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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- By: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known....
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Imperial measures? 🤦🏻♂️
- By Phil Corrigan on 06-09-20
By: Peter Wohlleben
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British Woodland
- How to Explore the Secret World of Our Forests
- By: Ray Mears
- Narrated by: Ray Mears
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Nobody sees and understands woodland better than Ray Mears. With deep natural history knowledge and practical woodcraft skills, gained over a lifetime of learning from the world's last remaining indigenous peoples, Ray offers a different way to experience our wooded landscapes....
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Another Mears survival book.
- By Peter on 19-05-23
By: Ray Mears
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Soil Science for Regenerative Agriculture
- A Comprehensive Guide to Living Soil, No-till Gardening, Composting and Natural Farming - Complete with a Step-by-Step Action Plan to Quickly Grow Soil
- By: Amélie des Plantes
- Narrated by: Al Pagano
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), each year, an estimated 24 billion tons of fertile soil are lost due to erosion. That’s a whopping 3.4 tons lost every year for each person on the planet....
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Soil-Tastic
- By Dan McGuinness on 11-07-23
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Woodsman
- By: Ben Law
- Narrated by: Ben Law
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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Ben Law has lived as a woodsman in Prickly Nut Wood for over 20 years....
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Might not be what you expect but a great listen
- By Big Ayd on 13-04-13
By: Ben Law
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The Witch's Garden
- Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine
- By: Sandra Lawrence
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens....
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amazing book, narration not ideal
- By Lily Cheetah on 11-09-23
By: Sandra Lawrence
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David Attenborough's Life Stories
- The Complete Collection
- By: David Attenborough
- Narrated by: David Attenborough
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Collected together for the very first time, this is the complete series one and two of Life Stories, written and presented by Sir David Attenborough....
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The natural world understood and narrated with perfection
- By marie on 23-10-23
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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- By: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known....
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Imperial measures? 🤦🏻♂️
- By Phil Corrigan on 06-09-20
By: Peter Wohlleben
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British Woodland
- How to Explore the Secret World of Our Forests
- By: Ray Mears
- Narrated by: Ray Mears
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Nobody sees and understands woodland better than Ray Mears. With deep natural history knowledge and practical woodcraft skills, gained over a lifetime of learning from the world's last remaining indigenous peoples, Ray offers a different way to experience our wooded landscapes....
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Another Mears survival book.
- By Peter on 19-05-23
By: Ray Mears
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Soil Science for Regenerative Agriculture
- A Comprehensive Guide to Living Soil, No-till Gardening, Composting and Natural Farming - Complete with a Step-by-Step Action Plan to Quickly Grow Soil
- By: Amélie des Plantes
- Narrated by: Al Pagano
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), each year, an estimated 24 billion tons of fertile soil are lost due to erosion. That’s a whopping 3.4 tons lost every year for each person on the planet....
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Soil-Tastic
- By Dan McGuinness on 11-07-23
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Woodsman
- By: Ben Law
- Narrated by: Ben Law
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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Ben Law has lived as a woodsman in Prickly Nut Wood for over 20 years....
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Might not be what you expect but a great listen
- By Big Ayd on 13-04-13
By: Ben Law
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The Witch's Garden
- Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine
- By: Sandra Lawrence
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens....
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amazing book, narration not ideal
- By Lily Cheetah on 11-09-23
By: Sandra Lawrence
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David Attenborough's Life Stories
- The Complete Collection
- By: David Attenborough
- Narrated by: David Attenborough
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Collected together for the very first time, this is the complete series one and two of Life Stories, written and presented by Sir David Attenborough....
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The natural world understood and narrated with perfection
- By marie on 23-10-23
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Food for Free (50th Anniversary Edition)
- By: Richard Mabey
- Narrated by: Chris Courtenay
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author and a plate section with identification guides for all major species....
By: Richard Mabey
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A Gardener's Guide to Botany
- The Biology Behind the Plants You Love, How They Grow, and What They Need
- By: Scott Zona
- Narrated by: Lee Osorio
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona....
