Love Stamp Kit

Proclaim devotion to loved ones with these 16 sentimental and sassy heart-shaped stamps and a two-color ink pad. ...    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 >>

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 >>

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Parenting

By Joshua Piven
and David Borgenicht
and Sarah Jordan

Forget quicksand and shark attacks, child-rearing is the truly terrifying activity. A screaming baby on an airplane, no diapers (!), monsters hiding in the closet, a long family car trip, the first date—these are the high-risk ...    more >>

Natural Houses

By Arthur Andersson
and Chris Wise

For Arthur Andersson and Chris Wise, the fundamental elements that give buildings meaning are found in nature. Imbuing day-to-day activities with poetry and awe, their designs address both pragmatic needs and the psychological ...    more >>

Moleskine City Notebook London

The first guidebook you write yourself.

Shopping at Harrods, Oxford Street or Camden Market; eating on Brick Lane or Knightsbridge; watching Shakespeare or street theater – London is a city with options for all. Keep track of ...    more >>

Little Butterfly

Sweet, simple rhyming text and an interactive finger puppet combine for hours of delightful play! ...    more >>

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Extreme Junior Edition

By David Borgenicht
and Justin Heimberg

The best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series returns with this "extreme" follow-up to the Junior Edition. Packed with funny, kid friendly instructions for the most extreme situations such as how to handle an encounter with a ...    more >>

Stonewall Kitchen Winter Celebrations

By Jonathan King,
Jim Stott,
and Kathy Gunst
Photographs by Jim Stott

Stonewall Kitchen shows how to celebrate in style with these 50 tantalizing recipes for holiday entertaining. Take your turkey from traditional to modern by adding an updated side dish to your Thanksgiving menu, like Mashed Parsnips ...    more >>

The Art of Dale Chihuly

Essay by Timothy Anglin Burgard

Dale Chihuly is the most famous and influential artist working in glass today. For more than four decades, he has been the leading figure in this unique art form, fusing traditional craft with fine art, fabrication with the natural ...    more >>

Fashion A to Z

By Alex Newman
and Zakee Shariff

Aimed at fashion and textile students, Fashion A to Z fills a gap in the market for an affordable, accessible, and up-to-date guide to fashion terminology.

Bringing together all the key words commonly used in colleges ...    more >>

Christmas with Rita and Whatsit

By Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod
Illustrated by Olivier Tallec

Rita and Whatsit have a lot to do to get ready for Christmas, including writing to Santa (he needs a few suggestions, of course), decorating the tree (with sausages), and making a delicious snack for Santa and the reindeer. Together, Rita and ...    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 >>

Vintage Alphabet Stamps: Sign Language

Redstone Press

Add style and panache to letters, art, and more with this fun stamp kit that includes all the symbols of a vintage sign language font from the eclectic typography collection of Redstone Press. ...    more >>

Movies to Check Out

By the Imagineering Company

Patterned after the successful Books to Check Out, this ingenious journal brings out the critic in you, letting you keep track of your favorite (and least favorite) movie experiences. ...    more >>

ArtLab: Cupcake Decorating Studio

By Jenna Land Free
and Leslie Miller

Whip up a variety of fun, imaginative cupcakes be they artful configurations or intriguing singles. Like its predecessors, this ArtLab kit makes the hard stuff easy. With custom-designed tools and skill-building techniques, creating ...    more >>

Monet's Impressions

By Claude Monet
Produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Throughout his life, Claude Monet wrote and spoke about his art. This elegant book pairs spectacular reproductions of some of his most important paintings with his own words to create a uniquely personal look at the work of one of the world’s most ...    more >>

The Unplanned Career: How to Turn Curiousity into Opportunity

By Kathleen Mitchell

Ready to build the career you want with a plan that changes with you? Whether you are starting a new venture or searching for more challenge and fulfillment in your current profession, this interactive journal will help you explore critical ...    more >>

Rice Pasta Couscous

By Jeff Koehler

At the heart of Mediterranean cuisine lies a trio of traditional staples: rice, pasta, and couscous. Join the author as he travels from Morocco to Syria to Italy to Spain, discovering such delectable treats as Classic Seven Vegetable ...    more >>

Tapas

By Joyce Goldstein
Photographs by Leigh Beisch

An expert in Mediterranean cuisine, Joyce Goldstein brings the warmth of Spain across the Atlantic with this delightful array of tapas recipes. These treats are small, savory, and perfect for an evening in with friends. Whether reliving a ...    more >>

Native Herbs Journal

By Jill Bliss

For the gardener, the naturalist, or the hipster, this flexi-journal features full-color, hand-drawn illustrations of native herbs like wild roses and yerba buena mint. ...    more >>

The Martini

By Barnaby Conrad III

A chilled, crystal glass; the purest gin; a touch of dry vermouth--vigorously shaken, not stirred--and a plump, green olive. The martini was and still is more than just a cocktail. Originally mixed in the nineteenth century, it became an ...    more >>

The Gamble House Cookbook

Introduction by Mark Peel
Preface by Robert Harris, FAIA
Photographs by Meg McComb

The Gamble House is a winter house designed in 1908 by architects Greene & Greene for the Gamble family of Proctor & Gamble fame. Built at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement, it remains an important international architectural ...    more >>

Tales from the Brothers Grimm

Compiled by Cooper Edens

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are among the most enduring and most beloved of all traditional tales. This beautifully designed collection contains "Cinderella," "Brave Little Tailor," "Snow White," and 12 more. Coupled with ...    more >>

Moleskine City Notebook New York

The first guidebook you write yourself.

