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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 1, 2017
From black-and-white photos of brutalist buildings, to heady essays on graphic design’s role in society, to pretty doodles - whatever your interests, there’s something here to fascinate and inspire you in 2017.
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Ingenious Design Books to Inspire You

The best design books have the power to spark new thoughts, theories, ideas, and opinions. Collected below by The Wired is a diverse collection of 19 such books, published in the past year.

Graphic: 500 Designs That Matter

Graphic: 500 Designs That Matter

Phaidon Editors

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Five hundred of the most iconic graphic designs of all time, from the beginnings of mechanical...

Design
Sunday Sketching

Sunday Sketching

Christoph Niemann

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From award-winning artist and author Cristoph Niemann comes a collection of witty illustrations and...

Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything

Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything

Aaron James Draplin

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Esquire. Ford Motors. Burton Snowboards. The Obama Administration. While all of these brands are...

Design
The World of Charles and Ray Eames

The World of Charles and Ray Eames

Catherine Ince

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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This is the first comprehensive book on the Eames' legacy in over a decade, revealing the rich...

Design
Richard Sapper Edited by Jonathan Olivares

Richard Sapper Edited by Jonathan Olivares

Jonathan Olivares

4.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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An in-depth study of the work of German-born industrial designer Richard Sapper, most famous for...

Design
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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated I Was Told There'd Be Cake in Books

Feb 13, 2018  
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I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Sloane Crosley | 2008
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Rather disappointing collection of essays, especially after all the buzz I'd heard about this book. She had me laughing at a few places, but most of the stories felt either flat or forced.
  
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Jill Shalvis recommended We Are Never Meeting in Real Life in Books (curated)

 
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
Samantha Irby | 2017 | Essays, Humor & Comedy
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"This one is a memoir consisting of essays. Very real, dark at times, but the wit and candor snagged me from the start. Laugh-out-loud funny but also very realistic and honest."

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    IELTS Writing Tutor

    IELTS Writing Tutor

    Reference and Education

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    Do you want to score 8.0 band in IELTS Exam? Hardest exam in IELTS is writing. Almost everyone has...

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Gabrielle Union recommended Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America in Books (curated)

 
Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America
Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America
Ta-Nehisi Coates | 2015 | Biography
9.0 (6 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"As written to his son, Coates’s poignant and gripping essays that tackle race in America. The book has been a great resource when having the difficult and necessary conversations about race with teens and adults."

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Carrie Fisher recommended Naked in Books (curated)

 
Naked
Naked
David Sedaris | 1997
6.7 (3 Ratings)
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"This collection of personal essays made me laugh as hard as any book I’ve ever read. I also discovered that I needed glasses when reading this, but still it’s one of the funniest books ever"

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