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In scalpel-sharp prose and with unnerving clarity and wit, Colson Whitehead writes about a city that runs on cronyism, threats, ego, ambition, incompetence and even, sometimes, pride. Crook Manifesto is a kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem

I en hyreskasern nära landsvägen i femtiotalets Neapel växer de båda flickorna Elena Greco och Lila Cerrullo upp och blir vänner för livet. Det är efterkrigstid, nödår och våldet präglar fortfarande Italien i form av lönnmord och godtyckliga avrättningar. Lila är den självklara ledaren, den snabbfotade, den våghalsiga, den kvicktänka och den elaka. Det är […]

Respected painter and writer Julian Bell offers original insights into the art, practice and ongoing importance of painting. Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series celebrates writers and thinkers who have helped shape the conversation across the arts. Mixing classic and contemporary texts, reissues and abridgements, these are bite-sized, fully illustrated reads in an […]

It’s no secret that time spent in nature is good for us. Nature helps us thrive, improves our health and wellbeing, decreases stress and increases happiness. But if you don’t have the luxury of a forest at your doorstep, bringing the outside in can provide an immediate connection to the natural world and the many […]

The first book on Nike’s iconic DUNK SB, a mid-rise basketball court staple that has in the last two decades become a colorful (and often irreverent) icon of skate and street wear. Created in 2002, the Nike Dunk was adopted from the court by skateboarders and sneakerheads to become an icon of the streets. An […]

Detta är en nyutgåva av Åke Fants (1943-1997) klassiska pionjärarbete från 1989. Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) började 1906, efter utbildning vid Konstakademien i Stockholm och tjugo års verksamhet som konstnär

The Business of Design debunks the myth that business sense and creative talent are mutually exclusive, showing design professionals that they can pursue their passion and turn a profit. For nearly thirty years, consultant Keith Granet has helped designers create successful businesses, from branding to billing and everything in between. Unlike other business books, The […]

Nietzsche said all of life is a question of taste. And he was right. But nowadays all of life is also a question of branding. A brand is not something concocted by graphic designers and marketing consultants: it is “the intangible aspects of an intangible thing”, as Massimo Vignelli (who re-branded the New York subway) […]