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Title: Dry Store Room No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum
Author: Richard Fortey
ISBN: 0007209886
EAN: 9780007209880
352 Pages
Publisher: HarperPress
Binding: Hardcover
Publication date: 2008-01-07

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2008-03-18 Marvellous stuff.

Dry Store Room No.1 is a wonderful book that allows the reader an insight into the fascinating world of the Natural History Museum, London. In this book Mr Fortey tells us; not only about the exhibits, but also about the work behind them and the men and women who carried out this work. We learn about all sorts of things from the ghastly stenches of the pit where Whale carcasses are stripped of flesh to the curator who obsessively categorized everything including "string too short for further use".

The science parts can occasionally be a bit hard to understand but like another reviewer I see that as my lack of understanding not Mr Fortey's lack of clarity and besides what would life be if we didn't stretch ourselves once in a while.

I thoroughly recommend this for the sort of person who likes a behind the scenes look at life.