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sandstormbydarude-deactivated20

#isopod #scuplture

parakeet

behold an infant blow a kiss at him and he will surely grow up big and strong

#mwah!

cyberimplant

sparrowlucero

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rederiswrites

There really really ought to be a book about how the staple crops of different civilizations shape and influence those civilizations, and I really want to read it.

alexseanchai

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky and A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (three are alcohol, three have caffeine) are not quite that, but may still be of interest?

rederiswrites

I read Salt back in the day and it's so so good, second the rec. I have heard of 6 Glasses and not read it but I am sure I would probably love it. Gotta see if the library has it. Thank you!

pandorasquillandquotes

Gonna throw Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert in the ring here! You'll never see the modern world the same way again.

vaspider

A Short History Of The World According To Sheep by Sally Coulthard blew my mind. So many things are tied to wool and sheep and weaving and so many words and phrases are tied to wool, people have no idea.

Example words which come from textiles/weaving, if not specifically wool (go look them up!): subtle, shoddy, tabby, Brazil, rocket, twit, warped, going batty, on tenterhooks, text...

foxofninetales

I'll throw in a rec for Pickled, Potted, and Canned by Sue Shephard - a very interesting look at food preservation and how the availability of different types of food preservation shaped cultures and cuisines.

electronsprotonscroutons

Sweetness and Power is this but for the topic of sugar

magneticdeclination

The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past might also be up your alley. It's about "forgotten" foods and staples. They talk about different types of wheat, sauces, veggies, etc and a little about the cultures from whence they come

doctornerdington

Also: Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser. One of my favourite books.

bitchwhoyoukiddin

DO I HAVE A SERIES FOR YOU. University of California Press has a gift for you and it is a 80+ book series on food studies. There are even some that are open access (legally free), but the rest are in libraries.

I also highly recommend Frostbite by Nicola Twilley. It’s about the impact refrigeration has had/is having on food preservation and culture, globally. It was one of my favorite books of this last year.

calystarose

Also, The Rice Theory of Culture https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=orpc By Thomas Talhelm

ariaste

Can't believe no one's mentioned Consider the Fork yet, which is about how environment/resources shape our ways of eating, which shapes both our culture and our concepts of politeness. So interesting, really recommend!

great-art-and-a-purple-tongue

Seven Flowers and How They Shaped Our World by Jennifer Potter

It isn't so much about edible plants as it is about decorative ones, but I think it fits the theme of this growing list enough for me to add it.

#book recs #history

froflossy

Was thinking about shrimp and teto so shrimp Teto…had to doodle I will make /srs ver one day…

enchantedbook

Art by Shigeru Mizuki

heyyoufriendthere

S. snuffleupagus, a newly described species of fish, is named after the beloved Sesame Street character, Mr. Snuffleupagus, to which it bear

SNUFFLEUPAGUS REAL

brightnessrandom

Fantastic article!! The guys looking for it were fish researchers who saw it one time, knew instantly it was an undescribed species, and then tried for nearly 20 years to find and document it!