Catalog

By Robin Cherry

Since 1872 when traveling salesman Aaron Montgomery Ward realized he could eliminate the middleman and sell goods directly to his customers, Americans have had an ongoing love affair with the mail-order catalog, which continues ...    more >>

The Wellness Journal

By Katherine Pierce

Facing a long-term illness or medical condition brings with it a host of life-changing issues. This compact organizer is an all-in-one tool to help the recently diagnosed and their loved ones take charge of their experience. This durable ...    more >>

1000 Fonts

Edited by Bob Gordon
Text by Graham Davis,
Robin Dodd,
and Keith Martin

Finding the perfect font is tricky, and in an increasingly digital age, the options seem endless. This handy volume takes the mystery out of font selection by displaying the entire alphabet and numerals for 1000 unique typefaces, making it easy ...    more >>

I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper

By Trisha Ashworth
and Amy Nobile

Best-selling authors Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile brought sweet relief to moms with their first book, I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. Here they return with a frank, yet encouraging look at marriage post-tots. They set out to ...    more >>

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Jokes Every Man Should Know

Edited by Don Steinberg

Why are most joke books so terrible? Why do they always resort to the same tired stereotypes, awful puns, and contrived situations?

Answer: Because good jokes—really good jokes—are as rare as precious gems. Writer ...    more >>

The Rest Is Up to You

By Cohen Morano
with Aye Jay Morano
Foreword by DJ Shadow

Like many kids, third grader Cohen Morano likes to watercolor. What's different about Cohen's paintings is that his father, Aye Jay, sends them out into the world to be embellished and altered by a stellar roster of artists and ...    more >>

Iron Me On

By Mike Perry

Customize blank T-shirts or any other piece of fabric into wearable art with popular artist Mike Perry's cool hand-drawn illustrations and alphabets. Easy instructions plus more than 50 vividly colorful, ready-to-transfer iron-ons make for ...    more >>

Birds

Illustrations by Jeffrey Fisher
Text by Christine Fisher

Birds are some of the world's most intriguing creatures, and they have long been the preferred muses for internationally renowned artist and illustrator Jeffrey Fisher. In this gorgeous hardcover, Fisher presents 46 different bird species ...    more >>

Baby's First Year Journal

By A. Christine Harris, Ph.D.
Illustrations by Greg Stadler

This fully revised follow-up to the best-selling Pregnancy Journal is the perfect way for new moms to follow baby's health and development through each day of his or her first year. With a winning new look, this must-have daybook ...    more >>

Daniel Eatock Imprint

By Daniel Eatock

Imagine the work of a young designer for whom concept and humor are more important than the glossy aesthetics of mainstream periodicals and design annuals and for whom the message trumps the media, and you begin to get an idea of the refreshingly ...    more >>

San Francisco Flavors

Photographs by Jonelle Weaver
Illustrations by Kelli Bailey

Enjoy a little bit of San Francisco wherever you live. Following on the runaway success of their previous two recipe collections, the Junior League of San Francisco is back with San Francisco Flavors, an all-new cookbook of Junior ...    more >>

Position of the Day: Sex Fortunes

From Nerve.com

The stars have aligned for the latest addition to the best-selling Position of the Day series: Sex Fortunes. Based on your birthdate, you'll get a cheeky fortune and your recommended sex position for it (start practicing for "Mad ...    more >>

Postcards from the Boys

By Ringo Starr

Whenever John, Paul, or George went on a trip, they would send Ringo a postcard. Now, for the first time, Ringo Starr is opening his private archive to share this delightful and very intimate correspondence. Whether it's John advising Ringo to ...    more >>

Dinosaurs Roar, Butterflies Soar!

By Bob Barner

What are as light as a feather and as old as the dinosaurs? Butterflies! With a lively text and vibrant paper-collage illustrations, award-winning author Bob Barner brings us a wonderful look at the amazing history of butterflies, and how ...    more >>

The Night I Followed the Dog

By Nina Laden

"I have a dog. Nothing exotic or special, just an ordinary dog. In fact, I always thought he was a boring dog. What I mean is, he can fetch, roll over, and shake hands, but mostly he sleeps and eats."
Or so the little boy in this story thinks, ...    more >>

Fine Waters

By Michael Mascha

Water is indeed everywhere—especially bottled water. High-end restaurants now have water lists in addition to wine lists, water bars are opening up around the globe, and gourmet markets are selling dozens of different varieties of domestic ...    more >>

Papa, Do You Love Me?

