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Join “America’s funniest science writer” (Peter Carlson, Washington Post), Mary Roach, on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law ... more >
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The Fascinating, Complicated Art of Designing a Book Cover – An interview with Penguin Classics’ Creative Director Paul Buckley, in which he discusses different aspects of the cover design process. I’ve always loved the Penguin Classic covers, and Buckley notes that the challenge with those books is to refigure a book ... more >