Fifty ​Plants that Changed the Course of History

Scott Cunningham - Magical ​Herbalism
Natural ​magic utilizes the world around us for magical purposes. Herbs are one of the most important tools for natural magic, and the best introduction to this system is found in Scott Cunningham's Magical Herbalism. This book presents a complete system of magic using herbs. You will learn the theory of magic and the tools you'll need. Then you'll get countless techniques for using herbs for magic. Need a protection method? "Pick several protective herbs and bind the stems together with red thread, then hang them up. This practice dates back to Babylonian times." You'll find a list of over 115 herbs that details their magical powers, so you can easily find which ones are protective in nature. How about a divination using herbs? "Get a small quantity of dried patchouly, mugwort, or wormwood. Crumble the herb between your hands until it is finely diminished. Next, pour it into a small square pan (glass or ceramic). Light yellow candles and place the pan on your working area. Close your eyes, extend the index finger of your weak hand, and gently touch the center of the pan with its tip. Move it at random in the pan, shifting from one direction to another ... Now, remove your finger, open your eyes, and interpret the symbols you have just written in the herb." All of the techniques, rituals, spells, talismans, healing methods, and charms are this easy. And most importantly, they work! You'll also find how to make and use incenses, scented oils, perfumes, fluid condensers, and so much more. Here is your chance to work with a beautiful and simple system. Give it a try! You won't be disappointed.

Ismeretlen szerző - Plant ​Invasion in Protected Areas
Focuses ​on ecology and science of plant invasions in Protected Areas (PAs) Features global and regional case studies as well as island systems Examines result of research in Protected Areas (PAs) Includes scientific advice for PA managers on how to approach management and integrate this into overall PA operations Valuable tool for PA and park management authorities This book is the first comprehensive global review of all aspects of alien plant invasions in protected areas. It provides insights into advances in invasion ecology emanating from work in protected areas, and the link to locally relevant management support for protected areas. The book provides in-depth case studies, illuminating interesting and insightful knowledge that can be shared across the global protected area network. The book includes the collective understanding of 80 ecologists and managers to extract as much information as possible that will support the long-term management of protected areas, and the biodiversity and associated ecosystem services they maintain. “This outstanding volume draws together pretty much all that can be said on this topic, ranging from the science, through policy, to practical action”. Dr. Simon N. Stuart, IUCN Species Survival Commission, UK. "This important and timely volume addresses two of the most serious problems affecting biodiversity conservation today: assessing the extent to which protected areas are impacted by biological invasions and the complex problems of managing these impacts. Written by leading specialists, it provides a comprehensive overview of the issues and gives detailed examples drawn from protected areas across the world". Professor Vernon H. Heywood, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, UK

Harold C. Bold - Constantine J. Alexopoulos - Theodore Delevoryas - Morphology ​of Plants and Fungi
Ehhez a könyvhöz nincs fülszöveg, de ettől függetlenül még rukkolható/happolható.

Bill Laws - Ötven ​növény, amely megváltoztatta a történelmet
Ez ​a különlegesen szép kötet látványosan mutatja be azokat a növényeket, amelyek a legnagyobb hatással voltak az emberi civilizációra. Szó esik olyan termesztett gabonákról, mint a rizs és a búza, amelyek az emberiség nagy részét táplálják, és olyan fűszer- és gyógynövényekről, amelyeket nagyra értékelünk gyógyító hatásuk vagy különleges zamatuk miatt. A könyv különböző korok gazdasági, politikai és társadalmi eseményeinek tükrében veszi sorra azokat a növényeket, amelyek a történelem folyamán a legfontosabbnak bizonyultak.

Bear Grylls - Tracks ​of the Tiger
Volcano ​eruption! Beck and his friend are on a relaxing holiday in Borneo, visiting orang-utan sanctuaries and hanging out by the pool. Except that when they spend the afternoon out in the jungle, things take an unexpected turn, and a volcano eruption leaves them stranded and alone. Beck must use all his skills to survive the dangers of the jungles and swamps of Borneo - can he get them to safety alive?

Ismeretlen szerző - Tér ​és idő határán
Ehhez a könyvhöz nincs fülszöveg, de ettől függetlenül még rukkolható/happolható.

Joy Adamson - Peoples ​of Kenya
"Portrays ​in water-colors, photographs, word-pictures the rich variety of a rapidly disappearing way of life....the weird and beautiful experience of a journey through a lost dimension in time." Saturday Review

