Wally and Amanda Koval, founders of the Accidentally Wes Anderson project--a collection of photographs from around the world that look like stills from the director's films--follow up their first volume with Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures. Packed with images from every continent, this book is, delightfully, more of the same.
Highlights include a 111-foot octagonal lighthouse that is "the only light in Quebec that operates with a non-automated system of weights and cables during the day"; the pool at the Hans Cottage Botel in Ghana, with a helpful sign under a statue of the Virgin Mary that reads "No Drowning"; the "blinged-out beauty" that is Seoul's Suguksa Temple; and Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago "where cats are not allowed, humans cannot be buried, and a primary attraction is a doomsday vault containing the recipe for the Oreo cookie." In that same spirit of preparedness, the authors caution tourists, "Call, email, or send a carrier pigeon to confirm details before you make travel plans." This book is a treat. --Michael Magras, freelance book reviewer