The Home Edit
Clea Shearer
Transform your home from chaotic to clutter-free with The Home Edit! Learn the unique system that blends function and form, creating aesthetically pleasing and efficient spaces. Discover how to edit, group, and organize your belongings for a sustainable and joyful home.
The Joy of Less
Francine Jay
Discover how having less stuff can lead to a happier, more fulfilling life. This minimalist guide provides practical techniques and a philosophical approach to decluttering, organizing, and simplifying your home and schedule, ultimately freeing you from the tyranny of clutter and stress.
The Little Book of Hygge
Meik Wiking
Explore the Danish concept of "hygge" and learn how to incorporate its principles of coziness, comfort, and togetherness into your daily life for increased happiness and well-being. Discover the secrets to creating a hyggelig atmosphere, from lighting and food to social connections and mindfulness.
The Man Who Ate Everything And Other Gastronomic Feats, Disputes, and Pleasurable Pursuits
Jeffrey Steingarten
A collection of essays by Jeffrey Steingarten, a food critic, chronicling his culinary adventures, experiments, and opinions on a wide range of food-related topics. From attempting to overcome his food phobias to exploring the science and culture behind various cuisines, Steingarten's witty and insightful writing offers a unique perspective on the world of food.
Vagabonding
Rolf Potts
Vagabonding is about taking an extended time-out from your normal life—six weeks, four months, two years—to travel the world on your own terms. Beyond travel, vagabonding is an outlook on life. It's about using the prosperity and possibility of the information age to increase your personal options instead of your personal possessions. It's about looking for adventure in normal life, and normal life within adventure.
The Last Whole Earth Catalog
Stewart Brand
A groundbreaking counterculture catalog from 1971, this book serves as an 'access device' to tools and information for independent education, self-sufficiency, and ecological living. It features reviews and excerpts from books and resources across a vast array of subjects, including science, philosophy, design, environmentalism, and alternative lifestyles, encouraging readers to shape their own environments and share their adventures.