American Museum of Natural History: The Ultimate Guide

by Ashton Applewhite

The Ultimate Guide book is a beautiful souvenir of your visit to the Museum or the starting point of your exploration into everything the American Museum of Natural History has to offer. From the 45 permanent exhibitions housed in 25 interconnected buildings, to the collections that include more than 32 million specimens and artifacts, The Ultimate Guide book allows you to enter the world of the Museum again and again.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, American

95 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Ever the late bloomer, I didn't start writing till I was in my 40s. My first serious book, Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well, was published by HarperCollins in 1997. Ms. magazine called it “rocket fuel for launching new lives.” It landed me on Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum enemies list and an invite to join the board of the nascent Council on Contemporary Families, a group of distinguished family scholars.
The catalyst for Cutting Loose was puzzlement: why was our notion of women’s lives after divorce (visualize depressed dame on barstool) so different from the happy and energized reality? A similar question gave rise to This Chair Rocks: “Why is our view of late life so unrelievedly grim when the lived reality is so different? I began blogging about aging and ageism in 2007. Since that time, I have been recognized by the New York Times, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism.
Currently, I speak widely at venues that have included the TED Mainstage and the United Nations, blog at ThisChairRocks.com, and am the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist?. I’ve written for Harper’s, The Guardian, and the New York Times. I was a staff writer at the American Museum of Natural History for almost 20 years, quitting in 2017 to become a full-time writer and activist. I was honored to be included in Salt Magazine’s list of the world’s "100 most inspiring women"—along with Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Warren, Amal Clooney, Aung San Suu Kyi, Naomi Klein, and other remarkable activists—committed to social change.

Reviews

[Renee Laliberte · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ended up getting this book as a souvenir from the museum but ended up loving it more than I anticipated. This book has a great combination of information and photos, although I wish it contained more details. As someone who didn’t get to spend nearly as much time as I would have liked at the museum, this book was great to go back and reflect on some of the exhibits I saw. This book also allowed me to get some more information about the museum itself and it’s permanent exhibits.

[Jose · Rating 5 out of 5]

How can I forget the visit? Nice little souvenir, some of the exhibits not much into but some are just extraordinary and a must to look at. If you can't you can always get a copy of this book. Nice pictures, some text I don't care for. All in all very unique.

[Nettie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this at the Museum of Natural History and it is a great little book!
A lot of information about the exhibits and history of the museum. Very nice to look through after a day at the museum :)

[Georgene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book while wandering through the American Museum of Natural History in NYC in April, 2014. I saw less than 10% of what was on display. I literally went into brain overload from all the exhibits I did see. It was WONDERFUL!!

The T-Rex took 3 photos to capture it's length, the Apatosaurus took 4-5. We see pictures of these long dead creatures in books, but until you see skeletons so carefully put back together, you have no concept of how HUGE these creatures were.

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, none of them strolled out into Central Park across the street.