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I write this just as a massive oil spill has reached the beaches of the Gulf, as Obama has nominated Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, as my new little grandson George sits clapping to the Beatles for the first time, and as our Fall books go, one by one, to the printer. The economy remains odd, to say the least. The digital world is increasingly seductive, like a magician, conjuring new unimaginable tricks almost daily to keep us up at night. We at Welcome watch, listen, and learn—and then continue making exquisite, valuable “artifacts” (the new word for physical books that still want to be physical). Like Buddha, which we dropped in for fall because no one could wait until spring. And, because, like the moon outside your window, you can’t beat it for luminosity and meditation. We dropped A Baker’s Recipe Keeper in, too, because of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Designed specifically for bakers, it will sit next to the Recipe Keeper in our kitchens harboring memories of the meals we have made there and those we dream about. A Bride’s Book of Lists by Marsha Heckman is perfect for spring and the perfect companion to her genius

planner, A Bride’s Book. You will find a list for everything and anything—vows, music, cakes, and themes— eliminating all anxiety and confusion. The Life Organizer: The Essential Record Keeper & Estate Planner is the ultimate hard-working

3-ring binder from Nancy Randolph Greenway. She’s proved it’s possible to provide a place for everything, in addition to teaching us how to plan our financial lives. Whether you are graduating school or moving into retirement, she is the guide to organize your papers and your thinking. And, then there is The Little Big Book of Life, edited by Natasha Tabori Fried, long out of print, coming back with a hilarious coterie of frogs pedaling their joyful way across the cover. A book for graduation, for inspiration, for that moment of transition. From Ken Burns to Woody Allen, from Bill Cosby to Toni Morrison, from Kurt Vonnegut to Jodie Foster, love and surprises fill this endearing volume. For Mother’s Day comes a classic in the making: Memories for my Grandchild, a write-in book for grandmothers, brilliantly designed by Kristen Sasamoto with a blue cloth cover, stamped in gold with a handtipped plate. Having packaged Judy Levy’s brilliant Grandmother Remembers twenty years ago (still in print!), it was time for me to create a precious repository for my very own grandchild. That is what it shall be—a grandmother’s memories of her own life, her child’s life and her grandchild’s—an heirloom to keep forever. Finally, there is Mom’s Book of Lists, edited by Alice Wong. Destined for the night table, it is adorable, simple, small, and packed with smart information from how to avoid the tantrums to when to call the doctor.

We have a great deal of gratitude for Random, and a huge round of applause to all of you.

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Buddha

photographs by Jon Ortner introduction by Jack Kornfield

in the twenty-five centuries since the Buddha’s death, his profound teachings and path have guided and enlightened millions of lives. The Buddha also has inspired some of the most beautiful and magnificent artistic creations ever produced by humanity. Jon Ortner’s photographs of over 150 of these extraordinary works of art grace this volume. From the hundreds of rare Laotian Buddhas filling the Pak Ou Caves to the colossal gold and gem-encrusted Maha Muni Buddha of Mandalay, the Buddha’s wisdom, compassion, and serenity are eternally present. Simple but powerful verses from the sacred teachings of the Buddha accompany the photographs. The foreword by Jon Ortner talks about their creation and the introduction by Jack Kornfield gives the reader an understanding of the Buddha’s life and influence. Additional notes in the back of the book provide descriptive and historic information on key images.

Back in print, enlarged, and with a stunning new cover printed on gold foil, this is the perfect gift for practicing Buddhists as well as anyone simply looking for an added measure of beauty and peace in his or her life. Jon ortner has been photographing since the 1970s. His work has appeared in numerous magazines including GEO, Travel & Leisure, and Architectural Digest. He has produced four large format photography books: Manhattan Dawn &Dusk (STC), Where Every Breath Is a Prayer: A Photographic Pilgrimage into the Spiritual Heart of Asia (STC), Angkor, Celestial Temples of the Khmer Empire (Abbeville), and Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest (Welcome). He and his wife and business partner, Martha McGuire, are based in New York. Jack Kornfield was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India. He also holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. A co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and of the Spirit Rock Center in northern California, his previous books include A Path with Heart, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom (with Joseph Goldstein), and Teachings of the Buddha. Kornfield is one of the leading Buddhist teachers in America. A practitioner for over 40 years, he is one of the key teachers to introduce mindfulness and vipassana meditation to the West. His approach emphasizes compassion, loving kindness and the profound path of mindful presence.

s medicine puts an end to sickness, So Nirvana to all sufferings.

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From all desire to please or displease, So is Nirvana.

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To the foot of a tree, Or to an empty room, Sits down cross-legged In the lotus position, Holds one’s body straight, And establishes mindfulness in front of oneself.

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Buddha Photographs by Jon Ortner Introduction by Jack Kornfield 240 pages, 7 ³⁄8 x 8 ½ Hardcover, $29.95 ($34.00 CAN) ISBN 978-1-59962-061-9 On Sale: September ReLIgIoN – BuddhISm PhoTogRaPhy

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How many times have you clipped a recipe from a newspaper or magazine for a fabulous dessert, or printed it off the Internet and then “lost” it in a drawer? A Baker’s Recipe Keeper is designed to be the perfect place to collect and hold the recipes for all your favorite sweets and most successful breads.

Just like Welcome’s best-selling Recipe Keeper—but designed specifically for bakers— A Baker’s Recipe Keeper has three-ring binding, which allows for the easy removal and addition of new pages in a standard 8 ½" x 11" size. Eighty blank sheets are ready to be filled in with handwritten recipes, while 20 two-sided plastic adhesive sheets provide the perfect storage for recipes photocopied from cookbooks, printed from websites, or for recipe cards from family and friends. With an “equivalents and substitutions” table written specifically for baking, as well as other useful tips and suggestions for equipment, A Baker’s Recipe Keeper comes packed with everything a home baker could need. Featured on each tab is vintage artwork and inspiring quotes from famous dessert lovers such as Marie Antoinette, George Bernard Shaw, and Homer Simpson. Collecting recipes for breads, muffins, pies and sweets has never been so fun and easy. 8 colorful tabs separate and organize recipes by type and occasion for simple, easy access, including:

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• Breads • Brownies & Bars • Cakes & Cupcakes • Cookies

• Muffins & Quick Breads • Pies & Tarts • Cobblers & Crisps • Holiday Favorites

Natasha Tabori Fried is the managing editor of Welcome Books. She has conceived, edited, and produced numerous titles, including The Christmas Almanac, The Little Big Book of Love, and The Little Big Book of Comfort Food. She lives in New York with her husband and son.

