wish book holiday gifts you can read
Cover and interior illustrations from The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce. Illustrations Š 2012 William Joyce.
THE PERFECT GIFT
American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s 978-0316-023740
“ Here’s the heart of the heart of where those who take science fiction seriously would want to begin.”
The Second World War Antony Beevor (Little, Brown). Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, here is the definitive work on the defining event of the 20th century. From Hitler’s invasion of Poland to V-J Day and the war’s aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach. $35.00
– Jonathan Lethem
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Gary K. Wolfe, editor (Library of America) A deluxe set of nine mind-bending classics from the golden age of the sci-fi novel. $70.00
Safari: A Photicular Book
Birds of Southern California
Things I Want to Punch in the Face
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann (Workman) Experience a Safari up close as animals run, stalk, and bound across the page! Created with cuttingedge Photicular technology, which uses precision sliding lenses and original four-color video, each image is like a 3-D movie! $24.95
Kimball L. Garrett, Jon L. Dunn, Brian E. Small (R. W. Morse Company) Stunning color photographs of Southern Californian birds along with their descriptions, habitats, and the basics of bird watching in an attractive pocket-sized guide. The perfect holiday gift for that friend, relative, or grandchild who enjoys watching birds. $19.95
Jennifer Worick (Prospect Park) Fed up with the little aggravations of modern life? Jen Worick’s rants are the answer. Shoeless households, old-guy ponytails, vanity plates, steampunk, bucket lists, celebrity fragrances… she takes ‘em all down in hilarious style. A great stocking stuffer. $11.95
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop Ronald Rice, Editor (Black Dog & Leventhal) In this enthusiastic and heartfelt ode to bookstores and booksellers, over 80 well-known writers pay tribute to the brick-and-mortar stores they love and often call their second homes. $23.95
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Tracing the evolution of fashion, this illustrated guide looks at three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative designs, from ancient Egyptian dress to Space Age Fashion and Grunge. Exploring style icons like Marie Antoinette, Clara Bow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Alexander McQueen, Fashion catalogs the history of what people wear, celebrates costume and haute couture, and reveals how Western fashion has been influenced by design from around the world. $50.00 978-0756698355
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Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style
Books with the sun symbol have a California connection.
SPECTACULAR CALIFORNIA: The stories, people & authors 2012 SCIBA FICTION BOOK AWARD
Sacred Elana K. Arnold (Delacorte) Full of passionate love and dark secrets, this contemporary YA novel takes place on Catalina Island. Scarlett Wenderoth just wants to be left alone after her brother’s death–until she meets Will Cohen. But when Scarlett discovers a startling secret about Will, she may unravel all over again. $17.99
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The Barbarian Nurseries Héctor Tobar (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Scott and Maureen Torres-Thompson have always relied on others to run their home. When bad investments crater their bank account, the last of their help to remain is Araceli, their live-in Mexican maid. When the couple suddenly disappears, leaving their young boys behind, Araceli sets out in hope of finding Scott’s estranged Mexican father—a quest that soon becomes a colossal misadventure, with consequences that resonate across the sprawling city. A masterful tale of contemporary Los Angeles. $27.00 The Barbarian Nurseries is a novel that captures the vast, diverse, and occasionally surreal landscape of Los Angeles. Those of us who live in the city and environs will recognize, with gratification, Héctor Tobar’s Los Angeles, from its upper-middle-class, planned communities to its gritty city streets. The biggest gifts of the novel, however, are the characters, whom Tobar respects enough to save from easy stereotypes. – Mary Williams, Skylight Books, Los Angeles
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“ Having my launch party at Vroman’s was not a matter of convenience or a business decision…Rather, it just felt right—like circling the wagons. I knew I would feel protected and safe.” –L ISA SEE writing about her bookstore, Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena (My Bookstore – see page 2 of this catalog)
The Forgetting Tree Tatjana Soli (St. Martin’s Press) From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Lotus Eaters comes a breathtaking novel of a California ranching family and the enigmatic caretaker who may destroy them. A haunting, profound story that explores our ties to the people and land that sustain us. $25.99
BOOKS BY T. C. BOYLE
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T. C. Boyle (Viking) On a tiny island off the coast of Southern California, two families, one in the 1880s and one in the 1930s, come to start new lives. Their extraordinary stories, full of struggle and hope, are the subject of Boyle’s haunting novel. $27.95
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San Miguel