By: Scott Zona
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Plant Science: An Introduction to Botany
- By: Catherine Kleier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Catherine Kleier
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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Dr. Catherine Kleier invites us to open our eyes to the phenomenal world of plant life and to the process she calls “Natura Revelata”, the joy of celebrating and learning from the secrets of nature....
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great listen but...
- By natasza on 23-05-19
By: Catherine Kleier, and others
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The Plant-Hunter's Atlas
- A World Tour of Botanical Adventures, Chance Discoveries and Strange Specimens
- By: Ambra Edwards, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
- Narrated by: Ambra Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The Plant Hunter's Atlas is a volume telling some of the most extraordinary tales of horticultural discovery and exploring the characters behind the stories....
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Great book but struggling with narration
- By Rosa on 10-05-23
By: Ambra Edwards, and others
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The Botany of Desire
- A Plant's-Eye View of the World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant....
By: Michael Pollan
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Fantastic Fungi
- How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet
- By: Paul Stamets
- Narrated by: Eugenia Bone
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
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Paul Stamets, the world’s preeminent mushroom and fungi expert, is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers to show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanity’s symbiotic relationship with nature.
By: Paul Stamets
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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice
- By: Mark J. Plotkin
- Narrated by: Mark J. Plotkin
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Abridged
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Author Mark Plotkin, chief ethnobotanist for Conservation International, has spent much of the past 15 years tracking the shamans of the northeast Amazon....
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Letdown by poor narration
- By Greycat on 11-01-09
By: Mark J. Plotkin
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The Psilocybin Connection
- Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution on the Planet—An Integral Approach
- By: Jahan Khamsehzadeh
- Narrated by: Nathan Agin
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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In an ambitious and comprehensive look at psilocybin—and an inside look at how humanity co-evolved alongside "magic" mushrooms—Jahan Khamsehzadeh, PhD, explores our historical and ancestral relationship to psychedelics and presents new and exciting research....
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Very insightful book!
- By julia osullivan on 02-01-24
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The Untold History of Healing
- Plant Lore and Medicinal Magic from the Stone Age to Present
- By: Wolf-Dieter Storl
- Narrated by: Ulf Bjorklund
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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The Untold History of Healing takes the listener on an exciting, expansive journey of the history of medicine from the Stone Age to modern times....
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Norwegian Wood
- The Guide to Chopping, Stacking and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way
- By: Lars Mytting, Robert Ferguson
- Length: 10 hrs
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Chopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more. Because our relationship to fire is so ancient, so universal, it seems that in learning about wood, you can also learn about life.
By: Lars Mytting, and others
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Soil
- The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
- By: Camille T. Dungy
- Narrated by: Camille T. Dungy
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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A seminal work expands how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Book Critics Circle Criticism finalist Camille T. Dungy diversifies her garden to reflect her heritage....
By: Camille T. Dungy
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Hedgelands
- A Wild Wander Around Britain's Greatest Habitat
- By: Christopher Hart
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In this joyous journey around the wild edges of Britain, Christopher Hart takes us through the life, ecology and history of the humble British hedge, showing us how this much-loved (but somewhat overlooked) feature is inextricably woven into our language, history and culture.
By: Christopher Hart
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Trollope
- An Autobiography
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Anthony Trollope is most famous for his portrait of the professional and landed classes of Victorian England, especially in his Palliser and Barsetshire novels. But he was also the author of one of the most fascinating...
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Atrocious sound quality - But still worth it
- By Kindle Kamper on 28-11-15
By: Anthony Trollope
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What We Sow
- On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds
- By: Jennifer Jewell
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jewell
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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Jennifer Jewell brings listeners on an insightful year-long journey exploring the outsize impact one of nature's smallest manifestations—the simple seed....
By: Jennifer Jewell
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Growing Mushrooms
- DIY Guide to Master Mushrooms Cultivation at Home Starting from Zero How to Grow Healthy Food and Make Profit
- By: Thiago P.K. Land
- Narrated by: William Harvey Jr.
