Great books

I was at Barns & Noble the other day looking for the Flash CS3 book when something delightful caught my eyes. If you frequent the place you will know that Barns & Noble has several bargain isles displaying some really great stuff for artistic and crafty individuals. While I was there I picked up a hardcover copy entitled "The Golden Age of Advertising - the 60s". It's a huge book with over 300 pages of amazing ads from that decade at only $13. This is something that would not be available in the libraries. In fact, I think the libraries have very limited reference books about Art in general. Browsing through the book I saw ads that in many ways were the bases for today's designs but with a softer touch. The illustrations are more detailed and colorful. There's also another one called "The Golden Age of Advertising - the 50s" with even more amazing ads! I think this is great for any graphic design students wanting to explore a bit more with the designs of past decades. You might be able to draw some inspirations from them too as well. I don't think these books are available for purchase on Amazon anymore, so if you're interested, pay Barns & Noble a visit :). Here is a link to read some comments on the book from Amazon:
The Golden Age of Advertising - the 60s