Abrams Books (UK) Spring 09 Catalogue

The Art of Books Since 1949

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2010 Calendars 116

Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget, The 112

About Dogs 60

Library Mouse 65

All in a Day 67

Longchamp 23

Apollo 29

Mannahatta 13

Art of Harvey Kurtzman, The 49

Medusa 42

Art of Jaime Hernandez, The 52

Mountain and the Chef, The 102

Arthur Carter 8

Mug Shots 21

Barnaby Furnas 9

Mushroom Magick 34

Battle of the Band Names 57

My Life in Pink and Green 87

Bellissima Venice 17

New American Olive Oil, The 104

Beth Levine Shoes 93

New Architecture: An International Atlas 16

Beyond 79

New Treehouses of the World 15

Big Fish 31

Operation Redwood 84

Book of Who, The 80

Panorama 73

Buccellati 38

Path of Virtue, The 35

Budgie & Boo 77

Plato and a Platypus/Aristotle and an Aardvark Boxed Set 62

Celebrating a Life 115

Poem in Your Pocket 61

Chicken Butt! 76

Privacy, Please! 88

Chinese Trade Ceramics for Southeast Asia, I–XVII Centuries 39

Sagmeister: Made You Look 3

City I Love 74

Sandcastles Made Simple 110

Creature 33

Satchmo 27

Crocodiles 30

Secret Identity 47

DesignDesign 16

Seeing Central Park 14

Do You Believe in Ghosts? 89

Sewing Green 96

Endangered Recipes 105

Shelter in the Garden, A 111

Faces from the Land 11

Simple Stunning Parties at Home 103

Feathering the Nest 100

Sisters Grimm Book Seven, The: The Everafter War 83

Frenemies 114

Sisters Grimm Book Six, The: Tales from the Hood 82

Futurism 40

Spot It! 71

Girls, The 86

Star Wars™: Punch Out and Play 59

Graffiti Kings 7

Storm Chaser 28

Grand Livre de Cuisine 107

Street Art San Francisco 5

Green Wedding 109

Underground Classics 53

Greetings from Knit Café 94

Unknowns, The 85

Hearst’s San Simeon 26

Vans 25

Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini 75

Vintage Baby Knits 99

Home from the Honeymoon 108

Weekend Knitting 95

How To Photograph Your Baby 101

Weekend Sewing 97

Inner World of Farm Animals, The 113

Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? 51

International Beach Houses 16

Where Is the Cake Now? 69

Japanese Design 41

Wood Sculpture in Nepal 43

Journey of the Highwaymen, The 10

World War II: 365 Days 19

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out, The 54

Yankee Colors 36

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Sagmeister: Made You Look

By Stefan Sagmeister and Peter Hall Just as film, art, music and literature have the power to move people, Stefan Sagmeister’s innovative work shows that graphic design, too, can cut to the emotional quick. His desire is to transform stale thinking, and Sagmeister: Made You Look does just that.

Compelling, honest and intensely personal, Made You Look covers twenty years of Sagmeister’s graphic design.

With a text by design historian Peter Hall and annotated with Sagmeister’s own writing, the book features images from the studio archive, as well as specific influences and reference points for his projects and ideas. Fully illustrated with a red PVC slipcase and silver-gilded pages, this monograph is a compilation of practically all the work Sagmeister and his studio ever designed up to 2001 – even the bad stuff.

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about the author:

• 300 full-colour photographs

Stefan Sagmeister, born in austria, is one

• 292 pages, 9 V x 6 X" (241 * 171mm)

of the most influential graphic designers

• paperback with flaps in a slipcase

working today. Since 1993 Sagmeister Inc. has focused on all things printed. He

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lives in New York.

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Things I have learned in my life so far U.S. $40.00 Can. $48.00 U.K. £19.99 IsbN 978-0-8109-9529-1 • £19.99 ISBN 13: 978-0-8109-9529-1 5 4 0 0 0 9 Worldchanging 780810 995291 U.S. $19.95 Can. $23.95 UK £9.99

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Street art San francisco mission muralismo Edited by Annice Jacoby Foreword by Carlos Santana San Francisco’s legendary mission District boasts a greater concentration of street art than any other neighbourhood in the world. Beginning in the early 1970s as a form of social and political activism, a vibrant public mural movement has flourished in this dynamic, multicultural community. The result is a spectacular, ever–changing urban landscape transformed by the artistic convergence of traditional mexican mural painting, folk art, Surrealism, Pop art, underground comics, advertising and graffiti.

With 900 stunning photographs, this provocative book showcases more than three decades of work by a diverse array of artists, from the conspicuously anonymous to the internationally famous.

Gronk, rigo, Las mujeres muralistas, Barry mcGee (Twist), r. Crumb, Spain rodriguez, michael rio, Chuy Campusano, Susan Cervantes and Neckface are

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among the many who have made the

• 900 full-colour illustrations

annice Jacoby has produced innova-

streets of the mission their public gal-

• 304 pages, 9 W * 8 V" (235 * 216mm)

tive public art projects incorporating

lery. Both reverent and subversive – like

• hardback with jacket

visual arts, literature, theatre and

the art itself – essays and commentaries by writers and artists involved with the movement document the artistic, social and political forces that have shaped mission muralismo.

media. She has served as Director of

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Performing arts Public events at the

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university of California, Santa Cruz, and

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Director of Public relations at the San Francisco museum of modern art.

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Graffiti L.A. ISBN 0810992986 IsbN 978-0-8109-9298-6 • £19.95

Graffiti Paris

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Graffiti Kings

By Jack Stewart

0s r t o f t h e 197 a it s N a r t s s Y Ma N e w Y o r k C it Graffiti Kings is the definitive book on New York’s subway graffiti movement, an unprecedented creative explosion that occurred across the five boroughs during the 1970s. This rare, firsthand account of the birth of the movement is the first and only graffiti book to reveal what happened behind the scenes when writers put their lives on the line to grab a scrap of fame from a faceless urban landscape. although author and photographer Jack Stewart maintained a low profile at the time, his work is now a graffitiworld legend: rumored to exist, seldom seen, a near-equivalent to the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Through personal interviews and over 275 full-colour, unpublished photographs, the origins of subway graffiti are brought to life. Legends such as Taki 183, Bama 1, Phase 2 and CoCo 144 – as well as the city officials who saw the writers as public menaces and their art as vandalism – give accounts of every-day struggles, each full of new advancements, excitement and risk. alongside archival photographs of everything from vibrant bubble-letter and 3-D pieces to the Holy Grail – the whole-train pieces – are maps, images and ephemera that help fill out the complete story. a celebration in words and pictures of graffiti’s Golden age, Graffiti Kings is a book sure to be coveted by those fascinated and inspired by this uniquely urban art form.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

• 275 full-colour photographs

Jack Stewart, a painter, muralist and art historian, first began to photograph

• 224 pages, 9 * 7 V" (229 * 191mm)

graffiti as it made its transition from the streets to the subways. He was one

• Hardback with jacket

of the first observers to understand the power and significance of tags, and he

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befriended and interviewed many of the writers who appear in this collection.

This text is based on Stewart’s doctoral thesis and has been curated and edited by his wife, Regina Stewart.

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arthur carter Sculptures, Drawings, and Paintings With an introduction by Charles A. Riley II and an essay by Peter Kaplan With more than 170 sculptures, drawings and paintings, this is the first comprehensive view of the art of renaissance man arthur Carter. Successful in journalism and business, and trained as a classical musician, Carter is an accomplished artist in the modernist tradition.

His abstract sculptures allude to human gestures and interactions. Though firmly grounded, they appear on the verge of flight. Though silent, they suggest song. His lyrical drawings and rigourous paintings, often studies for sculptures, are informed by a deep familiarity with the artists he admires most – mondrian, Kandinsky, arp, Bracque and Picasso. art historian and journalist Charles a. riley II explores Carter’s work, and Peter Kaplan, editor in chief of The New York Observer, contributes an illuminating biographical essay.

Arthur Carter: Sculptures, Drawings, and Paintings presents the compelling artistic vision of a fascinating man.

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about the authorS:

• 170 full-colour illustrations

arthur carter is an artist whose

• 208 pages, 10 V * 9" (267 * 229mm)

work has been exhibited at

• hardback with jacket

Salander-O’reilly Galleries in New

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ISBN: 978-0-8109-0595-5

York, the Tennessee State museum and the Galerie Piltzer in Paris. charles a. riley ii is the author of several books on the arts, including Color Codes, The Saints of Modern Art and The Jazz Age in France. peter Kaplan is

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the editor of the New York Observer.

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barnaby furnas

By Barnaby Furnas Essay by Shamim Momin Interview by Carroll Dunham Known for his epic canvases, vibrant palette and explosive brushwork, Barnaby Furnas is one of the most visually audacious painters working today. This first monograph, which spans the course of his skyrocketing career, traces the evolution of his oeuvre and reveals the intricacies of his complex compositions. Dramatic and provocative, the paintings in Barnaby Furnas radiate with frenetic energy and turbulence, while exploring archetypal themes of love, death and war.

These powerful images flirt with the boundaries of abstraction and figuration while challenging the conventions and limits of expressionist painting. From the apocalyptic violence of epic battlefield scenes to the driving ecstasy of rock concerts, Furnas’s paintings are dramatic spectacles of line, colour and movement.

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about the authorS:

• 100 full-colour illustrations

barnaby furnas has had numerous solo

• 160 pages, 10 5⁄8 * 12" (270 * 305mm)

and group exhibitions around the world,

• hardback with jacket

including the Saatchi Gallery in London.

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Shamim M. Momin is the associate Curator at the Whitney museum of american art and Branch Director and Curator of the Whitney museum at altria. carroll Dunham is an american artist whose work has been widely

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exhibited internationally and appears in numerous public collections.

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the Journey of the highwaymen

By Catherine M. Enns The widely collected paintings and inspiring tale of Florida’s Highwaymen is now fully revealed in this book which includes, for the first time, works by all 26 artists.

Illustrated with 200 full-colour plates, The Journey of the Highwaymen traces these painters from the early 1950s through the Civil rights movement as they captured a vision of Florida as a paradise for new beginnings.

Over the course of two feverish decades, these artists produced – and sold – an estimated 100,000 paintings of Florida’s semitropical seacoast. mentored by Florida’s preeminent landscape artist a.e. ‘Bean’ Backus and led by the colorful alfred Hair and Harold Newton, the Highwaymen forged their own enduring legacy in painting. Through extensive research and interviews, journalist Catherine enns pieces together this remarkable story of art and its creators.

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about the author:

• 400 full-colour illustrations

catherine M. enns is a fourth-generation

• 336 pages, 8 DŠi * 10 HŠi" (213 * 276mm)

Floridian and native of Fort Pierce,

• hardback with jacket

Florida, where many of the Highwaymen

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began their journey. Her lifelong interest in art began as a young child while spending time at the nearby studio of Highwaymen mentor a. e. Backus. a journalist, enns has written about art and artists for more than thirty years.

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faces from the Land Twenty Years of Powwow Tradition

By Ben Marra and Linda Marra

FACES from the LAND TWENTY YEARS OF POWWOW TRADITION

BEN

and

LINDA MARRA

Since 1988, photographer Ben marra and his wife Linda have criss–crossed the nation to document the majestic dance regalia worn at Native american powwows and to record the stories of the dancers wearing them. Travelling to over thirty cities a year, Ben marra invites participants into his makeshift studio to be photographed in full traditional dress. The resulting images are stunning, and capture not only the brilliant colours and incredible craftsmanship of the outfits, but the personal journeys and storied pasts behind them. For the dancers, who come from many tribes, trades and corners of the country, the ageless rhythms of the powwow’s drums invite them to celebrate traditions both ancient and modern, and to come together as a proud community determined and honour-bound to tend the flame of the powwow tradition.

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about the authorS:

• 155 full-colour photographs

ben and Linda Marra are a husband-

• 176 pages, 10 V * 9" (267 * 229mm)

and-wife team who began to document

• hardback with jacket

powwows in 1988. The marras’ ongoing photography project has spawned a

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travellling exhibition for museums, two

£19.99

yearly calendar titles, fine art photo-

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graphs and lithographic art prints.

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The foresTs of Times square, The meadows of harlem and The weTlands of downTown come alive using breakThrough Technology. welcome To mannahaTTa, 1609.

mannahatta, c. 1609

manhattan, c. 2009

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MANNAHATTA a naTural hisTory of new york ciTy

By Eric W. SandErSon illusTraTions by markley boyer On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set eyes on the land that would become manhattan. It’s difficult for us to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist eric Sanderson has been working to do just that.

Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing, in words and images, the wild island that millions of New Yorkers now call home.

By geographically matching an 18th-century map of manhattan’s landscape to the modern cityscape, combing through historical and archaeological records, and applying modern principles of ecology and computer modeling, Sanderson is able to re-create the forests of Times Square, the meadows of Harlem, and the wetlands of downtown. Filled with breathtaking illustrations that show what manhattan looked like 400 years ago, Mannahatta is a groundbreaking work that gives readers not only a window into the past, but inspiration for green cities and wild places of the future.

abOUT THE aUTHOrs:

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eric W. Sanderson is the associate Director for Landscape ecology

• 120 full-colour illustrations, 352 pages, 10 * 7 V" (254 * 191mm)

and Geographic analysis in the Living Landscape Program of the

• hardback with jacket

Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. He is an expert in the application of geographic principles and techniques to problems in wildlife, landscape, and ecological conservation.

He lives in New York City. Markley boyer has worked with the Wildlife Conservation Sociey creating maps and visualisations for

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a new series of National Parks in Gabon. He lives in Brooklyn.

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harlem

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Seeing central park The Official Guide to the World’s Greatest urban Park

By Sara Cedar Miller For more than a century, Central Park has been the centerpiece of New York City, drawing more than 25 million visitors each year. In Seeing Central Park, Sara Cedar miller, the official historian andphotographer of the Central Park Conservancy, takes readers through america’s most popular and celebrated park, where natural and manmade features are interwoven into a spectacular work of public art. Combining superb research and writing with breathtaking photographs, Seeing Central Park is not only a gorgeous gift book, but also a guide through every significant design feature in the park, from the largest (the reservoir and Belvedere Castle) to the smallest, such as the intricate carvings in the stonework surrounding Bethesda Terrace. Seeing Central Park also includes many newly renovated and restored designs, such as Bow Bridge, one of many features in

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about the author:

Central Park that have been canonised

• 110 full-colour photographs

Sara cedar Miller has been the photog-

in countless films and television shows.

• 192 pages, 7 * 7" (178 * 178mm)

rapher for the Central Park Conservancy

• hardback with jacket

since 1984 and its official historian since

From Sheep meadow and the Shakespeare Garden to the Great Lawn and Strawberry Fields, Seeing Central Park reveals that the park is not only a paragon of landscape design, but also one of the most beautiful places to relax

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9628-1 £14.99

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tral Park: An American Masterpiece. She lives in New York.

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and play in a city constantly on the move.

