🔗 Links: ➤ Publisher direct (use promo code BEAUTBOOK5 for 5% until 31.1.2024, and get a free clamshell case!): bit.ly/3MpsTnj ➤ Amazon (affiliate link - I may be compensated if you purchase through this link): amzn.to/4ajRgxa ➤ Review on my website: beautifulbooks.info/2023/12/rebuilding-civilization-review/ 👽 You might also like to check out Hungry Mind's upcoming publication, 'Anthem to Humankind' - apparently it is about "the essence of human culture viewed through the porthole of an alien ark" - the kickstarter is closed but you can still preorder through the campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebookthebook/anthem-to-humankind?ref=630dhc&token=b1278428 💖 As always, thanks so much for watching, I hope you enjoyed it! (And if you happen to know anything about that well monster, or the broken modern artwork, or the game bulquack - please do enlighten me!!)
The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American twin-engined heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company from their DC-2 as a replacement for the Martin B-10. In 1934, the United States Army Air Corps requested for a twin-engine heavy bomber with double the bomb load and range of the Martin B-10 then entering service. During the evaluation at Wright Field the following year, Douglas offered its DB-1. It was competing against the Boeing Model 299 (later developed into the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress) and Martin 146. While the Boeing design was clearly superior, the 299's four engines eliminated it from consideration despite being the favorite, and the crash of the prototype - caused by taking off with the controls still locked - put its purchase on hold. The Martin 146 was a minor improvement on the B-10, and was never seriously considered. During the depths of the Great Depression, the lower price of the DB-1 at $58,500 compared to $99,620 for the Model 299 also favored the Douglas entry, and it was ordered into immediate production in January 1936 as the B-18. The DB-1 design was modified from that of the DC-2. The wingspan was 4.5 ft (1.4 m) greater, the fuselage was narrower and deeper, and the wings were moved up to a mid-wing position to allow space under the spars for an enclosed bomb bay. Added armament included manually operated nose, dorsal, and ventral gun turrets. At one point, Preston Tucker's firm received a contract to supply Tucker remote controlled gun turrets but these were unsuccessful, and were never used in service. The initial contract called for 133 B-18s (including the prototype), using Wright R-1820 radial engines. The last B-18 of the run, designated DB-2 by the company, had a power-operated nose turret in a redesigned nose but this did not become standard. Additional contracts in 1937 (177 aircraft) and 1938 (40 aircraft) were for the B-18A, which had the bombardier's position further forward over the nose-gunner's station in a wedge shaped nose and the B-18A was fitted with more powerful engines. Deliveries of B-18s to Army units began in the first half of 1937, with the first examples being test and evaluation aircraft being turned over to the Materiel Division at Wright Field, Ohio, the Technical Training Command at Chanute Field, Illinois, the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and Lowry Field, Colorado. Deliveries to operational groups began in late 1937, the first being the 7th Bombardment Group at Hamilton Field, California. Production B-18s, with full military equipment, had a maximum speed of 217 mph (349 km/h), cruising speed of 167 mph (269 km/h), and combat range of 850 mi (1,370 km). By 1940, most USAAC bomber squadrons were equipped with B-18s or B-18As. However, the B-18/B-18A's deficiencies were made apparent when an all-red Soviet Ilyushin TsKB-30 named Moskva (a prototype for the twin-engine DB-3 which flew the same year as the B-18) made a non-stop flight from Moscow to North America in April 1939, a distance of 4,970 mi (8,000 km), which was well beyond the capabilities of the B-18. The TsKB-30/DB-3 was also 25% faster, was capable of carrying a bomb load 2.5 times as large as the B-18, and carried a heavier defensive armament. In August of the same year, a Japanese Mitsubishi G3M2 named Nippon (which also had its first flight the same year as the B-18) flew from Tokyo to the US, and then around the world, with the stage from Chitose, Hokkaido to Nome, Alaska being over 2,500 mi (4,000 km). The military version (code named Nell during WW2) could also carry more than the B-18, further, faster, and was also better armed. Both types had roughly 7,000 ft (2,100 m) higher service ceilings as well. The Air Corps conceded that the Bolo was obsolete and unsuitable for its intended role. However, in spite of this, the B-18/B-18A was still the most numerous American bomber type deployed outside the continental United States at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The B-18 would be a stopgap until the more capable Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator became available in quantity.
