Gift Guides
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The Ten Best Children's Books of 2023
This year’s top titles include an art history primer, a collection of silly poems and a mathematical word problem in disguise
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2023
From stories on the depths of the ocean to the stars in the sky, these are the works that moved us the most this year
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The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2023
Take a trip without leaving home with these adventurous reads from this year
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The Best Books of 2023
Whether you are looking for some gift ideas or a great read to enjoy on the plane or cozied up over the holidays, consider our carefully curated lists
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Ten Engineer-Selected STEM Toys to Give as Gifts in 2023
From coding to building to circuitry, these educational activities support basic skills to serve children in science, engineering and beyond
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The Ten Best Children's Books of 2022
This year’s top titles include a fairy-tale remake, a clever counting book and a survey of architectural wonders the world over
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The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2022
After two years of limited travel opportunities, we’re ready to explore the world once more
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2022
From a detective story on the origins of Covid-19 to a narrative that imagines a fateful day for dinosaurs, these works affected us the most this year
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Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2022
This wide-ranging list offers context for our rapidly changing world
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The Best Books of 2022
In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 44 titles this year
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The Ten Best Photography Books of 2022
Our favorite titles this year invite viewers to worlds outside their own
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Engineers Pick the Ten Best STEM Toys to Give as Gifts in 2022
Children can build strategy, critical thinking and resilience during expert-approved play
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The Ten Best Books About Food of 2022
From cookbooks to memoirs to food history, these ten titles will fill you up
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The Ten Best Books About Food of 2021
From cookbooks to a memoir to a guide to hundreds of food adventures across the globe, these new titles will leave you satisfied
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The Ten Best Children's Books of 2021
These top titles deliver amazing facts, fresh rhymes and important life lessons
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The Ten Best Photography Books of 2021
In year two of the pandemic, our favorite titles invite us into worlds outside our own
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The Best Books of 2021
In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 57 titles this year
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2021
From captivating memoirs by researchers to illuminating narratives by veteran science journalists, these works affected us the most this year
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The Best Board Games of 2021
These new offerings are sure to entertain, as more gatherings of families and friends are happening
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Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2021
The writings of many fine authors support the research and ambitious undertakings of an Institution rising to the challenges ahead
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