Wooden Books North America Editions
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Divination: Elements of Wisdom
$8.95 Add to cartHow did the Oracle of Delphi obtain her prophecies? Can you access information just by holding an object? Are itches actually messages? Is it really possible to read the future in the bottom of a teac… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Rocka, Jewels
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1952178126
- Language: English
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Acoustics: The Art of Sound
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the difference between an echo and a reverberation? Where do you best place microphones for that perfect recording? How do you calculate the best note to whistle in a toilet? In this fascinati… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Marshall, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178339
- Language: English
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A Little Book of Coincidence: In the Solar System
$8.95 Add to cartVenus draws a beautiful pentagram around Earth every eight years. Jupiter’s two largest moons draw a perfect four-fold flower. The Planets grandly play out the slow Music of the Spheres. Is there a se… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Martineau, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178061
- Language: English
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Numbers: To Infinity and Beyond
$7.95 Add to cartWhat are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers? Is there a link between perfect numbers and primes? In t… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Linton, Oliver
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178223
- Language: English
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Shadows: In Nature, Life & Art
$7.95 Add to cartWhat’s the difference between a cast shadow and a form shadow? Why do shadows become increasingly important in Western art? Can we only ever see shadows, not objects themselves, as Plato claimed? In t… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Vaughan, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 195217824X
- Language: English
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Poetic Meter and Form
$7.95 Add to cartCan you tell an iamb from a trochee? An anapest from an amphibrach? Why do children always take such delight in dactylic tetrameter? Is a ballad the same as a ballade, and what is poetic rhythm? In th… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Wynne, Octavia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1952178088
- Language: English
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Simple Shelters: Tents, Tipis, Yurts, Domes and Other Ancient Homes
$7.95 Read moreHow do you build a yurt? A Bedouin tent? What about a kathe? What’s a yaranga? How about a hogan? Can you stay warm in an igloo? Are there secrets to living, thriving and surviving in specific climate… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Horning, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178193
- Language: English
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Celtic Pattern: Visual Rhythms of the Ancient Mind
$7.95 Add to cartHow do you draw Celtic knotwork? What are the secrets of keys? Are there tricks for drawing Celtic spirals? What do these mysterious patterns actually mean? Who drew them? Where did they come from?
I- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Tetlow, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1952178002
- Language: English
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Altered States: Minds, Drugs and Culture
$8.95 Add to cartWhat actually happens to you when you drink a cup of coffee?Is chocolate really an aphrodisiac? How do drugs like alcohol and cannabis work? Did psychedelics play a part in human evolution? In this fa… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Sessa, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178258
- Language: English
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Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry
$8.95 Add to cartAcross the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. I… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Sutton, Daud
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178053
- Language: English
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Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music
$8.95 Read moreWhy did Pythagoras pause outside a Blacksmith’s workshop? Can the nature of Harmony really be understood visually? Why do harmonies leave gaps or ‘commas’ when added together? In this charming pocket … [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Ashton, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178045
- Language: English
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Literary Devices
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the difference between literal and figurative writing? What are the top tricks used by the best authors to make their writing purr, crack and sizzle on the page? Why not use these tricks all t… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Jones, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178142
- Language: English
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The Diagram: Harmonic Geometry
$8.95 Add to cartHow do you divide a line into three? Or five? Or seven? Is there a simple way to marry harmony and geometry? What is the secret diagram alluded to by writers of antiquity? In this groundbreaking book,… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Tetlow, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178290
- Language: English
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Mythological Animals: From Basilisks to Unicorns
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the difference between a ghost and a ghoul? How do you tell a good Jinn from a bad one? Where would you find a chimera or a manticore? What did Herodotus have to say about werewolves? In this … [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: O’Malley, Tam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178266
- Language: English
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The Elements of Music: Melody, Rhythm & Harmony
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the secret code behind so many musical compositions? How do you substitute chords to create greater musical complexity? Why is music so good at playing with people’s emotions? In this compact … [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Martineau, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1952178010
- Language: English
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Trees: And How They Work
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is a tree? Why are they so important to life on Earth? How do they eat, breathe, grow, communicate, and regenerate themselves? How many different kinds of tree are there and where do they live? I… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Huikari, Olavi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1952178118
- Language: English
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Plot: The Art of Story
$8.95 Add to cartWhy do some books grab you from the very first line? What did Aristotle have to say about the art of telling stories? Is there a secret structure to stories known by all the best writers? In this neat… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Jones, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178177
- Language: English