By Barbara M. Joosse
Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee

This follow-up to the best-selling Mama, Do You Love Me? (over one million copies sold in 15 languages!) captures the universal love between a father and child. Set in Africa and featuring the Maasai culture, the beautiful watercolor ...    more >>

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Middle School

By David Borgenicht
and Ben Winters
with Robin Epstein

Homework, hormones, heartache...middle school has no shortage of perils. Never fear, the authors of the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series return with a survival guide for those who are facing—or just about to face—this big transitional ...    more >>

Frida Kahlo

By Martha Zamora
Translated by Marilyn Sode Smith

Mexican author Martha Zamora captures the essence of one of Mexico's most prolific and talented painters in a single comprehensive volume. Seventy-five of Frida Kahlo's paintings, reproduced here in lavish color, accompany numerous ...    more >>

The Meaning of Flowers

By Gretchen Scoble
and Ann Field

Should you send a rose of crimson or of white to the one you love? What gift of flowers best expresses thanks to a dear friend? From ancient days, long before words complicated what we say to one another, flowers have been our messengers, invested ...    more >>

The MAD Magazine Poster Book

By The Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine

The Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine is gleefully proud to present some of the wackiest, most satirical, and funniest art from their archives in a brand-new format. This collection of posters gives millions of MAD ...    more >>

1,001 Dreams

By Jack Altman
Introduction by David Fontana, Ph.D.

Just the right size for the nightstand, this chunky, jewel-like book is an instant reference guide to the most common dream elements. Packed with enchanting full-color illustrations, it draws upon the work of Freud, Jung, and other dream ...    more >>

TCM Classic Movie Crossword Puzzles

By Turner Classic Movies
Foreword by Robert Osborne

Film-themed crossword puzzles from Turner Classic Movies are a wildly popular feature in its Now Playing viewer's guide, received by 160,000 subscribers each month. Collected here for the first time are 80 challenging and ...    more >>

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts! Lacy Crochet!

Kyuuto! = Cute!

Savvy crafters know that today's hippest designs hail from Japan. But it's near to impossible to find translated patterns. Or at least it used to be. With Lacy Crochet, we're proud to present one of the first two ...    more >>

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Poster

By Christopher Bing

A poster celebrating the crowning moment of Longfellow’s poem, illuminating Revere’s ride on a muddy road to Lexington on that cold April night, and the parallel, almost mythic ride into the American imagination. The poster is printed on ...    more >>

mental_floss presents Big Fat Lies!

The brilliant minds at mental_floss have entertained millions of trivia buffs with their unique magazine and publishing program. Now they've produced their first trivia card game. Each card contains two statements. One is true, ...    more >>

Motion by Design

By Spencer Drate
and David Robbins
and Judith Salavetz
Introduction by Kyle Cooper

The advent of new software and the blurring of disciplinary boundaries have given rise to an entirely new creative category—motion graphics. Motion by Design is the first combined book and interactive DVD package to present the ...    more >>

Mexicocina

Photographs by Melba Levick
Text by Elizabeth E. McNair

In the tradition of Chronicle Book's best-selling Mexicolor and Mexicasa, Mexicocina showcases over forty kitchens throughout Mexico. Melba Levick's stunning photographs and Betsy McNair's informative text and ...    more >>

A Pig in Provence

By Georgeanne Brennan

From the publisher of Under the Tuscan Sun comes another extraordinary memoir of a woman embarking on a new life—this time in the South of France. Thirty years ago, James Beard Award-winning author Georgeanne Brennan set out to ...    more >>

An Egg Is Quiet

By Dianna Aston
Illustrated by Sylvia Long

Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs. From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs to tubular dogfish eggs, gooey frog ...    more >>

Obsessed With TV

By David Hofstede

Tune in for more Obsessed with fun! This fifth volume in the ever-popular series presents factoids and puzzlers on everyone's favorite programs. More than just a trivia book, this is also a challenging interactive game. The unique ...    more >>

365 Excuses for All Occasions 2010 Daily Calendar

Experienced and aspiring truants, fibbers, and sociopaths alike will appreciate this wealth of excuses, from the classic to the clever. ...    more >>

Paper Doll Parade Notecard Set

By Suzy Ultman

These delightful paper doll notecards by artist Suzy Ultman are a cut above the rest! Perfect for invites, thank-yous, and simple hellos, 16 giant die-cut notecards burst with all the color and personality of a handmade paper doll. Includes a ...    more >>

Dean/Wolf Architects

By Kathryn Dean

New York City-based Dean/Wolf Architects have been praised for their uncanny ability to turn architectural constraints into powerful generators of form. Since founding their firm in 1991, architects Kathryn Dean and Charles Wolf have ...    more >>

The Glorious Christmas Songbook

Compiled by Cooper Edens
and Benjamin Darling

Fill the holidays with joyous song! In the tradition of Chronicle Book's Classic Illustrated Edition of The Night Before Christmas comes another charming book to help you sing in the holidays. With illustrations garnered from one of ...    more >>

