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A hiker’s dream bucket list is embodied in this lavishly illustrated celebration of more than eighty of the world’s most iconic trails.

Celebrating the most important, popular, and diverse hiking trails in the world, this book invites readers to take a walking tour through the planet’s natural wonders. Divided into six sections, the book groups trails by theme: pilgrimages, historic hikes, mountain hikes, wilderness trails, trails through diverse environments, and long-distance trails. From Mount Kenya to subarctic hikes in Scandinavia, and from exotic hikes in the Himalayas to more familiar trails in the United States and Canada, this book invites readers to explore the history, environment, and cultures of the world on foot.

Each featured trail has its own section, with a map and photo gallery focusing on what makes it one of the most magnificent hiking trails anywhere in the world. Included are detailed descriptions and trail highlights. This book is perfect for anyone interested in conservation, outdoor recreation, or the myriad ways that walking through a landscape is an intimate exploration of its soul.

About the Authors:

Karen Berger has hiked more than 17,000 miles all over the world, including thru-hikes of the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails, and is the author of twelve books on hiking, including Rizzoli’s award-winning America’s Great Hiking Trails. 
Bill McKibben is an environmentalist and writer who frequently contributes to the New York Times, the Atlantic, and Outside. The American Hiking Society is the only national organization that promotes and protects foot trails, their surrounding natural areas, and the hiking experience.

With three-quarters of a century of firearms expertise, Gun Digest remains the most trusted firearms annual in print.

This 77th edition is a celebration of American manufacturing ingenuity. Our cover image proudly shows off products from three iconic Made-in-USA brands: Springfield Armory, Leupold Optics and Federal ammunition. That’s just a taste of what’s inside, including:

• The Forgotten .33 Winchester
• A Tribute 1911
• Browning X-Bolt Rifles: Evolving Toward Perfection
• Marlin 1895 SBL .45-70
• Ruger Precision Custom Shop Special

In addition to this, all your favourite sections are there: gun tests, firearms features, product roundups, ballistic tables and more… For true firearms enthusiasts, Gun Digest 2023 proves familiar as the smell of Hoppe’s No. 9 and as vital as a zeroed scope!

About the Editor:

Philip P. Massaro is the seventh editor of the Gun Digest annual, is a regular contributor to Gun Digest the Magazine and Cartridges of the World, and contributes to many different firearms and hunting publications. He has been an avid handloader for three decades, is a land surveyor by trade, a musician by choice, and is happiest in the wildest places on Earth.

Table of Contents:

John T. Amber Literary Award
Introduction: 77th Edition
About the Cover
FEATURES
Griffin & Howe: The Early Years — BY RICK HACKER
Scattergun Adventures — BY JOE COOGAN
The Forgotten .33 Winchester — BY SHANE JAHN
Federal Premium’s Centennial Anniversary — BY PHIL MASSARO
Five Blue-Collar Deer Guns — BY WILL BRANTLEY
Rethinking Rifling — BY C. RODNEY JAMES
.500 Jeffery, Ultimate Game Stopper — BY TOM TABOR
On Custom Guns — BY TOM TURPIN
Mastering the Double-Action Revolver — BY JIM WILSON
Double or Nothing — BY CRAIG BODDINGTON
A Gentleman’s Right … The Duelling Pistol — BY TERRY WIELAND
A Tribute 1911 — BY LENÉE LANDIS
The Case for Single-Shot Handguns — BY LARRY WEISHUHN
Elegant Arsenal for An Aging Handgun Hunter — BY DICK WILLIAMS
The M704 CRF Action — BY RON SPOMER
Bolt-Action Sporters of the Early 20th Century — BY PHIL SHOEMAKER
Chronology of Czech Bolt-Action Hunting Rifles — BY PIERRE VAN DER WALT
A Potpourri of Varmint Wildcats — BY STAN TRZONIEC
The Nepalese Gehendra Rifle — BY JIM DICKSON
The Emergency Gun — BY BOB CAMPBELL
Browning X-Bolt Rifles: Evolving Toward Perfection — BY MIKE DICKERSON
Sturmgewehr 44: The Storm and the Tempest — BY MIKE HASKEW
Pioneer Arms Polish PM 63C “Rak” — BY GEORGE LAYMAN
Are Bullets Too Sharp? — BY WAYNE VAN ZWOLL
Rimfire Revolution — BY MICHAEL SHEA
Handloading Economics — BY PHIL MASSARO
The Age of Chassis Rifle Systems — BY THOMAS GOMEZ
It Ain’t So, Mac! — BY WARREN PAGE

