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Knit Your Own Cat

FEBRUARY 2012

Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 16 Frisky Felines Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne Cat lovers, rejoice! It’s the highly anticipated follow-up -up book to Knit Your Own Dog. With easy-to-follow instructions for 16 distinct felines, Knit Your Own Cat is the irresistible guide to knitting the pet you’ve u’ve always wanted. ats and knitters are perfect companions. What’s better together than a kitten curled up in a basket of wool or a frisky feline chasing a skein of yarn down a hallway? Since the he instant success of Knit Your Own Dog, cat lovers have been clamoring for a book of their own. That time has come. Knit Your Own Cat is packed with knitting patterns for 16 different fanciful felines, from a pretty Persian to a sleek Siamese, from a cuddly kitten to a traditional tabby. The catss are surprisingly easy to make: With a few evenings of work, you can have a covetable companion for life. Each cat includes clear, step-by-step instructions for both knitting and assembling the parts. The cats can be knit into various positions such as standing, sitting, crouching, and curled up for a nap. You can add details like collars, bells, and bows. Photographs throughout show the finished cat from various angles, and each cat is accompanied by a description of its real-life temperament and physical characteristics. Cats include: Abyssinian, Bengal, Black Cat, Black & White, British Shorthair, Burmese, Devon Rex, Kitten, Maine Coon, Orange, Persian, Ragdoll, Siamese, Tabby, Tortoiseshell, and Turkish Van.

Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne run their own knitwear business, Muir and Osborne (www.muirandosborne.co.uk). They have a shop in London, and their knitwear can also be found in premier stores in the U.K., the U.S., Japan, and Europe, including Barney’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Liberty, and The Cross. They won the U.K. Fashion Export Small Business Award, and several pieces of their knitwear are in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. They are the authors of Knit Your Own Dog.

Only $14.95 $17.95 Can • 124 color photographs throughout • 144 pages 8 ½" x 6 ¾" • Paperback with flaps • Crafts • No. 81893 ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-893-7 • Rights: U.S. & Canada

● The perfect book for cat lovers who love to knit ● Packed with detailed knitting patterns for 16 unique cats ● Includes 124 full-color photographs of the final product as well as detail shots ● Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions allow the novice and expert knitter to complete a project within a few days. ■ National media campaign including print, radio, and online media ■ Target cat enthusiasts print and online publications, websites, and blogs

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■ Target crafting and knitting print and online publications, websites, and blogs

12-copy counter display, includes 6 Knit Your Own Cat and 6 Knit Your Own Dog Knit Your Own Dog; 978-1-57912-874-6

$179.00 • No. 82285 ISBN-13: 978-1-60376-285-4

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MAY 2012

Experience a century of the pride, power, and pinstripes of the Yankees, Major League Baseball’s most successful team, as told through the stories of their hometown newspaper, The New York Times. The New York Times is regarded as the world’s preeminent or its exceptional newspaper. Its news coverage is known for s throughout the depth and breadth, with reporting bureaus United States and in 26 foreign countries. Winner of 106 Pulitzer Prizes, The Times has the largest circulation of any seven-day newspaper in the U.S. erican sportswriters Dave Anderson is one of the leading American gers for the Brooklyn of our time. He covered the Brooklyn Dodgers rnal-American n in Eagle before moving to the New York Journal-American ew York Timess and 1955. In 1966 he began writing for The New s the 1994 winner of was given his own column in 1971. He was E) Red Smith Award the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) e was inducted into for distinguished sports-column writing. He ters Hall of Fame in the National Sports Writers and Sportscasters hree other former Salisbury, North Carolina, in 1990, joining three mith, Arthur Daley, “Sports of The Times” columnists—Red Smith, and John Kieran. In 2005, he received the Dick Schaap Award or of 21 books and for Outstanding Journalism. He is the author es. He lives in Tenafly, has written more than 350 magazine articles. Tenafly, New Jersey.

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The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1851–2009; 978-1-57912-825-8

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The New York Times: The Complete Civil War 1861–1865; 978-1-57912-845-6

The New York Times Book of New York; 978-1-57912-801-2

MAY 2012

The New York Times Story of the Yankees 382 Articles, Profiles, and Essays from 1903 to the Present Edited with commentary by Dave Anderson Foreword by Alec Baldwin he New York Yankees are the most storied franchise in baseball history. They consistently draw the largest home and away crowds of any team, command the largest broadcast audiences in baseball, draw the greatest number of on-line followers, and routinely sell more copies of books and magazines than any other professional sports team. The New York Times Story of the Yankees includes more than 350 articles chronicling the team’s most famous milestones—as well as the best writing about the ball club. Each article is hand-selected from The Times by the peerless sportswriter Dave Anderson, creating the most complete and compelling history to date about the Yankees. Organized by era, the book covers the biggest stories and events in Yankee history, such as the purchase of Babe Ruth, Roger Maris’s 61st home run, and David Cone’s perfect game. It chronicles the team’s 27 World Series championships and 40 American League pennants; its rivalries with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox; controversial owners, players, and managers; and more. The articles span the years from 1903—when the team was known as the New York Highlanders—to the present, and include stories from wellknown and beloved Times reporters such as Arthur Daley, John Kieran, Leonard Koppett, Red Smith, Tyler Kepner, Ira Berkow, Richard Sandomir, Jim Roach, and George Vecsey. Hundreds of black-and-white photographs throughout capture every era. A foreword by die-hard Yankees fan, Alec Baldwin, completes the celebration of baseball’s greatest team.

Only $29.95 $39.95 Can./£24.95 U.K./$39.99 Aus. 200 black-and-white photographs • 480 pages • 7 1∕4" x 9 1∕4"

Hardcover • Sports • No. 81892 ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-892-0 • Rights: World

● More than 350 hand-selected articles by well-known and beloved New York Times writers ● Black Dog’s The New York Times: Complete Front Pages has nearly 130,000 copies in print. The New York Times Complete Civil War has more than 62,000 copies in print. ● The New York Yankees are the most successful team in Major League Baseball, drawing the largest crowds of any team in baseball and selling more merchandise than any other sports franchise in the world. ● Includes hundreds of black-and-white photographs from every era ■ National media campaign, including TV, radio, print, and online feature campaign ■ Advertising in The New York Times and features on nytimes.com ■ Interviews with Dave Anderson

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APRIL 2012

National Parks A Kid's Guide to America’s Parks, Monuments, and Landmarks Includes a Fold-out Commemorative Quarter Collector! Erin McHugh Illustrated by Neal Aspinall

The perfect guide for your next family adventure, this fun-filled book explores more than 75 U.S. parks, monuments, and landmarks, from Maine’s Acadia National Park to California's Sequoia National Park. rom Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, from Gettysburg National Battlefield to Mount Rushmore, National Parks is the only kid-friendly, family-oriented book that covers all of the U.S. national parks, plus famous monuments and landmarks. With a lively text and hundreds of color illustrations and photographs throughout, it offers fascinating, memorable information on every aspect of the parks, such as the history, geography, natural wonders, native wildlife and birds, and unique features that make each park special. Organized alphabetically by state, National Parks takes readers on a whirlwind trip to 75 locations, including Denali National Park, Hot Springs National Park, Everglades National Park, Fort McHenry, White Mountain National Forest, Ellis Island, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Zion National Park, Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, Mt. Hood National Forest, and many more. Also included are dozens of activities, such as quizzes, word and picture hunts, and car games, as well as a detachable national-park quarter collector, so kids can collect each of the 56 commemorative quarters to be issued by the U.S.

Only $19.95 $23.95 Can./£13.95 U.K./$29.99 Aus. 350 full-color illustrations and photographs throughout 128 pages • 8 ½" x 11"

Paper-over-boards, with fold-out quarter collector Children’s • No. 81884 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-884-5 Rights: World

● U.S. national parks are visited by 13 million people every year. The Junior Ranger program inducts approximately 500,000 kids each year. ● In 2010 the United States began issuing “America the Beautiful” quarters honoring parks and monuments. All 56 quarters can be collected in the book's fold-out quarter collector. ● Hundreds of illustrations and photographs, including digitally restored WPA posters. ● Perfect for kids ages 9-12. ● National Park Week takes place in 2012 from April 21 to 29. ■ Target family and parenting magazines, websites, and blogs ■ Target print and online camping and scouting magazines

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Erin McHugh is a former publishing executive and author of more than a dozen books, including The Little Road Trip Handbook. She is also the author of several of the books in Black Dog’s State Shapes series. She lives in New York City and South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Neal Aspinall is an illustrator whose work has appeared on T-shirts, patches, and mugs in National Park gift shops. He has also created art for an ad partnership between Amtrak and the National Park Service. His clients include Target, Pepsi, and Macy’s. He has received awards from Communication Arts, Graphis, Society of Illustrators, and the Print Regional Design Annual and has been inducted into the Institute of Art of Colorado’s Hall of Fame. He lives in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

The Elements A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Now in Paperback!

APRIL 2012 Includes a tear-out poster of Theodore Gray’s Photographic Periodic Table!

Theodore Gray Photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann

“I don’t know if this is the first coffee-table book paying lush photographic homage to the periodic table, but it is certainly the most gorgeous one I’ve seen.” —John Tierney, The New York Times

The Elements is a loving reimagination of the classic table.” —Wired

“Gray’s trademark dry wit and historical anecdotes bring even the most basic lumps to life.” —Popular Science “A great mix of science and art.” —Discover

The highly-anticipated paperback edition of the international bestseller The Elements

he Elements has become an international sensation, selling half-a-million copies worldwide. Based on seven years of research and photography, and culled from Theodore Gray’s coveted collection of more than 3,000 element samples, it is the most complete and beautiful visual catalog of the elements ever assembled.

Along with The Elements, Theodore Gray is the author of Theodore Gray’s Elements Vault, Theo Gray’s Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably Shouldn’t, and of Popular Science magazine’s “Gray Matter” column. He is the proprietor of periodictable. com. He is also cofounder of Wolfram Research, creators of the world’s leading technical software system, Mathematica® and Wolfram|Alpha™. With his company Touch Press, Gray is the developer of the best-selling e-book apps The Elements: A Visual Exploration and Solar System, also published in print by Black Dog & Leventhal. He lives in ChampaignUrbana, Illinois. Nick Mann is a freelance photographer. Aside from having photographed more elements than probably anyone in the world, he is an accomplished landscape, sports, and event photographer. He lives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

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The Photographic Card Deck of the Elements; 978-1-60376-198-7

Only $19.95 $23.95 Can./£13.95 U.K./$19.99 Aus. 500 full-color photographs throughout • 320 pages 10" x 10" • Paperback • Science • No. 81895 ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-895-1 • Rights: World

● The Elements is a national best-seller with more than 500,000 copies in print in 22 languages. ● The Elements app has sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide. ● Gray is an internationally known author, app developer, and Renaissance man for the digital age. He is recognized as the developer of some of the world’s most cutting-edge apps, including The Elements and Solar System, also published in print by Black Dog & Leventhal. ■ Ongoing national publicity efforts for Theodore Gray including print, radio, TV, and author appearances

Theodore Gray’s Elements Vault; 978-1-57912-880-7 Previous hardcover edition: 978-1-57912-814-2 Theo Gray’s Mad Science; 978-1-57912875-3

The Elements Puzzle; 978-1-57912-888-3

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Two new books in Black Dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best-selling Get Ready for School series Get Ready For First Grade

Spelling, Writing, and Reading 283 ACTIVITIES AND 2,102 ILLUSTRATIONS Heather Stella and Athena Anna Lima

Get Ready For

Second Grade CHER A E T

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277 ACTIVITIES AND 1,993 ILLUSTRATIONS

Heather Stella and Maureen Scepkowski or nearly a decade, the Get Ready for School series has been a staple for parents seeking to prepare their children for the challenges of the upcoming school year. Each title in the series reinforces essential, age-appropriate skills, recognized by educators nationwide, through fun and engaging activities. Previous books in the series laid the foundation of earlylearning skills from pre-K through first grade. These two new books take kids into the next phase of learning. Get Ready for First Grade: Spelling, Writing, and Reading builds confidence and skills with activities that help kids recognize long and short vowels, silent letters, action words, contractions, adjectives and adverbs, singular and plural, word families, opposites, the parts of a sentence, sight words, and proper names, among other topics. Get Ready for Second Grade builds on skills learned in first grade and covers reading, writing complete sentences, counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s, adding and subtracting, shapes and measurements, time and money, cursive writing, weather, basic world geography, the solar system, and more. With more than 300 pages of activities and thousands of illustrations in each, these books will keep kids coming back for more over and over again.