1989. She is the author of abrams’ Cen-

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new treehouses of the World

By Pete Nelson Since the publication of Treehouses of the World, the community of treehouse builders has grown enormously, and many more – and more intriguingly innovative – treehouses have been built around the world. In New Treehouses of the World, world–renowned treehouse designer and builder Pete Nelson takes readers on an exciting, international tour of thirty – five innovative, contemporary treehouses that reveal how treehouses are designed, constructed and appreciated in a wide variety of cultures and settings. The message that Nelson promotes is simple: as sustainable living issues stand poised to become the most important challenges facing the post-millenial age, the positive power, ecological consciousness and good will that a simple treehouse engenders and represents is of even greater importance that ever before.

Both beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully written, New Treehouses of the World documents Nelson’s travels, discoveries and epiphanies, and explores the new frontier of arboreal architecture.

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about the author:

• 250 full-colour photographs

pete nelson is an architect and general

• 224 pages, 11 W * 7 V " (286 * 191mm)

contractor who is at the spearhead of

• hardback with jacket

the treehouse revival and sustainable architecture. He has written several

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books, including abrams’ Treehouses of

£19.99

the World, and runs the world’s leading

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treehouse building company, TreeHouse Workshop, in Seattle, Washington, uSa.

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| design |

NOw baCk IN sTOCk

INTERNATIONAL BEACH HOUSES

LOUIS A WAT T SON

international beach houses

new architecture

DesignDesign

an International atlas

Furniture & Lights

By Louisa Wattson

By Fransisco Asensio

By Oscar Asensio

This is a dazzling tour of 20 fabulous

In New Architecture, author Francisco

DesignDesign: Furniture & Lights is a

houses located around the world, includ-

asensio presents a survey of the most

celebration of innovation, featuring

ing Spain, Portugal, France, mexico,

significant work by leading architects

hundreds of beautiful full-colour pho-

Brazil, australia, Japan and South

from around the world since the turn of

tographs of works by highly acclaimed

africa. Included here are views, interiors

the 21st century. Included here are the

designers such as Xavier Lust, David

and floor plans of the best in modern

most remarkable examples of public and

abad, Guido rosati, alvaro Sizaand and

coastline architecture from Tadao ando,

private architecture of our time, includ-

many more. Curated by renowned design

Shigeru Ban, Steven Harris and Barclay &

ing houses, bridges, cultural centers and

expert Oscar asensio, the book is an

Crousse, among others.

parks and skyscrapers.

essential sourcebook for connoisseurs on the cutting edge.

abOUT THE aUTHOr: Louisa Wattson is an expert on 20th-

abOUT THE aUTHOr: francisco asensio is the author of The

abOUT THE aUTHOr: oscar asensio is a design expert and the

author of Food Design. He lives in Spain.

century architecture and design and

Interior Design Atlas, The World of

has coauthored several books on these

Contemporary Architecture and Houses of

subjects.

the World. He lives and works in Spain.

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• 350 full-colour photographs

• 750 full-colour photographs

• 600 full-colour photographs

• 192 pages, 10 DŠi * 9 DŠi" (264 * 238mm)

• 512 pages, 9 V * 7 V" (241 * 191mm)

• 320 pages, 9 X * 9 X" (248 * 248mm)

• hardback with jacket

• flexibind

• hardback

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P o r t f o l i o c o l l e c t i o n Great photography hotography Meets the perfect package ackage bellissima venice

By Michel Setboun Venice, with her winding canals and magnificent palaces, has enchanted artists, poets, aristocrats and visitors for centuries. Turn the pages of this beautifully produced collection of photographs, and it’s easy to see why.

For the past two hundred years, Venice has remained practically unchanged, a testament to the glorious, singular design of La Serenissima. In stunning full-colour photographs, Bellissima Venice presents the city from numerous dramatic perspectives: From panoramic rooftops, unhurried gondolas and columned palace galleries, from the Piazza San marco to San Giorgio maggiore, from the rialto Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs, from the Grand Canal to snaking water alleyways. michel Setboun’s exquisite images distill the essence of

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about the author:

Venice’s serenely seductive beauty.

• 120 full-colour photographs

Michel Setboun finished his education

• 192 pages, 14 * 9 V" (356 * 241mm)

as an architect and started his career

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as a photographer in 1978. He has

magnetic closure

travelled around the world as a reporter.

His photography has been published

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in numerous international publica-

£24.99

tions such as The New York Times, Geo,

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Life, Paris Match, Stern and Le Figaro.

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WO RL D From the Libr ary oF Congress by m argaret e. Wagner

WA R Introduction by DaviD m. KenneDy

Drawn from the vast collections of the Library of Congress, World War II 365 Days is a unique compilation of riveting text and more than 500 images, many in colour, that reveals the drama and complexity of the greatest war in human history.

Photographs, lithographs, political cartoons, maps, on-the-scene combat art and other visual materials from all the major combatants – including much material rarely seen – combine to tell the interlocking stories of people caught in this epic conflict that raged across all the world’s oceans and in countries from Norway to North africa, Britain to Burma. Quotes from letters, diaries, speeches and memoirs lace through the text and help capture the drama and scale of the war: the carnage and desperate bravery on battlefields from Normandy to Iwo Jima, the epic air and sea battles, the unparalleled brutality of the major axis nations, the home-front sacrifices made by people in all walks of life and in all combatant countries.

The book is organized into twelve chronological and thematic chapters that extend from prewar events that led to the conflict, through a year-by-year examination of the war itself and into its aftermath. a timeline running throughout the book highlights pivotal events.

World War II 365 Days is much more than a gallery of major figures and events – it is a vivid mosaic of the battlefield and home front experiences of the ‘ordinary’ people who endured years of destruction and rending uncertainty. z abrams See page 120 for other titles

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available in this format.

abOUT THE aUTHOrs:

Margaret e. Wagner is the author of The American Civil War: 365 Days and coauthor of The Library of Congress World War II Companion. She is a senior editor and writer in the Publishing Office of the Library of Congress. David M. Kennedy is the Donald J. macLachlan Professor of History at Stanford university. His book Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2000.

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the best of the Library of Congress’s extensive collection of World War ii materials in a classic format

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• 500 colour and black-and-white illustrations • 744 pages, 6 W * 9 W" (159 x 235mm) • hardback IsbN: 978-0-8109-8044-0 £19.99 Memories of World War II ISBN 0810950139 IsbN 978-0-8109-5013-9 • £25.00

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| photography | 21

Mug Shots

By Raynal Pellicer al Capone. Frank Sinatra. Patty Hearst.

O.J. Simpson. These are just a few of the faces captured indelibly by a detective’s camera in this striking collection of mug shots. at the end of the 19th century, alphonse Bertillon created the first police laboratory for the scientific identification of criminals and developed the ‘anthropometric photo’, with which the accused were inventoried by their measurements and physical markings. The mug shot, as it came to be known, was quickly adopted around the globe, and is today an essential police procedure. This revealing collection presents over 250 mug shots of some of the most infamous suspects in modern history, from mafia bosses and coldblooded killers to enemies of the state and prominent political activists. accompanying these gripping images is illuminating commentary that puts both the criminals and their crimes in historical context, and reconstructs some of the most dramatic trials of the 20th century.

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about the author:

• 270 black-and-white illustrations

raynal pellicer is a director who

• 288 pages, 9 1 /16 * 7 V" (230 * 191mm)

has produced many documentaries,

• hardback with jacket

films and television shows, including

IsbN: 978-0-8109-2109-2 £19.99 Pub Month: maY

ISBN: 978-0-8109-2109-2

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series of one hundred short films of people reacting to various art works. He was honored with the 1993 TV Director’s Grant in France.

780810 921092

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| fashion | 23

Longchamp

By Marie-Claire Aucouturier Photographs by Philippe Garcia Longchamp, the French leather goods company, is perhaps best known for its Le Pliage line, a collection of affordable travel bags made of vinyl with leather trim. Since 1993, two billion Le Pliage bags have been sold around the world.

This lavish book retraces and celebrates the history of this famous company as it marks its 60th anniversary. From its beginnings creating leather goods for smokers, to its expansion in the 1950s, to the opening of the first Longchamp boutiques in Hong Kong, Japan and the rest of europe in the 1970s and 80s, the company has always been known for quality and style.

Today, in addition to its heritage as a leather goods firm, Longchamp has cultivated a devoted following.

Their partnerships with artists Thomas Heatherwick and Tracey emin and advertising campaigns with supermodel Kate moss have cemented the company’s reputation as a stylish innovator.

To celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary Longchamp is reprising the ‘Lm’ bag, updating its unique logo in conjunction with the pioneering Belgian artist Jean-Luc moerman.

sPECIFICaTIONs:

about the authorS:

• 120 full-colour and 80 black-and-white

Marie-claire aucouturier is a journalist who works with the French publications

illustrations • 208 pages, 10 7/8 * 9 V" (276 * 241mm)

Citizen K and the Journal du Dimanche.

• hardback with jacket

philippe Garcia is a French photog-

IsbN: 978-0-8109-2107-8 £39.99 Pub Month: aPrIL ISBN: 978-0-8109-2107-8

rapher whose work is seen regularly in Marie Claire House. He has photographed advertising campaigns for absolut Vodka and other companies. This is his second book.

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Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury ISBN 978-0-8109-5950-7 IsbN 978-0-8109-5950-7 • £65.00

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20 Years of Dolce & Gabbana IsbN 978-8-88743-9248-3 • £60.00 ISBN: 978-88-7439-248-3

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9 788874 392483

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By Doug PallaDini Vans: Off the Wall illustrates through vivid photography and a compelling oral history how a casual canvas shoe and a do-it-yourself spirit have helped turn pop culture inside out.

Vans: Off the Wall tells the multi-generational story of the community that encompasses boards, bikes, art, music and street culture, as well as the iconic shoes keeping it all together. With oral histories from Tony alva, Joel Tudor, Steve Caballero, Stacy Peralta, Oliver Peck and others, Vans: Off the Wall provides an intimate, visually stunning account of how the company has changed the face of pop culture since its founding in 1966. The book features photography by the top action sports and lifestyle photographers in the world, including Craig Stecyk, Bryce Kanights, Grant Brittain, art Brewer and Trevor Graves, all presented with an energetic design that evokes both a punk ’zine aesthetic and California coastal cool.

abOUT THE aUTHOr:

sPECIFICaTIONs:

Doug palladini has been a leader in action-sports

• 365 full-colour illustrations

media for more than two decades. Palladini was the

• 208 pages, 9 X * 9" (248 * 229mm)

founding editor of Snowboarder magazine and later

• hardback with canvas covering

served as publisher for Snowboarder, Surfer, Skate-

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IsbN: 978-0-8109-8375-5

boarder, Powder, Bike, Box and Gravity magazines.

£12.99

From 2000 to 2002, he served as executive vice

pub Month: JuNe ISBN: 978-0-8109-8375-5

president at Swell.com. BrandWeek named Palladini

ISBN Swag 2 0810992351 IsbN 978-0-8109-9235-1 • £16.95

marketer of the Year in 2006.

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How the sneaker company that invented laid back chic

has been changing

the face of pop culture

since 1966.

26 | gardens |

hearst’s San Simeon The Gardens and the Land

By Victoria Kastner Photography by Victoria Garagliano Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, was more than just a country house, and many of its finest features were outside, not inside. In Hearst’s San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land, Hearst Castle’s official historian Victoria Kastner takes readers on a time-travelling tour of the estate, from the beginning of its construction to the present.

Featuring two spectacular swimming pools, 120 acres of luxuriant gardens, and 450 square miles of pristine coastal landscape, it’s no wonder that the estate was named ‘La Cuesta encantada’ (The enchanted Hill). From the 1920s through the 1940s, publisher William randolph Hearst and actress marion Davies hosted the country’s elite here, encouraging them to enjoy the outdoors at ‘the ranch’ created by architect and landscape architect Julia morgan. With stunning photographs, original drawings and lively anecdotes, Hearst’s San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land tells the story of one of California’s most beautiful and unspoiled treasures.

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• 250 full-colour and black-and-white

victoria Kastner, Hearst Castle’s historian,

illustrations

has written and lectured about San

• 240 pages, 11 X * 9" (305 * 229mm)

Simeon’s land and buildings for nearly

• hardback with jacket

thirty years. She lives in Los Osos,

IsbN: 978-0-8109-7290-2 £25.00

ISBN: 978-0-8109-7290-2 55000

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Hearst The Collector

Mary L. Levkoff

Hearst the Collector U.S. $50.00 Can. $55.00 UK £25.00 IsbN 978-0-8109-7283-4 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7283-4

• £25.00

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graphed the Hearst estate – its gardens, architecture, art collection, ranchland and

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California. victoria Garagliano has photo-

dramatic coastal surroundings – since 1994. She lives in San Simeon, California.

| mUsic | 27

Satchmo The Wonderful World and art of Louis armstrong

By Steven Brower Introduction by Hilton Als Louis armstrong was the single greatest creative artist in the history of jazz. a true original, he was prolific in coining colourful expressions that entered the lexicon; he wrote long prose pieces about his experiences; and he made hundreds of collages using marvelous photographs that capture archetypal scenes in the life of a jazz musician. everything he did was an extension of his artistry.

Satchmo: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong is a biography in the form of an art book. It tells the story of armstrong’s life through his writings, scrapbooks and artworks, much of which have never been published before. It’s a vivid trip through black america at mid-century to the beat of armstrong’s own jazzy words. The book also includes photographs of armstrong and is framed by a text that undescores his significance. Satchmo is a must for not only jazz fans but also art lovers.

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about the authorS:

• 200 full-colour illustrations

Steven brower is a seasoned writer

• 256 pages, 10 V * 9 V" (267 * 241mm)

and designer, and creator of the

• hardback with jacket

award–winning book Woody Guthrie Artworks. He has worked as an art

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9528-4

director for The New York Times and

£19.99

The Nation. hilton als is a staff writer

Pub Month: marCH

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9528-4 53500

for the New Yorker, the author of The Women and was the recipient of the George Jean Nathan award for

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Dramatic Criticism in 2002 – 03.

TheISBN Jazz0810957497 Image IsbN 978-0-8109-5749-7 • £24.95

Three Wishes IsbN • £9.99 ISBN 13:978-0-8109-7235-3 978-0-8109-7235-3

9 U.S. 7 8 $19.95 0 8 1 0 Can. 9 5 7$21.95 4 9 7 UK £9.99

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28 | environment |

Storm chaser a Photographer’s Journey Now in paperback, revised and updated with 16 pages of new images

By Jim Reed Issues of global warming continue to be relevant, and every day brings frontpage stories about the weather, generating new research and raising even more questions and possible solutions. Storm Chaser is a mesmerizing look at some of the catastrophic consequences of our planet’s increasing temperature, captured by an expert in the field. Through breathtaking photos, quotes, letters and journal entries from climatologists, researchers, political leaders, spiritual advisors and storm survivors, Storm Chaser chronicles reed’s most thrilling, beautiful, memorable and dramatic adventures to date.

From extraordinary tornadoes to historic hurricanes, remarkable floods, geomagnetic storms and magnificent lightning, reed captures not only the mercilessness of sometimes deadly weather, but also the magnificence and

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about the author:

meaning behind the tempests.