When war came to the Pacific, most of the B-18/B-18A aircraft based overseas in the Philippines and in Hawaii were destroyed on the ground in the initial Japanese onslaught. The few Bolos that remained played no significant role in subsequent operations. The B-18s remaining in the continental US and in the Caribbean were then deployed in a defensive role in anticipation of attacks on the US mainland. These attacks never materialized. B-17s supplanted B-18s in first-line service in 1942. Following this, 122 B-18As were modified for anti-submarine warfare. The bombardier was replaced by a search radar with a large radome. Magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) equipment was sometimes housed in a tail boom. These aircraft, designated B-18B, were used in the Caribbean on anti-submarine patrol. On 2 October 1942, a B-18A, piloted by Captain Howard Burhanna Jr. of the 99th Bomb Squadron, depth charged and sank the German submarine U-512 north of Cayenne, French Guiana. Two aircraft were transferred to the Brazilian Air Force in 1942, and were used with a provisional conversion training unit set up under the provisions of Lend-Lease. They were later used for anti-submarine patrols. They were struck off at the end of the war. In 1940 the Royal Canadian Air Force acquired 20 B-18As (as the Douglas Digby Mark I), and also used them for patrol duties, being immediately issued to 10 Squadron to replace the squadron's Westland Wapitis. Bolos and Digbys sank an additional two submarines during the course of the war. RCAF Eastern Air Command (EAC) Digbys carried out 11 attacks on U-boats. U-520 was confirmed sunk by Flying Officer F. Raymes' crew of No. 10 (BR) Squadron, on 30 October 1942. east of Newfoundland. However, the antisubmarine role was relatively short-lived, and the Bolos were superseded in this role in 1943 by B-24 Liberators, which had a much heavier payload and a substantially longer range, which finally closed the mid-Atlantic gap. Some of the Douglas Digbys in Canadian service were converted into transports or used for training. Surviving USAAF B-18s ended their useful lives in training and transport roles, and saw no further combat action. Two B-18As were modified as unarmed cargo transports under the designation C-58. At the end of the war, remaining examples were sold as surplus on the commercial market. Some postwar B-18s were operated as cargo or crop-spraying aircraft by commercial operators.
I love how even though you did not get the "picke Rick" reference, you still found joy in the art. That just illustrates how many neat easter eggs this book probably holds, no matter who you are. Thanks for showing it!
I woke up today and discovered the existence of this book. I'm seeing ads in every social media app I use and it's like I can't get away from it. It's sparked my interest and I'm not a book reader and never have been. I thought I might give this a try and sit down with my sons who are very young.
Oh what an awesome surprise!!! This book sounds fascinating! I think was an excellent and thorough review! Thank you! I had no idea of this book at all - it looks amazing! (Thank you so much for mentioning the part that may not be so much for kids!) Have a wonderful day!🥰
I love your channel! It fills such a needed niche, giving me an idea of what beautiful books I should buy my grandchildren to encourage a love for books.
The fact that you can buy this book for only 150 bucks is insanity. It's going to be part of the decor of my new place. It'll sit on a book stand where you keep the book open. It'll sit in my office like a rare magical Tome from Skyrim. You know like the ones that give you skills and stuff
@@baconatoromg6062 I mean maybe your idea of useful has to do with the book being "entertaining" like a nudy mag, but I think a book like this that has recipes, and inventions, and a lot of human knowhow to be pretty useful. Stunning too not to mention
What I liked most about your ad is your willingness to go through it page by page if anyone is daring enough to screen shot for their use. And lord knows that might help someone. Especially as someone who watches suspicious observers and understands the mathmatical cerntainty of our coming flip... the world could use more books like yours. ALso as far as you take it, and the beauty in. Your book is magnificent.
Thanks for the heads up about the sex toys... was was going to buy this for my 9 year old son, who's an avid reader and super interested in science. I may still get it, but create pages that I can laminate over those.
@@sirius4771 That's what I understand from the publishers - they changed the edition in March 2024 according to this post, instagram.com/p/C5JpU2bvZPy/
This looks lovely and I'm considering it for my Dad's Xmas but is the text factual or more fantasy with humour? I saw the baby incubator at 3:19 but I couldn't read the text so wasn't sure if it was a genuine version of it or a steampunk interpretation.
It’s a bit of both really. Definitely lots of interesting facts inside, but sprinkled throughout with fantasy & humour (e.g. the page on the perpetual motion machine where the details can’t be read).
No, it had to be shipped here unfortunately- I haven’t seen it in any of our local physical stores. (Also it’s reaaally heavy - not something you want taking up half your luggage on holiday…)
It is part of a hidden quest! There are puzzles in the book that the "secret symbol" point to that reveal the geographic coordinates of a hidden treasure (sadly I think the treasure has already been found, but you can still play the game...)
