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Author: Lawrence Osborne Publisher: Crown ISBN: 0770436897 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 242
Book Description
Selected as a Top Ten Book of the Year by Dwight Garner, New York Times A “fearlessly honest account” (Financial Times) of man’s love of drink, and an insightful meditation on the meaning of alcohol consumption across cultures worldwide Drinking alcohol: a beloved tradition, a dangerous addiction, even “a sickness of the soul” (as once described by a group of young Muslim men in Bali). In his wide-ranging travels, Lawrence Osborne—a veritable connoisseur himself—has witnessed opposing views of alcohol across cultures worldwide, compelling him to wonder: is drinking alcohol a sign of civilization and sanity, or the very reverse? Where do societies fall on the spectrum between indulgence and restraint? An immersing, controversial, and often irreverent travel narrative, The Wet and the Dry offers provocative, sometimes unsettling insights into the deeply embedded conflicts between East and West, and the surprising influence of drinking on the contemporary world today. Now with an excerpt from Lawrence Osborne's latest novel, The Ballad of a Small Player.
Author: Lawrence Osborne Publisher: Crown ISBN: 0770436897 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 242
Book Description
Selected as a Top Ten Book of the Year by Dwight Garner, New York Times A “fearlessly honest account” (Financial Times) of man’s love of drink, and an insightful meditation on the meaning of alcohol consumption across cultures worldwide Drinking alcohol: a beloved tradition, a dangerous addiction, even “a sickness of the soul” (as once described by a group of young Muslim men in Bali). In his wide-ranging travels, Lawrence Osborne—a veritable connoisseur himself—has witnessed opposing views of alcohol across cultures worldwide, compelling him to wonder: is drinking alcohol a sign of civilization and sanity, or the very reverse? Where do societies fall on the spectrum between indulgence and restraint? An immersing, controversial, and often irreverent travel narrative, The Wet and the Dry offers provocative, sometimes unsettling insights into the deeply embedded conflicts between East and West, and the surprising influence of drinking on the contemporary world today. Now with an excerpt from Lawrence Osborne's latest novel, The Ballad of a Small Player.
Author: Kate Spohn Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
A little boy who loves cozy, dry, indoor activities and a little girl who enjoys doing active, wet, outdoor things tell about what they like best in rhyming text on alternating spreads. Each spread "looks and "feels either wet or dry to match the story. Children will love seeing and feeling the difference between the shiny, slick "wet" pages and the matte texture of the "dry" ones. Bright, detail-rich paintings in author-illustrator Kate Spohn's signature style complete this engaging book that is perfect for any day-wet or dry!
Author: Sian Smith Publisher: Capstone Classroom ISBN: 1484603370 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
Book Description
With engaging photos and patterned text, books in this series are perfect for introducing emergent readers to the topic of opposites. In Wet and Dry readers are shown fun and familiar examples of wet and dry things and quized on their ability to identify things that are wet or dry. A focus on high-frequency and decodeable words and strong photo-to-text matching makes this a perfect book for early readers to enjoy.
Author: Seuss Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books ISBN: 9780007211432 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A super simple, super sturdy classic! This touch-and-feel book with fur, flaps, feathers, slide tabs and cardboard rings to ring Dr. Seuss's adorable antlered Gack, lets babies and toddlers play with the most imaginative pets of all!
Author: Erica Donner Publisher: Tadpole ISBN: 9781620317556 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 16
Book Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the concept of opposites by encouraging them to compare things that are wet with things that are dry. Includes tools for teachers, a table of contents, words to know, and an index."--
Author: Brienna Rossiter Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc. ISBN: 1641855266 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 19
Book Description
Introduces readers to the concept of opposites through the pairing of wet and dry. Simple text, straightforward photos, and a photo glossary make this title the perfect primer on a common pair of opposites.
Author: Vicki Cobb Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0688178383 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 42
Book Description
Know the fastest way to cool off on a hot summer day? You get wet! Know what happens when you stay out in the rain? You get wet! But do you know how and why you get wet? You will! Renowned science author Vicki Cobb has concocted just the right formula for making scientific principles easy for even the youngest kids to understand. Follow this book with a young child who loves to play, just add water, and -- presto! -- you have a science discovery that will forever change the way your child looks at the world. Discover science, and the world will never look the same. Fun hands-on activities and irresistible illustrations by Julia Gorton make this book a perfect excuse to learn about science...just for the fun of it!
Author: Edward R. Ricciuti Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing ISBN: 9780761432852 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume depicts familiar scenes at a school playground on a rainy day and then on a sunny day to demonstrate the concept of wet and dry.
Author: Lawrence Osborne
Author: Lawrence Osborne
Author: Kate Spohn
Author: Lisa Bullard
Author: Sian Smith
Author: Seuss
Author: Erica Donner
Author: George Ade
Author: Brienna Rossiter
Author: Vicki Cobb
Author: Edward R. Ricciuti