Chronicle Books Llc: 1635 books
Ascending Chaos
The Art of Masami Teraoka 1966-2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Ascending Chaos is the first major retrospective of Japanese-American artist Masami Teraoka's prolific and acclaimed work thus far. In Teraoka's paintings—which have evolved from his wry mimicry of Japanese woodblock prints to much larger and complex canvasses reminiscent of Bosch and Brueghel—the...
Let's Bring Back
An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
The Huffington Post's "Let's Bring Back..." columnist, Lesley M. M. Blume, invites you to consider whatever happened to cuckoo clocks? Or bed curtains? Why do we have so many "friends" but have done away with the much more useful word "acquaintance"? All of these things,...
Recipes for Good Luck
The Superstitions, Rituals, and Practices of Extraordinary People
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
What did Maya Angelou do to keep the words flowing? What is a NASA engineer's lucky charm? How does Thom Yorke prep for a concert? This book bottles the singular recipes for success of leading creatives, politicians, scientists, and athletes who made their own luck. Revealing an array of unique practices...
by Neil Zlozower
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Eddie Van Halen is one of the most revolutionary and influential players ever to pick up a guitar. His music, his technique, his passion, and amazing invention continue to energize fans and guitarists around the world. This book focuses on the innovative early years of the band Van Halen, when Eddie...
Watercolor
Paintings of Contemporary Artists
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Watercolor is taking the art, fashion, and home décor worlds by storm. The result is an explosion of amazing new work by contemporary artists. This volume surveys the current revival of this loveliest of mediums, in portfolios from more than 20 of today's top watercolor artists from around the globe....
Middle School
How to Deal
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Making the transition from grade school to middle school can be a very scary experiencebut girls don't have to navigate it alone! Here's a book by five savvy and extremely smart girls written when they were in middle school for girls just like them. With straight-from-the-heart advice on everything...
Boyology
A Teen Girl's Crash Course in All Things Boy
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
A crash course in understanding boys, Boyology delves into the many mysteries of teen guys, dissecting flirting tactics, offering dating suggestions, and providing tips on forming solid friendships. It's an up-close-and-personal look at boys in their natural habitats, with analyses by teen girls—and insight from the boys.
How to Success!
A Writer's Guide to Fame and Fortune
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
This parody self-help book for writers is filled with hilariously misguided tips, factual-looking charts, and other advice that knowingly pokes fun at writerly foibles while still cheering would-be authors on. With this book, struggling writers can find suggestions for effective paragraph shapes,...
Freehand
Sketching Tips and Tricks Drawn from Art
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Creating stylish sketches by hand is easy and fun with this inspiring guide. Freehand breaks down basic drawing techniques into bite-sized chunks, and reveals their practical application in dazzling examples by today's coolest artists. Over 200 innovative works of art demonstrate all the fundamentals—line,...
A Note of Explanation
An Undiscovered Story from Queen Mary's Dollhouse
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
A Note of Explanation is a previously unknown work by iconic writer Vita Sackville-West. Written in 1922, it was recently rediscovered as a miniature book in Queen Mary's dollhouse in Windsor Castle. Witty and stylish, the story recounts the antics of a time-traveling sprite who inhabits the dollhouse....
Def Leppard
The Definitive Visual History
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Def Leppard's unstoppable, anthemic hard rock has earned it sales of more than 65 million albums worldwide and a legion of dedicated fans. This fully authorized visual history of the band follows them from the new wave of British heavy metal to their massive Pyromania and Hysteria albums to the sustained...
The Underwater Museum
The Submerged Sculptures of Jason deCaires Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
A one-of-a-kind blend of art, nature, and conservation, The Underwater Museum re-creates an awe-inspiring dive into the dazzling under-ocean sculpture parks of artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor casts his life-size statues from a special kind of cement that facilitates reef growth, and sinks them...
by Lynn Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
From learning a foreign language to writing a letter to the president and spending an indulgent day in bed, this revised and updated deck features ideas big, small and fun, that are perfect adds to anyone's to-do list.
by Todd Davis
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Slacklining, edible bugs, tarp surfing, and more! In this awesome follow-up to the hugely popular Handy Dad, extreme sports athlete and TV host Todd Davis gathers more than 30 projects and activities sure to get kids outside and entertained for hours. With easy-to-follow instructions, helpful photographs,...