The current working from home phenomenon has never been so thoroughly explored as it is in this new and illuminating book from the bestselling founders of 37signals Fried and Hansson. Remote: Office Not Required ($11) takes an in depth look at this surging trend of employees who never enter an office to work, they simply log on in their own home, or anywhere else for that matter. They also explain the challenges that come with this work ethos and well as the often unexpected benefits. Most importantly they show us why, with a few notable and controversial exceptions like Yahoo, more businesses than ever are going down this road to get things done.
Just in case you haven’t noticed, whiskey is in. The whiskey scene is booming and now along with your urban chicken coop you can have an urban distillery. The Book, Guide to Urban Moonshining: How to Make and Drink Whiskey ($16) introduces you to the urban moonshine scene by first walking you through the history […]