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a Baker’s Recipe Keeper: an organizer for your Favorite desserts and Breads Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried 10 ½ x 11 ½, shrink-wrapped Non-traditional, $27.50 ($29.95 CAN) 80 8 ½ x 11 fill-in sheets 20 two-sided plastic adhesive sheets ISBN 978-1-59962-095-4 On Sale: November houSe & home

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A Brides’ Book of

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Everything You Need to Plan the Perfect Wedding

Fr o m t h e creato r of the b e s t - s e ll in g A B r id e ’s Book

By marsha heckman The Dress

some dresses for you in advance. Take your honor attendant and your mother, or someone to represent

From marsha heckman, author of the best-selling A Bride’s Book, comes A Bride’s

her with you.

Wear a strapless bra to try on gowns. If you know

For most brides, the dress is the most important choice

what jewelry you will be wearing, bring it with you.

she makes. You may have been dreaming about the perfect

Wear shoes with the heel height that is comfortable

formality for the entire wedding day. Begin looking early

you can always have your dress custom made.

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pictures of every dress that appeals to you.

Here you will find the perfect music for the first dance, gift ideas for guests and attendants, popular wedding locations, and to-do lists to help the busy bride stay organized. Learn how to put together a wedding day emergency kit, who the most popular gown designers are, and what flowers are available for bouquets in every month. Designed to complement A Bride’s Book, and small enough to fit in a purse, this petite wonder is a perfect companion to the wedding planner.

certain the store will press the dress for you and have them put that in writing as well.

Ask your friends to recommend the bridal salon,

Make a list of accessories, make up, and lingerie you will need. Shop or order them early to avoid anxiety.

store, or dressmaker that gave them what they want-

Keep all items for the wedding in one place.

ed, with excellent service.

Keep all appointments for fittings, and get confirmation of the date of pick-up or delivery in writing. Be

Sketch the dress you imagine, and write down all the desired features of the perfect dress for you.

Try on several styles of dresses. You may be surprised to find one you didn’t expect to like is the one.

Cull through bridal magazines and the internet looking at wedding dresses. Tear out and print out-

Don’t be discouraged if you do not find that dream dress in the first store. If you don’t find it elsewhere,

and set a budget. Order the dress several months ahead.

Book of Lists—a perfect resource for the bride planning her wedding. Heckman is a professional wedding planner and here she makes all her knowledge and experience available in a great little book full of ideas and inspiration.

for you. Bring a camera.

dress since childhood. It is an essential expression of your personality and style. The dress sets the tone and degree of

Make an appointment to try on gowns at two or

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Bring the dress home days before the wedding and

more stores. Tell them what style dress you’re inter-

hang it where it is safe from dirt, stains, and wrin-

ested in and what your budget is. Ask them to select

kles. You will love having it to look at.

Ceremony

Music is one of the most important elements of

Arrival of guests

your wedding. Think about the best music for every

Mothers’ seating

part of the event.

Processional for attendants Processional for the bride

Make lists with your groom of favorite songs

Recessional

for romance, tradition, and dancing.

Reception

Request a “play list” from your band leader or DJ, then make an appointment to discuss your music choices

Guests’ arrival at reception / cocktail time

(and Do Not Play list, too.)

Announcing the bride and groom

Included in a Bride’s Book of Lists are:

Music during meal Rehearse the first dance and time the song. You may

First dance

want to cut its length. Include parents in deciding

Bride and father’s dance

about the music for your dance with them.

Groom and mother’s dance

• Wedding Dance Songs • Honeymoon Destinations • Classic Wedding Traditions • Gifts for Attendants

Reception dancing Make a music list

Last dance

for each part of the wedding:

marsha heckman is an established wedding planner and floral designer who teaches classes in San Francisco on wedding planning. She has participated in the design of more than 100 weddings and events and is the author of six books, including A Bride’s Book and Bouquets: A Year of Flowers for the Bride (Stewart, Tabori, and Chang).

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* wedding traditions * tipping guide * dress shopping

the meaning of flowers

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And MUCH more! C l a s s i c We d d i n g Tr a d i t i o n s

Throwing the Garter was a tradition that began as a way of distracting the jovial weddings guests so that the newlyweds could sneak off the wedding chamber alone.

Groom on the Right, Brides on the Left stems from the time when a bride was at risk of being kidnapped at the alter and her groom needed his right hand free to grab his sword to defend her.

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was a tradition that arose independently in many cul cul-

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tures. In some, such as ancient Rome, it was intended

“Appalachia Waltz” Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark

to protect the bride from the evil eye of jealous rivals.

O’Connor

In other cultures, such as ancient India, China, and

“Sunrise, Sunset” (from Fiddler on the Roof ), Sheldon

in Matching Clothes

Egypt, where arranged marriages held sway, it was concon

Harnick & Jerry Bock

was originally in order to trick any evil spirits who may

sidered bad luck for the groom to see the bride before

wish to bother the bride and groom. It was believed the

the ceremony.

spirits would not to be able to tell who was who and would therefore leave the newlyweds in peace.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed & Something Blue is rife with symbolism. “Old” represented the bride’s past and her family, “new” was hope for the future, and the “borrowed,” meant friendship while the blue stood for loyalty, purity, and love.

