Ugmonk Mini Sketchbooks
A set of three portable sketchbooks that will be ready to capture your ideas whenever they strike.
‘This Jazz Man’ by Karen Ehrhardt and R.G. Roth
A fun bedtime book that will introduce kids to jazz music, sang to the tune of This Old Man.
Becoming Steve Jobs
A few weeks ago, John Gruber was the first to report that Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli were about to release Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader. Gruber said that it's the book about Steve Jobs that the world deserves. With that endorsement alone, I pre-ordered it. Eddie Cue also chimed in with his endorsement.
‘A Drive Into the Gap’ by Kevin Guilfoile
An excellently-written novella about baseball and memory (or the lack thereof), published by the folks at Field Notes.
One Star Leather’s Hobonichi Techo Planner Cover
Beautiful, hand-made leather cover for the Hobonichi Techo planner.
‘How They Got There’ by Khoi Vinh
14 interviews with some of the web's leading digital designers about their lives and careers.
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
Essentially, the longest interview ever published with cartoonist Bill Watterson (creator of Calvin and Hobbes).
‘Saturday Night Live: The Book’ by Alison Castle
The ultimate coffee table book of Saturday Night Live lore.
Field Notes “Two Rivers” Edition
An edition celebrating the history, Americana, and old-fashioned style of wood-type printing — particularly, the kind found on display at the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum.
A Practical Guide to Networking and Security in iOS 8
Glenn Fleishman just published a new book call A Practical Guide to Networking and Security in iOS 8. In the book, he covers everything you need to become a networking and security ninja on iOS. It includes Wi-Fi troubleshooting, personal hotspot, file transfer using AirDrop, VPNs, cellular data management, and much more. The book is $15 on Glenn's website, and it includes PDF, ePub, and MOBI file formats (DRM free). It's also available on the iBookstore.
Baron Fig Limited Edition “Maker” Notebooks
Baron Fig's first-ever matching set of limited edition notebooks, celebrating their first birthday as a company.
‘This Could Help’ by Patrick Rhone
A collection of short essays that can help readers on their journey, whatever their struggle is.
‘How to Be Like Walt’ by Pat Williams and Jim Denney
A combination of biography and collection of lessons gleaned from the life of Walt Disney.
‘Helvetica, Objectified, & Urbanized: The Complete Interviews’ by Gary Hustwit
The complete unreleased interviews from Gary Hustwit's "Design Trilogy" documentaries.
Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
My day job varies greatly from the freelance work that I do. My day job is very task orientated, with tasks that have well defined beginnings and endings. My freelance work is a lot more creative. It's a lot of writing, researching, and strategizing. Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind is a productivity book from the folks at 99u. If you do creative work, this would be a great purchase.
Thou Shalt Hustle (Sponsor)
A practical guide to pushing past average & finding your purpose. Just $6.99 on Amazon.
Replay
Replay was originally published back in 1986, but I just found out about it last month. It's about a forty-three year old man named Jeff Winston who dies while at work only to wake up back in college. The only difference is that he remembers everything from his previous life. What if you could live your life over again?
Baron Fig ‘Time Travel’ Apprentice Notebooks
Limited edition pocket notebooks to celebrate the new year.
Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!
The history of Yahoo! is quite an interesting story. From its humble beginnings as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" to the company that owns Flickr and Tumblr, it has changed pretty dramatically since it was started by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1995. It started as a web portal, but it has evolved into much more. Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! is a new book that looks at how Yahoo! got in the shape it's in, Marissa Mayer's controversial rise at Google, and her attempts to revive one of the original internet giants.
‘What to Do When It’s Your Turn’ Book Giveaway
Do you like giveaways? Of course you do. We are giving away a few copies of Seth Godin's latest book. What to do when it's your turn is an urgent call to do the work we're hiding from. How do you connect to communities? How do you do the things that are uncomfortable?