Observing and Confronting the Enigmas That Surround Us

"Lavishly illustrated, informative & challenging"--Maureen Williams, Remark. "Astonishing for its beauty of production & substance of content"--Laurel Speer, Small Press Review. "Beautiful, the Escher article alone contains 18 prints"--Cindy Bartorillo, Reading for Pleasure. "Bravo! The launching of a great new beacon" --O.A. Battista, Knowledge Magazine. A new illustrated large print Magabook for students of all ages, expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. WONDER will surprise, astonish & fire intellect. WONDER will simplify complex ideas, offer insights into science & the way things work, advocate art, rethink history, marvel at the enchantment of our universe, search for solutions, enlighten & entertain. TABLE OF CONTENTS: M.C. ESCHER- Insights into the fluid nature & relationships of space & time; THE BILL OF RIGHTS- America's building blocks of greatness; ANCIENT RAISED GARDENS OF PERU- A lost civilization's colossal agrarian/hydraulic engineering feat; MAPMAKING- From Mesopotamia to Decoding the Cosmos; LEONARDO DA VINCI- Canon of Proportions "The length of a Man's outspread arms is equal to his height"; SPACE TOWER- Harnessing the rotational energy of the Earth is based on sound scientific principles.Weisberg, Norman is the author of 'Observing and Confronting the Enigmas That Surround Us' with ISBN 9781881100010 and ISBN 1881100014.