The Explorer's Library

Name: The Explorer's Library
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781523520954
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Books That Inspire Wonder (Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura 2-Book Set)

By Atlas Obscura and Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras and Cecily Wong and Ella Morton

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The Explorer's Library is a captivating collection that brings together two New York Times-bestselling guides from Atlas Obscura. Packaged in an elegant slipcase evoking the timeless allure of travel, it invites readers to explore the marvels and mysteries of the world. The first guide uncovers hundreds of unusual and fascinating places around the globe, changing the way we perceive our planet. The second delves into the diverse and curious world of food, exploring unique culinary traditions, strange delicacies, and the cultural significance of what people eat and drink worldwide.
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This book is perfect for travellers, adventurers, and anyone who cherishes curiosity and discovery. Ideal as a gift for those who delight in exploring hidden wonders and unusual cultural experiences through travel and cuisine.

Let your curiosity be your guide.

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Give the gift of wonder. Packaged in a slipcase that evokes the timeless allure of travel, The Explorer’s Library combines the two New York Times-bestselling guides from Atlas Obscura®. It is the perfect gift for the person who lets curiosity be their compass, who is alive to the world in all its possibilities.

Atlas Obscura, with over 860,000 copies in print worldwide, is a 'wonderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper' (New York Times). It shot to the top of bestseller lists the moment it was released, and in its hundreds of unexpected entries that cover all corners of the globe, it changes the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvellous it really is.

A feast of wonder that has 215,000 copies in print worldwide in its first six months, Gastro Obscura is the national bestseller that transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia’s 'threads of God' pasta? But far more than a menu of curious delicacies and unexpected dishes, Gastro Obscura focuses on food’s place in our lives, touching on history, culture, travel, festivals, and more.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781523520954

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Workman Adult

Illustration: Full-color illustrations and photos throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 76.0mm

Width: 192.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 3040g

Pages: 928

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Atlas Obscura Cecily Wong Dylan Thuras Ella Morton Joshua Foer Non-Fiction Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Atlas Obscura is the definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders. Based on the community-driven, editor-curated website atlasobscura.com, Atlas Obscura uncovers unusual and overlooked places not found in your average guidebook. Cofounders Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras are two of the authors of the # 1 New York Times bestselling book Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders. Dylan Thuras is the cofounder and creative director of Atlas Obscura. He lives in Rosendale, NY. Joshua Foer is the cofounder and chairman of Atlas Obscura. He is also the author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, a bestseller published in 33 languages, and a forthcoming book about the world's last hunter-gatherers

Cecily Wong is a writer at Atlas Obscura, and the author of the novel Diamond Head, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, recipient of an Elle Readers' Prize, and voted a best debut of the Brooklyn Book Festival. She lives in Oregon.

Ella Morton is a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised, Brooklyn-based writer, focusing on overlooked aspects of history and culture. After covering consumer technology at CNET she hosted Rocketboom NYC, a web show about New York’s quirkier people and places. Her most popular interview was a chat with Cookie Monster on the set of Sesame Street. Ella was associate editor at AtlasObscura.com, where she wrote about such topics as tobacco smoke enemas, Victorian streaming music services, and the etiquette of marrying a ghost.