"Gastro Obscura" is a fascinating compendium of international food facts and lore. The entries, most about a page long, span the globe and are illustrated with bright... Read More

Jessamyn Stanley is acclaimed for Every Body Yoga, which opened the practice to people of all shapes and sizes; her memoir, "Yoke", is intimate in recording how she discovered... Read More

Steven Raichlen’s "How to Grill Vegetables" is an instant classic that brims with imaginative treatments of fruits and veggies, whose natural sugars reach “supernatural... Read More

Compiling recipes from refugee chefs of scattered origins, "The Kitchen without Borders" is a bridge-building cookbook. The catering company Eat Offbeat began in 2015, with the... Read More

Learn the logic behind strange creature names through this collection of humorous, clever, and often downright absurd monikers from the animal kingdom. Interactive notes,... Read More

In Dan Kainen and Ella Morton’s "Outback", Photicular illustrations pair with text, resulting in accessible infographics that amaze, educate, and delight. The definition of... Read More

The girls of Bunk 9 are fun and informative as they explain the mysteries—and debunk the myths—of growing from a girl to a woman. Girls on the cusp of puberty will find a... Read More

For inquiring minds everywhere, "Random Illustrated Facts" offers an exceptional variety of quirky trivia on topics ranging from history and natural science to outer space and... Read More

Designer of the universally-­recognized Jurassic Park dinosaur shadow on movie posters, Chip Kidd seeks to teach an appreciation for graphic design to young artists. His... Read More

Love at first sight? It’s never out of fashion, according to this collection of lovely, quirky drawings recording many such hopeful moments. Celebrated are mostly young... Read More

Getting tagged with a diagnosis of diabetes is viewed by many food lovers as the culinary equivalent to a sentence of hard labor with half rations. No pasta, no high fat foods... Read More