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Get Ready for Pre-K 978-1-57912-870-8

Get Ready for Kindergarten 978-1-57912-868-5

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Get Ready for First Grade 978-1-57912-869-2

Get Ready for School: Shapes and Colors 978-1-57912-632-2

Get Ready for School: Numbers 978-1-57912-631-5

MAY 2012

s take kids to the next levels of learning!

Heather Stella has a master’s degree in elementary education and is currently a student teacher. She lives in New York. Athena Anna Lima has a degree in elementary education. She has taught first grade for 14 years and has been a teacher for 18. She lives in New Jersey. Maureen Scepkowski has a degree in education and has taught second through sixth grades for 16 years. She lives in New Jersey.

Only $17.95 $21.95 Can./£12.95 U.K./$24.99 Aus. Nearly 2,000 full-color illustrations throughout 320 pages • 9 ¾" x 11 3∕8"

Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding Children’s • Rights: World Get Ready for First Grade: Spelling, Writing, and Reading: No. 81896 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-896-8 Get Ready for Second Grade: No. 81897 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-897-5

● The Get Ready for School series has more than 730,000 copies in print. ● 320 full-color, teacher-friendly perforated pages in each book—more than any other full-color book in this category—for only $17.95, a true value ● Thousands of full-color illustrations throughout and hundreds of unique, single-page, age-appropriate activities ● Every teacher-approved activity is designed to prepare kids for basic classroom concepts.

Get Ready for School: Letters 978-1-57912-630-8

Get Ready for School: Mazes and Puzzles 978-1-57912-794-7

Get Ready for School: Activities and Games 978-1-57912-796-1

Get Ready for Kindergarten: Math and Science 978-1-57912-830-2

Get Ready for First Grade: Math and Science 978-1-57912-831-9

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Get Ready For School Fun, colorful, and teacher-approved Get Ready for School Connecting Cards let kids create their own words, sentences, and equations in endless combinations!

et Ready for School Connecting Cards are the perfect, portable companion to Black Dog’s best-selling Get Ready for School book series. Four sets of 36 sturdy, double-sided, full-color cards cover letters, numbers, and sight words. The cards are designed with tongue-and-groove notches at either end so they can connect together in any combination a child can imagine. Letters includes the entire uppercase alphabet on one side of the cards, with the lowercase letters on the opposite side, plus additional cards with the most commonly used letters so kids can combine them to create words or even their name. Numbers provides numbers 1 through 20 in numeral form on one side and spelled out as words on the opposite side. Also included are +, -, and = cards so kids can create equations or multiples. Pre-K Sight Words and Kindergarten Sight Words help young children recognize the most commonly used words in the English language, such as “the,” “to,” “and,” “you,” “it,” “in,” “said,” and “for.” Kids can connect words into short phrases or sentences. Learning to recognize these high-frequency words is an important first step in learning to read. Get Ready for School Connecting Cards are the perfect way for kids to develop problem-solving and decision-making skills that are essential for the first year of school and throughout their lives.

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Get Ready for Pre-K 978-1-57912-870-8

Get Ready for Kindergarten 978-1-57912-868-5

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Get Ready for First Grade 978-1-57912-869-2

Get Ready for School: Shapes and Colors 978-1-57912-632-2

Get Ready for School: Numbers 978-1-57912-631-5

Connecting Cards

MARCH 2012

Numbers Letters Pre-K Sight Words Kindergarten Sight Words 4 sets of 36 double-sided, interlocking cards

Only $12.95 $14.95 Can./£9.95 U.K./$14.99 Aus. More than 100 full-color illustrations • 36 cards 10" x 6 ¾" x 1 ¾" • Box with carrying handle Children’s • Rights: World Numbers: No. 81898; ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-898-2 Letters: No. 81899; ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-899-9 Pre-K Sight Words: No. 81900; ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-900-2 Kindergarten Sight Words: No. 81901; ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-901-9

● The Get Ready for School Series has more than 730,000 copies in print. ● Four sets of 36, sturdy, full-color, double-sided, interlocking cards ● Box includes a carrying handle for portability ● Perfect for kids ages 4–6

Get Ready for School: Letters 978-1-57912-630-8

Get Ready for School: Mazes and Puzzles 978-1-57912-794-7

Get Ready for School: Activities and Games 978-1-57912-796-1

Get Ready for Kindergarten: Math and Science 978-1-57912-830-2

Get Ready for First Grade: Math and Science 978-1-57912-831-9

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FEBRUARY 2012

The American Experience The History and Culture of the United States through Speeches, Letters, Essays, Editorials, Poems, Songs, and Stories Edited by Erik Bruun and Jay Crosby An important collection of 569 primary documents, which explores the events, major and minor, that have shaped our nation and illuminates every aspect of its history eaturing hundreds of voices spanning three centuries, the documents included in The American Experience express the development of a nation as told through the eyes of those who lived during its most seminal and pivotal moments. These are the firsthand words of the famous, infamous, and forgotten, and they come in many forms, including speeches, articles, essays, public records, landmark legal documents, poems, news reports, and more. Organized chronologically from 1763 to the present, The American Experience follows the great tapestry of our history as it weaves its way through the creation of the republic in its nascent years; civil war and reconstruction; the progressive era; boom, bust, and the New Deal; world wars; the Cold War; social upheaval of every kind; and much more. A sample of the 569 documents includes: the Iroquois Federation Constitution; Barack Obama’s Philadelphia speech on race; Transcripts from the Salem Witch Trial; Roe v. Wade; The Declaration of Independence; The Federalist Papers; The Monroe Doctrine; Baseball’s Original Rules; “I Have a Dream”; Henry David Thoreau on Civil Disobedience; Sojourner Truth on Women’s Suffrage; Ulysses S. Grant on the Assault at Cold Harbor; The G.I. Bill; Journals of Lewis & Clark; George W. Bush’s 9/11 Address; George Washington’s Farewell Address; The Louisiana Purchase; The Kinsey Report; and hundreds more. An essential collection for students, The American Experience is also of major appeal to historians, news junkies, and the civicor politically-minded across the political spectrum.

Only $22.95 $26.95 Can/£15.95 U.K./$29.99 Aus. • 896 pages 7 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paperback • History/American • No. 81907

978-1-57912-907-1 • Rights: World English

● The hardcover edition, originally published as Our Nation’s Archive, has 150,937 copies in print. ● This paperback edition includes recent historical events—from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 through the events of the Obama administration. ● Essential for students, historians, and the politically-minded across the full political spectrum

Erik Bruun has been a reporter, editor, and freelance writer for more than twenty years. His books include American Values and Virtues and Voices of Protest: Documents of Courage and Dissent. He and his family live in Great Barrington, MA. Jay Crosby is a history teacher and coach at Riverdale Country School, in the Bronx, NY and executive director of Somarela Fund. Jay and his family live in Brooklyn, NY.

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The African American Experience 978-1-57912-773-2

How Smart Are You? Test Your IQ

APRIL 2012

Calculate Your IQ in Minutes Thomas J. Craughwell

How Smart Are You? Test Your Math IQ Discover Your Math Aptitude and Sharpen Your Skills Thomas J. Craughwell

Who are You? Test Your Emotional Intelligence 50 Easy-to-Score Quizzes to Find the Key to Your Success Thomas J. Craughwell

Who are You? Test Your Personality 50 Easy-to-Score Quizzes that Reveal the Real You Salvatore Didato Attractive, take-anywhere, write-in quiz books that offer a daily dose of self-discovery and intellectual challenge

erfect for a handbag, briefcase, or knapsack, these entertaining and enlightening quiz books are great to have on hand anytime and anywhere, be it a long commute, a waiting room, or an evening at home. Each book contains dozens of quizzes that will both test and help improve your IQ, your emotional intelligence, and the power of your personality. Are you a logical thinker? Visually inclined? Prove it and have fun at the same time with brain-stumping IQ quizzes in Test Your IQ. Challenge your math skills and aptitude for numbers in Test Your Math IQ. Through the quizzes in Test Your Emotional Intelligence you will be able to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses and reveal aspects of your personality you may not have realized existed. Test Your Personality is an enlightening collection of tests designed to answer who you are, how you got that way, and what, if anything, you can or should do to change. Modern covers and a great package will make you want to show off these clever quiz books wherever you go. Thomas J. Craughwell is an author and problem solver. He has traced the evolution of Manhattan’s urban legends (Alligators in the Sewer); sorted out fact from fiction in old wives’ tales (Do Blue Bedsheets Bring Babies?); identified the patron saints of bloggers and vegetarians (This Saint Will Change Your Life); and resurrected a long-forgotten story from 1876, when a gang of hapless Irish immigrant counterfeiters tried to kidnap the body of Abraham Lincoln—and almost got away with it (Stealing Lincoln’s Body). He lives in Bethel, Connecticut. Salvatore Didato is a clinical psychologist and has been a television, newspaper, and radio commentator on human affairs. He is the author of Psychotechniques, and his numerous articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including Parade, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and The New York Times.

Only $9.95 $11.95 Can./£6.95 U.K./$11.99 Aus. Two-color illustrations throughout • 5" x 8 ¼"

Paperback cloth cover with rounded corners and elastic closure Puzzles and Games • Rights: World How Smart Are You? Test Your IQ: No. 81902 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-902-6 • 144 pages How Smart Are You? Test Your Math IQ: No. 81903 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-903-3 • 128 pages Who Are You? Test Your Emotional Intelligence: No. 81904 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-904-0 • 128 pages Who Are You? Test Your Personality: No. 81905 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-905-7 • 144 pages

● Based on Black Dog’s large-format series of IQ and personality tests, which have more than 500,000 copies in print ● These all-new, portable, write-in editions are perfectly priced at $9.95. ● Each book contains dozens of quizzes. ● Attractive package features a cloth cover, rounded corners, and an elastic band that serves as a bookmark or closure

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FEBRUARY 2012

The First Ladies Fact Book Revised and Updated

The Childhoods, Courtships, Marriages, Campaigns, Accomplishments, and Legacies of Every First Lady from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama Bill Harris Additional text by Laura Ross

The revised and updated edition, including all-new information on Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Betty Ford merica’s first ladies have captured the hearts of the citizens of our country ever since its humble beginnings. This newly updated edition of The First Ladies Fact Book is a comprehensive, fascinating, and intimate look at the life of each first lady from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama. Each profile includes a portrait, key biographical information, and several additional photographs. Among the topics covered are childhood and upbringing, early marriage years, the path to the White House, hobbies, career, style of dress, and decorating preferences. Find out which first lady: had the most children • served as a delegate to the United Nations • was accused of looting the White House • was a professional dancer • or never cooked a meal. Packed with information and surprising facts, The First Ladies Fact Book combines the breadth of a textbook with the intimacy of a biography.

Only $22.95/$26.95 Can./£15.95 U.K./$29.99 Aus. 1,000 black-and-white photos and illustrations 752 pages • 8” x 9 ¼” • Paperback • Biography/History No. 81891 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-891-3 • Rights: World

● 1,000 photographs and illustrations ● A valuable reference for students, history buffs, and political junkies

Previous paperback edition: 978-1-57912-809-8

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The President’s Fact Book; 978-1-57912-889-0

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Bill Harris is a freelance editor and the author of One Thousand New York Buildings, among other books. He lives in Dallas, Texas. Laura Ross is an editor and literary agent. She lives in New York City.

● The Elements has 500,000 copies in print in 22 languages. ● The iPad app has sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide. Theodore Gray is an internationally known author, app developer, and Renaissance man of the digital age. He is the creator of some of the world’s most exciting and cutting-edge apps, including The Elements and Solar System , also published in print by Black Dog & Leventhal.