• 180 full-colour photographs

Jim reed is recognised as one of the

• 208 pages, 9 * 8 V" (229 * 216mm)

world’s most accomplished extreme-

• paperback with flaps

weather photographers. a veteran

IsbN: 978-0-8109-2147-4 £10.99 Pub Month: maY

ISBN: 978-0-8109-2147-4

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full-time storm chaser, he has spent nearly two decades documenting almost every type of meteorological phenomena – including tornadoes, blizzards, electrical storms and floods.

| space | 29

apollo Through the eyes of the astronauts Foreword by Stephing Hawking with Lucy Hawking Edited by Robert Jacobs, Michael Cabbage, Constance Moore and Bertram Ulrich July 20, 2009, marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon

by Neil armstrong and Buzz aldrin of Apollo 11. Their mission – along with the other eleven apollo flights – was a benchmark in annals of human exploration.

Apollo is a photographic commemoration of the apollo lunar missions as seen through the eyes of the astronauts. all 24 of the surviving apollo astronauts has chosen a favourite photograph from his space flight specifically for this book. The selections

A P O L L O

are also accompanied by other iconic

THRO U GH

photographs from the apollo missions.

FOREWORD BY

Bestselling astrophysicist Stephen

EDITED BY

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AND

BERTRAM ULRICH

Hawking contributes a foreword; veteran journalist michael Cabbage’s introduction explores the role of the astronaut as

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

a witness to history; and robert Jacobs

• 80 full-colour illustrations

Stephen hawking is the bestselling

gives a narrative account of each mission.

• 132 pages, 10 * 10" (254 * 254mm)

author of A Brief History of Time and the

• hardback with jacket

Lucasian Professor of mathematics at the

Apollo is the only book on the apollo missions to be created by

IsbN: 978-0-8109-2146-7

NaSa, and is a stirring tribute to

£12.99

the legendary programme.

Pub Month: JuNe ISBN: 978-0-8109-2146-7

university of Cambridge, england. His daughter Lucy hawking is a journalist and novelist. robert Jacobs is Deputy assistant administrator for Public affairs at NaSa. Michael cabbage is senior manager in the NaSa Public affairs Office.

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Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet

Andrew Chaikin FOREWORD BY JAMES CAMERON

A Passion for Mars IsbN 978-0-8109-7274-2 • £19.99 U.S. $35.00 Can. $39.00 UK £19.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7274-2

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30 | natUral history |

crocodiles

By Luc Fougeirol Crocodiles have existed for 220 million years, and have fascinated mankind since the dawn of time. Honoured like Gods in ancient egypt and venerated like guardian angels in Burkina Faso, they are nevertheless more commonly known to be awesome predators. But these ferocious reptiles are also devoted parents and form real social links amongst themselves.

Crocodiles is an expert’s view of these reptiles, explaining the remarkably varied ways of life for 23 species on four continents. From the tropical vegetation of Latin america’s vast wetlands to the swamps of africa to the marshlands of Florida, Luc Fougeirol leads the way with exceptional photographs of crocodiles and caimans, many of which are now threatened by pollution, hunting and the invasion of their habitat.

SpecificationS:

about the author:

• 200 full-colour and black-and-white

Luc fougeirol and his brother opened

illustrations

The Crocodile Farm, the largest heated

• 192 pages, 8 E/f * 8 E/f" (224 * 224mm)

glass-house in europe where visitors

• hardback

can see crocodiles from africa, asia,

IsbN: 978-2-7324-3864-1 £25.00 Pub Month: aPrIL ISBN: 978-2-7324-3864-1

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australia and South america. Its success as a tourist destination has allowed Luc to campaign for more awareness and conservation of crocodiles.

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big fish

By Richard Ellis From painter and popular naturalist richard ellis comes Big Fish, a natural history of swordfish, tuna, marlins, sharks and all other marine life larger than the average adult human.

For eons, these powerful animals have captivated our collective imagination, and for good reason: With the exception of mammals they are the largest known animals in the sea, and they are touchstones in fishing lore,

Big Fish

mythology, religion, literature, cuisine and pop culture – from Jonah to Jaws.

Blending natural history, art and science with historical, cultural and personal stories, ellis describes the evolu-

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tion and behaviour of these giants of the sea, weaving in anecdotes, archival

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images and photos related to legendary catches and discoveries. along the way, we meet big-game fishermen like ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey. We also meet all manner of tuna, from bluefin and yellowfin to albacore and bigeye; marlins, from black, blue and striped to spearfish; and sharks, from the long-extinct megamouth to the tiger shark to the frightful Great White.

Perfect for all those enchanted by the mysteries of the deep, Big

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about the author:

• 30 full-colour and 60 black-and-white

richard ellis’s Book of Sharks and Book

illustrations

of Whales are believed to be the most

• 144 pages, 10 * 11" (254 * 279mm)

popular books on sharks and whales ever

• hardback with jacket

written, and he has contributed to or

Fish illuminates natural history with

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9626-7

wit, charm, artistry and humour.

£19.99 Pub Month: aPrIL ISBN: 978-0-8109-9626-7

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been featured in over eighty magazines and journals such as Audubon, Natural History, Animal Kingdom, Smithsonian and American Artist.

780810 996267

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ISBN 0810993112 Underwater Eden: 365 Days IsbN 978-0-8109-9311-2 • £19.95

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Note that the endmatter only displays one image for each breed, but you will be supplied with all the images for any specific breed shown in the main book artwork.

Chimpanzee

Tiger

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Black Leopard

Reticulated Giraffe

Black Leopard

Reticulated Giraffe

Black Leopard

Bull

North American Porcupine

Bull

North American Porcupine

American Badger

Black Rat Snake

American Badger

Black Rat Snake

American Badger

Black Rat Snake

© Andrew Zuckerman / PQ Blackwell Ltd

© Andrew Zuckerman / PQ Blackwell Ltd © Andrew Zuckerman / PQ Blackwell Ltd

Grant’s Zebra

Mandrill Monkey

Grant’s Zebra

Mandrill Monkey

Cougar

Red Kangaroo

Cougar

Red Kangaroo

| photography | 33

creature

By Andrew Zuckerman Introduction by Graham Nash Photographer andrew Zuckerman's strikingly detailed images of animals from around the world are as delightful as they are inspiring. This collection of astonishing studio portraits of 175 wild creatures from baby leopards to parrots, bears, mandrills and many more are stunningly foregrounded against white backgrounds, depicting their subjects with rare sensitivity, insight, humour and wonder. Zuckerman has created a volume perfect for animal lovers, photography fans and anyone fascinated by the world around us. Creature is a beautiful and thought provoking look at the fragile wonders of the natural world.

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about the author:

• 158 full-colour photographs

andrew Zuckerman is an award-winning

• 296 pages, 12 * 12" (305 * 305mm)

New York-based photographer and direc-

• hardback with jacket IsbN: 978-0-8109-8041-9 £15.00 Pub Month: aPrIL

tor. In 2006 he received a D&aD Yellow Pencil award for excellence in Photography. andrew is also a co-founder of Late Night & Weekends, a company which develops advertising, books and narrative films. He directed and co-produced High Falls which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.

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34 | art / pop cUltUre |

Mushroom Magick a Visionary Field Guide

By Arik Roper Introduction by Erik Davis Foreword by Daniel Pinchbeck Notes by Gary Lincoff For centuries hallucinogenic mushrooms have participated in a sublime relationship with humankind. Summed up by the reverent name given to them by the aztecs, teonanactl (or ‘flesh of the Gods’), they have played a mysterious role in human experience, thanks to the psychoactive chemicals that shift and modify the human mind. arik moonhawk roper’s exquisite painted portraits of magic mushrooms capture their powerful auras, adding to a tradition of ‘shroom art that stretches back more than 400 years.

Mushroom Magick illustrates more than 90 of the known hallucinogenic species from around the world – with an emphasis on the genus Psilocybe – and includes information about their habitats, psychoactive powers and role in human cultures. additionally, erik Davis and Daniel Pinchbeck provide background and testimony in elegant essays.

This beautifully designed and profusely illustrated ‘shroom bible will appeal to

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about the authorS:

• 95 full-colour illustrations

arik roper is a visionary artist known for

• 144 pages, 10 * 7" (254 * 178mm)

his CD covers, posters, and animation. He

• hardback

lives in New York City. erik Davis is the

nature lovers, mushroom hunters and

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9631-1

enthusiasts of all things psychedelic.

£9.99

author, most recently, of The Visionary State. He posts regularly at www. techgnosis.com. Daniel pinchbeck is the

Pub Month: aPrIL

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9631-1 51995

bestselling author of Breaking Open the Head and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. He posts at www.realitysandwich.

9 780810 996311

com. Gary Lincoff is the author of the Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms.

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0810994409 PotISBN Culture IsbN 978-0-8109-9440-9 • £10.95

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| religion / art | 35

the path of virtue The Illustrated Tao Te Ching

By Lao Tzu Translated by James Legge Illustrations from the Cleveland Museum of Art The Path of Virtue: The Illustrated Tao Te Ching presents the classic Chinese text, as translated by James Legge, alongside elegant drawings, paintings and sculptures from the extensive collections of the Cleveland museum of art.

Composed in the 6th century BC by Lao Tzu, a sage and recordkeeper in the Zhou court, the Tao Te Ching was originally the basis of Taoist philosophy, later adopted by Chinese Buddhists as a complement to their basic religious tenets.

It is now referred to as a handbook for political and business strategy, as well as a practical guide for daily life. Legge’s rendering, one of the most poetic translations in english, is accompanied by artwork with Taoist themes and bound in a three-piece case with gilding and a ribbon – truly a volume to be contem-

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about the authorS:

plated and admired.

• 120 full-colour illustrations

Sage and philosopher Lao tzu was

• 320 pages, 4 * 6" (102 * 152mm)

a recordkeeper in the Zhou dynasty

• hardback

court during the 6th century BC. In the religious form of Chinese Taoism, he is

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8409-7

regarded as one of the three highest

£8.99

deities. James Legge (1815-1897) was

Pub Month: marCH

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8409-7 51695

a Scottish sinologist, a Congregationalist missionary and the first professor of Chinese at Oxford university. the

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cleveland Museum of art holds one of the most comprehensive collections of Chinese art in america.

The Way of the Buddha U.S. $16.95 Can. $18.95 UK £8.99 IsbN 978-0-8109-7295-7 • £8.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7295-7 5 1 6 9 5 9

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Devotions IsbN • £19.99 ISBN:978-08-109-7113-4 978-0-8109-7113-4 52995

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36 | sports / baseball |

Yankee colors The Glory Years of the mantle era

By Al Silverman Photographs by Marvin E. Newman Foreword by Yogi Berra Yankee Colors tells the story of the legendary period during the 1950s and 1960s when New York baseball was supreme and the Yankees were in the World Series almost every season. Yankee Colors features many rare and neverbefore-seen colour photographs and portraits of Yankee greats such as mickey mantle, roger maris, Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra plus unseen images of regular season games, pennant races, World Series competition and Yankee Stadium.

This book is a must for every Yankee – and baseball – fan, with behind-the scenes moments and photos of the greatest baseball icons of the time.

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about the authorS:

• 200 full-colour and 35 black-and-white

al Silverman has written many

photographs

successful books on sports and is

• 208 pages, 11 * 9" (279 * 229mm)

coauthor of Gale Sayer’s bestselling

• hardback with jacket

autobiography, I Am Third, which was

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9638-0 £19.99

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9638-0 53500

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Baseball: 365 Days IsbN • £19.95 ISBN978-0-8109-9524-6 978-0-8109-9524-6

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Marvin e. newman’s work has been exhibited in many museums includ-

Pub Month: marCH

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the basis for the film Brian’s Song.

ing the metropolitan museum of art, the and the museum of modern art.

38 | jewellery / fashion |

buccellati Timeless art Edited by Sylvia Luzzatto; Introduction by Elena Gagarina From 5 Continents Editions elegance and refi nement, class and harmony: the hallmarks of the Buccellati jewellery tradition, heir to the great masters of antiquity. Since 1750, the Buccellati family has been crafting some of the fi nest jewellery in the world, and today the name is synonymous with luxury, quality and craftsmanship.

Lavishly illustrated, this beautiful book traces nearly one hundred years and three generations of the company’s haute couture jewellery production and showcases 200 stunning, unique pieces from the 1920s to the present.

Breathtaking necklaces, gorgeous bracelets, detailed brooches and magnifi cent silverware all testify to the impassioned work of this internationally renowned jewellery house, whose treasures can today be purchased around the world. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the moscow State museum, Buccellati is a worthy tribute to artists and artisans whose creations have symbolized superb taste and craftsmanship for generations.

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about the authorS:

• 180 full-colour Illustrations

Sylvia Luzzatto was born in Zurich and

• 220 pages including gatefolds,

grew up in New York and Buenos aires.

11 V * 11 V" (290 * 290mm) • hardcover with jacket

exhibition ScheDuLe:

IsbN: 978-88-7439-508-8

the Moscow Kremlin Museums, Moscow

£49.99

September 24, 2008–January 10, 2009

Pub Month: marCH

She is an international image consultant working for mondadori, Perugina, Diamonds Inc., missoni, mila Schon and numerous others. She has worked as a consultant for Buccellati for 25 years. elena Gagarina is Director of the moscow State museum.

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From Hand to Hand IsbN 978-88-7439-460-9 • £20.00

5 CONTINENTs | spring 2009 | www.abramsbooks.co.Uk

| decorative arts / asian art | 39

chinese trade ceramics for Southeast asia, i–xvii centuries Collection of ambassador and mrs. Charles müller

By Monique Crick From 5 Continents Editions Known for their beauty, subtle colours and astonishing forms, Chinese export ceramics are some of the most exquisite and delicate works of art ever created, and are the subject of admiration for generations of art lovers, collectors and scholars. In this extraordinary book, a wide range of porcelain created and decorated exclusively for export to Southeast asian markets – not to the West – is presented in vibrant photographs.

These fascinating pieces, from the müller Collection in Geneva, are finely crafted objects, many designed for daily use: plates, cups, saucers and teapots.

The richly illustrated essays trace the evolution of Chinese ceramics produced

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about the author:

expressly for export from the so-called

• 230 full-colour Illustrations

Monique crick, an art historian and

swatow porcelain to the translucent pale

• 256 pages, 10 V * 8 V" (270 * 210mm)

Chinese porcelain expert, founded

green gres of the Song and Yuan period

• hardcover with jacket

the Société Française d’Étude de la

(11th–14th centuries) to the famous blue-and-white pottery of the ming dynasty (14th–17th centuries).

IsbN: 978-88-7439-463-0 £60.00

Céramique Orientale in Paris in 1998.

She is Director of the Baur Foundation in Geneva.