TESTFIRE
Stevens Model M-301 Turkey Gun — BY STEVE GASH
Ruger Precision Custom Shop Special — BY L.P. BREZNY
Marlin 1895 SBL .45-70 — BY ANDY LARSSON
Heritage Barkeep — BY AL DOYLE

ONE GOOD GUN
A Few Good Guns — BY PHIL MASSARO
Benelli 828U Trim Twenty! — BY COREY GRAFF
The Great .450 Ackley — BY TERRY WIELAND
The Underappreciated .356 Winchester — BY JIM HOUSE
A Well-Traveled Shotgun — BY NICK HAHN

REPORTS FROM THE FIELD
Rifles — BY WAYNE VAN ZWOLL
AR-Style Rifles — BY TODD WOODARD
Semi-Auto Pistols — BY ROBERT SADOWSKI
Revolvers & Others — BY SHANE JAHN
Shotguns — BY KRISTIN ALBERTS
Muzzleloaders — BY BOB CAMPBELL
Optics — BY JOE ARTERBURN
Airguns — BY JIM HOUSE
Ammunition — BY PHIL MASSARO
Reloading — BY PHIL MASSARO

RIFLES
Centerfire – Autoloaders
Centerfire – ARs
Centerfire – Levers & Slides
Centerfire – Bolt Actions
Centerfire – Single Shots
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles
Rimfire – Autoloaders
Rimfire – Bolt Actions & Single Shots
Competition – Centerfires & Rimfires

HANDGUNS
Autoloaders
Competition
Double-Action Revolvers
Single-Action Revolvers
Miscellaneous

SHOTGUNS
Autoloaders
Pumps
Over/Unders
Side-by-Sides
Bolt Actions, Single Shots & Lever Actions
Military & Police

BLACKPOWDER
Single-Shot Pistols
Revolvers
Muskets & Rifles

AIRGUNS
Handguns
Long Guns

BALLISTICS TABLES
Average Centerfire Rifle Cartridge Ballistics
Centerfire Handgun Cartridge Ballistics
Rimfire Ammunition Ballistics
Shotshell Loads

Hamburg is a historic but forward-thinking city, home to arbiters of tradition and avant-garde artists alike. Ready? It’s time to pull up a chair and meet the lot of them.

If Berlin is Germany’s clubbing capital then Hamburg is the dinner party that’s as raucous as it is refined – and the guests are a varied bunch too. Stroll around this prosperous port city and you’ll brush shoulders with local fishermen casting their nets on the banks of the River Elbe, world-renowned gallerists hosting exhibitions by cutting-edge artists, and independent retailers flaunting wares that are either “Made in Hamburg” or highly exotic.

The magazine, Monocle, covers the world with its network of bureaus in New York, Toronto, Zurich, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Tokyo, and Singapore. It also employs more than 30 dedicated correspondents - in cities from Bangkok to Bogota, Sao Paolo to Stockholm - as well as a team of on-the-road reporters based out of its headquarters in London. This team's deep understanding of cities and all they have to offer has now been compiled in The Monocle Travel Guide Series.

Handbook of Tyranny portrays the routine cruelties of the twenty-first century through a series of detailed non-fictional graphic illustrations. None of these cruelties represent extraordinary violence — they reflect day-to-day implementation of laws and regulations around the globe.

Every page of the book questions our current world of walls and fences, police tactics and prison cells, crowd control and refugee camps. The dry and factual style of storytelling through technical drawings is the graphic equivalent to bureaucratic rigidity born of laws and regulations. The level of detail depicted in the illustrations of the book mirror the repressive efforts taken by authorities around the globe.

The twenty-first century shows a general striving for an ever more regulated and protective society. Yet the scale of authoritarian intervention and their stealth design adds to the growing difficulty of linking cause and effect. Handbook of Tyranny gives a profound insight into the relationship between political power, territoriality and systematic cruelties.

This new edition includes updated figures and eight additional pages.

About the Author:

Theo Deutinger (*1971) is an architect, writer and curator. He is the founder and head of The Department (TD), a practice that combines architecture with research, visualization and artistic thinking. With TD he works at all scales from global planning, spatial master plans, architecture to graphic and curatorial work. Deutinger is known for his theoretical writings on the transformation of European urban culture, and his socio-cultural studies such as the “Handbook of Tyranny.” His work has been shown at the Design Biennale Kwangju (2011), the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale (2014) and the Storefront for Architecture in New York (2019), among others. Theo Deutinger lives and works in Austria.