The Tortilla Curtain
When the Killing’s Done
T. C. Boyle (Penguin Ink) In this explosive and still-timely novel, Boyle confronts a subject at the forefront of the political arena. This poignant, gripping story explores illegal immigration from the perspective of people on both sides: the haves and the have-nots. $16.00
T. C. Boyle (Penguin) Set on the wild and sparsely inhabited Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, Boyle’s powerful novel combines pulse-pounding adventure with a socially conscious, richly humane tale regarding the dominion we attempt to exert over the natural world. $16.00
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The Secret Keeper
Tom Wolfe (Little, Brown) As a police launch speeds across Miami’s Biscayne Bay with officer Nestor Camacho on board, Tom Wolfe is off and running with a story as lively and colorful as the city itself. With his staggeringly diverse cast of characters, Wolfe paints a spot-on and often hilarious picture of the new America. $30.00
Kate Morton (Atria) In 1959, a 16-year-old girl witnesses a crime at a family celebration. Fifty years later, she returns home to uncover the truth about that fateful day. From the New York Times– bestselling author of The Distant Hours comes a new novel of longings and dreams. $26.99
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Back to Blood
Wm. Paul Young (FaithWords) Comatose in an ICU, Anthony Spencer awakens to find himself in a surreal world. Literally able to see through the eyes and experiences of others, consequences of his own life are revealed. From the author of The Shack. $24.99
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Cross Roads
When It Happens to You
Mitch Albom (Hyperion) From the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most imaginative novel yet about the first man on earth to count the hours. The inventor of the world’s first clock is punished for trying to measure God’s greatest gift, but has a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time. $24.99
J. K. Rowling (Little, Brown) When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the idyllic town of Pagford is left in shock. The election to fill his council seat spurs a war, revealing the passions and duplicity lurking behind the town’s pretty facade. Master storyteller J.K. Rowling’s first novel just for adults. $35.00
Molly Ringwald (It Books) Molly Ringwald’s debut work mines the complexities of modern relationships with a gripping and nuanced collection of interlinked stories. Writing with a deep compassion for human imperfection, Ringwald follows an L.A. family as they negotiate the terrain of everyday life, revealing deceptions and heartbreak familiar to us all. $24.99
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The Casual Vacancy
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The Time Keeper
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THE NOVELS
Winter of the World
A Dog’s Journey
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2
Ken Follett (Dutton) Storyteller and internationally bestselling author Ken Follett’s brilliant new epic historical novel follows five linked families as they live out their destinies amid the social, political, and economic turmoil of the mid-twentieth century. $36.00
W. Bruce Cameron (Forge) This sequel to the New York Times-bestselling A Dog’s Purpose is a charming and heartwarming story that asks the question: Do we really take care of our pets, or do they take care of us? $24.99
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (It Books) The second volume from one of the most beloved projects to come out of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s online creative coalition, hitRECord. “Half short story collection, half communal poem” (Flavorwire) $14.99
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MYSTERIES & THRILLERS
Low Pressure
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
The Forgotten
Sandra Brown (Grand Central) Bellamy Lyston was 12 years old when her sister Susan was killed. 18 years later, Bellamy has anonymously authored a bestselling novel based on Susan’s murder. But when her identity is discovered, she finds herself at the mercy of her sister’s killer, who for almost two decades has gotten away with murder...and will stop at nothing to keep it that way. $26.99
James Patterson (Little, Brown) It’s Christmas Eve and Alex has been called to catch someone who’s robbing his church’s poor box. When Alex returns home to his family, the celebration is barely underway before his phone rings. A horrific hostage situation is spiraling out of control, and Alex must risk everything—though he may not make it back alive on this most sacred of days. $28.99
David Baldacci (Grand Central) Military criminal investigator John Puller is the best there is, but his newest case is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. Her death was ruled an accident, but Paradise is not what it seems when Puller looks past the palm trees and sandy beaches to find a shocking conspiracy and murder. $27.99
2012 SCIBA T. JEFFERSON PARKER MYSTERY BOOK AWARD The Kings of Cool: A Prequel to Savages
Everyone who read Don Winslow’s 2010 crime masterpiece Savages wanted more. But how do you write a sequel to a book for which—spoiler alert!—you can’t write a sequel? Answer: a prequel. The Kings of Cool is every bit as smart, funny, and high-octane as its predecessor, but with more meat and more heart. This tour of Orange County’s sun-splashed, drug-fueled underground won’t soon be forgotten.
