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Ice : from mixed drinks to skating rinks - a cool history of a hot commodity / Amy Brady.
"The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation--from the foods Americans eat, to the sports they play, to the way they live today--and what its future might look like on a swiftly warming planet"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593422199
- Physical Description: xx, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-297) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part 1. The birth of an obsession -- The man who would be ice king -- Blasphemous ice -- The iceman cometh -- Highways, holidays, and the cheap-ice revolution -- Part 2. Food and drink -- The inside scoop -- "Culture in a glass" -- On the rocks -- Fire and ice -- Part 3. Ice sports -- Fancy figures -- Cork-bungs, brooms, and Zambonis -- The need for speed -- Part 4. The future of ice -- Fevers, freezers, and Frankenstein -- TV dinners, Henry David Thoreau, and a swiftly warning planet -- Flammable ice -- Conclusion. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ice. |
| Genre: | Informational works. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Monroe County Libraries. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Clymer Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clymer Library | 553.7 BRA (Text) | 32596000554609 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
