Hugh Hefner's Playboy ($950) was originally released to coincide with the 60th anniversary of one of the world's most famous magazines, this is a sumptuous 6 volume anthology which celebrates the sophistication, decadence and wait of both the original men's magazine, and its flamboyant creator. It ... More →
The evocatively titled Fifty Shades of Bacon ($11) is an erotic cookbook which delves into the full experience that only bacon can deliver. Well, it's not really erotic, but is rather a very tongue in cheek look at some of the greatest ever bacon recipes. You will find everything here from your ... More →
When Dr. Allen Lim first left his lab to work with professional cyclists, he son found that these athletes were sick and tired of of processed bars, gels and boringold pasta. Lim had the ingenuity to team up with professional chef Biju Thomas in order to make eating for athletes both delicious and ... More →
This is the autobiography that every true American has been longing for: a shockingly raw and candid confessional from one of our national treasures. From his humblest of beginnings in a desolate mining town in Iowa, through his years at Our Lady Queen of Chewbacca High School to the odds-defying ... More →
Adam Perry Lang trained alongside some of the best chefs in the world before turning his back on four and five star kitchens for his own personal passions; cooking using only fire and meat. Now he is a man on a mission with a dogged determinations to turn everybody into an expert. In Serious ... More →
For those millions of fans of The Walking Dead on AMC, Max Brooks and anything zombie related, those clever guys behind Fifty Shades of Chicken are back, with The Snacking Dead ($14), this new parody strewn cookbook that is packed with snacks for all occasions, tips for those who cooking under ... More →
There has never been a better time to be a beer drinker, but it also the most confusing time thanks to the dizzying array of beer we now have on draft. Beer expert Joshua M. Bernstein comes to our rescue with his great book The Complete Beer Course ($16), which demystifies brews and breaks down the ... More →
Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction ($14) was PopularMechanics.com selection for one of The Best DIY and Home Improvement Books of 2009. We have come an awful long way from the era of the peashooter and with so many modern household items and office supplies around it is so much easier to create your ... More →
Tubes, wheels, folds, grooves and twists, pasta comes in hundreds of different shapes and every one of them has it own unique beauty, history and place on the table. For centuries now these shapes have further developed amongst the cornucopia that is Italian cuisine, and if you what flavors relate ... More →
Far from being yet just another great Southern chef, John Currence is a James Beard award winner and Oxford, Mississippi's number one ambassador. In this, his book Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey: Recipes from My Three Favorite Food Groups and Then Some ($24), John has shared his fancy yet rugged style ... More →
This is the definitive resource for all modern meat lovers. In The Charcuterie: The Fatted Calf's Guide To Making Sausage, Salumi, Pates, Roasts, Confits, And Other Meaty Goods ($22) provides you with 125 recipes as well as step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions on how to make smoked, brined, ... More →
Even though rap music is famous for its double entendres, clever turns of phrase and ingenuity, this is the first time ever than anyone has attempted to bring together the most iconic rap in one volume. Not only is Understand Rap: Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics that You & Your Grandma Can ... More →