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– J effrey J. Mariotte, Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego & Redondo Beach
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Don Winslow (Simon & Schuster) In Savages (2011 SCIBA Book Award Winner), Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twenty-something best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love. In this high-octane prequel, Winslow reaches back in time to tell the story of how Ben, Chon, and O became the people they are. Fast-paced, provocative, and wickedly funny, The Kings of Cool is a spellbinding love story for our times from a master novelist at the height of his powers. It is filled with Winslow’s trademark talents—complex characters, sharp dialogue, blistering social commentary—which have earned him an obsessive following. $25.00
The Black Box
The Panther
The Art Forger
Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to the killing of a female photographer during the L.A. riots. Riveting and relentlessly paced, The Black Box leads Bosch into one of his most perilous cases. $27.99
Nelson DeMille (Grand Central) Anti-Terrorist Task Force agent John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield are in Yemen to find the mastermind behind the USS “Cole” bombing: Al Qaeda’s notorious operative, The Panther. But as latecomers, they don’t yet know the rules, players, or score—or that they, the hunters, are about to become the hunted. $27.99
B. A. Shapiro (Algonquin) In 1990, thirteen works of art worth over $500 million were stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston. It remains the largest unsolved art heist in history, and Claire Roth, a struggling young artist, is about to discover that there’s more to this crime than meets the eye. $23.95
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 William Manchester, Paul Reid (Little, Brown) Universally acclaimed for its compelling narrative, fresh insights, and objective renderings of Winston Churchill’s life, The Last Lion trilogy presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic adventurer—an aristocrat, soldier, and statesman. $40.00
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LIFE’S STORIES
The John Lennon Letters
Mick Jagger
Hunter Davies, editor (Little, Brown) A lifetime of letters from the legendary musician and songwriter. With unparalleled knowledge of Lennon and his contemporaries, Davies reads between the lines of the artist’s words, contextualizing them in Lennon’s life and using them to reveal the man himself. $29.99
Philip Norman (Ecco) From the bestselling author of John Lennon: The Life comes an extraordinarily detailed, vibrantly written, in-depth account of the life of Mick Jagger—the most deeply researched and comprehensive biography to date of the enigmatic icon. $34.99
Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy
I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? Rhoda Janzen (Grand Central) Picking up where Mennonite in a Little Black Dress left off, Janzen begins a surprising journey to faith and love. Hanging with Pentecostals, she finds a richly practical faith—just in time for impressive lady problems, unexpected romance, and a quirky new family. $24.99
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– Alexander McQueen
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Joel Osteen (FaithWords) Broken into thirty-one segments, this book defines the most powerful blessings in Scripture and encourages readers to declare one each day for a month. The declarations affirm God’s blessings in the areas of health, family legacy, decisions, finances, thoughts, outlook, and overcoming obstacles. $21.99
“ You’ve got to know the rules to break them. That’s what I’m here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.”
