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DesignObserver Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writings and podcasts on design and culture. Founded by @jessicahelfand and @michaelbierut.

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Book Cover for: Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall, Alexandra Lange

Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall

Alexandra LangeDesignObserverDesignObserver

An excerpt from Alexandra Lange’s forthcoming book, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall. https://t.co/YJCPPDuOXV

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Book Cover for: Three Women, Lisa Taddeo

Three Women

Lisa TaddeoDesignObserverDesignObserver

From "The Last Days of Heath Ledger" to "Lebron James" to the characters of Three Women, Lisa Taddeo’s words have captured her subjects in extraordinary + enlightening ways. #Listen to more on this best of episode of Design Matters with @debbiemillman https://t.co/LdSkz3b1Xw https://t.co/7qsUW8Ya6N

Paperback, 2020

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Snails & Monkey Tails: A Visual Guide to Punctuation & Symbols, Michael Arndt

Snails & Monkey Tails: A Visual Guide to Punctuation & Symbols

Michael ArndtDesignObserverDesignObserver

"There are countless books that can teach you the alphabet, but almost none that focus on the tiny designs that run interference among the letterforms" @michaelbierut on Michael Arndt's new book "Snails & Monkey Tails" out now from @HarperCollins #ReadMore https://t.co/N0MqKjJV6B https://t.co/KWxn7z2wt5

Hardcover, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors, Monica Khemsurov

How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors

Monica KhemsurovDesignObserverDesignObserver

Monica Khemsurov + Jill Singer, co-founders of @sight_unseen where designers and tastemakers go to find what’s new and next in design and the visual arts. They join @debbiemillman to share insights and secrets in their new book, “How to Live With Objects” https://t.co/re6iSVOMwm

Hardcover, 2022

$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Health Design Thinking: Creating Products and Services for Better Health, Bon Ku

Health Design Thinking: Creating Products and Services for Better Health

Bon KuDesignObserverDesignObserver

Just one week left to register for our March 2 Community Session with @BonKu + @ellenLupton to celebrate the second edition of their book "Health Design Thinking: Creating Products and Services for Better Health”. @mitpress #Register here: https://t.co/ijLJAbN8YR https://t.co/os7pNIFR5B

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Book Cover for: Growing Up Underground: A Memoir of Counterculture New York, Steven Heller

Growing Up Underground: A Memoir of Counterculture New York

Steven HellerDesignObserverDesignObserver

Another meeting of two of our favorite minds: @debbiemillman talks to @thedailyheller about his new book “Growing Up Underground,” an entertaining and humorous coming-of-age story at the center of New York’s youth culture in the 1960s and 1970s. 🎧Listen🎧 https://t.co/So0NerFovi

Paperback, 2022

$27.50$13.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir, Ashley C. Ford

Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

Ashley C. FordDesignObserverDesignObserver

Ashley C. Ford joins Design Matters with @debbiemillman to discuss her memoir “Somebody’s Daughter,” capturing a complex childhood shaped by family secrets, incarceration, and resilience. #Listen https://dogroup.co/3qDOUVn https://t.co/qGkDC2P4JD

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America, Candacy Taylor

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

Candacy TaylorDesignObserverDesignObserver

"A Travel Guide Just For Black Americans” @thedailyheller interviews @candacytaylor on her recent book: "Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America" https://dogroup.co/2XuLrsG https://t.co/gteSXaRDpy

Hardcover, 2020

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us, Susan Magsamen

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

Susan MagsamenDesignObserverDesignObserver

In their new book “Your Brain on Art", @susanmagsamen + Ivy Ross explore how creativity affects community “Studies on the neurobiology of pleasure + happiness have identified the biological correlation between human gatherings and joy...” https://t.co/084l9zqCp3 https://t.co/wkMPmJvpdw

Paperback, 2024

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Last Chance: A First Born Book from The Guardians of Dare Chronicles, Janelle Gabay

Last Chance: A First Born Book from The Guardians of Dare Chronicles

Janelle GabayDesignObserverDesignObserver

LAST CHANCE to secure a copy of System Process Form – the ultimate typographic experiment featuring 7,762,392 typefaces from @muirmcneil. Rewards include your name printed in the book + a selection of 2 typefaces. Only available for 4 more hours @voldotco https://t.co/oNytDbmLcU https://t.co/tHvJKa4tXN

Paperback, 2022

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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