The Age of Homespun

The Age of HomespunBy: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial Americaranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sockrelinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history. In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates

．什麼是外交？國家為什麼需要外交？古代外交與現代外交有什麼不同？

By: Anna Claybourne   | Series: Don't Read This Book If you love to be grossed out

He reveals how the subterranean landscape gave shape to our most basic beliefs and guided how we think about ourselves as humans

heading for the Monterey peninsula

Arthur Wilkinson had been an amiable and decent young man looking to invest some of his considerable inheritance in a marina enterprise

happiness is not about well-being

to Holi and Hanukkah

作者: 艾迪．雷諾茲

I'll work to find a way

Lauren Redniss’s choice to use just two vibrant and contrasting colors in her artwork and spare text makes for a bold and interesting exploration of extreme weather

Once again Tricia finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation

colorfully-illustrated book featuring fascinating facts about some very silly animals…who we find are perhaps not so pointless after all