School Years

Illustrations by Stephen Britt

Families will love this cute and clever keepsake album for recording precious milestones and accomplishments. Both parent and child can fill each expandable pocket—there's one for every year from kindergarten to 12th grade—with photos, ...    more >>

Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous 2010 Daily Calendar

By Esther Blum, MS, RD, CDN, CNS

Every girl deserves to feel gorgeous, every day of the year. This daily dishes a year's worth of gorgeous recipes and food, drink, health, and sex tips from expert nutritionist Esther Blum, author of the deliciously successful Eat, Drink, ...    more >>

The World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Deck: Science, Ages 5 to 7

By Lynn Brunelle

The No. 1-selling kids' almanac becomes a fun educational tool in these portable decks tailored by age and subject. Seventy-five curriculum-based activities encourage children as young as 3 to develop their skills in a specific ...    more >>

We Gather Together...Now Please Get Lost!

Written and illustrated by Diane DeGroat

When Gilbert gets stuck with annoying tattletale Philip as his partner for the class trip to Pilgrim Town, he wishes Philip would just get lost! But when Gilbert hides from Philip in the bathroom and can't get out, he's sure he'll have to spend ...    more >>

Position of the Day

From Nerve.com

After all these years of thinking 69 was our lucky number, the perpetrators of Nerve.com's wildly popular "Position of the Day" have hand-picked 366 of their very best erotic scenarios into one gloriously chunky, deeply inspiring, and ...    more >>

The World of Noodoll: Ricehead's Revenge

By YiYing Wang

Who is Noodoll? He's the number one singer, dancer, athlete, and star of Noodletown, where everyone and everything is made of noodles. But not far away lives Ricehead, the number one troublemaker of Ricetown, where everyone and everything ...    more >>

Sienna's Scrapbook

By Toni Trent Parker
Illustrated by Janell Genovese

Here it is, summer vacation, and Sienna's parents have already ruined it. They have this crazy idea that the family should stop off and visit black historical sites on their way to their North Carolina family reunion. As far as Sienna is ...    more >>

Rosie Flo's Animals Coloring Book

By Roz Streeten

A zebra dress, a peacock skirt, a spiderweb gown, giraffe boots, and many other fantastic creations await you in this animal-themed Rosie Flo coloring book. You add the heads, legs, and arms for each costume, and then color the characters, ...    more >>

Architectural Photography the Digital Way

By Gerry Kopelow

More than ever, particularly in this day of online media, architects and designers are increasingly faced with exciting and critical marketing and publishing opportunities. Simply documenting a project is no longer enough. Successful ...    more >>

Hot Type

By Brett MacFadden
and Scott Thorpe

Hot Type + cloth + an iron = DIY clothing design. It's instantly gratifying to customize T-shirts, bags, or any other piece of fabric with these bold type-driven designs and custom created alphabets. Simple instructions explain how to ...    more >>

Total Kabbalah

By Maggy Whitehouse

In the same illustrated format as the best-selling Total Feng Shui, here is a highly accessible guide to the practice of Kabbalah, the once-hidden tradition of Jewish mysticism. Total Kabbalah systematically ...    more >>

Hooked on Hiking: Northern California

By Ann Marie Brown
Maps by Lohnes and Wright

Each of these decks is packed with 50 hiking adventures and comes equipped with a handy clip-on carabiner for bringing cards along wherever the trail leads.

Take a hike and discover Northern California's breathtaking parks, ...    more >>

Bixology

By Eve O'Neill
and Doug "Bix" Biederbeck
Photographs by Sheri Giblin

From San Francisco supper club Bix comes this stylish miscellany for cocktail lovers, foodies, and arts aficionados. Packed with fun facts, fascinating lists, and bon mots, it also includes recipes for classic drinks and the bar foods that ...    more >>

Baby's First Year Journal

By A. Christine Harris, Ph.D.

From the author of our best-selling Pregnancy Journal comes the long-awaited "sequel" - Baby's First Year Journal. The first year of a child's life is a magical time of growth and discovery. At no other time in life are physical ...    more >>

What Dogs Do, Too

By Sharon Beals

Sharon Beals’s petite portfolios of pet portraits have sold over a quarter of a million copies, doggone proof of both the appeal of her photography and the charm of her subjects. In What Dogs Do, Too the essence of dogginess is further ...    more >>

Architects Draw

By Sue Ferguson Gussow

Where does architectural design begin? In an age obsessed with all things digital, it's tempting to envision a computer screen in a paperless studio. While the practical value of computer-aided drafting and photorealistic modeling ...    more >>

Obsessed With Football

By James Buckley Jr.,
Jim Gigliotti,
and Sal Maiorana

This latest offering in the ever-popular Obsessed With series is the football fan's greatest trivia challenge. With more than 2,500 original questions, this comprehensive yet compact book explores fascinating facts and ...    more >>

