![]() ![]() “ Crude is the unexpurgated story of oil, from the circumstances of its birth millions of years ago to the spectacle of its rise as the indispensable ingredient of modern life. Marion Rankine elevates umbrellas to their rightful place as an object worthy of philosophical inquiry…She tackles the gender, class, and social connotations of carrying an umbrella and helps us realize our deep connection to this most forgettable everyday object-which we only think of when we don’t have one.” It surprises us with the crucial role that the oft-overlooked umbrella has played over centuries-and not just in keeping us dry. ![]() ![]() This book is absolutely delightful! “ Brolliology is a beautifully designed and illustrated tour through literature and history. ![]() It weaves together science-the true shape of a raindrop, the mysteries of frog and fish rains-with the human story of our ambition to control rain.” Broliology: A History of the Umbrella in Life and Literature by Marion Rankine Cynthia Barnett’s Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain. “It is the subject of countless poems and paintings the top of the weather report the source of the world’s water. Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett ![]()
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