A hilarious, cannabis-fueled parody of fine art in a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.

Here Petrus Christus's A Goldsmith in his Shop is reimagined as if the artist and his subjects had been enjoying a toke, with the shopkeeper peddling something even more valuable than gold. It's a subversive wink in puzzle form: Inhale the art and exhale the stresses of the day!

Picture size: 48 x 67 cm

This photo- and information-packed inspirational bucket list encourages hikers and armchair travellers alike to fully explore our nation’s crown jewels.

America’s sixty-three national parks are made up of the greatest geographical, geological, and ecological wonders on the planet, and some of their treasures are only available to those willing to walk past the trailhead for just a mile or two.

Featuring spectacular photography and information, this book allows you to experience each park up close. Hikes range from half-mile nature walks on accessible boardwalks to strenuous full-day hikes to multiday backpacking trips. Each hike is chosen to showcase what is possible: long and short, hard and easy trails featuring mountains, canyons, waterfalls, wildlife meadows, forests, wildflowers, deserts, glaciers, volcanoes, beaches, and more.

The national parks have more trails than any one person can hike in a lifetime. Hiking America’s National Parks will inspire and inform hikers, walkers, and nature lovers to get out past that trailhead.

About the Author:

Karen Berger has hiked thousands of miles of trails in the national parks of the United States. She is the author of twenty books, including America’s Great Hiking Trails and America’s National Historic Trails. Jonathan Irish has photographed on all seven continents and in more than eighty countries. For the 2016 National Park Service Centennial, Irish went on assignment to photograph all of America’s national parks. Sally Jewell served as U.S. secretary of the interior from 2013 to 2017, overseeing the nation’s national parks, wildlife refuges, and public lands under President Barack Obama. With more than 1.6 million members and supporters, the National Parks Conservation Association is the voice of America’s national parks.

With more than 1.6 million members and supporters, National Park Conservation Association is the voice of America’s national parks, working to protect and preserve the nation’s most iconic and inspirational places for present and future generations. It celebrates the parks — and works tirelessly to defend them—whether on the ground, in the courtroom, or on Capitol Hill. From its national headquarters in Washington, DC, and 27 regional offices, it calls on its program and policy experts, committed volunteers, staff lobbyists, community organizers, and communications specialists to ensure that national parks are well protected. 

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A fun take on the Rorschach Inkblot Test – a book packed full of blots you can transform into whatever you like!

Draw funny dogs and get into a sunny mood
Draw comical cats and give your day a boost
If you feel like fun and have a pen
It’s time to follow your imagination!

Hirameki – ‘brainwave’ or ‘flash of inspiration' in Japanese – is where doodling and imagination come together. Simply put, it’s the art of turning a random blot into something amazing, just by adding a few dots and lines. If it’s true that you can find happiness in little things, this book should keep your eyes, hand and brain entertained for hours.

Do ewe no what homophones are? They're words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings ― it's knot always easy to get it right.

Based on his blog Homophones, Weakly, Bruce Worden's Homophones Visualized uses simple but clever graphics to help illustrate the differences between 100 pairs (or triplets or quadruplets) of words that sound alike.

From beat and beet to flee and flea, baron and barren to golf and gulf, each spread contains a pair or group of homophones and corresponding illustrations that provide context for each word.

Word lovers, educators, and kids all will delight in this witty and useful homophone guide to understanding which word is witch.

Scholars, advocates, and architects assess America’s affordable housing crisis and suggest various strategies to rectify it, including numerous images of important, recently built houses and complexes.

On any given night, more than 650,000 people in the United States—many with families and full-time jobs—experience homelessness. The shortfall in affordable housing is estimated to be 5 million units or more. Devastating effects of these conditions include an increase in multigenerational poverty, a decrease in economic mobility, and—since the housing crisis has a disproportionate impact on communities of color—a heightening of racial injustice.

Just as there was no single cause of the crisis, there is no single cure. Assembled here are essays by economists, scholars, architects, planners, and community organizers to address diverse aspects of the subject. The book discusses the history and extent of the US housing crisis; permanent affordable housing and affordable housing as a component of market-rate residential buildings; the development of community associations that can build and manage local units; links between housing production and climate change; and the pervasive and long-term consequences of racial discrimination in the housing market. Recent buildings by Studio Gang, Koning Eizenberg Architecture, and others illustrate affordable housing at its best, offering a glimpse of possible solutions.