For people who love books, but don't like to read. It's a picture book with drawings. I think it's a bit pretentious and it will probably impress your guess (those who don't read at least) there's about 30 pages of actual text in pocket format. I don't mean to be insulting to the artists who did the illustrations, because these people are talented, I just think it has no intellectual value whatsoever, unless your idea of a thought provoking book is a comic book, and even then, I've read few of them that has more emotional and intellectual value than this. It's probably not made for me who is an avid reader. I was disappointed, but if you have a young teenager who is around begginer level of reading or don't like to read long and tedious books, it might be a good gift. Intermediate and avid readers who want to learn something useful will be disappointed. There's wonderful history book written by actual historians and archeologists around if it's what you're interested in, which are referenced and peer reviewed. There's also many book on survival, written by actual explorers which can teach you à lot of skills that has been tested in real conditions. Same for others interesting subjects. That said, the artwork and binding is beautiful. Those who did the illustrations are really good artists.
And this isn’t pretentious? You are right imo. I think they just got ai to write the pages or something but the illustrations are good. ‘Intellectually stimulating for the mentally inclined’.
Funny you should ask - I'm actually working on a list right now. (Quite a few videos ahead in the queue though, so it'll be a few months before I can release it, but it's on the way...)
What is the meaning behind the recurring symbol? Starting on page 25 it's one of the soap molds it's beneath the paw and penguin molds it repeats itself almost in every chapter. I would love to know
It's again on page 89. it's on one of the pots under water just on the left bottle corner. And again on page 104 on the bottle on the bottom left corner again. Then again on page 115 in a glass bubble. Then page 121 on top of the spinning wheel. Again on page 125 on The Brimstone .pg 131 on the grave cross. And it keeps going on and on what dose the symbol mean?
To me, it looks like a bit like a stylised scarab beetle. Apparently there is a hidden “quest” in the book (there was a prize that Kickstarter backers hunted for - the treasure was found already), so it’s also possible the recurring symbol relates to that?
What im looking for in particullar is the ability to create Sea Charts and Nav Boards for travel from America to Spain, England, Hawaii, Africa and Australia.. Im also looking for instructions on how to build an accurate full solar and lunar celestial calendar with sunrise and sunset times with every future solar and lunar eclipse from scratch. Also Cotton Gin, and rudamentary but complete Steam Engine Blueprints in English non metric. Also, a blueprint on how to create Timber Mobile Stone Throwing Catapults would be appreciated. Along with some coal blacksmithing fundamentals for some nuts and bolts. If this book has what im looking for then please let me know. Edit: I nearly forgot.. A full comprehensive guide to Viking, English and Spanish Timber Shipbuilding.
Found this one some months ago and I thought it looked incredibly cool (it's up upcoming successor too) but that price puts it sadly outside my reach. Thanks for the surprise video!
i don't see "the men in black" but i did see Vincent and Jules from pulp fiction. they even have a ball gag before that a reference to the movie, and the dancing seen before that
Thank you for the detailed review! Love the idea but given the sexual and pagan elements probably not a good gift idea for the person I had in mind 😂 thank you for helping!
“Barbarism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is a whim of circumstance. And barbarism must always ultimately triumph”. Robert E Howard, 1934
I review "beautiful" books - so it's a pretty subjective category! For me this means books where the designers have gone the extra mile - this might mean wonderful illustrations, special bindings, clever paper engineering, etc. The book in this review isn't easy to categorise as a specific genre - I definitely love the killer artwork and I think that's a huge drawcard, but it's also a non-fiction science/tech/history book because a lot of work has gone into curating the innovations and providing interesting information about them. But yeah - doesn't matter what you call these types of books, I want 'em all too!!
I love the idea behind this book, but I question if it actually accomplishes the goal. 400 pages seems a bit light for the sort of information I am looking for, and from some of the comments, as well as what I am seeing in videos like this, I feel like this book is either more for entertainment or is a scam rather than an actual practical guide.
Marketing BS for 120 bucks with non useful schematics and incomplete science. Also a lot of other books in that genre or guide section are about the same usefulness. Pretty but crap
Was this book really $100+ when it first came out or that just the result of subsequent price-gougers exercising their greed? Whatever the reason, it is currently vastly overpriced.
The book was first released through Kickstarter for $89 plus s&h. It’s now $185 from the publisher direct. It’s really well made but yeah, that’s a lot! It’s basically selling in fine press territory.
