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To speak for the trees : my life's journey from ancient Celtic wisdom to a healing vision of the forest / by Beresford-Kroeger, Diana,1944-author.;
"Canadian botanist, biochemist and visionary Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have already sparked a quiet revolution in how we understand our relationship to forests. Now, in a captivating account of how her life led her to these illuminating and crucial ideas, she shows us how forests can not only heal us but save the planet. When Diana Beresford-Kroeger-- whose father was a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy and whose mother was an O'Donoghue, one of the stronghold families who carried on the ancient Celtic traditions-- was orphaned as a child, she could have been sent to the Magdalene Laundries. Instead, the O'Donoghue elders, most of them scholars and freehold farmers in the Lisheens valley in County Cork, took her under their wing. Diana became the last ward under the Brehon Law. Over the course of three summers, she was taught the ways of the Celtic triad of mind, body and soul. This included the philosophy of healing, the laws of the trees, Brehon wisdom and the Ogham alphabet, all of it rooted in a vision of nature that saw trees and forests as fundamental to human survival and spirituality. Already a precociously gifted scholar, Diana found that her grounding in the ancient ways led her to fresh scientific concepts. Out of that huge and holistic vision have come the observations that put her at the forefront of her field: the discovery of mother trees at the heart of a forest; the fact that trees are a living library, have a chemical language and communicate in a quantum world; the major idea that trees heal living creatures through the aerosols they release and that they carry a great wealth of natural antibiotics and other healing substances; and, perhaps most significantly, that planting trees can actively regulate the atmosphere and the oceans, and even stabilize our climate. This book is not only the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests all of her powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change. Diana eloquently shows us that if we can understand the intricate ways in which the health and welfare of every living creature is connected to the global forest, and strengthen those connections, we will still have time to mend the self-destructive ways that are leading to drastic fires, droughts and floods."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Beresford-Kroeger, Diana, 1944-; Botanists; Biochemists; Celts; Forest ecology.; Forests and forestry; Trees; Trees;
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Gingerbread danger / by Flower, Amanda,author.;
Amish Candy shop owner and star of TV's Bailey's Amish Sweets, Bailey King has a lot to be excited about. She's happily engaged to Aiden Brody, newly appointed county sheriff, and her candy factory is finally having its grand opening in Harvest, Ohio--just before Christmas! Bailey is ready to let the sweet celebrations begin ... With the help of local community organizer Margot Rawlings, Harvest will have a Candy Land themed Christmas on the village square--featuring Bailey's recently perfected recipe for gingerbread men. When the big day comes, everything is going well--until bitter news arrives. One of Bailey's Amish friends has been killed in an apparent accident just outside the candy factory. Aiden is promptly on the case--with more than a little input from Bailey ... Together, they soon learn that the victim was working for some powerful men in the county, and in doing so was spying on his own Amish community. Still, Bailey is determined to find the perpetrator. If she can't cut out the killer from the rest of the suspects, her gingerbread men won't be the only ones in danger of disappearing ...
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Recipes.; Novels.; Amish; Confectionery; Murder;
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Grow fruit / by Buckingham, Alan,author.; Bradley, Fern Marshall,consultant.;
A fool-proof guide to growing more than 50 different fruit crops--from apples to strawberries and walnuts to whitecurrants. Includes a quick-reference year planner to work out when to plant, prune and harvest, as well as easy-to-follow techniques for all levels of expertise and every type of growing space from allotments and greenhouses to patios and roof terraces.
