We’re back with the third installment of The Experiment’s holiday gift guide. Now that we’re in the thick of December, it’s crunch time for gifts! If you can’t decide what to buy, or if you still haven’t considered it, that’s okay: we’ve got you covered. This week, we’re offering you our favorite how-to titles, with manuals perfect for all types of people—dog owners, stargazers, parents, and more. Offer friends and family a new perspective, then sit back, relax, and wait until you’re the one receiving gifts! And, for more holiday gift inspiration, don’t forget to check out Part 1 of our gift guide, where we list books for every personality, and Part 2, our staff picks guide!
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How to Please Your Pup
Making Dogs Happy: A Guide to How They Think, What They Do (and Don’t) Want, and Getting to “Good Dog!” Behavior
by Paul McGreevy and Melissa Starling
You probably know at least one dog-owner; now you can make them happy by gifting them a book about how they can make their dog happy—and also how they can better understand their dog’s body language and behavior. We all know that when a dog wags its tail, it’s happy, but what about when a dog licks its lips? The dog owner on your list will thank you for this wonderfully informative book, and so too will their dog (in its own doggy way).
How to Get Your Child Excited About Yoga
Let’s Play Yoga!: How to Grow Calm Like a Mountain, Strong Like a Warrior, and Joyful Like the Sun
by Márcia De Luca and Lúcia Barros
Yoga isn’t only for adults—kids can be yogis, too! Let’s Play Yoga pairs captivating stories that kids can read by themselves with delightful illustrations of yoga poses and exercises, and offers a fun way for kids to “play yoga.” And by playing yoga they’ll also learn the virtues it teaches: honesty, trust, and cleanliness—values all parents are sure to love.
How to Understand the Natural World
How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea
by Tristan Gooley
How can you use a paddle to figure out which way is north? What do wave patterns tell you about the weather? This book—a New York Times bestseller—is the perfect fit for anyone who’s curious about the natural world, and how to read one of Earth’s most important resources.
How to See the Universe from a New Perspective
How to Love the Universe: A Scientist’s Odes to the Hidden Beauty Behind the Visible World
by Stefan Klein
This book is for stargazers, scientists both established and budding, or anyone who enjoys science writing with a human touch. In ten short chapters—each one about a different wonder of the universe—How to Love the Universe combines lyrical prose with the latest science to explain and explore our world and beyond.
How To Make the Best Gluten-Free Pizza Ever
No Gluten, No Problem Pizza: 75+ Recipes for Every Craving—From Thin Crust to Deep Dish, New York to Naples
by Peter and Kelli Bronski
Everyone loves pizza, right? But not everyone loves—or can eat—gluten. Enter No Gluten, No Problem Pizza: the ultimate gluten-free pizza cookbook filled with 75 authentic recipes, fifteen kinds of dough covering all the major pizza styles, classic and creative flavor combinations (Thai Chicken Pizza, anyone?), and pizzas for every meal! Buy one for your pizza-deprived friends, and maybe get one for yourself, too.
How to Craft Delicious Vegan Sushi
Sushi Modoki: The Japanese Art and Craft of Vegan Sushi
by iina
No food is more iconically Japanese than sushi. But as any vegan or vegetarian knows, there are only so many cucumber rolls a person can eat! In Sushi Modoki, tomatoes transform into “fatty tuna,” mushrooms into “scallops,” and carrots into “salmon”—with mind-boggling results. Clear, step-by-step instructions show you how to make five different styles of sushi with all-natural, whole ingredients—and assemble elegant plates bursting with color and crunch.
How to Turn Learning into Fun
Adventures with Zap: 107 Creative Prompts for Beginning Writers—for Earthlings Ages 4 and Up
by Diane Landy and Allison Hershey
Kids learn the most when they’re having too much fun to realize they’re learning. With writing prompts that center on a comic story starring Zap, a blue alien from the planet Vox Nova, kids invent ways for Zap to get into and out of trouble; they also record their thoughts, feelings, and memories. This book is perfect for those new to writing as well as those who’ve mastered the basics, and serves as a time capsule to revisit in years to come. Parents and their children will thank you for the gift!
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We hope you enjoyed our most recent installment of The Experiment’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide. All the books listed here are available for purchase—check your favorite online retailer or bookstore to find them. Be sure to tune in next week for the next installment, where we offer up perfect book pairings!
