Books
Books
Reading lists for curious minds: the books that explain culture, the great travel writers, landmark cookbooks and food writing, fashion history and memoir, and the classics of art and design.
150 books in 5 lists · each with a link to Amazon
Culture & ideas
Books on Culture & Ideas
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari
- Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond
- Orientalism Edward W. Said
Travel writing
Great Travel Writing
- In Patagonia Bruce Chatwin
- A Time of Gifts Patrick Leigh Fermor
- The Great Railway Bazaar Paul Theroux
Food & drink
Books on Food & Drink
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Samin Nosrat
- On Food and Cooking Harold McGee
Fashion & style
Books on Fashion & Style
- The Fashion Book Phaidon Editors
- Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century The Kyoto Costume Institute
- The Language of Clothes Alison Lurie
Art & design
Books on Art & Design
- The Story of Art E. H. Gombrich
- Ways of Seeing John Berger
- The Lives of the Artists Giorgio Vasari