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Great Ideas: Writings From the Zen masters | Author: Various

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Great Ideas: The horrors and absurdities of religion | Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

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Great Ideas: On friendship | Author: Michel de Montaigne

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Great Ideas: Of the abuse of words | Author: John Locke

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Great Ideas: Civilization and its discontents | Author: Sigmund Freud

Great Ideas: Civilization and its discontents | Author: Sigmund Freud

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Great Ideas: On Solitude | Author: Michel de Montaigne

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Great Ideas: Confessions of a sinner | Author: Saint Augustine

Great Ideas: Confessions of a sinner | Author: Saint Augustine

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Prompt cards | Kindness | The School of Life

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Great Ideas: The future of an illusion | Author: Sigmund Freud

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Great ideas: A Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman | Author: Mary Wollstonecraft

Great ideas: A Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman | Author: Mary Wollstonecraft

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Plantasia: A Vegetarian Cookbook Through Asia | Author: Pamelia Chia

Plantasia: A Vegetarian Cookbook Through Asia | Author: Pamelia Chia

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1000 Words | Author: Jami Attenberg

1000 Words | Author: Jami Attenberg

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Sheer: Yves Saint Laurent | Author: Emilie Hammen

Sheer: Yves Saint Laurent | Author: Emilie Hammen

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Women Artists in Midcentury America A History in Ten Exhibitions: A History in Ten Exhibitions: | Author: Daniel Belasco

Women Artists in Midcentury America A History in Ten Exhibitions: A History in Ten Exhibitions: | Author: Daniel Belasco

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How to be content: An ancient poet's guide for an age of excess | Author: Horace

How to be content: An ancient poet's guide for an age of excess | Author: Horace

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Janina Green - Reproduction | Author: Janina Green

Janina Green - Reproduction | Author: Janina Green

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Julie Rrap: Body Double | Author: Victoria Lynn

Julie Rrap: Body Double | Author: Victoria Lynn

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The Art of Fashion | Author: Michal Goldschmidt

The Art of Fashion | Author: Michal Goldschmidt

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Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism | Author: Robin Stevenson

Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism | Author: Robin Stevenson

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The Art of Love | Author: Kate Bryan

The Art of Love | Author: Kate Bryan

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Tarot cards | Tarot of the Unexplained

Tarot cards | Tarot of the Unexplained

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Grillo's presents Pickled: 100 pickle-centric recipes to change your life | Author: Raphael Jacob Khutorsky

Grillo's presents Pickled: 100 pickle-centric recipes to change your life | Author: Raphael Jacob Khutorsky

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Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Present | Edited by: Stefano Raimondi

Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Present | Edited by: Stefano Raimondi

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On Photography | Author: Susan Sontag

On Photography | Author: Susan Sontag

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Camera Lucida Reflections on Photography | Author: Roland Barthes

Camera Lucida Reflections on Photography | Author: Roland Barthes

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Songs of Innocence | Author: William Blake

Songs of Innocence | Author: William Blake

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Lucy R. Lippard on Pop Art | Author: Lucy Lippard

Lucy R. Lippard on Pop Art | Author: Lucy Lippard

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About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell

About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell

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Tzannes Adaptive Urban Architecture and Design | Authors: Paola Favaro & Robert Freestone

Tzannes Adaptive Urban Architecture and Design | Authors: Paola Favaro & Robert Freestone

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Carving Blocks: Printmakers Their Stories | Publisher: Gingko Press

Carving Blocks: Printmakers Their Stories | Publisher: Gingko Press

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Beware of the Woman Artist | Author: Laure Adler

Beware of the Woman Artist | Author: Laure Adler

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Advice for Young Artists | Author: Alec Soth

Advice for Young Artists | Author: Alec Soth

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Ikigai: 43 Japanese words to live by | Author: Mari Fujimoto

Ikigai: 43 Japanese words to live by | Author: Mari Fujimoto

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