No known language, including English, has achieved the success and longevity of Latin. French, Spanish, Italian, and Rom
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An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshine
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From “one of the master naturalists of our time” (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells revea
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The quest to pinpoint the age of the Earth is nearly as old as humanity itself. For most of history, people trusted myth
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