Got to say this looks a lot like multi-verse lies astrology lies psychedelics. Aiming a teaching the truth but being very far from it …the Bible guys read the Bible Jesus knows more because he created everyone and everything. Your choice, though this book or a truthful one whatever one you want. Fantasy or reality. Up to you?
jesus never makes that specific claim, brother. maybe you meant god? he might know everything, but the book he sent us is mostly filled with worthless trash when it comes to practicality.
@@BeautifulBooks astronomy was like, the first religion ever! Imagine hearing that there are very bright stars that are only visible during certain seasons and travel across the skies (planets), and patterns of stars that arrive when you need to harvest your crops!
Im watching this 11 months after it was posted...but I really enjoyed your clip. Thank you for it.👌👍. I love weird and whakky books😊😊. And this one will do just fine.
🔗 Links:
➤ Publisher direct (use promo code BEAUTBOOK5 for 5% until 31.1.2024, and get a free clamshell case!): bit.ly/3MpsTnj
➤ Amazon (affiliate link - I may be compensated if you purchase through this link): amzn.to/4ajRgxa
➤ Review on my website: beautifulbooks.info/2023/12/rebuilding-civilization-review/
👽 You might also like to check out Hungry Mind's upcoming publication, 'Anthem to Humankind' - apparently it is about "the essence of human culture viewed through the porthole of an alien ark" - the kickstarter is closed but you can still preorder through the campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebookthebook/anthem-to-humankind?ref=630dhc&token=b1278428
💖 As always, thanks so much for watching, I hope you enjoyed it! (And if you happen to know anything about that well monster, or the broken modern artwork, or the game bulquack - please do enlighten me!!)
Checking these links out right now
The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American twin-engined heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company from their DC-2 as a replacement for the Martin B-10.
In 1934, the United States Army Air Corps requested for a twin-engine heavy bomber with double the bomb load and range of the Martin B-10 then entering service. During the evaluation at Wright Field the following year, Douglas offered its DB-1. It was competing against the Boeing Model 299 (later developed into the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress) and Martin 146.
While the Boeing design was clearly superior, the 299's four engines eliminated it from consideration despite being the favorite, and the crash of the prototype - caused by taking off with the controls still locked - put its purchase on hold. The Martin 146 was a minor improvement on the B-10, and was never seriously considered. During the depths of the Great Depression, the lower price of the DB-1 at $58,500 compared to $99,620 for the Model 299 also favored the Douglas entry, and it was ordered into immediate production in January 1936 as the B-18.
The DB-1 design was modified from that of the DC-2. The wingspan was 4.5 ft (1.4 m) greater, the fuselage was narrower and deeper, and the wings were moved up to a mid-wing position to allow space under the spars for an enclosed bomb bay. Added armament included manually operated nose, dorsal, and ventral gun turrets.
At one point, Preston Tucker's firm received a contract to supply Tucker remote controlled gun turrets but these were unsuccessful, and were never used in service.
The initial contract called for 133 B-18s (including the prototype), using Wright R-1820 radial engines. The last B-18 of the run, designated DB-2 by the company, had a power-operated nose turret in a redesigned nose but this did not become standard. Additional contracts in 1937 (177 aircraft) and 1938 (40 aircraft) were for the B-18A, which had the bombardier's position further forward over the nose-gunner's station in a wedge shaped nose and the B-18A was fitted with more powerful engines.
Deliveries of B-18s to Army units began in the first half of 1937, with the first examples being test and evaluation aircraft being turned over to the Materiel Division at Wright Field, Ohio, the Technical Training Command at Chanute Field, Illinois, the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and Lowry Field, Colorado. Deliveries to operational groups began in late 1937, the first being the 7th Bombardment Group at Hamilton Field, California.
Production B-18s, with full military equipment, had a maximum speed of 217 mph (349 km/h), cruising speed of 167 mph (269 km/h), and combat range of 850 mi (1,370 km). By 1940, most USAAC bomber squadrons were equipped with B-18s or B-18As.
However, the B-18/B-18A's deficiencies were made apparent when an all-red Soviet Ilyushin TsKB-30 named Moskva (a prototype for the twin-engine DB-3 which flew the same year as the B-18) made a non-stop flight from Moscow to North America in April 1939, a distance of 4,970 mi (8,000 km), which was well beyond the capabilities of the B-18. The TsKB-30/DB-3 was also 25% faster, was capable of carrying a bomb load 2.5 times as large as the B-18, and carried a heavier defensive armament. In August of the same year, a Japanese Mitsubishi G3M2 named Nippon (which also had its first flight the same year as the B-18) flew from Tokyo to the US, and then around the world, with the stage from Chitose, Hokkaido to Nome, Alaska being over 2,500 mi (4,000 km). The military version (code named Nell during WW2) could also carry more than the B-18, further, faster, and was also better armed. Both types had roughly 7,000 ft (2,100 m) higher service ceilings as well.
