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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book by my favorite designer, Stefan Sagmeister, that i absolutely love. it contains simple life lessons coupled with amazing graphics/imagery and awesome, awesome, awesome packaging! i don't know if non designers would enjoy it, i imagine that the overall message is universal. i love read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42357845">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is more a design concept than a book. There are literally endless possibilities with the cover—the loose signatures can be rotated within the book case to create different effects under/through the portrait of the author's face. Pretty amazing. The maxims are very simple, yet provide valuable...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17747250">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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