Included are essays by Dean Baker, Richard Florida, Robert Kuttner, Michael Gecan, Rosanne Haggerty, J. Phillip Thompson, Margery Perlmutter, David Dante Troutt, Justin Steil, Christopher Hawthorne, David Burney, Jon McMillan, Viren Brahmbhatt, Richard Plunz, Kenneth Frampton, Mark Ginsberg, Fernando Pagés Ruiz, Jessica Holmes, Rusty Smith, Andrés Duany, Alan Organschi, Andrew Ruff, and Elizabeth Gray.

This book is Flexibound.

About the Authors:

Alexander Gorlin is an architect, scholar, critic, and a leader in the design of affordable housing. Alexander Gorlin Architects are the recipients of the 2023 Best Downstate Residence of the Year award from the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH).

Victoria Newhouse is author of Rizzoli’s Parks of the 21st Century: Reinvented Landscapes, Reclaimed Territories.

Delve into the art of loving and living in every moment.
What does it mean to be French?

Is it pausing to enjoy a glass of good wine or a spread of cheese? A flâneur down laneways steeped in history? Knowing just how to dress so you always look effortlessly chic?

This book is a celebration of the French lifestyle – an education in drinking to savour the moment, travelling indulgently, and cherishing food and culture. A lesson in the joy of taking things slowly. We may not all live in France, but anyone can learn how to be un petit plus français with this guide by Janine Marsh.

About the Author:

Janine Marsh is a writer and Francophile with one foot in France and one foot in the UK. In 2012, she set up The Good Life France to keep in touch with family and friends. Today, she reaches millions of readers, has written three best-selling books, publishes The Good Life France as a quarterly magazine, and hosts The Good Life France podcast.

An enhanced facsimile of Jones's Icones, one of the most scientifically important and visually stunning works on butterflies and moths ever created

Jones’s Icones contains finely delineated paintings of more than 760 species of Lepidoptera, many of which it described for the first time, marking a critical moment in the study of natural history. With Iconotypes Jones’s seminal work is published for the first time, accompanied by expert commentary and contextual essays, and featuring annotated maps showing the location of each species.

Jones painted the species between the early 1780s and 1800, drawing from his own collection and the collections of Joseph Banks, Dru Drury, Sir James Edward Smith, John Francillon, the British Museum and the Linnean Society. For every specimen painting he provided a species name, the collection from which it was taken and the geographical location in which it was found. In 1787, during a visit to London, the Danish scientist Johann Christian Fabricius studied Jones’s paintings and based 231 species of butterfly and moths on them. In this enhanced facsimile, Jones’s references to historic references are clarified and modern taxonomic names are provided, together with notes on which paintings serve as iconotypes. Contextual commentary by specialist entomologist Richard I. Vane-Wright gives an account of Jones’s life and his motivation for collecting butterflies and creating the Icones, and evaluates the significance of his work. Interspersed at intervals between the pages of Jones’s paintings are modern maps showing the location of each species painted, and expert essays on the development of lepidoptery and taxonomy after Linneaus, and the roles of collectors and natural history artists from the late 1700s to mid-1800s.

Contents List:

Foreword by Professor Paul Smith, Director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Introduction: William Jones & the Birth of the Icones by Richard I .Vane-Wright

Icones Volume I: Papiliones Equites: Troes & Achivi
Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Europe
Article—The early study of Lepidoptera by Alberto Zilli
Icones Volume II: Papiliones Heliconii
Map—Distribution of iconotype species in North & Central America
Icones Volume III: Papiliones Danai: Candidi & Festivi
Map—Distribution of iconotype species in South America
Article—A flourishing of lepidopterological activity by Alberto Zilli
Icones Volume IV: Papiliones Nymphales: Gemmati & Phalerati
Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Asia
Article—Collecting Lepidoptera in the 18th & 19th centuries by Arlene Leis
Icones Volume V: Papiliones Nymphales
Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Africa
Article—The art of painting butterflies by Stefanie Jovanovic-Kruspel
Icones Volume VI: Papiliones Plebeji
Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Australasia
Article—The decline of Lepidoptera around the globe by Francisco Sánchez-Bayo
Icones Volume VII: Papiliones

Conclusion: The Legacy of William Jones by Richard I. Vane-Wright
Full listing of Jones’s iconotypes
Bibliography
Sources of illustrations
Index to the butterflies
Index to the articles
Acknowledgments

About the Author:

Oxford University Museum of Natural History conserves in its archives the only manuscript copy of Jones’s Icones in existence in the world, together with Jones’s surviving papers, correspondence, field notebooks and butterfly and moth collection.
Richard I. Vane-Wright is an entomologist and taxonomist who has been associated with the Natural History Museum for nearly sixty years. A specialist on butterflies, he retired from the museum in 2004 as Head Keeper of the Department of Entomology. He has 250 journal publications to his name, and books including Milkweed Butterflies and The Seymer Legacy. He is also involved with biodiversity conservation and local entomological projects.

