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The May Day holiday has arrived, and many people can finally have a good rest and relax. This issue of "Nandu Book List" introduces a set of relaxed and interesting reading materials, including the humanistic history of restaurants, in-depth explanations of vegetables, and various fantastic ideas about daily life, hoping that these books can accompany readers to spend a peaceful holiday.
"Nandu Book List" is a recent good book selected by the editors and reporters of Nanfang Metropolis Daily for readers, which is divided into four categories: "Literature and Art", "Social Science", "Practical" and "Children's Books", which are launched every Sunday.
Literary
"The Story Is Only Half Told"
Wan Ma Tse-dan, CITIC Publishing House, April 2022 edition, 59.00 yuan.
This short story collection includes ten novels created by the famous director Wan Ma Tse-dan in recent years by the "Novelist of the Year at the 2020 Southern Literary Festival". These novels show the life group portraits of ordinary Tibetan people, including village elderly people with a stomach full of folk tales, as well as newborn parents who struggle to breastfeed... The winds of the Tibetan Plateau blow through, etching a unique texture for their stories. Wan Ma Tse-dan's brushstrokes are simple and pure, interspersed with unique humor and active exploration of the narrative.
Collection of Boring Inventions
Steven M. By M. Johnson, March 2022 edition of Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd., 128.00 RMB.
The book is the work of The Octogenarian Steven M. M. Johnson's collection of nearly fifty years of "alternative inventions" (which are actually various "brain holes") comic strips. His imaginative little universe, which has always been in an explosive state, involves all aspects of food, clothing, housing, work and entertainment, and is a panoramic imagination of human life. The book is full of humor and irony, and readers will see all kinds of wild ideas and ridicule. Some say that the author's inventions are nearly absurd but possible, and he creates many interesting and impossible possibilities.
social science
《Restaurant》
(English) William Sitwell, Guangdong People's Publishing House, March 2022 edition, 59.00 yuan.
Restaurants: A Cultural History of Dining Out Spanning 2,000 Years is the work of British food writer and critic William Seatwell. The book tells the interesting history of "eating out" and tells stories about the art, cravings, and pleasures of eating. A restaurant is a cultural museum, and Sitwell takes us through famous restaurants in various countries, understanding the food preferences, table manners, hospitality and cultural taboos of people of different generations, and showing the rise and fall of civilization and the changes of the times. The writing is humorous and engaging.
Miscellaneous Books
(English) by Claire Cork-Stucky, The Commercial Press, April 2022 edition, $55.00.
Miscellaneous Bookworms is a light-hearted book for book lovers that explores the details of books. Through this book, readers can learn lesser-known facts and knowledge about books, printing, publishing, writing, and more. The book is full of bizarre lists and interesting pieces of knowledge in which you can learn about the history of paper and book covers, peek into the stories behind banned books, and which feathers are suitable for pens, rejected best-selling authors, how to identify previous first editions and autographs... And it's much more than that.
utility
Chemistry in Life
(Italian) by Silvano Fuso, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, March 2022 edition, 52.00 yuan.
How much chemistry does a person encounter in a day? From waking up to falling asleep, we are accompanied by chemistry at every moment. From physiological function to supreme thought, it is all related to chemistry. In this book, the Italian popular science writer Silvano Fuso takes the 24 hours of an ordinary person as a clue to reveal how chemistry constructs our lives: the Maillard reaction makes the roast meat emit a seductive bright red; the quaternary ammonium salt makes the shirt soft and smooth, away from static electricity... With a lively and lively narration, the author shows us the ubiquity of chemistry in life.
"Vegetables in China"
Zhang Pingzhen, Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd., April 2022 edition, 99.00 yuan.
The book takes the interpretation of vegetable names as the starting point, details more than 270 kinds of Chinese vegetables, and is accompanied by exquisite hand-drawn popular science maps. The authors make detailed interpretations of the categories, origin regions, introduction times, cultivation history, origin of names, naming factors, nutritional components, and consumption methods of various vegetables. This book has a unique perspective, clear organization, in-depth and simple writing, rich and interesting, strong readability, suitable for ordinary readers to read leisurely, expand their knowledge, and is a good introductory reading for plants and horticulture.
Children's books
The Legend of Red Bean Ice
(Han) Li Zhiyin, Relay Press, April 2022 edition, 48.00 yuan.
This is a beautiful picture book based on Korean folk tales. "Hand over the delicious ones, or I'll eat you!" When a super gluttonous snow tiger with mana meets a grandmother who has just harvested watermelon, melon, strawberries and red beans, what methods will they use to grab the food? Created by Li Zhiyin, winner of the Bologna Children's Book Fair, this eye-catching food picture book tells a humorous story of wits and courage. Read the story of the good play, and the children will also have a big appetite, right?
"Look, Dad, look here!" 》
Tu Manlu, Sichuan Science and Technology Publishing House, March 2022 edition, 32.00 yuan.
In this world, there is a unique hedgehog father who takes care of his hedgehog daughter. One day, the careless hedgehog father lost his glasses and returned home to find his daughter missing. In order to find his little daughter, the hedgehog father searched for her figure in the depths of the snow-covered forest and pond... He had no idea that his daughter was with Mrs. Squirrel, and Mrs. Squirrel was chasing Daddy Hedgehog around, trying to give him back her daughter! This is a humorous, hilarious and touching picture book of fatherly love.