Guides and books on the best places, food, travel and soccer in the US, picked by our editors.
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Travel guides
- 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You DiePatricia SchultzA travel book of places in the US and Canada, by state and province.See on Amazon →
- Lonely Planet USALonely PlanetLonely Planet's travel guide to the whole of the United States.See on Amazon →
- Fodor's Essential USAFodor'sFodor's guide to the best of the United States.See on Amazon →
- Lonely Planet's USA's National ParksLonely PlanetA guide to the national parks of the United States.See on Amazon →
- The Geography of BlissEric WeinerAn American journalist travels in search of the happiest places.See on Amazon →
Food & drink
- The Food LabJ. Kenji López-AltAn American cookbook that explains home cooking through science.See on Amazon →
- Franklin BarbecueAaron Franklin, Jordan MackayThe book of the Austin, Texas barbecue restaurant Franklin Barbecue.See on Amazon →
- Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin NosratA cookbook by a California chef 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 →
Soccer
- Soccer in a Football WorldDavid WangerinA history of soccer in the United States.See on Amazon →
- WolfpackAbby WambachA short book by the US women's national team star Abby Wambach.See on Amazon →
- One LifeMegan RapinoeThe memoir of the US women's national team star Megan Rapinoe.See on Amazon →
Learning & health
- Good to GreatJim CollinsA study of American companies that became great, and why.See on Amazon →
- Excellent SheepWilliam DeresiewiczA critical book about America's 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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