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What Manly Men Know $27

24. August 2009

We all can’t be Bear Gryls (Man Vs. Wild) or Les Stroud (Survivorman). Our survival instincts will have to be acquired by reading Frank Miniter’s The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide. The Upper East Side metrosexual may be good at cocktail chat, but a real man knows how to fight off alligators, create a tourniquet out of [...]

Bridging the Brand Gap $22

24. June 2009

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Okay, once in a while I stumble onto a book that I feel compelled to share– this is one of them. If you’re in the business of design, marketing, advertising or an entrepreneur, you owe it to yourself to pick up this book. The Brand Gap will help to clarify all those things you thought you [...]

Get Illuminated $16-$41

13. April 2009

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Few books on design or art attempt to explain or break down the creative process in a way that these books do. Each one covers a different industry from design, advertising, comic books to animated shorts. However, the issue is always the same: how do you tell a better story in a visual format? Dig [...]

Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC $45

2. February 2009

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Want to know what the future of combat sports looks like? Flipping through the pages of Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC, one has to wonder if the answering isn't staring back at you. Depending upon your perspective, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, aka the UFC, is brash, beautiful, or brutal — and as in your face as the fighter’s blows. Fighters take down their opponents with an arsenal of moves, using a unique blend of martial arts, including jujitsu, wrestling, judo, and kickboxing.

Think Beyond Two D $50

7. January 2009

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“Three D – Graphic Scenarios” highlights a current trend in international graphic design. More and more visual designers are staging three-dimensional scenarios and turning them into posters, flyers, book and magazine covers, and animated films. The result is new and evocative pictorial worlds that range from playfully arranged still lifes to room-filling installations. Common to [...]

Zen Bible to Creativity $9

8. December 2008

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This is the best $9 bucks you’ll spend on a book to help you be more creative, think big and go beyond the expected. It’s extremely accessible bits of wisdom and insightful observations, written with a degree of clarity not found elsewhere. It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be is [...]

Ultimate Notebook $18

5. December 2008

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For two centuries now Moleskine has been the legendary notebook of artists, writers, intellectuals and travelers. From gifted artists Henri Matisse (1869–1954) and Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), to poet and leader of the surrealist movement André Breton (1896-1966) to Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) considered the most influential writer of the last century, to famous travel writer [...]

Style Manual $30

5. December 2008

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Have you outgrown the unbuttoned Oxford, tee-shirt and jeans phase? Want to impress your friends at the office or just feel more confident in the way you look? Well, Daniel Peres, Editor-in-Chief of Details, has written the definitive guide, “Details Men’s Style Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Making Your Clothes Work for You”. It doesn’t [...]

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What Manly Men Know $27

Bridging the Brand Gap $22

Get Illuminated $16-$41

Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC $45

Think Beyond Two D $50

Zen Bible to Creativity $9

Ultimate Notebook $18

Style Manual $30

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