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Judith Watt (HarperDesign) A backstage look at the visionary genius of Alexander McQueen as told by Judith Watt, a leading fashion historian and personal friend of McQueen. Includes commentary and intimate perspectives from those closest to him. $35.00
Comet’s Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life
Beam, Straight Up: The Bold Story of the First Family of Bourbon
Steven D. Wolf, Lynette Padwa (Algonquin) When Steven Wolf is “adopted” by Comet, a once-abused cinnamon-striped racer, he has no idea that a lifealtering relationship has begun. Comet’s Tale is an inspirational memoir about the friendship between man and his best friend. $23.95
Fred Noe (Wiley) An entertaining and informative look at the 217 year old whisky dynasty, as told by a 7th generation Beam family member and Master Distiller. $22.95
THOUGHT-PROVOKING NONFICTION 2012 SCIBA NONFICTION BOOK AWARD A People’s Guide to Los Angeles
8 Habits of Love: Open Your Heart, Open Your Mind
“ …it’s not a shop so much as an old friend’s home, a place where thousands of us feel welcomed, woven into a circle and surrounded by like-minded souls.” –P ICO IYER writing about Chaucer’s Books, Santa Barbara (My Bookstore – see page 2 of this catalog)
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Ed Bacon (Grand Central Life & Style) A spiritual guidebook to living through love and connection, not fear and isolation, by Rev. Bacon, respected pastor and frequent guest on Oprah’s Soul Series. Live a full life by moving beyond fear, anger, and sadness to find the beloved within. $24.99
Many visitors come to L.A. with a preconceived idea of what L.A. is supposed to look like and, more often than not, are surprised to find it is not what they envisioned. A People’s Guide to Los Angeles addresses the myriad of social influences and struggles that have structured this diverse city. The intent of this guide book is to educate and foster contemplation so that one may understand and appreciate the true beauty that lies around every corner. – Cheryl Ryan, Diesel, A Bookstore, Malibu
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Laura Pulido, Laura Barraclough, Wendy Cheng (University of California Press) A People’s Guide to Los Angeles offers an assortment of eye-opening alternatives to L.A.’s usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. This illuminating guide shows how power operates in the shaping of places, and how it remains embedded in the landscape. $27.95
America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t Stephen Colbert (Grand Central) America is broken! Where did we lose our way?! It’s high time we restored America to the greatness it never lost! America Again will singlebookedly pull this country back from the brink. $28.99
The Onion Book of Known Knowledge The Onion (Little, Brown) Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, the only book you’ll ever need is here! From the comic geniuses at The Onion comes this compendium of all things known. $29.99
2012 SCIBA GLENN GOLDMAN ART & ARCHITECTURE BOOK AWARD The Glenn Goldman Award was established to honor Glenn (founder of Book Soup) and his love of all books, but especially books about art.
Underwater Dogs Seth Casteel (Little, Brown) From the water’s surface, it’s a simple exercise: a dog’s leap, a splash, and a wet head surfacing with a ball. But beneath the water is a chaotic ballet of bared teeth, bubbles, paddling paws, fur and ears billowing. Over eighty compelling, delightful portraits from award-winning pet photographer Seth Castee. $19.99
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Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles Art 1945-1980 Edited by Rebecca Peabody, Andrew Perchuk, Glenn Phillips, Rani Singh with Lucy Bradnock (Getty Research Institute / J. Paul Getty Museum) This comprehensive, richly illustrated book explores postwar American art from a new perspective: Southern California. The analysis of the L.A. art scene from the end of World War II to the beginning of the 1980s—the first in-depth scholarly survey of the region’s art—demonstrates the major role Southern California artists played in the twentieth century’s most influential art movements. This history of the vibrant and diverse postwar art scene in Los Angeles was published to coincide with the region-wide art exhibition initiative of the same name. $19.95
At once, both an attractive coffee table book and an invaluable primer on the rich history of art in Los Angeles. Covering the period from 1945-1980, Pacific Standard Time documents the rise and fall of art in post-World War II Los Angeles. The volume was created to accompany the Getty Research Institute’s exhibition Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, 1950-1970, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, from 1 October 2011 through 5 February 2012. A beautiful gift for Angelenos and art aficionados alike! – Linda McLoughlin Figel, {pages} a bookstore, Manhattan Beach
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FOOD & DRINK FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS
Lonely Planet’s Food Lover’s Guide to the World
True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure
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The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook King Arthur Flour (Countryman Press) Of the cookbooks that are absolutely essential to one’s kitchen library, nothing is as indispensable as this. Named the James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook of the Year (2003) this edition is every bit as relevant today. $24.95
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Weelicious: One Family, One Meal
Little Flower: Recipes from the Cafe
Catherine McCord (William Morrow) Weelicious makes it easy to get kids eating healthy food from their first bite. With all new material never seen on Weelicious.com, this is the ultimate guide to preparing fast, fresh, easy meals for the whole family. $27.50
