Author: Eleanor Sterling
Publisher: Eleanor Sterling
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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The Butterfly Pea Handbook: My Adventures with the Color-Changing Wonder - "Eleanor Sterling" Say goodbye to dull blooms and get ready for an exhilarating journey into the enchanting realm of butterfly pea flowers! Picture vivid blue blossoms undergoing a magical metamorphosis into mesmerizing shades of purple with just a splash of citrus. It's like having a living mood ring right in your garden – and let me tell you, it's way cooler than those plastic ones from the 80s! But the allure of the butterfly pea extends far beyond its color-changing antics. Imagine delicate vines adorned with blooms resembling a butterfly's graceful wings, swaying gently in the breeze. Cultivate a stunning butterfly pea haven: This book isn't just about tossing seeds into the soil. I'll spill all my secrets, from planting hacks to creating the perfect environment for these captivating flowers to flourish. Brew a cup of enchanting blue tea: We'll delve into the art of crafting vibrant blue tea, a delightful and nourishing beverage with a hint of magic. (Think Instagram-worthy sips with a side of antioxidants!) Unravel the mysteries of pollination: Peer behind the veil as we explore the captivating interaction between butterfly pea flowers and the creatures vital to their survival. Get ready to be awestruck by the brush pollination technique and the indispensable role of bees and butterflies in maintaining nature's delicate equilibrium. "The Butterfly Pea Handbook" stands as my love letter to these captivating flowers. Whether you're a seasoned gardening guru, a curious newcomer to the plant world, or simply someone who finds solace in the beauty of nature, this book pledges to: Transform your garden into a breathtaking butterfly pea sanctuary Introduce you to a delicious and healthful tea with a touch of enchantment Foster a deeper appreciation for the wonders of pollination Ignite your passion for sustainable gardening practices Let's embark on this enthralling journey together! Your garden (and perhaps even your soul) will be eternally grateful.
Author: Eleanor Sterling
Publisher: Eleanor Sterling
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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The Butterfly Pea Flower Cookbook: 100 Vibrant Drinks, Desserts, and More! Discover the enchanting world of the butterfly pea flower with the first-ever cookbook dedicated to this magical ingredient. "The Butterfly Pea Flower Cookbook: 100 Vibrant Drinks, Desserts, and More!" is a groundbreaking collection that will transform your culinary creations with vibrant colors and unique flavors. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a passionate home cook, this book is your gateway to a world of culinary artistry and innovation. Unleash the Magic of Butterfly Pea Flower In the world of culinary arts, the butterfly pea flower stands out for its vibrant blue hue and color-changing properties. This versatile and captivating ingredient will bring a touch of enchantment to any dish or drink. This cookbook guides you through an array of delightful and visually stunning recipes that showcase the unique beauty of this extraordinary flower. What's Inside: Vibrant Drinks: Start your journey with a collection of beverages that are as visually stunning as they are refreshing. From calming teas to eye-catching cocktails, every sip is a visual and sensory delight. Delightful Desserts: Indulge your sweet tooth with breathtaking cakes, pastries, and sweets that elevate your dessert game with their beauty and deliciousness. Savory Dishes: Explore the savory side of the butterfly pea flower with recipes that add a burst of color and flavor to your meals. Breakfast: Brighten your mornings with colorful and nutritious breakfast options that are sure to start your day off right. Snacks: Give snack time a vibrant makeover with unique treats like butterfly pea flower popcorn, energy bars, and hummus. Sauces and Condiments: Elevate your dishes with butterfly pea flower-infused sauces and condiments. Creative Uses: Discover unconventional and imaginative ways to use butterfly pea flower in your kitchen. Specialty Dishes: Delight in specialty dishes that highlight the versatility of the butterfly pea flower. Unique Treats: Satisfy your craving for unique and delightful treats with recipes like butterfly pea flower donuts, brownies, and parfaits. Festive and Seasonal: Celebrate the seasons and holidays with festive recipes that incorporate the butterfly pea flower. Why You'll Love This Cookbook: Unique and Original: The first-ever cookbook dedicated to butterfly pea flower recipes, written by a passionate herbalist and botanist who intertwines decades of botanical expertise with a profound love for nature. Easy-to-Follow: Step-by-step instructions ensure success, whether you're an expert or a novice. Inspiring and Fun: Perfect for those who love experimenting with new ingredients and stunning presentations. Bonus: Free Book Included! Inside is your free gift worth $24 USD, “Brewing with Blue Blossoms: Unlocking the Power of the Butterfly Pea Flower.” This complementary book dives deeper into the fascinating uses and benefits of the butterfly pea flower, enhancing your culinary adventures even further. Visual Inspiration Explore the cookbook's 100 high-quality pictures of various dishes, offering visual inspiration and guidance as you discover the butterfly pea flower's versatility. Master new recipes, unleash your creativity, and impress with vibrant creations from "The Butterfly Pea Flower Cookbook: 100 Vibrant Drinks, Desserts, and More!"
Author: Holly Ringland
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1487005237
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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An enchanting and captivating novel about how our untold stories haunt us — and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. After her family suffers a tragedy, nine-year-old Alice Hart is forced to leave her idyllic seaside home. She is taken in by her grandmother, June, a flower farmer who raises Alice on the language of Australian native flowers, a way to say the things that are too hard to speak. Under the watchful eye of June and the women who run the farm, Alice settles, but grows up increasingly frustrated by how little she knows of her family’s story. In her early twenties, Alice’s life is thrown into upheaval again when she suffers devastating betrayal and loss. Desperate to outrun grief, Alice flees to the dramatically beautiful central Australian desert. In this otherworldly landscape Alice thinks she has found solace, until she meets a charismatic and ultimately dangerous man. Spanning two decades, set between sugar cane fields by the sea, a native Australian flower farm, and a celestial crater in the central desert, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart follows Alice’s unforgettable journey, as she learns that the most powerful story she will ever possess is her own.
