Inside Iran

By Mark Edward Harris
Foreword by Abbas Kiarostami

The Islamic Republic of Iran is at the center of world attention politically, socially, and culturally—but it remains largely a cipher to the West. Award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris has traveled throughout Iran to produce the ...    more >>

Art Deco San Francisco

By Therese Poletti
Photographs by Tom Paiva

The Castro Theatre, the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Headquarters, 450 Sutter Medico-Dental Building—these masterpieces of San Francisco's Art Deco heritage are the work of one man: Timothy Pflueger. An immigrant's son with ...    more >>

Dante's Divine Comedy

By Sandow Birk
and Marcus Sanders

Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a work of profound satiric fury" and by Bookpage as "funny and deeply affecting," Birk and Sanders' masterwork is now available for the first time in a substantial and sumptuous ...    more >>

Julius! School Planner

By Paul Frank Industries

This planner is a lifesaver for busy middle- and high-school students—and the popular Julius! brand gives it plenty of appeal. For each weekly spread, students fill in the dates and their classes, and then use the chart to keep track of ...    more >>

Eric Carle Touch-and-Feel Stroller Cards

By Eric Carle

Stroller time is much more fun when these flash cards come along for the ride! Each set features 5 double-sided cards with engaging textures and pictures. Easy to attach to a stroller, backpack, or diaper bag, these cards won't get lost, and the ...    more >>

Seymour

Introduction by Steve Heller
Essay by Paula Scher

A revolutionary of visual culture, Seymour Chwast is one of the most influential illustrators of the last half century. Filled with hundreds of his distinctive illustrations, Seymour is a career-spanning volume, sure to be an ...    more >>

Sandra Gustafson's Great Eats Paris

By Sandra Gustafson

For more than 20 years, savvy travelers have trusted Sandra Gustafson for insider tips and great value abroad. Completely revised, updated—and in a new portable size—this beloved guide offer in-the-know advice on the best deals and most ...    more >>

Kiwi and Pear Travel Learning Cards

By Joyce Wan

These flash cards, shaped like little suitcases, are the perfect complement to Greetings from Kiwi and Pear. Each card features a picture with its name in both English and Spanish: plane and aeroplano, suitcase and ...    more >>

Rock-a-Bye Baby

By Penny Warner
Foreword by Louis Borgenicht, M.D.

New parents can now rely on more than 200 tried and true slumber solutions, taken from the real sleep experts: parents, grandparents, nannies, and doctors. Penny Warner delivers here the widest selection of time-tested tricks, from ...    more >>

Hot Dog and Bob and the Particularly Pesky Attack of the Pencil People

By L. Bob Rovetch
Illustrated by Dave Whamond

Be afraid of your pencil. Be VERY afraid! Just when Bob is getting over their last battle with the grossly evil pizza alien, he and Hot Dog have a new enemy to tackle: crafty little pencil snatchers from the planet Pencilvania. Beginning ...    more >>

Ernie

By Tony Mendoza

Ernie: A Photographer's Memoir was first published by a small Santa Barbara press in 1985. By all accounts, Ernie was a phenomenon, selling an estimated 100,000 copies. Photographer Tony Mendoza had captured the mercurial character of ...    more >>

In My Tree

By Sara Gillingham
Illustrated by Lorena Siminovich

Turn the colorful die-cut pages of this irresistible board book to discover just what makes little owl's tree so cozy. Is it little owl's sturdy branch and snuggly roost? No, it's his loving family! Bright pictures, reassuring messages, ...    more >>

Punch

By Colleen Mullaney
Photographs by Jack Deutsch

Imagine a big glass bowl of fruity, frosty, thirst-quenching elixir. In Punch, dozens of simple, delicious recipes are ready and waiting to add a lively dash of fun or a classic touch of sophistication to any get together. From a ...    more >>

Clint Eastwood: A Life in Pictures

Edited by Pierre-Henri Verlhac
Foreword by Peter Bogdanovich

Clint Eastwood's popularity is at an all-time high, with his recent successes as an Oscar-winning director building upon his fame as the consummate tough-guy movie star. This volume offers an intimate view into the life of a Hollywood great, ...    more >>

Gratitude

Keep a daily record of life's little blessings with this keepsake gratitude journal filled with a year’s worth of insightful prompts, inspiring quotes, and ample room for reflecting on all the things that make life great. ...    more >>

Moleskine City Notebook Berlin

The first guidebook you write yourself.

