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debbie millman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Debbie Millman is a writer, artist, and host of Design Matters. Host of the podcast Design Matters; Chair, SVA Masters in Branding; Editorial Director, https://t.co/c4AvDK9CJ3; Harvard Business School Case Study; Joyful Heart Board

32 books
Book Cover for: The Creative ACT: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin

The Creative ACT: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin
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When the celebrated record producer Rick Rubin decided to write about making great art, he created a book about how to be in the world. This is because he believes, as I do, that life is a creative act.

Hardcover, 2023

$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Three Women, Lisa Taddeo

Three Women

Lisa Taddeo
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From The Last Days of Heath Ledger to Lebron James to the title characters of THREE WOMEN, writer Lisa Taddeo’s words have captured her subjects in extraordinary and enlightening ways. @lisadtaddeo Best of Design Matters is live! https://t.co/HyO96e5p31 https://t.co/hdxEe0sr4k

Paperback, 2020

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Free Food for Millionaires, Min Jin Lee

Free Food for Millionaires

Min Jin Lee
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The author of the award-winning novels “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee, discusses her remarkable career and the long journey and intention behind her Korean diaspora novels. Best of Design Matters with Min Jin Lee is live! https://t.co/BHLJtE9OJ2 https://t.co/58jCPyop8s

Paperback, 2022

$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions, Temple Grandin

Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

Temple Grandin
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Best-selling author, scientist, and trailblazer in autism research, Dr. Temple Grandin’s new book “Visual Thinking” draws on cutting-edge research and her own lived experience to reframe the conversation on neurodiversity and different types of thinkers. https://t.co/4DrxdA2lF7 https://t.co/E2HpL5RJ2k

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams

Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams
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“I love being part of something that is a connector of people. So many people tell me that “Queenie” made them feel less lonely. And that’s the thing that’s most important to me because I wrote it because I was feeling so lonely.” —Candice Carty-Williams https://t.co/iUZaAH1jzj https://t.co/qAQFv457p0

Paperback, 2019

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Secret to Superhuman Strength, Alison Bechdel

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Alison Bechdel
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A phenomenal piece about @AlisonBechdel's brilliant book, "The Secret to Superhuman Strength," written by the phenomenal @brainpicker. This is a beautiful article about a stunning book. This is it: https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/01/01/the-secret-to-superhuman-strength-alison-bechdel/

Hardcover, 2021

$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear
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James Clear has been writing about habits, decision making, and continuous improvement for over a decade. Author of the #1 NYT bestseller Atomic Habits, he joins to talk about how we can stop sabotaging our efforts with insurmountable goals: https://t.co/0ZA8hLqSwI @JamesClear https://t.co/GosqsDG9BJ

Hardcover, 2018

$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Obama: An Intimate Portrait, Pete Souza

Obama: An Intimate Portrait

Pete Souza
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Pete Souza has taken photographs for National Geographic, Life Magazine, and other dream outlets, leading to his ultimate subject as Chief Official White House Photographer, Barack Obama. Best of Design Matters with Pete Souza is live! https://t.co/UDqpJRDs2u https://t.co/dxwUhtnA9W

Hardcover, 2017

$60.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Susan Cain

Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

Susan Cain
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#1 @nytimes best-selling author Susan Cain shares how a bittersweet, melancholic outlook makes emotional room for beauty, creativity, and love. A new episode of Design Matters is live! https://t.co/6bEmd5mNDn @susancain https://t.co/omYTadi7K9

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence, Tanya Selvaratnam

Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence

Tanya Selvaratnam
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"I wanted to write my way out of the darkness, and hope that it helps others find their light, too." —Tanya Selvaratnam on her new book “Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence.” https://t.co/IePn1MCMjq https://t.co/pWVSNFtHCq

Hardcover, 2021

$28.99Member price:$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book