Guides and books on the best places, food, travel and football, picked by our editors.

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Travel guides

  • 1,000 Places to See Before You DiePatricia SchultzA travel book of places around the world, by region.See on Amazon →
  • Lonely Planet's Ultimate TravelLonely PlanetLonely Planet's ranked list of places to visit.See on Amazon →
  • Lonely Planet's Best in TravelLonely PlanetLonely Planet's yearly selection of countries, regions and cities.See on Amazon →
  • The Cities BookLonely PlanetA portrait of the world's cities.See on Amazon →
  • Condé Nast Traveller guidesCondé NastTravel guides and books from Condé Nast Traveller.See on Amazon →
  • The Geography of BlissEric WeinerA journalist travels in search of the happiest places on earth.See on Amazon →

Food & drink

  • 1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You DieJenny Linford (ed.)Restaurants around the world, from street food to fine dining.See on Amazon →
  • Books on the world's top chefsvariousBooks by and about chefs of the world's best restaurants.See on Amazon →
  • The MICHELIN GuideMichelinThe restaurant guide with the Michelin stars.See on Amazon →
  • Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin NosratA cookbook about the four elements of good cooking.See on Amazon →
  • Death & Co: Modern Classic CocktailsDavid Kaplan, Nick Fauchald, Alex DayThe cocktail book of the New York bar Death & Co.See on Amazon →

Football

  • Inverting the PyramidJonathan WilsonA history of football tactics.See on Amazon →
  • SoccernomicsSimon Kuper, Stefan SzymanskiFootball explained with economics and data.See on Amazon →
  • Books on the Ballon d'Or and its winnersvariousBiographies and histories of the great players.See on Amazon →

Learning & health

  • Excellent SheepWilliam DeresiewiczA critical book about elite universities.See on Amazon →
  • Make It StickPeter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger, Mark A. McDanielThe science of learning, in plain words.See on Amazon →
  • Mayo Clinic Family Health BookMayo ClinicA home medical reference from the Mayo Clinic.See on Amazon →
  • The Emperor of All MaladiesSiddhartha MukherjeeA biography of cancer and of the fight against it.See on Amazon →
  • Being MortalAtul GawandeA surgeon on medicine and what matters in the end.See on Amazon →

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