The Journey is the Destination

By Dan Eldon
Edited by Kathy Eldon

By the time he was twenty-two, Dan Eldon had led a relief mission across Africa; worked as a graphic designer in New York; studied (intermittently) at four colleges; traveled through Europe, Africa, Japan, and the US; founded a charity for ...    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 >>

Lotta Prints

By Lotta Jansdotter
Photographs by Jenny Hallengren

Beloved Scandinavian designer Lotta Jansdotter shows how easy it is to print patterns on all sorts of surfaces. Using stencils, rubber stamps, homemade screens, and other easy techniques, the projects and processes range from simple prints ...    more >>

Cowboy Stories

Illustrated by Barry Moser
Introduction by Peter Glassman

From stampeding cattle to steadfast sheriffs, there is something irresistible about a good cowboy story. Cowboys are the quintessential American heroes and their exploits have inspired some of the greatest American writers to craft some ...    more >>

Kika My First Word Book

By Fukiko Yamamoto

Kika has lots of words to share with you! Loving words like kiss and hug. Playful words like ball and bounce. How-I-feel words like happy and silly. Even my-favorite-people words like ...    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 >>

At Home with Michael Chiarello

By Michael Chiarello
Photographs by Karl Petzke

Celebrated television, cookbook, and restaurant chef Michael Chiarello is a master of simple, casually elegant cooking—and a fabulous host. In this cookbook—packed with great recipes, gorgeous photographs, and inspiring entertaining ...    more >>

Finger Puppet Playtime

The four newest finger puppet board books—including Little Kitten and Little Puppy, which are exclusive to this set! With Little Butterfly and Little Bunny, this makes for hours and hours of fun with baby. ...    more >>

How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

By Joanna Yarrow

How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint is the world citizen's guide to pushing back the advance of global warming. This colorful handbook offers 500 practical, easily achievable ideas that conserve energy, prevent pollution, and save ...    more >>

Signing Their Lives Away

By Denise Kiernan
and Joseph D'Agnese

In July 1776, fifty-six men risked their lives and livelihood to defy the British and sign the most important document in the history of the United States—and yet how many of them do we actually remember? Signing Their Lives Away ...    more >>

The Pleasures of Slow Food

By Corby Kummer
Foreword by Eric Schlosser
Introduction by Carlo Petrini
Photographs by Susie Cushner

In a world increasingly dominated by fast food, The Pleasures of Slow Food celebrates heritage recipes, artisan traditions, and the rapid evolution of a movement to make good food a part of everyday life. Slow Food is defined by how ...    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 >>

52 Fun Things to Do in the Car, Revised Edition

By Lynn Gordon
Illustrations by Susan Synarski
and Karen Johnson

Kiss the roadtrip blues good-bye with the revised version of this best-selling activity deck featuring updated text throughout as well as a variety of new activities. From engaging games to creative art activities to mind-bending puzzles, ...    more >>

Lotta Jansdotter Stationery Box

By Lotta Jansdotter

Chronicle Books is pleased to present a stationery line featuring Swedish artist Lotta Jansdotter's stunning patterns. Drawing inspiration from the shapes and colors she finds in both natural and urban scenes, Jansdotter creates organic and ...    more >>

Waiting for Baby

Text and photographs by Tracey Clark

Pregnancy is an exciting and magical time; this unique journal will help you record all the joys, fears, and memorable moments. Guided prompts throughout will let you write about your emotions and experiences, and there is space for photographs so ...    more >>

Little Pea

By Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrated by Jen Corace

If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a young pea to do? Children who have trouble swallowing their veggies will love the way this pea-size picture book serves up a playful story they can ...    more >>

Hello, Please!

By Matt Alt
and Hiroko Yoda

A menagerie of mascots and characters inhabit the islands of Japan, cheerfully guiding citizens through all sorts of daily activities and situations. Hello, Please! collects photographs of hundreds of the these cute (or ...    more >>

Moleskine City Notebook San Francisco

The first guidebook you write yourself.

San Francisco's more than 50 hills are home to bustling communities, vibrant arts, delicious food and more. Navigate your way from the Golden Gate Bridge to Chinatown with the Moleskine ...    more >>

On Tender Hooks

By Isabel Samaras
Essay and orchestration by Colin Berry
Text by Justin Giarla,
Lucy Blue,
Shag,
and The Pizz

Isabel Samaras's quirky, sexy, pop-surrealist art has had a cult following for years—and now at long last her first monograph, On Tender Hooks, is here. In conjunction with the release of this monograph, Chronicle Books is pleased to ...    more >>

In My Nest

By Sara Gillingham
Illustrated by Lorena Siminovich

Children are sure to love this delightful finger puppet book. Layered die-cut pages allow a peek at all the colorful things that make up each animal's home, and an adorable folk-art style finger puppet make this book that is filled with reading and ...    more >>

Paul Frank Clancy Journal

By Paul Frank Industries

Including an all-purpose zippered pocket on the back cover, this irresistible journal features Clancy, the giraffe, stitched on the vinyl cover. ...    more >>

Wine Journal

By Brian St. Pierre

Created for serious wine lovers, this deluxe leather-bound volume is the ultimate tool for recording everything about the world's most revered libation. With ample room for jotting down notes on all aspects from memorable wine tastings to ...    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 >>

The ¡Salpicón! Cookbook

By Priscila Satkoff
with Vincent Satkoff
Foreword by Charlie Trotter

¡Salpicón! is the beloved Chicago restaurant renowned for its upscale Mexican menu. Its unique culinary approach fuses classic European dishes with traditional Mexican seasonings and flavors that result in such wonderful dishes as salmon ...    more >>

Top Chef: The Cookbook

By the creators of Top Chef
Foreword by Tom Colicchio

Top Chef presents the official companion cookbook to the No. 1 rated food show on cable television! Featuring 100 fabulous recipes from the first three seasons of the show, including dishes from the Elimination Rounds and the ...    more >>

Stuff On My Cat Journal

By Mario Garza

Now the millions of visitors to Stuffonmycat.com can track their cat-stacking exploits in this official journal, which includes stickers! ...    more >>

Tartine

By Elisabeth Prueitt
and Chad Robertson
Photographs by France Ruffenach
Foreword by Alice Waters

Every once in a while, a cookbook comes along that instantly says "classic." This is one of them. Acclaimed pastry chef Elisabeth Prueitt and master baker Chad Robertson share not only their fabulous recipes, but also the secrets and expertise ...    more >>