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MBP Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1: The Lit Nerd & Bibliophile
November 23, 2009
Every holiday season you buy the classics for your literature nerd friend or family member, but now it’s time to mix it up with colorful, artful books ABOUT the books.
We also have a series of illustrated fiction, which could be a refreshing change for your bookish friend: cerebral and well-penned, paired with thoughtfully selected illustrations.
Throw one or two (or three) of these babies in a bag with a bookmark (we love the handmade finds on Etsy) and a bow, and you’ve got yourself the perfect thrifty gift for the ultimate bookworm.
Under $25
Everyman’s Joyce
$18.95
By W. Terrence Godron, Eri Hamaji & Jacob Albert
The second installment of the “Everyman’s” series, W. Terrence Gordon’s analysis and contemporary visual cues illuminate the dense texts of James Joyce.
Everyman’s McLuhan
By W. Terrence Godron, Eri Hamaji & Jacob Albert
$16.95
Provides a creative and accessible examination of Marshall McLuhan, a prolific lecturer and author, and the coiner of such phrases as “global village” and “the medium is the message,” and his major works & ideas.
Instructions for the Apocalypse
By Rod Sweet & Tim Williams
$21.95
A cache of found photographs gets a new life through graphic design & the fictional account of one man’s descent into madness.
A Field Guide to the North American Family
by Garth Risk Hallberg
$19.95
Sixty-three written entries and photographs comprise a unique collaboritve portrait of two fictional families.
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$25-$55
Shapes for Sounds
by Timothy Donaldson
$34.95
Shapes for sounds examines one of humankind’s fundamental creations: alphabets. In a culture that is overrun by the image, it is easy to forget that alphabets are the origin of gleaning understanding through images.
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
by Paul Auster & Glenn Thomas
$55.00
‘The Inner Life of Martin Frost’ is a long-lost Mann film. It is also this book, which through Glenn Thomas’s innovative typography and drawings echoes the vertiginous plight of Zimmer as he becomes fascinated by the one particular film.
While You’re Reading
by Gerard Unger
$34.95
The English translation of this contemporary classic that details exactly what happens while you’re reading: accessible, informative, invaluable.
