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I wanted a book that described the various animals that were supposed to be highlighted, instead it‘s a lot of philosophical stuff and I‘m not into that. I love random facts, but not belly gazing.

An interesting read, with funny asides between Volo and Elminster. Some really creepy illustrations; well done!

I‘m pretty sure that last sentence should say “the most INSULATED level of the pyramid” rather than “the most insulted” 🤣

#Naturalitsy

This fantastic book has been published in the US this week, under the title Vanishing Treasures. The author is donating 💯 author royalties, in perpetuity, to climate change charities.
I highly recommend it and it makes for a beautiful gift. Go buy multiple copies. 😊
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/13/author-katherine-rundell-donates-r...

#HauntedShelf #BookScavengerHunt

#Beast

+16 points #FrightClub

Great collection of fantasy creatures for the gurps rpg series!

I've had this a little while on my wishlist, but had only seen the hardback and wanted the paperback, which I found today, and with the (admittedly-largely-unnecessary-due-to-lack-of-impulse-control) prompt of @AnneCecilie 's recent intriguing posts, I acquired it, along with these charming vinyl stickers, the cat one being for my niece, the other being for myself, though I'm not sure where to stick it (suggestions not required!).

This book is amazing. Randell focuses on several animals that might be extinct if nothing changes. There‘s just so many fun facts and despite everything I posted, there‘s so much more interesting information as well.

Spider silk weighs almost nothing - a thread of silk long enough to loop the Earth would weigh less than five hundred grams - but is one of the strongest materials on the planet: five times stronger than a strand of steel of the same thickness. […] If we were to make a vast web of spider‘s silk as thick as a biro, it would halt a Boing 747 mid-air.

Coming across the bones of their dead, they will salute them, lightly touching the skulls and tusks with their trunks and vest, heavy feet. They have been known to bury dead members of their herd, covering them in earth and leaves.