The Essential, New York Times-Bestselling Guide to Botany and Booze "A book that makes familiar drinks seem new again . . . Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants."--NPR's Morning Edition "Amy Stewart has a w…
This quirky guide explains the chemistry and botanical history of over 150 plants, trees, flowers and fruits, showing how they form the bases of our favourite cocktails. Amy Stewart offers gardeners growing tips and provides cocktail enthusiasts wit…
In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow!
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glinting red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a climbing plant that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. Bestselling author Amy Stewart takes on two hundred of Mother Nature's most…
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appallin…
A globe-trotting, behind-the-scenes look at the dazzling world of flowers and the fascinating industry it has created. Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it h…
The bestselling author of Girl Waits With Gun returns with another adventure featuring the feisty, unforgettable Kopp sisters. In 1915, lady cops were not expected to chase down fugitives on the streets of New York City. But Constance Kopp never did…
In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes-creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From th…
Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies? There's even a wasp that delivers a perfectly-placed sting in a cockroach's brain and then leads the roach around by its antennae -- like a do…
"A colorful and inventive adventure tale."--Washington Post "It's True Grit, New York style."--New York Post "One of the best mystery novels of the year: wonderful and very entertaining." --New York Journal of Books "Stewart deftly combines the…
Constance Kopp, America's first female deputy sheriff, is back in another unforgettable romp by HWA-longlisted international bestseller Amy Stewart.While transporting a woman to an insane asylum, Deputy Kopp discovers something deeply troubling abou…
Just because you're busy doesn't mean you have to eat fast food or takeaway. With the Simple 5-Ingredient Instant Pot Cookbook, you can cook easy, delicious meals on the tightest of budgets and in the smallest of spaces.Instant Pot food has develop…
The fearless Kopp sisters are back in another unforgettable romp by HWA-longlisted international bestseller Amy Stewart.It's 1917, and the US Army is marching to join its allies in the First World War. Constance Kopp and her sisters may not be soldi…
Life after the war takes an unexpected turn for the Kopp sisters, but soon enough, they are putting their unique detective skills to use in new and daring ways.
Science writers get into the game with all kinds of noble, high-minded ambitions. We want to educate. To enlighten," notes guest editor Amy Stewart in her introduction to The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016. "But at the end of the day,…
"A treasure trove of delightful stories, filled with wit, wisdom, and know-how for all gardens--a rare horticultural treat." --Carl H. Klaus, author of My Vegetable Love and Weathering Winter Amy Stewart had a simple dream. She yearned for a garden…
Trailblazing Constance's hard-won job as deputy sheriff is on the line in Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit, the fourth installment of Amy Stewart's Kopp Sisters series. After a year on the job, New Jersey's first female deputy sheriff has collared criminal…
One stormy night trouble finds Deputy Sherriff Constance Kopp on a seemingly routine transport to the insane asylum, thrusting her into the spotlight during a high stakes election. After a year on the job, New Jersey's first female deputy sheriff h…
A National Bestseller A New York Times Editors' Choice A September 2015 Indie Next Pick A Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book of 2015, Fall/Winter One of USA Today's "New and Noteworthy" One of New York Post's "Must-Read" Books One of Cosmopolitan's "2…
The feisty, fiery Kopp sisters are back in another unforgettable romp by HWA-longlisted international bestseller Amy Stewart.When deputy sheriff Constance Kopp notices how many young women are being jailed over dubious charges of waywardness, incorr…
Faces You See in the Forest is an engaging collection of woodland faces and creatures carved by nature's imagination and found in many forests. The Grandfather tree was the earliest face discovered many years ago by the author and her young sons, an…
Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when medieval physicians boiled juniper berries with wine to treat stomach pain. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the…
These stories grow in us all, vine-like and overwhelming. They creep into every aspect of our lives, infecting our souls until they're released. In return we nurture them, scribble them out, and hope the rest of the world sees us in them. This book…
Split apart by the war effort, the indomitable Kopp sisters take on saboteurs and spies and stand up to the Army brass as they face the possibility that their life back home will never be the same. The U.S. has finally entered World War I. Constanc…
In the fifth installment of Amy Stewart's clever and original Kopp Sisters series, the sisters learn some military discipline--whether they're ready or not--as the U.S. prepares to enter World War I. It's the spring of 1917 and change is in the air…
Constance Kopp and her sisters take on the military establishment at a training camp for women as the U.S. readies for war. It's the spring of 1917 and change is in the air. American women have done something remarkable: they've banded together to…
The Domestic Plane documents the interlinked exhibition series of the same name at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, a "meta-group exhibition in five chapters." Organized by five curators, and featuring the work of more than 70 artists, The Domes…
Dug by hardworking men in the late 1820s, the Morris Canal is considered to be an engineering marvel. Comprised of 34 locks and 23 inclined planes, it created a waterway from the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, across northern New Jersey, and down i…
They destroy plant diseases. They break down toxins. They plough the earth. They transform forests. They've survived two mass extinctions, including the one that wiped out the dinosaur. Not bad for a creature that's deaf, blind, and spineless. Who k…
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten, true story of one of the US's first female deputy sheriffs. Constance Kopp doesn't quite fit the mould. She towers over most men,…
A green-fingered gardener, Amy Stewart has always delighted in the sight of freshly cut flowers, but she grew increasingly curious and uneasy about the journey those flowers take to reach her bouquet. In Gilding the Lily, Stewart introduces us to th…
Once upon a time, Herbert Hapgood and Lewis Van Duyne stood atop a ridge in northern New Jersey, looked across an expanse of undeveloped wilderness, and brokered a deal to turn 1,000 acres of land into Mountain Lakes Residential Park. Hapgood and co…
Ingen whisky uten bygg, ingen rom uten sukkerrør og ingen tequila uten agave. Edle dråper har alltid et botanisk opphav, og ofte en fascinerende bakgrunnshistorie. Denne boken tar for seg det svimlende utvalget urter, blomster, trær, frukter og sopp…
Young learners are full of questions and wonderings, so much so that sometimes they need a guide for their curiosity. With Amy Stewart's manageable approach to close reading, you'll be able to harness the big thinking we know is inside their inquisi…
SABES LO QUE CONTIENE LO QUE TE EST S BEBIENDO? Un ins lito brindis literario para celebrar la larga y feliz uni n entre la bebida y la bot nica. El vino m s exquisito, el c ctel m s creativo, la cerveza m s refrescante, todas las bebidas alcoh lic…
Constance Kopp stands up to biased "morality" laws of 1916, defending the independent young women in her prison against dubious charges when no one else will. Deputy sheriff Constance Kopp is outraged to see young women brought into the Hackensack…
Morrow-Cribbs's exquisite etchings are now finely rendered colouring book art and are paired with brief facing page text from the original book. Together, each spread offers a fascinating portrait of the evildoers of the plant world, from the vine t…
In the tradition of the bestselling book "The Botany of Desire" comes this fascinating exploration of the world underground and one of its most amazing denizens. The earthworm may be small, spineless, and blind, but its role in the ecosystem is prof…
