Amy
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Amy J.K. Antonio is Powells.com's in-house graphic designer. We stole her from our main store where she was responsible for the (some say impossible) task of beautifying the vast, dusty labyrinth that is the City of Books. Amy lives and breathes design, putting us all to shame with her immaculate outfits and fancy desk adornments.
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You Are Here
by Katharine Harmon  
Powells.com Staff Pick Maps are magical pieces of paper. Who doesn't love to pore over them and imagine traveling to New York, Paris, Amsterdam or even Weed, California? Maps are reassuring when you are lost, and they inspire you to dream when you're stagnant. Author Katherine...
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The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
by Brady Udall
Publisher Comments If I could tell you only one thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head. As formative events go, nothing else comes close. With these words Edgar Mint, half-Apache and mostly orphaned, makes his...
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Cuba Style: Graphics from the Golden Age of Design
by Vicki Gold Levi
Powells.com Staff Pick Heller's latest collection is a time capsule of Cuba as it was in its hey-day as a lively tropical resort colony for those in search of music, liquor, gambling and hot Cuban romance. Capturing the ideal golden days of their prosperous country, Cubano...
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Shot in the Heart
by Mikal Gilmore
From Powells.com Mikal Gilmore's family history is a ghost that lingers long after you close the cover. His brother Gary's infamous choice to pay an eye for an eye after murdering two young Mormon men was the grain of sand in the oyster that is Norman Mailer's...
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Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Colour, 1734-1763
by Albertus Seba
Powells.com Staff Pick Taschen has always published heavy, lush art books, but they've outdone themselves with Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (weighing in at thirteen pounds). Albertus Seba, a pharmacist in eighteenth-century Amsterdam, collected beautiful and strange animals,...
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Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
by Frank Warren
Powells.com Staff Pick In the movie, In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung whispers his most secret thoughts into a hole in the ruined temple of Angkor Wat. In Bethlehem, pilgrims write out their prayers and wishes and stuff them into tiny cracks between the bricks at the Western...
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Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture
by Aaron Rose Publisher Comments The greatest cultural accomplishments in history have never been the result of the brainstorms of marketing men, corporate focus groups, or any homogenized methods; they have always happened organically. More often than not, these manifestations have...
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Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters from Around the World
by Ian Phillips
Powells.com Staff Pick If you occasionally take pleasures in the innocent misfortune of others, this one is for you. Each page tells the story of desperation as owners resort to the one hope that someone will find and return their precious pets. If it weren't for lost snakes...
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The Designer's Lexicon: The Illustrated Dictionary of Design, Printing, and Computer Terms
by Alastair Campbell
Powells.com Staff Pick Finally! A comprehensive illustrated dictionary of design, printing and computer terms. Put it on the shelf next to your dictionary and thesaurus. Buy it as a gift for a budding designer or use it to sling internet lingo with the best of them. Very...
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The Acme Novelty Datebook
by Chris Ware
From Powells.com Fans of the reclusive Chris Ware will rejoice at the visual wealth of information collected here. Datebook lays out the history of Ware's creative progression (ironically without dates) from the early days up to the design of the cover of Datebook itself....
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So Crazy Japanese Toys!: Live-Action TV Show Toys from the 1950s to Now
by Jimbo Matison
Powells.com Staff Pick They both saved the earth and put it in grave danger - the monsters and heroes of Japanese live-action. Whether you cherish tragic protagonists like Kikaida or mega monsters such as Godzilla, Jimbo Matison's So Crazy Japanese Toys collects them all. For...
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Unfashion
by Tibor Kalman
Powells.com Staff Pick Whether you like the late Tibor Kalman's work or not, this book is a delightfully unconventional view of contemporary fashion, demonstrating the creative and similar ways that people around the world adorn their bodies at work and play. Done...
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Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs
by Scalo Publishers
Powells.com Staff Pick I viewed the show of photographs in galleries on Spring Street in New York early last year with a heavy heart. This compilation of professional and amateur photography documenting the before, during and aftermath of the September 11 tragedy, effectively...
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Chris Ware (Monographics)
by Daniel Raeburn
Powells.com Staff Pick Similar in sentiment to artist Joseph Cornell's three-dimensional work, Chris Ware's drawings and sculpture remind me of enchanting collections of objects lost and found. In this new monograph, Daniel Raeburn closely examine's Ware's work methods and...
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Firecrackers: The Art and History
by Warren Dotz
Powells.com Staff Pick As stated on the last pages of this book, firecrackers have become politically incorrect. They've wreaked havoc on the fingers of those incapable of understanding the simple dynamics of explosives and have forever ruined the fun for the rest of us....
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Chip Kidd: Book One -- Work: 1986-2006
by Chip Kidd Publisher Comments Described as the closest thing to a rock star in graphic design today (USA Today), Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their...
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Climbing Out
by Brian Ralph
Powells.com Staff Pick Summary: Monkey man jumps into hole in the ground. Monkey man goes on an adventure and questions his existence and role in the universe. Brilliant! Here is Giant Robot contributor, Brian Ralph's next installment in his series of beautifully...
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A Smile in the Mind
by Beryl McAlhone and David Stuart
Powells.com Staff Pick Smile in the Mind goes beyond the typical eye candy that is the focus of so many design books – and actually shows the possibilities of concept with intelligence and wit. The text is also informative and worth reading, discussing work from...
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Bent Ply
by Dung Ngo and Eric Pfeiffer
Powells.com Staff Pick One of Amy's Top Five picks for 2004. To read more staff Top Five lists click here....
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Twilight
by Gregory Crewdson
Powells.com Staff Pick Crewdson's filmic images strongly reference TV programs such as 'The Twilight Zone' and deal with fantasy and the paranormal in a creepy "your-town-here" American setting. His work is surreal but even more so that he involved the community of small town,...
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