Make simple and fun paper craft models with this easy origami book and paper kit.

The ancient art of origami originated in Japan, where it is steeped in traditional values. The 20 models presented in this kit include many with strong symbolic meanings, such as the carp, the frog and the crane, which symbolize longevity, good luck and perseverance. Also included in this kit are paper models which have practical uses, such as a bag in which to store spices or powdered medications, the masu box for containing small gifts, and uniquely shaped notes with elaborate closures. The more playful side of origami is represented as well: the stylized sumo wrestler with realistic moves has entertained Japanese children for centuries, and the paper Samurai hat is fun to play with.

Origami is an ideal activity for children since paper folding develops dexterity and creativity. Origami is also a craft based on a few fundamental 3D folding techniques, so Japanese Origami for Beginners Kit is a useful starting point for fans of all ages and abilities. Although this book is aimed at origami beginners, it contains projects suitable for origami fans of all ages and abilities and is the perfect book for all those who enjoy making things with their hands.

This book opens with an illustrated history of origami that highlights the masters and evolution of this pastime and art form up until the present day. A glossary of important origami folding symbols shows you how to follow the diagrams, which are commonly used to indicate how to fold origami models. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions follow for each of the 20 models. For those who prefer to see the models folded, this kit includes complete video instructions on a free DVD. It also has 72 high-quality origami folding papers, all decorated with a wide selection of traditional Japanese designs and patterns.

All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. None of the projects require paint or glue; so just grab the included origami paper and start folding right away!

Let’s go to Italy! takes you on a fascinating journey — sail through floating cities and join in the celebrations with a gelato in hand as we explore ancient ruins, famous monuments, and world-class football.

Where did Italy get its name from? Why do all roads lead to Rome? Which pizza is fit for a queen? Join us as we travel across Italy — pick up some Italian phrases to order your favorite dishes when you go on holiday, learn about all of the brave heroes and clever inventors in Italian history, and find out about the origins of the most delicious food you can find on the planet. From the Dolomites in the north, to Mount Etna in Sicily, Let’s go to Italy! invites you to come along and explore the food, culture, history, and geography of Italy.

About the Authors:

Monika Utnik-Strugala is a Polish lifestyle and design journalist, as well as a graduate of Italian studies. She is passionate about Italian design and Trecento art.

Anna Ladecka is a Polish painter and children’s book illustrator. whose work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad.

This scintillating volume takes readers on an exclusive journey through Paris, guided by Mathilde Favier — the charismatic public relations director at Dior Couture.

Hailing from one of Paris’ most creative families, Mathilde Favier is renowned as a warm, welcoming hostess nurturing a network of friends who happen to be some of the city’s most esteemed figures in fashion, beauty, art, interior design, and gastronomy.

Accompanied by a lively text and interviews by Frédérique Dedet, Favier—who personifies the soul and spirit of Paris—guides readers around the private spaces, shops, studios, residences, and kitchens of these extraordinary personalities. Their personal stories, expert perspectives, and shared secrets, together with Favier’s intimate understanding of the city and its best addresses, present a rarely seen view of Paris’ vibrant core.

A sensory feast and an immersive journey, this book has been conceived as a scrapbook of previously unpublished photographs and documents, as well as stunning new photography by Pascal Chevallier showcasing the beauty of Paris and the people who are at the epicenter of the city’s cultural scene.

About the Authors:

Mathilde Favier is PR director of Dior Couture, in charge of global celebrity relations, and is passionate about beauty and holistic wellness. Frédérique Dedet has contributed to numerous publications, including France Soir, Point de Vue, and L’Officiel, and is currently editor in chief of Série Limitée lifestyle magazine. Pascal Chevallier is a Paris-based fashion and lifestyle photographer whose work is regularly featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, AD, and Elle Decor.