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Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Baur Collection IsbN 978-88-7439-361-9 • £85.00

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40 | modern art / painting |

futurism Edited by Didier Ottinger Text by Ester Coen, Matthew Gale, Giovanni Lista and Jean Claude Marcadé From 5 Continents Editions Impassioned, polemical and rebellious, the Futurist movement exalted the modern world by placing machines, speed and technology at the heart of its artistic experimentations. Futurism embodied the same reality that it tried to capture: a dynamism that reflected the changing structure of the visible world. This landmark survey, published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Filippo Tommaso marinetti’s Manifesto of Futurism, traces the movement from its origins in Italy to the international creative forum. richly illustrated with 130 works by luminaries such as Boccioni, Balla, Picasso, Braque, Leger, Sonia and robert Delaunay, Duchamp and malevich, the book explores different modes of expression within shared themes: the lighting of modern cities, dance, crowd movement and the speed of new mechanical means of transport. Featuring essays by the world’s leading authorities on Futurism and the avant-garde, Futurism is a radical reassessment of the movement and essential for understanding the genesis of many of modernism’s greatest works.

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about the authorS:

• 182 full-colour and 62 black-and-white

Didier ottinger is Chief Curator at the

Illustrations

of Contemporary art History at the uni-

• paperback

versity of L’aquila and is a leading expert

IsbN: 978-88-7439-496-8 £30.00

exhibition ScheDuLe:

centre pompidou, paris

Centre Pompidou.ester coen is Professor

• 360 pages, 12 * 9 W" (300 * 235mm)

Pub Month: maY

October 15, 2008–January 25, 2009 Scuderie del Quirinale, rome February 20–may 24, 2009 tate Modern, London June 12–September 20, 2009

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on Futurism and metaphysics. Matthew Gale is Head of Displays at Tate modern.

Giovanni Lista is Director of research at the National Center for Scientific research (C.N.r.S). and is a specialist in early 20th Century avant garde art. Jean claude Marcadé is Director emeritus of research at the C.N.r.S.

| design / japanese design | 41

Japanese Design MoMA Design Series Introduction by Paola Antonelli Text by Penny Sparke Japanese designers’ special ability to combine aesthetic tradition with contemporary visual culture and material innovation has created a distinctive and exceptionally successful design industry in Japan, which has produced such divergent icons of modern design as Sori Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool, the Sony Walkman, the Honey-Pop armchair by Tokujin Yoshioka and the Toyota Prius.

This book traces the development of Japanese design from the country’s craft revival in the early 20th century to the extraordinary objects of high technology that have been a specialty of Japanese designers since midcentury. Paola antonelli’s lively introduction provides an overview of Japan’s design culture; an essay and timeline by Penny Sparke illuminate the masterpieces of modern Japanese design that are superbly reproduced in the volume’s plate section.

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about the authorS:

• 100 full-colour Illustrations

penny Sparke is Pro Vice-Chancellor

• 144 pages, 8 W * 8 W" (210 * 210mm)

in the arts at Kingston university, uK.

• flexibind

She is also the author of Elsie De Wolfe:

IsbN: 978-88-7439-492-0 £19.95 Pub Month: maY

The Birth of Modern Decoration and The Modern Interior. paola antonelli is Senior Curator in the Department of architecture and Design at The museum of modern art, where she has worked

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since 1994.

American Design IsbN 978-88-7439-491-3 • £19.95

Italian Design IsbN 978-88-7439-490-6 • £19.95

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42 | african art / scUlptUre |

Medusa The african Sculpture of enchantment

By Boris Wastiau From 5 Continents Editions Just as the mythological Greek figure medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning african artifacts, masks and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolise a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. mysterious and exceptionally crafted, these masks and sculptures are deciphered by african art specialist Boris Wastiau, who examines their symbolism and ritual usage, and explores the connection between the material and spiritual. against a backdrop of allegories are more than 100 beautifully photographed works from the museum of ethnography in Geneva; Medusa is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to african art. exhibition ScheDuLe:

Museum of ethnography, Geneva November 13, 2008–December 30, 2009

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about the author:

• 160 full-color illustrations

boris Wastiau is curator of the depart-

• 256 pages, 11 * 9 V" (280 * 240mm)

ments of africa and the americas at

• hardback with jacket IsbN: 978-88-7439-469-2 £40.00 Pub Month: aPrIL

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the museum of ethnography in Geneva.

He is author of the book Chokwe in the 5 Continents Visions of africa series

| asian art / scUlptUre |

Wood Sculpture in nepal Jokers and Talismans

By Bertrand Goy and Max Itzikovitz Contributions by Gisèle Krausskopff and Henri Bancaud Photographs by Hughes Dubois From 5 Continents Editions In the 1980s, enigmatic wood masks, similar to those worn by Siberian and eskimo shamans, began to appear in Parisian galleries that specialized in exotic art. Only the customary red wax affixed to the objects indicated that their origin was in fact Nepal. art lovers – fascinated by the masks’ expressions and the thickness of patina – enthusiastically began to collect them, though they were still shrouded in mystery. In this beautifully photographed book, Bertrand Goy and max Itzikovitz set out to uncover the history of the masks and to determine their place in Nepalese culture.

The authors also investigate western Nepal’s unsophisticated, anthropomorphic wood sculptures, which can be seen today in temples, on bridges and on the

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about the authorS:

outskirts of villages. No one knows if

• 140 full-color illustrations

bertrand Goy is a specialist in the

these are protective effigies or tribute

• 184 pages, 11 * 9 V" (280 * 240mm)

history of primitive arts. His publication

to divinities from an antiquated religion.

• hardback with jacket

Jarai was awarded the 2006 auguste

With an insightful text and striking imagery, this book attempts to pull back the veil on one of the world’s most cryptic art forms.

IsbN: 978-88-7439-509-5 £40.00 Pub Month: aPrIL

Pavie award by the académie des Sciences d’Outremer. Max itzikovitz is a well-known collector of primitive arts; works from his collection are featured in this book.

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h i S t o r Y o f c o M i c S at a b r a M S Since the company’s inception in 1949, harry n. Abrams, Inc., has identified and celebrated contemporary and groundbreaking art, championing burgeoning creative forms and presenting them to the public in beautifully produced and authoritatively written illustrated books.

In 1973 Abrams published The Art of Walt Disney

by Christopher Finch, presenting this work as art in the same way we published books on Rockwell, Picasso, and Rembrandt. Since then, Abrams has published many groundbreaking books on comics art, such as The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics by bill blackbeard, Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman

by Patrick McDonnell, and Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World’s Greatest Comics by Les Daniels.

With the launch of Abrams Comic Ar ts, Abrams will continue to recognize and publish award-winning art books and graphic novels that illuminate the world of comics and comics art. our goal is to maintain the fine art tradition Abrams is known for, and to define the medium of comics and comics art for generations to come. Editorial vision combined with phenomenal design and production capabilities position Abrams ComicArts to be the industry leader.

| art / graphic art | 47

Secret identity The Fetish art of Superman’s Co-creator Joe Shuster

By Craig Yoe Introduction by Stan Lee Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman’s Co-creator Joe Shuster showcases rare and recently discovered early erotic artwork by the most seminal artist in comics. Created in the late 1940s when Shuster was down on his luck after suing DC Comics over the copyright for Superman, he illustrated these images for a British series of magazines called Nights of Horror, published under the counter until it was banned by the u.S. Senate.

The discovery of this artwork reveals the ‘secret identity’ of this revered comics creator, and is sure to generate controversy and forever change the perception of the way we look at Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang and Jimmy Olsen.

The book includes reproductions of these images, and an introduction that provides a detailed account of the scandal and the court trial that resulted from

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about the authorS:

the publication of this racy material.

• 125 two-colour illustrations and 32

craig Yoe runs the New York design firm

pages of four-colour illustrations

YOe! Studio with Clizia Gussoni, and their

• 160 pages, 8 V * 8 V" (216 * 216mm)

clients include mTV and microsoft. Yoe

• hardback with jacket

is the author of over 30 books, including

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9634-2 £12.99

Time magazine book of the year. Stan Lee is a writer, editor, and comic book

Pub Month: aPrIL ISBN: 978-0-8109-9634-2

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The Art of Mickey Mouse, which was a

creator, and the former president and chairman of marvel Comics.

780810 996342

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TheISBN Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 Days 0810949690 IsbN 978-0-8109-4969-0 • £19.95

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| art / graphic art | 49

the art of harvey Kurtzman

The mad Genius of Comics

By Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle Introduction by Harry Shearer r. Crumb got his first professional break working for Harvey Kurtzman. Gloria Steinem started her editorial career working for Kurtzman. Terry Gilliam got his start as Kurtzman’s editorial assistant. art Spiegelman has repeatedly claimed that he owes his career to Kurtzman. Hugh Hefner’s favourite artist is Kurtzman. In the New York Times Book Review, Harvey Kurtzman was called, ‘one of the most important figures in postwar america’.

Kurtzman was the creator of MAD magazine and Playboy’s ‘Little annie Fanny’ and is considered one of the leading artists in american satirical and adult comics. His skills as a writer, artist and editor brought a witty and profound perspective to comics. Through the various publications he created, Kurtzman had a major impact on popular culture as well as on the artists who worked

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about the authorS:

for him and all who followed him.

• 200 full-colour illustrations

Denis Kitchen’s partnership represents

• 256 pages with 8-page vellum insert,

the Harvey Kurtzman estate, providing

The Art of Harvey Kurtzman is the first and only book on this ‘master of american Comics’. The book includes

10 V * 11 W" (267 * 286mm) • hardback with jacket

pencil sketches and layouts, inked draw-

paul buhle has written and edited

IsbN: 978-0-8109-7296-4

ings, colour compositions, correspon-

£20.00

dence and never-before-seen photos and art from the Kurtzman estate.

unprecedented access for this book.

35 books. He lives in rhode Island. harry Shearer is a comic personality and author, director, satirist, musician,

U.S. Can. $44.00 Pub$40.00 Month: aPrIL UK £20.00 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7296-4

5 4 0 0 0

radio host, playwright, multimedia artist and record label owner. He is a voice actor on The Simpsons, and has

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appeared on screen in many movies, including This Is Spinal Tap.

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ISBN 0810994478 Kirby IsbN 978-0-8109-9447-8 • £21.00

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| graphic novel | 51

Whatever happened to the World of tomorrow?

Written and illustrated by Brian Fies This vibrant new graphic novel by the award-winning author of Mom’s Cancer tells the story of progress in the 20th century with the engaging and deeply personal style that is unique to comic art.

Through the multiple lenses of politics, popular culture and the developing relationship between the young narrator and his father, Fies traces the rise of technology from the World’s Fair in 1939 through the space age of the 1950s and finally to an imaginative prediction of life in the mid-21st century. as thoroughly informative as it is entertaining, the novel presents detailed information on the advancement of electricity, nuclear power, satellites, Disneyland, transistor radios, the space race and more. Interspersed with regular installments of the adventures of the futuristic comic book hero Cap Crater, and real historical photographs, this is a lively trip through the last 70 years of technological evolution.

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about the author:

• 200 pages of colour illustrations with

brian fies is a writer and cartoonist

40 pages on special comics paper

whose widely acclaimed first graphic

• 208 pages, 10 3/16 * 6 5/8" (259 x 168mm)

novel Mom’s Cancer won the 2005 eisner

• hardback with jacket

award for Best Digital Comic – the first

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9636-6 £12.99

Web comic to win the award in this new category – the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Best Comic, the 2007 Harvey

Pub Month: aPrIL ISBN: 978-0-8109-9636-6

award for Best New Talent, and the 2007 German Youth Literature Prize, among other awards and recognition.

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He lives in Santa rosa, California.

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Mom’s ISBNCancer 0810958401 IsbN 978-0-8109-5840-1 • £7.95

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52 | art / graphic art |

the art of Jaime hernandez The Secrets of Life and Death

By Todd Hignite Introduction by Alison Bechdel In 1981 two mexican-american brothers self-published their first comic book, titled Love and Rockets, and ‘changed american cartooning forever’ according to Publishers Weekly. Twenty-five years later it is still being published to critical and commercial success.

Hernandez’s moving stories chronicle the lives of the most memorable and fully formed characters the comic form has ever seen. His female protagonists, masterfully delineated with humour, candor and breathtaking realism, come to life within California’s mexican-american culture and punk milieu’s heyday.

In april 2006 Jaime Hernandez began serializing his work in the New York Times Magazine, succeeding Chris Ware as the second artist to do so in Times history. The notoriously private artist has opened his archives for the first time, reveling neverbefore-seen sketches, childhood drawings and unpublished work, alongside his most famous Love and Rockets material.

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about the authorS:

• 100 full-colour and black-and-white

todd hignite is an acclaimed com-

illustrations

ics scholar, and founder and editor

• 224 pages, 12 W * 9" (311 * 229mm)

of the award-winning publication

• hardback with jacket

Comic Art. alison bechdel is the

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9570-3 £20.00 Pub Month: JuNe ISBN: 978-0-8109-9570-3

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bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the autobiographical graphic novel memoir Fun Home.

| art / graphic art | 53

underground classics The Transformation of Comics into Comix

By James Danky and Denis Kitchen Essays by Trina Robbins, Paul Buhle and Patrick Rosenkranz The impact of underground comics is profound: They galvanized subsequent generations of cartoonists and forever changed the economics of comics publishing at all levels; and they even influenced earlier generations of artists. While the works of robert Crumb and art Spiegelman are well-known via The New Yorker, Maus and retrospective collections, the art of contemporaries such as Gilbert Shelton, Trina robbins, Justin Green, S. Clay Wilson and many other important cartoonists who came of age in the 1960s is considerably less known.

Underground Classics provides the first serious survey of underground comics as art. Four essays, from curators Denis Kitchen and James Danky, Paul Buhle, Patrick rosenkranz and Trina robbins, offer a thorough reflection and appraisal of the underground movement. Over two hundered original drawings, paintings, sculptures and artifacts are featured, loaned from both major private collections

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about the authorS:

• 125 full-colour and 30 black-and-white

James Danky is on the faculty of

illustrations

the School of Journalism and mass

• 144 pages, 12 * 8 X" (305 * 222mm)

Communication at the university of

• hardback

Wisconsin-madison, where he also

and the artists themselves, making

IsbN: 978-0-8109-0598-6

Underground Classics indispensible

£14.99

for the serious-minded comics fan

Pub Month: maY

Print Culture in modern america. From his first self-published effort, Charles

ISBN: 978-0-8109-2109-2

and the casual reader alike.

cofounded the Center for the History of

a. riley II Mom’s Homemade Comics #1 in 1968, Denis Kitchen has worked with every important artist active in

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producing underground comix.

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r. crumb’s heroes of blues, Jazz & country ISBN 0810930865

IsbN 978-0-8109-3086-5 • £10.95

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the Laugh-out-Loud cats Sell out

By Adam Koford Introduction by John Hodgmann adam Koford’s Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out is a hilarious and charming mash-up of LOLcats (those ubiquitous photos of cats, captioned humorously and ungrammatically) with the stylings of early twentieth-century american comics, such as Walt Kelly’s Pogo and George Herriman’s Krazy Kat. These single-panel comic strips, drawn on ‘vintage’ off-white paper and purportedly created around 1912 by Koford’s great-grandfather, aloysius ‘Gorilla’ Koford, allow familiar jokes – plus references to Proust, Star Wars, Lovecraft, classical mythology and everything in between – to transcend their origins in a fresh, inventive way.

