Botanizing is the new birding! This fascinating book of 101 botany prompts is about the joy of getting to know plants in much the same way we get to know birds, through observation and attention.Let's Botanize! is a guide to learning about and understanding the world of plants, a hobby that can ease stress, bring joy, and deepen your connection with the incredible diversity of life all around you. With easy entry points and lush photography, the 101 prompt...

The world ended not in a single flash, but in exhaustion. Cities lie in radioactive ruin, knowledge is scattered like ash, and a small fortified settlement clings to survival with one desperate plan: revive an eighteen-year-old satellite designed to beam solar power back to Earth. Only one man can reach it.Thomas H. Morris is not an engineer. He is a historian. Chosen because he is expendable, conditioned through hypnosis to perform work he does not consciously understand, and laun...

For fans of Southern Gothic, Ben Metcalf's AGAINST THE COUNTRY is an intense, sly and deceptively humorous debut novel about growing up in the wilds of Goochland County, Virginia, from former literary editor of Harper's Magazine. Beginning with his parents' decision to move away from the corrupting influences of town, and to settle instead in rural Virginia, Metcalf's narrator leads the reader through a gallery of scabrous youths and callous adults driven mad by the stubborn soil of the Ne...

The first novel of the Asteroid Wars about earth's near future from the "leading light of hard Science Fiction and space advocacy"*Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiralling into environmental disaster, with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions. Martin Humphries, fabulously wealthy heir of the Humphries Trust, also knows that space-based industry is the way of the future. But unlike Randolph he does not ca...

Travel back more than a quarter of a billion years to a time long before the dinosaurs...There was a time when there was no grass, or birdsong, or flowers. When no Stegosaurus or T. rex had ever walked the Earth, and no Pterodactylus had ever flown through the sky. Sounds quiet, doesn’t it? But it wasn’t. It was CRAWLING with life. The world looked very, very different then—and the animals did, too. So, grab your binoculars, tread quietly, and let’s head ba...

Bloomsbury presents Velociraptor written and read by Ben Garrod.Did you know Velociraptor was about as tall as a turkey? But could it fly? And how did it use its deadly claws?Pop a dinosaur in your pocket! Introductions from Chris Packham, Steve Backshall and Dr Jane Goodall. These are the most up-to-date dino books in 66 million years!TV scientist, Professor Ben Garrod, is proud to be a geek as he mixes top level science and humour to prove that science is for ever...

When hunters become the hunted, they need to adapt or die. To survive, Microraptor took to the skies and became a flying dinosaur, but what happened next? You can find out. Brimming with facts and fun, quizzes and Ask the Expert sections, there are 7 more dinosaur's stories to be told in the Ultimate Dinosaur series.Pop a dinosaur in your pocket! Introductions from Chris Packham, Steve Backshall and Dr Jane Goodall. These are the most up-to-date dino books in 66 mi...

Bloomsbury presents Microraptor written and read by Ben Garrod.When hunters become the hunted, they need to adapt or die. To survive, Microraptor took to the skies and became a flying dinosaur, but what happened next? You can find out. Brimming with facts and fun, quizzes and Ask the Expert sections, there are 7 more dinosaur’s stories to be told in the Ultimate Dinosaur series.Pop a dinosaur in your pocket! Introductions from Chris Packham, Steve Backshall and Dr Jane Good...

Covered in armoured plates and sharp spikes, weighing more than an elephant, and swinging a deadly tail club capable of smashing through bone, Ankylosaurus is an Ultimate Dinosaur. But one we know very little about. Why have so few of their skeletons been found? Could they really have used their tails to take down an attacking Tyrannosaurus rex? Find out about this indestructible dinosaur and 7 more in the Ultimate Dinosaurs series.Pop a dinosaur in your pocket! Introducti...

Bloomsbury presents Stegosaurus written and read by Ben Garrod.Why was Stegosaurus scared of flowers? How long were the spikes on its tail? And did you know the top of Stegosaurus teeth looked like the edge of a cartoon cloud? There is so much to discover about this dinosaur and 7 others in the Ultimate Dinosaur series. What are you waiting for?Pop a dinosaur in your pocket! Introductions from Chris Packham, Steve Backshall and Dr Jane Goodall. These are the most up-to-date...

In a world where many are granted an extended lease on life, how do we make the most of our elder years?Journey with two lifelong friends as they embark on a mission to unravel the mysteries of successful aging, as they approach elderhood themselves. Their discoveries become a beacon for anyone seeking purpose and fulfillment in later years.Delve into a jargon-free exploration of psychoanalysis, combined with the latest findings on aging, to bring elderhood...

History, in any world, is shaped by those precious few bearing great influence, be it from wealth, charisma, or strength. But not all those with such power ever expected to wield any, much less a kind which could be described as magic. Phileina, a humble servant to a greater good, wishes nothing more than to live out peaceful days with her best friend. Yet a part of her yearns for something more, something holy laws forbid. After taking up arms for his country, Davin now holds a hoe, as we...