Natural Life

For the Term of His Natural Life can be described as a “ripping yarn.” While it relies on slightly unrealistic coincidences, the story follows the (mis)fortunes of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder he did not commit. The story also explores the harsh environment and the often inhumane treatment meted out to the convicts in the early penal settlements, some of whom were transported for minor crimes. The appalling conditions experienced by the convicts are graphically described. But the story also involves a heartfelt rescue and its long-term consequences.

The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough’s classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. ‘This is, quite simply, the best thing I’ve ever done.’ Sir David...

All parts of the body need exercise for optimal health, and the eyes are no different. Vision for Life presents an approach to eye health for people with 20/20 vision who wish to maintain their perfect vision as well as people who see poorly and would like to improve their eyesight. Clients of...

Get up close and personal with an amazing creature that has invaded our lexicon as well as our restaurants. It breathes with tubes, it has no head or brain, it feeds through a filter, and it is the source of dozens of familiar proverbs ("happy as a clam!"). Clams, it turns out, have been worshipped (by the Moche people of ancient Peru), used as money (by the Algonquin Indians), and consumed by people for thousands of years.

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles Foster Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September) Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter...

The Ramsays, India's first family of horror, are synonymous with the supernatural and gore. Through their films and series they introduced India to churails that floated across the screen, ghouls that woke up from eerie graveyards, and houses that buzzed with ghosts. But few knew that behind the...

Finding awareness in any kind of ordinary daily activity... The first trade book from a Southeast Asian Buddhist monk-teacher who is becoming prominent worldwide, particularly in the insight meditation community. Meditation is great - but it's not what Buddhist practice is all about. That's the message of this engaging and funny Burmese Buddhist monk, and it's a message that is finding a significant following among Westerners in the insight meditation tradition.

In Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind, Pastor Bill Johnson delivers powerful and practical teaching, revealing how you were designed to bring heaven to Earth and how it all starts with your thought life.

The Origin of Species sold out on the first day of its publication in 1859. It is the major book of the 19th century and one of the most readable and accessible of the great revolutionary works of the scientific imagination. Though, in fact, little read, most people know what it says—at least they think they do. The Origin of Species was the first mature and persuasive work to explain how species change through the process of natural selection. Upon its publication, the book began to transform attitudes about society and religion.

Sean isn't looking forward to a family camping trip that includes his new stepsister. She's five years younger than he is, she talks all the time, and she has a pink backpack. It's hard for Sean to imagine that he will ever feel like Christina's big brother.

Katie Wells shares the secret behind how she manages five kids and a company without sacrificing her desire to embody a natural lifestyle. With her simple 5-step plan, she'll teach you how to transform your diet, get rid of the chemicals in your everyday life, and organize your time in order to achieve confidence and productivity.

"[John] Edward narrates dialogue so naturally that listeners will hear his conviction and picture his thoughtful gaze as he directs [Narrator Robert] Hilland's focus. Hilland becomes a strong believer, and listeners will as well." — AudioFile How a skeptical FBI agent reached out to a famous...

""His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” —Barack Obama From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one...

Open the floodgates of Life-Changing Encounters with God. Born without her left hip and leg, Michele Perry is no stranger to overwhelming impossibility. Yet again and again among the vulnerable children in South Sudan, God uses her and her co-workers - and even the children they serve - to accomplish the impossible. Here she shows you, too, how to experience God's supernatural intervention genuinely, fully in your everyday life - wherever you live.

Do you have trouble sticking to a diet plan and feel like weight loss is such an uphill battle? The truth is, in today’s world we live fast-paced lives that can be very stressful at times. Add trying to diet and exercise, and you can see why so many fail miserably. But what if you approached things differently than most people by detoxing from cortisol? Stressful situations will happen regardless, but imagine if you had the proper techniques to help manage cortisol levels.

Dr. James F. Balch's book Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A-to-Z Guide to Supplements established him as one of the most trusted authorities in the fields of alternative and homeopathic medicine. Now, in a groundbreaking new volume that may well revolutionize the way Americans think...

Winner of the inaugural Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize A captivating account of how Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father of today’s museum naturalism...

The secret stories of what leaves mean - and what they mean to us. Leaves are one of nature's marvels. We watch them turn red in Autumn, make medicine from them, invent folklore around them, and mark the passing of time by them. But how do they grow? Why are they the shapes they are? What makes...

Divine Healing Made Simple is a training manual for the supernatural life, providing street-proven instruction for healing the sick in any type of setting. In addition to healing, the audiobook teaches about prophetic ministry, street evangelism, and making disciples. This audiobook takes a bold approach, addressing the difficult questions that many authors have avoided. Through dreams, online discussions, and hands-on experience, the author has discovered the answers to some of the most common questions people have about Christian healing, deliverance, and raising the dead.

Die drei Freundinnen Janna, Helen und Lou könnten kaum unterschiedlicher sein. Die eine ist alleinerziehende Mutter, die andere eine Karrierefrau und die dritte hat sich der Rettung des Planeten verschrieben. Trotzdem halten sie seit fünfzehn Jahren zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel. Und seit einiger Zeit haben sie auch noch eine neue Gemeinsamkeit: Frust! Weil das blöde Leben einfach nicht so will wie sie. Also beschließen die drei, etwas zu ändern - und starten mit einer gemeinsamen WG in einem alten Gutshof. Nur warten da ungewöhnliche Nachbarn, zänkische Tiere und liebestolle Besucher auf sie.