C l a s s i c Tr a d i t i o n a l

Here Comes the Bride is Wagner’s Bridal Chorus Air (from Water Music Suite), George F. Handel

Chorus (from Lohengrin), Richard Wagner Carrying the Bride over Bridal the Threshold

Canon in D Johann Pachelbel is a tradition with several origins. First, it was to pro proProcession tect the bride from evil spirits lurking in the floor. of Joy Hal Hopson Rigaudon, Second, it was considered bad luck for the bride to fall Andre Campra “Spring” The Four Seasons), Antonio Vivaldi as she walked through the door, so she (from was lifted “Te Deum” Marc-Antoine Charpentier instead. And third, it preserved the bride’s maidenly “The Prince of Denmark’s March” Jeremiah reputation of modesty—it wouldn’t be proper to look too eager to reach the marriageClarke bed. “Trumpet Tune” Henry Purcell “Trumpet Voluntary” Jeremiah Clarke “Trumpet Voluntary” John Stanley “Wedding March” (from The Marriage of Figaro), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

“The Look of Love” Dionne Warwick/Burt Bacharach “The Vow” Jeremy Lubbock “To A Wild Rose” Edward MacDowell “Flatbush Waltz” Andy Statman “Wedding Processional” (from The Sound of Music), Rodgers & Hammerstein

Sacred “All People That On Earth Do Dwell” ( hymn) “Dona Nobis Pacem” (16th century hymn) “Hanava Babanot” (A Love Song), Neeman “St. Anthony’s Chorale” Franz Joseph Haydn “Hymn Fanfare from The Triumphant” Francois Couperin “Scalero de Oro” (traditional Sephardic) “Ave Maria” Franz Schubert

a Bride’s Book of Lists: everything you Need to Plan the Perfect Wedding By Marsha Heckman 160 pages, 5 x 8 Hardcover, $17.95 ($19.95 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-091-6 On Sale: December WeddINgS

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• Will, Trusts & Gifts • Health Care Choices • Final Wishes • Resources & Advisors

Produced as a three-ring-binder, Life Organizer includes 8 tabs with pockets, 15 plastic sleeves for storing copies of important documents, and 1 sleeve to hold 2 DVDs for photo and video inventory, plus dozens of worksheets, checklists, and pages for contact information of family members and professionals. Whether you’re a baby boomer planning your estate, parent with a new family, or recent grad just beginning to earn an income, it’s a beautiful and helpful organizer for anyone at any age.

Life organizer: The essential Record Keeper and estate Planner By Nancy Randolph Greenway 160 pages, 10 ½ x 11 ½ Non-traditional, $27.50 ($29.95 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-092-3 On Sale: February

Will, Trusts & Gifts

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h, the “To Do” list—an unfortunate, but entirely necessary, feature of life. Mocking you with its outline of your failures, it can become a daily reminder of your inadequacy. (After all, what is worse than transferring old tasks to a fresh list?) On the other hand, it can inspire great productivity. Keeping you to task, a list can help you focus and build momentum. And, there is nothing like that blissful moment when you are finally able to cross off the last of your responsibilities. Some busy days, it is the tool that prevents your head from falling off. Other days, it is a great distraction from the real tasks that lay ahead. Many people swear by it as the ultimate in organization tools. Others loathe turning their life’s goals into a litany of tasks. If you are a member of this second group—the loathers—take heart. There is a list that you will love: The List! The List contains all your daydreams and life wishes—it is your “fantastic imaginings” list. A list of this kind can be very empowering. It provides an opportunity for you to be selfish and focus on your wants, goals, and desires. Writing down your wish list can help you discover what it is you want out of life. Taking the time to articulate your goals increases the probability that you’ll achieve them.

If you can’t do it with 33 love and cheerfulness, don’t do it at all—go home. M OT H E R T E R E SA

I’ D D A R E T O M A K E more mistakes next time. I’d relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I’d have fewer imaginary ones. You see, I’m one of those people who live sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I’ve had my

If I Had My Life to Live Over BY

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moments, and if I had it to do over again, I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I’ve been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat and a parachute. If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have. If I had my life live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies. 114

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Hold fast to dreams

The most inspiring of Welcome Books’ Little Big Book series, The Little Big Book of Life is bursting with wisdom, humor, advice, poetry, fictional excerpts, songs, essays, commencement speeches, letters, and thoughts on how to value yourself and the things that matter to you most. Included in this anthology are:

• 16 short stories and fictional excerpts from authors including J.M. Barrie, Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, and William Shakespeare. • 30 poems from such poets as William Blake, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, and e.e. cummings. • 20 essays and graduation speeches, including everyone from Toni Morrison and Ken Burns to Jodie Foster and Russell Baker. • 15 letters full of wisdom and advice, including those from Anne Frank, John Steinbeck, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. • 12 songs, including James Taylor’s “The Secret of Life,” and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” • 10 comedy excerpts from such comedians as Woody Allen, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jerry Seinfeld. • Over 30 quotes & platitudes offering insight and advice on how to live your life.

For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field

The perfect gift for graduations, birthdays, or any life-changing event, Life will provide inspiration and guidance to anyone pondering their present or future.

Frozen with snow.

TON I MOR R I S ON Sarah Lawrence College, May 27, 1988

I WA N T T O TA L K A B O U T the activity you are always warned against as being wasteful, impractical, hopeless. I want to talk about dreaming. . . . We are in a mess, you know, and we have to get out. . . . Well, now, you may be asking yourself, “What is all of this? I can’t save the world. What about my life? I didn’t come here for this. I didn’t even ask to come here. I didn’t ask to be born.” Didn’t you? I put it to you that you did. You not only asked to be born, you insisted on your life. That’s why you’re here. There’s no other reason. It’s too easy not to have been born, and now that you’re here, you have to do something. Something you respect, don’t you? Your parents may have wanted you, but they did not dream you up. You did that. I’m just urging you to continue the dream you started, 244

because dreaming is not irresponsible. It’s first order, human business. It’s not entertainment, you know. It’s work. When Martin Luther King said, “I have a dream,” he wasn’t playing; he was serious. When he imagined it, envisioned, created it in his own mind, it began. Now we have to dream it too and give it the heft and stretch and longevity it deserves, but don’t let anybody convince you this is the way the world is and therefore must be. It must be the way it ought to be. . . . You are not helpless and you’re not heartless, and you have time. Thank you.

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The Little Big Book of Life, Revised edition Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried 352 pages, 6 ½ x 6 ½ Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-099-2 On Sale: March

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buying organic

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❑ Our Phone Number, Our General Parent’s Names, Don’t bother buying seafood organic as there is no Address, Closest organic Intersection, Children’s certification standards for seafood. Names and Ages The label means nothing.

