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Naoto Fukasawa Monograph
$69.95
One of the most inspiring design books of the year. (Read our review here.)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex and Cowboy Bebop Combo
Total: $73.94
The best two anime series ever, both will convert non-fans of the genre. Fresh takes on the urban future, seemingly rendered by amazingly imaginative industrial designers, with engaging plots you can actually follow.

Okala Design Guide
$16
Everyone's going green. Give your design and eco-minded friends and loved ones the gift of guidance.

Good Magazine Subscription
$60.00
Good for you. (Or for someone you love.)

Great American Novel starter kit for aspiring writers:
Muji notebook + BIC Cristal Grip Ballpoint Stic Pen pack + Fifth of Hendricks Gin + One-way Greyhound ticket from New York to Fayetteville, North Carolina
Total: $76.78
Link New York City to Fayetteville, North Carolina With the characters you meet on Greyhound, inspiration shouldn't be a problem. Depending on your seatmates, you can either crack the Hendricks open when you hit the motel in Fayetteville...or while the bus is still idling at Port Authority.

79 Short Essays on Design, by Michael Bierut
$16.47
Sure, it would've been ideal, here, for this book to be titled 77 Short Essays..., but close enough. Need more convincing? Read our review.

Printable Pocket Guides
FREE!
Fish to Watch Out For... Pesticides in Produce... and from the RAND Corporation: How to Survive All Kinds of Scary Shit

Find these and 70 other wonderful items in Core77's Ultimate Gift Guide 2007!