Celebrate the Signature Style of Chronicle Books
 In the last four decades, Chronicle Books has grown from a small, regional publisher into a world-renowned company with a signature style. They are the offspring of an eclectic era, and their books show it. They don't just see things differently--they do things differently, too, creating titles that pull you across the room with designs that make you look twice--and think twice.
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| Bird Songs |  
Discover 200 of the world's most spectacular birds in in Bird Songs from Around the World, the follow-up to the national bestseller Bird Songs. Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this stunning book features a sleek, built-in digital audio player that showcases each bird's song, as well as illustrated portraits and brief descriptions emphasizing the exceptional vocalizations.
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Sure the world has changed from the days when children were supposed to be seen and not heard but things have gotten a little out of hand. What about some quality time for the grownups? Christie Mellor's hilarious The Three-Martini Playdate delightfully rights the balance between parent and child. In dozens of short, wickedly funny chapters, she skewers today's parental absurdities and reminds us how to make child-rearing a kick.
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| Art & Photography |  Creature is Andrew Zuckerman's collection of astonishing studio portraits of 175 wild animals--from baby leopards to parrots, bears, mandrills, and many more. Stunningly photographed against white backgrounds, Zuckerman depicts his subjects with rare sensitivity, insight, humor, and wonder. It's a volume perfect for animal lovers, photography fans, and anyone fascinated by the world around us.
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In 1986, gifted animator John Lasseter, technology guru Ed Catmull, and visionary Steve Jobs founded Pixar Animation Studios. An unprecedented catalog of blockbuster films later, the studio is honoring its history in this deluxe volume. To Infinity and Beyond! The Story of Pixar Animation Studios includes interviews with Pixar directors, producers, animators, voice talent, and industry insiders, as well as concept art, storyboards, and snapshots illuminating a history that is both definitive and enthralling.
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Renowned for her cooking school in France and her many bestselling cookbooks, Anne Willan combines years of hands-on experience with extensive research to create a brand new classic with The Country Cooking of France. Featuring more than 250 recipes, sprinkled with intriguing historical tidbits, and filled with more than 270 enchanting photos of food markets, villages, harbors, fields, and country kitchens, this cookbook is an irresistible celebration of French culinary culture.
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| Craft Corner |  Craft, Inc. is the hipster business primer for entrepreneurial crafters to turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. Pro crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today's creative minds to become tomorrow's trendsetters.
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| For Music Lovers |  Runnin' Down A Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers includes hundreds of photographs as well as a selection of memorabilia from legendary rocker Tom Petty's personal archives, all of which help to illustrate the songwriter's own description of his amazing life and career. The publication of this book coincides with the theatrical release of a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers documentary film by Peter Bogdanovich and a four disc DVD/CD set.
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| Playboy Exclusives | 
With the first Playboy Centerfold, who just happened to be the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: Playboy's Playmate of the Month. Now, for the first time ever, Playboy has gathered together every Centerfold from every issue into one luxurious collector's edition, Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds. Housed in a handsome leather briefcase lined with velvet, this impressive tome is the ultimate indulgence for every passionate collector.
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| | | | Thalia: !Belleza! | 
She's had four No. 1 hits and sold over 12 million albums worldwide. She's adored by telenovela fans in over 180 countries. She has her own ABC radio talk show. The icing on the cake? She's drop dead gorgeous. In Thalia: !Belleza!, her first book, Thalia delivers the ultimate guide to Latin beauty. Lavishly illustrated chapters on skin, hair, makeup, and inner beauty show Latinas how to make the most of who they are. Thalia reveals her personal beauty secrets; she dishes on beauty dos and don'ts; and she shares tips gleaned from working with top makeup artists and hairstylists.
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| | | Kittenwar | 
Kittenwar.com, the massively popular website that pits two photographs of adorable kittens side by side and asks the viewer to vote for a winner, has entered a new battlefield: the book. This action-packed adventure has something for every kittenwarmonger: more than 100 claws-to-the-walls kittenwars; expert battle analysis; a super-accurate Kittenological Personality Tester, the most comprehensive survey into cat naming ever undertaken; a guide to getting maximum cuteness from your kitten; a history of kittens in wartime and other times of great danger; and more. May the cutest kitten win!
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| | | The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook | 
The worst of the worst, all in one place! The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is a deluxe desk reference that includes a hardbound volume of the most popular scenarios from all 11 Worst-Case Scenario handbooks, plus the entire contents of all the books on a fully searchable CD. Avoid the perils of mountain lions and blind dates, avalanches and teenage driving lessons, runaway golf carts and Christmas turkeys on fire. Boasting more than 500 pages, this sturdy addition to the Worst-Case Scenario library could stop a bullet just one more way to be prepared for the worst.
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