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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature

51 reviews
Andy Goldsworthy

Harry N. Abrams, 1990

Awe inspiring photography from the master of nature.
This is classic Andy at his finest. A must have for your coffee table, bookshelf or any tucked away corner or your home. Fantastic intro book to get anyone to know Andy and his work. A great gift. Pick up a few for yourself.

R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country

14 reviews

"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006

"So what is it you like about that old music?" *
Wow! Every so often you run across something that knocks your socks off. R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country left me barefooted. In the 1980s, Robert Crumb, whom Robert Hughes appropriately once called the "Breughel of the 20th century," created sets of trading cards featuring some of his favorite blues, jazz, and country musicians. (The plan was to include one card per LP sold by ...

I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking

58 reviews
Alton Brown

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

Superbness
Awesome x Awesome = This book! Alton Brown is my master now. Ever since i started watching Good Eats I've been obsessed with the science of cooking and baking. It reinvigorated my interest in preparing food by explaining how and why everything about it works, but in an easy to understand way. This book follows that same accessible style and focuses on baking. The show and this book have ...

I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking

174 reviews
Alton Brown

Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Understanding how it works, not just recipes
I love this book. This is not a typical cookbook. This book teaches you the principles of successful cooking. Rather than hashing out ingredient lists and blind processes to follow, Alton Brown actually explains why you sometimes use Baking Powder Vs. Baking Soda, why you should leave batter lumpy or mix it to death, and how higher heat doesn't always mean faster cooking - especially with ...

Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents

50 reviews
Nicholas Ganz

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

Excelente libro!! un gran muestra de arte urbano a todo nivel!!
Escribo estas líneas como un amante del graffiti y de la cultura urbana en general. Como tal debo decir que soy muy exigente cuando veo libros o revistas sobre este tipo de arte, habiendo ya comprado varias ediciones y libros que se venden aquí en Amazon así como en diversas librerias como en España y Chile. Sin embargo, ninguno se compara a este en lo que se refiere a la calidad de las imagenes ...

Pink Box: Inside Japan's Sex Clubs

25 reviews
Joan Sinclair

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2006

Great book for starting conversation
Great coffee table book! Once you pick it up you can't put it down. Filled with hundreds of very interesting stories and photographs, this book is great choice for any fan of Japan or erotic photography.

The Hobbit: Or, There and Back Again: An Illustrated Edition

1614 reviews
J. R. R. Tolkien

Harry N Abrams, 1977

A wonderful introduction to the world of Tolkien
I am the type of reader who will pick up a book and spend months reading it. I go through books in different cycles. Sometimes I can't put them down. Sometimes it takes me forever to finish them. In regards to The Hobbit, I can say that I have read and reread this wonderful book many times. While I have read The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and most would curse me in some form of literary ...

Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition

12 reviews
Wil Huygen

"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006

Love this book!!!!!
I tried finding one of these books years ago, but couldn't find one where we lived. Well we have one of these much loved books now, a must for Gnome lovers, Thanks Amazon.

Animalia Midi

68 reviews
Graeme Base

Harry N. Abrams, 1993

Seek and Find, I Spy, Animals, Outstanding Illustrations all rolled up into one!
This was our first Graeme Base book, and I thought it was wonderful -- until I discovered some of his other books. I bought it because my 4-year old is really into animals. He also likes the Osborne seek and find books, and Animalia is a combination of both. The details in the illustrations are truly outstanding. Sadly, my son didn't like it as much as I did, but you know how children are. ...

Pickled: Vegetables, Fruits, Roots, More--Preserving a World of Tastes and Traditions

6 reviews
Lucy Norris, Elizabeth Watt

Harry N. Abrams, 2003

Eye-Opening and Palate-Tickling
I think this book is fabulous. So cool that someone finally did a really nice book on this subject. The pictures are gorgeous and you can read it like a novel with all the little stories of different people and their backgrounds and recipes -- or you can get right into the pickling process and end up with stuff that you sort of never really thought you could make. I tried the mustard pickles and ...

