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Selected by our artistsThe books Maca Cerquera always carries — the ones she keeps coming back to.
Recommended by Maca Cerquera
Normal People
Sally Rooney
“A novel about love and class consciousness.”
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
“Obsessive, disturbing, impossible to put down.”
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Peace Is Every Step
Thich Nhat Hanh
“Presence as a revolutionary act.”
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KVA's picksA selection by category — from art and photography to finance and fiction.
Art
13 books
Photography
4 books
Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph
Diane Arbus
Il monologo definitivo sull'alterità e sullo sguardo fotografico.
Rineke Dijkstra: A Retrospective
Rineke Dijkstra
Ritratti che catturano la vulnerabilità dell'identità in formazione.
Architecture
4 books
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs
La critica urbanistica più influente del Novecento.
Technology, AI & Media
6 books
Il capitalismo della sorveglianza
Shoshana Zuboff
Zuboff cartografa l'economia digitale con rigore filosofico.
Capitalism
6 books
Finance
6 books
La psicologia dei soldi
Morgan Housel
Il comportamento conta più della teoria: un libro che cambia prospettiva.
Demography
4 books
Philosophy
5 books
Political History
4 books
Fiction
24 books
Science
5 books
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