The Edward Tufte books from his course.
https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses
"the whole earth catalog"
"the rudiments of wisdom" by Tim Hunkin
"A Museum of Early American Tools" by Eric Sloane
"Pillar to Post" by Osbert Lancaster
"Prehistoric Man" by Zdenek Burian
Earth From Above and variations are all winners.
The Edward Tufte books from his course.
https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses