Abrams imprint: 1041 books
Understand Rap
Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You and Your Grandma Can Understand
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Rap songs are famous for their double entendres, clever turns of phrase, and general ingenuity, but that doesn’t mean things always make sense the first time around. Enter Understand Rap, a very funny pop-cultural reference book based on the website of the same name, which precisely explains the...
by Imam Al-Ghazali
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
On the Duties of Brotherhood shows how brotherhood can be an aid to spiritual purification and the perfection of one's worship, as well as a source of help and comfort in the world. Readers will find the road to fellowship—by way of forgiveness, prayer, sincerity, loyalty, and consideration—and be enlightened by stories that illustrate the doctrine of brotherhood.
Walking English
A Journey in Search of Language
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
In this discursive jaunt through the groves and thickets of the English language, David Crystal creates a mesmerizing and entertaining narrative account of his encounters with the language and its speakers. Woven from personal reflections, historical allusions, and observations of travelers, this...
The Gospel & the Zodiac
The Secret Truth About Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2008
“Darlison elucidates the zodiac’s significant place in the Gospels, most specifically in the Book of Mark . . . An intriguing leap into faith” (Kirkus Reviews).
For millennia the world has been driven by the differences between the great patriarchal religions. Western civilization—or...
Lost Transmissions
The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2019
A fascinating illustrated history of lost, overlooked, and uncompleted works of science fiction and fantasy
Science fiction and fantasy reign over popular culture now. Lost Transmissions is a rich trove of forgotten and unknown, imagined-but-never-finished, and under-appreciated-but-influential...
by Robert Lax
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Though many hold him to be one of the greatest American poets of this century, Lax has maintained a low profile, living and writing in seclusion on the Greek island of Patmos. In Circus Days & Nights, Lax's three great long poems on the circus—“Circus of the Sun,? “Mogador's Book,? and “Sunset...
United Cakes of America
Recipes Celebrating Every State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
This tour of classic and curious cakes from all fifty states is “a sweet home-baked slice of Americana” (Publishers Weekly).
In order to form a more perfect union of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar, CakeLove author Warren Brown offers his unique take on dessert recipes from all fifty states,...
History of the Philippines
From Indios Bravos to Filipinos
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
From ancient Malay settlements to Spanish colonization, the American occupation and beyond, A History of the Philippines recasts various Philippine narratives with an eye for the layers of colonial and post-colonial history that have created this diverse and fascinating population. A History of the...
by Alan Moore
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
With each new technological advance, pornography has proliferated and degraded in quality. Today, porn is everywhere, but where is it art? 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom surveys the history of pornography and argues that the success and vibrancy of a society relates to its permissiveness in sexual...
by David McPhail
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
New York Times bestselling illustrator David McPhail has crafted a timeless tale of friendship in the tradition of such classics as Frog and Toad. Budgie & Boo introduces two new lovable characters who will charm the youngest readers with their humor and high jinks!
Morning, noon, and night,...
by David McPhail
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
A companion board book to Ben Loves Bear, Bella Loves Bunny shares the sweet story of friendship between a little girl and her beloved stuffed bunny rabbit, from morning till night.
Bella and Bunny do everything together. In the morning, they play piano and dance (and hop!). In the afternoon, Bella...
The Timothy Leary Project
Inside the Great Counterculture Experiment
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The first collection of Timothy Leary’s (1920–1996) selected papers and correspondence opens a window on the ideas that inspired the counterculture of the 1960s and the fascination with LSD that continues to the present. The man who coined the phrase “turn on, tune in, drop out,” Leary cultivated...
Word for Word
A Translator's Memoir of Literature, Politics, and Survival in Soviet Russia
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
A remarkable memoir of living in the Soviet Union and working as a literary translator.
In the early twentieth century, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But when she was thirteen, her parents moved to the USSR—where...
Hoop Dreams
Modern Hand Embroidery
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Vibrant color and rich textures abound in Hoop Dreams, a stylish embroidery guide for the modern maker. Author Cristin Morgan of Marigold + Mars outlines the basics of 10 classic embroidery stitches and then teaches you how to use them to create 20 beautiful and practical projects for hoops, for the...