what's some high-quality home goods ($50 to $150) to buy tech friends for christmas? desk essentials? coffee table books? please link them here!

I found this Garlic Press really cool. Most simple design. Quality material. Easy to use and maintain. The kind of product I fall for. 

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Also have some book recommendations if you need any.

mattwelter.com — making farcaster apps FarcasterUserStats.com

This is the alt account of Sister Hazel. Writings at https://powerlaw.systems

For the body, David Goggins has two books.

For the mind, Lisa Feldman Barrett wrote How Emotions are Made.

For the heart, The Culture Series by Ian M. Banks.

The Dream Machine is neardy history.

An Immense World and How To Talk So Kids Will Listen should be mandatory for humans. And maybe Man's Search For Meaning.