- Length: 3 hrs
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Mushrooms aren’t just easy to grow and delicious to eat. Even for beginners, they represent an opportunity to start a lucrative business that is much easier than many other types of farming, which requires only limited experience or knowledge and doesn’t require acres of land....
By: Thiago P.K. Land
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To Speak for the Trees
- My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
- By: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
- Narrated by: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is not only the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests all of her powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change....
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wonderful book
- By M. Turner on 29-12-20
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The Road to Eleusis
- Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
- By: R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann
- Narrated by: David Bendena
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys....
By: R. Gordon Wasson, and others
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The Time Traveller's Herbal
- Stories and Recipes from the Historical Apothecary Cabinet
- By: Amanda Edmiston
- Narrated by: Amanda Edmiston
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
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Amanda Edmiston weaves a story through the recipes about the craft of the herbalist, tapping into the traditional knowledge passed down through generations and reworking it for the modern listener....
By: Amanda Edmiston
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The Secret Life of Plants
- A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
- By: Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird
- Narrated by: D. Michael Hope
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. A perennial best seller....
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Heavy and horrible
- By Aleksejs Skorodumovs on 07-04-23
By: Peter Tompkins, and others
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The Songs of Trees
- Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
- By: David George Haskell
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, David George Haskell
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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David Haskell's award-winning The Forest Unseen won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world....
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Enlightening and beautiful. Thank-you Mr Haskell.
- By Miss Katie Utting on 18-03-18
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The Secret Life of Fungi
- Discoveries from a Hidden World
- By: Aliya Whitely
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Fungi are unlike any other living thing - they’re almost magically unique. Welcome to this astonishing world....
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Surprise
- By Mrs. Lesley K. Urwin on 05-02-24
By: Aliya Whitely
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Most Delicious Poison
- The Story of Nature's Toxins―from Spices to Vices
- By: Noah Whiteman
- Narrated by: Noah Whiteman
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Nature’s toxins, how they evolved, and why we use and abuse them....
By: Noah Whiteman
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Buzz
- The Nature and Necessity of Bees
- By: Thor Hanson
- Narrated by: Brant Pope
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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From the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round....
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Fantastic
- By David Crowley on 19-02-23
By: Thor Hanson
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How to Grow Psilocybin Mushrooms at Home for Beginners
- 5 Comprehensive Magic Mushroom Growing Methods & All You Need to Know About Psilocybin
- By: Bil Harret, Anastasia V. Sasha
- Narrated by: Raven Ashborne
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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This book offers an introductory guide to psilocybin—magic—mushrooms and how to grow them at home. Whether you’re a beginner looking to get into mushroom cultivation or an enthusiast of the medicinal qualities of psilocybin, this is the book for you.
By: Bil Harret, and others
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Fantastic Fungi
- How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet
- By: Paul Stamets
- Narrated by: Eugenia Bone
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Mushrooms and fungi will change your life—and save the planet. Paul Stamets, the world’s preeminent mushroom and fungi expert, is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. Together these luminaries show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanity’s symbiotic relationship with nature.
By: Paul Stamets
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Mushrooms
- River Cottage Handbook, Book 1
- By: John Wright
- Narrated by: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Richard Trinder
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Mycologist John Wright explains the ins and outs of collecting, including relevant UK laws, conservation notes, practical tips and identification techniques. He takes us through the 72 species we are most likely to come across during forays in Britain's forests and clearings: old friends the Chanterelle and Cep, as well as a whole colourful host of more unfamiliar names - edible species including the Velvet Shank, the Horn of Plenty, the Amethyst Deceiver, the Giant Puffball and the Chicken in the Woods, and poisonous types such as the Sickener, the Death Cap and the Destroying Angel.
