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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Old Man and the Sand Eel, written and read by Will Millard. Growing up on the Cambridgeshire Fens, Will Millard never felt more at home than when he was out with his granddad on the riverbank whiling away the day catching fish. As he grew older his...

My sand life, my pebble life. My life measured out in tides, coming in and going out. My life measured out in games of trying to spot the sea first. My life measured out in the delicious and indulgent sadness that comes from leaving a holiday cottage for the last time and for the first time in several days it isn’t raining, but at least the kids have had a great time and, let’s face it, so have you.

Balancing a broad array of archaeological, botanical, and historical evidence, Fruit from the Sands presents the fascinating story of the origins and spread of agriculture across Inner Asia and into Europe and East Asia. Through the preserved remains of plants in archaeological sites, Robert N. Spengler III identifies the regions where our most familiar crops were domesticated and follows their routes as people carried them around the world. Vividly narrated, Fruit from the Sands explores how the foods we eat have shaped the course of human history.

Join Golden Sands RC&D Grazing Specialist Robert Bauer as he paddles the Kickapoo River with farmers to learn about the watershed, agriculture, land use, and conservation.

Here you are, lost in the redwood forest of Sandcastle and all you can hear is the impending doom of the thunderstorm and the distant crashing waves of the coast. You sit back against the trunk of the tree behind you and sit under its branches--protected from the rain and close your eyes.Whatever happens to you next as you listen to the sounds of rain, thunderstorms, crashing waves, werewolves, bats, cats, and even owls. Perhaps the sounds of the city or the footsteps of people creeping around. Maybe even a ghost or two!These are the sounds produced for the podcast Spooky Boo's Scary Story ...