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FromNew York Timesscience writer Jim Robbins comes a powerful examination of the fascinating and surprising world of birds: how they enrich our lives, help sustain the planet, and have a lot to teach us about being human.

<p>This handsome box set of 100 postcards features original watercolor illustrations from David Sibley, America's leading ornithologist.</p><p>Culled from The Sibley Field Guide to Birds, each bird is lovingly rendered in watercolors by David Sibley and chosen with their individual beauty and prominence in the country (with special focus on backyard birds) in mind. Housed in an elegant keepsake box, these postcards are ideal for mailing to friends and family, framed and used as décor, or attached to presents as unique gift tags.</p>

<b>Darryl Cheng, bestselling author of <i>New Plant Parent</i>, is back with the first book for indoor gardeners who want to step up from basic plant care to creating rewarding plant collections.</b><br/><br/>The world of indoor gardening is exploding with desirable new and unusual plants. Thanks to the resources of the internet and social media, finding amazing varieties has never been easier-but knowing how to get maximum enjoyment from this enticing world is not so easy. Darryl Cheng brings his knowledge-based approach to the quest, offering collecting suggestions to suit every level of experience, and describing the riches of twenty-two different plant groups, from anthuriums to tillandsias. As always, he focuses on meeting each plant's requirements for light and moisture, and he provides practical ways to create optimal growing conditions at home. To inspire readers, there are photographs showing the dazzling variety of colors, forms, and patterns that each group offers.<br/><br/>For Cheng, the happy indoor gardener learns to appreciate plants as living things that undergo stages of growth, decline, and rebirth. He teaches the joys of propagation, so that anyone can produce new life from old, increasing and sharing the world's wealth of beautiful plants.

<b>Take a master class by one of the world's greatest living bonsai masters!</b><br/><br/>Kunio Kobayashi is one the world's most recognized bonsai artists. In this comprehensive book, he presents all the essential techniques needed to plant and maintain the most popular types of bonsai-from pines, cypress and cedar to flowering trees and other beloved varieties, including grasses.<br/><br/><b><i>Bonsai Master Class</i> is a book for new fans and longtime aficionados alike, showing you how, with the help of human hands, a bonsai tree can evolve and thrive over centuries. This book provides you with all the vital information you need, including:</b><br/><ul><li>A thorough explanation of the basic bonsai types and styles, and their characteristics</li><li>Guidance in the art of selecting the right plants, pots and spaces to display your bonsai</li><li>Tips on getting started including purchasing the plants, assembling the necessary tools and choosing the soils</li><li>Advice and techniques for planting, repotting, watering, pruning, shaping, wiring and protecting your plants, including a seasonal schedule of tasks for each type of bonsai</li><li>Detailed lessons for specific bonsai varieties like Japanese cypress, red pine, maple, zelkova, sakura and more! </li></ul><br/>You'll be inspired by Kobayashi's award-winning bonsai ranging from classic types to out-of-the-box originals, showing how this art form is as individual as it is traditional. His book will become your bible as you nurture and cultivate your skills and knowledge of these venerable plants.

Nuclear War, Env. Catastrophe [Bok / Pocket]

<p><b>These stunning posters from Katie Scott's bestselling <i>Arboretum</i> are perfect for pinning on your walls.</b><br/><br/>This large-format poster book lets you decorate your walls with images from Katie Scott's bestselling <i>Arboretum</i>, created in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Featuring beautiful trees from around the world including majestic redwoods and fragrant apple blossoms, this is a stunning collection of prints.<br/><br/>The posters are double-sided, with the reverse showing a black-and-white, annotated version of the full-colour illustration.</p>