Commercially grown produce is sprayed with legal amounts of toxic pesticides, which interfere with the way the body processes nutrients. Another concern is the use of antibiotics. From 60 to 80 percent of all cattle, sheep, and poultry in the United States Where You’ll Be will receive antibiotics at some point. Organic food is grown without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, hormones, or antibiotics, and reduces the risk of getting cancer and other Instructions diseases. It pays to buy organic food products toSpecial reduce your exposure. Other times though, it may not be worth the expense. Know your organics!

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Address, Phone number, Cell phone, Pager, Time expected home ❑

Mealtime, Snacks, Allergies, Bedtime/ Naps, Pet care, Medications (what and when), Fire plan meeting place

buy these items organic: Places to Call in Emergency: 911, Relative, Neighbor, HosCase of Emergency pital, Police, Fire, Poison Control, PediatriBaby food Dairy Eggs Meat Poultry cian, Family doctor, Dentist, Other doctors BUY these fruits and vegetables organic: Other Day care and school, Carpool, Apples Bell peppers Cantaloupe Important Numbers Grandparents

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Provide the caregiver with an up-to-date information sheet (see left). Decide if and when you’d like the caregiver to check in with you. If you don’t want your phone answered by the caregiver, decide how you will get in contact with them in case of emergency or to notify the caregiver if you will be late. Leave a house key for the caregiver. Give instructions for what to do in case of a lock-out. Walk through alarm systems. Show the caregiver where the heat and/or air-conditioning controls are, and how to make adjustments if necessary. Discuss ahead of time if anyone will be dropping by the house for any reason. Give details about who is coming and when they’re expected. If you have pets, talk to the caregiver about what you expect from them regarding care (walks, feedings, pooperscooper patrol, etc.). Let the caregiver know if there are any chores, homework, instrument practice hours, or anything else to be completed by your child in your absence. Discuss your child’s schedule with the caregiver, and give any instructions regarding food preparation, bottle feedings, bedtime routine, etc. Give the caregiver all necessary information relating to fire escape plans including location of extinguishers and fire exits, and where to meet once everyone is out of the house. Lay out the house rules for the caregiver both in reference to what your children are allowed/not allowed to do (such as ride bikes with helmets only, limit television to one hour, etc.) and what is expected of the caregiver (such as no telephone use, no friends over, etc.). Be very straightforward about your rules concerning disciplining your children. This will help to provide consistency for your child and avoid major misunderstandings. Let the caregiver know if you’d like them to take notes on your baby’s eating and sleeping schedule, feedback about your toddler’s behavior, etc.

Buy these organic ONLY if price is not a concern:

Processed foods: Breads Cereals Dried fruit Oils Pasta Potato chips

alice Wong co-created, with Lena Tabori, the best-selling Little Big Book series, which has sold over 1.7 million copies. She co-edited many of the titles in this charming and popular series, including The Little Big Book for Moms and The Little Big Book for Grandmothers (Welcome Books). She is author of The Big Book of Me: My Baby Book, and co-edited The Goodnight Book for Moms and Little Ones. Alice has also produced exquisite photography and art books which include Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, India: In Word and Image, and China: 3,000 Years in Art and Literature (Welcome Books). Alice currently resides in Brooklyn with her husband Clark and their three children, Chi Chi, 14, Sylvia, 12, and Phoebe, 8.

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MoM’s Book of Lists 100 Practical Lists for Raising Your Kids

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basic nutrition * food storage charts * best books, music, software, and websites

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Use this checklist to help you think about what’s important to communicate to a caregiver.

As in Peter Pan, we should all have Nana the nanny dog at our disposal for our precious darlings! Leaving your wee ones with a caregiver—especially one that’s new to your family—is rarely easy. Having a checklist of points to cover and an information sheet for your child’s caregiver can help put your mind at ease and ensure everything will run smoothly while you are away.

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edited by alice Wong From the co-creator of the best-selling The Little Big Book for Moms comes another must-have for mothers: Mom’s Book of Lists: 100 Practical Lists for Raising Your Kids. With 100 useful lists and checklists, this valuable resource will be the go-to book for every organized and efficient mom. The book will quickly answer the numerous questions in every mom’s daily life. From the basic concerns of “is my baby eating or sleeping enough?” to the specifics of “how do I get ketchup off this shirt?” and “when is that molar coming in?” Mom’s Book of Lists gives information at a glance. The book also contains numerous checklists to satisfy every family’s needs, from items to pack in the diaper bag and supplies for the medicine cabinet, to a well-stocked pantry and even a rainy-day activity box. Finally, there are the best-of-everything lists—the tried and true books, movies, music, toys, games, software, and websites—for every age group. All the research is done and at a mom’s fingertips so she doesn’t forget Scrabble, Lincoln Logs, or hopscotch, and learns about Kid Pix and Math Millie software.

Beautifully designed and illustrated with vintage children’s illustrations from beloved artists such as Jessie Willcox Smith and Kate Greenaway, Mom’s Book of Lists is a charming and practical gift for every new mom. It is an essential guide that is certain to become the most well-thumbed book in every family’s home! Lists and Checklists include:

• pregnancy planner • pregnancy checklist • taking care of mom • baby supplies • baby milestones • how they grow: teeth • sport readiness guide • babyproofing 101 • childproofing checklist • preventing accidents

• first aid kit • cpr instructions • diaper bag contents • general toting tips • childcare checklist • countdown to bedtime • amount of sleep guide • ways to avoid tantrums • essential parent books • potty training

• tips for siblings • immunization schedule • when to call the doctor • medical resources • childhood fears • assigning chores • dressing baby • shoe size chart • clothing sizes • stain removal

mom’s Book of Lists: 100 Practical Lists for Raising your Kids Edited by Alice Wong 160 pages, 5 x 8 Hardcover, $17.95 ($19.95 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-097-8 On Sale: March PaReNTINg – ChILdCaRe

Take a look inside at: www.welcomebooks.com/momsbookoflists

Memories for my Grandchild A Grandmother’s Keepsake Journal

By Lena Tabori I Was Born I was born 4.5 x 4.5

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in the full name that they gave me was I have always been called

And some really marvelous teachers

And some really marvelous friends:

And, then there were some folks that were harder to get along with:

As a Young Girl

It was incredible the things I learned about the world:

I grew up in When I first went to school, I had some really important lessons::

I wanted very much to:

Later on, in high school, I guess the most important thing I learned about myself was

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What child has not been captivated by stories of how her grandparents first met? Has not begged to hear the tales of his mother or father growing up…and of himself as a baby… that only grandmother knows? Designed to be an heirloom, gold-stamped, with a beautiful blue cloth binding and tipped on plate, Memories for My Grandchild is a guided memory-keeper for grandmothers to pass on to their grandchildren. Organized to make capturing and displaying grandmother’s stories easy and enjoyable, this charmingly illustrated keepsake journal has space for a family tree, anecdotes about the grandchild’s parents and grandmother’s own childhood, great family traditions and recipes, special moments between grandmother and grandchild, and much more. With places for photographs, memorabilia and many “fill-in-the-blanks,” so the writer is never at a loss for what to include. Memories for My Grandchild is a personalized heirloom that preserves important family history in general, and grandmother’s legacy in particular.

