A dazzling and stunningly illustrated introduction to the diversity of life on our planet.

In its essence, science is a way of looking at and thinking about the world. In The Life of a Leaf, Steven Vogel illuminates this approach, using the humble leaf as a model. Whether plant or person, every organism must contend with its immediate physical environment, a world that both limits what organisms can do and offers innumerable opportunities for evolving fascinating ways of challenging those limits. Here, Vogel explains these interactions, examining through the example of the leaf the extraordinary designs that enable life to adapt to its physical world. In Vogel’s account, the leaf serves as a biological everyman, an ordinary and ubiquitous living thing that nonetheless speaks volumes about our environment as well as its own. Thus in exploring the leaf’s world, Vogel simultaneously explores our own. A companion website with demonstrations and teaching tools can be found here: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/sites/vogel/index.html

This groundbreaking walk through Scripture by former physician and carpenter Dr. Matthew Sleeth makes the convincing case that trees reveal more about God and faith than you ever imagined. “Christians looking to reconnect to the natural world will relish Sleeth’s passionate call to Christian stewardship of the Earth.”—Publishers Weekly Fifteen years ago, Matthew Sleeth believed that science and logic held the answers to everything. But when tragedy struck, he opened the Bible for the first time and was surprised to find that God chose to tell the gospel story through a trail of trees. There’s a tree on the first page of Genesis, in the first psalm, on the first page of the New Testament, and on the last page of Revelation. The Bible’s wisdom is referred to as a tree of life. Every major biblical character and every major theological event has a tree marking the spot. A tree was the only thing that could kill Jesus—and the only thing Jesus ever harmed. Reforesting Faith is the rare book that builds bridges by connecting those who love the Creator with creation and those who love creation with the Creator. Join Dr. Sleeth as he explores the wonders of life, death, and rebirth through the trail of trees in Scripture. Once you discover the hidden language of trees, your walk through the woods—and through Scripture—will never be the same.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

In a modern world congested with medical information, it can come as a surprise that most people are ignorant of basic health principles. While technology advocates advanced nutrition supplements and formulas, we have overlooked what God has created in perfection.Leaves from the Tree of Life is a practical manual based on Biblical principles. Eight chapters are devoted to exploring the basic laws of health (Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Temperance, Air, Rest, and Trust in Divine Power), and showing how these principles can help enhance, and lengthen the individual's life.Extensive research was consulted when composing this manual, yet it is written in a simple, understandable format with specific ways to make these principles into reality, including 79 pages of nutritious recipes.Edited by Milton G Crane, M.D., FACP, Director of Medical Research at Weimar Institute, this manual has a solid medical basis which sets it above many other publications of its kind."I am very pleased with this book; it will be a great asset in working with your students and in presenting your seminars. I believe it will fill a much needed spot in education of lay persons in the basic laws of health. It is well documented and very nicely laid out." - Agatha Thrash, M.D. Uchee Pines Institute.Leaves from the Tree of Life is a manual of basic health principles based on the 8 Laws of Health. The author's explore God's plan for feeling better and living longer, and offer practical tips to promote a healthy lifestyle including exercise, diet and spirituality. Also included are many nutritious recipes.