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The Art and Soul of Baking
Demystifies the friendly science of baking through delicious recipes and photography sequences that illustrate proper techniques.
Hundreds of great holiday baking recipes!
FREE Recipes from The Art & Soul of Baking
Knives Cooks Love
How to Buy, Sharpen, and Use Your Most Important Kitchen Tool
In Knives Cooks Love, trusted cookware authority Sur La Table teams up with writer Sarah Jay to guide chefs of all levels so their knives will last a lifetime.
Free-Range Knitter
The Yarn Harlot Writes Again
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee returns to pen Free-Range Knitter; another hilarious and poignant collection of essays surrounding her favorite topics: knitting, knitters, and what happens when you get those two things anywhere near ordinary people. Read Reviews
The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book
Assembles a sampling of the abundantly clever and witty submissions of winners, losers, also-rans, and in-betweens submitted since the contest began.
Weather
The Ultimate Book of Meteorological Events
Weather is a compilation of some of the most spectacular weather photography and writing in the world. Watch Video
Our Newest Cartoon Books
Cul De Sac: This Exit
I hope you enjoy Cul de Sac as much as I do. I think you're in for a real treat. —Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, 2008
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Macho Macho Animals: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
The original bad boys of the comics page are back in this wildly entertaining seventh collection of Pearls Before Swine comic strips by Stephan Pastis.
The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School
In The Day Phonics Kicked In, Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott have scoured their archives for the very best of the Baby Blues school- and education-related strips.
Silent But Deadly: A Lio Collection
"This strip offers a fresh outlook and appeals to everyone . . . LIO is a comic strip that's edgy, funny, visually stunning, and truly different." —Daily Cartoonist
A Parrot's Life for Me
In this charming story, a wise and resourceful parrot befriends an ornery pirate named Tom, and together they set sail for swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. Uses interactive cords that enhance the story's illustrations—and help propel a rollicking plot.
President Obama Election 2008
Collection of Newspaper Front Pages Selected by the Poynter Institute
President Obama: Election 2008 is a collection of November 5th, 2008 newspaper front pages from around the world, including international, campus, and ethnic newspapers.
This book will be a cherished keepsake or gift.
Available in Paperback and Hardcover versions. Will ship in time for Christmas.
Dilbert 2.0
20 Years of Dilbert
Dilbert 2.0 celebrates the 20th anniversary of Scott Adams's Dilbert. This special collection features almost 4,000 strips and takes readers behind the scenes and into the early days of Scott Adams's life pre-Dilbert and on to the success that followed.
Bee & Me
Bee & Me brings the importance of bees to light for young children in an engaging story of friendship and understanding. Features unique animated windows on almost every spread enhancing the action.
Baby Love
An Affectionate Miscellany
In Baby Love award-winning photographer Rachael Hale's photography captures the essence of babies. Hale's images focus on the infants themselves, and her lens captures the inner soul, humanity, and character of each baby. Read Reviews | Watch Video
Thomas Kinkade
25th Anniversary Book & 2009 Calendars
Thomas Kinkade: Twenty-Five Years of Light collects his favorite paintings, personal mementos, and unpublished artworks to create this retrospective of his unprecedented career. We offer nineteen 2009 Thomas Kinkade Calendars in exciting formats. See them all.
Secrets of the Red Lantern
Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart
More than 275 traditional Vietnamese recipes are presented alongside a visual narrative of food and family in Secrets of the Red Lantern.
Organic Marin: Recipes from Land to Table
With beautiful photography and delicious recipes using seasonal ingredients, Organic Marin: Recipes from Land to Table, tells the story of that connection between farmer and family, between land and table, between food and community.