The Elements 2013 Calendar A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Theodore Gray Photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann

Back for a second year, a month-by-month tour of the most beautiful and fascinating elements in the periodic table ased on the best-selling book The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe as well as the best-selling iPad app, The Elements 2013 calendar is perfect for scientists, students, teachers, and anyone interested in the beauty and diversity of nature. Every month shows a full-page photograph of a featured element in its pure form and offers an interesting and informative anecdote. Smaller images of the element and of compounds are set within the monthly calendar grid, which includes important dates in chemical history and also major North American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand holidays.

● The previous nine editions of the calendar have sold more than 575,000 copies combined!

Take Me Out to the Ballpark 2013 Calendar

● Based on the best-selling Black Dog & Leventhal book Take Me Out to the Ballpark, which has nearly 700,000 copies in print

A Month-by-Month Tour of Major League Baseball Ballparks Past and Present

● Includes new and traditional Major League ballparks, plus fascinating facts and stunning photographs Josh Leventhal is the author of The World Series and Take Me Out to the Ballpark and is the publisher of MVP Books of Quayside Publishing Group. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

JUNE 2012

Only $12.99 $15.99 Can./£9.95 U.K. 40 full-color photographs throughout 28 pages • 12" x 12"

Wall calendar • No. 81894 ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-894-4 Rights: World

Previous edition: 978-1-57912-872-2

JUNE 2012

Josh Leventhal An all-new edition of the best-selling Take Me Out to the Ballpark wall calendar, based on the best-selling book lack Dog steps up to bat again with the 2013 edition of the Take Me Out to the Ballpark calendar. Each of the 12 months highlights a different beloved ballpark from today or years gone by. Each month presents a full-page photograph of the park, a brief history, and detail photographs. Important baseball birthdays are also noted, as well as major holidays for the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. The unique die-cut stadium shape is a perennial crowd-pleaser.

Only $12.99 $15.99Can./£9.95 U.K. 35 color photographs throughout 28 pages • 12" x 12", die-cut

Wall calendar • No. 81906 ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-906-4 Rights: U.S. and Canada

Previous edition: 978-1-57912861-6

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Black Dog's backlist:

No. 81368 • 978-1-57912-368-0 See page 26

No. 81870 • 978-1-57912-870-8 See page 30

No. 81837 • 978-1-57912-837-1 See page 26

No. 81868 • 978-1-57912-868-5 See page 30

No. 81753 • 978-1-57912-753-4 See page 26

No. 81869 • 978-1-57912-869-2 See page 30

No. 81774 • 978-1-57912-774-9 See page 26

No. 81866 • 978-1-57912-866-1 See page 29

2.2 million copies in print!

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No. 81221 • 978-1-57912-221-8 See page 26

No. 81874 • 978-1-57912-874-6 See page 26

No. 81873 • 978-1-57912-873-9 See page 21

No. 81862 • 978-1-57912-862-3 See page 26

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FIVE HUNDRED BUILDINGS OF LONDON

FIVE HUNDRED BUILDINGS OF PARIS

Gill Davies Photography by John Reynolds

Kathy Borrus Photography by Jorg Brockmann and James Driscoll

500 duotone photos • 608 pages

FIVE HUNDRED BUILDINGS OF NEW YORK Bill Harris Photography by Jorg Brockmann

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6 ½" x 7 ½" • Paperback with flaps

500 duotone photos • 608 pages

Architecture/Photography

6 ½" x 7 ½" • Paperback with flaps

Only $19.95

Architecture/Photography

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

Only $19.95

No. 81857 • 978-1-57912-857-9

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

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No. 81858 • 978-1-57912-858-6

No. 81856 • 978-1-57912-856-2

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THE LOUVRE: ALL THE PAINTINGS Preface by Henri Loyrette, General Director of The Louvre Photography by Erich Lessing Text by Vincente Pomarède and Anje Grebe

ebook: 978-1-60376-266-3

An historic publishing event! Endorsed by the Louvre and for the first time ever, every painting from the world’s most popular museum is available in one stunning book. 3022 full-color photographs plus DVD-ROM 784 pages • 10½" x 10½" Shrink-wrapped hardcover in slipcase plus DVD-ROM Art • Only $75.00 • $80.00 Can./£50.00 U.K./$89.99 Aus.

VAN GOGH'S LETTERS

No. 81886 • ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-886-9 • Rights: World

Edited by H. Anna Suh 250 drawings and paintings 320 pages • 8 ¼" x 9 5⁄8" Paperback with flaps • Art Only $19.95

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LEONARDO’S NOTEBOOKS Leonardo da Vinci Edited by H. Anna Suh

ARCHITECT The Work of the Pritzker Prize Laureates In Their Own Words Edited by Ruth Peltason and Grace Ong-Yan

250 drawings and paintings

An exquisite collection of the famed notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, lavishly illustrated with Leonardo’s extraordinary sketches and drawings.

336 pages • 10 ½" x 12 ¼"

1,000 B&W and full-color illus.

376 pages • 9 ½" x 11" • Hardcover

Hardcover • Art • Only $40.00

336 pages • 9 ½" x 11"

Architecture • No. 81847

$49.95 Can./£25.00 UK/$59.95 Aus.

Paperback • Art • Only $24.95

978-1-57912-847-0

No. 81586 • 978-1-57912-586-8

$28.95 Can./£16.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

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No. 81817 • 978-1-57912-817-3

$24.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$34.95 Aus. No. 81859 • 978-1-57912-859-3 Rights: World

Only $40.00 $49.95 Can./£28.00 UK 700 color and B&W photos, blueprints, and CAD drawings

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THE BIG BOOK OF SMALL HOUSE DESIGNS 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, 1,250 Square Feet or Less From the Editors of Black Dog & Leventhal 75 unique designs for attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly homes. More than 500 black-and-white illustrations throughout • 368 pages • 8" x 8" Paperback • Architecture Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can./£11.95 U.K. /$24.99 Aus. No. 81887 • 978-1-57912-887-6 • Rights: World

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SKYSCRAPERS A History of the World’s Most Famous and Important Skyscrapers Judith Dupré Introductory interview with Adrian Smith At a stunning 18 inches tall and celebrating all of today’s most significant superstructures, this all-new edition of Skyscrapers features 15 exciting new buildings and a brand-new interview with Adrian Smith, the world’s foremost architect of supertall buildings. 300 duo-tone photos • 160 pages 7 ½" x 18" • Hardcover Architecture • Only $24.95 $28.95 Can./£16.95 UK/$29.99 Aus. No. 81787 • 978-1-57912-787-9

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NEW YORK: A HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ARCHITECTURE Alejandro Bahamón and Àgata Losantos In this unique visual history of New York City’s architecture, more than 300 diverse buildings—from landmark skyscrapers, museums, and churches to simple houses and majestic bridges—are depicted and discussed chronologically, by neighborhood, and by structure type.

AMERICA’S HOMETOWN RECIPE BOOK 800 Favorite Recipes from Main Street U.S.A. Edited by Barbara Greenman This great big collection of recipes, straight from America’s heartland, dishes up classic downhome goodness, from super sweet spare ribs to cherry-delight pie. 25 two-color line drawings throughout

BACK OF THE BOX 525 Delicious Recipes from Everyone’s Favorite Grocery Store Brands Edited by Barbara Greenman Illustrated by Ken Krug This comprehensive and convenience-minded cookbook is tailor-made for today’s busy lifestyle— featuring delicious, easy-toprepare recipes directly from the makers of our best-loved brand-name foods.

BACK OF THE BOX COOKING: 30-MINUTE MEALS 500 Quick and Easy Family Recipes from America’s Favorite Brands Edited by Barbara Greenman and Elizabeth A. Matlin Illustrated by Ken Krug A new time-and money saving collection of your favorite brand-name recipes.

Color throughout; 30 illus.

2-color throughout • 30 illus.

416 pages • 9" x 10" binder

336 pages • 8 ¼" x 11"

352 pages • 8 ¼" x 11"

Concealed spiral-bound, paper-over-boards

Cooking • Only $19.95

$23.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

$24.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

No. 81864 • 978-1-57912-864-7

No. 81780 • 978-1-57912-780-0

$24.95 Can./£14.95 UK/ 24.99 Aus.

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No. 81812 • 978-1-57912-812-8 Rights: World

350+ color and B&W photos and color illus. throughout • 140 pages plus 10 foldouts 9 ¼" x 11 3⁄4" • Paperback • Architecture • Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can. • No. 81786 978-1-57912-786-2 • Rights: US, CAN, and OM

KINSEY PHOTOGRAPHER Edited by Dave Bohn and Rodolfo Petschek Photos by Darius and Tabitha Kinsey This stunning book is a testament to the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and the colorful life of its people.

206 duo-tone photos • 320 pages • 10 ¼" x 12 3⁄4" • Hardcover • Photography • Only $29.95 • $34.95 Can./£21.95 UK/$39.99 Aus. No. 80022 • 978-1-884822-22-3 • Rights: WE

KINSEY PHOTOGRAPHER: THE LOCOMOTIVE PORTRAITS Edited by Dave Bohn and Rodolfo Petschek Photos by Darius and Tabitha Kinsey

The original volume of Kinsey, Photographer: The Locomotive Portraits is now back in print. 3

53 duo-tone photos • 144 pages • 12 ⁄4" x 10 ¼ " • Hardcover • Photography

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THE MARTINI BOOK

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THE SOMMELIER’S GUIDE TO WINE

THE NEW YORK BARTENDER’S GUIDE

Everything You Need to Know for Selecting, Serving, and Savoring Wine Like the Experts Brian H. Smith

1,300 Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes for the Professional and the Home Sally Ann Berk

This updated and revised edition is the essential guide for aspiring wine connoisseurs who are seeking the knowledge and confidence of a C.I.A. wine professional.

More than 1,300 essential drink recipes from New York City’s top bars are presented in an updated and beautifully redesigned edition of Black Dog’s million-selling guide.

80 color illus., 10 maps, line art throughout

100 color photos • 288 pages

80 color photos • 192 pages

232 pages • 4 ½" x 9 ¼"

Cooking/Reference • Only $14.95

4 ½" x 9 ¼" • Paper-over-boards

Paper-over-boards • Cooking/Wine

$18.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$17.99 Aus.

Cooking/Reference • Only $14.95

Only $14.95

No. 81470 • 978-1-57912-470-0

$18.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$17.99 Aus.

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No. 81716 • 978-1-57912-716-9

No. 81776 • 978-1-57912-776-3

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201 Ways to Mix the Perfect American Cocktail Sally Ann Berk Photographs by Zeva Oelbaum This fully revised and updated edition of the bestselling Martini Book includes dozens of delicious new recipes and even more useful information on creating flawless versions of our most popular and enduring cocktail.

4 ½" x 9 ¼" • Paper-over-boards

Only $22.95 • $26.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$29.99 Aus. • No. 80065 978-1-884822-65-0 • Rights: WE

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BOLD & HEALTHY FLAVORS

COMPLETE DIABETIC COOKBOOK

450 Recipes from Around the World Steven Raichlen

Healthy, Delicious Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy Mary Jane Finsand, Karin Cadwell, Ph.D., R.N., and Edith White

Now in paperback, Steven Raichlen’s collection of classic, full-flavor recipes— from Japanese Steak House-Style Chicken to Chipotle Chili-Marinated Pork Loin—that use healthy, low-fat ingredients to create memorable meals

HEIRLOOM COOKING WITH THE BRASS SISTERS Recipes You Remember and Love Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass Photographs by Andy Ryan

HEIRLOOM BAKING WITH THE BRASS SISTERS More than 100 Years of Recipes Discovered and Collected by the Queens of Comfort Food Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass Photographs by Andy Ryan Now in paperback, the baking book that introduced the Brass Sisters into the hearts and cookie jars of home bakers and TV audiences everywhere

85 color color photos throughout

The Joy of Cooking for diabetics, this huge collection of more than 2,000 recipes ensures healthy, delicious meals for the whole family that are safe for diabetics.

400 pages • 8 3⁄4" x 9 5/8"

736 pages • 8 3⁄4" x 9 5⁄8"

50 full-color photos • 304 pages

Paperback • Cooking

Hardcover • Cooking/Health

9" x 10" • Hardcover

Only $19.95

Only $24.95

Cooking • Only $29.95

Hardcover • Only $29.95

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

$26.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

$36.95 Can./£20.00 UK/$35.00 Aus.