The Air Corps conceded that the Bolo was obsolete and unsuitable for its intended role. However, in spite of this, the B-18/B-18A was still the most numerous American bomber type deployed outside the continental United States at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The B-18 would be a stopgap until the more capable Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator became available in quantity.
When war came to the Pacific, most of the B-18/B-18A aircraft based overseas in the Philippines and in Hawaii were destroyed on the ground in the initial Japanese onslaught. The few Bolos that remained played no significant role in subsequent operations.
The B-18s remaining in the continental US and in the Caribbean were then deployed in a defensive role in anticipation of attacks on the US mainland. These attacks never materialized. B-17s supplanted B-18s in first-line service in 1942. Following this, 122 B-18As were modified for anti-submarine warfare. The bombardier was replaced by a search radar with a large radome. Magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) equipment was sometimes housed in a tail boom. These aircraft, designated B-18B, were used in the Caribbean on anti-submarine patrol. On 2 October 1942, a B-18A, piloted by Captain Howard Burhanna Jr. of the 99th Bomb Squadron, depth charged and sank the German submarine U-512 north of Cayenne, French Guiana.
Two aircraft were transferred to the Brazilian Air Force in 1942, and were used with a provisional conversion training unit set up under the provisions of Lend-Lease. They were later used for anti-submarine patrols. They were struck off at the end of the war.
In 1940 the Royal Canadian Air Force acquired 20 B-18As (as the Douglas Digby Mark I), and also used them for patrol duties, being immediately issued to 10 Squadron to replace the squadron's Westland Wapitis.
Bolos and Digbys sank an additional two submarines during the course of the war. RCAF Eastern Air Command (EAC) Digbys carried out 11 attacks on U-boats. U-520 was confirmed sunk by Flying Officer F. Raymes' crew of No. 10 (BR) Squadron, on 30 October 1942. east of Newfoundland. However, the antisubmarine role was relatively short-lived, and the Bolos were superseded in this role in 1943 by B-24 Liberators, which had a much heavier payload and a substantially longer range, which finally closed the mid-Atlantic gap. Some of the Douglas Digbys in Canadian service were converted into transports or used for training.
Surviving USAAF B-18s ended their useful lives in training and transport roles, and saw no further combat action. Two B-18As were modified as unarmed cargo transports under the designation C-58. At the end of the war, remaining examples were sold as surplus on the commercial market. Some postwar B-18s were operated as cargo or crop-spraying aircraft by commercial operators.
I love how even though you did not get the "picke Rick" reference, you still found joy in the art. That just illustrates how many neat easter eggs this book probably holds, no matter who you are. Thanks for showing it!
Oh! Pickle rick!
Oh, dear...you've added to my wish list. What a lovely and interesting book. Thank you for the thorough tour.
I can't believe Pickle Rick made it into this beautiful book 😂
I thought the same. I laughed out loud when I saw Pickle Rick
I’ve just purchased The Book on a whim, then noticed you already had this video! Lovely review, as always! It’s truly a beautiful book.
I woke up today and discovered the existence of this book. I'm seeing ads in every social media app I use and it's like I can't get away from it. It's sparked my interest and I'm not a book reader and never have been. I thought I might give this a try and sit down with my sons who are very young.
Oh what an awesome surprise!!! This book sounds fascinating! I think was an excellent and thorough review! Thank you! I had no idea of this book at all - it looks amazing! (Thank you so much for mentioning the part that may not be so much for kids!) Have a wonderful day!🥰
Hi, and thanks for dropping by! (I was a bit surprised by the inclusion of that section - otherwise it would be just perfect for a curious kid!)
This looks amazing!
I love your channel! It fills such a needed niche, giving me an idea of what beautiful books I should buy my grandchildren to encourage a love for books.
It's like one of those fun kids books like wizardology and egyptology but for adults
I got the same vibe
I was surprised to hear you mention the Maltese well monster 😮😂 nice one ❤
@5:37 those are not the Men in Black, but rather Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction
The fact that you can buy this book for only 150 bucks is insanity. It's going to be part of the decor of my new place. It'll sit on a book stand where you keep the book open. It'll sit in my office like a rare magical Tome from Skyrim. You know like the ones that give you skills and stuff
It's 120 on Amazon
That's a lot of money for a book that doesn't contain very much useful information
Only 150 bucks? Hell i wouldn’t even spend 50 bucks for a book! way to expensive
@@dagger1580 you know how much encyclopedias are bub? You have no clue how much books cost lol.
