In case anyone missed the PBS special The Botany of Desire which premiered Wednesday, October 28, 2009, you can still watch the entire program online. It's incredible. Book turned documentary. BOTANY OF DESIRE is a documentary which tells the utterly original story of everyday plants and the way they have domesticated humankind. An interpretation of the relationship between plants and people. This two-hour documentary explores plant evolution and takes viewers from the potato fields of Peru and Idaho, the apple forests of Kazakhstan, and the tulip markets of Amsterdam. View online in it's entirety: here This is another related program by the same presenter on LINK TV (a cable access channel) which is timely: Deep Agriculture Traditional methods of agriculture in most developed nations have long ignored environmental concerns. Factors such as soil erosion, water shortage and the impact of chemicals on bio-systems have been overlooked in favour of massive crop yields and cheaper food. But what impact does this have on our health and our environment? View online in it's entirety: here __________________________ Sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and witness the evolution of an Organic Kitchen Garden.

Karen I haven't heard of her. I tend to read more 'thrillers' and I admit I get most of my recommendations from another forum that I participate in that is just for Mysteries & Thrillers. Authors such as Brian Haig and Steven Hartov and Thomas Cook...I would have to refer back to my Book Log but I have enjoyed all those recommendations. I use The Fantasic Fiction web site or "Stop Your Killing Me" for the lists of titles by the authors in the order written which I prefer when the author has a recurring main character. Pat

griff- As a stephen king fan, have you read the gunslinger series (actually maybe the name is The Dark Tower series)? These books have been highly recommended to me, and one friend went so far as to purchase the first four as my Christmas gift a few years ago. I have started the first book twice, but I can't seem to get very interested. Any advice? Do they get any less bleak as the series progresses?

Thanks for the timeless quotes and music. Beautiful. On an aside, I was at Barnes and Noble today and almost sat down in the middle of the main aisle. A whole big display of new re-issues of vinyl records, from $8.50 to $35.00. Did not have time to really look, but saw Pete Seeger, the Beatles.