ATLAS OBSCURA | GASTRO OBSCURA | THE EXPLORER'S LIBRARY
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ATLAS OBSCURA | GASTRO OBSCURA | THE EXPLORER'S LIBRARY | SET OF TWO
The Explorer's Library from Atlas Obscura is a breathtakingly considered two-volume hardcover set that pairs two of the most celebrated and genuinely extraordinary reference books of the modern era into a single, beautifully curated collection for the curious, the adventurous, and the deeply passionate explorer of the world's most hidden wonders. Atlas Obscura catalogues the planet's most wondrous, bizarre, and overlooked places — a compendium of over 700 extraordinary destinations that reads as much like a cabinet of curiosities as a travel guide, revealing a world far stranger, more beautiful, and more surprising than any conventional atlas could suggest. Gastro Obscura extends that same spirit of wonder to the world's most extraordinary foods and drinks — uncovering the forgotten, the fermented, the ceremonial, and the genuinely mind-expanding culinary traditions of cultures across every corner of the globe. Together they form an irresistible, endlessly browsable library of global wonder — a rare and investment-worthy gift for the curious mind, the intrepid traveler, and anyone who believes the world is infinitely more interesting than it first appears.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Publication Date: 2017
Format: Set of Two Hardcover Books
Atlas Obscura Author: Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton
Gastro Obscura Author: Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras
Dimensions: 7.5" x 11" x 3"
ISBN: 978-1-5235-2095-4
