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Design Category
Book design, 1998
Design firm
David Drummond (Malone, New York)
Collection
(1999) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1998
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The author argues that, contrary to the assumption that our society functions on the basis of the pursuit of self-interest, the gift still constitutes the foundation of our social fabric. A gift can take many forms, from blood, organs, and charitable donations to small acts of kindness. The concept for the cover was to make the book itself a gift, and to convey the gesture and spirit of giving.