Ismeretlen szerző - A ​Karancs-Medves és a Cseres-hegység Tájvédelmi Körzet
A ​magyarországi Karancs–Medves Tájvédelmi Körzet és a szlovákiai Cseres-hegység Tájvédelmi Körzet (Chránená Krajinná Oblasť Cerová vrchovina) természeti és kultúrtörténeti értékeinek megőrzéséért fáradozó magyarországi és szlovákiai természetvédők együttműködése – közel húsz éve – a két terület védetté nyilvánításának előkészítése időszakában kezdődött. Eredményeként létrejött az országhatár mentén közvetlenül csatlakozó két védett természeti terület. A munka természettudományi kutatások, faj- és élőhelyvédelmi tervek és programok megvalósításával, a közös ismeretterjesztési, oktatási és nevelési tevékenység megindításával és a két ország polgárait egyformán szolgáló bemutatóhelyek, tanösvények kialakításával folytatódott. Az elmúlt két évtized közös munkája alapozta meg azt a döntést, hogy az összegyűlt ismeretanyagot az érdeklődők elé tárjuk. A teljesség igényével indított munka olyan hatalmas terjedelmű lett, amit ésszerű határok közé kellett szorítani és könyv formába rendezni, szerkeszteni. A szerzők és a szerkesztők összehangolt munkája eredményeként megszületett a kötet, ami a térség alapműveként összegzi az eddigi eredményeket és lehetőséget teremt a következő nemzedékek további munkálkodására. Fogadják ezért olyan szeretettel a szerzők munkáját, amilyen odaadással és gondossággal ők azt készítették, és legyen hasznára az itt élőknek és a természetvédelem ügyének egyformán.

Marjorie Blamey - Richard Fitter - A ​Handguide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
A ​comprehensive guide to wild trees, shrubs and flowering plants covering the whole of Britain and Ireland, plus Europe from the Arctic to the Alps. nearly 2000 species are described, and 1450 are illustrated in colour.

Ismeretlen szerző - A ​Mátrai Tájvédelmi Körzet
A ​Bükki Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság monográfiái sorozat 4. kötete a 25 éve létrehozott Mátrai Tájvédelmi Körzet területén és táji környezetében lévő természeti és kulturális örökséget tárja fel. A kötet alkotói bemutatják a Kárpátok belső vulkáni övezetéhez tartozó Mátra földtni értékeit, gazdag formakincsét, a vulkáni utóműködés során képződött értelepek vonzásában kialakult bányák és a hegytetőkön megbújó őskori erődített telepek, valamint középkori várak történetét. Az írások átfogó képet adnak a cseres-tölgyesek, a bükkösök vagy éppen a hegyi rétek gazdag élővilágáról csakúgy, mint a hegységet megában foglaló tájegységben folyó természetvédelmi tevékenységről.

Emily Brontë - The ​Complete Poems of Emily Jane Brontë
_Az ​1992-es, Gezari-féle kiadás fülszövege:_ This volume constitutes the first major edition of Emily Brontë's complete poems to appear for half a century. "A family in whom appears to run a certain instinct of song ... rising, in that of Ellis, into an inspiration," wrote the _Athenaeum_, reviewing _Poems_ (1846) by the "three brothers" Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. Twenty-one of Emily Brontë's poems appeared in that volume, passionate songs of the spirit and of nature, and they were the only poems of hers to be published in her lifetime. For this new edition Janet Gezari has arranged the poems as nearly as possible in chronological order of composition, printing the published texts of the 1846 poems but otherwise taking the most recent manuscript versions. She also provides a scholarly introduction and extensive textual and contextual annotations to the poems.

Lincoln Taiz - Eduardo Zeiger - Plant ​Physiology
Continues ​to set the standard for textbooks in the field, making plant physiology accessible to virtually every student. With free companion website for students.

Paul Huson - Mastering ​Herbalism
Mastering ​Herbalism shows how to make jams, sauces, soups, meat, desserts, beer, wine, teas, perfumes, incenses, beauty products, cures, aphrodisiacs, and potions with a variety of herbs and spices.

Gavin Pretor-Pinney - The ​Wavewatcher's Companion
One ​bright February afternoon on a beach in Cornwall, Gavin Pretor-Pinney took a break from cloudspotting and started watching the waves rolling into shore. Mesmerised, he wondered where they had come from, and decided to find out. He soon realised that waves don't just appear on the ocean, they are everywhere around us, and our lives depend on them. From the rippling beats of our hearts, to the movement of food through our digestive tracts and of signals across our brains, waves are the transport systems of our bodies. Everything we see and hear reaches us via light and sound waves, and our information age is reliant on the microwaves and infrared waves used by the telephone and internet infrastructure. From shockwaves unleashed by explosions to torsional waves that cause suspension bridges to collapse, from sonar waves that allow submarines to 'see' with sound to Mexican waves that sweep through stadium crowds...there were waves, it seemed, wherever Gavin looked. But what, he wondered, could they all have in common with ones we splash around in on holiday? By the time he made the ultimate surfer's pilgrimage to Hawaii, Gavin had become a world-class wavewatcher, although he was still rubbish at surfing. And, while this fascinating, funny book may not teach you how to ride the waves, it will show you how to tune into the shapes, colours and forms of life's many undulations.

