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Today, books (plus a magazine) to inspire, amuse, and stimulate the creative imagination. Clockwise from top left: Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects With Unexpected Significance by Joshua Glenn and Carol Hayes, Princeton Architectural Press; The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher, Phaidon; Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay, Random House; Vinyl, Records and Covers by Artists by Guy Schraenen, Museu D'art Contemporani de Barcelona; Cabinet: A Quarterly Magazine of Art and Culture, Cabinet Magazine (Note: you can read selected Cabinet articles online here); By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design by Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger, Princeton Architectural Press.