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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Caspar Henderson
A wide-ranging exploration of the sounds that shape our world in invisible yet significant ways. The crackling of a campfire. The scratch, hiss, and pop of a vinyl record. The…
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A compendium of sounds from this world and beyond, from the author of A New Map of Wonders and The Book of Barely Imagined Beings.
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A beautifully illustrated, mesmerising investigation of wonder and its importance to our future.
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Henderson offers readers a fascinating, beautifully produced modern-day menagerie. But whereas medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth, the creatures that abound in Henderson’s book–from the axolotl to…
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A wide-ranging exploration of the sounds that shape our world in invisible yet significant ways.
The crackling of a campfire. The scratch, hiss, and pop of a vinyl record. The…
Avec l'enthousiasme et la curiosite des grands explorateurs, Caspar Henderson se fraie un chemin au coeur de l'emerveillement, dans les royaumes du fascinant et de l'effrayant. Il invite a comprendre…
An entrancing guide to the world’s most far-fetched creatures - a unique blend of cutting-edge science and philosophical meditation on what we humans can learn from the extraordinary animals around…
English summary: The idea behind this book is that reality goes far beyond anything possibly imaginable. This means that dragons and unicorns are nothing compared to the animals of the…