WICKED PLANTS

| | Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Local author Amy Stewart will discuss and sign her new book Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities at Northtown Books May 17th at 3 pm.

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. Stewart 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.

Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

Here's a video preview of the book:


Please help us welcome Amy back to Northtown Books.

For much more information on this and Amy's other books and articles, go to her own website.

UPDATE: The New York Times comes to visit Amy in Eureka. (link via NCJ Blogthing)

1 comments:

Genevieve said...

Hey guys, just found your blog and subscribed - way cool!

Just wanted to let you know the video of Amy's talk is up on my site, North Coast Gardening. Amy graciously gave permission for me to record it and put it up online.

I'll be sure and change my post to include a link to your post about it! I had a great time.

http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/08/amy-stewart-wicked-plants-talk/

 

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