{"id":44067,"date":"2025-04-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=44067"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:00:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:00:56","slug":"the-stars-a-field-guide-to-redheads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/the-stars-a-field-guide-to-redheads\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stars \/ A Field Guide to Redheads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THE STARS: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE COSMOS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The Stars: The Definitive Guide to the Cosmos<\/em>
by DK
2016, 256 pages, 10.8 x 12.1 x 0.9 inches (hardcover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve always been fascinated with the cosmos (who isn\u2019t?), and I even once splurged for a telescope to put in the garden for my family to enjoy. But with only one college astronomy class (101) under my belt, my knowledge of the stars falls into the \u201cDummies\u201d category. Which is why I loved DK\u2019s new book, The Stars: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not that it\u2019s only<\/em> for dummies. The large 10.1 x 12.8 book is for astro newbies as well as the more seasoned who will enjoy the scenery and surely pick up some new stellar facts. It\u2019s for teens as well as adults, jam-packed with starry science that falls into three sections. The first, \u201cUnderstanding the Cosmos,\u201d covers the basics and beyond, from the Big Bang, starbirth, supernovae and neutron stars to black holes, colliding galaxies, galaxy clusters and a lot more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConstellations,\u201d the second and largest section, is loaded with the significance and charts of constellations \u2013 some popular ones (like those from the zodiac) as well as many I\u2019d never heard of before (like Vulpecula the fox and Monoceros the unicorn). The third, smallest section of the book, \u201cThe Solar System,\u201d just touches on our sun and planets, and was the one section that the authors could have expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In true DK fashion, The Stars<\/em> compliments its smart yet accessible text with a heavy dose of charts, maps, sidebars, and brilliant photos. The authors managed to make every page highly fresh and engaging. \u2013 Carla Sinclair<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A FIELD GUIDE TO REDHEADS – AN ASSORTMENT OF PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS ALL TOPPED WITH RED<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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A Field Guide to Redheads: An Illustrated Celebration<\/em>
by Elizabeth Graeber
Workman Publishing
2016, 160 pages, 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.1 inches (hardcover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For redheads, and people who love them, get past the slightly disturbing title and enjoy this collection of people, places, and things, all with red on top. The subjects are diverse, from movie stars to redheaded animals to L. Ron Hubbard to a recipe for carrot soup. The full-page, full-color, ink-wash illustrations are all charming and usually identifiable: Ron Howard is clearly nobody else, while Ginger Spice is less recognizable. Redheads of the White House, Thelma and Louise driving off a cliff, Mario Batali, and Malcolm X, all lovingly drawn here for your\u2026your\u2026well, it\u2019s not clear what the point of the book is, but it\u2019s enjoyable and odd, and isn\u2019t that enough? \u2013 Sara Lorimer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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