Abrams: 1969 books
Prints Charming by Madcap Cottage
Create Absolutely Beautiful Interiors with Prints & Patterns
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Layers of pattern bring serious style to any interior—and the pages of every shelter magazine currently feature this well-loved look. This bright, lively interior design book is like no other: it shows readers how to choose and use pattern (whether on upholstered furniture, walls, and floors, or...
The New Bohemians Handbook
Come Home to Good Vibes
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
T**he New Bohemian Handbook guides readers in beautifully simple techniques for adding good vibes and style to living spaces. Packed with hundreds of ideas for bringing positive energy to your home, the book features exercises and activities for thinking about rooms in new ways.
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One Good Deed
365 Days of Trying to Be Just a Little Bit Better
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Erin McHugh had spent the better part of her adult life doing community work, but in more recent years, the minutiae of life and working as a bookseller kept her busy and away from those higher impulses. Then one day she learned a distant relative was actually going to be canonized. Was this a sign?...
Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too
A Guidebook for Men and Their Cats
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Michael Showalter's Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too is the hilarious all-access guide to help a man comprehend, appreciate, and bond with the felines in his life. They say dogs are a man's best friend. True! But what if that man's girlfriend/boyfriend, wife/husband, or mother-in-law has a cat? Is that...
by William S. Burroughs
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1993
Two shattering autobiographical novels offer a vision of alienated youth at its most raw and uncensored. "A compelling narrative that balances the methedrine horrors with the outcast’s romantic search for identity."—Rolling Stone.
Out of Line
The Art of Jules Feiffer
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Everyone knows a Feiffer illustration when they see one: His characters leap across the page, each line belying humor and psychological insight. Over Feiffer’s prolific 70-year career, his nimble and singular imagination has given us new perspectives as well as biting satires on politics, love,...
by Matt Zoller Seitz, Wes Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
This companion to the New York Times bestselling book *The Wes Anderson Collection *takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar®-winning film *The Grand Budapest Hotel *with a series of interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz.
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Men and Manners
Essays, Advice and Considerations
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Today’s man may know how to dress with style, but does he know how to behave? Though the rules of civility have changed along with the world, Men and Manners believes in manners. This book doesn’t tell you which fork to use or how to write a thank you note. But it is going to remind you of basic,...
David Bowie Made Me Gay
100 Years of LGBT Music
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of modern music. But before their music—and the messages behind it—gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those...
by Drusilla Beyfus
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
The fashion aesthetic of handsome, aristocratic Hubert de Givenchy combined the traditions of haute couture—creative, luxurious, and perfectionist—with a modern entrepreneurial sensibility. In a career spanning 40 years, he created the most glamorous of evening dresses, developed the influential...
The Art of Daniel Clowes
Modern Cartoonist
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2012
Throughout his 25-year career, alternative cartoonist/screenwriter Daniel Clowes has always been ahead of artistic and cultural movements. In the late 1980s his groundbreaking comic book series Eightball defined indie culture with wit, venom, and even a little sympathy. With each successive graphic...
Deadline Artists
America's Greatest Newspaper Columns
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Now in its fifth hardcover printing, Deadline Artists celebrates the relevance of the newspaper column through the simple power of excellent writing. It is an inspiration for a new generation of writers— whether their medium is print or digital—looking to learn from the best of their predecessors....
The Steampunk User's Manual
An Illustrated Practical and Whimsical Guide to Creating Retro-futurist Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Steampunk, the retro-futuristic cultural movement, has become a substantial and permanent genre in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. A large part of its appeal is that, at its core, Steampunk is about doing it yourself: building on the past while also innovating and creating something original....
One Kiss or Two?
The Art and Science of Saying Hello
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
Every encounter begins with a greeting, and different cultures have developed innumerable ways of showing pleasure at someone’s arrival. Humans have been greeting each other for thousands of years, so it should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but this seemingly simple act is fraught...