was named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus and a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book
without compromising on style
she was for many years associated with the Cathedral of St
This collection of Berry's essays and poems--all written outdoors on the Sabbath--"[shines] with the gentle wisdom of a craftsman who has thought deeply about the paradoxical strangeness and wonder of life" (The Christian Science Monitor)
creates a work that is nothing short of enchanting
Living Off Grid: 50 Steps to Unplug, Become Self-Sufficient, and Build the Homestead of Your Dreams by Ryan Mitchell Transylvania (Romania) was named a Best BookRyan Mitchell never thought he would go off the grid. Yet this self described desk jockey with no carpentry skills today lives on 11 acres in a house he designed and powers with solar, gets his water from a well, has a composting toilet and septic system, eats from his garden, raises baby quail, and runs his own business. His bills are a fraction of what they were when he paid rent and utilities, and he has infinitely more free time to pursue the