With Father’s Day just around the corner, shopping for the dad in your life just got bumped up the priority list. We have some great suggestions to suit a variety of tastes for the well-read, bookish dads in our lives. From the dad who loves traveling the world to the adventurous chef, check out our recommended reads below—and tweet us at @experimentbooks to let us know which book you chose for Dad!
The Wanderer
Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World by Ian Wright
Which countries don’t have rivers? Who drives on the “wrong” side of the road? And where can you still find lions in the wild? For the dad who likes to explore the world around him, Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds delivers on these questions and more! Packed with illuminating maps, it explores culture, history, and politics with eye-opening analysis, whimsical insight, and surprising connections.
The Nature Enthusiast
The Tristan Gooley Collection by Tristan Gooley
What better way to understand and become attuned to nature than learning its secrets and signs? For the dad who loves all things nature, The Tristan Gooley Collection is the ideal gift—included is How to Read Water, How to Read Nature, The Natural Navigator, Tenth Anniversary Edition, *plus* a bonus waterproof pocket field notebook. Let the adventuring commence!
The Curious Thinker
The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking by Roman Krznaric
The most important question we must ask ourselves is, “Are we being good ancestors?” So said Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine in 1953 but refused to patent it—forgoing profit so that more lives could be saved. The Good Ancestor will sate the Curious Dad’s appetite for big ideas, offering up six concrete ways we can think in the long-term, shift our allegiance from this generation to all humanity, and save the world.
The Mental-Health Guru
Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day by Ken Mogi
This is for the dad who understands how important it is to work towards happiness and purpose. Commonly understood as “your reason to get up in the morning,” author Ken Mogi introduces five pillars of ikigai to help Dad make the most of each day—whether it’s enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning, or finding fulfillment in his work. Whether big or small, ikigai is the path to success and happiness.
The Foodie
The World Eats Here: Amazing Food and the Inspiring People Who Make It at New York’s Queens Night Market by John Wang and Storm Garner
For the dad who likes to cook, explore, or travel. The World Eats Here brings incredible recipes from over 40 countries right into the kitchen. With inspiring stories from the immigrant vendor-chefs of the Queens Night Market, and tantalizing flavors from their 88 taste-of-home recipes, this will keep Dad busy until the next Father’s Day!