No. 81855 • 978-1-57912-855-5

No. 81340 • 978-1-57912-340-6

No. 81784 • 978-1-57912-784-8

No. 81588 • 978-1-57912-588-2 • Rights: World

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Rights: US, CAN, AUS and OM

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Authors of Heirloom Baking and James Beard Award finalists Marilynn and Sheila Brass. Now they turn their culinary skills to the rest of the menu.

150 color photos • 312 pages 9" x 10" • Cooking Paperback • Only $19.95 $23.95 Can./£13.95 U.K./$24.99 Aus. No. 81881 • 978-1-57912-881-4 • Rights: World

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JACQUES PÉPIN’S COMPLETE TECHNIQUES

SMOOTHIES, SHAKES & FRAPPES

SINGLE MALT AND SCOTCH WHISKY

THE HEALTHY HEART COOKBOOK

750 Refreshing, Revitalizing, and Nourishing Drinks Sally Ann Berk

A Guide to Hundreds of Brands and Varieties Daniel Lerner

Jacques Pépin Photos by Léon Perer

This A-to-Z “juice bartender’s guide” offers tasty, healthy, inventive, and easy-to-make drinks that the whole family can enjoy.

The essential guide to single malt and blended scotch whiskies, from Aberfeldy to Tullibardine.

Over 700 Recipes for Every Day and Every Occasion Joseph C. Piscatella Recipes by Bernie Piscatella 50 charts and tables • 544 pages

Paperback • Only $24.95

8 3⁄4" x 9 5⁄8" • Hardcover

$28.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

100 full-color photos • 4 ½" x 9 ¼"

Cooking/Health • Only $22.95

No. 81165 • 978-1-57912-165-5

100 color photos • 224 pages

200 pages • Paper-over-boards

$28.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

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4 ½" x 9 ¼" • Paperback

Cooking • Only $14.95

No. 81330 • 978-1-57912-330-7

Cooking • Only $9.95

$18.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$17.99 Aus.

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$11.95 Can./£5.95 UK/$12.99 Aus.

No. 81577 • 978-1-57912-577-6

$60.00 Can./£25.00 UK/$75.00 Aus.

No. 81172 • 978-1-57912-172-3

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No. 81220 • 978-1-57912-220-1

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2,500 color and B&W photos 848 pages • 8" x 9 ¼" • Cooking

Hardcover • Only $60.00

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H E A LT H & WELL BEI NG SECRETS OF THE SPAS Catherine Bardey Packed with easy recipes for scrubs, moisturizers, masks, oils, and many more lotions and potions, this book also offers the best treatments used at spas around the world so you can look your best and treat yourself right, all in the comfort of your own home.

100 color illus. • 192 pages

AGELESS MEMORY

4 ½" x 9 ¼" • Paper over boards

The Memory Expert's Prescription for a Razor-Sharp Mind Harry Lorayne

Health • Only $12.95 $14.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$14.99 Aus. No. 81063 • 978-1-57912-063-4 Rights: World

The world’s foremost memory expert—and mega-bestselling author— proves that memory CAN get better with age! 240 pages • 5 ½" x 8 ¼" • Paperback

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HEALING SECRETS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Herbs, Remedies, and Practices that Restore the Body, Refresh the Mind, and Rebuild the Spirit Porter Shimer

Black History and Culture Through Speeches, Letters, Editorials, Poems, Songs, and Stories Kai Wright

An approach to health and natural healing that goes beyond mainstream medicine.

KAMA SUTRA

Self-Help • Only $11.95

The Perfect Bedside Companion

$13.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$21.95 Aus. No. 81824 • 978-1-57912-824-1

208 pages • 5 ⁄8" x 8 ¼"

This landmark of sensuality explores the rules of love, pleasure, and mutual gratification with frankness and celebration.

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Paper over boards • Health

ebook: 978-1-60376-176-5

Only $14.95 • $18.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$19.99 Aus.

236 pages • 5 ½" x 8 ¼" • Hardcover

No. 81392 • 978-1-57912-392-5

Self-Help • Only $17.95

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Color photos and two-color illus. throughout • 288 pages • 6" x 6" Satin-bound boards with clasp • Spirituality • Only $14.95 $17.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$19.99 Aus. • No. 81280

Two-color line art throughout

720 pages • 7" x 10" • Paperback History/African American Only $22.95 $26.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$29.99 Aus. No. 81773 • 978-1-57912-773-2

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$22.50 Can./£14.95 UK/$22.99 Aus. No. 81750 • 978-1-57912-750-3 Rights: World

978-1-57912-280-5 • Rights: World

ZEN The Perfect Companion Zen combines hundreds of traditional kong-ans with vivid artwork, in a unique volume exploring the crucial balance between the self and the world.

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Full-color photos and two-color illus. throughout • 272 pages • 6" x 6" Satin-bound boards with clasp • Spirituality • Only $14.95 $17.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$19.95 Aus. • No. 81279 978-1-57912-279-9 • Rights: World

YOGA The Perfect Companion A beautiful and essential guide to the history and practice of Hatha yoga, including dozens of poses from beginner to advanced

THE JOHNS HOPKINS COMPLETE HOME GUIDE TO PILLS AND MEDICINES The ultimate guide to prescription and overthe-counter drugs from America’s #1 medical institution. More than 100 medical illus 736 pages • 8" x 10" Paper over boards

CHINESE NATURAL CURES Traditional Methods for Remedies and Prevention Henry C. Lu This giant, silk-bound volume is the most comprehensive book ever published in the Western world on the system and wisdom of Chinese traditional medicine. Chinese Natural Cures provides easy, proven methods for a healthier, longer life.

THE CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE The History of the Civil War in Documents Edited by Henry Steele Commager Revised by Erik Bruun 864 pages • 8 ½" x 10 7⁄8" Hardcover • History • Only $29.95 $33.95 Can./£22.95 UK/$35.00 Aus. No. 81110 • 978-1-57912-110-5 Rights: World

Medical/Reference • Only $19.95 $24.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. 288 pages • 6" x 6" • Satin-bound boards with clasp • Spirituality Only $14.95 • $17.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$19.99 Aus. No. 81278 • 978-1-57912-278-2 • Rights: World

No. 81359 • 978-1-57912-359-8 Rights: WE

Two-color illus. throughout 512 pages • 8" x 10" • Paperback Alternative Medicine/Health Only $22.95 $28.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$35.00 Aus. No. 81546 • 978-1-57912-546-2 Rights: World

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MICHELLE OBAMA

HOPES AND DREAMS

MY DEAR PRESIDENT

First Lady of Fashion and Style Susan Swimmer

The Story of Barack Obama Steve Dougherty

Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives The Library of Congress Gerard W. Gawalt

First Lady Michelle Obama’s fashion sense—with its intuitive mix of high-end designers and off-the-rack selections—has captivated onlookers around the world and is now the subject of this gorgeous tribute, written by a veteran fashion journalist.

The first biographical portrait of President Barack Obama published in the book trade is now in its third edition with 32 new, fully illustrated pages and 200 photographs— including the historic election and inauguration.

60 B&W photos and illus. throughout 352 pages • 5 3⁄8" x 8 ¼" Hardcover • History • Only $17.95 $22.50 Can./£11.95 UK/$27.95 Aus. No. 81552 • 978-1-57912-552-3 Rights: World

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF NEW YORK The Best Stories About the People, the Places, and the Pulse of the City Edited by James Barron, staff writer for The New York Times Introduction by Anna Quindlen

UPDATED EDITION Introduction by Bill Keller 100 color and B&W photos 476 pages • 11 3⁄4" x 14 ½"

400 color and B&W photos and illus. throughout

Hardcover • History/Reference

200 color and B&W photographs

416 pages • 7" x 10" • Hardcover

200-plus B&W and color photos

192 Pages • 8 ½" x 10 7⁄8"

History • Only $27.95

128 pages • 8" x 10" • Paperback

Paperback

$32.95 Can./£18.95UK/$35.00 Aus.

Biography, Fashion • Only $9.95

Current Affairs/Biography

No. 81801 • 978-1-57912-801-2

No. 81826 • 978-1-57912-826-5

Only $12.95 • $13.50 Can./ £7.95 UK/$14.99 Aus.

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No. 81810 • 978-1-57912-810-4

$11.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$12.99 Aus.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE COMPLETE FRONT PAGES 1851–2009

Only $60.00 $69.00 Can./£40.00 UK/$75.00 Aus. No. 81825 • 978-1-57912-825-8 Rights: World

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THE PRESIDENTS FACT BOOK The Achievements, Campaigns, Events, Triumphs, Tragedies, and Legacies of Every President from George Washington to Barack Obama Roger Matuz Edited by Bill Harris Revised and updated, the most comprehensive guide to all the presidents, including all-new information on Barack Obama and the current administration 1,000 black-and-white photos and illustrations throughout 808 pages • 8" X 9 ¼" • Paperback • Biography/History • Only $22.95 $26.95 Can./£15.95 U.K./$29.99 Aus. • No. 81889 978-1-57912-889-0 • Rights: World

HISTORIC MAPS AND VIEWS OF NEW YORK

HISTORIC MAPS AND VIEWS OF ROME

Vincent Virga

George Sinclair

No. 81594 • 978-1-57912-594-3

No. 81799 • 978-1-57912-799-2

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HISTORIC MAPS AND VIEWS OF PARIS

HISTORIC MAPS AND VIEWS OF LONDON

THE KENNEDY BROTHERS A Legacy in Photographs Walter R. Mears and Hal Buell A stunning visual tribute to the life and times of the Kennedy brothers. 120 full-color and B&W photos 144 pages • 8 ½" x 10 7/8" Paperback • History • Only $9.95

George Sinclair

No. 81841 • 978-1-57912-841-8

No. 81798 • 978-1-57912-798-5

No. 81797 • 978-1-57912-797-8

Rights: World

$11.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$12.99 Aus.

Historic Maps and Views is a first-of-its-kind collection of historic maps and views of New York, Rome, Paris, and London. Each book is specially bound so the 24 maps can be easily removed and framed in standard-size frames. 24 full-color maps • 56 pages • 14" x 11" • Paperback • History/Travel Only $19.95 • $23.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE COMPLETE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865

SPYING

Edited with commentary by Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds

An exciting, authoritative history drawing on the collection and expertise of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.

200 B&W photos and line drawings, and maps throughout 480 pages • 9" x 12" • Hardcover

The Secret History of History Dennis Collins

History • Only $40.00

150 color and B&W photos, maps and tables

$49.95 Can./£30.00 UK/$49.99 Aus.

176 pages • 9" x 11"

No. 81845 • 978-1-57912-845-6

Hardcover • Espionage

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Only $24.95

CODES, CIPHERS, SECRETS, AND CRYPTIC COMMUNICATION Making and Breaking Secret Messages from Hieroglyphs to the Internet Fred B. Wrixon This book weaves illustrated examples with technical explanations of important coding methods and discusses their place in the exciting world of secret communications.

CUBA

DOCTORS

François Missen Photography by Pierre Hausherr

The Illustrated History of Medical Pioneers Sherwin B. Nuland

The people, architecture, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cuba come to life in this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind tribute to this fascinating island country. 350 color photos throughout

Illustrations bring to life National Book Award winner and surgeon Sherwin B. Nuland’s extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine.

272 pages • 9 3⁄4" x 9 3⁄4"

250 color and B&W images

Paperback with flaps

8 ½" x 10" • 480 pages

Travel • Only $24.95

Hardcover • Biography/Medicine

$31.50 Can./£16.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

250 B&W illus. • 704 pages

$28.95 Can./£16.95 UK/$29.99 AUS

Only $35.00 • $40.00 Can.

No. 81395 • 978-1-57912-395-6

6 3⁄4" x 7 5⁄8" • Paperback

No. 81854 • 978-1-57912-854-8

No. 81778 • 978-1-57912-778-7

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Military History/Reference

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Rights: WE except UK

Only $19.95 $23.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus No. 81485 • 978-1-57912-485-4 Rights: World

ME MO I R

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THE MANHATTAN PROJECT The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians Edited by Cynthia C. Kelly Introduction by Richard Rhodes

VOICES OF PROTEST Documents of Courage and Dissent Frank Lowenstein, Sheryl Lechner, and Erik Bruun 30 B&W photos and illus. 560 pages • 6" x 9" • Hardcover

The first collection ever of the writings and insights of the original creators of the atomic bomb, along with pieces by the most important historians and interpreters of the subject, is now in paperback.

