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Wishin' and Hopin' - Wally Lamb
It's 1964 and ten-year-old Felix is sure of a few things: the birds and the bees are puzzling, television is magical, and this is one Christmas he'll never forget. LBJ and Lady Bir... -
The botany of desire_ a plant's - Michael Pollan
SUMMARY: Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the fl... -
The Loss of the SS. Titanic - Lawrence Beesley
SUMMARY:The history of the R.M.S. Titanic, of the White Star Line, is one of the most tragically short it is possible to conceive. The world had waited expectantly for its l... -
Sweetness and Light_ The Myster - Hattie Ellis
From Publishers WeeklyFor anyone who's wondered about how humans first started eating honey—after all, bees guard it jealously—Ellis's charming history will be a treat. Apis mellif... -
Honeybee Democracy - Thomas D. Seeley
From BooklistEntomologist E. O. Wilson calls honeybees 'humanity's greatest friend among the insects.' Cornell professor and ardent beekeeper Seeley (The Wisdom of the Hive, 1995) ... -
Farm City_ The Education of an - Novella Carpenter
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. This upbeat account of raising poultry, rabbits, pigs and bees in the middle of a rundown neighborhood in Oakland, Calif., will make listeners... -
Day of the Dead - J. A. Jance
From Publishers WeeklyJance's third suspense thriller to feature ex-sheriff Brandon Walker and his family (after Hour of the Hunter and Kiss of the Bees) deftly mixes Nat...