Buyology
Truth and Lies About Why We Buy
Written by Martin Lindstrom

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $24.95

How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today’s message-cluttered world? An eye-grabbing advertisement, a catchy slogan, an infectious jingle? Or do our buying decisions take place below the surface, so deep within our subconscious minds, we’re barely aware of them?

In BUYOLOGY, Lindstrom presents... Read more >

The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
Written by Alexander McCall Smith

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $23.95

In the fabulous new installment in the best-selling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie, Isabel is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud concerning a newly marketed drug. Our ever-curious moral philosopher finds her interest piqued. Would a doctor with a stellar reputation make such a... Read more >

Annie Leibovitz at Work

Written by Annie Leibovitz

Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $40.00

“The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was... Read more >

Icarus at the Edge of Time

Written by Brian Greene

Format: Hardcover, 34 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $19.95

From one of America's leading physicists—a moving and visually stunning futuristic reimagining of the Icarus fable written for kids and those journeying with them toward a deeper appreciation of the cosmos. With a minimum of words set on 34 full color boardbook pages, Icarus travels not to the sun, but to... Read more >

A Passion for Blue and White

Written by Carolyne Roehm

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00

“Nature’s quintessential color combination of blue and white never ceases to amaze me. The look of pristine snow against deep blue Aspen skies; spires of blue and white delphinium in a garden; Connecticut’s spring mornings where the apple blossoms and nodding heads of white narcissus are in contrast to soft blue... Read more >

Made in Spain
Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen
Written by Jose Andres

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $35.00

Americans have fallen in love with Spanish food in recent years, and no one has done more to play matchmaker than the award-winning chef José Andrés.

In this irresistible companion volume to his public television show Made in Spain, José reminds us—in the most alluring and delicious way—that the food of... Read more >

With Strings Attached
The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars
Written by Jonathan Kellerman

Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $75.00

For thirty-five years, bestselling author and accomplished musician Jonathan Kellerman has been, as he puts it in his Introduction to this lavishly illustrated, endlessly fascinating volume, “chasing fabulous sound.” The result of that quest is a world-class collection of guitars, mandolins, and other stringed instruments that number more than 120 ... Read more >

Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste
Creating Modern Rooms with a Traditional Twist
Written by Celerie Kemble

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $45.00

Celebrate what’s beautiful about traditional style while breaking some of its rules: Take a page out of a designer’s book and add your own sense of relaxed whimsy and exuberant personality to create spaces that are versatile, original, and truly livable.

That’s designer Celerie Kemble’s philosophy in a nutshell. It’s all about... Read more >

Bat-Manga!
The Secret History of Batman in Japan
Written by Chip Kidd

Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00

The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever.

In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin... Read more >

The Divine Home
Living with Spiritual Objects
Written by Peter Vitale

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00

For the millions of Americans combining the spiritual and the decorative in their homes—from dramatic crosses in a modern log cabin to handcrafted Native American spirit masks in a sprawling Southwestern ranch—this beautifully rendered book of interior design depicts how the serene touch of religious design elements can be effortlessly incorporated... Read more >