This series of pamphlets pairs a designer and a policy expert to explain an important policy issue in layperson's terms.

I don't know enough about this topic to evaluate the quality of this history, presumably written for undergrads, but it's definitely a good source of images for teaching.

I would like to get one of these for my sister as a Christmas present, but I don't think they have US distribution. The titles they have lean toward the macho side, with Conrad and Hemmingway.

This handy list of typography tips is largely geared toward print design, since none of your Web readers are going to have Frutiger installed.