The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out presents the very best of Koford’s online archives, alongside 30 new comics produced exclusively for this collection. an introduction by The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, whose ‘700 Hoboes’ project inspired Koford to create Kitteh and Pip, frames the strips for both the longtime fan and the LOLinitiate.

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about the authorS:

• 150 black-and-white illustrations

adam Koford is an improbably prolific

• 160 pages, 6 V * 6 V" (165 * 165mm)

cartoonist who has been involved in sev-

• hardback

eral projects, including ‘700 Hoboes’ and

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9571-0 £7.99

‘Conan vs. Bear’. He has been featured on Boing Boing TV and is a regular contributor to Drawn.ca. John hodgman is the

Pub Month: marCH

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9571-0 51295

author of The Areas of My Expertise and More Information Than You Require, and a regular contributor to The Daily Show and The New York Times Magazine.

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Krazy ISBNKat 0810991859 IsbN 978-0-8109-9185-9 • £11.95

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mUsic / pop cUltUre | 57

b battle of the band names n The Best and Worst Band Names ever (and all the Brilliant, Colorful, Stupid Ones in Between)

By Bart Bull award-winning veteran music journalist a Bart Bull has created a one-of-a-kind book and compiled the most colourful, clever, obscure and unusual band names of the past 50 years. Broken down into 37 highly-designed chapters, Bull covers the worlds of ska, surf, hip hop, punk, country, psychedelia, new wave and heavy metal alongside more creative categories such as tribute bands, girl groups, heavy metal bands in France, Japanese bands with english names and artists with colours or places in their title and, most daringly, the best and worst band names of all time.

The book’s free-styling flow is irresistible as one band name trips gracelessly over another, from Sublime to The ridiculous Poodles and on to

about the author:

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bart bull is a former SPIN, Details and

• 256 pages, 8 * 6" (203 * 152mm)

Vogue editor, multiple winner of the

• paperback

Deems-Taylor-aSCaP award for excelllence in writing about music and the mr. Blackwell of band name choices.

The ultimate Spinach; from Head east to True West, from Frankie Goes To Hollywood to the New York Dolls

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9640-3

and on to Barbie and the rockers and

£8.99

their hardcore arch-rivals, Jem and The

Pub Month: maY ISBN: 978-0-8109-9640-3

Holograms. This jam-packed musical

51595

stream of consciousness is a perfect gift for music or language lovers as well as fans of cutting-edge graphic design.

9 780810 996403

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| fashion / pop cUltUre | 59

Star Wars™ Punch Out and Play

By Michael and Karan Feder Star Wars: Punch Out and Play features iconic photos of your favourite Star Wars characters along with famous quotations from the films, but the fun doesn’t end there: You can ‘punch out and play’ with each character to create twelve paper dolls. Decorate your home, office or anyplace in need of some intergalactic inspiration and transport yourself to a galaxy far, far away. . . .

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about the authorS:

• 18 full-colour illustrations

Michael feder and Karan feder are

• 32 pages, 11 * 7" (279 * 178mm)

the authors of Elvis: Your Personal

• paperback with 12 individual die-cuts

Fashion Consultant and Liberace:

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8900-9

Your Personal Fashion Consultant. .

£6.99 Pub Month: aPrIL

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8900-9 51295

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ISBN 0810994522 Liberace IsbN 978-0-8109-9452-2 • £6.95

Elvis 978-0-8109-7270-4 • £6.99 9 IsbN 7 ISBN 8 0978-0-8109-7270-4 810 994522 9

780810 972704

© 2009 LucasFilm Ltd. and Tm. all rights reserved. used under authorization.

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about Dogs

By George Booth Introduction by Bill Cosby Beloved cartoonist George Booth has spent over four decades at the New Yorker constructing a universe so distinct and detailed it would be immediately identifiable even without his signature at the bottom of the panel. Known for cartoons of twitching dogs situated alongside a long-suffering couple, this collection highlights Booth’s best and funniest dog cartoons in a small, hardback format.

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about the authorS:

• 120 black-and-white illustrations

George booth is an award-winning

• 128 pages, 6 V * 6 V" (165 * 165mm)

illustrator whose work has appeared in

• hardback

the New Yorker, the New York Times and

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8361-8 £7.99

serveral children’s books. His previous books include The Essential George Booth, Omnibooth, Think Good Thoughts and

Pub Month: aPrIL

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8361-8 51495

About a Pussycat. bill cosby is an american comedian, actor, author, producer, and activist. Creator of Fat albert, he

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is also the New York Times bestselling author of Fatherhood, and the Little Bill series for children.

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ISBNand 0810944398 Scotch Toilet Water?

IsbN 978-0-8109-4439-8 • £13.50 a

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poem in Your pocket 200 Poems to read and Carry Edited by Elaine Bleakney Published in conjunction with the Academy of American Poets Introduction by Kay Ryan, U.S. Poet Laureate Poem in Your Pocket enables you to select a poem you love, neatly tear out the perforated page and then carry it with you all day to read and be inspired by, or to share with family and friends.

This innovative format features 200 poems from Shakespeare to Simic, cleverly organised by theme. If you want to carry a motivational poem in your pocket during a stressful day, just flip to the ‘myself I Speak & Spell’ section. If you want to romance your lover and surprise him or her with a seductive sonnet, turn to the ‘Love & rockets’ section. Now you can easily spread the love of poetry or treasure it in private with Poem in Your Pocket!

Whether you’re a fan of Sylvia Plath or emily Dickinson, Frank O’Hara or Walt Whitman, Poem in Your Pocket has something for everyone.

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about the authorS:

• 224 pages, 7 * 5" (178 * 127mm)

elaine bleakney is a former coordinator

• hardback with pullout pages

of the academy of american Poets, a

IsbN: 978-0-8109-0636-5 £7.99

nonprofit organization with a mission to support american poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the apprecia-

Pub Month: aPrIL

ISBN: 978-0-8109-0636-5 51495

tion of contemporary poetry. Kay ryan was appointed the sixteenth u.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 2007.

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The Aspiring Poet’s Journal ISBN 978-0-8109-7238-4 978-0-8109-7238-4 • £9.95

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plato and a platypus/ aristotle and an aardvark boxed Set

By Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein Two books, one box and the meaning of life – what more do you want? In the New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes, you’ll get a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts and thinkers. It’s Philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously.

But wait! There’s more! Our two favourite philosopher-comedians also are here to rescue everyone from the double-speak, flim-flam and alternate reality of politics. Lobbing jokes and cartoons – as well as the occasional insight from aristotle and his peers – Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes explains what politicos are really up to when they state: ‘The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence’ (Donald rumsfeld), ‘It depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is’ (Bill Clinton) or even, ‘We hold these truths

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about the authorS:

• Illustrations throughout

thomas cathcart and Daniel Klein pur-

• Two volumes, 6 W * 4 W"

sued the usual careers after majoring in

(159 * 108mm)

philosophy at Harvard. Tom worked with

• hardback with slipcase

street gangs in Chicago and dropped in

to be self-evident…’ (Thomas Jefferson,

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8377-9

et al). Finally – it all makes sense!

£12.99

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8377-9 52500

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wrote jokes for comedians, designed stunts for Candid Camera and continues

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and out of various divinity schools. Dan

to pen thrillers.

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Library Mouse a Friend’s Tale

By Daniel Kirk

The library mouse returns in this much-anticipated sequel!

Celebrated writer and illustrator Daniel Kirk brings to life the joys of reading, writing and sharing in this all-new Library Mouse adventure. Sam the Library mouse loves to write, and the children love his little books which he leaves on the library shelves for them to find.

But no one at the library has ever met him. When Tom can’t find a partner for a book-making assignment and finds Sam’s secret hole behind the children’s reference section, will the pair be able to work together, or is Sam’s secret identity spoiled forever? a heartwarming tale about collaboration and creative ambitions, this book will enchant any aspiring young author or illustrator.

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about the author:

• 32 pages, full-colour Illustrations

Daniel Kirk has illustrated a number of

• 10 V * 8 V" (267 * 216mm)

books for children. Library Mouse was

• hardback with jacket

given a starred review by Booklist maga-

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8927-6 £7.99

zine, which called it ‘a show-stopper’.

For more information about him, visit his web site: www.danielkirk.com.

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Library Mouse IsbN ISBN:978-0-8109-9346-4 978-0-8109-9346-4 • £7.95 51595

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When the sun rises on a neW day, it brings With it a neW World of possibilities.

all in a Day

By Cynthia Rylant Illustrated by Nikki McClure

This beautiful picture book pairs celebrated children’s author Cynthia Rylant with acclaimed cutpaper artist Nikki McClure.

This lovely story illuminates all the possibilities a day offers – the opportunities and chances that won’t ever come again – and also delivers a gentle message of good stewardship of our planet.

Newbery medal–winner Cynthia rylant’s poetic text, alongside Nikki mcClure’s stunning, meticulously crafted cut-paper art, makes this picture book not only timeless but appealing to all ages, from one to 100.

about the authorS:

cynthia rylant won the Newbery medal for Missing May and the Newbery Honor for A Fine White Dust. nikki Mcclure, a self-taught artist, is the author and illustrator of abrams’ Collect Raindrops.

SpecificationS:

• 32 pages, full-colour illustrations aLSo avaiLabLe:

• 10 * 10 W" (254 * 260mm) • hardback with jacket IsbN: 978-0-8109-8321-2 £8.99 Pub Month: marCH 51795

ISBN 0810993303

Collect Raindrops IsbN 978-0-8109-9330-3 • £15.95

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Where is the cake now?

By T. T. Khing

A hilarious follow-up to the wordless picture book hit Where is the cake?

Following the groundbreaking Where Is the Cake?, this sequel is also told entirely without words. The story will delight readers as they follow a group of animals who decide to have a picnic. They travel all around the richly detailed countryside, up hills and over rivers, searching for the perfect place to set up their food. But trouble looms – when they finally find the right spot, the all-important cake is missing! Children can help the animals recover their cake in a unique picture book that rewards multiple reads.

SpecificationS:

about the author:

• 32 pages of full-colour illustrations

t. t. Khing (Thé-Tjong Khing) was born

• 11 V * 9 X" (292 * 248mm)

in Java, Indonesia, and studied in the

• hardback with jacket

Netherlands. He began his career as a

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8926-9 £7.99

books. Khing is now one of the Netherlands’ most celebrated illustrators and

Pub Month: JuNe

has received several prestigious awards.

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cartoonist and now focuses on children’s

His books have been translated into numerous languages. He lives in the Netherlands.

aLSo avaiLabLe:

ISBNIs 0810917989 Where the Cake?

IsbN 978-0-8109-1798-9 • £8.95

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Fi n d t h e o w l w h o n e e d s h e r g l a s s e s ...

The butter f ly s e a r c h i n g f o r a f l o we r...

Fa t h e r s e a u r c h i n a n d h i s s o n p l ay i n g h i d e - a n d - s e e k !

The peacock s h o w i n g o f f h i s f e a t h e r s ...

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Spot it!

Find the Hidden Creatures

By Delphine Chedru

A new search-and-find book in the tradition of Abrams’ popular can You find it? series This stylish, innovative search-andfind picture book features 15 animals and one farmer hidden in 16 abstract designs. Following clues in the brief text, readers must search out the hidden creature in each spread, often disguised in clever and unexpected ways.

The unique designs and concealed animals turn this book into a treasure hunt for clever young readers. Once parents and children begin the hunt, they won’t be able to resist finding all of the creatures!

SpecificationS:

about the author:

• 40 pages, full-colour illustrations

Delphine chedru is a designer, illustra-

• 11 F/i * 8 V" (295 * 216mm)

tor and author. She studied at the École

• hardback with rounded corners

Supérieure des arts Décoratifs de Stras-

IsbN: 978-0-8109-0632-7 £7.99

bourg, in the east of France. She lives in Paris, France.

Pub Month: aPrIL 51495 9 780810 906327

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panorama a Foldout Book

By Fani Marceau and Joëlle Jolivet

A one-of-a-kind fanfold picture book from the bestselling illustrator of 365 Penguins an innovative format and breathtaking concept meet in this trip around the world – and back again! This 32-page book fan-folds out into a single panorama – over 12 feet long! – that takes the reader from India to ecuador and from Iceland to romania. each natural scene seamlessly runs into the next, incorporating each area's natural beauty and indigenous wildlife. On the reverse of the fanfold, the same scenes and locations are shown at night. It's a beautiful and memorable look at the world from differing perspectives, eye-catching and completely unique.

about the authorS:

Joëlle Jolivet is the internationally acclaimed illustrator of 365 Penguins, a New York Times bestseller. Publishers Weekly has called her books 'vibrant' and 'dazzling'. She lives in Paris, France. fani Marceau has worked as a teacher, copy editor, book reviewer and editor. She lives in Paris, France.

Explore the world by day and night in this stunning foldout book from the illustrator of the bestselling 365 Penguins.

SpecificationS:

• 32 pages, full-colour illustrations • 13 V * 10" (343 * 254mm)

aLSo avaiLabLe:

• hardback with jacket Gspnfoubm!¦!Kpmjwfu

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8332-8

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city i Love Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins llustrated by Marcellus Hall

An exuberant urban-themed collection for young armchair travelers everywhere!

City is the place to be.

City is the place for me.

City I Love sings like the river Seine and sparkles like the lights in Times Square!

Featuring eighteen poems that guide the reader on an international tour – from New York to San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Cairo and beyond – this exuberant collection is perfect for reading aloud to city kids, aspiring world travelers and adventurous spirits everywhere.

Beloved children’s poet Lee Bennett Hopkins and New Yorker artist marcellus Hall, an exciting children’s book newcomer, have crafted an extraordinary urban-themed collection that celebrates the beauty, diversity, energy, architecture and excitement of city life.

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• 32 pages, full-colour illustrations

Lee bennett hopkins has written

• 10 V * 8 V" (267 * 216mm)

and edited countless celebrated

• hardback with jacket

poetry collections, including Behind

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8327-4 £7.99

the Museum Door, My America and Home to Me. Marcellus hall has created artwork for many maga-

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ISBN: 978-0-8109-8327-4

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zines, including the New Yorker and Time. He is also the illustrator of Because You Are My Baby. City I Love

9 780810 983274

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is his second book for children.

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hee-haw-Dini and the Great Zambini

By Kim Kennedy Illustrated by Doug Kennedy

A humorous story of magic and mystery, from the creators of Pirate Pete.

Who says that farm animals can’t be magicians? Hee-Haw the donkey and Chester the field mouse live on a farm but dream of becoming master magicians. None of the other farm animals believe they can do it, but when the Great Zambini’s magic chest falls off his train, they just might have a shot.

With the help of the Great Zambini’s most difficult illusions, Hee-Haw and Chester disguise themselves as master performers and wow their friends. With practice and hard work, they learn the truth of the magician’s Secret motto: ‘In order to become a magician, one must believe that magical things can happen’. a delightful tale of fearless ambition, this story proves that appearances can be deceiving – especially when a box of illusions is involved.

