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Connected: A Charming Stop-Motion Papercraft Music Video Inspired by the Universe
Connected: A Charming Stop-Motion Papercraft Music Video Inspired by the Universe

We are all stardust.

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The Art of Rube Goldberg
The Art of Rube Goldberg

“An artist who followed the logic of the machine to its comic climax.”

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The Raven: Lou Reed’s Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe, Illustrated by Italian Artist Lorenzo Mattotti
The Raven: Lou Reed’s Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe, Illustrated by Italian Artist Lorenzo Mattotti

A graphic novel “meant to be heard in the mind.”

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Mysterious Street Photographer Vivian Maier’s Self-Portraits
Mysterious Street Photographer Vivian Maier’s Self-Portraits

How a remarkable woman, at once mythical and legendary, saw herself.

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To Live Long, Write for Children: Remembering Charlotte Zolotow
To Live Long, Write for Children: Remembering Charlotte Zolotow

Honoring one of the biggest hearts and most brilliant minds in children’s literature.

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The 13 Best Art and Design Books of 2013
The 13 Best Art and Design Books of 2013

Imaginative maps, illuminating infographics, literary cats, vintage Soviet propaganda, Gertrude Stein’s favorite objects, and other treats for eye and spirit.

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Legendary Cartoonist Ralph Steadman’s Inkblot Dog Drawings
Legendary Cartoonist Ralph Steadman’s Inkblot Dog Drawings

Canine humanity from the beloved Gonzo cartoonist.

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Mondrian Meets Euclid: An Eccentric Victorian Mathematician’s Masterwork of Art and Science
Mondrian Meets Euclid: An Eccentric Victorian Mathematician’s Masterwork of Art and Science

Math in primary colors and graphic design before there was graphic design.

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Anatomy of Anagrammatic Pseudonyms: The Many Incarnations of Edward Gorey
Anatomy of Anagrammatic Pseudonyms: The Many Incarnations of Edward Gorey

An infant poet, a postcard-writer, a movie reviewer, a girl detective, and a spirit control walk into a bar…

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Wild Raspberries: Young Andy Warhol’s Little-Known Vintage Cookbook
Wild Raspberries: Young Andy Warhol’s Little-Known Vintage Cookbook

The story of a labor-of-love masterpiece that lay dormant for nearly half a century.

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