![]() ![]() In his telling, instead of freaking out about the five-inch slash wound in his back, he fixated on the elegance of the attacker’s steel razor blade. When he was in high school in the 1980s, he was the victim of a random attack on a London Tube train. Miodownik, an Oxford-trained materials scientist who has worked in some of the most advanced labs in the world, discovered his obsession with materials in a bizarre way. ![]() He’s heavy on romance and very light on numbers. Smil is a facts-and-numbers guy he doesn’t bring any romance to his topic. My favorite writer, the historian Vaclav Smil, also wrote a wonderful book on materials, but it’s completely different from Miodownik’s. I’m pleased to report that he is a witty, smart writer who has a great talent for imparting his love of this subject. Mark Miodownik’s personal and professional obsession, as he explains in his book Stuff Matters, is basic materials we often take for granted such as paper, glass, concrete, and steel-as well as new super-materials that will change our world in the decades ahead. And yet one person’s obsession doesn’t necessarily make for interesting reading for those of us who have never been bitten by that same bug. The sheer diversity of these fascinations, from playing bridge (my personal obsession) to scanning the skies for new planets, is one of the most beautiful things about humanity. People have all kinds of obsessions-silly, serious, and everything in between. ![]()
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Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.New Release: Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace by Lorenzo Carcaterra. ![]() ![]() ![]() very excited and very grateful to be still part of this journey with Scholastic, and we need to get back and get busy and reimagine all those special moments of ‘Chamber of Secrets’. Harry’s hand-drawn childhood poster is one of many prints and props on show at a new MinaLima exhibition in London, The Graphic Art of Harry Potter Films. MinaLima made the announcement in an IGTV video, in which Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima are shown discussing their nearly 20 years of collaboration, the MinaLima edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and the new House of MinaLima location.Īfter teasing that an announcement was coming, the artists revealed that the MinaLima edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will be released in fall 2021 and that the edition is currently in production. Harry Potter Narrative Type Fiction Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Original Language English Item Length 158 mm Intended Audience Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults Inscribed No Publication Year 2020 Format Hardcover Language English Illustrator MinaLima Item Height 234 mm Author J.K. It hasn’t been two weeks since the release of MinaLima’s illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was released on October 20, but the graphic design team behind much of the beloved art of the Wizarding World franchise has just announced that a special edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will be coming next fall! Get Harry Potter The Minalima Editions Years 1 & 2 - JK Rowling delivered to you in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart or choose curbside or in-store pickup. ![]() ![]() This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail's big plan that saves the day! ![]() Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. 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