"For readers of Inside of a Dog and The Soul of an Octopus, a fascinating, charming, and revelatory look at the science behind why animals play that shows how life--at its most fundamental level--is playful. In Kingdom of Play, critically acclaimed science writer David Toomey takes us on a fast-paced and entertaining tour of playful animals and the scientists who study them. From octopuses on Australia's Great Barrier Reef to meerkats in the Kalahari...

"MVVS's 23-year story of transforming 85 acres of Brooklyn waterfront into parkland that connects New Yorkers to the East River. This book is a visual biography of Brooklyn Bridge Park, which began as a dream of local activists in the 1980s and is now an essential part of the city around it, with over five million visitors each year. With authoritative text by the MVVA design team and over 300 photographs and drawings, the collection reveals the process...