Abrams Image imprint: 138 books
by Greg Atwan, Evan Lushing
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The Facebook Book, by Harvard alums and early Booksters Atwan and Lushing, follows in the fine satirical tradition of The Official Preppy Handbook and The Hipster Handbook, full of anecdotes (true and semi-true), tips (useful and useless), and other insights, including chapters on the Ethics and Etiquette...
Decorating a Room of One's Own
Conversations on Interior Design with Miss Havisham, Jane Eyre, Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth Bennet, Ishmael, and Other Literary Notables
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
What would Little Women be without the charms of the March family’s cozy New England home? Or Wuthering Heights without the ghost-infested Wuthering Heights? Getting lost in the setting of a good book can be half the pleasure of reading, and *Decorating a Room of One’s *Own brings literary backdrops...
Can I Sit on Your Lap While You're Pooping?
Actual Quotes from an Actual Toddler to Her Actual Dad
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
As a single dad, Matthew Carroll didn’t always have someone to share in his frequent laughter and incredulity at the various things his daughter, Morgan, said. Hoping to document some of her best commentary, Carroll took to recording her choicest quotes on his iPhone when she was between the ages...
Worst Laid Plans
When Bad Sex Happens to Good People
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
“When bad sex happens to good people, there is no recourse like full disclosure,” is the motto of Worst Laid Plans, a collection of forty probably-too-intimate, but shockingly funny, true-life tales of lust gone wrong. The stories are divided into themed sections including Foreign Affairs (“When...
Sh*tty Mom
The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Sh*tty Mom is the ultimate parenting guide, written by four moms who have seen it all. As hilarious as it is universal, each chapter presents a common parenting scenario with advice on how to get through it in the easiest and most efficient way possible. With chapters such as “How to Sleep Until...
Brooklyn Street Style
The No-Rules Guide to Fashion
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Brooklyn style is eclectic, creative, and distinct from neighborhood to neighborhood. It’s not about chasing labels. It is stylish on its own terms, and it’s about dressing for real life. Brooklyn Street Style: The No-Rules Guide to Fashion explores what has made the borough a global fashion mecca...
Orange Is the New Black Presents
The Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
“A fun read for fans of the Netflix series . . . And don’t worry: These dishes are way better than the food the inmates actually eat on the show” (People).
Staffed and run by a band of misfit inmates, the kitchen at Litchfield is in many ways the center of the popular show Orange Is the...
by Emily Schuman
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
The highly anticipated follow up to the bestselling Cupcakes and Cashmere!
In Cupcakes and Cashmere at Home, Emily Schuman expands on the personal lifestyle advice that her fans loved in her first book and on her popular blog, with a focus on interior design and entertaining at home. The book...
S'Mother
The Story of a Man, His Mom, and the Thousands of Altogether Insane Letters She's Mailed Him
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
And you think your mom is too involved? Meet the mother of all mothers in this “hilarious” memoir (North Shore News).
Adam Chester is the son of a very loving mom, who for almost thirty years has peppered his life with unsolicited advice, news updates, and opinions in the form of thousands...
Jiggle Shots
75 Recipes to Get the Party Started
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Nothing gets the party started quite like a tray full of jiggle shots. They’re bright, colorful, and slightly deviant. A longtime Friday night staple for the college crowd, gelatin shots have established themselves as legitimate cocktails and have become a trendy treat based on one of the most popular...
by Emma Stokes
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
The Periodic Table of Cocktails is a fun, concise, and appealingly geeky new concept to cocktail appreciation. The foundation of the book is a periodic table organized by cocktail styles (Martinis and Up, Fruity/Tropical, Highballs/Muddles, Collinses/Fizzes, etc.) and by predominant base alcohols...
Like My Mother Always Said . . .
Wise Words, Witty Warnings, and Odd Advice We Never Forget
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
From the caring to the crazy, a collection of wit and wisdom from real-life moms.
Their words can bring love and laughter and make us feel warm and safe . . . or, occasionally, completely confused. Now, the author of Like My Father Always Said . . .has crowd-sourced quotable quotes from countless...
Letters to My Mother
A Message of Love, A Plea for Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
On December 1, 2007, during the arrest of several guerillas in Bogotá, the Colombian police confiscated a short video clip of political hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Accompanying the video was a twelve-page letter, dated October 24, 2007, written by Betancourt to her mother and family.
Kidnapped...
Obsolete
An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
A cultural catalog of everyday things rapidly turning into rarities—from landlines to laugh tracks.
So many things have disappeared from our day-to-day world, or are on the verge of vanishing. Some we may already think of as ancient relics, like typewriters (and their accompanying bottles...