History • Only $24.95 $31.50 Can./£16.95 UK/$29.99 Aus. No. 81585 • 978-1-57912-585-1 Rights: WE

CAN IT HAPPEN AGAIN? Chronicles of the Holocaust Edited by Roselle K. Chartock and Jack Spencer A comprehensive volume of documents from eyewitnesses, participants, and our most esteemed writers, journalists, and scholars on the Holocaust. 400 pages • 6" x 9" • Paperback

60 B&W illus. • 496 pages • 6" x 9"

History/Jewish Studies

Paperback • History • Only $17.95

Only $12.95 • $15.95 Can./ £8.95 UK/$14.99 Aus.

$21.95 Can./£11.95 UK/$22.99 Aus. No. 81808 • 978-1-57912-808-1 Rights: WE

HONEYBEE Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper C. Marina Marchese, Founder and Owner of Red Bee® Honey One woman’s charming account of abandoning the rat race to live blissfully as a beekeeper and honey entrepreneur— plus everything you want to know about bees. 25 duotone illus. • 256 pages

25 duotone illus. • 256 pages

6 ½" x 8 ¼" • Hardcover

6 ½" x 8 ¼" • Paperback

Nature/Nature Writing • Only $22.95

Nature/Gardening • Only $14.95

$26.95 Can./£17.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

$17.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

No. 81815 • 978-1-57912-815-9

No. 81873 • 978-1-57912-873-9

Rights: World

Rights: World ebook: 978-1-60376-239-7

No. 81208 • 978-1-57912-208-9 Rights: World

ebook: 978-1-60376-206-9

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DOOFUS AND DARLING’S MANNERS FOR THE MODERN MAN A Handy Guide for Today’s Ambiguous Etiquette Situations David Hoffman Illustrated by Mark Zingarelli

THE FRIARS CLUB PRIVATE JOKE FILE Edited by Barry Dougherty Introduction by Lewis Black A giant collection of off-color jokes and anecdotes.

2-color original art throughout

416 pages • 6" x 9" • Hardcover

112 pages • 6" x 8" • Hardcover

Humor • Only $17.95

Humor • Only $12.95

$21.95 Can./£10.95 UK/$22.95 Aus.

$15.95 Can./£8.95 UK/$14.99 Aus.

No. 81550 • 978-1-57912-550-9

No. 81793 • 978-1-57912-793-0

Rights: World

ebook: 978-1-60376-274-8

THE FRIARS CLUB ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JOKES Over 2,000 One-Liners, Straight Lines, Stories, Gags, Roasts, Ribs, and Put-Downs Compiled by H. Aaron Cohl and Barry Dougherty Introduction by Drew Carey

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3,650 JOKES, PUNS & RIDDLES

URBAN LEGENDS

Edited by Michael Driscoll

666 Absolutely True Stories That Happened to a Friend... of a Friend... of a Friend Thomas J. Craughwell

This bestselling compilation sparkles with good, clean humor that will make readers chuckle, snicker, groan, and laugh out loud.

The biggest book yet of tall tales so funny, so weird, and repeated so often—they just have to be true!

Anne Kostick, Charles Foxgrover, and Michael J. Pellowski

544 pages • 5 3⁄8" x 8" • Hardcover

688 pages • 5 3⁄8" x 7 ¼"

512 pages • 6" x 9"

Humor • Only $14.95

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$17.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$19.99 Aus.

Only $14.95 • $17.95 Can./ £ 9.95 UK/$17.99 Aus.

No. 81843 • 978-1-57912-843-2

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No. 81466 • 978-1-57912-466-3

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No. 81804 • 978-1-57912-804-3 Rights: World ebook: 978-1-60376-205-2

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BONERS Seriously Misguided Facts— According to Schoolkids Alexander Abingdon Illustrated by Dr. Seuss 2-color throughout; 30 original illus. 144 pages • 4 ½" x 6 ½" Hardcover • Humor/Reference Only $12.95 $15.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$14.99 Aus. No. 81740 • 978-1-57912-740-4 Rights: WE

THE WORLD ACCORDING TOTWITTER David Pogue and His 350,000 Followers The wit and wisdom of the Twittersphere captured in a hilarious, and occasionally poignant, collection of handpicked tweets—the first-ever book created exclusively using content from Twitter.com!

THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF IRISH WIT & WISDOM

THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF JEWISH WIT AND WISDOM

Introduction by Morgan Llywelyn Compiled by Fergus Kelly, Pat Fairon, and Mary Dowling Daley

Edited by Sally Ann Berk Illustrations by Maria Carluccio

304 pages • 2-color illus. throughout

A delightful treasury of Irish culture, including toasts, quips, and history

A one-of-a-kind treasure trove of Jewish culture, from wry observations to poignant traditional blessings

6 ½" x 7 ½" • Paperback

250 4-color illus. throughout

250 full-color illus. throughout

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368 pages • 4 1⁄8" x 5 3⁄4"

360 pages • 4 1⁄8" x 5 3⁄4"

$15.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$14.99 Aus.

Hardcover • Humor/History

Hardcover

No. 81827 • 978-1-57912-827-2

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No. 81844 • 978-1-57912-844-9

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A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR... 501 Bar Jokes, Stories, Anecdotes, Quips, Quotes, Riddles, and Wisecracks Michael Lewis B&W cartoons throughout

TAKE MY WIFE...

YO’ MAMA IS SO...

SESAME STREET

523 Jokes, Riddles, Quips, Quotes, and Wisecracks About Love, Marriage, and the Battle of the Sexes Hugh Payne Illustrated by Martha Gradisher

892 Insults, Comebacks, Putdowns, and Wisecracks About Yo’ Whole Family! Hugh Payne

A Celebration: 40 Years of Life on the Street Louise Gikow Foreword by Joan Ganz Cooney Introductions by Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch

256 pages • 5 ½" x 7 ¼" Paperback • Humor

256 pages • 5 3⁄8" x 7 ¼"

20 original B&W illus. • 256 pages

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5 ½" x 7 ¼" • Paperback

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Humor • Only $9.95

No. 81726 • 978-1-57912-726-8

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No. 81452 • 978-1-57912-452-6

No. 81597 • 978-1-57912-597-4

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The most beloved children’s show of all time is turning 40! This celebration of four decades of groundbreaking educational programming invites fans young and old behind the scenes at 123 Sesame Street.

THE GREAT FAMILY SONGBOOK A Treasury of Favorite Folk Songs, Popular Tunes, Children’s Melodies, International Songs, Hymns, Holiday Jingles, and More For Piano and Guitar Dan Fox and Dick Weissman Illustrated by Sarah Wilkins 100 full color illus. 272 pages • 8" x 11" Paperback, semi-concealed wire-o

1,500 color photos • 304 pages

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10 ½" x 12 ½" • Hardcover

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978-1-57912-860-9

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No. 81638 • 978-1-57912-638-4 Rights: World

THAT’S DISGUSTING!

THAT’S DANGEROUS!

THAT’S MEAN!

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No. 81350 • 978-1-57912-350-5

No. 81352 • 978-1-57912-352-9

Pittau and Gervais A trio of irresistibly naughty and hilarious books that poke fun at outrageously bad behavior. 40 two-color illus. • 80 pages • 7" x 7 ½" • Paper-over-boards with die-cut covers

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Humor • Only $9.95 • $11.95 Can./£6.95 UK/$11.99 Aus. • Rights: WE

2,004 cartoons, plus 68,000 cartoons on the CD

2,500 B&W cartoons 672 pages • 10" x 11 ½"

656 pages • 11" x 13"

Paperback with flaps and a DVD

Hardcover • Humor

Humor • Only $35.00

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$40.00 Can./£25.00 UK/$45.00 Aus.

$75.00 Can./£40.00 UK/$79.99 Aus.

No. 81620

No. 81322

978-1-57912-620-9

978-1-57912-322-2 Rights: World

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THE COMPLETE CARTOONS OF THE NEW YORKER Edited by Robert Mankoff Foreword by David Remnick This national bestseller is the largest-ever collection of New Yorker cartoons, featuring the best of every decade in book form plus two easy-to-browse CDs with every cartoon ever published—more than 68,000 of them!

THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK

100 BEST BEATLES SONGS

The Singers, the Songwriters, and the Songs Ken Bloom Foreword by Michael Feinstein

A Passionate Fan’s Guide Stephen Spignesi and Michael Lewis

A beautifully illustrated, authoritative, and entertaining chronicle of our most enduring art form and its finest creators and interpreters.

A thought-provoking selection of the best 100 Beatles songs, published to coincide with the release of the complete, remastered Beatles catalog and The Beatles Rock Band video game. 150 B&W photos and illus.

600 color and B&W photos

320 pages • 8" x 9 1/8" • Paperback

336 pages • 10 ½" x 12 ½"

Music • Only $14.95

Hardcover • Music • Only $34.95

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$43.95 Can./£25.00 UK/$39.99 Aus.

No. 81842 • 978-1-57912-842-5

No. 81448 • 978-1-57912-448-9

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BROADWAY MUSICALS

HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS

Revised and Updated The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time Ken Bloom and Frank Vlastnik

The 101 Greatest Song-andDance Movies of All Time Ken Bloom

THE ACADEMY AWARDS®

THE GREATEST MOVIES EVER

Revised and Up-to-Date

Revised and Up-to-Date The Ultimate Ranked List of the 101 Best Films of All Time Gail Kinn and Jim Piazza

The Complete Unofficial History Jim Piazza and Gail Kinn

A fully updated edition of the acclaimed and bestselling Broadway Muscials, now featuring an expanded off-Broadway section

A spectacular, informationpacked celebration of the most beloved movie musicals, from My Fair Lady and Singing in the Rain to Moulin Rouge and High School Musical.

850 color and B&W photos

336 pages • 10 ½" x 12 ½"

320 pages • 10 ½" x 12 ½"

More than 500 color and B&W photos

368 pages • 8 ½" x 10" • Paperback

Hardcover • Film • Only $40.00

328 pages • 8½" x 10" • Paperback

Film • Only $22.95

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Film • Only $22.95

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No. 81849 • 978-1-57912-849-4

No. 81848 • 978-1-57912-848-7

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No. 81878 • 978-1-57912-878-4

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The 101 greatest movies of all time ranked and critiqued. Fully updated for the paperback edition with new films .

Now in its 5th edition, the definitive guide to the Academy Awards revised and updated to include the most recent Oscars More than 500 color and B&W photos

THE ANNOTATED GODFATHER The Complete Screenplay With Commentary on Every Scene, Interviews, and Little-Known Facts Jenny M. Jones 250 photographs throughout 264 pages • 8 3⁄8" x 9 3⁄4" Film • Paperback • Only $19.95 $23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81811 • 978-1-57912-811-1 Rights: World

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BLACK DOG OPERA LIBRARY Each book includes the complete opera on two CDs! The Black Dog Opera Library is the most popular, informative, and budgetfriendly way to enjoy all the great operas. Each book contains a history of the opera, a synopsis of the story, a complete libretto in its original language as well as in English, dozens of photos, and a world-class Angel/ EMI recording of the entire opera on two CDs. All of this for under $20! 50 color and B&W illus. • 144 or 160 pages • 5 ¼" x 7 ¼"Music • Paper-over-boards and two music CDs Only $19.95 • $23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. • Rights: World

AIDA

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

LA BOHÈME

No. 81506 978-1-57912-506-6

No. 81618

978-1-57912-509-7

No. 81509

978-1-57912-618-6

IL TROVATORE

THE MAGIC FLUTE

No. 81619

No. 81759

978-1-57912-619-3

978-1-57912-759-6

MADAMA BUTTERFLY

TOSCA

No. 81510

978-1-57912-760-2

978-1-57912-510-3

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

LA TRAVIATA

No. 81508 978-1-57912-508-0

No. 81512

978-1-57912-507-3

CARMEN

978-1-57912-512-7

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THE HAMMERSTEINS

SITCOMS

A Musical Theatre Family Oscar Andrew Hammerstein

The 101 Greatest TV Comedies of All Time Ken Bloom and Frank Vlastnik Foreword by John Lithgow

The remarkable, unprecedented biography of the Hammersteins, Broadway’s greatest and most influential family, as told by Oscar Andrew Hammerstein.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S KING LEAR Illustrated by Ian Pollock

The most beloved, most groundbreaking, and most entertaining TV comedies of all time are celebrated in words and pictures—many of them rare—by the award-winning authors of Broadway Musicals.

