In The Big, Bad Book of Beasts ($15) we have the wildest collection in the world of both animal lore and knowledge. Never mind “Lions and tigers and bears oh my!” we also have dragons, monsters and dinosaurs, my oh my! For centuries now the most popular books, after the Bible, in the western world, were ‘bestiaries’, those fancy and colorful encyclopedias which provided us with with the knowledge and mythology surrounding animals. In this new book the award winning writer Michael Largo updates all those which have gone before to create a stunning volume for the 21st century. Exceptional.
Sheri Koones has created an incredible book called Prefabulous World: Energy-Efficient And Sustainable Homes Around The Globe ($25). The book shows you the varying options available for energy-efficient homes. The book features fifty homes in such places as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, and the United States. Each home is represented by multiple images of […]