Mind Grenades: Manifestoes from the Future

For the first several years of Wired's existence, the front four pages of every issue consisted of two-double page spreads filled with stunning art and a profound quote from one of the stories in that issue. Creative director John Plunkett oversaw the design and editor Louis Rossetto selected the quote. It was one of my favorite parts of the magazine, and I was sorry to see it go.

In 1996, Wired's short lived book division, Hardwired, published an anthology of these intro pages, calling it Mind Grenades: Manifestoes from the Future. Ten years (!) later, the quotes and art still have impact.

Best of all, the book is dirt cheap on Amazon. Used copies go for as little as 50 cents.