According to David Bowie, Berlin is the greatest cultural extravaganza that one could imagine. Record all that the city has to offer in your Moleskine City Notebook Berlin. The Key Map ...    more >>

Hanukkah Haiku

By Harriet Ziefert
Illustrated by Karla Gudeon

Here's a cultural crossover that pays off: a traditionally Japanese poetic form used to celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah. There's one haiku for each night, and stepped pages add one candle to the menorah every time the page is turned. The ...    more >>

Over in the Hollow

By Rebecca Dickinson
Illustrated by S. Britt

Over in the hollow, where the cobwebs are spun,
Live a giant mother spider and her little spidey one.

Who else lives over in the hollow? A papa mummy and his little mummies two, a mama owl and her little owlets ...    more >>

The Wine Lover's Guide to the Wine Country

By Lori Lyn Narlock
and Nancy Garfinkel
Photographs by Michael Carabetta

More than five million visitors make their way to Northern California's wine country each year. And this is the ultimate guide to the best wine-related spots to be found there. Throughout Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties the intrepid ...    more >>

Richard Neutra's Miller House

By Stephen Leet

At the dawn of his international fame, architect Richard Neutra was approached by a St. Louis socialite, Grace Lewis Miller, to design a small winter home on the edge of glamour-baked Palm Springs. Miller wanted an open, light-filled house ...    more >>

New Chinese Architecture

Over the last five years, China has experienced an unprecedented boom in architecture and has become the most dynamic and active region in the world. The complex fusion of both Chinese and Western influences has given its architecture a ...    more >>

Mommy Loves

By Anne Gutman
and Georg Hallensleben

Animal babies are so adorable that their mommies can't help but cuddle and love them. In this celebration of parental love, each mommy shows how much she loves her baby in her own special way. ...    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 >>

2033

From the editors of Nerve.com

What is the future of sex? Some of the brightest minds writing today offer their predictions in this tantalizing anthology. Rick Moody considers the repornification of Times Square, Lisa Gabriele predicts 100 percent divorce rate, Ana ...    more >>

The Knit-It Kit for Kids

By Jennifer Traig
Photographs by Caren Alpert

Knitting isn't just for Granny anymore! It's the latest craze among all ages, and the perfect way for kids to pass time on long car rides or when there’s nothing on TV. This kit is designed for absolute beginners and teaches all the basics of knitting. ...    more >>

The World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Deck: Reading, Ages 5-7

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 to develop their comprehension of a specific ...    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 >>

52 Activities for You and Your Baby

By Lynn Gordon
Illustrations by Karen Johnson

With 52 developmental activities exploring sight, sounds, scents, and movement, parents and caregivers will delight in discovering fun and simple ways to enhance an infant's awareness, stimulate developing senses, and lull the little ...    more >>

Seeing Jazz

By the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Foreword by Clark Terry
Afterword by Milt Hinton

Improvisation, spontaneity, fusion, freedom, innovation. Jazz has always been about more than music, and the ideas and moods of jazz have sent ripples through every branch of the arts. Produced by the Smithsonian, this spectacular compilation is the ...    more >>

Binth Matching Game

By Binth

From stationery to one-of-a-kind gift items, Chicago-based design studio Binth brings a playful, witty sense of shape and color to everything they create. Housed in a sturdy slide-out case, Binth's contemporary take on the classic ...    more >>

Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook

By Robb Walsh

Welcome to Texas barbecue. They love to make it. They love to eat it. And they love to argue about it-igniting as many feuds as fires from Houston to El Paso. Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook delivers both a practical cookbook and a guided tour of ...    more >>

Fück Yöu

By Neil Zlozower

For more than 30 years, legendary music photographer Neil Zlozower has shot a who's-who of rock and metal titans. When the session demands, Neil has been known to yell, "Give me some fucking attitude!" The go-to gesture in the next photo frame ...    more >>

He Said She Said

By Daisy de Villeneuve

Chick lit meets graphic novel in this addictive collection of naive felt-tip drawings, paired with typed fragments of stolen conversation. Artist Daisy de Villeneuve has created a sensation in the fashion and pop art worlds with her ...    more >>

Vestiges of Grandeur

By Richard Sexton
With Aerial Photographs by Alex MacLean
Introduction by Eugene Darwin Cizek

In an evocative sequel to the acclaimed New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence, author and photographer Richard Sexton returns with an in-depth visual journey through the hidden mansions—some inhabited, many now long ...    more >>

Writer's Workshop in a Book

Introduction by Richard Ford
Edited by Alan Cheuse
and Lisa Alvarez

Since 1969, the prestigious Squaw Valley Community of Writers has helped develop the art and craft of many who are now household names. Instructors such as Michael Chabon, Mark Childress, Diane Johnson, Anne Lamott, Robert Stone, and Amy Tan ...    more >>

The Meaning of Trees

By Fred Hageneder

The tree is beloved as Mother Nature's visible symbol of power and grace. The Meaning of Trees is a beautiful celebration of their lore and spirit, botany and history. Genera from aspen to willow are captured in 70 dramatic ...    more >>

Modern Typography in Britain

By Stuart Hall
and Paul Stiff

Typography Papers 8 is a special issue devoted to modernity in British typography. Graphic design in Britain from World War II through the 1970s is reconsidered not simply as a matter of style, but as a visible form of social philosophy and an ...    more >>

Cook It in a Cup!

