The Brief Life of Flowers [Audiobook] download free by Fiona Stafford
- Listen audiobook: The Brief Life of Flowers
- Author: Fiona Stafford
- Release date: 2018/3/21
- Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Natural History
- ISBN: 9781473686359
- Rating: 9.37 of 10
- Votes: 80
- Review by: Noa Tom
- Review rating: 7.92 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/11
- Duration: 3H1M50S in 256 kbps (48 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-26
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MP3, FLAC, AU, WMA, ATRAC, MPEG-4 DST, WAV, MPEG4 (compression TBZ, ZIP, 7Z, RAR, CBZ)
- Total pages original book: 240
- Includes a PDF summary of 24 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 17M42S (4.8 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: A glowing account of the myths and meanings we impose on flowers . . . a book to reread and treasure' John Carey, Sunday TimesCome rain or shine, flowers feature perennially in the landscape of human history. Their beauty has inspired some of the greatest works of art and literature, captivating creative minds from Ovid to O'Keeffe, Wordsworth to Van Gogh, Botticelli to Beatrix Potter. But flowers have also played a key part in forming the past, and may even shape our future. Some have served as symbols of monarchs, dynasties and nations - from the Wars of the Roses to the Order of the Thistle. And while the poppy is often associated with WWI, it was the elderflower that treated its wounded soldiers, joining a long line of healing flowers that have developed modern medicine, including lavender and foxgloves. From the personal to the political, flowers play a part in all aspects of life: the right rose, according to the Victorian language of flowers, might mend a broken heart, while sunflowers may just save our planet. This beautifully written collection is at once enchanting and intriguing, weaving together art, science, history and horticulture to offer a fresh perspective on the world around us. The Brief Life of Flowers reveals how even the most ordinary of flowers have extraordinary stories to tell.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Horticulture, Animals & Nature In Art (still Life, Landscapes & Seascapes, Etc), Trees, Wildflowers & Plants
- Download servers: MEGA, Uploadable, Microsoft OneDrive, FileServe, 4Shared. Compressed in TBZ, ZIP, 7Z, RAR, CBZ
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 19.13 USD
- Dimensions: 165x222x25mm
- Weight: 400g
- Printed by: John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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