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• 32 pages, full-colour illustrations

Kim Kennedy and her brother

• 10 V * 8 V" (267 * 216mm)

Doug Kennedy have collaborated

• hardback with jacket

on several book projects. Publishers

IsbN: 978-0-8109-7025-0 £7.99

fantasy situations that evoke 19thcentury fairy stories . . . [and the]

Pub Month: aPrIL

paintings have the spirit of early

ISBN 978-0-8109-7025-0

5 1 5 9 5 9

Weekly said the Kennedys ‘create

animation with a touch of Oz’.

780810 970250

aLSo avaiLabLe:

Pirate Pete’s Talk Like a Pirate IsbN 978-0-8109-9348-8 • £7.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-9348-8

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chicken butt!

By Erica S. Perl Illustrated by Henry Cole

This deliciously silly picture book invites kids and parents to giggle together, and builds reading confidence.

You know what?

What?

Chicken butt!

The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture book, with call-and-response parts for parent and child. The word repetition in erica S. Perl’s text and wonderfully comic illustrations by beloved artist Henry Cole, make this a particularly inviting book for new readers, as does the opportunity to ‘trick’ a parent or other adult into participating in a very silly joke. The humour builds to a surprising and satisfying conclusion. Warning: Kids will want to read this one over and over and over again!

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• 32 pages, full-colour illustrations

erica S. perl is the author of Chicken

• 9 * 9" (229 * 229mm)

Bedtime Is Really Early and Ninety-Three in My Family. henry cole grew up on a

• hardback IsbN: 978-0-8109-8325-0 £7.99

farm in Virginia with a coop full of mischievous chickens. He now lives in Florida with two peacocks. You can find him

Pub Month: aPrIL

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8325-0

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online at www.henrycole.net.

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budgie & boo

By David McPhail

A sweet tale of two special friends by master children’s book author and illustrator David McPhail Budgie was a bear. Boo was a bunny.

Budgie grew flowers Boo grew vegetables.

Boo’s vegetables were the tastiest, and nobody grew flowers as beautiful as Budgie’s.

Budgie and Boo were the best gardeners, who decided to be the best of friends.

And they were.

New York Times bestselling illustrator David mcPhail has crafted a timeless tale of friendship in the tradition of such classics as Frog and Toad. Budgie & Boo introduces two new lovable characters who will charm the youngest readers with their humor and high jinks! morning, noon and night, Budgie and Boo work in their gardens, have adventures and solve problems for each other – from fixing a leaky roof to fixing breakfast – because that’s what best friends are for. Together they learn that

SpecificationS:

about the author:

• 32 pages, full-colour illustrations

David McPhail has illustrated more than

• 9 V * 9" (241 * 229mm)

100 books for children, including the New

• hardback with jacket

York Times bestseller When Sheep Sleep.

even if they lose their way, friendship is

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8324-3

all they need to get through the day.

£7.99

His other titles include Water Boy, I Love You Because You’re You and If You Were My Bunny.

Pub Month: aPrIL

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8324-3

51595 9 780810 983243

aLSo avaiLabLe:

ISBN 0810917842

Water Boy IsbN 978-0-8109-1784-2 • £7.95

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beyond a Solar System Voyage

By Michael Benson

Based on the highly praised adult bestseller Beyond Discover what the solar system looks like up close in this definitive collection of space exploration photographs. Since the 1960s, NaSa has been sending unmanned satellites to explore the planets, moons and sun. These probes have amassed a stunning visual record of other worlds, revealing not one but scores of new frontiers, from rust-red mars to Saturn with its ethereal rings. michael Benson has pulled together the most spectacular of these images into a volume that focuses on the awesome appearance of these celestial bodies. He discusses what the photos actually reveal about the places in simple language children will understand. The book includes a glossary and index.

SpecificationS:

about the author:

• 128 pages, full-colour photographs

Michael benson is a journalist and maker

• 11 * 9 " (279 * 229mm)

of documentary films, including the

• hardback with jacket

award-winning Predictions of Fire (1995).

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8322-9 £9.99

His work has been published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone and the Nation, among other publications, and he has

Pub Month: marCH

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8322-9

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been a television (CNN) and radio (NPr) reporter. He lives in New York City, uSa.

9 780810 983229

aLSo avaiLabLe:

ISBN 0810973886

Space IsbN 978-0-8109-7388-6 • £9.95

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the book of Who

By Laura Jaffé and Alain Korkos Illustrated by Véronique Deiss

The follow-up to the fun backseat reads the book of Why, the book of how, and the book of When In 96 pages of head-scratching questions and answers, this book takes on the all-important question: Who? Who can change the course of history? Who invented stamps? Who wrote the Bible? Who am I? – these and many more are tackled with wit and brevity. Full of clearly explained answers for some of life’s toughest questions, The Book of Who will satisfy even the most curious kid.

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• 96 pages, 93 full-colour illustrations

Laura Jaffé studied philosophy and

• 12 D/i * 6 X" (314 * 171mm)

journalism, and now divides her time

• hardback

between writing and working in schools.

IsbN: 978-0-8109-7823-2 £7.95

ISBN: 978-0-8109-7823-2 Pub Month: JuNe 51695

Born in Paris, alain Korkos brings an eclectic background to his writing for children. véronique Deiss studied with the celebrated illustrator Claude Lapointe. Her illustrations have appeared in books and periodicals for children and adults.

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aLSo avaiLabLe:

0810993426 TheISBN Book of How IsbN 978-0-8109-9342-6 • £7.95

The Book of When ISBN 978-0-8109-7240-7 IsbN 978-0-8109-7240-7 • £7.95

5 1 6 9 5

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0810959811 TheISBN Book of Why IsbN 978-0-8109-5981-1 • £7.95

780810 972407

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the Sisters Grimm Book Six: Tales from the Hood

By Michael Buckley Illustrated by Peter Ferguson

The Grimms defend Mr. Canis in Ferryport Landing’s trial of the century.

Funny, suspenseful, and fast-paced, The Sisters Grimm continues to charm readers with its outrageous take on familiar fairy tales.

In Ferryport Landing everyone gets a day in court – even the Big Bad Wolf, a.k.a. mr. Canis. When Canis is put on trial for past crimes, mayor Heart’s kangaroo court is determined to find him guilty. It’s up to the Grimms to uncover evidence to save their friend, though Sabrina starts to wonder whether they would all be safer with the Wolf in jail.

Despite her misgivings, Sabrina and her sister, Daphne, investigate what actually happened in the Big Bad Wolf’s most famous tale – and the real story is full of

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

surprises!

• Illustrations in black-and-white

Michael buckley has written and

• 304 pages, 7 * 5 V" (178 * 140mm)

developed shows for Nickelodeon,

• paperback

Disney, mTV animation, the Sci-Fi Channel, the Discovery Channel,

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8925-2

and VH1. He lives in Brooklyn, New

£4.99

York, with his wife, alison, and son,

Pub Month: marCH

Finn. peter ferguson is a comic book 50695

and editorial artist who has also illustrated the young adult novels The Anybodies and The Nobodies by

9 780810 989252

N.e. Bode. He lives in argentina.

aLSo avaiLabLe:

Book Two: 0810993235 TheISBN Unusual Suspects IsbN: 978-0-8109-9323-5 • £4.95

Book One: Once Upon a Crime ISBN 978-0-8109-9322-8 IsbN: 978-0-8109-9322-8 • £4.95

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Book Three: The Problem Child IsbN: 978-0-8109-9359-4 • £4.95 ISBN 978-0-8109-9359-4 50595

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the Sisters Grimm Book Seven: The everafter War

By Michael Buckley Illustrated by Peter Ferguson

Daphne and Sabrina’s parents finally wake up, and shocking secrets are revealed in the seventh installment of the bestselling series!

Picking up after the dramatic cliffhanger that ended Book Six, which left readers on the edge of their seats, Sabrina and Daphne’s prayers are finally answered when their parents are awoken from their sleeping spell. But their happy reunion is short-lived, as they are caught in the middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and Prince Charming’s everafter army. as the family works to help the prince's ragtag group of rebels and protect their friends, Sabrina comes face-to-face with the family’s deadliest enemy – the mysterious master – who reveals a secret so shocking it will rock the entire family to its core.

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• Illustrations in black-and-white

Michael buckley has written and

• 304 pages, 7 * 5 V" (178 * 140mm)

developed shows for Nickelodeon,

• hardback

Disney, mTV animation, the Sci-Fi

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8355-7 £7.99

Channel, the Discovery Channel, and VH1. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, alison, and son,

Pub Month: maY

Finn. peter ferguson is a comic book 51595

and editorial artist who has also illustrated the young adult novels The Anybodies and The Nobodies by

9 780810 983557

N.e. Bode. He lives in argentina.

aLSo avaiLabLe:

Book Four: 0810993228 TheISBN Fairy-Tale Detectives IsbN: 978-0-8109-9549-9 • £4.95

Book Five: Crimes and Misdemeanors IsbN: • £4.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-7263-6 978-0-8109-7263-6 5 0 5 9 5 9

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780810 972636

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operation redwood

By S. Terrell French

Can an e-mail message save a forest?

Clandestine e-mail exchanges, secret trips, fake press releases and a tree house standoff are among the clever stunts and pranks the kid heroes pull in this exciting ecological adventure.

‘Sibley Carter is a moron and a worldclass jerk’ – when Julian Carter-Li intercepts an angry e-mail message meant for his greedy, high-powered uncle, it sets him on the course to stop an environmental crime! His uncle’s company plans to cut down some of the oldest and last California redwood trees, and it’s up to Julian, and a ragtag group of friends, to figure out a way to stop them. This fantastic debut novel shows the power of determined individuals, no matter what their age, to stand up to environmental wrongdoing.

SpecificationS:

about the author:

• 240 pages, 7F/i * 5" (194 * 127mm)

S. terrell french is an environmental law-

• hardback with jacket

yer and first-time author. She lives in San

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8354-0 £7.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8354-0

51695

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children, and has made many favorite trips to redwood forests.

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Francisco with her husband and three

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the unknowns

By Benedict Carey

Perfect for fans of smart mysteries like chasing Vermeer, this quirky novel follows a pair of clever kids who end up breaking the case using geometry and algebra.

In a trailer park called adjacent, next to the Folsom energy Plant, people have started to vanish, and no one seems to care. at first Lady Di and her best friend, Tom Jones, barely notice the disappearances – until their beloved maths tutor, mrs. Clarke, is abducted too. mrs.

Clarke has left them clues, in the form of mathematical equations, that lead them all over the trailer park, through hidden tunnels under ‘mount Trashmore’, and into the Folsom energy Plant itself, where Lady Di and Tom Jones and a gang of other misfits uncover the sordid truth about what’s really happening there.

about the author:

SpecificationS:

• 272 pages, 8 W * 5V" (210 * 140mm)

benedict carey, a former Los Angeles

• hardback with jacket

Times writer and current New York Times

IsbN: 978-0-8109-7991-8 £7.99

science section writer, was a maths and physics major in college, so he knows his geometry. Hoping to ignite a passion for

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maths in his own kids, Benedict decided 51695

to craft a smart and action-packed story that uses maths lessons to solve the

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mysterious disappearance of their maths tutor.

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the Girls

By Tucker Shaw

No boys allowed! It’s time to gossip with the Girls! meet mary: She’s beautiful, she’s nice and her ski star boyfriend is cheating on her. meet Crystal: She’s a townie, she works at mod Jeans and she’s cheating with mary’s boyfriend. meet Sylvia: She’s nasty, she’s rich and she’s got something up her Pradadesigned sleeve. meet amber: She’s a flake, she’s the barista at the hottest coffee shop in aspen and she serves up gossip even hotter than grande skim lattes. meet Peggy: She’s mary’s best friend, she’s a snowboarder and aspiring chef and she has no idea how to cope with all these girls. a modern retelling of the classic play The Women by Clare Boothe Luce (which featured not one male in the cast), The Girls is a quick-witted, stylish comedy about friendship, love and most important, gossip! an elite aspen

SpecificationS:

about the author:

prep school sets the stage for jealousy

• 208 pages, 8 W * 5 V" (210 * 140mm)

tucker Shaw, who has been featured

and intrigue as the lives of many girls

• hardback with jacket

on The Today Show, is the author of

intertwine and tangle into a wickedly fun mess – in which no boys ever appear! Fans of Gossip Girl will delight in the irresistible cast of The Girls!

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8348-9 £7.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8348-9

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ISBN 0810992153

Rhymes with Witches IsbN 978-0-8109-9215-3 • £4.95

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Confessions of a Back-Up Dancer and Flavor of the Week. He lives in Denver,

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9 780810 983489

many popular books for teens, including

Colorado, where he is a food editor for the Denver Post.

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My Life in pink and Green

By Lisa Greenwald

An entrepreneurial story with an environmental twist from a bright new voice Twelve-year old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem solver. When the local homecoming queen shows up at her family’s struggling drugstore with a beauty disaster that Lucy helps to fix, word gets out, and Lucy has a line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah.

But all the makeup tips in the world won’t help save the pharmacy, Lucy’s home-away-from-home and her family’s lifeline. If only she could find a way to make the pharmacy the center of town again – a place where people want to spend time, like in the old days. Lucy dreams up a solution that would resuscitate the family business and help the environment, too. But will Lucy’s family stop fighting long enough to listen to her? a funny and sweet debut featuring an unforgettable narrator who knows what she wants, whether it’s great makeup, a killer business plan – or a better world.

SpecificationS:

about the author:

• 272 pages, 8 W * 5 V" (210 * 140mm)

Lisa Greenwald is a school librarian at

• hardback with jacket

the Birch Wathen Lenox School on the

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8352-6 £7.99

upper east Side of manhattan, where she runs a weekly book club. She is also a recent graduate of the New School’s mFa

Pub Month: marCH

program in writing for children. She lives 51695

in New York City.

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88 | non-fiction |

privacy, please!

Gaining Independence from Your Parents

By Odile Amblard Illustrated by Céline Guyot

Knock before entering!

Sunscreen will help teens find some needed space.

Sometimes teens just want to lock themselves in their rooms, listen to their iPods and not deal with their families! The latest Sunscreen title assures readers that drawing boundaries with their parents is a common struggle of growing up.

Privacy, Please! helps teens understand how to become more independent from their families and make better choices for themselves as they redefine their ideas about authority and responsibility in a world where it’s hard to find some space.

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• 112 pages, 8 X * 5 V" (222 * 140mm)

Since 1997, odile amblard has been the

• paperback

deputy editor in chief of Okapi magazine.

Specialising in education, youth and ado-

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8357-1

lescence, she is the author of numerous

£5.99

books. céline Guyot has illustrated many

Pub Month: JuNe

children’s books.

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aLSo avaiLabLe:

ISBN 0810992818

All About Adoption ISBN 0810992276 IsbN 978-0-8109-9227-6 • £6.95

Flying Solo IsbN 978-0-8109-9281-8 • £6.95

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Drugs Explained ISBN 0810949317 IsbN 978-0-8109-4931-7 • £6.95

780810 992818

Walking Tall IsbN 978-0-8109-9479-9 • £6.95 ISBN 978-0-8109-9479-9

9

Don't be Shy Friends Forever?

