See You in a Hundred Years
See You in a Hundred Years – Logan Ward
We saw Ward speak at the WI Book Festival last month and he was equally as amusing as AJ Jacobs, though a bit more low-key. Having thoroughly burnt out on the hectic lifestyle of New York, Ward and his wife decide to drop out for a year and experiment with living from the land. The caveat being that everything they use/eat/own for a year is pre-1900. Like many folks, Ward and his wife found the idea of moving to the country and living the simple life idyllic. At times Ward does have moments, and even days, of pure bliss and peace. These are interspersed with hours of farm chores, pumping water, starting fires, grinding...
The Surfboard – Art, Style, Stoke
Ben Marcus
Have I ever surfed? No. Will I ever try? Maaaaybe. But gosh darn these surfboards are beautiful. Along with a pretty interesting history of the sport, major surfers and the evolution of design and materials and numerous gorgeous images of boards. Everything from the earliest all-wood boards to shimmering fiberglass. MMmmmm, shiiiinyyyy.