By Julia Myall
Photographs by Greg Lowe

This fresh take on kids-in-the-kitchen cookbooks comes with six colorful silicone baking cups that children can use to prepare all sorts of individually sized treats, from little lasagnas to tiny fruit tarts. The silicone cups are ...    more >>

Bird Watching

By Paula McCartney

You have now before you a representation of one of the most richly coloured of birds, and one whose history is in some degree peculiar.
—John James Audubon, The Birds of America

A spotted wren perches on the ...    more >>

Reinventing Retirement

By Miriam Goodman

With 76 million baby boomers on the cusp of retirement in the U.S. alone, it's time to look beyond finances and examine how ending traditional, full-time work impacts every aspect of life. Author Miriam Goodman has interviewed hundreds of ...    more >>

Martin Yan's China

By Martin Yan

The world's foremost expert on Chinese cooking is back with a brand-new cookbook to whet the appetite of anyone who's ever picked up a pair of chopsticks. As the companion volume to the PBS series, Martin Yan's China brings the ...    more >>

City Building

By John Lund Kriken
with Philip Enquist
and Richard Rapaport

Good city building is not created by complex statistics, functional problem solving, or any particular decision-making process. Successful cities instead come from people advocating easily understood human values and principles that ...    more >>

Eye-Popping 3-D Pets

By Barry Rothstein
and Betsy Rothstein

Life-sized pets leap off the page in this thrilling 3-D book. Twenty-eight animal friends—including puppies, kittens, hamsters, pot-bellied pigs, bearded dragons, tarantulas, and more—spring to life in eye-popping phantogram 3-D. More ...    more >>

Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Real Design Solutions

By Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
with Jill Slater
and Janel Laban

From the Web site that attracts more than 3 million unique visitors a month, this groundbreaking book features 40 homes decorated by real people. Over 400 photos show details of all sorts of abodes—from a tiny rental in Brooklyn to a condo in San ...    more >>

Animals on Parade Notecard Set by Sukie

By Darrell Gibbs
and Julia Harding

From bunnies to bears to elephants, this delightful die-cut notecard set features 16 animal-shaped cards perfect for thank yous, invites, birthdays, or quick hellos. ...    more >>

Stars & Planets

By Dennis Schatz

Young explorers will realize that what they can learn about the galaxy is as limitless as the night sky!

Includes build-it-yourself solar system, battery-powered planetarium, and glow-in-the-dark star charts. Out-of-this-world ...    more >>

The Encyclopedia Shatnerica

By Robert Schnakenberg

Actor, singer, director, novelist, horseman, game-show host, spoken-word performer, legendary Hollywood lothario—is there anything William Shatner can't do? Beam aboard the starship Irreverent as certified ...    more >>

Jim Marshall: Proof
Limited Edition #26-50

By Jim Marshall
Introduction by Joel Selvin

To honor the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, Chronicle is proud to present this special edition of Jim Marshall: Proof, comprised of a copy of this acclaimed book, accompanied by an 8x10 gelatin-silver print of Jerry Garcia, ...    more >>

Quick & Easy Korean Cooking

By Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Photographs by Julie Toy
and Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

Imagine sitting down to a sumptuous and fragrant dinner of Dumpling Soup with Rice Cakes after a long day of work. And a hot summer afternoon just begs for a picnic basket stocked with Chilled Cucumber Soup, delicate Chicken Skewers with Green ...    more >>

Wanderlust USA: Ice Cream Deluxe Notecards

By Troy M. Litten

The quintessential summertime treat is featured in this sweet celebration of ice cream. The boxed notecards offer a great alternative to sticky fingers and sticky seats in the station wagon. ...    more >>

Mah-jongg

By Christina Cavallaro
and Anita Luu

The Chinese game of skill, luck, clattering tiles, and "100 intelligences" is more popular than ever with a growing cross-cultural audience. This handsomely illustrated pop culture celebration of the game—the first of its kind—traces ...    more >>