Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities, hardcover, by Amy Stewart

Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities, hardcover, by Amy StewartA 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. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Natures most appalling creations. Its an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. Youll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the

she was hunted by the Chinese

With a keen and prescient eye

as well as his dedication to espionage

Trapped in horrific circumstances

The astonishing but true story of one of the most notorious spy cases from the Cold War—and the international manhunt that seized global attention as it revealed the shadowy world of deep cover KGB operatives

yet most of us treat them with indifference or disdain

Yet as the Allies were burrowing into the German soil

Hvistendahl gives a gripping account of this unusually far-reaching investigation

Distressed graphic design features a portrait of Agent Double Gnome 7 above the name of his headquarters: International Spy Museum

which was thought to be possibly dangerous and potentially violent

Ursula Burton was friendly but reserved

The United States is losing the counterintelligence war