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Food Guides: Essential & Delicious

The Flavor Thesaurus: Pairings, Recipes And Ideas For The Creative Cook

By Niki Segnit

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An invaluable resource for foodies: seasoned or unseasoned!

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

By Maira Kalman, Michael Pollan

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How should a person eat? Michael Pollan's beautifully illustrated guide has all the answers!

Curious History of Food and Drink

By Ian Crofton

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A fun, irreverent voyage through food history - food lovers and trivia junkies rejoice!

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Buzzfeed: It's All About the Bees!
  • Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive

    By Mark L Winston

  • Keeping The Bees: Why All Bees Are At Risk And What We Can Do To

    By Laurence Packer

  • Bees: Nature's Little Wonders

    By Candace Savage

  • Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Bee Health

    By Richard E. Bonney, Malcolm T. Sanford

  • Beekeeper's Bible: Bees Honey Recipes And Other Home Uses

    By Collins

Meditation: Where to Begin

Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

By Thich Nhat Hanh, Jon Kabat-Zinn

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The bible for secular mindfulness!

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

By Jon Kabat-Zinn

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A lovely poetic series of reflections to accompany Full Catastrophe Living...

Meditation For Dummies, with Audio CD

By Stephan Bodian, Dean Ornish

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A wide range of meditation practices suitable for beginners with CD...

Secular Meditation: 32 Practices for Cultivating Inner Peace, Compassion, and Joy - A Guide from the Humanist Community at Harvard

By Greg Epstein, Rick Heller

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From the meditation leader of the Humanist Mindfulness Group at Harvard University....

The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

By Jon Kabat-Zinn, John Teasdale, Mark Williams

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Highly recommended by many therapists, includes a helpful CD...

Non-Fiction

REVIEW: HAVING AND BEING HAD

Article By Barb Minett
Published 31 Jan 2021

Eula Biss and her cast of writers craftily elucidate the little white lies of this moment in history – a time in which many say the rules of the game have to change.

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REVIEW: A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN

Review By Andrew Hood
Published 10 Jan 2021

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain quickly reveals itself as essential for both readers and writers. 

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REVIEW: BREATH

Article By Barb Minett
Published 1 Jan 2021

In Breath, James Nestor delivers fascinating and vital stories about the thing that gives us life.

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REVIEW: ENTANGLED LIFE

Article By Barb Minett
Published 29 Nov 2020

We are the lucky recipients of Merlin Sheldrake's knowledge and life experience.

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