Lonely Planet's The Travel Book

This book was a recent impulse buy, and I have no regrets. It is a travel guide on steroids covering every country in the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. The photos are inspiring and beautiful.  The better part: it lists entertaining and valuable facts about each country. Did you know Hong Kong consumes more oranges than anywhere else on earth? And that in Japan, it is polite to slurp loudly when eating soup or noodles? And that Honduras is experiencing the most rapid urbanization in Central America?