@@baconatoromg6062 I mean maybe your idea of useful has to do with the book being "entertaining" like a nudy mag, but I think a book like this that has recipes, and inventions, and a lot of human knowhow to be pretty useful. Stunning too not to mention
Thanks for the review, it's now on the wish list!
What I liked most about your ad is your willingness to go through it page by page if anyone is daring enough to screen shot for their use. And lord knows that might help someone. Especially as someone who watches suspicious observers and understands the mathmatical cerntainty of our coming flip... the world could use more books like yours. ALso as far as you take it, and the beauty in. Your book is magnificent.
Thanks for the heads up about the sex toys... was was going to buy this for my 9 year old son, who's an avid reader and super interested in science. I may still get it, but create pages that I can laminate over those.
@@CELTICSAVAGE32 Good news - they’ve removed the sex toys page now! (I think a lot of people wanted the book for their kids 😀)
@BeautifulBooks that's awesome
@@BeautifulBooks Wait really? So if I buy the book now on amazon I wont get the condoms and sex toys part?
@@sirius4771 That's what I understand from the publishers - they changed the edition in March 2024 according to this post, instagram.com/p/C5JpU2bvZPy/
@@BeautifulBooks Can I still find the old edition somewhere? I'm an adult and still quite interested in it, but it'd be nice to have one uncesored
I love the premise of this book but worry about the practicality of its teaching. Worried that it won’t be comprehensive enough to actually be used.
This looks lovely and I'm considering it for my Dad's Xmas but is the text factual or more fantasy with humour? I saw the baby incubator at 3:19 but I couldn't read the text so wasn't sure if it was a genuine version of it or a steampunk interpretation.
It’s a bit of both really. Definitely lots of interesting facts inside, but sprinkled throughout with fantasy & humour (e.g. the page on the perpetual motion machine where the details can’t be read).
Does the book have anything about mathematics?
Certainly not because someone who knows how to count will not buy this book at this price. 🤣
That is Pickle Rick 4:07 😆
5:35 It's not the Men in Black. It's from Pulp Fiction.
Beautiful! Did you get it in Australia? I’m going on holiday next week and it would be nice if I found it at Dymocks
No, it had to be shipped here unfortunately- I haven’t seen it in any of our local physical stores. (Also it’s reaaally heavy - not something you want taking up half your luggage on holiday…)
Hello! Hope you're doing well! We're closing in on the half year mark. looking forward to your new finds for 2024!
A sex toys section? Glad I found it before I gifted it.
Fortunately they have removed that section now!
@BeautifulBooks really? Because that is all that stopped me from purchasing it for my 12yr old
The real question is, does it show you how to make toilet paper?
😂😂😂
On page 150 it states the book it self can be used as tp ☝️if you know you know if not 😂
What is the symbol that repeats throughout the whole book. These are just some pages : 153, 150, 89, 90 etc.
Looks like Ж but with more crescent moon like curves
It is part of a hidden quest! There are puzzles in the book that the "secret symbol" point to that reveal the geographic coordinates of a hidden treasure (sadly I think the treasure has already been found, but you can still play the game...)
I could be wrong but the pickle might be a nod at Rick and Morty’s Pickle Rick.
Oooh, I think you’re right!!
Yep 😂 nice joke, who knows whether it'll be remembered in 10..20..30 years when the book will be still around hopefully 😊
Received my copy today. I'm excited to check it out!!!
Wanna share? 🙂
Seems like the perfect book for a kid to grow up with! Except for this one chapter perhaps 😅
Haha, yes, honestly it would be perfect for kids otherwise!
OUTSTANDING BOOK
Seems like a collection of fabulous art with very little information.
For people who love books, but don't like to read. It's a picture book with drawings.
I think it's a bit pretentious and it will probably impress your guess (those who don't read at least) there's about 30 pages of actual text in pocket format.
I don't mean to be insulting to the artists who did the illustrations, because these people are talented, I just think it has no intellectual value whatsoever, unless your idea of a thought provoking book is a comic book, and even then, I've read few of them that has more emotional and intellectual value than this. It's probably not made for me who is an avid reader.
