In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes
and the American forensic anthropologist on the case is thrust into an absorbing
while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother
you’ll learn the basics of gardening in your backyard-or on your windowsill or porch-including instructions for preparing soil
and he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog
Niksen : Olga Mecking tapestry In The Summer Book ToveThe Dutch people are some of the happiest in the world. Their secret? They are masters of niksen, or the art of doing nothing. Niksen is not a form of meditation, nor is it a state of laziness or boredom. Its not scrolling through social media, or wondering what youre going to cook for dinner. Rather, to niks is to make a conscious choice to sit back, let go, and do nothing at all. With this book, learn how to do nothing in the most important areas of