Author: Lewis Blackwell
Publisher: PQ Blackwell / Chronicle Books
Keywords: art, photographers, master, photowisdom
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2009-10-14
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0473150948
ISBN-13: 9780473150945

Through the extraordinary images and insights of the world’s master photographers, Photowisdom explores the richness of contemporary photographic practice. Photowisdom features commentaries from original interviews with world-leading photographers alongside exquisite reproductions of key images chosen by the artists themselves.The result is an unprecedented collection of 200 images showcasing each master photographer’s work and their unique voice. Photowisdom will support a project with award-winning charity PhotoVoice (www.photovoice.com) to help children in rural Afghanistan expr

Author: Lewis Blackwell
Publisher: PQ Blackwell / Chronicle Book
Keywords: trees, love, life
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-10-14
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0473150956
ISBN-13: 9780473150952

Trees are vital without them we simply wouldn’t be here. Not only essential, they have been an inspiration throughout our history. In breathtaking photographs and stories we are taken on a journey from the boreal forest at the edge of the Arctic to the rainforests girdling the planet; from ancient bristlecones to fresh-leaved seedlings; from the charming and familiar to the scary and rare. An elegantly written and highly accessible text is complemented by an extraordinary collection of images created by some of the world’s leading nature photographers.

Author: Carin Berger
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Keywords: rhymes, unreasonable, stories, true
Number of Pages: 36
Published: 2004-04
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0811837734
ISBN-13: 9780811837736

Imaginative poems and intricate cut-paper illustrations combine to make the ordinary—a train ride—extraordinary and the extraordinary—a galactic car race—out of this world. Brimming with detail, the lively illustrations reveal something new with each visit. And the characters in the poems will linger long after the book is closed. Not So True Stories is a stunning debut from newcomer Carin Berger.

Author: Neil Zlozower
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Keywords: history, visual, crue, motley
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2009-08-05
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0811868273
ISBN-13: 9780811868273

Mtley Cre’s gleeful glam debauchery and unstoppable anthems have made them metal gods, selling over 72 million album copies worldwide and landing their band biography The Dirt on bestseller lists around the country. Mtley Cre isamazinglythe first photographic history of the band. Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower’s images capture the band’s rise from their breakthrough album Shout at the Devil through rock ’n’ roll excesses to follow with the unprecedented all-access candor of a friend to the band. In hundreds of photographs and stories from the band and t

Author: Meryl Starr
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Keywords: clutter, clearing, workbook, organizing, home
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0811837327
ISBN-13: 9780811837323

Failing the Mary Poppins’ snap-the-fingers approach to cleaning, here’s the next best thing: an utterly practical handbook that offers lasting results for anyone looking to banish clutter from every room in the house. Home organizer par excellence Meryl Starr offers up her hardworking organizing solutions in The Home Organizing Workbook, a straightforward guide to getting organized. The room chapters begin with targeted questionnaires that help the reader identify specific organizational problems, followed by hundreds of hardworking solutions and strategic maintenance tips. Those i

Author: Tetsu Yamazaki
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Keywords: updated, guiderevised, illustrated, ultimate, legacy
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2005-09-22
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0811851206
ISBN-13: 9780811851206

With over 200,000 copies sold to date, everyone agrees that "the ’ultimate’ in the subtitle is not an exaggeration" (Minneapolis Star Tribune). Legacy of the Dog has been established as the reference book for potential dog owners, breeders, and people who are just plain crazy for dogs. Revised and updated, with many new breeds rarely seen outside their country of origin, it is an invaluable reference. Seven standard categories are covered, with each breed shown alphabetically within, for a total of 195 breeds. Each breed’s description includes a brief history, key characteris

Authors:Roxy, Natalie Linden,
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Keywords: roxy, girl, surf
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2008-03-05
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0811863352
ISBN-13: 9780811863353

Since its inception in 1990, the Roxy brand has been the tastemaker for girls’ beach apparel. Their surf team, The Roxy Girls, are world champion surfers who epitomize the effervescent fun of being a beach girl. This chunky compendium collects the best photographs of the Roxy girls’ exploits over the past decade, whether on land or in the water. With over 200 sun-drenched photographs sprinkled with musings on the ocean life by the Roxy team, this volume is a graphic and elegant ode to surfer girl culture.