Being a computer nerd makes saving the land of the Faerie a bit of a doddle for Jeremiah Willow-Bottom. Watching a raindrop running down a windowpane one day he imagines he sees an old, gnarled, leafless forest, moss-covered and sad. His daydream becomes reality one night when he looks deeply into another raindrop and he actually finds himself in the place he calls the Dark Land. However, something startles him and he immediately returns to his bedroom. All his further attempts to return to the strange place are thwarted. Then, one day on a nature trip he accidentally put his name down for, he meets Dandelion Flamethrower, a rather rude and sarcastic Goth fairy. Unfortunately, their meeting has been witnessed by his nemesis who is trying to take over the Dark Land by use of a curse and, upon his return there, Jeremiah has a crisis of identity.

Does the truth always set you free? Jeremiah and Dandelion begin to doubt that as they venture upon yet another voyage of discovery. Jeremiah Willow-Bottom and Dandelion Flamethrower are now studying for their doctorates. Their previous adventures were supposed to calm Jeremiah’s thirst for puzzles down to a dull roar but unfortunately a film about a doomed ship has set him off again. Jeremiah has a hunch. It leads him to clues and revelations and the realisation that things are not always as they seem. However, he is determined to get to the bottom of things despite attracting the attention of a very unsavoury character, getting both he and Dandelion into many dangerous situations and managing to help solve a few murders along the way.

Sometimes it is difficult to determine the fine line between myth, legend and history. One thing Jeremiah Willow-Bottom discovers is that it is not wise to tempt fate. Jeremiah Willow-Bottom and Dandelion Flamethrower are now at university. All their previous adventures were depicted on a huge and ancient tapestry that hung in her father’s palace in the Faerie dimension (Jeremiah Willow-Bottom and the Disenchanted Forest). Upon reflection Jeremiah realises that it had not been there before the king first showed it to him. Curious to know its origin he persuades Dandelion to take him back to the Dark Land so they can investigate further. Unfortunately, some powerful magic has been set in motion and Dandelion is drawn into the tapestry by an unknown force. Jeremiah, with his power to see reality, manages to open a gateway and embarks on a rescue. He is pulled through history, myth and legend until he is not entirely sure which is which. Along the way he meets many strange helpers, including a musical dinosaur. Now all he has to do is find Dandelion.

The relationship between public and private spheres is one of the key concerns of the modern society. This book investigates this relationship, especially as manifested in the urban space with its social and psychological significance. Through theoretical and historical examination, it explores how and why the space of human socities is subdivided into public and private sections. It starts with the private, interior space of the mind and moves step by step, through the body, home, neighborhood and the city, outwards to the most public, impersonal spaces, exploring the nature of each realm and their complex, interdependent realtionships. A stimulating and thought provoking book for any architect, architectural historian, urban planner or designer.

Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book “is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture.” Trained as a scientist, Fukuoka rejected both modern agribusiness and centuries of agricultural practice, deciding instead that the best forms of cultivation mirror nature’s own laws. Over the next three decades he perfected his so-called “do-nothing” technique: commonsense, sustainable practices that all but eliminate the use of pesticides, fertilizer, tillage, and perhaps most significantly, wasteful effort. Whether you’re a guerrilla gardener or a kitchen gardener, dedicated to slow food or simply looking to live a healthier life, you will find something here—you may even be moved to start a revolution of your own.

Contains histories of some of the minorities in Utah.