And, other things I will do differently

I learned many things from my father as well

What I loved most about him was

Lena Tabori is publisher of Welcome Books. She has conceived and edited numerous titles, including The Little Big Book for Moms, The Little Big Book for Grandmothers, and Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature (STC). She recently welcomed her first grandchild into the world.

A Grandmother’s Keepsake Journal

Looking Back, I Had Many Favorites

Restaurants

Movies

Actors

Holidays

Actresses

Foods

Books

Sport

Television Programs

Boy friends

Songs

Girlfriends

Singers

Hobbies

FamILy & ReLaTIoNShIPS

Take a look inside at: www.welcomebooks.com/memories

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memories for my grandchild: a grandmother’s Keepsake Journal By Lena Tabori 80 pages, 9 ¼ x 12 inches 40 Color Illustrations Hardcover, $22.50 ($25.50 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-096-1 On Sale: March

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Decorated throughout with lovely vintage art and ephemera, this special book contains all the precious memories that only a grandmother can share, and it is sure to be treasured by a family for generations to come. A perfect Mother’s Day gift, moms will buy this for their mothers, grandmothers will buy it for themselves, and grandchildren will be astonished when they receive it for graduations, 18th birthdays, and wedding days.

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A Brides’ Book of

l * i * s * t* s Everything You Need to Plan the Perfect Wedding Marsha Heckman

* w e d d i n g d ay e m e r g e n c y k i t c o n t e n t s *

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* q u e s t i o n s t o a s k y o u r c at e r e r * s o n g a n d m u s i c l i s t s * r i n g s

* wedding traditions * tipping guide * dress shopping

the meaning of flowers

* da n c i n g t i p s * p o p u l a r r e a d i n g s a n d vows * t h e m e s *

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Holiday

Back To School / Graduation Humor a Advice a Lessons a Wisdom Lessons a Wisdom a Instruction a Inspiration

Life The Little Big Book of

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ghost stories poems treats legends & lore fantastical tales magic tricks superstitions

curses spells

Memories for my Grandchild A Grandmother’s Keepsake Journal

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MoM’s Book of Lists 100 Practical Lists for Raising Your Kids

for ages 0 to 14

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Mother’s Day

Halloween

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* clothes and shoes sizing * age accomplishments *

Black History Month

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african american I Live in Music (see Art: Art & Poetry Series, page 13)

art The Celtic Quest: An Anthology from Merlin to Van Morrison Edited by Jane Lahr • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.95) • Over 100 full-color illustrations • 240 pages, 8-1/2" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-045-9

China : 3,000 Years of Art and Literature Edited by Jason Steuber • Hardcover, $60.00 ($69.00) • 8 gatefolds, 100 color illustrations • 240 pages, 10-1/4" x 13-7/8", Shrink-wrapped • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-59962-030-5 www.welcomebooks.com/china

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Fashion My Mother’s Clothes: An Album of Memories By Jeannette Montgomery Barron Introduction by Patrick Kinmonth Preface by James D. Barron • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • 100 color photographs • 112 pages, 6-1/2" x 8" • ISBN 978-1-59962-077-0 www.welcomebooks.com/mymothersclothes

Red Carpet: 21 Years of Fame and Fashion, Updated Edition Photographs by Frank Trapper • Hardcover, $34.95 ($39.95) • 1,000 color photographs • 532 pages, 7-1/2" x 9-1/4" • Foil stamping, gold satin cloth case, shrink-wrapped • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-59962-059-6 www.welcomebooks.com/redcarpet

Shoe Fleur: A Footwear Fantasy

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By Michel Tcherevkoff Introduction by Diane Von Furstenberg Preface by Ferrucio Ferragamo • Hardcover w/ pink plastic slipcase, $34.95 ($44.00) • Over 75 color illustrations • 96 pages, 10" x 10", Shrink-wrapped • French • ISBN 978-1-59962-036-7 www.welcomebooks.com/alookinside/shoefleur

Food & entertaining First Christmas

Cooking with Italian Grandmothers By Jessica Theroux Introduction by Alice Waters • Hardcover, $40.00 ($47.00) • 150 full color photographs • 250 pages, 9” x 9” • ISBN 978-1-59962-089-3 www.welcomebooks.com/cookingwithitaliangrandmothers

The Little Big Book of Comfort Food A Little Box of Christmas

Primera Navidad (see Spanish/Language, page 15)

Primal Cuts: Cooking with America’s Best Butchers By Marissa Guggiana • Hardcover, $37.50 ($43.00) • 150 full color photographs • 288 pages, 8” x 10” • ISBN 978-1-59962-088-6 www.welcomebooks.com/primalcuts

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Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $16.95 ($23.95) • Slip-cased, shrink-wrapped set of 3 books • Each book: 48 pages, 22 color illustrations • 144 pages, 5" x 5" • ISBN 978-1-932183-86-3

By Katrina Fried, Natasha Tabori Fried, Lena Tabori, and Diana Van Buren • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • 200 color illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-014-5 www.welcomebooks.com/comfortfood

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By Alastair Macdonald Illustrations by Adel Nassief • Hardcover, $22.50 ($25.50) • 21 color illustrations • 56 pages, 7-1/8" x 10-3/4", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-055-8 www.welcomebooks.com/firstchristmas

Recipe Keeper (see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 12)

Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes

Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town (see Photography, page 15)

