Chronicle Books imprint: 1634 books
by Brad Getty
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
He listened to vinyl before you did. He drank whiskey before you did. He had a mustache before you did. Admit it: your dad was a hipster before you were! Based on the blog phenomenon of the same name, this book celebrates dads as the original hipsters. Vintage photos of real dads back in the day—in...
Paddle Against the Flow
Lessons on Life from Doers, Creators, and Cultural Rebels
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Nas on language, Cat Power on looking inward, Spike Jonze on loving what you do, and Kim Gordon on feeling the flow. These are just a few of the indie stars and surprising insights collected in this gorgeous book by Huck magazine. Since launching in 2006, Huck has been at the vanguard of London's...
by Trisha Ashworth, Amy Nobile
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile conducted interviews with hundreds of mothers while researching their best-selling book I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. It didn't take long before these moms began to reveal their Dirty Little Secrets—surprising, thought-provoking, guilty confessions they...
Words to Ride By
Thoughts on Bicycling
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Notable luminaries throughout history have been inspired and humbled by the simple joy of riding a bicycle. For centuries, this powerful connection between people and bikes has driven humans forward as inventors, travelers, and thinkers. From Susan B. Anthony and Mark Twain to Eddy Merckx and Greg...
Motley Crue
A Visual History: 1983 - 1990
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Mötley Crüe's gleeful glam debauchery and unstoppable anthems have made them metal gods, selling over 72 million album copies worldwide and landing their band biography The Dirt on bestseller lists around the country. Mötley Crüe is—amazingly—the first photographic history of the band. Legendary...
by Ross Halfin, Kirk Hammett
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
"He just gets right the fuck in there. . . . Every drop of sweat, every molecule of saliva, every out-of-place nose hair, it all gets captured cuz he's just fucking there." — Lars Ulrich
Legendary music photographer Ross Halfin has documented Metallica for nearly 25 years, from...
Someone has to set a bad example
An Anne Taintor Collection
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
We can't be good all the time, and no one knows it better than Anne Taintor. This generous collection of her most popular artwork includes more than 150 images in categories such as friendship (a real friend will help you hide the body), motherhood (WOW! I get to give birth AND change diapers!), money...
by The Cambridge Women's Pornography Coop
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
"Of course I'm wearing a ring. I want everyone to know I'm taken!"
The Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative is back with a new installment in the Porn for Women series, this time with 40 titillating scenarios for the blushing bride. Glossy photos showcase ultra-handsome, ultra-sincere...
Money
Everything You Never Knew About Your Favorite Thing to Find, Save, Spend & Covet
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Ever made a fast buck? How about traded cowrie shells for a bride or paid for gum with a $10,000 bill? This entertaining and information-packed miscellany explains our fascination with money and how it has shaped our world. Vintage photographs and artwork illustrate surprising facts, lists, and trivia...
The Boy Who Loved Batman
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Is any superhero cooler than Batman? He s a crime-fighting vigilante with a tragic past, a lawless attitude, and a seemingly endless supply of high-tech gadgetry. In this fully illustrated memoir, author Michael Uslan recalls his journey from early childhood fandom through to the decades he spent...
Pantone on Fashion
A Century of Color in Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Follow global color authority Pantone on this vivid journey through the rich history of color in fashion. Favorite hues and their appearances across the decades are profiled in informative text and copiously illustrated by runway photos and archival images. Track Bright Marigold from its heyday in...
How to Be Great at Your Job
Get things done. Get the credit. Get ahead.
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
From an author who climbed to the top of the corporate ladder before reaching age 40, this book takes the guesswork out of career success and breaks down what it takes to excel at your job. It covers the basics, like the universal requirements of every workplace—working with other people, making...
Newborn Puppies
Dogs in Their First Three Weeks
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Dog lovers who haven't raised puppies from birth have missed out on one of the most remarkable and adorable times in a dog's life. From one to twenty-one days old, puppies undergo great changes, from needing their mothers' complete care to opening their eyes and ears to the outside world, growing,...
by Mary Carlomagno
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Bulging in-boxes, out-of-control stress, and even climate change serve as reminders that when it comes to being happy and healthy, less is more. In this interactive journal, organization expert Mary Carlomagno leads readers on a journey toward release and discovery. Guided by the principle that the...