页数： 0 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2017-2-9

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英文简介: The Silk Road - a name that has enchanted for centuries. Yet a well kept secret, even today, is that this fabled route linking Europe with Asia is also the most spectacular floral region on earth. Chris and Basak Gardner offer a unique pictorial celebration of the plants and scenery to be found along its 5,000 miles. Embracing Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Central Asia and China, more than five hundred of the finest wild flowers are depicted together with the beautiful landscapes in which these botanical paradises are found. With an accompanying text giving descriptions of the species, plant families and their distribution, as well as information on photographing plants in the wild, this unique book will amaze and delight not only those with an interest in the spectacular and legendary landscapes that form the Silk Road but also plantsmen and horticulturalists worldwide.

页数： 288 到书日期： 2016-8-10 上传日期： 2016-7-28

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英文简介: At once delicate, exotic, and elegant, orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recogniza- ble beauty. Found in nearly every climate, the many species of orchids have carried symbolic weight in countless cultures over time. What is it about the orchid that has enthralled the imagi- nation for so many centuries? And why do they still provoke so much wonder? To answer, Jim Endersby offers a unique cultural history of this captivating family of plants.

Following the stories of orchids throughout history, Endersby divides our attraction to them into four key themes: science, empire, sex, and death. He also reveals how Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution became intimately entangled with the story of the orchid as he investigated their methods of cross-pollination. As Endersby shows, orchids—perhaps because of their ex- traordinarily diverse colors, shapes, and sizes—have also bloomed repeatedly in films, novels, plays, and poems, from Shakespeare to science fiction, from hard-boiled thrillers to elaborate modernist novels.

Featuring many gorgeous illustrations from the collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Orchid: A Cultural History tells, for the first time, the extraordinary story of orchids and our pro- lific interest in them. It is a tale sure to enchant not only gardeners and plant collectors, but any- one curious about the flower’s obsessive hold on the imagination in history, cinema, literature, and more.

页数： 230 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2016-3-21

中文概要: 本书既是一个号召，也是人类与大麻这种具有治疗效果但是颇具争议的植物之间关系的缓和。Steve DeAngelo是Harborside卫生服务中心的创始人，那是世界上最大的医用大麻产地，并号召让能够起到健身催化作用的大麻得以合法化。他的观点是，大麻本来就不是用来娱乐的，这个想法挑战读者，促使他们重新审视自己所知的有关大麻的一切。

本书回答了有关这种植物的一些问题，通过广泛的研究展开一场激荡思想的讨论，即有关大麻的科学以及法律，以及大麻从生物学、心理学以及精神角度对于人类造成的影响。本书仿佛是一个文化评论家透过社会正义的镜片审视这一切，DeAngelo解释了禁止大麻使用是如何扭曲了我们的家庭、工作场所、医生的办公室以及法庭。本书希望国家制定政策时能够考虑这种有一半美国人实际正在吸食的物质，毕竟大麻给我们带来了不少好处。(LYR)

英文简介: The Cannabis Manifesto is both a call to action and a radical vision of humans’ relationship with this healing but controversial plant. Steve DeAngelo, the founder of Harborside Health Center, the world’s largest medical-cannabis dispensary, presents a compelling case for cannabis as a wellness catalyst that must be legalized. His view that there is no such thing as recreational cannabis use challenges readers to rethink everything they thought they knew about marijuana.

The Cannabis Manifesto answers essential questions about the plant, using extensive research to fuel a thoughtful discussion about cannabis science and law, as well as its biological, mental, and spiritual effects on human beings. With a cultural critic’s eye peering through the lens of social justice, DeAngelo explains how cannabis prohibition has warped our most precious institutions from the family, to the workplace, to the doctor s office and the courtroom. In calling for a realistic national policy on a substance that has been used by half of all Americans, this essential primer will forever change the way the world thinks about cannabis, its benefits, and the laws governing its use.

页数： 168 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2016-3-3

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英文简介: From one of America’s most sensitive and fervent nature writers comes this classic of herbal lore and legend. This is not strictly a gardening book (although there is plenty for the gardener to learn in it), but a singular example of a man thinking about what he grows—not only how it grows, but its roots in religion, the Bible, history and medicine.