The Big Book of Me Edited by Alice Wong • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 40 color & 40 line illustrations • 80 pages, 9-1/4" x 12" • ISBN 978-1-59962-070-1 www.welcomebooks.com/bigbookofme

The Vineyard Cookbook by Barbara Scott-Goodman Photographs by Colin Cooke • Hardcover, $24.95 ($28.95) • 50 color photographs • 160 pages, 8-1/2" x 8" • ISBN 978-1-59962-064-0 www.welcomebooks.com/vineyardcookbook

A Bride’s Book By Marsha Heckman Photographs by Richard Jung • Hardcover, $22.50 ($29.95) • 160 pages, 7-3/8" x 9" • 12 color tabs; blank, calendar, and graph pages • Concealed Wire-O binding, rear pocket, elastic band • ISBN 978-1-59962-042-8

History The Celtic Quest (see Art, page 11) The Constitution of the United States of America Inscribed and illustrated by Sam Fink • Hardcover, $29.95 ($34.00) • Over 100 color illustrations • 136 pages, 8-1/4” x 12” • ISBN 978-1-59962-082-4 www.welcomebooks.com/constitution

Home Keeper: The Ultimate Organizer • Hardcover, $27.50 ($32.00) • 3-ring binder, 8 color tabs with storage pockets • 16 plastic storage sleeves • 160 pages, 10-1/2" x 11-1/2", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-065-7 www.welcomebooks.com/homekeeper

The Constitution of the United States of America, Limited Edition (see Limited Editions, back inside cover)

Recipe Keeper • Hardcover, $27.50 ($32.00) • 3-ring binder, 8 color recipe tabs with storage pockets • 24 plastic sleeves to store clipped recipes • 80 blank 8-1/2" x 11" fill-in recipe sheets • 10-1/2" x 11-1/2", Shrink-wrapped ISBN 978-1-932183-79-5 www.welcomebooks.com/recipekeeper

The Gettysburg Address Inscribed and illustrated by Sam Fink Introduction by Gabor Boritt • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.95) • 80 color illustrations • 88 pages, 11" x 14" • ISBN 978-1-59962-038-1 www.welcomebooks.com/gettysburgaddress

The Ultimate Organizer for Moms: Pregnancy Through Year Five Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • Concealed wire-o binding; blank calendar, and graph pages; 7 full color divider tabs; front and rear pockets; elastic band close • 160 pages, 7-3/4" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-076-3 www.welcomebooks.com/organizerformoms

The Last Good War (see photography, page 15) The Little Big Book of California (see Travel, page 16) The Little Big Book of New York (see Travel, page 16)

Humor

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The Little Big Book of Laughter

Edited by Katrina Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 180 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-01-6

inspirational Give It All, Give It Now Text by Annie Dillard Inscribed and illustrated by Sam Fink Introduction by Susan Cheever • Hardcover, $19.95 ($22.95) • 20 color illustrations • 50 pages, 6-1/2" x 9" • Shrink-wrapped & slip-cased • ISBN 978-1-59962-060-2 www.welcomebooks.com/giveitall

Juvenile The Big Book for Toddlers Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • Over 100 full-color illustrations • 224 pages, 9" x 9" • ISBN 978-1-59962-071-8 www.welcomebooks.com/bigbookfortoddlers

The Big Book of Dinosaurs (see Nature, page 13) Blackie: The Horse Who Stood Still By Christopher Cerf and Paige Peterson Illustrated by Paige Peterson • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 80 color illustrations • 64 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-017-6 www.blackiethehorse.com

mystical, magical, eerie, & uncanny

ghost stories poems treats legends & lore fantastical tales magic tricks superstitions

curses spells

Chills and Thrills

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Deluxe Edition

Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Paperback with flaps, $16.95 ($18.95) • 50 color and 70 line illustrations • 224 pages, 6-1/2” x 6-1/2” • ISBN 978-1-59962-086-2

(see Deluxe Editions, back inside cover)

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Mini Edition (see Travel, page 16)

Flying Flowers

First Christmas (see Christmas, page 11)

By Rick Sammon • Hardcover, $40.00 ($60.00) • 50 color photographs • 96 pages, 14" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-932183-27-6

Goodnight Book Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $17.95 ($21.50) • 80 full color and 40 line illustrations • 224 pages, 6-1/2” x 6-1/2” • ISBN 978-1-59962-084-8

The Little Big Book of Birds Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($32.00) • 150 color illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-023-7

The Little Big Book for Boys Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 100 color and 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-70-8

The Little Big Book of Roses Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-22-1

A Little Box of Books Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $16.95 ($23.95) • Slip-cased set of 3 books • Each book: 48 pages, over 55 color illustrations • 144 pages, 5" x 5" • ISBN 978-0-941807-64-7

A Little Box of Christmas (see Christmas, page 11)

Ngorongoro (see Photography, page 15) Wild Birds of the American Wetlands (see Photography, page 15)

parenting

Primera Navidad (see Spanish/ Language, page 15)

The Big Book for Toddlers (see Juvenile, page 12)

nature

The Big Book of Me (see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 12)

The Big Book of Dinosaurs

The Little Big Book for Dads, Revised

Edited by David Norman • Hardcover, $29.95 • 575 color illustrations and 40 pages of 3-D images • 448 pages, 8-5/8" x 11-1/4" • US only • ISBN 978-0-941807-48-7

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Dance Me to the End of Love

p O e t ry may i feel said he Poem by e. e. cummings Paintings by Marc Chagall • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 21 color illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-00-5

I Live in Music

Over the Rainbow

Poem by Ntozake Shange Paintings by Romare Bearden • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 10 color & 7 line illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-09-8

Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg Paintings by Maxfield Parrish • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 20 color illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-38-8

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Poem by Leonard Cohen Paintings by Henri Matisse • Hardcover, $19.95 ($23.95) • 30 color illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-93-1

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Edited by H. Clark Wakabayashi and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • 100 color and 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-067-1 www.welcomebooks.com/littlebigbookfordads

The Little Big Book for Grandfathers

The Little Big Book of Cats

Edited by Alice Wong and H. Clark Wakabayashi • Hardcover, $24.95 ($35.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-71-9

Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($34.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-80-1

