Reads For The Road: "Loot — The Battle Over The Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World" by Sharon Waxman

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In most of the bookstores I walk into, the art history section is pretty lean. There are a lot of large-scale glossy photo books with the standard famous works of art in them, but not much that is critical, new, or honest.

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The Fascinating History of Hot Air Balloons

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Hot Air Ballooning had its inception in September of 1973 when De Rozier, a French scientist, launched the first balloon with a sheep, duck, and rooster as passengers. The balloon stayed airborne for fifteen minutes before it crashed to the ground.

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