Books

Any geeks out there planning to have a New Year's baby this year? Any geeks out there planning to make a New Year's baby this year? 100 First Words for Little Geeks is an alphabet book for the progeny of the Potterheads...

"What if you could turn any conversation from boring to 'sexual'?" Ahem, what, Conversation Casanova?! Who says the opposite of boring is sexual? And who's to say that the "boring" conversation going on is boring to the...

Despite its name the Perpetual Disappointments Diary has made my day. The satirical journal and calendar / weekly planner from Asbury & Asbury serves as a charming and funny reminder, especially at this chaotic time of...

If you need a gift for a man who's as great of a guy as Tom Hanks...or a gift for a man who you wish were as great of a guy as Tom Hanks, well hey, there's now a book about what a great guy Tom Hanks is! And any guy who...

Dude Crafts: The Man's Guide to Practical Projects, Backyard Ballistics, and Glorious Gags is author Mike Warren's collection of 50 "slightly twisted, but somehow useful" projects that will keep makers' fingers busy...

Can you believe it? It took 9 Fallout game releases before they finally made a Vault Dweller's Official Cookbook. What were they thinking? That no one wants to mix up their own glasses of Nuka-Cola to keep alert during...

In P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever, Raj Halder and Chris Carpenter take a jab or two (or 26) at the English language, pairing the letters of the alphabet with words that defy the typical intent of alphabet...

Surprisingly, The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is not for the conspiracy theorists and false flag wavers out there. Sorry, dudes. The book, from academic neurologist Steven Novella and his team of contributors, is...

Though 2018 brought the death of Stephen Hawking, it also brought us a terrific opportunity to reflect on what an exceptional man he was. However watered down the word has become, Hawking was a genius in its truest sense...

Esquire magazine has deemed Hardcore Carnivore "A carnivore's bible." Solid praise for author Jess Pryles, an Aussie pitmaster now living in Austin, TX, and self-described "meat nerd." Pryles originally created the Hardcore...

Rock out with your cocktail out! Booze and Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks is part stunning coffee table book, part curated bartender's manual, and part ticket book of front row seats to nostalgic...

In my opinion the first step to mastering the art of cooking with weed is a Magical Butter cannabis cooker. From there, the editors of MUNCHIES fill in the rest of the route from 20 sack of marijuana to Bong Appetit...

Hacking Whiskey: Smoking, Blending, Fat Washing, and Other Whiskey Experiments sounds like the perfect title for the perfect Sunday afternoon. Or Monday afternoon if things are slow at work. A little team building activity...

Seeing Ranch: An Ode to America's Beloved Sauce in 60 Mouth-Watering Recipes makes me reflective. Ranch dressing. What does Ranch dressing mean to me? Wedge salads. Buffalo wings. Cool Doritos. And, mmm, my mama has a...

Like a good neighbor, Fred Rogers was there. Every day, with a cardigan to wear and a lesson to share. Way before you and all your fake teleportation and spontaneous manifestation of sandwiches and giant stuffed pandas...

Between football season, Halloween, and then the start of the real feasting season, I'm not sure my Dude Diet is going to consist of anything healthier than light beer through the end of 108. However, The Dude Diet: Clean(ish)...

Nothing like unscrewing the top, opening up the back, or cutting it clean in half to figure out how stuff is made. In Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects author Mike Warren takes his YouTube channel...

Werner's Nomenclature of Colours sounds like some stuffy science book a German guy wrote in 1814...

I'm going to spoil Outwitting Squirrels for you and just say it: can't be done. Bird and bird feeder enthusiasts still love Bill Adler Jr.'s book about 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation...

I'm Dead, Now What? asks a very philosophical question. One that it makes no attempt to answer within its 96 pages. Sorry. Instead, I'm Dead, Now What? requires you to provide the answers, in this case, Important Information...

In The Scale of Things: Mind-blowing Proportions, Remarkable Ratios and Extraordinary Facts, David Tanguy and Mike Fairbrass attempt to turn sizes most of us can't comprehend into analogies most of us can. Their purpose:...

At 38 years old, I'm not sure I could get away with playing with a big ol' box of Hot Wheels, but I think it would be acceptable for me to read a big ol' book about Hot Wheels. Especially if I saved up my allowance and...

The Camp & Cabin Cookbook knows there's a reason someone invented the word "glamping" and didn't get kicked off the planet. Or even out of the tent. Sure, roughing it with nothing more than a 20-pound pack and your 2...

What to Drink with What You Eat is exactly what it claims to be: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water. My fiancee owns the book, and it's like her bible. No joke. She'll...