Abrams Image imprint: 138 books
Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded)
The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. It also exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings,...
Hey Ladies!
The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Based on the column of the same name that appeared in The Toast, Hey Ladies! is a laugh-out-loud read that follows a fictitious group of eight 20-and-30-something female friends for one year of holidays, summer house rentals, dates, brunches, breakups, and, of course, the planning of a disastrous...
Capture Your Style
Transform Your Instagram Photos, Showcase Your Life, and Build the Ultimate Platform
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
New York Times Bestseller
From Instagram star Aimee Song, creator of the popular fashion blog Song of Style, comes the very first how-to Instagram guide, breaking down the essentials to taking gorgeous photos and building your brand and following.
With over three million Instagram fans,...
What to Wear, Where
The How-to Handbook for Any Style Situation
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Life is stressful; your outfit shouldn't be. That's the philosophy behind What to Wear, Where, the second book from the authors of the popular style guide Who What Wear. This time Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power give readers exactly what they've asked for: specific advice on how to put together the...
The Drybar Guide to Good Hair for All
How to Get the Perfect Blowout at Home
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
New York Times Bestseller
Picture this. Your hair is a mess and you feel like a nut. You open your Drybar book and you feel better already! The Drybar Guide to Good Hair for All is the ultimate handbook for at-home hairstyling. Author Alli Webb, a long-time stylist and life-long curly hair...
by James Ellroy, Glynn Martin for the Los Angeles Police Museum
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
James Ellroy, the undisputed master of crime writing, has teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Museum to present a stunning text on 1953 LA. While combing the museum’s photo archives, Ellroy discovered that the year featured a wide array of stark and unusual imagery—and he has written 25,000...
Think Like an Artist
and Lead a More Creative, Productive Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
From international bestselling author Will Gompertz, Think Like an Artist is a guide to increasing creativity and productivity with help from some of the greatest artists throughout history.
How do artists think? Where does their creativity originate? How can we, too, learn to be more creative?...
Face Paint
The Story of Makeup
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Makeup, as we know it, has only been commercially available in the last 100 years, but applying decoration to the face and body may be one of the oldest global social practices. In Face Paint, Lisa Eldridge reveals the entire history of the art form, from Egyptian and Classical times up through the...
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book
The Definitive Guide to Getting Your Ugly On
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Definitive in every way, Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book includes the history of the event, how to throw the perfect party, what to wear, and how to judge the all-important ugly Christmas sweater contest. But most important, Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book is packed with more than 100 hilarious,...
X vs. Y
A Culture War, a Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Seen through the eyes of siblings 14 years apart in age, X vs. Y is a smart, funny, stylish, and visually driven anthology that compiles and compares their two generational cultures. It’s a story told through lists, infographics, essays, anecdotes, and images, with chapters devoted to fashion,...
Bygone Badass Broads
52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features 52 remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic...
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Here’s 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. Some of the Big Ideas are Existentialism (what do Hegel and Bette Midler...
The Rap Year Book
The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
New York Times Bestseller - Washington Post Bestseller - Pitchfork Book Club selection
The Rap Year Book takes readers on a journey that begins in 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present. Shea...
Tim Gunn
A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
There seems to be no one more qualified or equipped to ponder or even, dare I say, dictate 'quality, taste, and style' than Tim." -Sarah Jessica Parker, actor/producer
Television has introduced the world to a new fashion authority: Tim Gunn. As Bravo's style mentor and Chair of the Fashion...