FOR ARMCHAIR ADVENTURERS
White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen’s Fearless Journey Into the Heart of the ArcticBy Stephen R. Bown
Not as famous as Shackleton or Nansen, Inuit-Danish Rasmussen was arguably even more intrepid, traveling by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska in the 1920s. Bown captures both his charisma and soulful side in a biography full of wonder and peril.
FOR FOODIES
First Bite: How We Learn to EatBy Bee Wilson
Food writer Wilson probes the psychology of food memories, dips into the chemistry of flavor and digs deep into the physiological and social roots of obesity in this smorgasbord of insights.
Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We LoveBy Simran Sethi
From the industrialization of chocolate to the art of turning grapes into bottles worth triple digits, Sethi tucks into the science, business and culture of our most treasured foods — and why they’re at risk of extinction.
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