Christine Moore (Prospect Park) The queen of sea salt caramels is now dazzling fans with this gorgeously photographed cookbook featuring great breakfast, brunch, lunch, supper and dessert recipes from her acclaimed Pasadena cafe. $25.00
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Jilly Lagasse, Jessie Lagasse (Grand Central Life & Style) The Gluten-Free Table provides a well-balanced base of recipes that can add flavor and enjoyment to the menus of even the most demanding gluten-free eaters. With appetizers, soups, salads, sides, entrées, and desserts, the book has something for everyone. $25.99
Andrew Weil, M.D., Sam Fox and Michael Stebner (Little, Brown) The authors opened True Food Kitchen with a two-fold mission: every dish served must not only be delicious, but it must promote the diner’s well-being. True Food supports the same mission: recipes that are seasonal, inviting, and easy to make. $29.99
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The Gluten-Free Table: The Lagasse Girls Share Their Favorite Meals
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(Lonely Planet) Profiling over 20 culinary regions and countries with recipes and lists to take the reader on a global food journey. Includes forwards from Saveur Magazine’s James Oseland and The New York Times Magazine’s Mark Bittman. $39.99
Cooking Season by Season
Bouchon Bakery
DK Publishing (DK Adult) Highlighting the best seasonal produce and how to make the most of it, this book is the perfect kitchen companion to turn to for every day of the year. $35.00
Thomas Keller (Artisan) In Keller’s dazzling amalgam of American and French baked goods you’ll find recipes for the beloved TKOs and Oh Ohs (Keller’s takes on Oreos and Hostess Ho Hos) as well as macarons, mille-feuilles, and other French classics he fell in love with while apprenticing in Paris. $50.00
TO CELEBRATE LIFE
Frontera: Margaritas, Guacamoles and Snacks
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Rick Bayless (W. W. Norton) 35 margaritas, including the Frontera’s perfect margarita, a guacamole recipe for each month of the year and more. Each recipe is written with the kind of exact and easy-to-follow directions that guarantee great results every time. $24.95
Mike DeSimone, Jeff Jenssen (Sterling Epicure) The southern hemisphere is fast becoming the hottest source of delicious, affordable wine— and this is the first book to focus entirely on this burgeoning industry. Created by the renowned “World Wine Guys,” this guide provides the latest information on the best wineries in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa, and Uruguay. $24.95
The Tucci Cookbook
LudoBites: Recipes and Stories from the Pop-Up Restaurants of Ludo Lefebvre Ludovic Lefebvre (Ecco) The cookbook chronicle of the visionary, charismatic chef Ludo Lefebvre and his cult hit “pop-up” restaurant LudoBites, worshipped by critics and foodies alike. $24.99
Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America Maricel E. Presilla (W.W. Norton) Gran Cocina Latina unifies the culinary landscape of the Latin world, from Mexico to Argentina and the countries of the Caribbean. It gives home cooks, armchair travelers, and curious chefs the first comprehensive collection of recipes from this region. $45.00
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Stanley Tucci (Gallery Books) The Tucci Cookbook brings wine pairings, updated recipes, color photographs, and family memories to a new generation of Italian food lovers. Foreword by Mario Batali. $35.00
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Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
My Year in Meals
Deb Perelman (Knopf) The long-awaited cookbook by Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen—home cook, photographer, and celebrated food blogger. From salads and slaws to savory tarts and galettes, Deb is all about approachable, uncompromised home cooking. $35.00
Rachael Ray (Atria) From everyday meals and family feasts to dishes inspired by her travels around the world, Rachael Ray reveals what she cooks for her own family and friends for one full year. $29.99
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GIFT GIVING TREASURE FROM DK
Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide Martin Rees (DK Publishing) Take a tour of the cosmos, from our solar system in the Milky Way to galaxies far beyond our own. With information on the nature of the universe, the study of cosmology, Earth’s motion, modern telescopes, astrophotography, and a comprehensive star atlas, this groundbreaking encyclopedia is a must-have for students and astronomy enthusiasts. $50.00
Modern History in Pictures: A Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped Our World (DK Publishing) Covering earth-shattering events and significant happenings in a unique storyboard style, this amazing visual history offers unique insight into the century that has so keenly shaped our own modern world. $30.00
James Bond: 50 Years of Movie Posters
Military History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare (DK Publishing) From the siege towers and catapults employed by ancient invaders to today’s stealth bombers, this book covers the iconic weapons, armor, equipment, and battles that have defined war through the ages. $50.00
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(DK Publishing) Featuring a gallery of rare and sought-after posters, as well as spectacular unused concept artwork, this gorgeous collection of images defines cinema’s most famous superspy. $50.00
007 (Gun Logo) and related James Bond Trademarks© 1962-2012 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All rights reserved. 007 (Gun Logo) and related James Bond Trademarks are trademarks of Danjaq, LLC, licensed by EON Productions Limited.