I was disappointed, but if you have a young teenager who is around begginer level of reading or don't like to read long and tedious books, it might be a good gift. Intermediate and avid readers who want to learn something useful will be disappointed.
There's wonderful history book written by actual historians and archeologists around if it's what you're interested in, which are referenced and peer reviewed. There's also many book on survival, written by actual explorers which can teach you à lot of skills that has been tested in real conditions. Same for others interesting subjects.
That said, the artwork and binding is beautiful. Those who did the illustrations are really good artists.
And this isn’t pretentious? You are right imo. I think they just got ai to write the pages or something but the illustrations are good. ‘Intellectually stimulating for the mentally inclined’.
Any similar art occult esoteric books?
Funny you should ask - I'm actually working on a list right now. (Quite a few videos ahead in the queue though, so it'll be a few months before I can release it, but it's on the way...)
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Does anyone know where this was printed?
China?
The video is great, but I really appreciate the updates you provided down here in the comments.
What is the meaning behind the recurring symbol? Starting on page 25 it's one of the soap molds it's beneath the paw and penguin molds it repeats itself almost in every chapter. I would love to know
It's again on page 89. it's on one of the pots under water just on the left bottle corner. And again on page 104 on the bottle on the bottom left corner again. Then again on page 115 in a glass bubble. Then page 121 on top of the spinning wheel. Again on page 125 on The Brimstone .pg 131 on the grave cross. And it keeps going on and on what dose the symbol mean?
To me, it looks like a bit like a stylised scarab beetle. Apparently there is a hidden “quest” in the book (there was a prize that Kickstarter backers hunted for - the treasure was found already), so it’s also possible the recurring symbol relates to that?
For the perpetual motion machine.
"The main component is the...
...battery to move the machine."
You are welcome!
Haha 😆
Imagine a archeologist finding this book in a few thousand years. They are gonna be mighty confused
Reminds me of the Vonich Manuscript😮
I need this book
The monster at the bottom of the well appears to be a coelacanth !!!
What im looking for in particullar is the ability to create Sea Charts and Nav Boards for travel from America to Spain, England, Hawaii, Africa and Australia.. Im also looking for instructions on how to build an accurate full solar and lunar celestial calendar with sunrise and sunset times with every future solar and lunar eclipse from scratch. Also Cotton Gin, and rudamentary but complete Steam Engine Blueprints in English non metric.
Also, a blueprint on how to create Timber Mobile Stone Throwing Catapults would be appreciated.
Along with some coal blacksmithing fundamentals for some nuts and bolts.
If this book has what im looking for then please let me know.
Edit: I nearly forgot.. A full comprehensive guide to Viking, English and Spanish Timber Shipbuilding.
I think this book is more for art and entertainment, while it sounds like you might need a proper survivalist handbook to achieve all this.
im saving money to buy it ASP !
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Just sent this to my L.A. family for Christmas. As an Apocaloptimist, I reverently support this publication.
@@marcellaobdrzalek8435 ooh, a new word for me, I love it! 💕
I had an ad of this specific book just as I clicked this video
The algorithm is watching 😳
Found this one some months ago and I thought it looked incredibly cool (it's up upcoming successor too) but that price puts it sadly outside my reach.
Thanks for the surprise video!
Totally agree, the price is unfortunately a big blocker for a casual purchase.
i don't see "the men in black" but i did see Vincent and Jules from pulp fiction. they even have a ball gag before that a reference to the movie, and the dancing seen before that
oh cool! thanks for sharing!
Wow!
That wasn’t me in black that was pulp fiction 😂
Mistakes on the internet live forever 😬
That creature in the well is a “coelacanth”
Thank you for the detailed review! Love the idea but given the sexual and pagan elements probably not a good gift idea for the person I had in mind 😂 thank you for helping!
I read the published have actually removed the "sex" page in new editions now - I think a lot of people found that a blocker for giving it to kids.
The pickle is a likely reference to pickle Rick.
Thank you - I think this was one of my biggest mistakes with this book 😂
It's pickle Riiiick!
The creature at the bottom of the well looks like a celocanth.
It could be, I wasn't sure though...
So it is not a how to, but more of a look at all the skills humanity has acquired? Or does it teach the skills presented?
It’s a bit of a how-to as well, but I wouldn’t exactly rely on it as an instruction manual 😀
Beast in the well is the Bloop
Q: if there is an apocalypse, what is keeping this book from being destroyed?
Also, is God in the book or spirituality at all? - thank you
Haha, excellent point! I'd say there is some spirituality in the book, but not specifically Christian.
