Stationery & Coffee Table Books
Product Type
Size & Dimensions
Color
Popular Widths
Special Offers
Graphic Image
This is Bunny Williams's most ambitious book to date. Inviting us into her impressive grounds with charming personal anecdotes, expert advice, and hundreds of stunning photographs - printed on two different specialty stocks - Bunny Williams illustrates every aspect of the gardens surrounding her eighteenth-century manor house in Northwestern Connecticut in different lights and seasons.
A visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests.In his international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers' eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before.With compelling, abridged selections from the original book and stunning, large-format photographs of trees from around the world, this gorgeous volume distills the essence of Wohlleben's message to show trees in all their glory and diversity. Through rich language highlighting the interconnectedness of forest ecosystems, the book offers fascinating insights about the fungal communication highway known as the "wood wide web", the difficult life lessons learned in tree school, the hard-working natural cleanup crews that recycle dying trees, and much more. Beautiful images provide the perfect complement to Wohlleben's words, with striking close-ups of bark and seeds, panoramas of vast expanses of green, and a unique look at what is believed to be the oldest tree on the planet.
Nothing improves the experience of wine like knowledge. The proof is in the numbers: Karen McNeil’s The Wine Bible is America’s bestselling wine book, with over 800,000 copies in print. Now, this essential book is even better, with a new third edition that’s completely revised, completely updated, given a larger trim size, and yes! Now in full-color with over 400 new photographs.
An enigmatic, daring, and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing the gendered norms of womenswear. Describing Saint Laurent’s beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making miniature garments from fabric scraps, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent depicts the designer’s ascent from fashion student to the right hand of Christian Dior. Going on to found his own fashion house in 1961, Saint Laurent created his famous "le smoking" trouser suit, brought the leather jacket to the mainstream, and astounded the fashion world with his blend of elegance and artistic drama.
Now the biggest and the best recipe collection for the grill is getting better: Announcing the full-color edition of The Barbecue! Bible, the 1.3 million-copy bestseller and winner of the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award.The Barbecue! Bible now includes full-color photographs illustrating food preparation, grilling techniques, ingredients, and of course those irresistible finished dishes. A new section has been added with answers to the most frequently asked grilling questions, plus Steven Raichlen's proven tips, quick solutions to common mistakes, and more. And then there's the literal meat of the book: more than 500 of the very best barbecue recipes, inventive, delicious, unexpected, easy-to-make, and guaranteed to capture great grill flavors from around the world. Add in the full-color, and it's a true treasure.
Mark Twain's Words of Wisdom presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, stress management, and more. Curated by a well-known Twain expert and mining through lesser-known texts, speeches, and notebooks, it's the perfect gift for anyone who has had enough of Gwyneth's self-righteous advice and the ramblings of the blogosphere. "Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any." —from an April 15, 1882 speech "Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education." —from Pudd'nhead Wilson. "The less a man knows, the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands." —from "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper"
Designers Guild
To Tricia Guild, a beautifully decorated room without flowers or plants is only nearly complete. Only nearly perfect. In Moody Blooms: Designing with Nature, her 20th book she shares her passion for nature - for flowers, leaves and stems, exploring how nature can be as important as the furnishings we choose in enhancing a room’s mood and atmosphere. With beautiful photography by James Merrell and featuring unique insights and ideas from Tricia Guild.
Global sensation. Pop icon. Fashion star. Taylor Swift's pop culture reign shows no sign of slowing. From her humble beginnings as a teenage country singer to her record-breaking Eras stadium tour, Taylor Swift's mastery as a musician is beyond question. But less spoken about is her command of visuals and aesthetics to round out her musical visions. From the romantic, sweeping silhouettes of her Speak Now era to the punky, brooding looks she rocked during Reputation, Taylor's ability to create whole worlds - rooted in fashion - around each of her albums is electric. With this beautiful guide to her style trajectory, key looks and signature pieces, dive into the stunning world of Taylor Swift's style. A fun and complete guide to a modern-day icon's signature style.
“Paint Box” will explore Tricia Guild’s distinctive use of color and focuses particularly on the often surprising combinations of colors she puts together.In this book, you will discover not only where her inspiration comes from, but most importantly how to replicate these palettes in your home and thus help the reader find their own sense of color and style at Designers Guild. Interesting, inspirational but above all practical and useful.
Over fifty years, Designers Guild has evolved from a single shop on London's King's Road to a global brand that has shaped the way we view color, pattern and texture in our homes. Out of the Blue celebrates the creativity and passion of founder and visionary, Tricia Guild, and charts the company's history and archive.
TASCHEN
Out of Stock
Late photographer Helmut Newton's unerring skill at capturing the erotic allure of strong, striking women was legendary. This is a compelling collection of his test Polaroids, taken to prepare for his formal shoots, and, with their candid spontaneity, offer a fascinating insight into the photographer's art.