By: John Wright
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Trippy
- The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics
- By: Ernesto Londoño
- Narrated by: Ernesto Londoño
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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When he signed up for a psychedelic retreat deep in the Brazilian rainforest, veteran New York Times journalist Ernesto Londoño was so depressed that he had come close to attempting suicide just weeks earlier. To his astonishment, the nine-day ayahuasca experience provided Londoño an instant reprieve from his depression and became the genesis of a personal transformation that anchors this sweeping exploration of the booming field of medicinal psychedelics. Trippy is the definitive book of psychedelics and mental health today, an in-depth and nuanced look at this booming industry.
By: Ernesto Londoño
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Stalking the Wild Asparagus
- By: Euell Gibbons
- Narrated by: Douglas James
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Together, they settled on the title, Stalking the Wild Asparagus. No one expected that this iconic title would become part of the American language, nor did they anticipate the revival of interest in natural food and in environmental preservation in which this book played a major role. Euell Gibbons became an unlikely celebrity and made many television appearances. Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication, and has been continuously in print since 1962.
By: Euell Gibbons
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The Light Eaters
- The New Science of Plant Intelligence
- By: Zoë Schlanger
- Narrated by: Zoë Schlanger
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass, or a tree. Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing, us included. Many are so ingenious that they seem nearly impossible. There is no doubt that plants are important: plants, or their green precursors the blue-green algae and algae themselves, have produced all the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere, allowing animals to evolve.
By: Zoë Schlanger
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Dispersals
- On Plants, Borders and Belonging
- By: Jessica J. Lee
- Narrated by: Jessica J. Lee
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in Canada to a Taiwanese mother and a Welsh father, steeped in both literary and scientific traditions, Jessica J. Lee is a perfectly placed observer of our world in motion. In this vibrant book of linked essays she explores the entanglements of the plant and human worlds, and the echoes and counterpoints she detects in the migration of plants and people - and the language we use to describe them.
By: Jessica J. Lee
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Fantastic Fungi
- How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet
- By: Paul Stamets
- Narrated by: Eugenia Bone
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Mushrooms and fungi will change your life—and save the planet. Paul Stamets, the world’s preeminent mushroom and fungi expert, is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. Together these luminaries show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanity’s symbiotic relationship with nature.
By: Paul Stamets
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Mushrooms
- River Cottage Handbook, Book 1
- By: John Wright
- Narrated by: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Richard Trinder
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Mycologist John Wright explains the ins and outs of collecting, including relevant UK laws, conservation notes, practical tips and identification techniques. He takes us through the 72 species we are most likely to come across during forays in Britain's forests and clearings: old friends the Chanterelle and Cep, as well as a whole colourful host of more unfamiliar names - edible species including the Velvet Shank, the Horn of Plenty, the Amethyst Deceiver, the Giant Puffball and the Chicken in the Woods, and poisonous types such as the Sickener, the Death Cap and the Destroying Angel.
By: John Wright
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Trippy
- The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics
- By: Ernesto Londoño
- Narrated by: Ernesto Londoño
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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When he signed up for a psychedelic retreat deep in the Brazilian rainforest, veteran New York Times journalist Ernesto Londoño was so depressed that he had come close to attempting suicide just weeks earlier. To his astonishment, the nine-day ayahuasca experience provided Londoño an instant reprieve from his depression and became the genesis of a personal transformation that anchors this sweeping exploration of the booming field of medicinal psychedelics. Trippy is the definitive book of psychedelics and mental health today, an in-depth and nuanced look at this booming industry.
By: Ernesto Londoño
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Stalking the Wild Asparagus
- By: Euell Gibbons
- Narrated by: Douglas James
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Together, they settled on the title, Stalking the Wild Asparagus. No one expected that this iconic title would become part of the American language, nor did they anticipate the revival of interest in natural food and in environmental preservation in which this book played a major role. Euell Gibbons became an unlikely celebrity and made many television appearances. Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication, and has been continuously in print since 1962.
By: Euell Gibbons
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The Light Eaters
- The New Science of Plant Intelligence
- By: Zoë Schlanger
- Narrated by: Zoë Schlanger
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass, or a tree. Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing, us included. Many are so ingenious that they seem nearly impossible. There is no doubt that plants are important: plants, or their green precursors the blue-green algae and algae themselves, have produced all the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere, allowing animals to evolve.