“Barbarism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is a whim of circumstance. And barbarism must always ultimately triumph”.
Robert E Howard, 1934
Dull references, but looks pretty good.
you had me at busty mermaid.
So if civilization were to collapse, would this book actually help?
I don't think I'd rely on it to rebuild civilsation, and some of the entries are just for fun, but there is also genuinely useful information too.
Is infant book or adults?
It’s intended for all ages I think, but I’d say an adult would get the most out of it.
So these are art-books, right? You review art-books? I'm not sure what to call these types of books, but I want 'em!
I review "beautiful" books - so it's a pretty subjective category! For me this means books where the designers have gone the extra mile - this might mean wonderful illustrations, special bindings, clever paper engineering, etc. The book in this review isn't easy to categorise as a specific genre - I definitely love the killer artwork and I think that's a huge drawcard, but it's also a non-fiction science/tech/history book because a lot of work has gone into curating the innovations and providing interesting information about them. But yeah - doesn't matter what you call these types of books, I want 'em all too!!
@@BeautifulBooks Noted!
4:12 it's pickle rick
My favourite episode of rick and morty
I love the idea behind this book, but I question if it actually accomplishes the goal. 400 pages seems a bit light for the sort of information I am looking for, and from some of the comments, as well as what I am seeing in videos like this, I feel like this book is either more for entertainment or is a scam rather than an actual practical guide.
It's not a scam - definitely lots of interesting information - but as you say everything is touched on pretty lightly.
More entertaining than practical.
Marketing BS for 120 bucks with non useful schematics and incomplete science. Also a lot of other books in that genre or guide section are about the same usefulness. Pretty but crap
Subnotes on the bottom of each page of the book "Do NOT recreate humanity."
There won’t be a mid-year video? 😢
I could do something later this month, if there's enough interest?
@@BeautifulBooks there is absolutely a lot of interest!!!! 😍
I turned myself into a pickle morty!
2:55 harry potter reference
I WANT IT so Bad but it coasts 130€ where im from
240?! For a ridiculous book. You must be on drugs what are ridiculous waste of money
Super
I’m pickle rick!!!!!!
I really want the book but it costs to much
It is really expensive :(
U are nuts, the book costs still 120€, ur out of your mind.
Was seriously interested in this but don't need the sex toy section. A shame, I thought this was more serious for the price.
They removed the sex toy section, I think it was a blocker for a lot of people who wanted to get it to share with kids.
Is this a children's book pretending to be for adults? Hey go crazy, I prefer substance over style.
"Mythical words??"
Those words rhyme with A-type bacteria??
😮
Interesting sex toys are in the book but not Spiritualality or God 😢
Right. This book is as wicked as it looks on the cover.
sex is most definitely real. the jury is still out on god.
The creature is leviathan
Thank you!
too small to be leviathan, check out the coelacanth
Pov: Ark
Was this book really $100+ when it first came out or that just the result of subsequent price-gougers exercising their greed? Whatever the reason, it is currently vastly overpriced.
The book was first released through Kickstarter for $89 plus s&h. It’s now $185 from the publisher direct. It’s really well made but yeah, that’s a lot! It’s basically selling in fine press territory.
its pickle rick!!
Haha, *now* I know that 😅
Looks like that v. manuscript we cant solve
Useless
Got to say this looks a lot like multi-verse lies astrology lies psychedelics. Aiming a teaching the truth but being very far from it …the Bible guys read the Bible Jesus knows more because he created everyone and everything. Your choice, though this book or a truthful one whatever one you want. Fantasy or reality. Up to you?
jesus never makes that specific claim, brother. maybe you meant god?
he might know everything, but the book he sent us is mostly filled with worthless trash when it comes to practicality.
Senku would like to know your location
Ai generated over priced Chinese trash again
The illustrations are actually hand-drawn in Europe (but I agree it's very expensive!)
$300 😂
Nothing about astronomy? Bullcrap!
There is a navigation section, though
@@BeautifulBooks astronomy was like, the first religion ever! Imagine hearing that there are very bright stars that are only visible during certain seasons and travel across the skies (planets), and patterns of stars that arrive when you need to harvest your crops!
Just ordered, Men in Black is Pulp Fiction!
Ah, thanks!!
Im watching this 11 months after it was posted...but I really enjoyed your clip. Thank you for it.👌👍. I love weird and whakky books😊😊. And this one will do just fine.
You’re so welcome ❤️
Omg I need it in polish version 🥴🥹
That creature in the well is a “coelacanth”
thats what the pokemon Relicanth is based on