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Inspirations and aspirations to greet the new year.
By Tom Hodgkinson
From the founder of The Idler, the magazine that celebrates the fine art of doing nothing, comes this whimsically erudite argument for indolent defiance of our work-obsessed culture, enlisting the support of Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche—all of whom admitted to doing their best work in bed.
By David Allen
A step-by-step productivity primer that immediately pays dividends. Veteran coach and management consultant Allen offers a simple, practical, yet profoundly habit-altering system for managing projects, actions, and whatever else you want to call the mess that clutters our desks, our kitchen counters, and our minds.
An Incomplete Education:
3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
By Judy Jones and William Wilson
Can you distinguish Keats from Shelley? Shiite from Sunni? Deduction from induction? All of us have left potholes in our path of learning, and this decidedly cheeky tour of the highways of cultural literacy will go a long way toward filling them in, while eliciting more than a few laughs along the way.
By Harvey Simon
Why you should exercise—and how? The author, a founding member of the Harvard Cardiovascular Health Center and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, provides the rationale for regular exercise along with a rational, achievable regimen that even non-athletes can master.
1,000 Places to See Before You Die
By Patricia Schultz
Here's the perfect book to help plan all those trips you've been meaning to take. Shultz's continent-spanning wonder of a world tour covers destinations from the Taj Mahal to the best Chicago hot dog joint in informative and winning style, including all the info you need to travel—or just stay at home and dream!
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With dates announced for his upcoming Old Ideas concert tour, we celebrate the inimitable Leonard Cohen: bard, survivor, legend. His most recent album is a return to form for the balladeer, exploring signature themes of lust and longing, spirituality and struggle, all overlaid with a droll sense of humor as familiar as Cohen's prophetic voice.
When Jack Luxton hears that his estranged brother has been killed in combat, long-buried memories begin to well up like groundwater, and difficult choices Jack thought he reconciled himself to years ago turn out to be close at hand. Man Booker Prize-winner Graham Swift's novel plumbs timeless themes of regret, renewal, and the bonds of love.
The opening story in Matthew Battles's electric collection, "The Dogs in the Trees", documents the inexplicable appearance of arboreal canines. Further gorgeous fantastika follows, producing a volume sure to draw comparisons to Borges and George Saunders.
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