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Blue Apple focuses on books that "resonate emotionally and intellectually with children." Look to Blue Apple for books on early experiences and concepts—all written and illustrated with warmth and humor and presented in fun and innovative formats.
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Christopher Franceschelli launched Handprint Books from his historic brownstone in Brooklyn, New York. Handprint Books' primary mission is to publish good books—books that children and their parents both enjoy. As a result they have attracted such talent as Christopher Bing (Casey at the Bat, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, The Story of Little Black Sambo) and the writer/illustrator team of Christyan and Diane Fox (creators of PiggyWiggy), as well as a host of other amazing talent.
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Launched in 1991, Laurence King Publishing grew out of the book-packaging company, Calmann and King Ltd. In its first season Laurence King published A World History of Art by Hugh Honour and John Fleming. Now in its 7th edition, this book has sold more than one million copies and remains at the core of a list that is known for award-winning books on art, architecture, design, graphic design, film, photography, the decorative arts and fashion. Today, Laurence King Publishing seeks out new subjects and approaches to book design, with authoritative and informative texts for a global market. They are known for titles such as The End of Print by David Carson, G1 by Neville Brody, Airline by Keith Lovegrove, Bar and Club Design by Bethan Ryder, The International Design Yearbook, and Key Buildings of the 20th Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations by Richard Weston. It has also published such definitive studies as History of Interior Design by John Pile, The Design Encyclopedia (in association with MOMA) by Mel Byars and Atlas of World Art edited by John Onians.
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Moleskine is the legendary notebook used for the past two centuries by great artists and thinkers including Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Bruce Chatwin. The little black notebook, with its rounded corners, elastic closure and expandable inner pocket was originally a nameless object produced by a small French bookbinder, and was brought back to life in 1998 by a small Milanese publisher under the name "Moleskine". Thus was a solid tradition restored and notebookism renewed.
As the reverent keeper of an extraordinary tradition, the legendary notebook once again travels the globe, a companion to the creative professions and an international symbol of contemporary nomadism. Today, Moleskine is culture, travel, memory imagination and personal identity, both analog and digital.
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Princeton Architectural Press was founded in 1981 and has become a world leader in architecture and design publishing. With over 500 publications to date, they are committed to the highest quality in editorial content, book design, and manufacturing. Their unwavering focus is excellence: they seek the best in their field, and are privileged to be able to attract and publish it. They identify new trends and publish first books on emerging talents as well as definitive works on established names, and cover the rich range of topics that design encompasses.
Their subjects include architectural monographs, cities and landscapes, guidebooks, history, theory, and professional practice. They have published many of the most notable writers in their field (Michael Sorkin, Carol Willis, Lewis Mumford, Ellen Lupton, K. Michael Hays), as well as many of the most important architects practicing today (Steven Holl, Diller Scofidio, Rem Koolhaas, Aldo Rossi, Shigeru Ban, Greg Lynn). They have actively expanded their focus to include graphic design and popular culture.
Princeton Architectural Press has further enhanced their line by distributing high quality publishers including Hyphen Press and Balcony Press.
Highly awarded and lauded in their field and beyond, Princeton Architectural Press is feather in the cap of Chronicle's offerings, and continues to surprise us all with the diversity of their list.
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Real books. Surreal books. Gift books. Reference books. Practical books. Impractical books. Humor books. Pop culture books. Adventure books. Useful books. From the team that created the best-selling Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, Quirk Books focuses on irreverent crossover nonfiction and impractical reference—books with a sense of humor, but not necessarily humor books. From field guides to stain identification and removal to handbooks for action heroes and heroines, from scratch-n-sniff aromatherapy books to lyrical poetry books based on the love songs of the '70s and '80s, count on Quirk to amuse, entertain, and yes, even educate—even if it's about something you don't really need to know.
You can count on Quirk to always publish books with strong personality, wit,
and obvious commercial appeal, appeal that will cross over from market to market.
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Newly distributed by Quirk, San Francisco-based SmartsCo creates chic games and guides that make it fun to learn about food, wine, travel and various lifestyle topics. Their current product line includes several games, such as BabySmarts, ChocolateSmarts, DogSmarts, ParisSmarts, and their top seller WineSmarts. Each package comes with Q & A cards in four inviting categories, an informational tips booklet, and a score pad. In addition, SmartsCo publishes several wine themed products, including WineNotes, a wine tasting journal, WineParty, a wine tasting kit, and several versions of the WinePassport, 32-page booklets that feature different international wine regions and come with a pop-out map of the area.
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SmartLab is a division of becker&mayer!, a company founded by Jim Becker and Andy Mayer more than 25 years ago. The SmartLab mission is to offer innovative learning opportunities to children by combining great new ideas, excellence in engineering and first-class children's books. SmartLab is forward thinking, kid-approved, and packaged to make an impact. With unique educational experiences such as building a working remote control or using glow-in-the-dark star charts to find constellations in the night sky, SmartLab brings science to life!
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