By: Zoë Schlanger
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Dispersals
- On Plants, Borders and Belonging
- By: Jessica J. Lee
- Narrated by: Jessica J. Lee
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in Canada to a Taiwanese mother and a Welsh father, steeped in both literary and scientific traditions, Jessica J. Lee is a perfectly placed observer of our world in motion. In this vibrant book of linked essays she explores the entanglements of the plant and human worlds, and the echoes and counterpoints she detects in the migration of plants and people - and the language we use to describe them.
By: Jessica J. Lee
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How to Be a Bad Botanist
- By: Simon Barnes
- Narrated by: Simon Barnes
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes thought he knew nothing about plants. He didn't object to them: trees are interesting, because birds perch in them; plants are useful as they create habitats and birds live in habitats. But while admiring the tenacity of some sea kale and yellow-horned poppy to thrive on an inhospitable shingle beach, he was struck by a truth - it all begins with plants. In this funny and inspiring book, Simon Barnes tells the story of a lifelong relationship with plants, and the realisation of the fact.
By: Simon Barnes
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Hedgelands
- A Wild Wander Around Britain's Greatest Habitat
- By: Christopher Hart
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In this joyous journey around the wild edges of Britain, Christopher Hart takes us through the life, ecology and history of the humble British hedge, showing us how this much-loved (but somewhat overlooked) feature is inextricably woven into our language, history and culture. Hedges – or hedgerows – have long been an integral part of the British landscape; a bastion of privacy for our gardens, a protective presence on winding country lanes and a vital hiding place for birds and beasts on farmland.
By: Christopher Hart
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Psilocybin Therapy
- Understanding How to Use Nature's Psychedelics for Mental Health
- By: Dr. JJ Pursell
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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In Psilocybin Therapy, Dr. JJ Pursell explores the next frontier in mental health: the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms and related psychedelics. Listeners will learn about the chemical makeup of mushrooms and what makes them powerful, the history of the fungi, the thought leaders in the movement, and the impact of psilocybin on the brain. Additional chapters explore how to use psilocybin with a facilitator, how psychedelics can help users work through deep psychological issues, what microdosing means, and how to assess potential risks.
By: Dr. JJ Pursell
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Every Living Thing
- The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life
- By: Jason Roberts
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
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Every Living Thing centres on the rivalry pledged between two scientists, Linnaeus and Buffon, who, from 1743 to 1778 raced each other to complete an inventory of all life on Earth. Their focus was on scientific immortality and the core conception of our relationship to the natural world. Their catalogues were starkly different and showed a divergence of opinion on the creation of nature and humanity. Buffon advocating for a natural system of classification, while Linnaeus was dedicated to naming and classifying objects of nature.
By: Jason Roberts
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The Eays of Woods
- Journeing Though the Mysteries of the Forest
- By: Longoria Patricia
- Narrated by: Mahfuz Hasan
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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The center of a natural sanctuary where ancient mysteries are hidden among the towering trees and whispering leaves. It's easy to forget the calm beauty and quiet wisdom that may be discovered deep inside the forest in our hectic world. But we ask you to calm down, take a deep breath, and discover the beauties of the wooded world inside this audio. "The Ways of Woods" is a celebration of the wonder and mystery found in nature's embrace rather than merely a guidebook.
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Chocolate Crisis
- Climate Change and Other Threats to the Future of Cacao
- By: Dale Walters
- Narrated by: Kevin Moriarty
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Chocolate is the center of a massive global industry worth billions of dollars annually, yet its future in our modern world is currently under threat. In Chocolate Crisis, Dale Walters discusses the problems posed by plant diseases, pests, and climate change, looking at what these mean for the survival of the cacao tree. Walters takes listeners to the origins of the cacao tree in the Amazon basin of South America, describing how ancient cultures used the beans produced by the plant, and follows the rise of chocolate as an international commodity over many centuries.
By: Dale Walters