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Chasing Plants - Journeys with a Botanist Through Rainforests, Swamps and Mountains by Chris Thorogood
Category: Gardening
In his hair-raising adventures across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Chris Thorogood treads a death-defying path over cliffs, up erupting volcanoes, through typhoons, and out into the very heart of the world's vast, green wilderness. Along the way, he encounters pitcher plants, irises and orc ...Show more
Curious Creatures on Our Shores by Chris Thorogood
Category: Nature
Beachcombing, overturning a boulder, or simply parting the strands of seaweed in a rock pool can offer a glimpse into a thriving underwater world of astonishing creatures. Starfish which, upon losing an arm, can grow a new one; ethereal moon jellyfish pulsating in the current; baby sharks hatching from ...Show more
Oxford Botanic Garden - A Guide by Simon Hiscock; Chris Thorogood
Category: Gardening
Oxford Botanic Garden has occupied its central Oxford site next to the river Cherwell continuously since its foundation in 1621 and is the United Kingdom's oldest botanic garden. Today, the Garden holds a collection of more than five thousand different types of plant, some of which exist nowhere else an ...Show more
The Botany of Gin by Chris Thorogood; Simon Hiscock
Category: Food & Wine
From its roots in ancient Greek herbal medicine, the popular spirit we now know as gin was first established by the Dutch in the sixteenth century as a juniper-infused tincture to cure fevers. During London's "gin craze" in the eighteenth century, the spirit gained popularity--and notoriety--as consumpt ...Show more
Weird Plants by Chris Thorogood
Category: Gardening
In this little book of horrors, Chris Thorogood reveals the weird, the wonky, and the sinister specimens he has encountered during his travels in the wide world of plants. Far from passively absorbing the sun's rays, these plants kill, steal and kidnap, making them dynamic participants in the ecosystems ...Show more
When Plants Took over the Planet - The Incredible Evolutionary Journey of Plants by Chris Thorogood; Hannah Bailey (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Incredible Evolution Ser.
This large-format, highly illustrated book will guide readers through the key aspects of the life of plants, from early ferns which were most certainly munched on by dinosaurs, to carnivorous plants that snap and "attack" their prey, or powerful medicinal plants that can heal ailments and boost health. ...Show more
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