Abrams: 1969 books
In Search of the Miraculous
Or, One Thing Leads to Another
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
The iconic graphic designer presents “a self-analysis of his creative process . . . [in] arguably his proudest accomplishment” (The Atlantic).
Milton Glaser is perhaps the most celebrated graphic designer in the world. As a young man, he read a phrase that stayed with him through his life:...
by Paul Levitz
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Will Eisner (1917–2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract With God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work from 1978 ushered in a new era of personal stories in comics form that...
With Nails
The Film Diaries of Richard E. Grant
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1999
The star of the cult classic Withnail and I offers “a refreshing combination of comedy, confession, and coruscation” in this memoir of the movie business (Kirkus Reviews).
Richard E. Grant’s acting career has included memorable roles in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed...
by Lynn Goldsmith
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The story of rock lives in Lynn Goldsmith’s photographs. After coming of age in the Midwest in the tumultuous 1960s, she crashed the music scene in New York and emerged as one of its leading image-makers. She chronicled Bruce Springsteen’s passage to glory, the Rolling Stones’ legendary stadium...
I Want to Be Her!
How Friends & Strangers Helped Shape My Style
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
I Want to Be Her! is part memoir and part illustrated fashion guide, written by one of fashion’s most accessible, trusted, and inspiring writers. Andrea Linett, the cofounder of Lucky magazine, shares her personal story of growing up and finding her way to fashion, and the figures who guided her...
Weird Al
The Book
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The undisputed king of pop-culture parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history, receiving three Grammy Awards (and 14 nominations) in the process. The man behind classics such as “Eat It,” “Amish Paradise,” and “White & Nerdy” performed...
Worn in New York
68 Sartorial Memoirs of the City
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
The boots a passenger had on when his plane landed on the Hudson River.
The tank top Andy Warhol’s assistant wore to one of their nightclub outings together.
The jacket a taxi driver put on to feel safe as he worked the night shift.
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These and over sixty other clothing-inspired narratives...
Be in a Treehouse
Design / Construction / Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Pete Nelson, the world’s best-known treehouse designer and builder, wants to put readers in treeshis motto is, get ’er done, so you can BE in a TREE.” His new book is a comprehensive source of inspiration and practical information about treehouse design and construction. To that end, he...
by Kathryn Reed Altman, Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
For decades, Robert Altman fascinated audiences with pioneering films—among them M*A*S*H, Nashville, The Player, and Gosford Park—that combined technical innovation with subversive, satirical humor and impassioned political engagement. His ability to explore and engage so many different worlds...
Sinatra
The Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Full of commentary by the people who knew him best, this exceptional collection of photographs showcases Frank Sinatra like never before.
Nobody packed a visual punch like Frank Sinatra. With his clothes, his gestures, his posture, and even his facial expressions, Sinatra exuded a confident...
kate spade new york: SHE
muses, visionaries and madcap heroines
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
The fourth book in kate spade new york’s successful series, SHE: muses, visionaries and madcap heroines invites readers back into a way of living that is singularly joyous, distinctly feminine, and wildly interesting. To the New Yorkbased brand, the most exciting and vibrant women in America are...
Splendidly Unreasonable Inventors
The Lives, Loves, and Deaths of 30 Pioneers Who Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2009
Jeremy Coller, a pioneer in the world of private equity, argues that there are three basic personality types in the arena of invention. The Principal, Broker, and Consultant each display certain traits that dictate the potential for success, but few people have the full package. Failure results when...
Man vs. Child
One Dad's Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Moms have hundreds of parenting advice books willing to tackle the more cringe-inducing questions of parenthood. But what about books for the other half of the equation: the dads? *Man vs. Child *is a funny, fresh take on the parenting guide, written from the dad’s perspective.
Author and popular...
by Erin McHugh
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
Are the Tea Baggers simply rabble-rousers from the right who hate not getting their way? Is the Coffee Party just a bunch of jittery java nuts without enough money to afford to hire star politicians?Coffee, Tea, or Kool-Aid is the one book that examines the issues and helps Americans tell the parties...