5 must-read design books like Design for Kids by Debra Levin Gelman

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Design for Kids

By: Debra Levin Gelman

4.19

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Emotion. Ego. Impatience. Stubbornness. Characteristics like these make creating sites and apps for…

If you liked the design plot in Design for Kids by Debra Levin Gelman , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Designing for Emotion

By: Aaron Walter

3.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

Make your users fall in love with your site via the precepts packed into this brief, charming book … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • design
Cover of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Cass R. Sunstein, Richard H. Thaler

2. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

By: Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler

3.84

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard H. Thaler, and Cass R. Sunstein: a r… read more

Similar categories in Cass R. Sunstein's Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

  • nonfiction
"Just as no building lacks an architecture, so no choice lacks a context."

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

"As good architects know, seemingly arbitrary decisions, such as where to locate the bathrooms, will have subtle influences on how the people who use the building interact. Every trip to the bathroom …"

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Cover of Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey

3. Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.31

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars … read more

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"GOODY. MY SPLEEN IS COLLAPSING. HURRY UP."

-James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

"Fish and company start to smell after three days."

-James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

"Nothing like a little shared racism to build ties with the boss."

-James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

"Part of his mind was screaming, but it was a distant one and easy to ignore."

-James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

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4. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

By: Robert B. Cialdini

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how … read more

Similar categories in Robert B. Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

  • nonfiction
"Embarrassment is a villain to be crushed."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a standard principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: “expensive = good."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"The truly gifted negotiator, then, is one whose initial position is exaggerated enough to allow for a series of concessions that will yield a desirable final offer from the opponent, yet is not so ou…"

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Cover of Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) by Jay Kristoff, Bon Orthwick

5. Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

By: Jay Kristoff , Bon Orthwick

4.35

Format: 739 pages, Hardcover

From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ si… read more

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"Ein Leben ohne Bücher ist ein nicht gelebtes Leben."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

"When there's little you can do, do what little you can."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

"The only thing worse than a fool is a fool who thinks himself wise."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

"It matters not what you hold faith in. But you must hold faith in something."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

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6. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

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"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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7. Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

By: Martha Wells

4.26

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCr… read more

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"I was tired of pretending to be human. I needed a break."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"Pretending bad things aren’t happening is not a great survival strategy."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can't just stop."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"I didn’t want to see helpless humans. I’d rather see smart ones rescuing each other."

-Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

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8. Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

By: Jay Kristoff

4.58

Format: 709 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the muc… read more

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"No fear. Only fury."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Eat shit, you limp-dicked coward."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"The right book is worth a hundred blades"

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Folk who know nothing still insist on saying something."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

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9. Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

By: Martha Wells

4.31

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall. When M… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

"Tural left with the air of escaping before things got worse."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"The only thing worse than humans infantilizing bots was bots infantilizing themselves."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans do the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans so the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

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10. Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

By: Martha Wells

4.38

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it res… read more

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"Why is this ship so old and shitty?"

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

"I was having an emotion, and I hate that."

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

"But they were humans— who knows why they did anything?"

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

"Once I started telling the truth, it was hard to stop."

-Martha Wells, Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

Cover of Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Martha Wells

11. Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

By: Martha Wells

4.47

Format: 350 pages, Hardcover

It calls itself Murderbot, but only when no one can hear. It worries about the fragile human cre… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

"Ugh, emotions."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"So, you have a relationship with this transport."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"I'm a murderbot, I don't give a crap about boats."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"I am actually trying my best despite the fuck-ups."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

Cover of The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

12. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin

4.04

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more

Similar categories in Rick Rubin's The Creative Act: A Way of Being book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

  • nonfiction
  • design
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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13. Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

By: Marty Cagan

4.24

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

The basic premise of Inspired is that the best tech companies create products in a manner very diff… read more

Similar categories in Marty Cagan's Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

  • nonfiction
  • design
Cover of How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg

14. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

By: Bent Flyvbjerg

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to s… read more

Similar categories in Bent Flyvbjerg's How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

  • nonfiction
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15. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)

By: Becky Chambers

4.41

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robo… read more

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"It's one thing to be told about the world that was. It's another to see a piece of it."

-Becky Chambers, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)

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16. Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)

By: Austin Kleon

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Keep Working. Keep Playing. Keep Creating. In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show You… read more

Similar categories in Austin Kleon's Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) book and Debra Levin Gelman's Design for Kids

  • nonfiction
  • design
"To be on brand is to be 100% certain of who you are and what you do, and certainly, in art and in life, is not only completely overrated, it is also a roadblock to discovery. Uncertainty is the very …"

-Austin Kleon, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)

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17. Design for Kids

By: Debra Levin Gelman

4.19

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Emotion. Ego. Impatience. Stubbornness. Characteristics like these make creating sites and apps for… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • design

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Aaron Walter

3.24

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3.84

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

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4.22

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4.04

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David Brooks

4.14

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Charles Duhigg

4.05

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4.19

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4.37

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