Adam Gopnik Books
Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life
By Adam Gopnik
On February 12, 1809, two men were born an ocean apart: Abraham Lincoln in a one-room Kentucky log cabin; Charles Darwin on an English country estate. Each would see his life's work inspire a stark...
Read MoreThe Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food
By Adam Gopnik
"From the author of Paris to the Moon--one man's quest for the meaning of food in a time obsessed with what to eat. Never before have we cared so much about food. It preoccupies our popular culture...
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By Adam Gopnik
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The finest book on France in recent years.”—Alain de Botton, The New York Times Book Review In 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comfo...
Read MoreWayne Thiebaud
By Adam Gopnik, Steven A. Nash, Wayne Thiebaud
"Published on the occasion of the artist's eightieth birthday and accompanying a major retrospective exhibition, this book brings together 120 of Thiebaud's most important paintings, watercolors, a...
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