Author: James Hearst
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Part of the regionalist movement that included Grant Wood, Paul Engle, Hamlin Garland, and Jay G. Sigmund, James Hearst helped create what Iowa novelist Ruth Suckow called a poetry of place. A lifelong Iowa farner, Hearst began writing poetry at age nineteen and eventually wrote thirteen books of poems, a novel, short stories, cantatas, and essays, which gained him a devoted following Many of his poems were published in the regionalist periodicals of the time, including the Midland, and by the great regional presses, including Carroll Coleman's Prairie Press. Drawing on his experiences as a farmer, Hearst wrote with a distinct voice of rural life and its joys and conflicts, of his own battles with physical and emotional pain (he was partially paralyzed in a farm accident), and of his own place in the world. His clear eye offered a vision of the midwestern agrarian life that was sympathetic but not sentimental - a people and an art rooted in place.
Author: Julia Alvarez
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616200995
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
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Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, internationally bestselling author and literary icon Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies is "beautiful, heartbreaking and alive ... a lyrical work of historical fiction based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, revolutionary heroes who had opposed and fought against Trujillo." (Concepción de León, New York Times) Alvarez’s new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, is coming April 2, 2024. Pre-order now! It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas—the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. "Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas."—Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review "This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent." —Popsugar.com "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." —People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." —Los Angeles Times "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” —St. Petersburg Times "Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed."—Cosmopolitan.com
Author: Holly Ringland
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1487012756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 607
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A haunting, magical novel about joy, grief, courage and transformation from the international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. ‘On the afternoon that Esther Wilding drove homeward along the coast, a year after her sister had walked into the sea and disappeared, the light was painfully golden.’ The last time Esther Wilding’s beloved older sister Aura was seen, she was walking along the shore towards the sea. In the wake of Aura’s disappearance, Esther’s family struggles to live with their loss. To seek the truth about her sister’s death, Esther reluctantly travels from Lutruwita/Tasmania, to Copenhagen, and then to the Faroe Islands, following the trail of the stories Aura left behind: seven fairy tales about selkies, swans and women, alongside cryptic verses Aura wrote and had secretly tattooed on her body. The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding is a sweeping, deeply beautiful and profoundly moving novel about the far reaches of sisterly love, the power of wearing your heart on your skin and the ways life can transform when we find the courage to feel the fullness of both grief and joy.
Author: Britta Folmer
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128035587
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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The Craft and Science of Coffee follows the coffee plant from its origins in East Africa to its current role as a global product that influences millions of lives though sustainable development, economics, and consumer desire.For most, coffee is a beloved beverage. However, for some it is also an object of scientifically study, and for others it is approached as a craft, both building on skills and experience. By combining the research and insights of the scientific community and expertise of the crafts people, this unique book brings readers into a sustained and inclusive conversation, one where academic and industrial thought leaders, coffee farmers, and baristas are quoted, each informing and enriching each other.This unusual approach guides the reader on a journey from coffee farmer to roaster, market analyst to barista, in a style that is both rigorous and experience based, universally relevant and personally engaging. From on-farming processes to consumer benefits, the reader is given a deeper appreciation and understanding of coffee's complexity and is invited to form their own educated opinions on the ever changing situation, including potential routes to further shape the coffee future in a responsible manner. - Presents a novel synthesis of coffee research and real-world experience that aids understanding, appreciation, and potential action - Includes contributions from a multitude of experts who address complex subjects with a conversational approach - Provides expert discourse on the coffee calue chain, from agricultural and production practices, sustainability, post-harvest processing, and quality aspects to the economic analysis of the consumer value proposition - Engages with the key challenges of future coffee production and potential solutions
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416905863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom. From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.
Author: Walt Whitman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Author: Daniel Coyle
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553906496
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work provides readers with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others. Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism. Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the Caribbean to a classical-music academy in upstate New York—Coyle identifies the three key elements that will allow you to develop your gifts and optimize your performance in sports, art, music, math, or just about anything. • Deep Practice Everyone knows that practice is a key to success. What everyone doesn’t know is that specific kinds of practice can increase skill up to ten times faster than conventional practice. • Ignition We all need a little motivation to get started. But what separates truly high achievers from the rest of the pack? A higher level of commitment—call it passion—born out of our deepest unconscious desires and triggered by certain primal cues. Understanding how these signals work can help you ignite passion and catalyze skill development. • Master Coaching What are the secrets of the world’s most effective teachers, trainers, and coaches? Discover the four virtues that enable these “talent whisperers” to fuel passion, inspire deep practice, and bring out the best in their students. These three elements work together within your brain to form myelin, a microscopic neural substance that adds vast amounts of speed and accuracy to your movements and thoughts. Scientists have discovered that myelin might just be the holy grail: the foundation of all forms of greatness, from Michelangelo’s to Michael Jordan’s. The good news about myelin is that it isn’t fixed at birth; to the contrary, it grows, and like anything that grows, it can be cultivated and nourished. Combining revelatory analysis with illuminating examples of regular people who have achieved greatness, this book will not only change the way you think about talent, but equip you to reach your own highest potential.
