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The Nature Fix

Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

by Florence Williams ...

"Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —ElleFrom forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. ... Read more

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"Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —ElleFrom forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships.
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Heartbreak

A Personal and Scientific Journey

by Florence Williams ...

**Winner of the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA Five Books "Best Literary Science Writing" Book of 2023 • A Smithsonian Best Science Book of 2022 • A Prospect Magazine Top Memoir of 2022 • A KCRW Life Examined Best Book of 2022"Keen observer [and] deft writer" (David Quammen) Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ... Read more

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**Winner of the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA Five Books "Best Literary Science Writing" Book of 2023 • A Smithsonian Best Science Book of 2022 • A Prospect Magazine Top Memoir of 2022 • A KCRW Life Examined Best Book of 2022"Keen observer [and] deft writer" (David Quammen) Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative
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Breasts

A Natural and Unnatural History

by Florence Williams ...

**A 2012 New York Times Notable BookA 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Award Winner in the Science & Technology categoryAn engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.**Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that it’s sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary ... Read more

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**A 2012 New York Times Notable BookA 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Award Winner in the Science & Technology categoryAn engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.**Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that it’s sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary
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The Nature Fix

Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

by Florence Williams ...

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

For centuries, poets and philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks and trees; Wordsworth composed while tromping over the heath; Nikola Tesla conceived the electric motor while visiting a park. Intrigued by our storied renewal in the natural world, Florence Williams sets out to uncover the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain ... Read more

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For centuries, poets and philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks and trees; Wordsworth composed while tromping over the heath; Nikola Tesla conceived the electric motor while visiting a park. Intrigued by our storied renewal in the natural world, Florence Williams sets out to uncover the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain
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Murder for Christmas Eve

Musreder Mysteries for Holidays: The Flying Stars, A Christmas Capture, Markheim, The Wolves of Cernogratz, The Ghost's Touch…

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Cheney Train, Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Robert Barr, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Wilkie Collins, O. Henry, Saki, Fergus Hume, Edgar Wallace, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, R. Austin Freeman, J. M. Barrie, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Fred M. White, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Emmuska Orczy, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford ...

Murder for Christmas Eve is a compelling anthology that offers a multifaceted exploration of mystery and suspense intertwined with the timeless charm of Christmas. This collection weaves together tales from a diverse array of literary styles, from the quintessential detective thrillers to gothic and supernatural narratives, all echoing the motifs of intrigue and enigma under the festive veil of a ... Read more

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Murder for Christmas Eve is a compelling anthology that offers a multifaceted exploration of mystery and suspense intertwined with the timeless charm of Christmas. This collection weaves together tales from a diverse array of literary styles, from the quintessential detective thrillers to gothic and supernatural narratives, all echoing the motifs of intrigue and enigma under the festive veil of a
... Read more
The Little Red Hen

"An Old English Folk Tale"

by Florence White Williams ...

A LITTLE RED HEN lived in a barnyard. She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.ONE DAY the Little Red Hen found a Seed. It was a Wheat Seed, but the Little Red Hen was so accustomed to bugs and worms that she supposed this to be some new and perhaps very delicious kind of meat. She bit it gently and found that it ... Read more

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A LITTLE RED HEN lived in a barnyard. She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.ONE DAY the Little Red Hen found a Seed. It was a Wheat Seed, but the Little Red Hen was so accustomed to bugs and worms that she supposed this to be some new and perhaps very delicious kind of meat. She bit it gently and found that it
... Read more
The Little Red Hen (Illustrated)

by Florence White Williams ...

The Little Red Hen is an old folk tale, most likely of Russian origin. The best known version in the United States is that popularized by Little Golden Books, a series of children's books published for the mass market since the 1940s. The story is applied in teaching children the virtues of the work ethic and personal initiative. It is so well known that it is frequently rewritten by pundits and ... Read more

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The Little Red Hen is an old folk tale, most likely of Russian origin. The best known version in the United States is that popularized by Little Golden Books, a series of children's books published for the mass market since the 1940s. The story is applied in teaching children the virtues of the work ethic and personal initiative. It is so well known that it is frequently rewritten by pundits and
... Read more
Goosebumps for Christmas: 30+ Supernatural Thrillers & Ghost Stories

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Saki, Fergus Hume, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, J. M. Barrie, E. F. Benson, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis ...