Pirate Pete

19 reviews
Kim Kennedy

Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Shiver me timbers, buy this book!
My oldest started with this series at 2, he will be 3 soon. He asks to be read at least one of these books daily. He insists on being Pirate Pete for Halloween and Mardi Gras. The stories are cute and he looks through his hand like a spyglass when looking for the Seafairy Sapphire in the Giant Adventure title. He is always engrossed in every page. The illustrations are gorgeous. We can ...

Wisdom: 365 Thoughts from Indian Masters (Offerings for Humanity)

10 reviews
Danielle Föllmi, Olivier Föllmi

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

Another daily treasure!
My wife and I have a special time each day where we sit together and read to each from our library of inspiration literature. We have two of the Follmi's books, this one, Wisdom, and Offerings. Our inspirational and meditative reading time is not complete until we read the passages for the day from each of these books. I especiall like their selections and the references to the photographs ...

Building the Japanese House Today

4 reviews

"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2005

Informative Guide! (Adds a touch of logistical reality to creating a dream home)
For anyone who has dreamed of building a Japanese style house, this book is a must! The book takes you through the construction of a building from start to finish. All the things the customers and builders had to consider in construction. (From design, to permits, to materials,to assembly and finally finishing) This is a good way to get an idea of what building a traditional or westernized ...

Seashells

5 reviews
Josie Iselin, Sandy Carlson

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007

Stunning Photographs of Shells
I was recently on vacation at a seacoast resort and every bookstore and gift shop in the area had a small book, almost a mini coffee table book, entitled SEASHELLS. The book contains both photographs and text regarding shells. Customers picked up the book, leafed through the pages and were amazed. The amazement was a reaction to the stunning photography of Jodie Iselin. The shells are arranged in ...

Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food: An Opinionated History and More Than 100 Legendary Recipes

13 reviews
Arthur Schwartz

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

Nicely Done
This is a great book, written by someone with impeccable credentials ... former chief food columnist for the New York Times, and a NYC born and bred native. The author delves deeply into the history of NYC, and then works his way forwards to the present era - but he spends most of his time and energy covering the topic from the gilded age of the 1890's through the late 1980's. Between those ...

Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day (Offerings for Humanity)

16 reviews
Danielle Föllmi, Olivier Föllmi

Harry N. Abrams, 2003

Offerings
I was given this book as a gift by a friend and enjoyed it so thoroughly that the next step was to purchase the book for other friends.

Last-Minute Knitted Gifts

90 reviews
Joelle Hoverson

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

excellent reference
there are a ton of awesome gift ideas in here, and even some great ideas for yourself as well. i use this book as a reference for birthday and christmas gifts several times a year and have owned this book for about two years. lots of good mileage out of this!

Beach Stones

14 reviews
Josie Iselin, Margaret Carruthers

"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006

Great addition for any rock collection!
My Husband and I loved this book so much that we bought 3 and gave away 2 as gifts.

The New Earth From Above: 365 Days

6 reviews
Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007

Afghanistan to Yemen
The theme of this book is man's impact on the planet and the life-or-death need for sustainable development. The introduction is a mix of statistics and a call to action, while each month is prefaced with text on some aspect of our planet's characteristics and condition (April: Biodiversity--A Condition of Survival; August: Renewable Energy; December: Free Trade, Unfair Competition, and Equitable ...

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait

15 reviews
Frida Kahlo

"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2005

Exceptional reproduction of actual diary pages, in full
Enrique Torres' review is 100% accurate, so I just want to add a few additional comments. The reproduction of the diary pages is nothing short of amazing - apparently scanned with a high quality scanner, or perhaps photographed digitally or with film and then digitized. The colors of both the writing and the images appear exceptionally accurate - Frida used many different colored pencils in ...

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