Beston described his efforts as “part garden book, part musing study of our relation to nature through the oldest group of plants known to gardeners.” But, as Roger Swain observes in his moving introduction, “Herbs and the Earth has an intensity that evokes the herbs themselves, as if, pressed between the pages, their aroma has seeped into the pages.” The book is lovingly illustrated with the woodcuts of the great American stone cutter/letter designer/craftsman John Howard Benson.

页数： 352 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2016-1-12

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英文简介: Nothing beats the taste and smell of a tomato freshly picked from your own garden. And there’s a certain pride in knowing that the salad you just served was harvested entirely from your backyard. But growing your own fruits, vegetables and herbs can be time-consuming and feel overwhelmingly complicated.

Food to Grow simplifies every growing decision you’ll need to make. Frankie helps you evaluate your space, decide just how much time you want to invest and then make the smartest choices about which plants will give you the best bang for your buck. He guides you through the entire growing season from prepping and planning, to planting, weeding and harvesting (the best part!).

Loaded with gorgeous photography that will have you desperate to get digging, Food to Grow will help you make your dream of home-grown treats a fun and tasty reality, whether you have space for a few pots or a back forty.

页数： 456 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2015-12-11

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英文简介: From the Creators of the New York Times Bestseller Essential Oils for Beginners

The healing properties of essential oils are virtually limitless. You can put them to work today without the hassle, expense, and frustration that come with consulting doctors and taking prescription medicines.

Essential Oils Natural Remedies offers essential oils practitioners of all levels a comprehensive home reference for a lifetime of health-related needs.

• Easy-to-navigate A-to-Z guide to remedies that heal or mitigate symptoms for a range of ailments, from acne to migraines to Parkinson’s disease, and more
• Special features explain how to diffuse oils, make a compress, and offer healing massage
• Over 170 ailments covered and over 300 homemade remedies included
• Profiles of 75 essential oils to know and use, including info on medicinal uses, application methods, blending, and precautions
• Reviews the 10 most popular essential oils brands and their products
Take the power to heal back into your own hands with essential oils for all of your everyday health needs.

页数： 176 到书日期： 2015-12-18 上传日期： 2015-12-9

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英文简介: This remarkable book reveals the story of 40 of the world’s most fascinating plants. The plants are explored through specially selected facsimile texts from the Archives at Kew and expert introductions, as well as exceptional and beautiful illustrations. The Botanical Treasury also includes 40 beautifully reproduced prints of the plants which can then be framed, allowing the reader to truly appreciate these magnificent plants.

页数： 224 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2015-11-19

中文概要: 没有植物的话，地球上就不会出现生命。邱园植物园以其令人叹为观止的花草树木而闻名，但这个世界遗产站点也是一个具有全球重要意义的科学和历史的组织。自十八世纪以来，科学家和园艺大师运用邱园内的植物来萃取知识，以预先获取了解地球的环境，以及这些植物如何去受益於人类的知识。

配套BBC2 系列的第二部《邱园一年》，这部迷人的科普读物，带我们来到BBC近期播放的《植物王国》幕后，得以让我们通过邱园的海外工作人员，一睹在英国皇家植物园和韦克赫斯特(Wakehurst)植物园- 进入千禧年种子银行。从鉴定植物学到面临灭绝的微观植物，从对草药对治疗阿尔茨海默氏症的研究，到蒙特色拉特岛（位于美洲）肆虐的火山植物的再植，这本书向我们展示了，公众所不知的邱园内所不为人知的大量工作，在这个过程中，得以让普通大众，了解生物的多样性，实际养护和经济植物学。(Sandy)

英文简介: Without plants, there would be no life on earth. Kew Gardens is famous for its breathtaking displays of flowers and tree,s but this World Heritage Site is also a globally important scientific and historical organization. Scientists and gardeners use the plants and knowledge that have been collected at Kew since the eighteenth century to advance understanding of the earth’s environment and of how plant lfe can be used for human benefit.

