Black Dog Leventhal imprint: 175 books
Jacques Pépin New Complete Techniques Sampler
A Sampler: 7 Recipes, 13 Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
A sampling of recipes from Jacques Pépin New Complete Techniques, by the grand master of cooking skills and methods
Jacques Pépin’s work has been universally hailed by professional chefs and home cooks alike. Updated with new techniques and recipes, demonstrated by Pépin in step-by-step...
by Christian Vieler
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
This adorable and hilarious collection of dog photographs captures our furry best friends anticipating, catching -- some more successfully than others -- and enjoying a scrumptious tidbit.
Photographer Christian Vieler caught dozens of eager dogs at one of their favorite moments--treat time.
From...
by Josh Leventhal
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
The only book of its kind to tell the history of baseball, from its inception to the present day, through 100 key objects that represent the major milestones, evolutionary events, and larger-than-life personalities that make up the game
A History of Baseball in 100 Objects is a visual and historical...
Urban Legends
666 Absolutely True Stories That Happened to a Friend...of a Friend?of a Friend
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2005
Combining Black Dog’s three very successful hardcover collections of “urban legends” (Alligators in the Sewer, The Baby on the Car Roof, and The Cat in the Dryer) into one stupendous volume, Urban Legends is the ultimate collection of those outlandish tales people love to share. With themes...
Guy Walks Into A Bar...
501 Bar Jokes, Stories, Anecdotes, Quips, Quotes, Riddles, and Wisecracks
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2005
Did you hear the one about the bartender and the rabbi? If not, you?ll find it in this delightful book?along with hundreds of other jokes and funny stories, classic and brand-new?about the denizens of bars, pubs, and watering holes everywhere.
Michael Lewis has gathered a wide range of the very best...
Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science
Experiments You Can Do At Home, But Probably Shouldn't , The Complete and Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The ultimate Theodore Gray collection, Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science collects every one of Gray's dramatic, visually spectacular, and enlightening scientific experiments into one complete volume.
Bestselling author Theodore Gray has spent more than a decade dreaming up, executing,...
Unseen
Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Hundreds of stunning images from black history have long been buried in The New York Times archives. None of them were published by The Times--until now. UNSEEN uncovers these never-before published photographs and tells the stories behind them.
It all started with Times photo editor Darcy...
The Animal's Companion
People & Their Pets, a 26,000-Year Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
A unique and compelling exploration of why humans need animal companions -- from dogs and cats to horses, birds, and reptiles -- through the eyes of a New York Times bestselling historical detective author.
In The Animal's Companion, the acclaimed social anthropologist and author of Red: A...
Change Is the Only Constant
The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2019
The next book from Ben Orlin, the popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings. Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings.
Change...
All The Songs
The Story Behind Every Beatles Release
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Every album and every song ever released by the Beatles - from "Please Please Me" (U.S. 1963) to "The Long and Winding Road" (U.S. 1970) - is dissected, discussed, and analyzed by two music historians in this lively, fully illustrated work.
All the Songs delves deep into...
Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book
The Story of the Making of the Film
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary.
Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the...
New York Times: The Times of the Eighties
The Culture, Politics, and Personalities that Shaped the Decade
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
From our nation's best source of in-depth daily reporting comes this sweeping retrospective of the news, culture, and personalities of the decade of the 1980s, as told through hundreds of handselected articles and compelling original commentary in this unique and fascinating book.
There is...
Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes
Revised and Updated! Over 2,000 One-Liners, Straight Lines, Stories, Gags, Roasts, Ribs, and Put-Downs
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Finally in paperback?with lots of brand-new jokes from today's top comedians.
What could be funnier than a great joke? How about 2,000 great jokes? In this side?splitting compendium, revised and updated and featuring a new introduction by Drew Carey, members of the world-renowned Friars Club...
Secret Language of Animals
A Guide to Remarkable Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Unlock the secrets behind the behavior of the world's most fascinating creatures? from the Adélie penguin to the plains zebra to the giant panda?in this wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated book.
In The Secret Language of Animals, biologist Janine Benyus takes us inside the animal...