Gavin Pretor-Pinney - The ​Cloudspotter's Guide
'The ​clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger of being overlooked...' Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the chairman and founder member of the Cloud Appreciation Society. He contends that we are blessed in this country with a uniquely rich and varied cloudscape, which has hitherto been sadly undervalued. His book teaches us to appreciate their different varieties - the cumulus, nimbostratus and Morning Glory to name only a few - and all their beauties and significances, both meteorological and cultural. We learn how Hindus believed the cumulus clouds were the spiritual cousins of elephants, how thermal air currents act on fair weather cumuli, and how to save a fortune in psychiatric bills by using the clouds as Rorschach images that reflect our state of mind as well as nature's moods. Looking up will never be the same again.

Lesley Bremness - Fűszer- ​és gyógynövények
A ​Határozó Kézikönyvek a természet megismerésében és megértésében segítik az Olvasót. A gondosan összeválogatott, színes fényképek, a rövid, lényegre törő leírások segítséget nyújtanak élő és élettelen környezetünk, a növények, az állatok, az ásványok és a kőzetek világának megismeréséhez. Ezek a könnyen választható, szép kivitelű és tartalmas könyvek nem hiányozhatnak egyetlen természetet kedvelő felnőtt vagy gyermek könyvtárából sem.

Kerstin Ekman - The ​Dog
From ​the author of the highly acclaimed Blackwater comes a beautiful fable exploring the bond between a man and a dog In the heart of the tranquil countryside, a young puppy leaves his home to eagerly follow his mother and master. But away from the safe haven of the farm, the puppy soon becomes lost and is left to struggle for survival in the wild. Suddenly, he must find food and a safe place to sleep, and outwit his competitor, the fox. The puppy becomes wild himself, trusting no human and furiously fighting the hunting dogs that enter his domain. But one man is intrigued by the now-unruly dog and very slowly begins to gain his trust. Each day he visits the dog, bringing food and awakening memories of his distant domestic past. The lost relationship between man and dog is rebuilt in this sensitive and intelligent story about the true nature of trust and friendship.

James Herriot - James ​Herriot's Yorkshire
Here ​is James Herriot's best-selling personal tour through the beautiful, almost magical land of _All Creatures Great and Small_ and his new volume of memoirs, _Every Living Thing_. The gorgeous northern English countryside, depicted so memorably in James Herriot's internationally adored books, jumps to life here in more than two hundred full-color photographs that reveal the dales, the snowy hills, the becks and towns and farms in all their glory. Accompanying all this is a warmhearted text by the beloved veterinarian himself, who leads you through the countryside that he has made his own. And as you enjoy this book, he will make it yours as well.

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää - The ​Sun, My Father
_From ​the Preface_ Nils-Aslak Valkeapää was born in 1943 to a reindeer breeding family in Sapmi, homeland of the Sami, whom outsiders called "Lapps" or "Laplanders". A Finnish citizen, he lives in Both Norway and Finland. HE studies and received teacher's certification, but instead of teaching, devoted his life to the arts. A multimedia artist himself, he has aso given much of his time to helping other Sami artists and writers. His literary career began with a book of essays, published in Finnish in 1071. His paintings, drawings and photographs have been exhibited wildly. His acting career includes the role of the village chief in the well-known film, Pathfinder. He opened the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, in Lillehammer, Norway, by performing a sequence of yoiks, which he composed for the occasion. He served as teh first cultural coordinator in the World Council of Indigenous People. He says that he has never written with the aim of being translated and that some of his writing is "intended to be read only by Sami". Nils-Aslak Valkeapää's work serves as a link between past and present. The Sun, My Father is an example of this linking. According to one myth, the Sami are the children of the sun, and the poet honors that myth, reaching back into the Sami past from the point of view of modern Sami. Our translation team - Ralph Salisbury, Native Americal poet, Lars Nordström, Swedish translator, and Harald Gaski, Sami scholar - has had the usual task of translators, to render a version as faithful to the original text as possible and the same time poetically effective.

Dietmar Eckell - Happy ​End
_Happy ​End_ is a photo-book about miracles in aviation history – 15 airplanes that had forced landings but all on board survived and were rescued from the remote locations. The planes remain abandoned in nowhere since 10-70 years. This series is for me more than wrecks not worth to recover: it's surreal – beautiful airplanes in vast landscapes with wonderful stories. _Happy End_ is about heroes – the pilots who turned disasters into miracles, destiny – to survive a crash-landing and get found in nowhere, time – they crashed in seconds and then remained untouched for decades, space – even majestic airplanes can look lost in vast nature, “the end” – while most planes get scrapped in junk yards, these found a place to “rest in peace”. It started with my interest in the visual disruption of nostalgic technology in endless landscapes – but soon I got hooked to these planes/stories and spent almost 3 years researching and documenting them. Aviation miracles are rare and the planes remaining out there are very remote – but the challenge was motivation and it was like a pilgrimage to get to these “wonders” on 4 continents from Papua New Guinea to the Arctic Circle. My photography is not about documenting the planes' conditions & details but how they are embedded in grand nature after so many years. I try to capture the surreal beauty of these settings using high viewpoints or shooting through layers. Inspired by the shipwreck painters of the romantic period, I look for dramatic skies, late light or fall colors to “glorify” these wonderful planes.