The Bronx is up, the Battery's down, and the Moleskine City Notebook New York has space for everything in between. The Key Map summarizes the overall city layout , showing the sequence and ...    more >>

Em & Lo's Sex Toy

By Em & Lo
Illustrations by Arthur Mount

The lovely sex advisors of Nerve.com fame are back! Amassing knowledge from years of counseling the sexually curious and courageous, Em and Lo now offer this essential sex toy field guide. With over 300 hilarious alphabetically listed ...    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 >>

Mama, Do You Love Me?

By Barbara Joosse
Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee

Mama, do you love me? Yes I do Dear One. How much? In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent's love is unconditional and everlasting. The story is made all the more captivating by ...    more >>

The Story of Snow

By Mark Cassino
with Jon Nelson, Ph.D.

How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered in this visually stunning exploration of the science of snow. Perfect for reading on winter days, the book features ...    more >>

Breaking News

Reporters of the Associated Press
Foreword by David Halberstam

The reporter who filed the last dispatch before falling with Custer at his "last stand" against the Sioux. The Honolulu bureau chief who looked up from his breakfast table to see Japanese planes flying low and called San Francisco, ...    more >>

Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds

Foreword by Hugh M. Hefner
Introduction by Dave Hickey
Text by Robert Coover,
Maureen Gibbon,
Jay McInerney,
Daphne Merkin,
Robert Stone,
and Paul Theroux

Following the remarkable success of last year's limited deluxe edition, we're pleased to present The Complete Centerfolds in a new compact package. The content remains the same—every Centerfold from every issue. That's over ...    more >>

A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas

By Ralph Covert
and G. Riley Mills
Illustrated by Wilson Swain

This is no ordinary Nutcracker! This time, it's Fritz's story. The traditional Nutcracker tale gets turned on its head in this rollicking Christmas adventure, based on the hit musical A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas by the popular ...    more >>

The Perfect Note

By Kerry Colburn
Illustrations and calligraphy by Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls

This all-in-one desktop kit is a stationery-lover's dream: It features 24 cards and envelopes, an ink pad and stamps, a variety of stickers and labels as well as a 48-page booklet chock-full of tips and templates all housed in a gorgeous ...    more >>

The Handy Book of Artistic Printing

By Doug Clouse
and Angela Voulangas

During the late nineteenth century, letterpress printers, engravers, and lithographers boldly challenged the rational sobriety of traditional design by introducing intricate borders, corner embellishments, quirky typefaces, and ...    more >>

Pretty in Punk

By Alyce Benevides
and Jaqueline Milles
Photographs by Rob Benevides

Another boring scarf? More mittens? We're not gonna take it! And neither should you!

Pretty in Punk salutes counterculture fashion with 25 entirely original designs inspired by fashion icons Vivienne Westwood and John ...    more >>

One Is a Drummer

By Roseanne Thong
Illustrated by Grace Lin

Now available in paperback, this lively concept book shows that the world around us is filled with things to count. Three are the dim sum carts filled with yummy treats, eight are the candles on a birthday cake. With brilliantly colored ...    more >>

Bloom a Day

Photographs by Ron van Dongen

Nature's most beautiful works of art, flowers have reigned for centuries as symbols of love, gratitude, friendship, and remembrance. In Bloom a Day, celebrated photographer Ron van Dongen matches each day of the year with its ...    more >>

How to Cheat in Sports

By Scott Ostler
Foreword by Rick Reilly

It's no secret that pro athletes cheat. But how exactly do they do it? Original interviews with former professional athletes and coaches reveal step-by-step instructions and technical drawings on how to throw a spitball, become an ...    more >>

My Quotable Kid

Outrageous, poignant, or bitingly witty—the things our children say always offer an unexpected glimpse into a world that is all their own. Filled with roomy pages for jotting down conversations or overheard saying, this handsome keepsake journal ...    more >>

Yellow Submarine Notepad: Ringo

Subafilms Ltd.

Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking

By Madhur Jaffrey
Photographs by Noel Barnhurst

With more than ten reprints, it's clear cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey wins the popular vote for delicious Indian recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Now with a beautiful new design and all-new photographs, Madhur ...    more >>

The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road

By Cameron Tuttle
Illustrations by Susannah Bettag

From the author of the very funny and successful Paranoid’s Pocket Guide, comes the ultimate self-help book for women. It's a guide to the open road that's strictly AAA—that's attitude, adventure, and ass-kicking good times. Filled ...    more >>

Seriously Simple Holidays

By Diane Rossen Worthington
Photographs by Noel Barnhurst

When the joys of the season are upon us, wouldn't it be great to enjoy them for once? Best-selling author Diane Rossen Worthington offers all the secrets for entertaining with no stress, just lots of style. Essential equipment, suggestions ...    more >>

The Voice of the Butterfly

By John Nichols

Now in paperback, John Nichols's fresh, hilarious, and touching novel brings his vintage wit to the absurdities of modern life. When Suicide City's new highway bypass threatens the home of an exquisitely obscure butterfly, aging '60s ...    more >>

Dinosaurs! Matching Game

By Bob Barner

Bob Barner's colorful paper-collage dinosaurs spring to life in this classic 72-card matching game. Young dino-lovers will have fun while developing their memory, concentration, and matching skills. And they’ll delight in learning the ...    more >>