Distilled
A Natural History of Spirits
ISBN: HB: 9780300255157,
Yale University Press,
July 2022
328 pp., 22,9x17,8 cm, 71 black&white illus.
328 pp., 22,9x17,8 cm, 71 black&white illus.
An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshine.
In this follow-up book to "A Natural History of Wine" and "A Natural History of Beer", authors Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall yet again...
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Natural History of Beer
ISBN: PB: 9780300264685,
ISBN: HB: 9780300233674,
Yale University Press,
June 2022
256 pp., 22,2x14,6 cm, 73 black&white illus.
256 pp., 22,2x14,6 cm, 73 black&white illus.
What can beer teach us about biology, history, and the natural world? From ancient Mesopotamian fermentation practices to the resurgent American craft brewery, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall peruse the historical record and traverse the globe for eng...
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£10.99
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£22.50
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Brain
Big Bangs, Behaviors, and Beliefs
ISBN: PB: 9780300205725,
Yale University Press,
April 2014
320 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 68 black&white illus.
320 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 68 black&white illus.
After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. In this delight...
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£16.99
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Stepping-Stones
A Journey Through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne
ISBN: PB: 9780300188028,
Yale University Press,
October 2012
272 pp., 23,1x15,5 cm, 38 black&white illus., 8 colour illus.
272 pp., 23,1x15,5 cm, 38 black&white illus., 8 colour illus.
The cave art of France's Dordogne region is world-famous for the mythology and beauty of its remarkable drawings and paintings. These ancient images of lively bison, horses, and mammoths, as well as symbols of all kinds, are fascinating touchstones i...
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£25.00
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