Every so often a book comes out that reveals everything about a subculture that you never even knew existed. Very rarely, this book then goes on to become a phenomenon all of its own. First published in 2004, the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia ($23) was one such phenomenon, going on to spawn a further 2 volumes and alerting fascinated readers across the globe to the hermetic and altogether extraordinary existence of criminal tattoos in Russia. This is a reprint of the original book, with drawings, texts and photographs which are part of a collection of 3,000 tattoos is total. Mind blowing.
Over the period of a decade, Malcolm Gladwell wrote three books which radically changed how we understand both ourselves and our world: Blink, Outliers and The Tipping Point. Considered by many to be the most influential and gifted journalist and author and journalist in modern America, Gladwell’s unique ability to connect with his audiences who […]