350 color and B&W photographs

The complete play! More than 1,000 color illus. 148 pages • 7" x 9 3⁄4" Paperback • Graphic Novel Only $12.95 • $15.95 Can. No. 81617 • 978-1-57912-617-9 Rights: US, CAN, MEX

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HOLLYWOOD NUDES

A Celebration of Cannabis Culture Nick Jones Foreword by Howard Marks

Harold Lloyd’s Hollywood Nudes in 3-D! Suzanne Lloyd Foreword by Robert Wagner

A fully illustrated celebration and history of marijuana.

A dazzling array of Hollywood starlets and pin-up girls come to life in hundreds of eye-popping, 3-D photographs taken by legendary film star Harold Lloyd

More than 350 color and B&W photos and illus. throughout 256 pages • 6" x 6" • Paperback Pop Culture • Only $12.95

256 pages • 7 ½" x 10" • Hardcover

400 color and B&W photos • 336 pages

Theater/Biography • Only $35.00

8 ½" x 10" • Hardcover

978-1-57912-360-4

150 color photos • 312 pages

$40.00 Can./£24.95 UK/$45.00 Aus.

Entertainment • Only $29.95

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9" x 10" • Paperback

No. 81846 • 978-1-57912-846-3

$36.95 Can./£19.95 UK/$35.00 Aus.

Pop Culture • Only $19.95

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No. 81752 • 978-1-57912-752-7

$23.95 Can./£13.95 U.K./$24.99 Aus.

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No. 81881 • 978-1-57912-881-4

$14.95 Can. • No. 81360

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OC C ULT & T HE WEIRD DEMONS

A collection of bonechilling tales that explore demons in many forms— from spirit possession of the human soul to fallen angels and the devil

ZOMBIES

WEREWOLVES AND SHAPESHIFTERS

Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed Edited and with Commentary by John Skipp

Encounters with the Hungry Dead Edited and with Commentary by John Skipp

Encounters with the Beast Within Edited and with Commentary by John Skipp Werewolves and shape shifters have morphed into the latest pop culture stars. This mindbending collection includes 35 new and classic stories from the best writers in the genre.

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A mind-rending anthology of 32 new and classic zombie stories by masters of the genre—including Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, and Max Brooks—assembled by the founding father of “splatterpunk.”

50 B&W illus • 640 pages • 7 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paperback Horror/Fiction • Only $18.95 • $22.95 Can./£12.95 U.K./$24.99 Aus.

50 B&W illus. • 640 pages • 7 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paperback

No. 81879 • 978-1-57912-879-1 • Rights: WE

Horror/Fiction • Only $18.95 • $22.95 CAN/£14.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81852 • 978-1-57912-852-4 • Rights: WE

704 Pages 8 7 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paperback • Horror/Fiction • No. 81828 978-1-57912-828-9 • Rights: WE

WITCHES

VAMPIRES

GHOSTS

True Encounters with Wicca, Wizards, Covens, Cults, and Magick Hans Holzer

Encounters with the Undead Edited and with Commentary by David J. Skal

True Encounters with the World Beyond Hans Holzer

The author of Ghosts offers a wide-ranging exploration of witchcraft, featuring documents, photographs, spells, and eyewitness accounts from his vast collection.

A spellbinding compilation of vampire tales featuring two centuries of spine-tingling writing.

672 pages • 7 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paperback • Horror • Only $16.95 $21.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.No. 81477 • 978-1-57912-477-9 Rights: World

Only $18.95 • $22.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. • 50 B&W illus.

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Black Dog's best selling complilation of haunted places, haunted houses, and haunted people. Backlist Bestseller

200 B&W photos and illustrations • 592 pages • 7 ¼" x 9 ¼"

200 B&W photos • 768 pages • 7 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paperback

Paperback • Horror • Only $16.95

Occult/Metaphysics • Only $16.95 • $21.50 Can./£9.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

$19.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. • No. 81475

No. 81401 • 978-1-57912-401-4 • Rights: World

978-1-57912-475-5 • Rights: World

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COUNTRY WISDOM & KNOW-HOW Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land From the editors of Storey Publishing’s Country Wisdom Bulletins The most complete volume on every aspect of country living—from home and garden to barn and beyond. 1,000 B&W illus. and photos 488 pages • 10 ½" x 13 3⁄4" • Paperback

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Home/Reference • Only $19.95 • $23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

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No. 81368 • 978-1-57912-368-0 • Rights: World • ebook: 978-1-60376-239-5

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COUNTRY WISDOM ALMANAC SURVIVAL WISDOM & KNOW-HOW Everything You Need to Know to Subsist in the Wilderness The editors of Stackpole Books Presented in the same appealing format as the bestselling Country Wisdom and Know-How, Survival Wisdom is a large-scale practical guide, jam-packed with information on every aspect of outdoor life and adventure. 1,000 B&W photos and illus. • 480 pages • 10 ½" x 13 5⁄8"

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Paperback • Reference • Only $19.95 • $23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81753 • 978-1-57912-753-4 • Rights: WE

373 Tips, Hints, Crafts, Recipes, Home Improvements, and Homemade Remedies for Living the Simpler Life All Year Round Excerpted from Storey Publishing’s Country Wisdom Library Provides hundreds of ideas and methods for living the good and simple life.

YOUR FARM IN THE CITY An Urban Dweller’s Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals Lisa Taylor and the Gardeners of Seattle Tilth The most complete book on urban farming, covering everything from growing organic produce and raising chickens, to running a small farm on a city lot or in a suburban backyard. 100 two-color illus. • 320 pages

250 B&W illus. and photos

8" x 10" • Paperback

288 pages • 5 ½" x 8 ¼" • Paperback

Gardening • Only $18.95

NATURAL HEALING WISDOM & KNOW-HOW

Home/Reference • Only $12.95

$22.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$22.99 Aus.

Useful Practices, Recipes, and Formulas for a Lifetime of Health Compiled by Amy Rost

$14.95 Can./£8.95 UK/$14.99 Aus.

No. 81862 • 978-1-57912-862-3

No. 81774 • 978-1-57912-774-9

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A complete home reference for natural and alternative health and healing—from acupuncture to herbs to yoga—in the same bestselling format as Country Wisdom & Know-How and Survival Wisdom & Know-How. B&W photos and illus. • 496 pages • 10 ½" x 13 5⁄8" • Paperback

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Health/Alternative Healing • Only $19.95 • $23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81800 • 978-1-57912-800-5 • Rights: WE

GARDEN WISDOM & KNOW-HOW Everything You Need to Know to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Compiled by Judy Pray

The latest addition to the bestselling Wisdom & Know-How series is a complete home reference for everything you need to know about gardening—from soil and fertilizers to growing flowers and vegetables 500 B&W photos and illus. • 496 pages • 10 ½” x 13 5⁄8”

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Paperback • Gardening • Only $19.95 • $23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81837 • 978-1-57912-837-1 • Rights: WE

KNIT YOUR OWN DOG Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 25 Pedigree Pooches Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne The perfect gift for dog-lovers who knit!

CRAFT WISDOM & KNOW-HOW Everything You Need to Stitch, Sculpt, Bead, and Build Compiled by Amy Rost From the editors of Lark Books The latest addition to the best-selling Wisdom & Know-How series is an all-in-one guide to mastering a variety of popular crafts, from knitting and quilting to ceramics and jewelry making. 2,000 B&W photos and illus. • 480 pages • 10 ½" x 13 5⁄8"

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Paperback • Crafts • Only $19.95 • $23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81863 • 978-1-57912-863-0 • Rights: WE

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From the Editors of Rodale Books

From a spotted Dalmatian to a wrinkly Bulldog, the step-by-step patterns in Knit Your Own Dog let you knit the dog you've always wanted.

HOW TO STAY ALIVE IN THE WOODS A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter, and SelfPreservation... Anywhere Bradford Angier A practical guide to catching game without a gun, identifying edible plants, building a warm shelter, and more. 100 B&W and two-color illus. 40 color illus. • 320 pages

124 color photographs throughout

5 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paper over boards

176 pages • 8 ½" x 6 ¾"

Outdoors/Sports

Paperback with flaps • Crafts

Only $19.95

Only $14.95 • $17.95 Can.

$23.95 Can./£12.95 UK/ $24.99 Aus.

No. 81874 • 978-1-57912-874-6 Rights: U.S. & Canada

No. 81221 • 978-1-57912-221-8 Rights: World

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THE BIG BOOK OF RELATIONSHIP QUIZZES

THE BIG BOOK OF PERSONALITY TESTS FOR WOMEN

THE BIG BOOK OF SPELLING TESTS

WHERE ARE THEY BURIED? HOW DID THEY DIE?

Orin Hargraves

100 Tests and Quizzes to Let You Know Who’s Who in Your Life Robin Westen

Revised and Updated

Robin Westen

Spelling bees are hot! This comprehensive collection of spelling tests by a noted lexicographer is the perfect way to sharpen your skills and have fun while learning the spelling rules, roots, and all of the tricks the contest winners know.

Fitting Ends and Final Resting Places of the Famous, Infamous, and Noteworthy Tod Benoit

This fun and enlightening collection of 100 “write-in” quizzes helps women find out where they stand in relationships and how to make them better.

Another entertaining and revealing collection of “write-in” quizzes designed to help women of every age and interest assess their hidden potential. 192 pages • 8 ¼" x 11" Semi-concealed spiral-bound paperback

An irresistible and browsable guide to the lives, deaths, and final resting places of the world’s most influential figures.

75 Simple Ways to Make Me a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog As Told to Anne Bobby Foreword by Neil Gaiman Loaded with irresistible photos and easy-to-use tips for raising a happy, healthy, well-mannered dog. 100 B&W photos • 160 pages 5 ½" x 7 ¼" • Paperback

208 pages • 8" x 10"

50 B&W photos • 592 pages

Pets • Only $12.95

5 ¼" x 9 ¼" • Paperback

$15.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$14.99 Aus.

Biography/Pop Culture/Travel • Only $14.95

No. 81593 • 978-1-57912-593-6 Rights: World

192 pages • 8" x 10"

Self-help • Only $12.99

Semi-concealed spiral-bound paperback

$14.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$16.99 Aus.

Semi-concealed spiral-bound paperback

No. 81781 • 978-1-57912-781-7

Reference • Only $9.95

$18.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$17.99 Aus.

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Self-help • Only $12.95

BEST FRIEND FOR LIFE

$11.95 Can./$12.99 Aus.

No. 81822 • 978-1-57912-822-7

$14.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$16.99 Aus.

No. 81696 • 978-1-57912-696-4

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No. 81792 • 978-1-57912-792-3

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EXTREME WEATHER

BUSTED

Understanding the Science of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Heat Waves, Snow Storms, Global Warming and Other Atmospheric Disturbances H. Michael Mogil

Mugshots and Arrest Records of the Famous and Infamous Thomas J. Craughwell

The ultimate guide to the planet-altering effects of extreme weather, featuring full-color photos and fascinating explanations of how weather systems work—now in paperback. 250 4-color photos and illus. 304 pages • 8 ¼" x 10" Paperback • Nature • Only $19.95

A riveting lineup of the world’s most famous and infamous arrests, from Lizzie Borden (double murder) to Lindsay Lohan (DUI) to Roman Polanski (unlawful sexual intercourse)

DR. KNOWLEDGE PRESENTS: STRANGE & FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT FAMOUS BRANDS Charles Reichblum

480 pages • 8" x 8" • Paperback

Includes How the “Q” Got into Q-Tips, Why Ivory Soap Floats, the Motel Chain Named after a Movie, and the Bizarre Connection between Broccoli and James Bond.

Pop Culture/Trivia • Only $14.95

B&W line art throughout

$17.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$19.99 Aus.

320 pages • 5" x 7"

540 B&W photos throughout

No. 81865 • 978-1-57912-865-4

Paperback • Reference

$23.95 Can. • No. 81834

Rights: World

978-1-57912-834-0

ebook: 978-1-60376-269-4

Only $11.95 • $10.95 Can./ £6.95 UK/$12.99 Aus.

