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Award-winning poet and novelist Helen Humphreys returns to her series of nature meditations in this gorgeously written and illustrated book that takes a deep look at the forgotten world of herbariums and the people who amassed collections of plant specimens in the 19th and 20th centuries. From Emily Dickinson’s and Henry David Thoreau’s collections to the amateur naturalists whose names are forgotten but whose collections still grace our world, herbariums are the records of the often-humble plants that are still with us and those that are lost.

For the soldier on the front lines of World War II, a lifetime of terror and suffering could be crammed into a few horrific hours of combat. This was especially true for members of the 99th Infantry Division who repelled the Germans in the Battle of the Bulge and engaged in some of the most dramatic, hard-fought actions of the war.

Twelve-year-old Amos Ferguson is a blond, blue-eyed boy of mixed Cherokee and Scottish heritage, the son of a physician and the grandson of a gentleman farmer. Despite wealth and education, however, the family has no recourse when a drifter forges a bill of sale to their plantation: Georgia state law forbids anyone with Native American blood from testifying in court.

Summer, 1986. Five friends gathered in a basement for a game of Dungeons & Dragons. The plan was simple: roll the dice, fight some monsters, and kill a few hours before curfew. But when lightning strikes and the old arcade cabinet in the corner shorts out, the game comes alive. Steel meets bone. Magic burns the sky. Every roll matters, every wound bleeds, and the dungeon they built starts to build itself. Now the friends who dreamed of adventure are trapped inside it.

Ghini Freeman is a single mother who doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit. Even six months after her thirteen-year-old daughter, Jeannie, was taken from a class field trip, she continues to pour everything into finding her daughter. Could monsters be responsible for Jeannie’s abduction? Ghini doesn’t want to believe it. But could it already be too late? As temperatures heat up the colony of monsters begins to expand its reach throughout the Black Hills but is the hive fracturing? Or is everything going to plan?

At the age of seventeen, Lucille Odom finds herself in the middle of an unexpected domestic crisis. As she helps guide her family through its discontent, Lucille discovers in herself a woman rich in wisdom, rich in humor, and rich in love...

Family drama is bad enough without adding magic and human sacrifice. Ten years ago, Paxton Locke's mother killed his father in a mysterious ritual that - thankfully - went incomplete. Now, Paxton makes his living as a roving paranormal investigator, banishing spirits while Mother languishes in jail. When a terrified ghost warns him of a dangerous, newly freed entity, Paxton faces a fight far beyond simple exorcism. In a battle for his very soul, will he be able to endure - or simply fade away?

Where does consciousness come from? What is it? Where is it taking us? In 1971 Nicholas Humphrey spent three months at Dian Fossey's gorilla research centre in Rwanda. It was there, among the mountain gorillas that he began to focus on the philosphical and scientific puzzle that has fascinated him ever since: the problem of how a human being or animal can know what it is like to be itself. The Inner Eye describes where these original speculations led: to Humphrey's now celebrated theories of the 'social function of intellect' and of human beings as natural born 'mind-readers'. Easy to read,...

Distinguished guests nominate a great musician for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives For 20 years, Great Lives has been a linchpin of Radio 4, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. In it, a household name is invited to choose one of their heroes to discuss...

They thought it was just an old camera. They were wrong. When Jesse and his friends buy a vintage Polaroid from a strange woman at a flea market, they expect retro fun and creepy snapshots. But the first photo they take shows someone they know—terrified, mid-run, seconds before death. By morning, he's gone. Each new picture shows another person. Another scene. Another death that hasn't happened yet.

Modern Protestant Christianity often overlooks the background of the inter-testamental books of Wisdom. The Apostles were very familiar with these books, however; and made frequent allusions to them throughout the New Testament. When these copious allusions are considered, it illustrates a worldview that had already diverged significantly from the ancient Hebrew traditions, and is closer to the Greek Bible version of the Septuagint which they more often used.

Listen to radio's famous gumshoes and well-remembered cops. From the fog-bound shores of San Francisco to the insurance investigations of radio's famous expense account investigator; from the riotous actions of famous gang busters to the reality based exploits of Los Angles detectives.

Famous fans choose their favourite writers for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives. For 20 years, Great Lives has been a cornerstone of the Radio 4 schedules, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. Each week, a well-known personality is invited to select someone who has inspired them. They then discuss the 'Great Life' with the presenter and a guest expert to decide whether their hero really merits the accolade.

Well-known personalities pick their favourite entertainers for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives One of the BBC's most acclaimed programmes, Great Lives has been a regular Radio 4 fixture for 20 years, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. Every week, a...

The legends of giants have been whispered across time, their tales of unimaginable strength and fiery rage woven into the myths of humanity. But in the frozen peaks of the Hindu Kush, one such legend has awakened—a red-haired monstrosity, larger and more fearsome than any creature the world has ever known. Fueled by an ancient curse and an insatiable hunger, it threatens to raze everything in its path.

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is a 43-year-old mother of four and grandmother of two, an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice activist and a recovering alcoholic. She is a mixed-raced woman, the daughter of a white Scottish Roman Catholic woman and a Black Church of England man. When she was two, her parents separated and Sabrina, her mother and her white-presenting younger sister moved to a small market town where no one looked like her. From as young as she can remember, she was the subject of verbal and physical racist abuse.

In the summer of 1987, a mysterious carnival appears overnight on the outskirts of a small town—its glowing lights and haunting music promising dreams fulfilled. But for Jake, Riley, Amber, Dare, and Jimmy, the carnival offers only fear, twisted reflections of their worst nightmares, and a sinister game they never asked to play. When Jimmy disappears inside the carnival, the friends must venture deeper into its surreal horrors to rescue him.

Meet Danny, a former elementary school teacher coming to terms with life as a human servant to a couple of vampires. Follow as she navigates the complex, deadly, and often disturbing world of vampires. It's a thankless job, but someone has to do it. Especially if the reward is eternal life.

Hosted by the mysterious Ordo Occultatum, Paxton Locke stands accused of high crimes and will be judged on his skill at magic. Proving his worth in a morally twisted school for wizards was the last thing Paxton expected, but his fate hangs in the balance. Prove his worth, and the Ordo could be a powerful ally in the wars to come. Fail and die.

When Jordan H. and his friends find an old Choose Your Own Adventure book at a forgotten bookstore, it seems like a harmless throwback—until the game begins to bleed into their lives. With each turn of the page, reality shifts, and the book's sinister challenges come to life around them.