Chronicle Books Llc: 1635 books
Design School Wisdom
Make First, Stay Awake, and Other Essential Lessons for Work and Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Learn to see the world with the smarts and visual acumen of a great designer. This treasure trove of pithy aphorisms, longer-form essays, and first-person interviews compiles years of design school education into one comprehensive yet compact book. Here are lessons in life and work, learned both in...
Bitten
Dark Erotic Stories
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Susie Bright brings together love's darkest arrows in this shiver-inducing collection of 15 gothic erotic short stories,with original stories from legends such as author Francesca Lia Block and Supernatural screenwriter Sera Gamble. Delicate illustrations weave throughout the lush package, and printed...
Greek Myths
Tales of Passion, Heroism, and Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
Here is the stuff legends are made of in 25 of the most beloved tales from Greek mythology, complemented with gorgeous illustrations by artist Tinou Le Joly Senoville. These classic, timeless stories have been crafted into a concise, intriguing, and very readable romp through the human condition....
Nana Cracks the Case!
Book 1
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Nana is not your ordinary grandma. She never wears cloppy shoes, drinks prune juice, or worries about slippery surfaces. Eufala and Bog's nana would much rather join the circus, work as a backhoe operator, or maybe become a detective. Which is exactly what happens in this very funny chapter book....
See San Francisco
Through the Lens of SFGirlbyBay
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
From internationally popular design blogger SF Girl By Bay comes the ultimate love letter to San Francisco. This gorgeously photographed lifestyle guide gives readers an insider's tour of the City by the Bay through Victoria Smith's unique lens. Organized by neighborhood, each chapter features enchanting...
by Hannah Moskowitz, Kat Helgeson
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Gena and Finn would have never met but for their mutual love for the popular show Up Below. Regardless of their differences—Gena is a recent high school graduate whose social life largely takes place online, while Finn is in her early twenties, job hunting and contemplating marriage with her longtime...
by Jodi Angel
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
Trouble. From the first page of each of the edgy and unrelentingly intense stories in this debut collection, the teenaged characters are headed for big trouble. The adult world has mostly failed them, and they find themselves entering into highly charged situations where they make their own rules,...
The Pirate Handbook
A Rogue's Guide to Pillage, Plunder, Chaos & Conquest
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Avast, ye! For anyone who has dreamed of hitting the high seas, manning a crew, brandishing a cutlass, or burying treasure, here's The Pirate Handbook. Part how-to, part illustrated history, this detailed manual gives insight into every aspect of the pirating life: learn how to make a seaworthy raft,...
by Peter Grandbois
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
In a small, whitewashed village, indistinguishable from any other in Andalusia, Juan Rodrigo is a gravedigger. The job was handed down to him by his father, as was the ability to hear the voices of the dead and to tell their stories to the living. Though the details and revelations of these accounts...
Ivy and Bean (Book 10)
Ivy and Bean Take the Case
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Watch out, you diabolical masterminds! There's a new detective on Pancake Court: Bean! She laughs at danger! She solves even the most mysterious mysteries! What? There aren't any mysteries? Then Bean and her assistant, Ivy, will make some!
by Cathy Camper
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
The lovable trio from the acclaimed Lowriders in Space are back! Lupe Impala, Elirio Malaria, and El Chavo Octopus are living their dream at last. They're the proud owners of their very own garage. But when their beloved cat Genie goes missing, they need to do everything they can to find him. Little...
by Lisa Swerling, Ralph Lazar
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
From the creators of Happiness Is..., this ebook illustrates 500 ways to share the love with that special someone. Capturing the extraordinary little moments and feelings that make up true love, this is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, anniversaries, or just to say "I Love You."
Straight Down the Middle
Shivas Irons, Bagger Vance, and How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Golf Swing
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Straight Down the Middle is a humorous and insightful account of journalist and former-18-handicap golfer Josh Karp's quest to achieve inner peace and improve his golf game—all through the art of Zen. Assisted by a quirky roster of excellent practitioners of esoteric, Eastern-fueled, nontraditional...
The Hypocrisy of Disco
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Born in San Francisco just before the Summer of Love, Clane Hayward grew up on hippie communes throughout the west. Her poignantly funny, sometimes melancholy, and always riveting memoir recounts her extraordinary life up until her thirteenth birthday. School was a particularly happy event—it meant...