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    <description>McCoy - top design and other interesting web site books</description>
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	<copyright>Copyright 1998-2007 Richard McCoy</copyright>
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<title>The Principles of Beautiful Web Design</title>
<author>Jason Beaird</author>
<description>Very good entry level advice for those looking at learning about web design, or as a refresher and point of refrence for those who already work as web designers.</description>
<class>Web Design</class>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book18.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>The Big Red Fez - How to make any web site better</title>
<author>Seth Godin</author>
<description>A very accessible and to the point quick read that will confirm a few assumptions about web design and challenge a few others.</description>
<class>Web Design</class>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book17.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>Fingerprint</title>
<author>Chen Design Associates</author>
<description>Inspiration for those who still value the physical and hand made in an era of the digital.</description>
<class>Graphic Design</class>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book01.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>Running your own business</title>
<author>Teach Yourself</author>
<class>Business</class>
<description>This book covers the most overlooked and important parts of being a freelance designer.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book16.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>Brain Tattoos</title>
<author>Karen Post</author>
<class>Marketing</class>
<description>My copy is full of turned down corners and post it notes, it really is a fascinating and insightful book and in my opinion essential reading for anyone working in design.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book10.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>Its not how good you are its how good you want to be</title>
<author>Paul Arden</author>
<class>philosophy</class>
<description>I bought this book in York whilst waiting for a train and finished it by the time I got to Peterborough but the effects have lasted several years.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book08.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>Rules of the Red Rubber Ball</title>
<author>Kevin Carroll</author>
<class>Philosophy</class>
<description>Sweet little book about inspiration that is lovingly sculpted.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book07.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
<submiterurl>http://www.mccoy.co.uk</submiterurl>
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<title>Whatever you think think the opposite</title>
<author>Paul Arden</author>
<class>Philosophy</class>
<description>Another classic and impacting book by Mr Arden, read it then keep it by the toilet as its a good dipping and pooping book.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book09.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>Idea Revolution</title>
<author>Warmke</author>
<class>Design</class>
<description>All about how the idea's come and how to make them come I like it most because I'm featured in it!</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book11.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
<submiterurl>http://www.mccoy.co.uk</submiterurl>
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<title>Vaughan Oliver - Visceral pleasures</title>
<author>Rick Poyner</author>
<class>design</class>
<description>I've long loved Vaughan's work as it was his cover designs that opened my eyes and made me think I want to do that for a living, this was bought for me by the lovely folks at Speakout in Brisbane.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book14.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
<submiterurl>http://www.mccoy.co.uk</submiterurl>
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<title>Color Index</title>
<author>Jim Krause</author>
<class>design</class>
<description>My wife bought this form me as a birthday present and to be honest it one of thhe most used present I have ever received, ,more then sock even!</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book15.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>200% Cotton</title>
<author>Helen Walters</author>
<class>Design</class>
<description>One in a set of books looking at t-shirt design</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book12.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
<submiterurl>http://www.mccoy.co.uk</submiterurl>
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<title>JRNLS80S</title>
<author>by Lee Ranaldo</author>
<description>Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo's journal of touring creating and performing in the 1980's.</description>
<class>Biography</class>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book04.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
<submiterurl>http://www.mccoy.co.uk</submiterurl>
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<title>Catching the Big Fish</title>
<author>David Lynch</author>
<class>Philosophy</class>
<description>Iconoclastic film maker, artist and designer talks about spirituality and meditation and the creative process.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book05.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>River Cottage Handbook No.1</title>
<author>John Wright</author>
<description>A beautifully laid out book, with some wonderful photography and that really nice waxy smell. </description>
<class>Nature</class>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book02.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
<submiterurl>http://www.mccoy.co.uk</submiterurl>
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<title>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</title>
<author>by  Hunter S. Thomson</author>
<description>Arguable one of the 20th Centuries most important writers, so much so I named my son after him.</description>
<class>Fiction</class>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book03.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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<title>Understanding Power</title>
<author>Noam Chomsky</author>
<class>Politics</class>
<description>Genius, linguist, socialist, academic and true sane voice writes about global power and tyranny and the forces behind it.</description>
<link>http://www.mccoy.co.uk/toy_chest/amazonlinks/book06.php</link>
<submiter>McCoy</submiter>
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