Subjects: Fruit-culture.; Fruit.;
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First fairy tales [yoto card] : Yoto card. by Yoto.;
Read by Nezar Alderazi; Stephanie Cannon.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Climb a beanstalk with Jack, help out the Gingerbread Man and harvest an enormous turnip in this magic-packed Yoto Original! Featuring ten classic tales and fables retold specially for younger children, Yoto’s First Fairy Tales brings stories to life with immersive sound effects and lively narration.Ages 3 to 6.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Fairy tales; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
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The end of the myth : from the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America / by Grandin, Greg,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall. Ever since this nation's inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, it was the foundation of the United States' belief in itself as an exceptional nation--democratic, individualistic, forward-looking. Today, though, America has a new symbol: the border wall. In The End of the Myth, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.S. history--from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016. For centuries, he shows, America's constant expansion--fighting wars and opening markets--served as a "gate of escape," helping to deflect domestic political and economic conflicts outward. But this deflection meant that the country's problems, from racism to inequality, were never confronted directly. And now, the combined catastrophe of the 2008 financial meltdown and our unwinnable wars in the Middle East have slammed this gate shut, bringing political passions that had long been directed elsewhere back home. It is this new reality, Grandin says, that explains the rise of reactionary populism and racist nationalism, the extreme anger and polarization that catapulted Trump to the presidency. The border wall may or may not be built, but it will survive as a rallying point, an allegorical tombstone marking the end of American exceptionalism"--
Subjects: Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932; Frontier thesis.; Borderlands; National characteristics, American.; Exceptionalism; Nationalism;
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Celebrate Kwanzaa / by Otto, Carolyn.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.Introduces what Kwanzaa is and how it is celebrated. Includes recipe.LSC
Subjects: Kwanzaa;
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Riverdale. [videorecording] / by Perry, Luke,1966-2019,actor.; Apa, K. J.(Keneti James),1997-actor.; Mendes, Camila,1994-actor.; Reinhart, Lili,1996-actor.; Seidenglanz, Rob,television director.; Sprouse, Cole,1992-actor.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
K. J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry.The eternal American teenagers of Archie Comics fame received a stylish, strikingly dark, and compelling re-imagining with this hit CW series. The benign little burg of Riverdale, USA, was rocked by a stunning murder ... and the web of deceit and old vendettas underlying the small-town facade started enveloping local kids like aspiring musician Archie Andrews (K.J. Apa), school journalist Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart), rich transplant Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), and cynical outsider Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse).Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television crime shows.; Andrews, Archie (Fictitious character); Jones, Jughead (Fictitious character); Lodge, Veronica (Fictitious character); Cooper, Betty (Fictitious character); High school students; Murder; Small cities; Teenagers;
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The biggest little farm [videorecording] / by Chester, John(John G.),film producer,film director,on-screen participant.; Pilachowski, Matthew,on-screen participant.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
John Chester, Molly Chester, Matthew Pilachowski.John Chester chronicles the eight-year quest he and Molly Chester went on when they traded city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Chester, John (John G.); Chester, Molly.; Family farms; Farm life; Sustainable agriculture; Global warming;
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Parks and recreation. [videorecording] / by Ansari, Aziz,1983-; Daniels, Greg,1963-; Jones, Rashida.; Offerman, Nick,1970-; Plaza, Aubrey,1984-; Poehler, Amy,1971-; Pratt, Chris,1979-; Schneider, Paul,1976-; Schur, Michael,1975-; Deedle-Dee Productions.; Open 4 Business Production (Firm); Universal Media Studios.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Paul Schneider, Nick Offerman.Dedicated government employee Leslie Knope and her fellow colleagues return for big laughs from the small town of Pawnee, Indiana, in the hilarious third season of Parks and Recreation. Their funny antics continue as they ramp up for their most important civic project yet: the Harvest Festival. As Leslie Knope plans, prepares and publicizes, her colleagues take on other challenges such as a crippling flu, the statewide softball tournament, and more.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, dual layer format ; anamorphic widescreen presentation (1.78:1) ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; region 1.
Subjects: Local government; Recreation agencies; Small cities; Television comedies.;
For private home use only.
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Shattered / by Hardt, Helen,author.;
"Ryan Steel is known in Snow Creek as the handsomest Steel brother with the most jovial personality. Now that his busy grape harvest and winemaking season is over, he's happy to spend time with his family and help his brothers Talon and Jonah celebrate their impending nuptials. The Steels are taking a well-deserved break from the conspiracy surrounding them -- until an unlikely woman and a long-buried secret shatter Ryan's world"--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Brothers; Vintners; Man-woman relationships;
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