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  TEA GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS - A...

  Sharon Bickel

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  It’s coming to that time of the year when the weather is changing, 
  and you may be thinking about getting your garden ready for the 
  coming season. Well, if you’re a fan of tea, then you may have 
  thought about putting in a new tea garden. After all, it’s one of the 
  most popular ways to get into gardening, but before you start 
  spending all of your time thinking about planting new tea plants in 
  your yard, it’s best first to find out more about the subject and 
  decide whether this is something that you actually want to do.

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  Travels with a Donkey in the...

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  First published in 1879, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes is a charming and deeply personal travel memoir that captures Robert Louis Stevenson's early literary voice and his enduring love of adventure, nature, and quiet reflection.
  
  In this delightful account, Stevenson sets out on a solitary walking tour through the rugged Cévennes mountains of south-central France, accompanied only by his stubborn yet endearing donkey, Modestine. What begins as a simple journey on foot soon becomes an intimate exploration of the landscape, the people he meets along the way, and his own inner thoughts.
  
  Through winding mountain paths, remote villages, and open countryside, Stevenson records his observations with warmth, humor, and poetic sensitivity. He describes nights spent camping under the stars, encounters with local farmers and innkeepers, and the small challenges of travel—weather, fatigue, and Modestine's famously independent spirit. Each episode offers insight into the pleasures of slow travel and the joy of experiencing the world at a human pace.
  
  Beyond its surface charm, the book is also a thoughtful meditation on solitude, freedom, and the restorative power of nature. Stevenson reflects on history, religion, and human character, blending personal anecdote with philosophical insight. His prose brings the Cévennes vividly to life, turning a modest walking tour into a timeless celebration of curiosity and independence.
  
  Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes remains a beloved classic of travel literature, inspiring generations of readers, hikers, and writers. Gentle, humorous, and quietly profound, it is a perfect read for those who love travel memoirs, outdoor adventures, and the enduring pleasure of discovering both the world and oneself along the way.

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  The Book of Field and Roadside -...

  John Eastman

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  The acclaimed nature writer continues his series exploring the fact and folklore of American plant life with this beautifully illustrated volume. In The Book of Field and Roadside, John Eastman explores the botanical life of open dryland habitats. Picking up where typical field guides leave off, this handy reference takes an ecological approach, providing complete descriptions of eighty-five plants (from Ailanthus to Yucca) found in fields, open meadows, and along roadsides, as well as wildlife communities associated with them.  Written in an engaging manner, this book helps readers identify dryland plants, discusses what other organisms, plant and animal, might be found in the same area, and explains why. The informative text is enhanced by beautifully detailed illustrations by nature artist Amelia Hansen.

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  My Family and Other Enemies -...

  Mary Novakovich

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  My Family and Other Enemies is part travelogue, part memoir that dives into the hinterland of Croatia. Mary Novakovich explores her ongoing relationship with the region of Lika in central Croatia, where her parents were born. 'Lika is little known to most travellers - apart from Plitvice Lakes National Park and the birthplace of Nikola Tesla' she says. 'It's a region of wild beauty that has been battered by centuries of conflict. Used as a buffer zone between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires for hundreds of years, Lika became a land of war and warriors. And when Yugoslavia started to disintegrate in 1991, it was here where some of the first shots were fired.' Shipped off to Lika as a child during the supposedly golden years of Tito to stay with relatives she barely knew, Novakovich has been revisiting Croatia ever since, researching the story of her family's often harrowing life: in 1941 her aunt was the only survivor of Serbs massacred by Croatian fascists; and her mother saved her grandmother from being buried alive when she was thought to be dead from typhus. Amidst adversity there is resilience and laughter, too, with plenty of light to balance the shade. Eccentric and entertaining characters abound, showing typically sardonic Balkan humour. And, this being the Balkans, much of daily life revolves around food, which features prominently. Throughout, aspects of Croatian history that relate to Lika are woven into the narrative to give the story some much-needed context. And in recounting her own family's tumultuous history, Novakovich opens up a world that is little known outside the Balkans, telling the stories of people whose experiences weren't widely reported at the time, when the devastation in Croatia was superseded by the Bosnian conflict and media attention moved elsewhere.

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  Aviation Stories

  Facundo Conforti

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  In past times, all the adventures experienced by sailors on each ocean crossing were recorded by the captain in his navigation logbook, the captain's logbook, a manuscript carefully written by the highest rank of the boat, written with a pen and guard in his main cabin. In this manuscript, the captain had to write down everything that happened during his trip, a complete adventure manual, for those who would read it in the future. 
  	This book will be our captain's blog. A manuscript written by airline pilots, who have shared their stories with us, and want to offer their stories to the world. Each of the stories detailed in this work are real, modifying some data and information to protect the privacy of those who have told them. 
  	Accompanied by these flight stories, we will learn the real stories of professional success of some of our colleagues, who have decided to share their own personal stories to show that every dream is possible, even when it is impossible. 
  	Cockpit Stories is the first book of the Aeronautical Library that departs from technical teachings and seeks to entertain its readers with fabulous stories lived in the cockpit, where it is presumed that what happens in the cabin, remains in the cabin. 
  	We live in an aeronautical environment where every day more tools are demanded and greater obstacles appear to achieve the long-awaited dream of flying. Today we will pause to enjoy aviation again, through the eyes of those who have seen charming landscapes, unique storms, complex approaches and everything from the front row, the cockpit.

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  Ultimate Guide to Walks Patios &...

  Homeowner Editors of Creative

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  Designing the outside of the home adds to curb-side appeal, creates ambiance and increases the value of the home. A complete DIY guide to enhance your home with walkways, garden walls, and patios, Ultimate Guide: Walks, Patios & Walls, 2nd Edition provides the homeowner with all the information needed to integrate popular hardscape designs into their overall home landscape. Included are dozens of design ideas with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for a variety of landscape projects, including brick, mortar, and concrete walks and patios, flagstone and tile patios, brick and mortared stone walls, and so much more. With hundreds of building tips and construction drawings for projects, also included in this updated edition is new content on hardscaping design and materials, choices to consider that combat climate change, pervious versus impervious surfaces, terracing, and other elements that influence stormwater runoff and site planning, and more.

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