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The Best Illustrated Children’s Books and Picture Books of 2012

From Indian folk art to neuroscience, by way of Saul Bass, James Joyce, and die-cut Cold War allegories.

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The 10 Best Psychology and Philosophy Books of 2012

From Buddhism to the relationship between creativity and dishonesty, by way of storytelling and habit.

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The Best Design Books of 2012

From Marshall McLuhan to Frank Lloyd Wright, or what vintage type has to do with the evolution of iconic logos.

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The Best Science Books of 2012

From cosmology to cosmic love, or what your biological clock has to do with diagraming evolution.

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Scientists and Philosophers Answer Kids’ Most Pressing Questions About How the World Works

Why we fall in love, what we’re all made of, how dreams work, and more deceptively simple mysteries of living.

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Moleskine Detour: Inside Beloved Creative Icons’ Notebooks

Celebrating the iconic brand though the personal notebooks of creative icons.

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Henry Miller on Writing and Life

“Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery.”

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Joan Didion on Keeping a Notebook

“We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.”

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John Keats’s Porridge: The Favorite Recipes of Beloved Poets

What simple dishes reveal about the complexities of poetry as a creative act of constant transformation.

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Freud on Creative Writing and Daydreaming

“The opposite of play is not what is serious but what is real.”

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Search results for “famous writers”

From Indian folk art to neuroscience, by way of Saul Bass, James Joyce, and die-cut Cold War allegories.

From Buddhism to the relationship between creativity and dishonesty, by way of storytelling and habit.

From Marshall McLuhan to Frank Lloyd Wright, or what vintage type has to do with the evolution of iconic logos.

From cosmology to cosmic love, or what your biological clock has to do with diagraming evolution.

Why we fall in love, what we’re all made of, how dreams work, and more deceptively simple mysteries of living.

Celebrating the iconic brand though the personal notebooks of creative icons.

“Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery.”

“We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.”

What simple dishes reveal about the complexities of poetry as a creative act of constant transformation.

“The opposite of play is not what is serious but what is real.”

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