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Framed by the author’s personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 19th century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds’ contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature.

A paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship with nature. Humans have changed the landscapes they inhabit since prehistory, and climate change means even the remotest places now bear the fingerprints of humanity.

"A Montreal Restaurant That Celebrates the Garden" is from the July 31, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Charu Suri and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"The Short Life of My Mother’s Garden" is from the March 27, 2016, Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Kaitlyn Greenidge and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The Cat-Mayor of Carroll Gardens" is from the March 05, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Andy Newman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

From head gardener at Heligan to Telegraph columnist, Tom Petherick has a vast amount of experience which he passes on in this series of recordings. Here he shows why even a small plot can be made into a lovely garden with the right advice.

Geoff Hodge takes you month by month through the tasks to make your garden beautiful. With general jobs each month and detailed information about herbaceous borders, fruit bushes, vegetables, houseplants, trees, and shrubs with a plant of the month and an analysis of a garden tool each month. An essential guide from an horticultural expert, past editor of Garden News, web editor for the Royal Horticultural Society, and contributor to Radio Gardening.

"Who's Crazy?,' an Obscure Avant-Garde Film Project, Is Reborn" is from the March 23, 2016, Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by J. Hoberman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"At Botanical Garden, Time to Smell the Impressionists’ (Real) Roses" is from the May 13, 2016, Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Eve M. Kahn and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Edward Enfield came to his three quarters of an acre knowing nothing about growing anything, and this book is an account of his horticultural successes and failures, inventions and frustrations, discoveries and developments. With wry humour, he leads us through the thorny subject of roses, counts the blessings of keeping chickens, and exposes the perfidy of gardening copywriters, while offering wise and witty tips on how best to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

Özlem er bekymret for, at frygt og had mellem befolkningsgrupper vokser i takt med øget terror, krig og indvandring. Hun undersøger, hvor vreden, frustrationen og hadet kommer fra. Kan samtale nedbryde fordomme og skabe forståelse mellem mennesker? Kan vi samtale om alt, og kan samtale ændre holdninger? Eller er det naivt at tro, at man kan have noget til fælles med ekstremister? Og hvad sker der, når vi holder op med at tale sammen?