Published to accompany the ten-part BBC2 series A New Year at Kew, this fascinating book takes us behind the scenes to show the extraordinary range of work carried out at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place - home to the Millenium Seed Bank - and by Kew staff overseas. From using forensic botant to micropagating plants facing extinction, from investigating herbal cures from Alzheimer’s disease to replanting the volcano-ravaged island of Montserrat, the book shows us aspects of Kew’s work that are largely hidden from view abut the benefits of which are far reachingl In the process it provides an absorbing and accessible introduction to such topical subjects as biodiversity, practical conservation and economic botany.

Lavishly illustrated and filled with engrossing stories and engaging characters, this book brings to life the world of Kew and the global importance of its work.

页数： 192 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2015-11-11

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英文简介: Of all the beverages enjoyed around the world, tea is drunk almost the most; it is second only to water. Deriving from the camellia (a plant family from Asia), just the top snippets of the mature evergreen shrub, Camellia sinensis, are picked to make tea. Simply pouring boiling water over the leaves creates an enormously popular drink that is relished right around the globe. Yet most people who enjoy a cup of tea are aware of only an odd fact or two about the plant’s cultivation, its amazing history and roles in culture and ceremony.

Did you know that iced tea was first served during a heat wave at the St Louis World Fair in 1904 and that in 1773 the Boston Tea Party marked the start of the American Revolution? This exquisite book uncovers many such fascinating facts together with traditional lore, anecdotes, and tea’s vital role in customs, history, health and heritage. Both the preparation and presentation of tea have a fascinating story to tell, too. Discover how it is served, including the ritualized protocol in Chinese and Japanese tea ceremonies; as one Chinese proverb says, ‘Only a hasty person drinks tea with a fork’. Meanwhile, explore the amazing range of china tea sets, novelty and ceremonial teapots, Russian samovars and teaspoons as well as the traditions of teatime and tea parties.

页数： 384 到书日期： 2015-7-21 上传日期： 2015-7-16

中文概要: 《野草的智慧》是唯一一本介绍如何在全世界范围内寻找十三种可食用野草的书籍，书中对每一种野草都进行了详尽的分析，以及其药用价值和急救效用。本书并不仅仅是一本野外寻找食物的书籍，也是一份人类生存的全球计划。当卡特里娜•布莱尔11岁的时候，她的生活发生了一个重大的改变，她发现自己能与植物对话，并善加利用它们。自此以后，卡特里娜就经常花费几个月的时间在野外，只吃她找寻到的食物，并成为了一位野生植物倡导者、社区活动家、园丁和主厨，并在全球范围内授课展示她的觅食方法及其代表的一种健康的生活方式。卡特里娜在《野草的智慧》中反应出的是一种清醒、现实、非常乐观的态度。如果我们能睁大眼睛去寻找这些就在我们鼻子底下的野草，而不是对其斩草除根，我们的食物资源就得到了很大的保障。《野草的智慧》教授读者在这个充满科技、商品农业和加工食品的时代获得心灵和身体上的双重治愈。但我们如果能熟知这十三种可食用的遍布全球的野草，我们就永远不会挨饿了，我们还能更接近人类本性，并免费享受到最新鲜、最自然、最营养的食物。这十三种遍布每个地区的植物是蒲公英、锦葵、马齿苋、车前草、蓟、苋菜、码头草、芥末、草、繁缕、三叶草、羊草和虎杖。这些特别的植物维系了大自然的更替，供给了人类的生存，生长在人类文明涉及到的任何一块土地，从炙热的沙漠到严寒的极地，跟随着人类的脚步。确实，人类对于地球的破坏使得我们的食物供给岌岌可危，但这十三种野草却生长得更加繁茂。这本书是世世代代都要相传的生存秘籍，其中包含了一百多种特别的食谱，利用植物的根、种子来制作汤、色拉、卷心菜色拉、饼干、香蒜酱、种子面包、种子黄油、粥、植物粉、酸菜、果汁、牛奶等食物。这些野草的急救功效体现在可以被制作成为药酒、药茶、药膏等；自我保健/美容功效则体现在能被制作成为沐浴露、漱口水、牙膏牙刷，面膜等。无论读者是在家还是旅游，这本书都会让你用最少的费用和力气获得最大的健康。（XAT）

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