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Do you know what's in your drink? Which grains go into your favorite Bourbon? What makes an artisanal Tequila? Or why molasses-based rum is so different in flavor from its sugarcane juice counterpart?

In ​Spirits Distilled, San Francisco World Spirits judge and spirits educator Nat Harry travels the world from Oaxaca and Islay to Okinawa and Louisville to showcase elixirs from the ground up­¾from the raw ingredients and skilled hands that form the backbone of the world’s most popular (and underappreciated) spirits. Filled with maps, photos, infographics, and bottle and cocktail recommendations.

On the Road for Climate Action chronicles the journey of Harvard-trained environmental scientist Shahir Masri as he travels across America to document the climate crisis now at our collective doorstep. Masri and his partner interview multigenerational, forward-thinking farmers, document damage from record-breaking natural disasters, take notes from tenacious climate activists, and speak with everyday people trapped unwillingly under the ferocity of our evolving planetary condition. As the science becomes viscerally real along the way, they also discover reasons for hope and inspiration fueled by the ingenuity and resilience of those living on the edge, as the torch of climate action is carried forward by thousands of citizens, each contributing toward this one universal cause.

Combining on-the-ground research, firsthand interviews, and science-based memoir, Masri personalizes the imperative for climate action now by shining a light on the stories told by the communities living on the frontlines and the experts behind the science. He highlights not only the environmental changes around us, but the societal changes required to avert future climate catastrophe as we face the mountain of evidence bearing down upon us.