7 8 ISBN 0 8 10810958609 0 992276 9 780810 949317 IsbN 978-0-8109-5860-9 • £6.95 IsbN 978-0-8109-9480-5 • £6.95

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ISBN 978-0-8109-9480-5

My ISBN Parents Are Getting Divorced 7 8 0 8 10810991637 0 991613 IsbN 978-0-8109-9163-7 • £6.95

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Do You believe in Ghosts?

Fortune-tellers, Séances, mediums, and more!

By Martine Laffon Illustrated by Martin Matje

A spooky guide for Halloween and fright nights all year round! readers looking for a spooky time, or for fun during the next sleepover, will be chilled by Do You Believe in Ghosts?, which introduces ideas about the spirit world – in a fun, non-threatening way.

Haunting text and ghoulish illustrations teach about séances, Ouija boards, palm readings, astrology and ‘the beyond’. every reader will be a believer!

SpecificationS:

about the authorS:

• 112 pages, 8 X * 5 V" (222 * 140mm)

Martine Laffon began her career as a

• paperback

philosophy teacher, before devoting

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8356-4 £5.99

herself to writing. She is the editor of several series and the author of numerous books for children and young adults.

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beth levine shoes HELENE VERIN Introduction by H A R O L D KO DA If you love shoes (and you do), you know that nothing says as much about a woman’s style as her taste in footwear. Long before Jimmy Choo and manolo Blahnik, Beth Levine was designing shoes to satisfy her customers’ emotional needs.

Levine, who introduced mules, stilettos and fashion boots, was a fashion visionary. Born a farmgirl, she took her design inspiration from nature – and everything else: auto racing, patchwork quilts, even the 1969 moon landing.

Fashion-forward and exquisitely constructed, Levine’s shoes were worn by stars like marilyn monroe and Barbra Streisand and favored by designers like Halston, Oscar de la renta and Geoffrey Beene.

The book’s full-colour photos of Levine’s creations – from kooky polyvinyl cowboy boots to sublime black silk pumps – display her shoes as touchstones of glamour, objects of desire and works of art.

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about the author:

• 75 full-colour, 25 black-and-white

helene verin is an award-winning

photographs

designer of shoes, wallpaper, rugs,

• 176 pages, 10 X * 8 V" (273 * 216mm)

pillows and tiles, and her work

• hardback with jacket

appears in countless books and publications, online and on televi-

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sion. a collector of and expert on

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Beth Levine shoes, she is an adjunct

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professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

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94 | craft |

Greetings from Knit cafe

By Suzan Mischer Photographs by Victoria Pearson When former CBS vice president Suzan mischer decided to open a knitting store on melrose avenue, she wanted to create a place where people could gather, slow down and talk (as well as buy supplies). The result was Knit Cafe, a sleek yet homey neighborhood crafts store in one of the most famous neighbourhoods in the world.

This fabulous shop – and the spirit it represented – was celebrated in Greetings from Knit Cafe, now available in a paperback edition. Colourful and chic, the book offers 30 of Knit Cafe’s most dazzling patterns for ‘California-style’ projects ranging from hiking socks to a bikini to a ‘red carpet’ gown. It also features stories about how the celebrated store came to be and the neighbourhood it’s in. even a few favourite recipes from regular customers are included.

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about the author:

• 75 full-colour photographs

until 1994, when she left her job to raise

• 144 pages, 9 V * 8 V" (241 * 216mm)

her children, Suzan Mischer was a vice

• paperback with flaps

president for specials and documentaries at CBS. among her credits were the

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Grammy awards, the Tony awards, the

£9.99

Clinton presidential inaugural gala and

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the miss universe pageant. mischer lives in Los angeles, where she opened Knit Cafe in 2002.

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Weekend Knitting 50 unique Projects and Ideas

By Melanie Falick Photographs by Ericka McConnell When Weekend Knitting was first published in hardback in 2003, a modern generation of knitters was just starting to discover this ‘hot new hobby’. Since then, knitting has grown wildly in popularity and melanie Falick’s book has gone on to become a knitting classic and a huge bestseller.

Now available in paperback, Weekend Knitting brings together 50 unique, innovative and still-fresh projects for beginning and more-experienced knitters, many of which can be made in a weekend or less. every project is presented with clear instructions and in beautiful photographs that celebrate perfect knitting weekends filled with fresh air, friends and delicious food.

Quotes from diverse sources about knitting, creativity and balanced living – along with favourite recipes, lists of books and movies with knitting scenes and other extras – complete the weekend knitting experience.

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about the author:

• 90 full-colour photographs

Melanie falick is the author of Handknit

• 176 pages, 9 V * 8 V" (241 * 216mm)

Holidays, Weekend Knitting and Knitting

• paperback with flaps

for Baby (with Kristin Nicholas) plus Kids Knitting and Knitting in America – with

IsbN: 978-1-58479-769-2

more than 400,000 books in print. The

£9.99

editorial director of STC Craft, she lives in

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Sewing Green 25 Projects made with repurposed & Organic materials

By Betz White Photographs by John Gruen By its nature, do-it-yourself sewing is environmentally friendly. In Sewing Green, Betz White takes stitching to an even higher level of sustainability, presenting 25 projects made from organic cloth and ‘repurposed’ thrift-store and back-of-the-closet finds and organic fabrics.

White’s whimsical yet practical designs include an apron constructed from men’s dress shirts (and a wallet from the shirts’ cuffs!), a lusciously soft blanket pieced from secondhand cashmere sweaters and even a tote bag refashioned from used Tyvek envelopes. along the way, White dispenses tips on everything from how to deconstruct old garments for reuse in new creations to how to wrap gifts with reusable fabric straps instead of paper. With Sewing Green, you’ll be fashioning handmade

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about the author:

heirlooms and sustaining traditions for

• 65 full-colour photographs

betz White is a renowned felter and

generations to come.

• 144 pages, 9 V * 8 V" (241 * 216mm)

green crafter whose work is sold online

• paperback with flaps

and in boutiques around the world.

Her work has been featured on martha

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Stewart’s TV show and in numerous

£14.99

magazines. Her first book, Warm Fuzz-

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ies, was published in 2007. Visit her 52495

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Weekend Sewing more Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching

By Heather Ross Photographs by John Gruen more than just a pair of days, a weekend is also a state of mind – a feeling of relaxation and freedom to immerse yourself fully in a favourite activity. In Weekend Sewing, designer Heather ross presents 40 creative projects for clothing, accessories and home items that can be made in a weekend. Some, like the Quick Garden Gloves and ruby’s Bloomers, take a few hours; others, like the Weekend-away Travel Bag and Trapeze Sundress, require a day or two – but all of them capture that weekend feeling. and because weekends are often the most fun when they’re social, ross features ideas that encourage us to share our stitching and our time, such as a recipe for soup to simmer while sewing, then serve to guests later in the day. The sewing instructions are beautifully illustrated, and patterns for the projects are included on pull-out sheets.

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about the author:

• 75 full-colour photographs

heather ross designs fabric, fashion

• 160 pages, 9 V * 8 V" (241 * 216mm)

projects, sewing patterns and stationery

• hardback with jacket

goods. Her two lines of fabric, Heather ross for Free Spirit and Heather ross

IsbN: 978-1-58479-675-6

for Kokka, are sold in quilting and fabric

£14.99

stores around the world. Visit her website

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at www.heatherrossdesigns.com.

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98 | craft |

Vintage Baby Knits M O R E T H A N 4 0 H E I R LO O M PAT T E R N S f R O M T H E 19 2 0 s TO T H E 195 0 s

Kristen Rengren

PHOTOGR APHY BY THAYER ALLYSON GOWDY

While working as a vintage clothing dealer, combing through estate sales and eBay listings, longtime knitter Kristen rengren amassed hundreds of knitting pattern booklets from 1920 through 1960. One day she hit upon the idea of knitting her own vintage clothes by modernizing old patterns. Now a knitwear designer, rengren brings us the result of her combined passions in Vintage Baby Knits, a charming collection of more than 40 contemporary updates of timeless baby patterns.

Projects range from small, quick-toknit items like hats, booties and shrugs to larger, more challenging designs for sweaters, body suits and dresses, all captured in beautiful photographs of adorable babies. also included are sidebars on baby fashion and knitting culture in this bygone era, and a complete reference section.

Destined to become a classic itself, Vintage Baby Knits promises cherished treasures for babies of today and tomorrow.

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Kristen rengren is a freelance knitwear

• 80 full-colour photographs

designer who specialises in vintage

• 160 pages, 8 V * 9 V" (216 * 241mm)

styles. Previously she worked as a vintage

• hardback

clothing dealer and as a public relations specialist for independent theater companies and as a development director at DePaul university in Chicago.

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feathering the nest Tracy Hutson’s earth-Friendly Guide to Decorating Your Baby’s room

By Tracy Hutson Photographs by Laurie Frankel Tracy Hutson is an acclaimed interior designer. She’s also the loving mother of two little boys. When designing their bedroom, she knew precisely what she wanted: a nursery that would be mentally stimulating yet emotionally comforting. a place that would maximize safety, shielding adventurous toddlers from harm. and a room that would be built and decorated with a healthy dose of environmental responsibility.

In Feathering the Nest, Hutson shares her passion for creating children’s spaces – putting her guiding principles into practice for four different styles of nursery design: vintage, contemporary, traditional and international. Featuring stories and photos of actual children’s rooms from around the country, Feathering the Nest focuses on the essential

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about the author:

components of nursery design, including

• 60 full-colour photographs

tracy hutson started her own Los

the special touches that make a room

• 168 pages, 8 V * 9 V" (216 * 241mm)

angeles–based design business in 1999.

your child’s very own.

• hardback with jacket

In 2003, she became part of the design team on the TV phenomenon Extreme

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Makeover: Home Edition. She lives in

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Los angeles with her husband and two

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young children.

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how to photograph Your baby revised edition

By Nick Kelsh everyone who loves children – from new parents to smitten grandparents – wants to take beautiful photographs of the babies in their lives, but they are often disappointed with the amateurish results. renowned portrait photographer Nick Kelsh shows would-be photographers how to successfully capture images of their kids in this accessible, easy-to-follow guide.

In this revised tenth-anniversary edition, Kelsh discusses digital photography for the first time, and through nine foldout lessons, gives foolproof methods for mastering baby portraiture. Kelsh’s three main concepts – get closer to your baby, find the right light and take lots of photos – are illuminated by clear examples and clever sidebars. also featured are creative ways to display your work and suggestions for unique photography projects. Parents and baby lovers everywhere will benefit from using these

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professional tips to create priceless pho-

• 100 full-colour photographs, 9 gatefolds

nick Kelsh’s photographs have been fea-

tographs that will last a lifetime.

• 48 pages, 10 * 9" (254 * 229mm)

tured on the covers of several books in

• hardback with concealed spiral binding,

the Day in the Life series and in numer-

about the author:

elastic closure

ous magazines. He collaborated with writer anna Quindlen to create the best-

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selling books Naked Babies and Siblings,

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the Mountain and the chef

By Catherine de Montalembert, Emmanuel Renaut and Isabelle Hintz Photographs by Jean-Marie Del Moral emmanuel renaut is the renowned chef of Flocons de sel, set in the mountain region of megève, France. The Mountain and the Chef invites us to take a walk of discovery through his world and meet his suppliers, from the old man with his home brew to the cheese maker, from the farmer to the fisherman and popping in to observe the beekeeper and the baker on the way. emmanuel’s menu starts with a search for the most refined and very best ingredients in order to create delicious and original dishes. The chef opens up his kitchen and shares over 50 recipes, all of which he created to complement the different seasons of the year. Beautifully photographed by Jean-marie Del moral, the book is not just a collection of recipes from one of the world’s best chefs, but also an invitation to discover the rich heritage, relaxed way of life, and delicious cuisine of the French mountains.

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• 180 full-colour and 40 black-and-white

emmanuel renaut was awarded two

photographs

michelin stars in 2006. He trained in Paris,

• 240 pages, 10 E/f * 7 V" (274 * 191mm)

and after managing the kitchen at Clar-

• hardback with jacket

idge’s in London, he moved back to France and started his restaurant, Flocons de sel.

IsbN: 978-2-7006-0464-1

Jean-Marie Del Moral’s work is regularly

£30.00

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Simple Stunning parties at home recipes, Ideas, and Inspirations for Creative entertaining

By Karen Bussen Photographs by William Geddes ‘When the opportunity for celebrating knocks, answer the door and offer it some Champagne!’ says Karen Bussen. author of the bestselling Simple Stunning wedding series, Bussen now directs her expert’s eye to a more intimate kind of festivity: the at-home party. Her simple stunning credo, though, remains the same: Create menus featuring wonderful ingredients in no-fuss, crowd-pleasing preparations; combine homemade and store-bought items in fresh, elegant presentations; tailor colours, tableware and lighting for visual impact; and limit effort, expense and waste.

The book details 12 complete plans for four different kinds of parties – cocktail gatherings, casual suppers, formal dinners and daytime get-togethers. each plan includes food and drink menus (with recipes) as well as décor and music suggestions. Following Bussen’s advice, you’ll delight your guests while showcas-

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• 100 full-colour photographs

Karen bussen is a well-known New

• 208 pages, 9 * 9" (229 * 229mm)

York–based event planner and the

• hardback with jacket

author of five books in STC’s Simple

ing your personal style – which is what

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great parties are all about.

£16.99

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the new american olive oil Profiles of artisan Producers and 75 recipes

By Fran Gage Photographs by Maren Caruso american wine and cheese? Sure. But american olive oil? absolutely. It’s been more than a decade since a California oil won an international competition – in Italy. upstart american olive-oil producers – many profiled in this book – haven’t looked back, creating artisanal oils that now come in first place in tastings worldwide.

For those whose knowledge of olive oil remains extra-virgin, author Fran Gage sets out all the essentials: buying and storing high-grade oils, understanding olive oil’s basic types, evaluating its health benefits and doing your own olive-oil tasting. She then uses american-produced oils in dishes ranging from rustic to sophisticated. The 75 recipes include crusty snacks (crackers, flatbreads, bruschette), savory sauces (pestos, vinaigrettes, mayonnaises) and scintillating fish, meat and poultry main courses. For daring tastebuds, there’s a sideboard of desserts – cakes, cookies,

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about the author:

• 35 full-colour photographs

fran Gage owned Fran Gage Patisserie

• 224 pages, 9 * 7 V" (229 * 191mm)

Française in San Francisco for ten years.

• hardback with jacket

Her books include Chocolate Obsession,

even ice cream – that include olive oil as

Bread and Chocolate and A Sweet Quartet.

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a main ingredient.

She lives with her husband in San Fran-

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endangered recipes Too Good to Be Forgotten

By Lari Robling Photographs by Mark Thomas Great recipes are family treasures and america’s culinary legacy. But what should be enduring heirlooms are easily lost – gone out of fashion, or locked up in one cook’s recipe box. Endangered Recipes showcases dishes in danger of extinction – homey favourites, the kind of food eaten on the summer porch, at the neighbours’ house or with your grandparents.

