Finding A Flame Lily
Finding A Flame Lily

Author: Judy Rawlinson

Publisher: Loose Chippings

Published: 2015-10-12

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 190799114X

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A young, working class girl leaves the dreary monochrome world of postwar Britain for the vibrant colours and contrasting way of life in a tiny, remote town in the African bush. An authentic memoir and an entertaining, satisfying read.

How To Grow Fire Lilies
How To Grow Fire Lilies

Author: Stephania Mark

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2022-10-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant known as the fire lily (Gloriosa superba), which is a member of the family Colchicaceae, is known for its brilliant flowers that resemble flames. Its alluring flowers come in a variety of hues, ranging from yellow-orange to deep red and pink, and are grown all over the world for the reason that they are so vibrantly beautiful. The fire lily is also known as the flame lily, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily, climbing lily, and creeping lily. These are some of its other common names. The fire lily is a type of wildflower that is indigenous to the tropical regions of Asia and Africa. The fire lily is Zimbabwe's national flower. Botanists and gardeners all over the world grow fire lilies for their aesthetic value, and the plant has naturalized in parts of Australia and the Pacific Islands.

In Defense of Plants
In Defense of Plants

Author: Matt Candeias

Publisher: Mango Media Inc.

Published: 2021-03-16

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1642504548

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The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.

The Englishman
The Englishman

Author: J. E. R. Staddon

Publisher: Legend Press Ltd

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1908684666

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Although I have been basically an academic for most of my life, the way I got there has taken some surprising turns. The first four chapters of this memoir describe what I can remember and discover about my early life: an unsuspected ancestry, fun in WW2 London, comical schooldays, and a spell in colonial Africa interrupting a wobbly college career at the end of which I left England for America. In the US I followed again a slightly erratic graduate-school trajectory that ended up in a Harvard basement. The main part of the book is about science, my efforts to understand the world opened up for me by biology, Darwin, the evolving cybernetic revolution and the experimental methods of influential and opinionated behaviorist B. F. Skinner. I have tried to make this part as simple and nontechnical as possible, although a couple of graphs have intruded.

When Winners are Losers
When Winners are Losers

Author: Catherine Buckle

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0797494448

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In 2008/9 Zimbabwe was on the verge of complete collapse: no food to buy in the shops, no money in the banks and a currency denominated in trillions, quadrillions and septillions. Hunger was widespread and cholera rampant. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission took five weeks to announce that the 2008 elections were too close to call and ordered a second ballot. An orgy of violence against opposition supporters left hundreds killed, thousands fleeing the country and a quarter of a million people displaced from their homes. When winners are losers recounts the events of the five years that followed when the opposition formed a government of national unity with Zanu PF in order to stop the violence and suffering. A currency of worthless Zimbabwe dollars was replaced by US dollars and SA Rand and an economy on the brink began to recover. A brief window of hope had opened, but only until the next election.

Night Game
Night Game

Author: Christine Feehan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-11-01

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1101146788

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In this “suspenseful...captivating” (Publishers Weekly) novel in GhostWalker series, #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan tracks the desperate steps of a wanted woman—betrayed, avenging, and dangerously irresistible… Gator Fontenot of the Special Forces paranormal squad can’t refuse an urgent request to save the elusive Iris “Flame” Johnson, a victim of the same horrific experiments that warped Gator. Now unleashed, she’s a red-haired weapon of unimaginable destructive powers, a walking time bomb bent on revenge in the sultry bayous of New Orleans, and hunted by a shadowy assassin. It’s Gator’s job to reel Flame in. But can two people haunted by violent betrayals trust the passion that soon ignites between them? Or is one of them just playing another seductive and deadly night game?

The Fire Lily
The Fire Lily

Author: Kristin Zambucka

Publisher: KRISTIN ZAMBUCKA BOOKS

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780931897078

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