Books

May 26, 2016

24-Hour Bookstore Allows Bibliophiles to Read All Day Long

Are you ever up at 2am, with nothing to do and nowhere to go? Well, if you live in Taiwan or Hong Kong, the Eslite bookstore chain might just be your saving grace. Being open 24 hours and with an amazing policy that lets its customers read as long as they like without being pressured to actually buy anything, this shop seems like a bookworm’s dream come true.

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December 9, 2015

Our First Book – For Love: 25 Heartwarming Celebrations of Humanity

Over the last seven years, Eugene Kim and I have had the privilege of both curating and writing about touching stories of ordinary people performing extraordinary acts in the name of love. From parents to children, husbands to wives and pet owners to pets, we've come across profound stories that were both visually stunning and deeply meaningful.

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October 18, 2015

Colombian Bookstore’s Design Changes as You Explore Its Interior

As visitors move through the Colombia-based 9 Bookstore and Caf, they will find themselves traversing through several, exploration-worthy environments. There are the bookcases that mimic castle libraries as they spectacularly stretch up to touch the ceiling and, on the ground floor, there's a wall covered in green leaves that will leave guests feeling as though they're in the midst of nature.

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April 16, 2015

Fantastic Cities: An Exquisite Architectural Coloring Book for Creative, Stressed-Out Adults

Canadian artist Steve McDonald is known for creating highly-detailed, bird's-eye view illustrations of cities, villages, and rural areas, which were the inspiration behind his first coloring book. Fantastic Cities is a unique achievement that combines aerial views of real cities and kaleidoscope-like architectural mandalas. Some of the featured cities that are available for imaginative coloring include Istanbul and Amsterdam, with exquisite locales from New York, Tokyo, London, Paris, and more.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.