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General knowledge and practical guides

Reference Works

Dictionaries, atlases, style and design guides, quotation books, cookbooks, travel guides and other everyday references.

78 books on General knowledge and practical guides, recommended by 32 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Patrick Collison.

78 books · 33 experts

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  1. Cool ToolsKevin Kelly, 2013
  2. A History of KnowledgeCharles Van Doren, 1991
  3. The American Frugal HousewifeLydia Maria Child, 1829
  4. The Elements of StyleWilliam Strunk, E.B. White, 1920
  5. Bunreacht na hEireann (English and Irish Edition) Constitution of IrelandIreland., 1937

The best books on General knowledge and practical guides 78

Cool ToolsCool Tools
T2 Cool Tools
Kevin Kelly · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byJohn Doerr
A History of KnowledgeA History of Knowledge
T3 A History of Knowledge
Charles Van Doren · 1991
Survey of what humans have known, era by era
Open Library
Recommended byJamie Dimon
The American Frugal HousewifeThe American Frugal Housewife
T4 The American Frugal Housewife
Lydia Maria Child · 1829
1829 household economy manual; thrift treated as a financial system
Open Library
Recommended byMorgan Housel
The Elements of StyleThe Elements of Style
T4 The Elements of Style
William Strunk, E.B. White · 1920
Open Library
Recommended byNat EliasonPatrick CollisonAnn HandleyKara SwisherSophie BakalarTobi Lütke
Bunreacht na hEireann (English and Irish EdiBunreacht na hEireann (English and Irish Edition) Constitution of Ireland
T4 Bunreacht na hEireann (English and Irish Edition) Constitution of Ireland
Ireland. · 1937
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
How to Read a BookHow to Read a Book
T4 How to Read a Book
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles van Doren · 1940
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiAlex and BooksKevin SystromShane ParrishThe Rational Walk
The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) Edition edited
T4 The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) Edition edited
Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna · 1942
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Hockey HandbookThe Hockey Handbook
T4 The Hockey Handbook
Lloyd Percival · 1951
Open Library
Recommended byGuy Kawasaki
The Portable Medieval ReaderThe Portable Medieval Reader
T4 The Portable Medieval Reader
James Bruce Ross, Mary Martin McLaughlin · 1953
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
100 Great Operas and Their Stories100 Great Operas and Their Stories
T4 100 Great Operas and Their Stories
Henry W. Simon · 1960
Open Library
Recommended byEric Weinstein
Frame of government: A book of documents
T4 Frame of government: A book of documents
Henry W. Bragdon · 1962
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Way Things WorkThe Way Things Work
T4 The Way Things Work
C. Van Amerongen · 1967
Open Library
Recommended byMike Maples, Jr.
Whole Earth Epilog: Access to ToolsWhole Earth Epilog: Access to Tools
T4 Whole Earth Epilog: Access to Tools
Stewart Brand · 1974
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Craft of InterviewingThe Craft of Interviewing
T4 The Craft of Interviewing
John Joseph Brady · 1976
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Please Understand Me: Character and TemperamPlease Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types
T4 Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types
David 86 Keirsey, Marilyn Bates · 1978
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Next Whole Earth CatalogThe Next Whole Earth Catalog
T4 The Next Whole Earth Catalog
Stewart Brand · 1980
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual ComGrid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual for Graphic Designers, Typographers and Three Dimensional Designers (German and English Edition)
T4 Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual for Graphic Designers, Typographers and Three Dimensional Designers (German and English Edition)
Josef Müller-Brockmann · 1981
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonRan Segall
I Always Look Up the Word EgregiousI Always Look Up the Word Egregious
T4 I Always Look Up the Word Egregious
Maxwell Nurnberg · 1981
Open Library
Recommended byEric Weinstein
A Lycanthropy Reader
T4 A Lycanthropy Reader
Charlotte F. Otten · 1986
Open Library
Recommended byTim Ferriss
India by RailIndia by Rail
T4 India by Rail
Royston Ellis · 1988
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and FA History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future
T4 A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future
Charles VanDoren · 1992
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Elements of Typographic StyleThe Elements of Typographic Style
T4 The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst · 1992
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonDavid KadavyJeremiah Shoaf
The Oxford History of BritainThe Oxford History of Britain
T4 The Oxford History of Britain
Peter Salway · 1992
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
The Millennium Whole Earth CatalogThe Millennium Whole Earth Catalog
T4 The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog
Howard Rheingold · 1994
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Non-Designer's Design BookThe Non-Designer's Design Book
T4 The Non-Designer's Design Book
Robin Williams · 1994
Open Library
Recommended byDavid Kadavy
At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live withAt Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries
T4 At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries
Estelle Ellis, Christopher Simon Sykes · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
If... (Questions for the Game of Life)If... (Questions for the Game of Life)
T4 If... (Questions for the Game of Life)
Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
If...: Questions for the SoulIf...: Questions for the Soul
T4 If...: Questions for the Soul
Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
If 2: More Questions for the Game of LifeIf 2: More Questions for the Game of Life
T4 If 2: More Questions for the Game of Life
Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell · 1996
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The 100 Best Films to Rent You'Ve Never HearThe 100 Best Films to Rent You'Ve Never Heard of: Hidden Treasures, Neglected Classics, Hits from By-Gone Eras
T4 The 100 Best Films to Rent You'Ve Never Heard of: Hidden Treasures, Neglected Classics, Hits from By-Gone Eras
David N. Meyer · 1996
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
How to Cook EverythingHow to Cook Everything
T4 How to Cook Everything
Mark Bittman · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byLaura R Walker
The Complete Guide to Trail Building and MaiThe Complete Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance
T4 The Complete Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance
Carl Demrow · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byStewart Brand
How Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test YourHow Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test Your Limits
T4 How Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test Your Limits
Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell · 1999
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide fHow to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
T4 How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
Ryan North · 1999
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