Lari robling unearths almost-forgotten classics such as Welsh rarebit, Green Goddess Dressing and French Onion Dip. The recipes she’s collected reflect the extraordinary range of american cooking, from Parker House rolls to Crispy Fried Chicken to rice Pudding. This new paperback edition includes more than 75 recipes, along with robling’s cooking memories and great food stories, sidebars that spotlight people who are ‘recipe rescuers’, and a guide to preserving your family’s food legacy. Now is the perfect time to begin saving – and savoring – these undervalued dishes.

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about the author:

• 20 full-colour photographs

Lari robling is a food writer and a regular

• 192 pages, 9 V * 7" (241 * 178mm)

contributor to the nationally syndicated

• paperback

public radio show A Chef’s Table. She has developed recipes for the test kitchens of

IsbN: 978-1-58479-766-1

magazines and food companies.

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Grand Livre de cuisine alain Ducasse’s Desserts and Pastries

By Alain Ducasse and Frédéric Robert In this magnificent volume, the second in the Grand Livre de Cuisine series, celebrated chefs alain Ducasse and Frédéric robert comprehensively cover the art of making desserts, pastries, sweets and breads. everything is here – mousses and fondants; cookies, cream puffs, sweet rolls and cakes; ice creams, sorbets and granités; bonbons, nougats and caramels; fruit tarts, profiteroles and sweet soufflés and crèpes.

This small-format edition, at less than half the price of the original edition, includes 250 mouth-watering recipes. Chosen from the dessert menus of the outstanding restaurants with which Ducasse and robert have been associated, the recipes range from traditional treats such as peach melba, candied apples, and oeufs à la neige to audacious concoctions such as tropical fruit–stuffed ravioli, chocolate pizza, and coconut-encrusted lollipops. Handsomely styled and enticingly illustrated, the book features more than 650 colour photographs.

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• MOver 650 full-colour photographs

alain Ducasse is one of the world’s most

• 584 pages, 9 5/8 * 7 V" (244 * 191mm)

decorated chefs, known for both his

• hardback

haute cuisine and his innovative dining concepts for a diverse clientele in

IsbN: 978-2-84844-049-1

London, Paris, New York, London, Tokyo

£35.00

and Las Vegas. frédéric robert oversaw

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all of the pastries, desserts and breads in 57000

alain Ducasse’s restaurants for almost 20 years.

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home from the honeymoon The Newlyweds’ Guide to the Celebrations and Challenges of the First Year of marriage

By Sharon Naylor The honeymoon’s over. Now what?

Couples who spend months – even years – planning their weddings are often unprepared for the transition to married life. as Sharon Naylor shows, however, the first year of marriage doesn’t have to be a gauntlet of conflict and unmet expectations.

In Home from the Honeymoon, Naylor explains that newlyweds can choose to focus on all the romantic firsts they’re enjoying together: setting up their household, celebrating holidays and savoring their new social life as a married couple. and they can survive – and learn lifelong lessons from – the inevitable battles over matters large (sex, money, meddlesome in-laws) and small (clutter, weekend plans, what colour to paint the living room).

Because the book is also a journal – with lots of space for jotting down

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about the author:

• 256 pages, 8 * 6 V" (203 * 165mm)

Sharon naylor is the author of more than

• paperback with flaps

35 wedding planning books. as a noted

milestones and memories – it will be a

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keepsake that married couples will rel-

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ish revisiting throughout all their years

wedding expert she has appeared on TV programmes and is the resident wedding Q&a expert and spotlight blogger at

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Green Wedding

Planning Your eco-Friendly Celebration

By Mireya Navarro Green is the new white for today’s brides – metaphorically speaking. environmentally conscious couples are often appalled by the carbon footprint of traditional weddings and are seeking ways to express their earth-friendly values as they express their love. as Green Wedding shows, there are alternatives – products and services that can reduce environmental harm while ensuring a joyous and stylish celebration.

Featuring stories of couples who’ve ‘gone green’ on their wedding day, this authoritative guide by New York Times Style correspondent mireya Navarro presents ideas for maximizing the sustainability of every aspect of your ceremony and reception – from choosing (and reusing) wedding attire, to offsetting the global-warming impact of your guests’ travel, to designing a menu (including cake and Champagne) that’s seasonal, local and organic. and because environmental responsibility isn’t just a one-day affair, the book includes chapters on ecotourism honeymoons and on living sustainably throughout your mar-

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about the author:

• 150 full-colour photographs

Mireya navarro is the West Coast life-

• 208 pages, 8 V * 10 X" (216 * 273mm)

style correspondent for the New York

• hardback

Times. She writes for the Sunday Styles section, covering lifestyle trends and

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ried life.

the entertainment community. She won

£19.99

the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for the New

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York Times series ‘How race is Lived in 53500

america’, which was later issued as a book. Navarro lives in Los angeles, Ca..

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110 | craft |

Sandcastles Made Simple Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Tricks for Building Sensational Sand Creations

By Lucinda Wierenga Photographs by Jamey Fountain a crenellated turret here, a winding, arched staircase there, maybe even a giant turtle – fantasy is at the heart of every sandcastle. Summer after summer, both children and adults make valiant efforts to infuse their sandy structures with inspiration, but the results are generally disappointing.

With Sandcastles Made Simple – now available in an extremely affordable paperback edition – renowned sand sculptor Lucinda Wierenga puts a permanent end to less-than-perfect beach creations. She provides the ultimate step-by-step guide to building impressive sandcastles, and shows that with a few simple tools and a basic understanding of sand, building dream castles can be easy. The book features instructions for each of the elements – base, staircase, roof, balcony and more – that can be combined to fashion one-of-a-kind castles. also included are projects

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about the author:

• 200 full-colour photographs

Lucinda Wierenga is a widely recognized

• 128 pages, 8 * 7" (203 * 178mm)

sand sculptor who has won numerous

• paperback

international competitions. Her work has

designed for young children, guidelines

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for working with large groups and tips

£6.99

for sandcastle contests.

been featured in many publications and on a variety of television programmes.

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a Shelter in the Garden

Playhouses, Treehouses, Gazebos, Sheds, and Other Outdoor Structures

By Pierre Nessmann Photographs by Brigitte and Philippe Perdereau Whether it’s a treehouse perched among the branches or a rustic gazebo by a pond, a small-scale playhouse or a whimsical dovecote, structures in the garden conjure thoughts of childhood and long-ago summers. Garden Architecture inspires readers to re-create these bygone days by constructing their own outdoor features: arbors and pergolas, greenhouses and potting sheds, tiny cottages and canopied cabanas, birdhouses and birdfeeders.

With 175 photographs of structures in beautiful gardens and outdoor settings, this book showcases a huge array of ideas for outdoor projects, some largely decorative, others more utilitarian. Detailed instructions are given for making 50 of these projects, with illustrations explaining the techniques and materials used. Bringing out the builder and the dreamer in all of us, Garden Architecture can help anyone

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about the authorS:

• 175 full-colour photographs

pierre nessmann is a journalist, garden

• 160 pages, 11 W * 7 ½" (286 * 191mm)

designer and the author of numerous

• paperback

works about gardens. His most recent

turn their garden or outdoor space into

books are STC’s City Gardens and The

IsbN: 978-1-58479-771-5

an enchanting and personal place.

Gardener’s Palette. brigitte and philippe

£9.99

perdereau travel throughout europe pho-

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tographing gardens, and their work has 51995

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112 | environment |

the Lazy environmentalist on a budget

Save money. Save Time.

Save the Planet.

By Josh Dorfman In The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget, Josh Dorfman takes you inside the latest developments in green living to demonstrate how you can easily and affordably have your designer jeans and a healthy planet too. From raising eco-conscious kids to greening your daily commute, Dorfman provides insights into the next wave of green innovation and the products and services that will lighten your impact and lower your expenses.

Find bargain basement deals on stylish organic bedding and bamboo furnishings at the largest retailers in the world.

Score instant rebates on everything from compact fluorescent light bulbs to energy-efficient air conditioners. and earn reward points for carpooling with friends. In a time when many people are feeling financially restricted, The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget is your guide to effortlessly saving the planet while keeping some extra cash in your pocket.

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about the author:

• Two-colour illustrations throughout

Josh Dorfman is the creator and host of

• 272 pages, 8 W * 5 V" (210 * 140mm)

The Lazy Environmentalist, a nationally

• paperback

broadcast radio show on Sirius Satellite radio and LIme radio. He is also the

IsbN: 978-1-58479-751-7

founder of Vivavi, a furniture company

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that focuses on merging modern style

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with environmental awareness. He is 51495

developing a TV show titled The Lazy Environmentalist with the Sundance

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channel. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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the inner World of farm animals Their amazing Social, emotional, and Intellectual Capacities

By Amy Hatkoff Introduction by Jane Goodall Chickens can count. Pigs are smarter than poodles. Cows form close friendships. Turkeys know one another by their voices, and sheep recognize faces – of other sheep, and of people. Far from lacking thoughts and feelings, barnyard creatures demonstrate sophisticated problem-solving abilities, possess rich social lives, and feel a wide range of emotions. In other words, they’re much like humans in countless ways. and, like us, they suffer physical pain and mental anguish.

In The Inner World of Farm Animals, amy Hatkoff combines the latest research on the emotional and intellectual capacities of farm animals with touching – and often surprising – stories to bring their inner world to life. Soulful photographs of cows, goats, lambs and other barnyard animals complement the text, and add to the belief that these creatures deserve our attention. In this

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about the author:

• 90 full-colour photographs

amy hatkoff is a parenting educator,

• 176 pages, 9 * 7" (229 * 178mm)

writer, filmmaker and advocate. She

• hardback with jacket

leads seminars and lectures across the

heartfelt book, Hatkoff joins the growing

IsbN: 978-1-58479-748-7

call for treating these sentient, feeling

£10.99

beings with compassion and respect.

u.S. and is a graduate of the Institute for Infants, Children & Family at Wheelock College. She is the author of STC’s

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You Are My World. Hatkoff lives in New York City.

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114 | pets |

frenemies Cats, Dogs, and Lessons in Getting along

By Christine Montaquila and Kim Levin relationships aren’t always easy. But if cats and dogs can make them work, so can the rest of us.

In Frenemies, the new book by creative partners Kim Levin and Christine montaquila, we get an inside look at how our furry domestic friends manage to coexist on the same planet – even in the same house – and to live happily ever after.

‘Only count your own calories’. ‘Learn the twelve steps of shutting up’. ‘remember their birthday. Forget their age’. These are just a few of the many words of wisdom you’ll find on the pages of this charming book. Levin’s ability to capture the moment with beautiful black-and-white documentary-style photography and montaquila’s sharp, spot-on commentary make Frenemies a great gift for animal lovers, or for anyone you love to hate.

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about the authorS:

• 45 duotone photographs

christine Montaquila works in advertis-

• 64 pages, 5 V * 8 V" (140 * 216mm)

ing as a creative director. She lives in

• hardback

Chicago with her husband, two sons and

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tabby cat. Kim Levin is a photographer who specialises in pet portraiture. She lives in Little Silver, NJ, uSa, with her husband, two children and border collie/ greyhound mix. Visit Kim’s photography at www.barkandsmile.com.

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celebrating a Life a Guide to Creating uplifting Services, From Church Ceremonies to Cocktail Parties

By Faith Moore The funeral is dead. Today, many people are forgoing the maudlin trappings and timeworn rituals of traditional funerals, instead opting to celebrate their loved ones’ lives in ways that are much more personal, meaningful and memorable.

But a memorial service that truly honors the person who has died and that uplifts those who attend takes careful planning.

Celebrating a Life offers sensitive guidance on every detail – venue, food and drink, music, flowers, eulogy, programme, mementoes – all with the aim of making sure that the memorial service’s honoree is remembered just as he or she would have wished. Checklists and an extensive resource directory provide much-needed help to those who have very little time in which to make the arrangements. as author Faith moore says, this book is not about regrets, but

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about the author:

about reimagining how we say good-bye.

• 192 pages, 9 * 7" (229 * 178mm)

faith Moore has run her own innovative

• paperback

event planning company, Faith moore & associates, for 15 years. Her clients

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include heads of state, foreign dignitar-

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ies and many high-profile corporations.

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by tim Flach

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William Wegman Man’s best friend

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William Wegman puppies

farm Sanctuary

Photographs by William Wegman

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William Wegman 2010 family calendar

by Pete nelson

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by William Wegman

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r. crumb’s heroes of blues, Jazz & country

the art of rock band

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Graffiti

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by Roger Gastman & Sonja teri

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planet Golf

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2010 Calendars 116

Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget, The 112

About Dogs 60

Library Mouse 65

All in a Day 67

Longchamp 23

Apollo 29

Mannahatta 13

Art of Harvey Kurtzman, The 49

Medusa 42

Art of Jaime Hernandez, The 52

Mountain and the Chef, The 102

Arthur Carter 8

Mug Shots 21

Barnaby Furnas 9

Mushroom Magick 34

Battle of the Band Names 57

My Life in Pink and Green 87

Bellissima Venice 17

New American Olive Oil, The 104

Beth Levine Shoes 93

New Architecture: An International Atlas 16

Beyond 79

New Treehouses of the World 15

Big Fish 31

Operation Redwood 84

Book of Who, The 80

Panorama 73

Buccellati 38

Path of Virtue, The 35

Budgie & Boo 77

Plato and a Platypus/Aristotle and an Aardvark Boxed Set 62

Celebrating a Life 115

Poem in Your Pocket 61

Chicken Butt! 76

Privacy, Please! 88

Chinese Trade Ceramics for Southeast Asia, I–XVII Centuries 39

Sagmeister: Made You Look 3

City I Love 74

Sandcastles Made Simple 110

Creature 33

Satchmo 27

Crocodiles 30

Secret Identity 47

DesignDesign 16

Seeing Central Park 14

Do You Believe in Ghosts? 89

Sewing Green 96

Endangered Recipes 105

Shelter in the Garden, A 111

Faces from the Land 11

Simple Stunning Parties at Home 103

Feathering the Nest 100

Sisters Grimm Book Seven, The: The Everafter War 83

Frenemies 114

Sisters Grimm Book Six, The: Tales from the Hood 82

Futurism 40

Spot It! 71

Girls, The 86

Star Wars™: Punch Out and Play 59

Graffiti Kings 7

Storm Chaser 28

Grand Livre de Cuisine 107

Street Art San Francisco 5

Green Wedding 109

Underground Classics 53

Greetings from Knit Café 94

Unknowns, The 85

Hearst’s San Simeon 26

Vans 25

Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini 75

Vintage Baby Knits 99

Home from the Honeymoon 108

Weekend Knitting 95

How To Photograph Your Baby 101

Weekend Sewing 97

Inner World of Farm Animals, The 113

Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? 51

International Beach Houses 16

Where Is the Cake Now? 69

Japanese Design 41

Wood Sculpture in Nepal 43

Journey of the Highwaymen, The 10

World War II: 365 Days 19

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out, The 54

Yankee Colors 36

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