Ричард Мейби

Early in Nature Cure Richard Mabey returns continually to the swift, who in its spectacular migration may not touch down for well over a year. In Ted Hughes’s phrase, the reappearance of the swifts tells us that "the globe’s still working." When we encounter the author in the opening pages of this powerful memoir, his corner of the globe is decidedly not working. A deep depression has left him ali...

Gilbert White wrote 'The Natural History of Selborne', creating one of the most influential natural history works which provides the cornerstone to modern ecology. This biography evokes his life and times.

The Cabaret of Plants is a rich, sweeping work of botanical history by the illustrious naturalist Richard Mabey. Plants have been central to human experience not just as sources of food and medicine but also as objects of worship, actors in creation myths, and symbols of war and peace and of life and death. Mabey explores forty different plant species, taking readers from the Himalayas to Madagasc...

"Ботаника" — это скучно? Набившие оскомину пестики и тычинки, пыльные гербарии и невзрачные музейные стенды, рядом с которыми останавливаются лишь энтузиасты? Откройте эту книгу, и вы будете поражены! А от школьной скуки не останется и следа. Вместе с блестящим ученым-натуралистом Ричадом Мейби вы исследуете истоки человеческой цивилизации и, двигаясь сквозь столетия, увидите, как растительный ми...

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The classic foraging guide to over 200 types of food that can be gathered and picked in the wild, Food for Free returns in its 40th year as a sumptuous, beautifully illustrated and fully updated anniversary edition. Originally published in 1972, Richard Mabey’s classic foraging guide has never been out of print since. Food for Free is a complete guide to help you safely identify edible specie...

This landmark guide offers a comprehensive survey of the native and naturalized wild plants of England, Scotland, and Wales. Useful and delightful, it covers 1,000 species, including trees and ferns. More than a definitive work of natural history, however, it is also a virtual encyclopedia of living folklore, recording the role of wild plants in social life, the arts, customs, and landscapes. The...

Early in Nature Cure Richard Mabey returns continually to the swift, who in its spectacular migration may not touch down for well over a year. In Ted Hughes’s phrase, the reappearance of the swifts tells us that "the globe’s still working." When we encounter the author in the opening pages of this powerful memoir, his corner of the globe is decidedly not working. A deep depression has left him ali...

Gilbert White wrote 'The Natural History of Selborne', creating one of the most influential natural history works which provides the cornerstone to modern ecology. This biography evokes his life and times.

The Cabaret of Plants is a rich, sweeping work of botanical history by the illustrious naturalist Richard Mabey. Plants have been central to human experience not just as sources of food and medicine but also as objects of worship, actors in creation myths, and symbols of war and peace and of life and death. Mabey explores forty different plant species, taking readers from the Himalayas to Madagasc...

"Ботаника" — это скучно? Набившие оскомину пестики и тычинки, пыльные гербарии и невзрачные музейные стенды, рядом с которыми останавливаются лишь энтузиасты? Откройте эту книгу, и вы будете поражены! А от школьной скуки не останется и следа. Вместе с блестящим ученым-натуралистом Ричадом Мейби вы исследуете истоки человеческой цивилизации и, двигаясь сквозь столетия, увидите, как растительный ми...