Chronicle Books Llc: 1635 books
Merchant & Mills Sewing Book
Hand Sewing Techniques / Machine Know-How / Tools / Notions / Projects / Patterns
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
With an emphasis on quality materials, careful craftsmanship, and simplicity, Merchant & Mills Sewing Book presents 15 functional, beautiful projects. Crafters and aspiring designers will master hand- and machine-sewing techniques, learn about fundamental tools and materials, and improve their...
Mom & Me Knits
20 Pretty Projects for Mothers and Daughters
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Like mother, like daughter! Mom & Me Knits offers everything a knitter needs to stitch up fashionable pieces for herself and her little one. Stefanie Japel, celebrated knit designer and mother of two little girls, has created smart, sophisticated pieces for mothers and more whimsical, youthful...
The Magnificent Chicken
Portraits of the Fairest Fowl
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
With backyard chicken keeping and urban farming at an all-time high, the proudest of purebred poultry take center stage once again in this fully revised and expanded edition of the classic The Fairest Fowl, now retitled The Magnificent Chicken. Updated with even more chickens and an enlarged resource...
Rock-a-Bye Baby
200 Ways to Help Baby (and You!) Sleep Better
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
New parents can now rely on more than 200 tried and true slumber solutions, taken from the real sleep experts: parents, grandparents, nannies, and doctors. Penny Warner delivers here the widest selection of time-tested tricks, from classic (take a drive around the block) to quirky (fake sleep next...
by Adair Lara
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
You know you're a writer when
. . . You'll never forgive your parents for your happy childhood.
. . . The doctor tells you that you have terminal cancer and you think, "I can use this."
. . . You accidentally sign a check with your pen name.
. . . You know more than ten synonyms for "blue."
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The Granny Diaries
An Opinionated How-To Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
This delightful guide gives new grandmas clear direction on how to navigate foreign territory. Celebrated columnist Adair Lara advises on how to choose a decent name (Oopsie? Boopsie?). She outlines how to give advice without getting a Dr. Sears guide chucked at the head. She offers wise counsel on...
by David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, Ben H. Winters
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Following the success of The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, this ruggedly handsome hardcover collection brings together new and classic advice from Worst-Case experts to help readers master the manly artsfrom wrestling an alligator to calming a crying child to extinguishing backyard barbeque fires.
Feel Better Little Buddy
Animals with Casts
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Feel Better, Little Buddy is a great get-well gift for kids with boo-boos, friends on the mend, and anyone who needs a little love and healing inspiration. Julia Segal follows a menagerie of absolutely adorable pets as they recover from their injuries—with stories about the "uh-oh" moments...
Pretty Packages
45 Creative Gift-Wrapping Projects
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
With just a few simple steps, blogger Sally J Shim shows readers how to turn an ordinary package into a customized present as special as the gift within. From a stitched garland topper and watercolor wrapping paper to a confetti gift tag, each of the 45 creative and achievable projects offers a unique...
One Simple Change
Surprisingly Easy Ways to Transform Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Small changes add up!
We all want to look and feel better, and One Simple Change shows us how. In this wellness guide, Healthy Green Kitchen blogger Winnie Abramson compiles 50 small changes that readers can easily make to improve their everyday well-being. Abramson—who has a doctorate in...
by Jenny Parks
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
The cats are back in their continuing mission: to boldly go where no one has gone before. This companion to the bestselling Star Trek Cats brings the many adventures of Star Trek: The Next Generation to life in a faithfully feline homage to the hit series. From encounters with the Borg to adventures...
Build This Bong
Instructions and Diagrams for 40 Bongs, Pipes, and Hookahs
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The first book ever to feature detailed directions for bongs, pipes, hookahs, and more, Build This Bong brings both the classics and entirely original showstoppers to the home workshop. Projects of all sorts—from a standard gravity bong to a rubber ducky hookah and a state of the art vaporizer—come...
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better
A Girl's Guide to Guy Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Ladies: Are you sick of sitting on the bench while the men in your life talk Fantasy Football? Have you always wanted to know how to kick down a door? Build a fire? For any gal who's ready to go head-to-head with the guys on their own turf this book is brimming with sassy, do-it-yourself style. It's...
by Jenny Parks
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Captain's log: We have entered a galaxy where beloved illustrator Jenny Parks has conjured an astonishingly vivid homage to the original Star Trek series with an unexpected twist: a cast of cats. Featuring a hilarious new take on iconic characters and scenes—from Kirk in the Captain's chair to Spock...