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Wicked Plants
The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
1 of 2 copies available
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. Amy Stewart, bestselling author of Flower Confidential, takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend.
Stewart renders a vivid portrait of evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, enlighten, and alarm even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
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Release date
June 15, 2011 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781452622842
- File size: 129080 KB
- Duration: 04:28:54
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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There are a few books that are really not meant to be audiobooks, and this is one of them. It certainly isn't Coleen Marlo's fault. Marlo has a wonderful rich voice, plenty of energy, and an occasional appropriate "gee, golly" note for the amazing historical stories relating to deadly plants. But WICKED PLANTS is, at heart, a dictionary. Amy Stewart compiles an alphabetical listing of poisonous plants that run the gamut from causing a rash to bringing on quick death from a single berry. Some entries are fascinating--avoid the Australian stinging tree with tiny hairs that cause suicide-inducing pain--but many are short and businesslike. If you've ever caught yourself thinking about a wonderful narrator, "I could listen to her read the dictionary," here's your chance. A.B. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
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