For centuries now, men have chosen to shun the razor in favor of growing, and styling, their facial growth. Whether this was for vanity, culture or religious regions, most of us don’t even give a guy with a beard a second thought. The Bearded Gentleman ($10) is a lighthearted yet authoritative guide offering detailed info on some 50 different specific styles of facial hair, who knew there were so many? It tells us where they came from, ho to grow them and also how to maintain them. All the old favorites are here, and well as the newcomers, and anyone who treats ‘shave’ as a dirty word will love this book.
Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo’s Most Unlikely Noodle Joint ($18) is the end-all-be-all guide to ramen from Ivan Orkin, the iconoclastic New York-born owner of Tokyo’s top ramen shop. Back in 2007, a middle aged Jewish dude called Ivan Orkin, who hailed from Long Island, decided to do something crazy. In the […]