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Beautiful Books for Smart Readers

Stunningly designed and gorgeously packaged, these books are a feast for both the eye and the mind. From nature鈥檚 palette to the artist鈥檚 palette, they will captivate at first glance and leave inspiration that lingers. 

Red
 Red Michel Pastoureau
Nature's Palette
 Nature's Palette Patrick Baty
The Land Carries Our Ancestors
 The Land Carries Our Ancestors Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, heather ahtone, Joy Harjo, and Shana Bushyhead Condill
Digital Design
 Digital Design Stephen Eskilson
The World Atlas of Trees and Forests
 The World Atlas of Trees and Forests Herman Shugart, Peter White, Sassan Saatchi, and J茅r么me Chave
Color in Nature
 Color in Nature Justin Marshall, Thomas Cronin, S枚nke Johnsen, Ron Douglas, Anya Hurlbert, Jane Boddy, and Fabio Cortesi
The Complete Birds of the World
 The Complete Birds of the World Norman Arlott, Ber van Perlo, Jorge R. Rodriguez Mata, Gustavo Carrizo, Aldo A. Chiappe, and Luis Huber
Votes for Women
 Votes for Women Edited by Kate Clarke Lemay
Bird Photographer of the Year
 Bird Photographer of the Year Edited by Bird Photographer of the Year Limited
Color Charts
 Color Charts Anne Varichon
Drawing Nature
 Drawing Nature Linda Miller Feltner
The Artist's Palette
 The Artist's Palette Alexandra Loske
D眉rer鈥檚 Knots
 D眉rer鈥檚 Knots Susan Dackerman
Manet
 Manet Edited by Diana Seave Greenwald
Fragmentary Forms
 Fragmentary Forms Freya Gowrley
Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)
 Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) Kara Walker Edited by Eungie Joo
Contact: Art and the Pull of Print
 Contact: Art and the Pull of Print Jennifer L. Roberts
Magdalene Odundo
 Magdalene Odundo Sequoia Miller
Twinkind
 Twinkind William Viney
Do Plants Know Math?
 Do Plants Know Math? St茅phane Douady, Jacques Dumais, Christophe Gol茅, and Nancy Pick

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