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COLORS
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Internet Retailer
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Wabi Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
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June 2011
The Taste of Luxury
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October 2011
The Day of the Peacock: Style for Men 1963-1973
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April 2002
The Look: Adventures In Pop And Rock Fashion
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April 2003
Opulent Textiles: The Schumacher Collection
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April 2004
Rock And Pop Timeline
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Trading Up
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April 2006
Kevyn Aucoin: A Beautiful Life
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April 2008
Art, Skateboarding & Life
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April 2009
Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds, Built Environments of Vernacular Artists
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April 2010
The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé
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April 2011
Hollywood Then and Now
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April 2012
Linda McCartney – Life in Photographs
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August 2001
Private Gardens of the Fashion World
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August 2002
Undressing Cinema: Clothing And Identity In The Movies
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Paris Living Rooms
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August 2004
El Pueblo: The Historic Heart of Los Angeles
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August 2005
Costume Design 101: The Art And Business Of Costume Design For Film And Television
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August 2007
Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression In British Fashion
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August 2008
Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster
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August 2009
The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion
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August 2010
Designers Here and There
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December 2001
The Great Tween Buying Machine - Marketing To Today’s Tweens
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December 2002
Emotional Branding
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How To Design Logos, Symbols And Icons
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Color For Interior Design
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December 2006
Forefront: The Culture of Shop Window Design
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December 2007
Textile Designs
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December 2008
Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums
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December 2009
Pattern Magic, Volumes 1 and 2
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December 2010
Dangerous Curves: Mastering the Art of Logotype Design
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December 2011
The Hybrid House; Designing with Sun, Wind, Water, and Earth
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February 2002
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February 2003
Interior Design in 20th-Century America: A History
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February 2004
Lofts of Paris
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February 2005
Retail Desire: Design, Display and Visual Merchandising
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February 2006
Chip Kidd Work Book One: 1986-2006
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February 2007
Diane: A Signature Life
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February 2008
Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People
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February 2009
The Art Of Lee Miller
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February 2010
The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World’s Most Consequential Trivia
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February 2012
The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images
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January 2002
A Flowering Of Quilts
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January 2003
Clubspotting: A Journey Into Club Culture
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January 2004
In Style: Secrets of Style
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January 2005
Tom Ford
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January 2006
Logo Lounge 2
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January 2007
The Starbucks Experience – 5 Principles For Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary
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January 2008
The New Look: The Dior Revolution
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January 2009
Textiles Now
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January 2010
Premium Novelties: Graphics for Promotional Kits, Gifts & Goodies
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January 2011
Isabella Blow
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January 2012
The A- Z of Visual Ideas: How to Solve any Creative Brief
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July 2001
Star Style at the Academy Awards
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July 2002
Bathroom Stuff
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July 2003
Fashion Now: i-D Selects The WorldÂ’s 150 Most Important Designers
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July 2004
Vivienne Westwood
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July 2005
The Journey of A Woman: 20 Years of Donna Karan
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July 2006
Eames Design, The Work Of The Office Of Charles And Ray Eames
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July 2007
Edie: Girl On Fire
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July 2008
JPG2: JaPan Graphics 2
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July 2009
Greentailing and other revolutions in Retail
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July 2010
If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
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July 2011
Fashion Unraveled
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June 2002
Costume And Fashion: A Concise History
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June 2003
Breaking Ground: Portraits Of Ten Garden Designers
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June 2004
Brandstand: Strategies For Retail Brand Building
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June 2005
The Essential Garden Book Getting Back to Basics
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June 2006
Broadway – The American Musical
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June 2007
Fashion Babylon
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June 2008
Genuine Authentic
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June 2009
Latin American Graphic Design
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June 2010
Fashion Forecasting (second edition)
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March 2002
Topiary and the Art of Training Plants
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March 2003
Why We Buy - The Science of Shopping
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March 2004
Toile de Jouy
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March 2005
Glamour: Fashion + Industrial Design+ Architecture
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March 2006
Japanese Design: A Survey Since 1950
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March 2007
Embroidery: Italian Fashion
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March 2008
Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
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March 2009
The House of Viktor & Rolf
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March 2010
Discovering the Great Masters - The Art Lover’s Guide to Understanding Symbols in Paintings
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March 2011
Typography for the People: Hand-Painted Signs from Around the World
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March 2012
Crafting Modernism, Midcentury American Art and Design
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May 2002
Feet & Footwear In Indian Culture
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May 2003
The Art Of Looking Sideways
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May 2004
Hip Hotels USA
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May 2005
Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture
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May 2006
Interior Design Inspirations
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May 2007
Ultimate Shop Design
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May 2008
New New York, Architecture Of A City
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May 2009
Paper Illusions
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May 2010
Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out
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May 2012
Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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November 2001
Iconic LA: Stories of LA’s Most Memorable Buildings
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November 2002
Making Faces
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November 2003
Screencraft: Costume Design
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November 2004
Branded
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November 2005
Dress Smart: A Guide to Effective Personal Packaging
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November 2006
The Cities Book A Journey Through The Best Cities In The World
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November 2007
Chanel - Collections and Creations
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November 2008
Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography
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November 2010
…Isms: Understanding Fashion
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November 2011
Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents
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Novmeber 2009
Speak Up: An Illustrated Guide to Public Speaking
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October 2001
Designing Brands: Market Success Through Graphic Distinction
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October 2002
Judith Leiber: The Artful Handbag
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October 2003
Handbags: A Peek Inside A WomanÂ’s Most Trusted Accessory
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October 2004
Elle Style - The 1980s
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October 2005
Secrets Of Celebrity Style
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October 2006
Hungry Planet: What The World Eats
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October 2007
From FIORUCCI to the GUERILLA STORES - Shop Displays in Architecture, Marketing and Communications
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October 2008
Unlimited: Comme Des Garçons
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October 2009
Global Fashion Local Tradition: On The Globalisation of Fashion
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October 2010
Thierry Mugler: Galaxy Glamour
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September 2001
Decorative Art 50s, 60s and 70s(A Series of 3 Books)
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September 2002
Making Bead & Wire Jewelry
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September 2003
Designing Brand Identity: A Complete Guide To Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands
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September 2004
Japanese Design: From Asahi To Zen
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September 2005
From AbFab To Zen: Paper’s Guide To Pop Culture
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September 2006
Denim: From Cowboys To Catwalks, A Visual History Of The World’s Most Legendary Fabric
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September 2007
Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices In Fashion and Architecture
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September 2008
The Post-American World
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September 2009
The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion
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September 2010
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
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September 2011
Icons of Photography: The 20th Century
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