| Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide by Cecily Wong and Dylan ThurasWhat's inside: a friendly, fascinating tour of some the world’s most amazing foods -- from seven continents and 120+ countries -- featuring historical and cultural information plus colorful illustrations, all put together by the ever-curious Atlas Obscura team.
Foods include: Scotland's Irn-Bru drink; Afghanistan's Mended Teapot Soup; North Carolina Whole Hog Barbecue; Chilean beer made from fog; Germany's famous Spaghetti Ice-Cream Sundae.
Locations include: Verdansky Station in Antarctica; Austria's Starkenberger Beer Pools; Libya's 12th-century Granary Fortress; Georgia's Lunch Box Museum. |
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Ancient Egypt : The Definitive Visual History
by Steven Snape
A visual guide to 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c.3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman conquest. You will meet pharaohs such as Tutankhamun - whose mummified remains and lavish grave goods reveal so much about the society and its beliefs - as well as influential women such as Hatshepsut and Nefertiti, and warriors including Alexander the Great. Lavish photographs reveal the craftsmanship of their scribes, artists, and metal workers, and the tomb paintings and relief carvings that captured the everyday life of farmers, artisans, soldiers, and traders in exquisite detail. Specially commissioned CGI reconstructions use the latest scientific information to recreate the finest tombs, temples, and pyramids. Beautifully illustrated, and unparalleled in scope, Ancient Egypt is the perfect book for anyone with an interest in ancient civilizations and Egyptology
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Around the World in 80 Books
by David Damrosch
"A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works that are in conversation with one another and with the world around them"
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Frequently asked questions about the universe
by Jorge Cham
You’ve got questions: about space, time, gravity, and your odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole, and all the answers you need are right here. Illustrations.
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National Geographic Ocean : A Global Odyssey
by Sylvia A. Earle
"A summary by famed marine biologist Sylvia Earle of the latest insights about the present state of the ocean and a look at how its future and that of humankind are inextricably bound"
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Ohio Lighthouses
by Wil O'Connell
Reveals many stories about the lighthouses along Lake Erie.
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Our National Forests : Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
by Greg M. Peters
Across 193 million acres of forests, mountains, deserts, watersheds, and grasslands, national forests provide a multitude of uses as diverse as America itself. Welcoming 170 million visitors each year to hike, bike, paddle, ski, fish, and hunt, "the people's lands" offer more than just recreation. Timber is harvested, lost habitats are recovered, and endangered wildlife is protected as part of the Forest Service's enduring mission. In Our National Forests, Greg Peters reveals an inside look at America's most important public land and the people committed to protecting it and ensuring access for all. From the story of how the Forest Service grows millions of seedlings in the West each year, to their efforts to save the hellbender salamander in Appalachia, the narrative spans the breadth of the country and its diverse ecology. People are at the center of the stories, whether the dedicated folks in the Forest Service, or the everyday citizens who support and tend to the protected lands near their homes
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| The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free by Paulina BrenWhat it is: an engrossing social history of Manhattan's groundbreaking Barbizon, a 700-room residential hotel that was women-only from 1928-1981, as well as a look at some of those who called it home.
Residents included: Rita Hayworth, Joan Crawford, Molly Brown, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Meg Wolitzer, Betsey Johnson, and Liza Minelli.
Read it for: an entertaining, well-researched look at 20th-century New York City and the middle-class young women who went there to find freedom and work. |
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