Where The Poppies Now Grow
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Where The Poppies Now Grow
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Author : Hilary Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Where The Poppies Now Grow written by Hilary Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Children's stories categories.
The carefree childhood for Ben and his best friend Ray becomes a distant memory when they join the army to serve their country. But, in the midst of battle can their friendship survive?
Poppy Field
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Author : Michael Morpurgo
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Release Date : 2018-10-04
Poppy Field written by Michael Morpurgo and has been published by Scholastic UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A new wartime classic from two legends of children's literature! Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have teamed up with the British Legion to tell a new story inspired by the history of the poppy. When John McCrae wrote his famous poem "In Flanders Field" among the trenches of war-torn Belgium, neither he nor a local village girl who saves a discarded draft of it could know what enormous power that poem would have on generations to come.
Sea Of Poppies
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Author : Amitav Ghosh
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2009-09-29
Sea Of Poppies written by Amitav Ghosh and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with Fiction categories.
The first in an epic trilogy, Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies is "a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure à la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment" (The Observer [London]). At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners on board, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers. The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of Canton. With a panorama of characters whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, Sea of Poppies is "a storm-tossed adventure worthy of Sir Walter Scott" (Vogue).
The Christmas Truce
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Author : Hilary Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-03
The Christmas Truce written by Hilary Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03 with Children's stories categories.
"It's Christmas Eve 1914. A group of tired soldiers start singing Stille Nacht. Soldiers the other side of the divide on No Man's Land respond with Silent Night. The following day, soldiers on both sides put down their weapons and celebrate the spirit of Christmas with a friendly football match. In the sequel to the hugely popular 'Where The Poppies Now Grow', 'The Christmas Truce' finds soldiers Ben and Ray shaking hands in friendship with Karl and Lars, a tribute to that remarkable moment in history when, for one day, peace found a place."--Publisher's description.
Where Poppies Blow
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Author : John Lewis-Stempel
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-11-03
Where Poppies Blow written by John Lewis-Stempel and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with History categories.
Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writing The natural history of the Western Front during the First World War 'If it weren't for the birds, what a hell it would be.' During the Great War, soldiers lived inside the ground, closer to nature than many humans had lived for centuries. Animals provided comfort and interest to fill the blank hours in the trenches - bird-watching, for instance, was probably the single most popular hobby among officers. Soldiers went fishing in flooded shell holes, shot hares in no-man's land for the pot, and planted gardens in their trenches and billets. Nature was also sometimes a curse - rats, spiders and lice abounded, and disease could be biblical. But above all, nature healed, and, despite the bullets and blood, it inspired men to endure. Where Poppies Blow is the unique story of how nature gave the British soldiers of the Great War a reason to fight, and the will to go on.
This Is Your Mind On Plants
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Author : Michael Pollan
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-07-08
This Is Your Mind On Plants written by Michael Pollan and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-08 with Science categories.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND 'It's a trip - engrossing, eye-opening, mind altering' New Statesman 'Fascinating. Pollan is the perfect guide ... curious, careful, open minded' The Guardian Of all the many things humans rely on plants for, surely the most curious is our use of them to change consciousness: to stimulate, calm, or completely alter the qualities of our mental experience. In This Is Your Mind On Plants, Michael Pollan explores three very different drugs - opium, caffeine and mescaline - and throws the fundamental strangeness of our thinking about them into sharp relief. Exploring and participating in the cultures that have grown up around these drugs, while consuming (or in the case of caffeine, trying not to consume) them, Pollan reckons with the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants, and the equally powerful taboos. In a unique blend of history, science, memoir and reportage, Pollan shines a fresh light on a subject that is all too often treated reductively. In doing so, he proves that there is much more to say about these plants than simply debating their regulation, for when we take them into our bodies and let them change our minds, we are engaging with nature in one of the most profound ways we can. This ground-breaking and singular book holds up a mirror to our fundamental human needs and aspirations, the operations of our minds and our entanglement with the natural world.
Peace Lily
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Author : Hilary Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03
Peace Lily written by Hilary Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03 with categories.
The Poppy
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Author : Nicholas J. Saunders
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-10-01
The Poppy written by Nicholas J. Saunders and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with History categories.
In the aftermath of the horrific trench warfare of the First World War, the poppy – sprouting across the killing fields of France and Belgium, then immortalised in John McCrae’s moving poem – became a worldwide icon. Yet the poppy has a longer history, as the tell-tale sign of human cultivation of the land, of the ravages of war and of the desire to escape the earthly realm through inspired Romantic opium dreams or the grim reality of morphine drips. This is a story spanning three thousand years, from the ancient Egyptian fights over prized medicinal potions to the addicted veterans returning home from the American Civil War, from the British political machinations during the Opium Wars with China to the struggle to end Afghanistan’s tribal narcotics trade. Through it all, there stands the transformative poppy. Nicholas J. Saunders brings us the definitive history of this ever-enduring but humble flower of the fields, a story that is at turns tragic, eye-opening and, most essentially, life-affirming – a gift to us all.
Where Poppies Grow
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Author : Linda Granfield
language : en
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Release Date : 2005
Where Poppies Grow written by Linda Granfield and has been published by Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
A scrapbook of life as a World War I soldier.
A Way To Garden
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Author : Margaret Roach
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-04-30
A Way To Garden written by Margaret Roach and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-30 with Gardening categories.
“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.