Reference Books
Fascinating works of reference in diverse disciplines.
Ultimate Blogs edited by Sarah Boxer
New York Times journalist Sarah Boxer recommends 27 masterpiece blogs in her book.
New York Times journalist Sarah Boxer recommends 27 masterpiece blogs in her book.
The Dangerous Book for Boys
For every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and much more.
For every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and much more.
The Intellectual Devotional - Week 1
The Intellectual Devotional is a secular devotional — a collection of 365 short lessons that will inspire and invigorate the reader every day of the year. Check out Week 1!
The Intellectual Devotional is a secular devotional — a collection of 365 short lessons that will inspire and invigorate the reader every day of the year. Check out Week 1!
The Elements of Style Illustrated
Strunk & White's The Elements of Style has for decades been an essential tool for English language writers and students. The 1959 handbook gets a 2005 facelift with the addition of Maira Kalman's fanciful illustrations.
Strunk & White's The Elements of Style has for decades been an essential tool for English language writers and students. The 1959 handbook gets a 2005 facelift with the addition of Maira Kalman's fanciful illustrations.
The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life by Steve Leveen
What would you read if you had the time? What would you learn if you could?
What would you read if you had the time? What would you learn if you could?
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. If there are only pedants left who care, then so be it. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it is mishandled.
In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. If there are only pedants left who care, then so be it. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it is mishandled.
The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism
For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, a lively history of aphorisms—the shortest and oldest written art form—and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily Dickinson.
For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, a lively history of aphorisms—the shortest and oldest written art form—and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily Dickinson.