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(DK Publishing) Packed with more than fifty projects displaying a range of crafting techniques, this guide is the ultimate go-to inspirational reference for every crafter’s bookshelf. $40.00
Dressmaking: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making Your Own Clothes
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Craft: Techniques & Projects
Alison Smith (DK Publishing) Whether it’s updating an old top or creating a nifty A-line skirt from scratch, this essential guide is the dressmaking bible no budding seamstress should be without. $30.00
IMAGINATION AT PLAY Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure
Chris Alexander (Workman) Kids love origami—and what could be cooler than transforming a piece of paper into Boba Fett, Princess Leia, Yoda, or R2-D2? And not just any paper, but custom-designed paper illustrated with art from the movies. With 36 amazing paper projects from a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars® Origami marries the fun of paper folding with the obsession of Star Wars. $16.95
Matthew Reinhart (Orchard Books) Brand-new, explosive, interactive, pop-off-the-page book about George Lucas’s Star Wars movies from New York Times-bestselling author Matthew Reinhart! $36.99
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Star Wars Origami
Legendary Journeys: Space Mike Goldsmith (Kingfisher) This is the slide-out, lift-up, see-through story of space travel, starting with man’s first experiments 700 years ago and progressing through the most up-to-date developments in space technology and exploration. $19.99
Recycled Robots
Daniel Lipkowitz (DK Publishing) Explore each LEGO® Batman™ set according to its location, key themes, events, and characters in this new guide to your favorite LEGO® super hero. Exclusive minifigure included! $21.99
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Robert Malone (Workman) Robots and kids: a perfect combination. From R2-D2 to the Transformers and WALL-E, robots are a source of endless fascination. Now comes an irresistible book and kit that shows how to make ten different robots—that move—out of the most ordinary things from around the house. $24.95
LEGO® Batman Visual Dictionary (LEGO® DC Universe Super Heroes)
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FUN WITH LEGOS®
LEGO Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Spiral Draw Doug Stillinger (Klutz) Create gorgeous geometric art with Klutz’s meticulously-designed gears and book of draw-right-on’em pages. Comes with 4 plastic drawing wheels, drawing frame with non-skid feet, and 6-color ballpoint pen $19.99
(DK Publishing) Find all there is to know about the Masters of Spinjitzu in LEGO® Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia. Contains an exclusive minifigure for you to put together! $18.99
The LEGO Book Daniel Lipkowitz (DK Publishing) Explore and celebrate the fascinating story of LEGO® bricks and the history behind them in this newly updated edition of The LEGO® Book. $24.99
*LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2012 The LEGO Group. Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.
