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The Secret Life of Plants (1973) is a book by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, which documents controversial experiments that claim to reveal unusual phenomena associated with plants, such as plant sentience and the ability of plants to communicate with other creatures, including humans. The book goes on to discuss philosophies and ...
A potion made from mature mandrakes can restore victims who have been petrified. A different kind of mandrake is a real plant. Whilst the mandrake as it appears in the books and films is fictional, J. K. Rowling's description does reflect genuinely held beliefs about the mandrake, in particular, the danger surrounding its screams. This led to ...
The substance of the story has changed over time, with different animals being able to make Tiddalik laugh, and many of the modern versions being dissimilar to those of the nineteenth century. [1] The water-holding frog ascribed in modern times to Tiddalik is not found in the area of the legend's origin.
The book Real Life at the White House [1] confirms that this story draws on actual events. Supporters of Andrew Jackson, not wanting Jefferson to outshine him, in 1837 sent Jackson a gift of a 4-foot-diameter (1.2 m) wheel of cheese, estimated at 17 inches (43 cm) thick, weighing about 1,325 pounds (600 kg). [ 2 ]
Martel has said that Life of Pi can be summarized in three statements: "Life is a story"; "You can choose your story"; "A story with God is the better story". [26] Reviewer Gordon Houser suggests that there are two main themes of the book: "that all life is interdependent, and that we live and breathe via belief." [27]
Prohibited book of Nabeshima, Hagakure The Analects (abridged). 1939 edition. Cover of The Book of the Samurai. Hagakure (Kyūjitai: 葉隱; Shinjitai: 葉隠; meaning Hidden by the Leaves or Hidden Leaves), [1] or Hagakure Kikigaki (葉隠聞書), is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the clerk Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to ...
Use real leaves — and other household supplies, like wax paper and an iron — to design an autumn leaf bunting. It's a banner craft, if we do say so ourselves. Get the tutorial at The Artful ...
It is Powers' twelfth novel. The book is about nine Americans whose unique life experiences with trees bring them together to address the destruction of forests. Powers was inspired to write the work while teaching at Stanford University, after he encountered giant redwood trees for the first time. [1] The Overstory was a contender for multiple ...