Uncorked

UncorkedEver since the standardized wine bottle came into use in the eighteenth century, thirsty people have sought a convenient means of removing its cork stopper. At first they employed whatever was at handincluding the helical gun screws used to clean out firearmsbut the patent corkscrew emerged by 1795 and soon multiplied into more permutations than the proverbial better mousetrap. In Uncorked, Marilynn Gelfman Karp uses her own collection of

including the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

enjoyable texts and over 100 illustrations — approximately 48 in full color &mdash this innovative series offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential artists of the postwar era

a war fought on countless far-flung islands over an area that constitutes about one-third of the globe

who boldly decided it was time to rectify this oversight by founding a museum in 1987 in a landmark building near the White House

Small Cat evokes compassion for animals and presents an important lesson in diversity: cats—like people—come in many different shapes

Among the rarities he came upon was a new species of plant called “the weeping goldsmith

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focusing on new American brands

From the storied Liverpool

In a brilliant follow-up to his critically acclaimed book

For more than two decades

With the aim of converting bystanders into informed advocates of change