Dorm Decor

By Theresa Gonzalez
and Nicole Smith

Gone are the days of packing a single duffel for fall. Now college students and their families spend thousands on decorations and furniture to deck out their living space. Dorm Decor shows these budding designers how customizing ...    more >>

The Gift of Wine

Spread some good cheer! This handy kit has everything needed to transform ordinary wine bottles into fabulous gifts. With twelve decorative wine sleeves as well as gift tags, elastic ties, and labels for personalizing each bottle, it's simple ...    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 >>

Baking for All Occasions

By Flo Braker
Photographs by Scott Peterson
Foreword by Chuck Williams

Baking expert Flo Braker rises to the occasion with more than 200 celebration-worthy recipes for baked goods. Whether it's an impressive Dark Chocolate Custard Tart to wish someone a happy birthday, a blue ribbon-worthy batch of Fresh Mint ...    more >>

Fiesta Latina

By Rafael Palomino
with Arlen Gargagliano
Photographs by Anastassios Mentis

For people who like to salsa like they like their salsa—mucho!—here are more than 60 recipes in a Latin-inspired cookbook guaranteed to get the party started. With three of the hottest Latin restaurants on the east coast to his ...    more >>

The Sock Knitting Kit

By Alyce Benevides
and Jaqueline Milles

This kit includes a helpful booklet with easy-to-follow instructions for completing six unique sock patterns, from simple to complex, plus a set of five double-pointed needles and enough yarn to create one pair of socks. Patterns include a ...    more >>

City Walks with Kids: San Francisco

By Leslie Crawford
and Sam Fox

Don't worry about finding a sitter—these adventures are designed especially for grownups and kids to discover San Francisco together!

Walks include:
- The Embarcadero
- Golden Gate Park
- Ocean Beach
- The ...    more >>

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott
Photographs by Becky Luigart-Stayner

Taste the chocolatey goodness of Mississippi Mud or marvel at the extravagant elegance of the Lady Baltimore and there will be no doubt that Southerners know how to bake a cake. Here are 65 recipes for some of the most delicious ever. Jam cakes and ...    more >>

Classic Western Stories

Compiled by Cooper Edens

For more than a hundred years, the vivid stories of the American West have thrilled and enthralled audiences both young and old, and captured the imaginations of generations. Here are the adventures of outlaws and gunslingers, explorers ...    more >>

Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous

By Esther Blum, MS, RD, CDN, CNS
Foreword by Karen Salmansohn
Illustrations by James Dignan

From Esther Blum, an expert nutritionist at Dr. Perricone's flagship Manhattan store, comes the breakthrough news that, yes, you can eat and drink what you love and still look and feel gorgeous. Esther reveals the secrets to beautiful skin, a ...    more >>

The Art of Pixar Short Films

By Amid Amidi
Foreword by John Lasseter

While Pixar Animation Studios was creating beloved feature-length films such as Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and WALL•E, it was simultaneously testing animation and storytelling techniques in dozens of ...    more >>

In A Mexican Garden

Photographs by Melba Levick
Text by Gina Hyams

The team behind the best-selling Mexicolor and Mexicasa has unlocked the gates to Mexico's patios, courtyards, and walled gardens. From private homes to luxurious resorts, In A Mexican Garden celebrates Mexico's ...    more >>

The Eiffel Tower

By Lucienne Hervé
Introduction by Barry Bergdoll

When it opened in 1889, just a few months before the Exposition Universelle for which it was commissioned, Parisians-from Dumas to de Maupassant-were appalled by the "useless and monstrous" tower Gustave Eiffel had planted in the heart of ...    more >>

100 Years of Menswear

By Cally Blackman

A rich, comprehensive collection of images covering the revolution in menswear over the last 100 years with text by fashion historian Cally Blackman.

Rare photography and illustrations reveal the elegant tailoring of ...    more >>

Amy Butler's In Stitches

By Amy Butler
Photographs by Colin McGuire

Celebrated designer Amy Butler brings her fresh, modern style to the timeless craft of sewing. In this lavishly illustrated collection of patterns, she presents more than 25 charming projects ranging from cushy floor cushions to smart aprons to ...    more >>