Rights: World, excluding UK

No. 81356 978-1-57912-356-7 Rights: WE

THE FORBES® BOOK OF BUSINESS QUOTATIONS 90th Anniversary Edition 10,000 Thoughts on the Business of Life Edited by Ted Goodman This bestselling compilation of business wit and wisdom is the ultimate desk reference. 704 pages • 8" x 9 3⁄16" Paperback • Reference/Business Only $19.95 $22.50 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81708 • 978-1-57912-708-4 Rights: World

THE NEW YORK TIMES DICTIONARY OF MISUNDERSTOOD, MISUSED & MISPRONOUNCED WORDS

KOVELS’ ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES

Edited by Laurence Urdang

The 44th edition of America’s leading price guide on antiques and collectibles, featuring all-new actual prices (not estimates) in 700 categories and with more than 2,500 photographs

Featuring over 13,000 of the most difficult and interesting words in the English language—great for students and adults, fans of word games, linguaphiles, and linguaphobes. 384 pages • 5 3⁄8" x 8 ¼"

704 pages • 8" x 9 3⁄16" x 2" Hardcover • Reference/Business Only $29.95 $36.95 Can./£25.00 UK/$35.00 Aus. No. 81721 • 978-1-57912-721-3 Rights: World

Hardcover • Reference Only $9.95 • $11.95 Can.

Price Guide 2012 America’s Best-selling Antiques Annual Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel

2,500 full-color photos 752 pages • 7" x 10" • Paperback

Only $27.95 • $32.95 Can./£18.95 U.K./$39.99 Aus. Antiques and Collectibles No. 81883 • 978-1-57912-883-8 Rights: World

No. 81060 978-1-57912-060-3 Rights: WE except UK

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THE THEODORE GRAY COLLECTION RECENTLY PUBLISHED THE ELEMENTS THEODORE GRAY'S ELEMENTS VAULT Treasures of the Periodic Table with Removable Archival Documents, a Model Pop-up Atom, a Poster, and Real Element Samples — Including Pure Gold Theodore Gray Photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann The exploration of the elements continues! Theodore Gray’s Elements Vault builds on Gray’s best-selling book with all new text, plus removable historic letters and other artifacts, a 3-D model atom, and collectible samples of real elements

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An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table. Includes a tear-out periodic table! More than 500 full-color photos • 240 pages • 10" x 10" Hardcover • Science • Only $29.95 • $34.95 Can./£19.95 UK/$34.99 Aus. No. 81814 • 978-1-57912-814-2 • Rights: World

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC CARD DECK OF THE ELEMENTS

250 color photos, plus 20 removable documents and 5 element samples 128 pages • 12" x 10" • Paper-over-boards with slipcase • Science • Only $39.95 $48.95 Can./£27.95 U.K./$49.99 Aus. • No. 81880 • 978-1-57912-880-7 • Rights: World

SOLAR SYSTEM A Visual Exploration of All the Planets, Moons and Other Heavenly Bodies that Orbit O Only Written by Marcus Chown Foreword by Theodore Gray Based on the latest ebook sensation developed by Theodore Gray and his company Touch Press, this beautiful print book presents a new and fascinating way to experience the wonders of the solar system

A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Theodore Gray Photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann

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Theodore Gray

A companion to the bestselling book The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe, this beautiful photographic card deck features all 118 elements in the periodic table. One element per card appears as a full-sized image on the front and with fascinating information about the element on the back. More than 400 color photos and illus. • 126 5"x 5" cards • 5 3⁄8" x 5 3⁄8" x 3" • Box Science • Only $24.95 • $28.95 Can./£16.95 UK/$35.00 Aus. No. 82198 • 978-1-60376-198-7 • Rights: World

300 full-color and B&W photos and illus. • 224 pages • 10" x 10" • Hardcover Only $29.95 • $35.95 Can. Science • No. 81885 • 978-1-57912-885-2 Rights: World excluding traditional U.K.

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THEO GRAY'S MAD SCIENCE THE ELEMENTS PUZZLE 1,000 PIECES

Experiments You Can Do at Home—But Probably Shouldn’t Theodore Gray

Theodore Gray Photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann

Celebrated Popular Science columnist Theodore Gray demonstrates fascinating scientific principles through 52 visually thrilling, daredevil experiments.

Fun for the whole family! Based on the national bestseller, The Elements, a gorgeous and challenging 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of Theodore Gray’s famous photographic periodic table.

300 full-color photos • 240 pages

300 full-color photos240 pages

9" x 10" • Hardcover • Science

9" x 10" • Paperback • Science

Only $24.95

Only $19.95

1,000-piece, full-color puzzle • 34" x 16" (puzzle), 14" x 10" x 2 ¼" (box) • Puzzle

$28.95 Can./£16.95 UK/$35.00 Aus.

$21.95 Can./£11.95 UK/$22.95 Aus.

Science/Puzzles • Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can./£12.95 U.K./$24.99 Aus.

No. 81791 • 978-1-57912-791-6

No. 81875 • 978-1-57912-875-3

No. 81888 • 978-1-57912-888-3 • Rights: World

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CHESS László Polgár Introduction by Bruce Pandolfini The biggest book of chess problems ever published. 5,334 diagrammed problems throughout

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FRONT PAGE PHOTO PUZZLES Famous Photographs Altered for Your Amusement FIND THE DIFFERENCE, FIND THE VISUAL TWIST By Hal Buell and the World’s Finest Photographers What’s wrong with this famous picture? Front Page Photo Puzzles has all the challenge and fun of photo puzzles, but it features iconic photos, current and classic.

1,104 pages • 6" x 9" Paperback • Games Only $22.95 $26.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN PHOTOGRAPHS 1850 to the Present Day Encyclopedia Britannica Getty Images Encyclopædia Britannica and Getty Images combine their expertise to present the most innovative visual history ever published, with thousands of images available in print, on DVD, and online. 2,000 B&W and color photos

No. 81554 62 picture puzzles • 112 pages

978-1-57912-554-7

8" x 8" • Paperback

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Puzzles & Games • Only $9.95 $11.95 Can./£7.95 UK/$12.99 Aus. No. 81819 • 978-1-57912-819-7 Rights: World

500 pages • 9 ½" x 12 ½" Hardcover • History • Only $50.00

THE CUBE The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Best-Selling Puzzle Jerry Slocum, David Singmaster, Dieter Gebhardt, Wei-Hwa Huang, & Geert Hellings Introduction by Ernö Rubik The cube is back! Here, five world-renowned experts tell you everything you need to know—the secrets, history, and solutions—to master the bestselling mechanical puzzle of all time.

$60.00 Can./£30.00 UK/$59.99 Aus.

200 color photos and illus. throughout • 128 pages

No. 81583 • 978-1-57912-583-7

8" x 8 ½" • Paperback with flaps

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Puzzles & Games • Only $12.95

AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF READ-ALOUD POEMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE No. 81289 • 978-1-57912-289-8 • Rights: World

AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF READ-ALOUD CLASSICS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE No. 81288 • 978-1-57912-288-1 • Rights: WE

$14.95 Can./£8.95 UK/$14.99 Aus. No. 81805 • 978-1-57912-805-0 Rights: World

S P ORT S

AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-ALOUD STORIES No. 81347 • 978-1-57912-347-5 • Rights: World

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BASEBALL BAFFLERS Quizzes, Trivia, and Other Ballpark Challenges Edited by Fastball Makov An enjoyable compilation of baseball stats, facts, and trivia. 22 B&W illus. • 192 pages 3

5 ⁄4" x 5 ⁄4" • Hardcover Sports • Only $8.95 $10.95 Can./£5.95 UK/$12.99 Aus. No. 81167 • 978-1-57912-167-9 Rights: World

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SPLITTERS, SQUEEZES, AND STEALS

BASEBALL’S BEST 1,000

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLPARK

The Plays, Strategies, and Rules of Baseball Derek Gentile

Rankings of the Skills, the Achievements, and the Performance of the Greatest Players of All Time Derek Gentile

An Illustrated Tour of Baseball Parks Past and Present, Featuring Every Major League Park, Plus Minor League and Negro League Parks Josh Leventhal

This fascinating and totally original take on baseball history—packaged in simulated baseball material with red stitching—is a richly illustrated examination of the rules and strategies that make up the game. 300 color and B&W photos and illus. 256 pages • 10" x 10" Hardcover with special simulated baseball material and stitching Sports/Baseball • Only $29.95 $36.95 Can./£19.95 UK/$49.95 Aus. No. 81788 • 978-1-57912-788-6

This thoroughly revised edition includes updated listings plus new players, rankings, and photographs, all in a handier format that makes it a terrific pocket reference.

Finally available in paperback, the New York Times bestseller (nearly 700,000 copies in print!), is now completely revised and updated.

1,000 B&W photos • 656 pages

More than 400 color and B&W photos throughout • 144 pages

5 ½" x 6 ¼" • Paperback

12" x 12" • die-cut • Paperback

Sports/Baseball • Only $14.95

Sports • Only $17.95

$18.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$24.95 Aus.

$21.95 Can./£14.95 UK/$29.99 Aus.

No. 81908 • 978-1-57912-908-8

No. 81866 • 978-1-57912-866-1

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AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF LATINO READ-ALOUD STORIES No. 81398 • 978-1-57912-398-7 • Rights: World

Transport your children to faraway lands and long-ago times—and introduce them to the joys of storytelling—with one of the richly entertaining volumes in BD&L’s “Read-Aloud” series. Each story is designed to be read aloud in ten minutes or less, making these books practical, enjoyable, and fun additions to every young person’s library. Color illus. throughout • 192 pages • 9" x 11" Hardcover • Children’s • Only $15.95 $19.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$19.99 Aus.

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365 SIMPLE SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WITH EVERYDAY MATERIALS

GET READY FOR PRE-K Jane Carole More than 1,000 full-color illus. • 320 pages 9 3⁄4" x 11 3⁄8" binder Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding Children’s • Only $17.95 $21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

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No. 81870 • 978-1-57912-870-8 • Rights: World

GET READY FOR KINDERGARTEN Jane Carole More than 1,000 full-color illus. • 320 pages

Judy Breckenridge, Anthony D. Fredericks, Louis V. Loesching, and Muriel Mandell

GET READY FOR KINDERGARTEN: MATH AND SCIENCE

Two-color throughout with more than 700 illus.

Elizabeth Van Doren

Only $14.95 • $17.95 Can./£8.95 UK/$19.99 Aus.

320 pages • 8" x 9 1⁄8" • Hardcover • Young Adult

9 3⁄4" x 11 3⁄8" binder

No. 80067 • 978-1-884822-67-4 • Rights: World

Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding

More than 500 full-color illus.

Children’s • Only $17.95 $21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. • No. 81868

Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding

978-1-57912-868-5 • Rights: World

Children’s • Only $17.95

256 pages • 9 ⁄4" x 11 ⁄8"

365 MORE SIMPLE SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WITH EVERYDAY MATERIALS

$21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/ $24.99 Aus. No. 81830 • 978-1-57912-830-2 Rights: World

Judy Breckenridge, Anthony D. Fredericks, Louis V. Loesching, and Muriel Mandell

GET READY FOR FIRST GRADE Jane Carole More than 1,000 full-color illus. • 320 pages 9 3⁄4" x 11 3⁄8" binder Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding

Two-color throughout with more than 700 illus. • 320 pages

Children’s • Only $17.95

Only $14.95 • $17 .95 Can./£8.95 UK/$19.99 Aus.

$21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. • No. 81869

No. 81035 • 978-1-57912-035-1 • Rights: World

8" x 9 1⁄8" • Hardcover • Young Adult

978-1-57912-869-2 • Rights: World

GET READY FOR SCHOOL: SHAPES AND COLORS Elizabeth Van Doren

GET READY FOR FIRST GRADE: MATH AND SCIENCE Elizabeth Van Doren

More than 500 full-color illus. • 160 pages, 96 wipe-off pages and 64 woodfree pages 9 3⁄4" x 11 3⁄8" • Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding plus 3 pens, 50 vinyl stickers, and 50 memory cards

More than 500 full-color illus. • 256 pages • 9 3⁄4" x 11 3⁄8" Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding • Children’s

Children’s • Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. • No. 81831

No. 81632 • 978-1-57912-632-2 • Rights: World

978-1-57912-831-9 • Rights: World

GET READY FOR SCHOOL: LETTERS Backlist Bestseller

GET READY FOR SCHOOL: NUMBERS

Elizabeth Van Doren More than 500 full-color illus.