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Adventures in Cartooning: Christmas Special! James Sturm, Andrew Arnold & Alexis Frederick-Frost (First Second) A zany adventure story seamlessly integrated with nuggets of practical cartooning tips: how to write, illustrate, print, and distribute comics! A terrific, inspiring holiday gift. $9.99
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CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED WONDERS
Christmas Parade
The Night Before Christmas Gift Set
Sandra Boynton (Little Simon) This delightful new picture book by Sandra Boynton marches to a rousing beat with lively illustrations of animal musicians playing in a Christmas band. $14.99
Clement C. Moore, Charles Santore, illus. (Cider Mill Press) The #1 New York Times-bestselling classic illustrated by the renowned Charles Santore is now available in a one-of-a-kind boxed set featuring three collectible holiday ornaments. $29.95
2012 SCIBA CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK AWARD
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Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press) The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear’s memory and renews his search. This delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids thrilled to be in on the joke. $15.99
Jon Klassen’s charming debut is one that adults and kids love equally! Between the simple, yet darkly funny, plot and the beautiful illustrations, I Want My Hat Back is an instant classic for all ages!
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I Want My Hat Back
Bad Kitty: Litter Boxed Set Nick Bruel (Square Fish) Hack up those fur balls and sharpen those claws for a triple dose of Bad Kitty adventures. This boxed set of the bestselling series even includes a full-sized poster! $20.99
Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas Jane O’Conner, Robin Preiss Glasser, Illus. (HarperCollins) For Nancy, there’s no fancier a holiday than Christmas. In this merriest of stories, Nancy proves once again that a little fancying up can go a long, festive way! $17.99
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My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell, Illus. (HarperCollins) The tenth picture book by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jamie Lee Curtis and illustrator Laura Cornell is a celebration of first times—the key moments in kids’ lives that shape who they are. $16.99
Arlo Needs Glasses Barney Saltzberg (Workman) Arlo is a shaggy, freespirited dog who loves to play catch, until one day he can’t. He can’t see the ball anymore. He needs glasses! Every child who wears glasses will know just how Arlo feels, and will feel better because of it. And every parent will want that child to know that glasses are cool and fun and enable us to do the things we want to do. $15.95
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson, illus. (Schwartz & Wade) In time for its 50th anniversary comes Martin Luther King, Jr.’s classic speech that defined the American civil rights movement, illustrated by Caldecott Honor–winning and New York Timesbestselling illustrator Kadir Nelson. $18.99
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Marla Frazee (Beach Lane Books) Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee’s witty tale of two adorable floppy dogs and a crazy neighborhood squirrel is sure to win over young readers. $16.99
This Moose Belongs to Me
Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Ole
Vulture Verses
Oliver Jeffers (Philomel) The bestselling creator of Stuck and The Incredible Book Eating Boy delivers another deceptively simple book sure to make kids giggle: the age-old tale of a boy...and his moose. $16.99
Judy Schachner (Dial) The #1 New York Timesbestselling kitty goes to the circus! Skippyjon Jones swings out of his closet and into the spectacular Cirque de Ole, where his pals perform feats of derring-do. $17.99
Diane Lang, Lauren Gallegos, Illus.” (Prospect Park) Through lively, witty rhymes and warm, friendly illustrations, Vulture Verses helps children appreciate and befriend even the scariest critters, from spiders and snakes to vultures and vampire bats. $16.95
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A beautiful, affordable, collectible new series of classic stories, fairy tales and fables. Lavishly illustrated and lovingly retold by Deanna McFadden or Diane Namm, Silver Penny Stories are sure to find a cherished place on any family’s bookshelf. The collection includes Rapunzel, The Three Little Pigs, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Ugly Duckling, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Puss in Boots. Each book is $3.95
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Norman Bridwell (Scholastic) Celebrate Clifford’s 50th anniversary with this collection of six classic stories that were originally published beginning in 1963! Also included in the book is an original letter from Norman Bridwell to the reader, information about the creation of Clifford, and more! $12.99
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“ Who Could That Be at This Hour?” (All the Wrong Questions)
Rachel Renée Russell (Aladdin) The fifth book in the blockbuster bestseller series Dork Diaries. Nikki takes on the school newspaper advice column to keep mean girl Mackenzie from ruining her life! $13.99
L emony Snicket, Seth, Illus. (Little, Brown) In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn’t have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn’t be read. This is the first volume. $15.99
