Reads tagged with “omnibus”

From Philosophy to Art, 10 Essential Books on Protest

What Billie Holiday has to do with Burma, growing your own marijuana, and the American Revolution.

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7 Must-Read Books on Time

What the second law of thermodynamics has to do with Saint Augustine, landscape art, and graphic novels.

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Catalyzing Creativity: 7 Playful Activity Books for Grown-Ups

Greenlighting mess-making, 101 ways to astonish yourself, and how to flowchart your way to happiness.

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New York and the Dawn of Cartoons: 7 Animation Pioneers

What lovable dinosaurs have to do with chalkboard, Cab Calloway and the hypocrisies of Hollywood.

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Analog Books to Die For: Five Fantastic Die-Cut Books

What cutting-edge digital culture has to do with an unmakeable book, lasers, and Sherlock Holmes.

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5 Unsung Heroes Who Shaped Modern Life

What 1920s rope-skipping has to do with the birth of paleontology, restaurant entrepreneurship, and Oprah.

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7 Essential Collections of Conversations with Cultural Icons

Inside our era’s greatest minds, or what Nelson Mandela has to do with the fringes of the art world.

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5 Vintage Versions of Modern Social Media from Centuries Ago

From Voltaire’s status updates to Edison’s viral videos, or what Diderot has to do with data visualization.

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Five Timeless Books of Insight on Fear and the Creative Process

From Monet to Tiger Woods, or why creating rituals and breaking routines don’t have to be conflicting notions.

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Understanding Urbanity: 7 Must-Read Books About Cities

What airports have to do with Medieval towns, Brooklyn’s bookstores and Le Corbusier.

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Reads tagged with “omnibus”

What Billie Holiday has to do with Burma, growing your own marijuana, and the American Revolution.

What the second law of thermodynamics has to do with Saint Augustine, landscape art, and graphic novels.

Greenlighting mess-making, 101 ways to astonish yourself, and how to flowchart your way to happiness.

What lovable dinosaurs have to do with chalkboard, Cab Calloway and the hypocrisies of Hollywood.

What cutting-edge digital culture has to do with an unmakeable book, lasers, and Sherlock Holmes.

What 1920s rope-skipping has to do with the birth of paleontology, restaurant entrepreneurship, and Oprah.

Inside our era’s greatest minds, or what Nelson Mandela has to do with the fringes of the art world.

From Voltaire’s status updates to Edison’s viral videos, or what Diderot has to do with data visualization.

From Monet to Tiger Woods, or why creating rituals and breaking routines don’t have to be conflicting notions.

What airports have to do with Medieval towns, Brooklyn’s bookstores and Le Corbusier.

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