This connection also has historic roots -- during the Middle Ages, extravagant meals or banquets hosted by the wealthy often featured sculptures made from edible ingredients like pastry dough, sugar and ice, according to the book Ice: The Nature, the History, and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance.

BBC: The origins of ice sculpting

There are now more bookshops in the city than at any other time in its history, according to Steve Wasserman, the editor of the Los Angeles Times book review.

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The audio book is the best-selling nonfiction audio in history, according to the website.

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