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It’s a Gas! The Allure of the Gas Station

We remember being kids waking up early for a family road trip and hitting the local gas station to load up on fuel and snacks for the long drive ahead. Then, many miles down the…

Where to Drink Beer

Having tackled the spots chefs like to eat, Phaidon figured hungry travelers could use something to drink with all that delicious fare. Where to Drink Beer is a 480-page tome dedicated to the bars, beer…

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Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects

You could read all about how everyday products work, but sometimes it helps to actually see it. Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects shows you what’s going on under the hood of many…

Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs

Of all Steve Jobs’s talents, it was his eye for design which intrigues us the most. If you agree, maybe skip the Walter Isaacson tome and pick up a copy of Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design…

Hacking Whiskey

We’ve sipped our fair share of whiskey, so perhaps it’s time to try something new. Not a new spirit, mind you, but rather new ways of enjoying our favorite booze. Hacking Whiskey: Smoking, Blending, Fat Washing,…

Mastering Pizza: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pizza, Focaccia, and Calzone

If calories, carbs and general health weren’t something we had to worry about, we’d probably eat pizza every day. It’s easily one of those “desert island” foods that you’d never get sick of because there…

Massimo Listri: The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

Maybe it’s the scent of old, dusty hardcovers that lures us in, but there’s something inviting about a library. We’re not talking the little one down the street as much as we’re talking about the…

SEGA Arcade Pop-Up Book

If you’re of a certain age, you remember SEGA branding splashed across the sides of arcade games. Space Harrier, OutRun, Thunder Blade, and Hang-On were just a few of these classic SEGA games found at arcades, roller rinks, and…

Japanese Steel: Classic Bicycle Design from Japan

Between the 1950s and the ‘80s, Japanese bike builders were making some of the most stylish, instantly recognizable and incredibly advanced bikes at the forefront of both competitive and recreational cycling. Japanese Steel: Classic Bicycle Design…

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10 Books That Will Make You More Interesting

We’re firm believers in the power of a good book to change lives, and it’s for this reason we set aside time every single day to knock down a few pages in something new. Of…

The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia

Every time a fantasy world is well-realized, people clamor to know more about it. Think about the obsessive devotion fans have to understanding the history of Middle-Earth, Westeros, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.…

‘Don’t Make Me Pull Over!’ Re-Examines the American Road Trip

Road trips are one of those things that are initially planned and constantly postponed. We’ve had a road trip to Nashville and/or New Orleans planned for four years now. And don’t bother pitying us. We…

The Monocle Guide to Hotels, Inns and Hideaways

Airbnb has changed the way we travel. Still, there’s something to be said for the convenience of a hotel, especially those of the independent and quirky variety. That’s exactly what Monocle digs into in its latest…

10 New Books to Read This Summer

Whether you read on a tablet, Kindle, or still prefer the smell of a freshly cracked paperback, finding your next book is never easy. You could never read all the new novels, biographies, or nonfiction…

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This Taschen Sale Is a Great Chance to Upgrade Your Coffee Table and Library

Everyone knows that even the greatest coffee table in the world isn’t complete without a compilation of quality books for your guests to thumb through while they’re waiting for you to prepare their coffee or…

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

People bought in very quickly to the rise of Silicon Valley. Once tech companies started to hit it big, venture capitalists were cutting each other’s throats and tripping over the corpses to try and find…

The Scale of Things

Comparisons help us understand the world a little better. Our brains just work that way. Like, did you know that, since data has mass, the entire internet weighs about the same as an egg? This…

Superiority Burger Cookbook

Drop into Superiority Burger, the vegetarian burger joint in New York’s East Village, and you’ll probably find a line of people squeezed inside next to old burger advertisements and plenty of white tile. We love…

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8 Books That Will Turn You Into a Grill Master

With grilling season in full swing (we can smell the burgers and hot dogs as we write this), we thought it more than appropriate to tell you about some of our favorite books to help…

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The 100 Stories That Shaped the World, According to the BBC

Step into a book store or peruse Amazon for a new read and you’ll find that paralysis by analysis is very, very real. There are a lot of great, influential books out there for you…

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