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You Are Here by Katharine Harmon 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... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Cuba Style: Graphics from the Golden Age of Design by Vicki Gold Levi 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... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Hardcover
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William Eggleston's Guide by William Eggleston Staff Pick Eggleston's work is dedicated to showing the beauty, humor and horror that surround us at all times and in all places. Forty-eight images of this viewpoint are captured here. Be sure to check out Walker Evans' Polaroids book - also on my "best of 2002... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Firecrackers: The Art and History by Warren Dotz Staff Pick Your price: $18.75 New - Trade Paper
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Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren 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... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop with Poster by Jim Sherraden Staff Pick Music aside, if there was ever a reason to make a pilgrimage to Nashville, this is it. Hatch's amazing little print shop is a museum of musical culture and design. Compiling 123 years worth of incredible poster history, Chronicle Books has put together a... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters from Around the World by Ian Phillips 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... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations by Leslie Cabarga Staff Pick List Price $27.99 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box by Madeleine Albright Staff Pick Jewelry is a way to express yourself, and this is exactly what Madeleine Albright has done with pins throughout her career. The pins connect her to her audience in a personal way. She may wear a design from the flag of a country she is visiting or a pin... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $27.50 Used - Hardcover
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Bent Ply by Dung Ngo and Eric Pfeiffer Staff Pick If the thought of bent plywood furniture reminds you of what it is like to be in love, you may very well fall for Ngo's and Pfieffer's Bent Ply. Split into two sections, the first a history (starting in Egypt, working its way up to Eames), the second, an... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $33.00 Used - Hardcover
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So Crazy Japanese Toys!: Live-Action TV Show Toys from the 1950s to Now by Jimbo Matison 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... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Who's Your Dada?: Redefining the Doll through Mixed Media by Linda O'Brien and Opie O'Brien Staff Pick Who's Your Dada? will challenge you to clean out your junk drawer and create never-before-seen dolls! Linda and Opie O'Brien give detailed techniques for using rubber stamps, metal, polymer and paper clay, and epoxy, and even give instructions for... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $9.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Twilight by Gregory Crewdson 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,... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Fresh Dialogue 1: New Voices in Graphic Design by Fresh Dialogue Publisher Comments New Voices in Graphic Design.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (00 Edition) by Michael Thibodeau Staff Pick I'm not a smoker, but I'm a sucker for vintage packaging design (see also... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Prefab by Allison Arieff Staff Pick Not yet available from the IKEA, prefabricated homes are the hottest item for consumers of neat, clean and cheap. With only $50,000 and belief in the powers of Scandinavian architecture, you too can walk away with a very smart and very hip dwelling.... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Reinventing the Wheel by Jessica Helfand Publisher Comments A locus for focus, a little engine, a thought generator.a a Eye This thoroughly unusual book will delight graphic, information, and book designers. It will equally fascinate those interested in intellectual history, history of technology, and popular... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Dada: Zurich, Berlin, Hannover, Cologne, New York, Paris by Leah Dickerman Staff Pick Born in the heart of Europe during World War I, the Dada movement was one of the most significant movements of the historical avant-garde. Displaying a skepticism about accepted values and artistic practices of the 1940s, artists questioned the surreal... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $32.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Designer's Lexicon: The Illustrated Dictionary of Design, Printing, and Computer Terms by Alastair Campbell Staff Pick List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Hardcover
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Unfashion by Tibor Kalman 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 without text... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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