Archive for the 'Books' Category

Stuff White People Like book to be released July 1

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The first book from the hugely popular site Stuff White People Like will be out on July 1, 2008.
Follow author Christian Lander, a PhD drop-out, as he investigates the hobbies, activities, and thoughts of your average white person.
Pre-order the book at Amazon.com for a little over $10.
Also, check out my complete list of websites about [...]

“The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch is selling a lot

Friday, April 18th, 2008

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Randy Pausch’s book “The Last Lecture” was released last week and it’s doing exceptionally well. WIRED reports that the book is now a runaway success, much like his origignal video lecture. It is selling so well that Amazon.com won’t have more in stock until at least May 1st!
In the video below, [...]

Penguin Classic Tumblr theme!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The Penguin Classic Tumblr theme is by far the most beautiful theme I’ve ever seen. I’ve enabled it on my Tumblr. Classic!

The Complete Far Side Limited Edition

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

It’s a few years old now (released in 2003), but surely most of you have heard of The Complete Far Side by Gary Larson. It’s the complete collection of The Far Side comics from 1980 to 1994. It includes all illustrations from the 14 year run of the comic on 1272 pages of high quality [...]

Wizard of Oz poster made from the words of the book

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Using an uncommon technique known as “micrography“, Los Angeles Pop Art (LA Pop Art) has taken the words from the first 11 chapters of L. Frank Baum’s children’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and turned it into a beautiful poster.
Each word is uniquely written and specifically colored in order to complete the entire final [...]

WANT: The Catcher In The Rye poster

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

I want one of these Catcher In The Rye wall posters featuring the original 1951 book cover from Little, Brown and Company publishing house. The design is by Michael Mitchell.
It’s available online at Urban Outfitters for $78.

Vanishing America by Michael Eastman

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Michael Eastman is about to release a new book entitled “Vanishing America” where he documents the decaying and often-abandoned towns, structures, and places in America’s back alley.
Traveling across the country in search for subjects, Michael has finished this collection off with stunning photographs of forgotten America. This is the type of stuff that gets me [...]

Toastvertising The Book of SPAM

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Back in August, I wrote about the funny advertising and promotional videos (and websites) for a new book about SPAM luncheon meat called “The Book of SPAM“.
To honor the book’s publishing date, one SPAM fan even decided to blog about what it was like to eat SPAM meat every day for 30 days straight (by [...]

TODAY ONLY: The Complete Calvin & Hobbes for $68

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

DO NOT MISS YOUR CHANCE TO GET THE GREATEST BOOK EVER!
For today only (December 4, 2007, USA), Amazon.com is selling The Complete Calvin and Hobbes for $68!
The downside is that it won’t be in stock until December 20th, but for this price, I’d say it’s worth the wait to seal in the deal!!
I own this [...]

Richistan by Robert Frank

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Published this past June from Random House, Richistan by Robert Frank is a book about the intricate workings of upper-class society in the United States.
The rich have always been different from you and me, but this revealing and funny journey through “Richistan” entertainingly shows that they are more different than ever. Richistanis have 400-foot-yachts, 30,000-square-foot [...]