As unusual as it might seem to recommend an encyclopedic book for casual reading, the venerable series ATLAS OBSCURA: AN EXPLORER’S GUIDE TO THE WORLD’S HIDDEN WONDERS offers a wealth of information about curiosities ranging from the sublime (such as the Japanese artist and illustrator Hayao Miyazaki’s anime that spawned passionate followings in both the Eastern world and the Western), to the bizarre, to the grotesque (“necropants,” anyone?) There are even some regional connections in this book, such as Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum.
With fold-out maps and a plethora of colorful plates, this book has something for all. There’s even an edition for the younger set! You might want to alert your children to THE ATLAS OBSCURA EXPLORER’S GUIDE FOR THE WORLD’S MOST ADVENTUROUS KID [bit.ly/3hQBmDy].
UnCovered review by Beth Bliss, ACLS Brigantine Branch Manager
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