The Heartbreak Diet

By Thorina Rose

Thorina Rose's funny, beautifully illustrated memoir charts the unexpected dissolution of her marriage and the struggles and adventures of starting over. After marrying young, living in New York, and settling in San Francisco, Rose and ...    more >>

Organic Baby

By Kimberly Rider
Photographs by Thayer Allyson Gowdy

Record numbers of parents are choosing organic foods and non-toxic products that are healthier for their children and gentler on the planet—to the tune of $50 billion dollars spent worldwide last year. Now it's easier than ever to create an ...    more >>

When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat

By Muriel Harris Weinstein
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

In a CRACKITY-SNAPPITY-POPPITY-POP bubblegum dream, a young girl learns to scat from the master himself, Louis Armstrong! Written in prose and scat with wild and wonderful illustrations by R. Gregory Christie, this joyful tribute is ...    more >>

Let's Go!

These 30 silly, boredom busting (and educational!) travel activities will keep young travelers busy for hours. Whether across town or across country, Dora, Blue, Little Bill, and all their friends will help the miles fly by. The perfect ...    more >>

Sublime Stitching Craft Pad

By Jenny Hart

A brand-new must-have for the crafter, this handy pad contains 30 pages filled with iron-on embroidery patterns by stitch maven Jenny Hart, author of Sublime Stitching and the Stitch-it Kit. Jenny Hart is an artist, ...    more >>

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Lovers' Massage

By Darrin Zeer
Illustrations by Amy Saidens

Darrin Zeer, the best-selling author of Office Yoga, knows that massage is good for relationships, not just sore muscles. Lovers' Massage draws on a range of exotic massage techniques—including Thai, Shiatsu, and Lomi ...    more >>

Peek-a-Boo, Papa!

Illustrated by Jill Newton

All small children play peek-a-boo. In Peek-a-Boo, Papa!, he/she will find animals from the wild, including zebras, crocodiles, and wildebeests. ...    more >>

The World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Deck: Math, Ages 7-9

By Lynn Brunelle

The No. 1 selling kids' almanac becomes a fun educational tool in these portable decks tailored by age and subject. Seventy-five curriculum-based activities encourage children to develop their comprehension of a specific ...    more >>

Porn for New Moms

From the Cambridge Women’s Pornography Cooperative
Photographs by Susan Anderson

Hot on the heels of last year's runaway success, Porn for Women, the female pornographers from Cambridge are now tackling the fantasies of new mothers. What really turns them on? The CWPC locked themselves in the lab for months to ...    more >>

Paper Palm

Tired of being "connected" in the new electronic age? Get back to basics with PaperPalm, the new alternative to the electronic handheld device. With a pencil included, you'll have no trouble using this versatile organizer anytime, ...    more >>

Still

By Debra Bloomfield
Essay by Terry Tempest Williams

Debra Bloomfield's hypnotic photographs provide a visual map of the powerful interplay between sea and sky. Over the years, on a single lonesome stretch of beach, Bloomfield has captured an undeniably intimate portrait of the ocean at ...    more >>

Bride & Groom I Owe You

By Stella Kim

It's a long road to the altar—help pave the way to marital bliss with this sweet collection of IOUs made especially for the happy couple. Each voucher takes the worry out of asking for big favors, from in-law management and honeymoon planning ...    more >>

A Natural Man

By Gary Soto

In this new collection of poetry, National Book Award finalist Gary Soto tackles the shabby reality of the world around him and turns it into vivid poetry. Drawing on the Chicano slang of the barrio, Soto gives authentic voice to portraits of ...    more >>

Desert Realty

By Ed Freeman

The California desert as you've never seen it before—and never will. This is Desert Realty, a stunning collection of surreal photographs. Glorifying ordinary structures and subverting the conventions of traditional landscape ...    more >>

French General Stationery Box

Inspired by the classic patterns of vintage French fabrics, these printed papers and envelopes will charm all their recipients. ...    more >>

The Sweet Life

By Laura Stoddart

Laura Stoddart has a devoted following who love the humor and idiosyncrasy of her exquisite, tiny drawings. Now, in this prettiest and wittiest of anthologies, she puts drudgery in its place and elevates the charms of lolling about to new ...    more >>

Mexicasa

By Melba Levick
Texts by Gina Hyams

Perched on a rugged coastline, set in verdant ranch land, or tucked away in a picturesque colonial town, the magnificent inns and haciendas of Mexico spring to life in the pages of Mexicasa. Historically and culturally important, these living ...    more >>

Picnics

By Sara Deseran
Photographs by Jonelle Weaver

This is sunshine and lazy afternoons in book form, updated for the way we eat now. Picnics serves forth fresh, flavorful, and portable recipes for today's casual to elegant outdoor entertaining. Picnickers can choose from more than ...    more >>