Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Northeast!The first in a new series, Perennials for the Northeast profiles hundreds of the best perennial plants for gardeners in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. There is such beauty in the world of perennials—those hardy, reliable plants that come back on their own, year after year.With ...

Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Pacific Northwest!Perennials for the Pacific Northwest is a friendly, contemporary, fully photographed guide showcases hundreds of perennials that thrive reliably in Oregon, Washington, northern California, and British Columbia. Ruth Clausen and Thomas Christopher—longtime horticultural experts—offer climate-forward considerations for gardeners of all levels to culti...

The remarkable life and work of the French philosopher and activist Simone Weil has fascinated scholars from many disciplines, with no less than Albert Camus calling her the "only great spirit of our times". Although contemporaneous with the rise of existentialism and educated alongside contemporaries such as Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the creative and restless nature of Weil's thought set her apart. Equally adept at thinking across politics, philosoph...

From the USA Today –bestselling author, "the most moving and beautifully-written love story I've read since Cold Mountain " (Howard Frank Mosher, author of God's Kingdom ).Two former lovers reconnect in this beautiful and haunting tale of great lost love from the critically acclaimed author of The Headmaster's Wife .

An immensely talented writer whose work has been described as "incandescent" (Kirkus) and "poetic" (Booklist), Thomas Christopher Greene pens a haunting and deeply affecting portrait of one couple at their best and worst.Inspired by a personal loss, Greene explores the way that tragedy and time assail one man's memories of his life and loves. Like his father before him, Arthur Winthrop is the Headmaster of Vermont's elite Lancaster School. It is the place he feels has given him his ...

Navigating the journey from zero to success is no small feat, a challenge that even the author doesn't claim to have mastered – but is willing to explore. After graduation, life becomes a high-stakes race against time, filled with head-spinning 'WTF' moments. From tackling parenthood and self-doubt to dodging curveballs like talk shows, bills, and Hollywood drama, the author invites you to experience it all unfiltered. Just when a glimmer of hope starts to shine, a myriad of obstacles incl...

'A brilliant exposé' - Danny DorlingCovid-19 has exposed the limits of a neoliberal public health orthodoxy. But instead of imagining radical change, the left is stuck in a rearguard action focused on defending the NHS from the wrecking ball of privatisation.Public health expert Christopher Thomas argues that we must emerge from Covid-19 on the offensive - with a bold, new vision for our health and care. He maps out five new frontiers for public health and imagines how we c...

For decades, the independent musician was entirely dependent on expensive recording studios, elite mastering engineers, and well-connected PR agencies to get their music heard. Today, artificial intelligence has completely democratized the music industry, offering bedroom producers the exact same sonic and marketing power as major record labels. "The Synthetic Studio" is the modern musician's guide to algorithmic production and promotion. It demystifies the new wave of AI-assisted plugins ...

"Covid-19 stole so much. But one of the things it couldn't steal was the power of stories."From the author of the international bestseller The Headmaster's Wife and other novels comes a collection of essays written during the Covid-19 pandemic while the author sheltered in place in his tiny Vermont town. While in isolation, he observed a small town at its best: neighbors helping neighbors, the joys of gardening, the pleasure of a small boy riding his bike, and walks in the...

The lives of brothers Charlie and Owen Bender are changed forever on the night their father walks into the Vermont woods with a death wish and a shotgun. The second shock comes when his suicide note bequeaths the family's restaurant to Charlie alone, while leaving Owen with instructions to follow his own path, wherever it may take him.Years later, the restaurant is a success. The void in Charlie's life, created by his beloved brother's absence, is finally filled when a passionate a...

Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Southeast!Perennials for the Southeast is a friendly, contemporary, fully photographed guide showcases hundreds of perennials that thrive reliably in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Ruth Clausen and Thomas Christopher—longtime horticultural experts—offer climate-forw...

DON'T CHASE THE HYPE; CHASE THE VISION.What if I told you that Christ is the only way to your true identity? There's an identity crisis in the athletics world today that only the kingdom of God can fulfill. An athlete's most pressing need is love. This book will be an interactive guide to help athletes find their identity, find grace during a tough season of life in sports, and go about this student athlete life in a biblical way. Christ is true love, and love is being vulnerable, ...