Goosebumps for Christmas: 30+ Supernatural Thrillers & Ghost Stories is a captivating anthology that transports readers into the unsettling realm of Christmas-themed supernatural narratives. Encompassing a wide range of literary styles, from the psychologically chilling to the whimsically eerie, this collection showcases the labyrinthine imaginations of some of the most esteemed authors from the ... Read more

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Goosebumps for Christmas: 30+ Supernatural Thrillers & Ghost Stories is a captivating anthology that transports readers into the unsettling realm of Christmas-themed supernatural narratives. Encompassing a wide range of literary styles, from the psychologically chilling to the whimsically eerie, this collection showcases the labyrinthine imaginations of some of the most esteemed authors from the
... Read more
Pumpkins' Glow: 200+ Eerie Tales for Halloween

Horror Classics, Mysterious Cases, Gothic Novels, Monster Tales & Supernatural Stories

by Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, John Buchan, George MacDonald, Bram Stoker, Anatole France, Jack London, Henry James, Théophile Gautier, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Le Gallienne, Ralph Adams Cram, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, William Archer, Daniel Defoe, Brander Matthews, Lafcadio Hearn, Ambrose Bierce, Ellis Parker Butler, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Arthur Machen, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, Fergus Hume, Walter Hubbell, Leopold Kompert, Florence Marryat, John William Polidori, Vincent O'Sullivan, W. W. Jacobs, M. P. Shiel, M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, Francis Marion Crawford, Mary Shelley, Margaret Oliphant, Frank R. Stockton, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Leonard Kip, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis, Pedro De Alarçon, Pliny the Younger, Helena Blavatsky, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, William F. Harvey, Fiona Macleod, William T. Stead, Gambier Bolton, Andrew Jackson Davis, Nizida, Walter F. Prince, Chester Bailey Fernando ...

Translated by Julian Hawthorne, William Melmoth ...

Pumpkins' Glow: 200+ Eerie Tales for Halloween is a captivating anthology that traverses the chasms of fear, mystery, and the supernatural. This collection offers readers an unparalleled journey through the eerie landscapes crafted by some of the greatest literary minds. Within these pages, a range of styles—from Gothic horror to humorous ghost stories—showcases the versatility and timelessness of ... Read more

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Pumpkins' Glow: 200+ Eerie Tales for Halloween is a captivating anthology that traverses the chasms of fear, mystery, and the supernatural. This collection offers readers an unparalleled journey through the eerie landscapes crafted by some of the greatest literary minds. Within these pages, a range of styles—from Gothic horror to humorous ghost stories—showcases the versatility and timelessness of
... Read more
The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers

Victorian and Edwardian Yuletide Tales of Murder, Ghosts, Family Secrets, and Winter Suspense

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Cheney Train, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Robert Barr, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Wilkie Collins, O. Henry, Saki, Fergus Hume, Edgar Wallace, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, R. Austin Freeman, J. M. Barrie, E. F. Benson, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Fred M. White, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Emmuska Orczy, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford ...

The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers gathers Victorian, Edwardian, and early modern short fiction in which the season of hospitality, ritual, and domestic intimacy becomes a setting for dread, detection, and surprise. Its range encompasses locked-room puzzles, supernatural visitations, sensation fiction, comic reversals, psychological suspense, and tales of crime concealed beneath ... Read more

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The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers gathers Victorian, Edwardian, and early modern short fiction in which the season of hospitality, ritual, and domestic intimacy becomes a setting for dread, detection, and surprise. Its range encompasses locked-room puzzles, supernatural visitations, sensation fiction, comic reversals, psychological suspense, and tales of crime concealed beneath
... Read more
Dark Christmas Collection: 30+ Supernatural Thrillers, Mysteries & Ghost Stories

The Story of the Goblins, The Box with the Iron Clamps , Wolverden Tower, The Ghost's Touch…

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Saki, Fergus Hume, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, J. M. Barrie, E. F. Benson, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis ...

The 'Dark Christmas Collection: 30+ Supernatural Thrillers, Mysteries & Ghost Stories' presents an enthralling series of tales that weave haunting narratives and thrilling mysteries around the festive backdrop of Christmas. This anthology seamlessly integrates a diverse range of literary styles, from the classic ghost stories to intricate mysteries and spine-chilling thrillers. Each story holds a ... Read more

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The 'Dark Christmas Collection: 30+ Supernatural Thrillers, Mysteries & Ghost Stories' presents an enthralling series of tales that weave haunting narratives and thrilling mysteries around the festive backdrop of Christmas. This anthology seamlessly integrates a diverse range of literary styles, from the classic ghost stories to intricate mysteries and spine-chilling thrillers. Each story holds a
... Read more
Murder Mysteries for the Long Christmas Night

Unraveling the Dark Secrets of Christmas Nights

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Cheney Train, Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Wilkie Collins, Saki, Fergus Hume, Edgar Wallace, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, R. Austin Freeman, J. M. Barrie, E. F. Benson, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, Fred M. White, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, M.R. James, Leonard Kip, Emmuska Orczy, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis ...

In the enthralling collection titled *Murder Mysteries for the Long Christmas Night*, readers are invited to immerse themselves in a tapestry of suspenseful tales that capture the essence of the Christmas season's mystery and intrigue. This anthology spans a diverse range of literary styles, from the atmospheric and gothic to the plot-driven and cerebral, effectively highlighting the multifaceted ... Read more

Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the enthralling collection titled *Murder Mysteries for the Long Christmas Night*, readers are invited to immerse themselves in a tapestry of suspenseful tales that capture the essence of the Christmas season's mystery and intrigue. This anthology spans a diverse range of literary styles, from the atmospheric and gothic to the plot-driven and cerebral, effectively highlighting the multifaceted
... Read more