The Little Big Book for Grandmothers Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($28.95) • 110 color and 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-068-8 Winner: Book of the Year, Foreword Magazine www.welcomebooks.com/littlebigbookforgrandmothers

The Little Big Book for Moms, Tenth Anniversary Edition Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • 250 color & line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-075-6

The Little Big Book of Pregnancy Edited by Katrina Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-0-941807-72-2

The Ultimate Organizer for Moms (see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 12)

pets • animals Animal House By Catherine Ledner • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 70 photographs with 8 gatefolds, 8 die-cuts • 96 pages, 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" • US/CAN/UK only • ISBN 978-1-59962-083-1 www.welcomebooks.com/animalhouse

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The Big Book of Cats

Edited by J.C. Suarès • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 230 duotone photographs • 384 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-932183-20-7

The Big Book of Dogs Edited by J.C. Suarès • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 230 duotone photographs • 384 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-932183-21-4

The Big Book of Horses Edited by J.C. Suarès • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 230 duotone photographs • 384 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-59962-013-8

photography American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country Photographs by Paul Mobley Text by Katrina Fried Introduction by Michael Martin Murphy • Hardcover, $50.00 ($57.50) • 150 color and b/w illustrations • 276 pages, 10-1/4" x 13", Shink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-047-3 • Winner 2009 Western Heritage Award, Rose Award www.welcomebooks.com/americanfarmer

Animal House (see Pets • Animals, page 14) The Big Book of Cats (see Pets • Animals, page 14) The Big Book of Dogs (see Pets • Animals, page 14) California the Beautiful (see Travel, page 16) Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, back inside cover)

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Mini Edition (see Travel, page 16) Elvis 1956 Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer Introduction by Chris Murray Essays by E. Warren Perry, Jr. and Amy Henderson • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.00) • 56 tritone photographs • 128 pages, 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-073-2 www.welcomebooks.com/elvis1956

Flying Flowers (see Nature, page 13) The Fourth Wall By Amy Arbus Introduction by John Patrick Shanley • Hardcover, $50.00 ($57.50) • Over 80 black-and-white photographs printed in tritone • 160 pages, 11" x 11", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-044-2 www.welcomebooks.com/fourthwall

Hidden Napa Valley (see Travel, page 16) Hidden Sonoma (see Travel, page 16) India: In Word and Image Photographs by Eric Meola Introduction by Bharati Mukherjee • Hardcover, $60.00 ($69.00) • Over 200 color illustrations • 272 pages, 10" x 13", Shrink-wrapped • US/CAN/UK & Commonwealth only • ISBN 978-1-59962-049-7 www.welcomebooks.com/india

The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of World War II Photographs by Thomas Sanders Text by Veronica Kavass Introduction by Hampton Sides • Hardcover, $45.00 ($53.00) • 200 full color and black and white photos • 224 pages, 8-1/4” x 11-1/2” • ISBN 978-1-59962-085-5 www.welcomebooks.com/lastgoodwar

Tuscan Country: A Photographer’s Journey (see Travel, page 16) Vintage San Francisco (see Travel, page 16) Wild Birds of the American Wetlands By Rosalie Winard Foreword by Temple Grandin Introduction by Terry Tempest Williams • Hardcover, $39.95 ($45.00) • 80 b/w photographs printed in tritone • Includes 4 gatefolds • 128 pages, 14" x 9-1/4", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-034-3 www.welcomebooks.com/wildbirds

My Mother’s Clothes (see Fashion, page 11) New York Deco (see Travel, page 16) New York Deco, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, back inside cover) Ngorongoro

Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra (see Travel, page 16)

Photographs by Reinhard Künkel Foreword by Benjamin William Mkapa, President of Tanzania • Hardcover, $75.00 ($100.00) • Over 300 color photographs • 336 pages, 10-1/4" x 13-7/8", Shrink-wrapped • US/CAN only • ISBN 978-1-59962-018-3 Leo Press

religion

On the Street: 1980 – 1990

The Book of Exodus, Limited Edition (see Limited Editions, back inside cover)

Photographs by Amy Arbus Essay by A. M. Homes • Hardcover, $39.95 ($52.95) • 70 tritone images • 104 pages, 10-1/2" x 14", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-015-2

The Book of Exodus By Sam Fink • Hardcover, $40.00 ($50.00) • 45 illustrations • 88 pages, 17" x 13" • ISBN 978-1-59962-035-0 www.welcomebooks.com/exodus

First Christmas (see Christmas, page 11) Primera Navidad (see Spanish/Language, page 15)

romance • Weddings A Bride’s Book (see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 12)

The Oxford Project

The Little Big Book of Love

Photographs by Peter Feldstein Text by Stephen G. Bloom • Trade Paperback with flaps, $29.95 ($34.00) • More than 200 black and white photographs • 256 pages, 8-1/2" x 11" • ISBN 978-1-59962-087-9 • Winner 2009 Alex Award, Reading and Teacher’s Guide www.welcomebooks.com/oxfordproject

Edited by Lena Tabori and Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • More than 150 color illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-052-7 www.welcomebooks.com/littlebigbookoflove

Photographs by Barbara Bordnick • Hardcover, $40.00 ($60.00) • 80 color photographs • 128 pages, 14" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-932183-82-5

By Richard Stine • Hardcover, $15.95 ($24.95) • 55 color illustrations • 64 pages, 10-1/4" x 7-1/4" • ISBN 978-0-941807-01-2 (see page 10 for more Valentine’s Day titles)

spanish/language Primera Navidad

By Douglas Gayeton Preface by Carlo Petrini Introduction by Alice Waters • Hardcover, $50.00 ($62.00) • 75 sepia-toned 4-color images • 8 gatefolds, acetate jacket, 4 acetate tip-ins printed with text from underlying images • 176 pages, 13" x 11" (landscape) • ISBN 978-1-59962-072-5 www.welcomebooks.com/slow

By Alastair Macdonald Illustrations by Adel Nassief Translation by Yanitzia Canetti • Hardcover, $22.50 ($25.50) • 21 color illustrations • 56 pages, 7-1/8" x 10-3/4", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-058-9 www.welcomebooks.com/firstchristmas

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Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town

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Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers, Volume II