The New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 MoThe New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made
T4 The New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made
Vincent Canby · 1999
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Wind Energy Basics, Second Edition: A Guide Wind Energy Basics, Second Edition: A Guide to Home- and Community-Scale Wind-Energy Systems
T4 Wind Energy Basics, Second Edition: A Guide to Home- and Community-Scale Wind-Energy Systems
Paul Gipe · 1999
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Maui Revealed: The Ultimate GuidebookMaui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook
T4 Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook
Andrew Doughty, Harriett Friedman · 2000
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Would You?: Questions to Challenge Your BeliWould You?: Questions to Challenge Your Beliefs
T4 Would You?: Questions to Challenge Your Beliefs
Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell · 2000
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
New Penguin Atlas of Ancient HistoryNew Penguin Atlas of Ancient History
T4 New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History
McEvedy · 2002
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
The Zombie Survival GuideThe Zombie Survival Guide
T4 The Zombie Survival Guide
Max Brooks · 2003
Open Library
Recommended bySophie Bakalar
The Know-It-AllThe Know-It-All
T4 The Know-It-All
A.J. Jacobs · 2004
Open Library
Recommended byEv Williams
Got Sun? Go Solar, Expanded 2nd Edition: HarGot Sun? Go Solar, Expanded 2nd Edition: Harness Nature's Free Energy to Heat and Power Your Grid-Tied Home
T4 Got Sun? Go Solar, Expanded 2nd Edition: Harness Nature's Free Energy to Heat and Power Your Grid-Tied Home
Rex A. Ewing · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Map BookThe Map Book
T4 The Map Book
Peter Barber · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byStewart Brand
The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to RuThe Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
T4 The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
William H. Kemp · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
EmergencyEmergency
T4 Emergency
Neil Strauss · 2009
Open Library
Recommended byNat EliasonGarry TanTim Ferriss
Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to
T4 Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life
Kee Malesky · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, RoThe Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes
T4 The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes
James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman, Tara Duggan · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Training the Best Dog EverTraining the Best Dog Ever
T4 Training the Best Dog Ever
Larry Kay, Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byNat Eliason
An Illustrated Book of Bad ArgumentsAn Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
T4 An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
Ali Almossawi · 2013
Short illustrated catalogue of the common logical fallacies
Open Library
Recommended byShane Parrish
100 Deadly Skills100 Deadly Skills
T4 100 Deadly Skills
Clint Emerson · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byBob Iger
What to Do When I'm Gone
T4 What to Do When I'm Gone
Suzy Hopkins · 2020
Open Library
Recommended byArianna Huffington
Accidence Will Happen: The Non-Pedantic GuidAccidence Will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage
T4 Accidence Will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares A Con
T4 Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares A Context Sensitive Approach
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Encyclopaedia of Typefaces
T4 Encyclopaedia of Typefaces
W. Pincus Jaspert et al.
unverified
Recommended byJeremiah Shoaf
Engineering in Plain SightEngineering in Plain Sight
T4 Engineering in Plain Sight
Grady Hillhouse
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates
Fiend Folio: Tome of Creatures Malevolent anFiend Folio: Tome of Creatures Malevolent and Benign: (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons)
T4 Fiend Folio: Tome of Creatures Malevolent and Benign: (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons)
Don Turnbull
unverified
Recommended byTim Ferriss
How to Skimm Your Life
T4 How to Skimm Your Life
The Skimm
unverified
Recommended byArianna Huffington
If 3: Questions for the Game of Love
T4 If 3: Questions for the Game of Love
Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Lonely Planet Brazil (Country Guide)Lonely Planet Brazil (Country Guide)
T4 Lonely Planet Brazil (Country Guide)
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Lonely Planet, New ZealandLonely Planet, New Zealand
T4 Lonely Planet, New Zealand
Lonely Planet
unverified
Recommended byTim Ferriss
Memory of the World
T4 Memory of the World
UNESCO
unverified
Recommended byStewart Brand
Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and DryiNorwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way
T4 Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way
Lars Mytting
unverified
Recommended byPatrick O'Shaughnessy
Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, M
T4 Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Shakespeare on Love: Quotations from the PlaShakespeare on Love: Quotations from the Plays and Poems
T4 Shakespeare on Love: Quotations from the Plays and Poems
George Weinberg
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Stairway Walks in San FranciscoStairway Walks in San Francisco
T4 Stairway Walks in San Francisco
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The 2548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said
T4 The 2548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said
Robert Byrne
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution
T4 The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution
Jim Johnson
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Art of FermentationThe Art of Fermentation
T4 The Art of Fermentation
Sandor Ellix Katz
unverified
Recommended byNat Eliason
The Designer’s Dictionary of Type
T4 The Designer’s Dictionary of Type
Sean Adams
unverified
Recommended byJeremiah Shoaf
The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becom
T4 The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All
Richard Betts
unverified
Recommended byChris Sacca
The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Bec
T4 The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert
Richard Betts
unverified
Recommended byChris Sacca
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to CulThe Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
T4 The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
T4 The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
Robert B. Strassler (ed.)
unverified
Recommended byStewart Brand
The Philosophy BookThe Philosophy Book
T4 The Philosophy Book
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World,
T4 The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, 13th Edition
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Urban Street Design GuideUrban Street Design Guide
T4 Urban Street Design Guide
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Whisky Classified: Choosing Single Malts by Whisky Classified: Choosing Single Malts by Flavour
T4 Whisky Classified: Choosing Single Malts by Flavour
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Worldly Wisdom: Quotations and Aphorisms
T4 Worldly Wisdom: Quotations and Aphorisms
Josh Kaufman
unverified
Recommended byNat Eliason

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