Daniel I Stein

Fresh herbs in every meal, from a garden that fits on your balcony.

Over 10,000 copies sold worldwide.

Whether you have a backyard, balcony, patio, or one sunny window, The Essential Herb Gardening Handbook shows you how to grow flavorful herbs and what to cook with them. It's written for beginners, with plenty of fresh ideas for experienced gardeners and home cooks. Most herb books stop at the plant. This one follows your harvest all the way to the table, with 9 international herb gardens inspired by Italian, French, Spanish, Greek, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, African, and Australian cooking.

Inside, you'll discover how to:

• Plan an herb garden for any space, indoors or out
• Grow and cook with 20 popular culinary herbs, from basil to thyme
• Pair herbs that thrive together, and avoid the ones that don't
• Solve common problems and keep pests away
• Dry, store, and preserve your harvest so the flavor lasts all year
• Cook with confidence using herb cheat sheets and simple recipes like pesto, a homemade curry blend, and mint tea
• And More

You don't need a big garden or any experience, just a sunny spot and a few pots. If you want to grow herbs and actually know what to do with them, this is the handbook for you. It also makes a thoughtful gift for the gardener or foodie in your life.

Grow it. Harvest it. Cook with it.

Discover the magic of hummingbirds, right outside your window.

From science to wonder, Attracting Hummingbirds is your beautifully written guide to welcoming these dazzling birds into your garden, balcony, or backyard. Blending storytelling and field insight, naturalist Daniel I. Stein reveals how to create the ideal hummingbird habitat, one that’s as fascinating to you as it is life-sustaining for them.

Whether you’re planting your first pollinator patch or refining your nature-friendly space, this book transforms curiosity into connection.

Inside You’ll Discover:

• The best flowers, plants, and trees to attract and support hummingbirds
• The three things you should never put in your feeder
• How fast they really move (and how to photograph them)
• Tips for safe feeder placement, predator control, and nectar preparation
• A guide to North American species you can spot in your region
• Secrets of hummingbird behavior from migration to mating

Why Readers Love This Book:

Attracting Hummingbirds makes science feel like storytelling. Every page invites you to pause, look closer, and fall in love with the wild world outside your door.

It’s a thoughtful gift for bird lovers, gardeners, or anyone seeking a mindful connection with nature—complete with full-color photography and easy, practical advice.

Perfect for:

• Gardeners and backyard bird enthusiasts
• Amateur photographers and nature lovers
• Gift-givers looking for something beautiful and educational

Bring the wonder of hummingbirds to your home.

Safe. Secure. Sustainable.

Taking control of your water supply is a wise choice; now, it's also an easy choice.

Whether your goal is saving the planet, cutting down your expenses, or preparing for an emergency, harvesting rainwater is the perfect way to prepare for the future. Anyone can collect clean water that hasn't been chemically disinfected, pumped from an unreliable well, or shipped in from who-knows-where. Here’s how you’ll do it:

• Answer a few simple questions to determine what water system will be best for you
• Use templates, diagrams, and basic instructions to plan and design your water system
• Follow step-by-step guidance to select parts, install components, and test everything
• Create a manageable maintenance schedule
• Use shortcuts, checklists, and rules to help you avoid common mistakes and make every decision easy

Whether you want a DIY system you can install yourself over a weekend or if you are looking to create a fully self-sufficient homestead, this book will give you all the tools and techniques you need to know. Avoid costly first-time mistakes and end up with a reliable system that can provide safe, secure, and sustainable water for your family.

Take a deep breath…

This is going to be easy. I promise.

Yellow leaves, wilted flowers, and dead plants bagged up and discreetly thrown out with the trash. Those are all things of the past.

From now on, you’ll be living in a green oasis, surrounded by houseplants working tirelessly to detoxify your air and reduce your stress levels, all while creating an artistic indoor space you are proud of.

Covering all the essentials of keeping healthy houseplants in an easy reference guide, you’ll be able to select from 25 low-maintenance plants that have all been scientifically proven to improve indoor air quality. Inside Houseplants for Health, you will find…

• Growing guides for 25 popular low-maintenance houseplants
• All the information you need to be successful in one convenient place
• Tips and tricks to improve your home’s air quality
• Simple solutions to the most common problems
• Options that will work for any space, place, or level of motivation
• Safety considerations for pets (and humans)
• And much more

Author and environmental health practitioner Daniel Stein has been working in the field of public health for almost two decades, and while this may seem like a book about plants, this is really a book about your health. Air pollution is the most common cause of environmental illness and impacts all of us, all of the time. Your newfound houseplant friends will be part of a larger strategy to enhance your air quality by eliminating toxins, pollutants, and allergens from the air you breathe every day.

If you’re worried, stressed, or scared about what’s happening to our planet, you’re not alone.

And you’re not overreacting. You’re awake.

In Conquering Climate Change Anxiety, environmental scientist Daniel I. Stein offers a grounded, evidence-based guide to understanding climate anxiety and turning fear into focused, meaningful action. Rather than dismissing worry, this book transforms it into preparation, resilience, and purpose.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• How to prepare for the 10 most likely climate-related emergencies and assess which ones could impact your region most
• Five simple ways to shrink your carbon footprint without giving up the things you love
• How to talk about climate change with friends and family and actually make progress instead of arguments
• Practical steps for mental health protection, including resilience tools and emergency coping strategies
• A complete resource set for preparation, planning, and activism that will help you move from panic to power

For everyone who wants to feel less helpless and more hopeful.

Whether you’re an eco-conscious student, a concerned parent, or simply someone who can’t look away, this book helps you face climate change with clarity, courage, and calm.

Through real science, practical action, and human understanding, Daniel Stein shows that knowledge isn’t the end of fear. It’s the beginning of strength.

Perfect for:

• Readers coping with eco-anxiety, burnout, or climate grief
• Educators and students who want to teach or discuss sustainability
• Activists and community leaders are ready to turn awareness into impact
• Anyone seeking mental clarity amid global uncertainty

You can’t control the weather. But you can control your response.