The Belgian designer Filip Janssens has combined his love for design and reading bestsellers in an interesting collection of wall-mounted bookshelves "Oblique", which are made in such a way that together with the book or books they form a unique accessory for the home, which innovatively and amusingly brightens up the space.
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Why should we only read books that confront us with sad stories? The world is already full of sorrow and pain. Make reading a reason to laugh! We present to you 5 funny books that will make you laugh to the point of tears. Here are five books that will make you laugh out loud…
Book and winter are the best pair. It's hard to imagine anything better than sitting in front of the fireplace, wrapped in a warm blanket and reading a good book with a cup of tea. Since autumn and winter are the ideal time for reading books, we have selected for you the ten best of this year, which impressed Slovenian readers and readers around the world.
Reading is one of the most popular hobbies. It relaxes and educates us at the same time. It allows us to experience all kinds of adventures and learn a variety of interesting facts without leaving our comfortable armchair. Reading brings another advantage - namely, if we read together, with a partner, we do something else for our relationship. So why does reading together strengthen our partnership?
Holidays and vacations are over, which means that book time has once again become more of a wish rather than a pious wish, and that books will now spend most of their time on the bookshelves and no longer in the net in the shade. Of course, this fact excludes elementary school students, high school students, and soon also students, for whom books will once again become a mandatory part of everyday life. And while bookshelves are not usually thought of as a decorative piece of furniture, the following creative bookshelves prove otherwise.
Have you ever thought how many pages Wikipedia would have if it were a book? It would certainly be a bottomless book in print, and only a fool would have the time and will to print every page for 11.5 million entries contributed by 7.5 million authors. And since there's a volunteer for every crazy idea in the world, he's up for it too. His name is Michael Mandiberg, a concept artist who has spent the last three years pouring the entire English version of Wikipedia onto paper.
Are you interested in what celebrities are reading? What do we find on the shelves of Oprah Winfrey, David Bowie, Bill Clinton, Stephen King, Madonna, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and characters from shows like Sheldon Cooper (Big Popcorn) and Dwight Schrute (The Office)? Or what kind of literature did the late names such as Ernest Hemingway, John Lennon and Albert Einstein refer to? Here's an infographic showing what literature celebrities swear by.
Summer is the perfect time to read a good book in the cool shade and harmony of the sea air. Here are 8 book suggestions recommended by the richest.
Many books for entrepreneurs are packed with advice and hold all the keys to success in the business world. 'Risk', 'a cohesive work team', 'don't be afraid of failure' are platitudes that regularly find their way into such books. Well, books for entrepreneurs that are truly worth reading avoid such hollow phrases and share guidance through instructive anecdotes. We have searched for you the 8 best books for entrepreneurs, written by successful people, with which you will "rule" the world.
Here's a cute weapon of mass destruction that eccentric artist Raul Lemesoff uses to spread knowledge in the fight against ignorance. An Argentinian drives around the vibrant streets of Buenos Aires in a vehicle that resembles a tank and gives out free books to random passers-by.
Goodbye curled ears that "adorn" our favorite books and hello creative book indexes perfect for all bookworms.
It has happened to all of us that we barely got to the last page of a book, or we even gave up in the middle. And it is no coincidence that these are usually those books that have more than 300 pages. So that next time you know how long it will take you from start to finish, we present you an infographic that shows how long it takes to read the most popular books in the world.