its turbulent history and contemporary challenges are little-known outside of the country's boundaries. 
  From autumn 2018 to spring 2019, British journalist Stephen Powell traveled the length of Portugal, following a zigzag path of nearly 1,500 kilometers on foot. Away from the mass tourism, he wanted to form his own unhurried impressions of this very distinctive country. 
  He discovered a very mixed reality. The dark side was the blight of rural exodus that is emptying so many villages. But he also found a profoundly generous, warm-hearted people with time to converse - a gift that is not found everywhere. 
  "Stephen Powell's beautifully written account of his life-changing walk through Portugal enriches the reader with his insights and impressions of the country's history, culture, scenery and spirit. For me, the book was a fascinating journey of discovery through Portugal's lesser-known provinces..." 
  Valerie Poore, memoir author

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