OT: Coffee Table Books

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May 16th, 2011 at 1:47 PM
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OT: Coffee Table Books

So my Google skills have failed me.  I'm looking for a nice coffee table book (maybe something in leather) that chronicles the history of the University of Michigan.  All my searches just pull up books of football photos, but I'm looking for something more along the lines of general history.  Can anyone suggest some titles or publishers who specialize in this kind of thing?  Thanks.

Edit:  Just to clarify, non-sports related books on the U of M.  This for an academic type that does not follow football.  

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May 16th, 2011 at 1:49 PM | You mean this? (Score:5 Normal)
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May 16th, 2011 at 1:52 PM | That was the first thing that (Score:5 Normal)
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That was the first thing that came to mind when I read the title too.

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May 16th, 2011 at 2:44 PM | Anytime I can reference (Score:5 Normal)
SoCalWolverine
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Anytime I can reference Seinfeld is a win in my mind.

May 16th, 2011 at 1:52 PM | Well played (Score:2 Normal)
mmp
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I knew this was coming just by reading the OP's title.  But the picture of the coffee table book was refreshing.  Well played.  

May 16th, 2011 at 4:27 PM | Pendant Publishing I believe (Score:5 Normal)
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The president of the company,  Mr. Lippman, has a great set of glasses, they're from Malaysia.

I'll tell you another thing, that guy in the picture looks like he's a little Bonkos...

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May 16th, 2011 at 2:26 PM | The most relevant response (Score:3 Funny)
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The most relevant response and posted only 2 minutes after the original post.   a mighty +1 to you sir.

May 16th, 2011 at 1:52 PM | MMB (Score:3 Informative)
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http://mmb.music.umich.edu/merchandise/view.asp?category=11&id=51

This one's just the band, but it's still a  pretty nifty read

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May 16th, 2011 at 1:52 PM | What it means to be a (Score:2)
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What it means to be a Michigan Wolverine by Art Regner.  The first entry is regarding President Gerald Ford. 

"the Spirit of Michigan...is based on a deathless loyalty to Michigan and all her ways....and a conviction that nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours" - Fielding Yost
May 16th, 2011 at 2:00 PM | The summary of that book made (Score:2 Normal)
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The summary of that book made me want to slit my wrists:

"Since 1892, no Michigan football coach has ever had a losing career record." (book published 2005)

May 16th, 2011 at 1:52 PM | http://mgoblog.com/content/mi (Score:2)
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http://mgoblog.com/content/michigan-football-coffee-table-book 

I hope to be like dang for large sections of the season.

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May 16th, 2011 at 1:59 PM | But... (Score:3 Normal)
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All the links in that thread are to Borders.

May 16th, 2011 at 2:03 PM | Guess I should have checked (Score:2)
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Guess I should have checked that before posting the link.

I hope to be like dang for large sections of the season.

You come at the king, you best not miss.
 

May 16th, 2011 at 1:54 PM | The VAULT (Score:4 Normal)
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Vault, yo, vault

The Michigan Vault is certainly a well put-together package of history, although the actual story itself leaves much to be desired.  The real star here are all of the little bells and whistles they throw in, like replica tickets and replicas of letters from Crisler, Bo, that sort of thing.  It may not necessarily be the most interesting read, but it's certainly fun to browse through.

May 16th, 2011 at 5:23 PM | If you're in the Ann Arbor (Score:1)
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If you're in the Ann Arbor area, the Michigan Vault book mentioned by Six Zero is on clearance at the local Borders for $10.  It's well worth that for the replica programs, letters, etc.

 

May 16th, 2011 at 2:18 PM | This might be the ticket (Score:5 Informative)
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http://www.amazon.com/University-Michigan-Story-Hail-Victors/dp/0883631326

It's a bit larger than 12" x 15", so it would appear to be a coffee-table size publication.


May 16th, 2011 at 2:24 PM | That looks perfect.  Thank (Score:1)
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That looks perfect.  Thank you very much.  

 

May 16th, 2011 at 2:49 PM | That looks perfect. (Score:5 Normal)
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Hey, I had to help—I designed the original version of the book cover you're using as your avatar.


May 16th, 2011 at 4:26 PM | humblebrag (Score:1)
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humblebrag 

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May 16th, 2011 at 3:31 PM | Thanks (Score:1)
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I appreciate the link and just bought a copy.  Hard to go wrong for $6!

May 16th, 2011 at 3:00 PM | This one resides on my coffee (Score:2)
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This one resides on my coffee table.  It provides a decent history and has some great pictures as well.   

Edit: Fail on my part, Don already posted the link. 

May 16th, 2011 at 8:06 PM | Look for Anne Duderstadt's (Score:1)
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The University of Michigan, A Photographic Saga.

 

May 16th, 2011 at 9:18 PM | sounds like an opportunity (Score:1)
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sounds like an opportunity for someone who takes pictures...:)

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