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Egg: A Dozen Ovatures
By Lizzie Stark
Hardcover
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By Lizzie Stark
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With a stellar narrative voice, Lizzie Stark delivers the multitude of meanings and connotations of eggs from all sources. Complete with moving personal stories and enough trivia to fill even the hungriest brain, this is an unconventionally riveting read.
An NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick An unconventional history of the world’s largest cellular workhorse, from chickens to penguins, from art to crime, and more.
The egg is a paradox—both alive and not alive—and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its natural and cultural history, Lizzie Stark explores the egg’s deep meanings, innumerable uses, and metabolic importance through a dozen dazzling specimens.
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