99 Drams of Whiskey
By Kate Hopkins, Out Now
Booze blogger Hopkins goes on a trip to explore the whiskey made in Ireland, Scotland and the United States while tossing in the history of the water of life along the way.
To Sound in the Know: Hopkins blogs about all things alcohol related at The Accidental Hedonist.
Shop Class as Soulcraft
By Matthew B. Crawford, Out Now
The PhD turned bike mechanic pens a quasi-self-help, philosophical polemic on the tangible and psychological value of working with your hands in a world of cubicles and instant-message meetings.
To Sound in the Know: While Crawford does run his own small bike shop, he’s also a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. So this grease monkey isn’t all hands.
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