Elizabeth Van Doren

160 pages, 96 wipe-off pages and 64 woodfree pages • 9 3⁄4" x 11 3⁄8"

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Children’s • Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can./£10.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81631 • 978-1-57912-631-5 • Rights: World

Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding plus 3 pens, 50 vinyl stickers, and 50 memory cards Children’s • Only $17.95 $21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81630 • 978-1-57912-630-8 Rights: World

GET READY FOR SCHOOL: ACTIVITIES AND GAMES Zoe G. Foundotos

GET READY FOR SCHOOL: MAZES AND PUZZLES Zoe G. Foundotos

More than 500 full-color illus. throughout • 160 pages • 9 ⁄4" x 11 ⁄8" Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding; 50 stickers and 38 memory cards Children’s • Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81796 • 978-1-57912-796-1 • Rights: World

Mac King Illustrated by Bill King Renowned magician/ comedian Mac King presents more than 50 amazing tricks— perfect for the campsite or the great indoors! 250 4-color illus. • 160 pages 7" x 10" • Paperback Children’s/Games & Activities

More than 500 full-color illus. throughout • 160 pages • 9 3⁄4" x 11 3⁄8"

Only $12.95

Printed binder with concealed plastic spiral binding; 50 stickers and 38 memory cards

$15.95 Can./£9.95 UK/$14.99 Aus.

Children’s • Only $17.95 • $21.95 Can./£12.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

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No. 81794 • 978-1-57912-794-7 • Rights: World

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MAC KING’S CAMPFIRE MAGIC

No. 81829 • 978-1-57912-829-6

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50 STATES A State-by-State Tour of the USA Erin McHugh Illustrated by Alfred Schrier Based on Black Dog’s successful State Shapes series, this great big guide to the country is a unique, fun-filled way for kids to learn everything there is to know about all 50 states. 700 color illus. • 240 pages • 10"x 10" • Hardcover • Children’s • Only $24.95 $28.95 Can./£19.95 UK/$34.99 Aus. • No. 81851 • 978-1-57912-851-7 • Rights: World

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A CHILD’S INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT

A CHILD’S INTRODUCTION TO THE NIGHT SKY

A CHILD’S INTRODUCTION TO BALLET

Michael Driscoll and Professor Dennis Driscoll Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

Michael Driscoll Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

Laura Lee Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

150 original color illus. • 96 pages 10" x 10" • Hardcover Children’s • Only $19.95

STATE SHAPES: CALIFORNIA

STATE SHAPES: NEW JERSEY

STATE SHAPES: PENNSYLVANIA

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

No. 81100

No. 81820

No. 81821

978-1-57912-100-6

978-1-57912-820-3

978-1-57912-821-0

No. 81429 • 978-1-57912429-8 Rights: World

STATE SHAPES: ARIZONA

STATE SHAPES: ILLINOIS

No. 81701

No. 81101

978-1-57912-701-5

978-1-57912-101-3

STATE SHAPES: FLORIDA

STATE SHAPES: MASSACHUSETTS

No. 81231

No. 81230

978-1-57912-231-7

978-1-57912-230-0

STATE SHAPES: MINNESOTA

STATE SHAPES: NEW YORK

STATE SHAPES: OHIO

No. 81168

No. 81169

No. 81702

978-1-57912-168-6

978-1-57912-169-3

978-1-57912-702-2

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150 color Illus. and photos Color photos and illus. throughout

96 pages • 10" x 10"

96 pages • 10" x 10" • Hardcover

Children’s • Only $19.95

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

No. 81699 • 978-1-57912-699-5

No. 81366 • 978-1-57912366-6

Hardcover plus CD

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A CHILD’S INTRODUCTION TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY Heather Alexander Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

THE STORY OF THE ORCHESTRA Robert T. Levine Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

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A CHILD’S INTRODUCTION TO POETRY Michael Driscoll Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

STATE SHAPES: TEXAS

STATE SHAPES: VIRGINIA

STATE SHAPES: WASHINGTON

No. 81102

No. 81103

No. 81775

150 color illus. • 96 pages

978-1-57912-102-0

978-1-57912-103-7

Hardcover plus CD

978-1-57912-775-6

10" x 10" • Hardcover

70-minute music CD

Children’s • Only $19.95

Children’s/Music • Only $19.95

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus.

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/ $24.99 Aus.

No. 81867 • 978-1-57912867-8

No. 81148

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK

978-1-57912-148-8

No. 81282

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978-1-57912-282-9

STATE SHAPES ARIZONA,CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA,VIRGINIA, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA,NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON

100 color photos and illus. 96 pages • 10" x 10"

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125 color original watercolors 96 pages • 10" x 10" Hardcover plus CD Children’s/Poetry Only $19.95

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Erik Bruun Erin McHugh This charming series of illustrated fact- and fun-filled books entertains while educating kids—and parents, too. Die-cut in the shape of the state, each one takes readers on a fascinating journey to intriguing places to meet famous and historic figures, learn about animals and wildlife, and experience the culture that makes each state unique.

A CHILD’S INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD

100 color illus. • 48 pages • 10" x 10" • Die-cut Paper over boards Children’s/Travel

150 original color illus.96 pages • 10" x 10"

Only $9.95 • $11.95 Can/£6.95 UK/$14.95 Aus. • Rights: World

Hardcover • Children’s • Only $19.95

Heather Alexander Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

$23.95 Can./£13.95 UK/$24.99 Aus. No. 81832 • 978-1-57912-832-6 • Rights: World

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Title Index 50 States, 31 100 Best Beatles Songs, 23 365 More Simple Science Experiments, 30 365 Simple Science Experiments, 30 3,650 Jokes, Puns & Riddles, 22 Academy Awards, The, 24 African American Experience, The, 10, 19 Ageless Memory, 19 American Experience, The, 10 American Songbook, The, 23 America's Hometown Recipe Book, 17 Annotated Godfather, The, 24 Architect, 16 Art & Architecture, 16–17 Back of the Box Cooking, 17 Back of the Box Cooking: 30-Minute Meals, 17 Baseball Bafflers, 29 Baseball’s Best 1,000, 29 Best Friend for Life, 27 Big Book of Personality Tests for Women, The, 27 Big Book of Relationship Quizzes, The, 27 Big Book of Small House Designs, The, 16 Big Book of Spelling Tests, The, 27 Big Little Book of Irish Wit & Wisdom, The, 14–15, 22 Big Little Book of Jewish Wit & Wisdom, The, 22 Black Dog Opera Library Aida, 24 Barber of Seville, 24 Carmen, 24 II Trovatore, 24 La Bohème, 24 La Traviata, 24 Madama Butterfly, 24 Magic Flute, The, 24 Marriage of Figaro, The, 24 Tosca, 24 Bold & Healthy Flavors, 18 Boners, 22 Broadway Musicals, 24 Busted, 27 Can It Happen Again?, 21 Chess, 29 Children's, 29–31 Child's Introduction to Ballet, A, 31 Child's Introduction to Greek Mythology, A, 31 Child's Introduction to Poetry, A, 31 Child's Introduction to the Environment, A, 31 Child's Introduction to the Night Sky, A, 31 Child's Introduction to the World, A, 31 Chinese Natural Cures, 19 Civil War Archive, The, 19 Codes, Ciphers, Secrets, and Cryptic Communication, 21 Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker, The, 23 Complete Diabetic Cookbook, 18 Cooking, 17–18 Country Wisdom Almanac, 14–15, 26 Country Wisdom & Know-How, 14–15, 26

Craft Wisdom & Know-How, 26 Cuba, 21 Cube, The, 29 Demons, 25 Doctors, 21 Doofus and Darling's Manners for the Modern Man, 22 Dr. Knowledge Presents: Facts About Famous Brands, 27 Elements, The (paperback), 5 Elements, The (hardcover), 28 Elements, The: 2012 Calendar, 13 Elements Puzzle, The, 5, 28 Elements Vault, 5, 28 Extreme Weather, 27 First Ladies Fact Book, The, 12 Five Hundred Buildings of London, 16 Five Hundred Buildings of New York, 16 Five Hundred Buildings of Paris, 16 Forbes® Book of Business Quotations, The (90th Anniversary Edition), 27 Friar's Club Encyclopedia of Jokes, The, 22 Friar's Club Private Joke File, The, 22 Front Page Photo Puzzles, 29 Garden Wisdom & Know-How, 14–15, 26 Get Ready for First Grade, 6, 8, 14–15, 30 Get Ready for First Grade: Math and Science, 7, 9, 30 Get Ready for First Grade: Spelling, Writing and Reading, 6–7 Get Ready for Kindergarten, 6, 8, 14–15, 30 Get Ready for Kindergarten: Math and Science, 7, 9, 30 Get Ready for Pre-K, 6, 8, 14–15, 30 Get Ready for School: Activities & Games, 7, 9, 30 Get Ready for School: Letters, 7, 9, 30 Get Ready for School: Mazes and Puzzles, 7, 9, 30 Get Ready for School: Numbers, 6, 8, 30 Get Ready for School: Shapes and Colors, 6, 8, 30 Get Ready for School Connecting Cards: Kindergarten Sight Words, 8–9 Get Ready for School Connecting Cards: Letters, 8–9 Get Ready for School Connecting Cards: Numbers, 8–9 Get Ready for School Connecting Cards: Pre-K Sight Words, 8–9 Get Ready for Second Grade, 6–7 Ghosts, 25 Greatest Movies Ever, The, 24 Great Family Songbook, The, 23 Guy Walks Into A Bar, A, 23 Hammersteins, The, 25 Harold Lloyd's Hollywood Nudes in 3D!, 25 Healing Secrets of the Native Americans, 19 Health & Well Being, 19 Healthy Heart Cookbook, The, 18 Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters, 18 Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters, 18 Historic Maps and Views of London, 20 Historic Maps and Views of New York, 20 Historic Maps and Views of Paris, 20 Historic Maps and Views of Rome, 20 History, 19–21

History of the World in Photographs, 29 Hollywood Musicals, 24 Honeybee, 14–15, 21 Hopes and Dreams, 20 How Smart Are You? Test Your IQ, 11 How Smart Are You? Test Your Math IQ, 11 How to Stay Alive in the Woods, 14–15, 26 Humor, 22–23 Illustrated Treasury of African American Read-Aloud Stories, An, 29 Illustrated Treasury of Latino Read-Aloud Stories, An, 29 Illustrated Treasury of Read-Aloud Classics for Young People, An, 29 Illustrated Treasury of Read-Aloud Poems for Young People, An, 29 Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques, 18 Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Pills & Medicines, The, 19 Kama Sutra, 19 Kennedy Brothers, The, 20 Kinsey Photographer, 17 Kinsey Photographer: The Locomotive Portraits, 17 Kint Your Own Cat, 1 Knit Your Own Dog, 1, 14–15, 26 Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2012, 27 Leonardo's Notebooks, 16 Louvre: All the Paintings, The, 16 Mac King's Campfire Magic, 30 Manhattan Project, The, 21 Martini Book, The, 17 Memoir, 21 Michelle Obama, 20 Music & Entertainment, 23–25 My Dear President, 20 National Parks, 4 Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How, 26 New York: A Historical Atlas of Architecture, 17 New York Bartender's Guide, The, 17 New York Times: The Complete Civil War 1861-1865, The, 2, 21 New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1851-2009, The, 2, 20 New York Times Book of New York, The, 2, 20 New York Times Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused and Mispronounced Words, The, 27 New York Times Story of the Yankees, The, 2–3 Occult & The Weird, 25 Photographic Card Deck of the Elements, The, 5, 28 Pop Culture, 25 Presidents Fact Book, The, 12, 20 Reference, 26–29 Secrets of the Spas, 19 Sesame Street: A Celebration, 23 Single Malt and Scotch Whisky, 18 Sitcoms, 25 Skyscrapers, 17 Smoothies, Shakes & Frappes, 18 Solar System, 28 Sommelier's Guide to Wine, The, 17