The Unwanteds: Island of Silence Lisa McMann (Aladdin) The sequel to a riveting dystopian fantasy from New York Times-bestselling author Lisa McMann. Now, Alex and Aaron’s story elevates sibling rivalry to epic proportions and leaves the fate of both worlds hanging in the balance. $16.99
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Infinity Ring #2: Divide & Conquer
James Dashner (Scholastic) History is broken, and three kids must travel back in time to set it right! $12.99
Carrie Ryan (Scholastic) Dak, Sera, and Riq might be in over their heads when they attempt to stop a Viking invasion! $12.99
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CHAPTER BOOKS FOR TWEEN READERS
Summer and Bird
The Wrinkle in Time Quintet
Theodore Boone: The Accused
Katherine Catmull (Dutton) An enchanting— and twisted—tale of two sisters’ quest to find their parents. Skillfully blurring the lines between magic and reality, Summer and Bird brings to life an authentic cast of characters and creatures. $16.99
Madeleine L’Engle (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Travel to the deep past and the distant future, the far reaches of the galaxy and the inner workings of the human heart in The Wrinkle in Time Quintet. $100.00
John Grisham (Dutton) Theodore Boone is back and he’s ready for his next big case! Filled with intrigue and page-turning suspense, Theodore’s adventures will keep readers enthralled until the very last page. $16.99
YOUNG ADULTS & BEYOND 2012 SCIBA CHILDREN’S NOVEL AWARD
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Wonderstruck
The Fault in Our Stars John Green (Dutton) Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love. $17.99
Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press) Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother’s room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories—Ben’s told in words, Rose’s in pictures--weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. $29.99
The incomparable Brian Selznick’s latest Young Adult novel, Wonderstruck, is one of those magical, genre-defying, visual feasts that is sure to form childhood memories for a whole generation. A perfect blend of stunning artistry and transcendent storytelling for readers of all ages who love to get lost in the pages of a real book. –S eth Marko, UCSD Bookstore, La Jolla
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Reached Ally Condie (Dutton) In this gripping conclusion to the #1 New York Times-bestselling Matched Trilogy, Cassia will reconcile the difficulties of challenging a life too confining, seeking a freedom she never dreamed possible, and honoring a love she cannot live without. $17.99
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Ally Condie (Dutton) Rules are different outside the Society. Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia is in pursuit of Ky—taken by the Society— only to find that he has escaped into the treacherous canyons. $17.99
Mark Frost (Random House) From the cocreator of the television series Twin Peaks comes the story of Will, a boy capable of incredible physical and mental feats who is caught in the middle of a struggle that has lasted for millennia. $17.99
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Ally Condie (Dutton) Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her…until her Matching ceremony, when a glitch changes her life forever. Matched is the first book in the #1 New York Timesbestselling trilogy. $17.99
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Beautiful Redemption Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl (Little, Brown) Is death the end . . . or only the beginning? Worlds apart, Ethan and Lena must once again work together to rewrite their fate, in this stunning finale to the Beautiful Creatures series. $18.99
The Crank Trilogy Ellen Hopkins (McElderry) The complete Crank trilogy from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Ellen Hopkins, in a striking, collectible paperback boxed set. $32.99
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William Joyce (Atheneum) When the moon is less than full and bright, who will keep children safe at night? The Man in the Moon needs a backup plan! His keen eye falls upon a sleepy little fellow living on a sleepy little island who is a sweet-dreamer extraordinaire. This follow up to The Man in the Moon introduces us to the sleepy little fellow to whom we owe many a good nights’ rest. $17.99
William Joyce has put his personal stamp on all types of children’s media. His books include the New York Times bestseller The Man in the Moon, The Sandman, Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, and Santa Calls. He’s won three Emmy awards for his Rolie Polie Olie animated series, developed character concepts for Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, and made films including Robots and Meet the Robinsons. He’s currently producing DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians (in theaters 11/21/12) inspired by his Guardians of Childhood book series. And his star continues to rise—he won an Academy Award for his innovative animated short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, now a #1 bestselling picture book. He lives in Shreveport, LA, and is the cofounder of Moonbot Studios.
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore William Joyce (Atheneum) Stunningly brought to life, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a modern masterpiece, showing that in today’s world of traditional books, eBooks, and apps, it’s story that we truly celebrate—and this story, no matter how you tell it, begs to be read again and again. $17.99
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