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A beautiful book I'd recommend for people curious about the intersections between art and science, with a particular focus on botany.
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us (Hardcover)
Brusatte's previous book, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, was my favorite book of 2018. Now, he continues the narrative about what happened to animal life after the asteroid apocalypse, and our small, seemingly unimpressive ancestors have a story as intense and dramatic as the giants they outlasted.
This book is from Great Britain, so if they can grow plants on a windowsill in that climate, then Southern Californians have no excuse for failure. I appreciate the emphasis on food plants, a category often missing from books about houseplants.
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In addition to being a great way to celebrate spring, this book introduced me to several contemporary artists and inspired me to learn more about their work.
These gorgeous cyanotypes were the first published photographs! This is a very special little book for those of us who love plants and art.
If I was reading while eating spaghetti and splattered sauce on this book, I would buy another one right away. Any edition is fine, but I need to glance at it once in a while to remind myself that having a job and a home are important for more than just the obvious, existential reasons.
Winter is for reading mysteries (preferably with a thimble of sherry, a quilt, and a cat), and this winter, I read all of Tana French's novels. Broken Harbor was my favorite, though it may also be the most disturbing, so be ready for that. If she was a different author, this could have been a horror novel, but she keeps it tethered to realism by the most delicate of chenille threads. Her books can all be read as stand-alone stories, so no need to have read the other Dublin Murder Squad installments, but if you want to, there are a few weeks of winter left.
Perfect for anyone who appreciates detail and has a deep curiosity about the insides of things.
Hollywood homes the way you imagined them to be when you were a child--all Mediterranean curves and elegant grayscale--designed by visionary Black architect Paul R. Williams.
For anyone who has ever thought, “Gosh, I wish I could be stranded in an elegant, labyrinthine world where the concept of time and my own mind play capture the flag all night…”
A well-crafted story featuring a truly lovely teenage protagonist who has lots of complex feelings about all sorts of things, including their identity as Sasha Masha.
Want to leash-train your fuzzy little psychopath so they can safely explore the outdoors without murdering song birds? Want to sleep later than dawn without someone chewing on your hair to get you up? Want to know the number one AND number two things on your cat’s happiness wish list? (Answer: Clean the litter box every day.) All this and so much more.
A book that embraces the iterative tradition of horror films and literature, with a special contribution to that tradition--commentary on the horror that is reality TV.
One of the most memorable books from my childhood, from that very specific subgenre--Grusome History for Children. If only Edward Gorey had illustrated it...!
A lovely summer novel about a cold, damp house and its cold, damp occupants.
Piranesi = mythology + architecture + magic + sculpture + crystalline writing + a main character you'll be pleased to be stranded with in a beautiful, ominous labyrinth
A wide-ranging anthology of essays examining monsters you know and love and how the concept of the monstrous worms and squirms its way through human society.
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Possibly out of print. Email or call to check availability and price.
Possibly out of print. Email or call to check availability and price.