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Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

  1. Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal

    1. Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal

    Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front
  2. Saudi America

    2. Saudi America

    Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World
  3. The E-Myth Contractor

    3. The E-Myth Contractor

    The E-Myth Contractor: Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
  4. The Jobs To Be Done Playbook

    4. The Jobs To Be Done Playbook

    The Jobs To Be Done Playbook: Align Your Markets, Organization, and Strategy Around Customer Needs
  5. The User's Journey

    5. The User's Journey

    The User's Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love
  6. Elon Musk

    6. Elon Musk

    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
  7. Reinventing the Chicken Coop

    7. Reinventing the Chicken Coop

    Reinventing the Chicken Coop: 14 Original Designs with Step-by-Step Building Instructions
  8. Silent Spring

    8. Silent Spring

    A Nonfiction pick for readers exploring Silent Spring.
  9. The Innovators

    9. The Innovators

    The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
  10. Living the Airstream Life

    10. Living the Airstream Life

    Living the Airstream Life: Hardcover – September 19, 2017
  11. Johnstown Flood

    11. Johnstown Flood

    A History pick for readers exploring Johnstown Flood.
  12. The Great Bridge

    12. The Great Bridge

    The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
  13. The Homeowner's Energy Handbook

    13. The Homeowner's Energy Handbook

    The Homeowner's Energy Handbook: Your Guide to Getting Off the Grid
  14. The Great Texas Wind Rush

    14. The Great Texas Wind Rush

    The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power
  15. Cadillac Desert

    15. Cadillac Desert

    Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
  16. The One-Straw Revolution

    16. The One-Straw Revolution

    The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming
  17. Lights Out

    17. Lights Out

    Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
  18. The Grid

    18. The Grid

    The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
  19. Open Concept Apartments

    19. Open Concept Apartments

    Open Concept Apartments: Hardcover – Illustrated, July 3, 2018
  20. The Backyard Homestead

    20. The Backyard Homestead

    The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!
  21. Where the Water Goes

    21. Where the Water Goes

    Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
  22. Connected

    22. Connected

    Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives -- How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do
  23. Value Proposition Design

    23. Value Proposition Design

    Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want
  24. The Big Rich

    24. The Big Rich

    The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes

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