Off to Sea: A Romance

The Little Big Book of Ireland

sports The Little Big Book of Baseball Edited by H. Clark Wakabayashi • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 200 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-91-7

travel California the Beautiful Photographs by Galen Rowell Edited by Peter Beren Preface by Dan Jacobson of Environment California • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 85 color photographs • 160 pages, 7-1/4” x 7-1/4” • ISBN 978-1-59962-074-9 www.welcomebooks.com/californiathebeautiful

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Mini Edition By Jon Ortner • Hardcover, $18.95 ($22.50) • More than 200 full-color photographs • Includes 10 gatefolds • 280 pages, 7" x 5-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-079-4 www.welcomebooks.com/canyonwildernessmini

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, inside back cover)

The Celtic Quest (see Art, page 11) Cooking with Italian Grandmothers (see Food and Entertaining, page 11)

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Hidden Napa Valley, Revised and Expanded

Photographs by Wes Walker Edited by Peter Beren Introduction by Linda Reiff • Hardcover, $19.95 ($23.95) • 100 color photographs • 172 pages, 7-1/4" x 7-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-080-0 www.welcomebooks.com/hiddennapavalley

Hidden Sonoma Photographs by Wes Walker • Hardcover, $17.95 ($26.50) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-92-4

India: In Word and Image (see Photography, page 14) The Little Big Book of California Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $24.95 ($35.95) • 150 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-70-2

Edited by Christopher Measom and H. Clark Wakabayashi • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • 150 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-021-3

The Little Big Book of New York Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 150 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-02-3

New York Deco Photographs by Richard Berenholtz Introduction by Carol Willis • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-078-7 www.welcomebooks.com/nydeco

New York Deco, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, inside back cover) Paris: Wish You Were Here! Edited by Christopher Measom Designed by Timothy Shaner • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • Over 100 full-color illustrations • 272 pages, 6-1/2" x 7" • ISBN 978-1-59962-043-5 www.welcomebooks.com/alookinside/paris

Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town (see Photography, page 15) Tuscan Country: A Photographer’s Journey By Wes Walker Introduction by Piero Antinori • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.95) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-022-0

Vintage San Francisco Photographs by Moulin Studios Edited by Peter Beren • Hardcover, $16.95 ($26.50) • Over 100 historic b/w photographs • 160 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-31-9

The Vineyard Cookbook (see Food & Entertaining, page 12) Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra Photographs by Gary Crabbe Edited by Peter Beren • Hardcover, $16.95 ($24.95) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-24-5

deluxe Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest

PHOTOGRAPHY/LANDSCAPES– PHOTOGRAPHY/NATURE & WILDLIFE

By Jon Ortner Introduction by Greer Chesher • $195.00 ($224.00 CAN) • 248 pages, 16" x 12" • More than 200 color photographs; includes 10 gatefolds; each copy includes a signed & numbered print; shrink-wrapped with individual shipping carton. • Limited to 6,000 copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-056-5 www.welcomebooks.com/ canyonwildernessdeluxe

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PHOTOGRAPHY– ARCHITECTURAL

Photographs by Richard Berenholtz Introduction by Carol Willis • $125.00 ($144.00 CAN) • 184 pages, 10" x 10" • 120 color photographs; includes six gatefolds; 3-piece hardcover case, slip-cased (10-3/8" x 10-1/2") with foil stamping & debossed handtipped 4-color image; each copy includes a signed & numbered print; shrink-wrapped • Limited to 5,000 copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-053-4 www.welcomebooks.com/nydecodeluxe

New York City landmarks were born during two most stylish and dazzling decades: the 1920s and 1930s. The Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and the Waldorf-Astoria—as well as dozens of lesser-known but equally stunning office buildings and apartment houses grace this edition. Richard Berenholtz’s photographs of the finest examples of New York City’s art deco architecture are accompanied by literary text from the era.

This awe-inspiring visual odyssey through one of the world’s greatest treasures is an extraordinary publishing achievement. Beautifully photographed by renowned photographer Jon Ortner, this deluxe, numbered edition showcases over 200 images, including 100 panoramas and 10 gatefolds that open to four feet. Shot in over 60 locations across a 130,000-square-mile area, the images cover national parks, national monuments, state parks, wilderness areas, and tribal lands, including the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Petrified Forest.

l im ite d The Constitution

HISTORY

Inscribed & illustrated by Sam Fink • $500.00 ($675.00 CAN) • 65 loose folios, each 15" x 22" in a 16-1/4" x 23-1/4" x 1-1/4" clamshell box; includes a signed and numbered print • Limited to 1,500 signed & numbered copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-016-9 www.welcomebooks.com/ constitution/limitededition

It’s a beautiful thing, our country’s Constitution, and this extraordinary limited edition gives it its due. Nonagenarian Sam Fink’s unadorned, classically simple calligraphy and exquisite illustrations—originally done in pen-and-ink in 1987 and newly painted in color for these imposing folios (15" x 22")—are approachable and profoundly affecting, underscoring what an elegantly simple document our forefathers had the wisdom and forethought to craft. Housed in an exquisite deep clamshell box (16-1/4" x 23-1/4") and lined in blue Saifu cloth, it also contains a limited-edition print of the entire Constitution, newly calligraphed onto one sheet, signed and numbered by Sam Fink. It is a worthy addition to any home.

e d itio n s Inscribed & illustrated by Sam Fink • $500.00 ($645.00 CAN) • 45 loose folios, each 22" x 16-3/4", in a 23-1/4" x 18" x 1-1/4" clamshell box; includes a separate folio with the English translation and a print signed and numbered by Sam Fink • Limited to 1,000 signed and numbered copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-040-4 ART/RELIGION–JUDAISM www.welcomebooks.com/exodus The Book of Exodus was originally conceived by artist Sam Fink as a gift to his family, now living in Israel. Fink created forty original watercolor skyscapes, one for each chapter in the book of Exodus. This extraordinary text details the Jews’ enslavement in Egypt, their harrowing journey with Moses out of bondage, and the new laws established for them by their God. In these folio prints Sam Fink reaches his family across an ocean—and readers around the world—with breathtaking images that speak to this powerful story. Each watercolor is meticulously hand-lettered with the Old Testament text, in Hebrew and in the Jewish Publication Society’s 1917 English translation. Housed in a blue cloth-covered clamshell box.

The Book of Exodus