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Simple Stunning Weddings: Designing and Creating Your Perfect Celebration
Karen Bussen
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
Gorgeous Visuals
Simple Stunning Weddings has beautiful visual images to get the gears turning towards planning a gorgeous event. The book didn't meet up to my expectations as far as being a guide for designing & creating the "perfect celebration", but I definitely appreciated the ...
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I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking
Alton Brown
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
Love this!
I have watched the Alton Brown show for a while and love the science take on cooking. So to have this book in the kitchen is great. I also purchased Brown's "Cooking (2.0)".
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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
Andy Goldsworthy
Harry N. Abrams, 1990
Noteworthy
I plan to acquire more Andy Goldsworthy albums. His photo art calms the mind, eyes and soul...look at it while listening to your favorite calming music!
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Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition
Wil Huygen
"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006
Gnomes 30th Edition
My two now grown daughters remember this book being at their Grandmother's. My Mother passed away last Fall and we couldn't find the book. When I saw it on amazon I hoped it would not be disappointing. I ordered three so we could all have one. We are all very pleased. ...
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I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking
Alton Brown
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
Understanding how it works, not just recipes
I love this book. This is not a typical cookbook. This book teaches you the principles of successful cooking. Rather than hashing out ingredient lists and blind processes to follow, Alton Brown actually explains why you sometimes use Baking Powder Vs. Baking Soda, why ...
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Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents
Nicholas Ganz
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
So much Diversity, so Little time
This book is a good piece to just leave out on your coffee table and let visitors pick up. It's not hard to let the hours fall away just looking through all of the different artists and all of their different works.
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The Water Hole
Graeme Base
Harry N. Abrams, 2001
Amazing!
The Water Hole is an amazing book. The illustrations are pieces of art and the message is one of great importance. If you love wildlife and animals, this is a book for you. My daughters love looking for the hidden animals in each picture. I bought it as a Christmas ...
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Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day (Offerings for Humanity)
Danielle Föllmi, Olivier Föllmi
Harry N. Abrams, 2003
Radiant!
This is a book to read every day for many years. It's a treat every morning to look at a breathtaking picture of Tibet and read a wise saying by Buddhist masters. The photographs create a sense of infinite Himalayan grandeur of that stark and gorgeous terrain of rock, ...
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Animalia
Graeme Base
Harry N. Abrams, 1987
Delightful!
I found this book mis-shelved in a library when I was a senior in high school. I was interested by the illustration on the cover and ended up spending over an hour looking at the book. I ended up receiving a copy a a gift a few years later when I showed the book to ...
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Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
Joelle Hoverson
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
Wonderfully done !
As a hand dyer of yarn, many people ask me what they could make with one or two skeins of yarn. This book has lots of ideas for very nice small projects. Many item you will make for yourself. The only thing that could make these items better is using hand dyed yarn. ...
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Textile Designs: Two Hundred Years of European and American Patterns Organized by Motif, Style, Color, ...
Susan Meller, Joost Elffers
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
Excellent Reference Book
A must for any textile designer.
This beautiful book is divided into textile themes and offers an amazing range of style, colour and subject.
A great source of inspiration for any surface designer or illustrator.
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The New Earth From Above: 365 Days
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007
Afghanistan to Yemen
The theme of this book is man's impact on the planet and the life-or-death need for sustainable development. The introduction is a mix of statistics and a call to action, while each month is prefaced with text on some aspect of our planet's characteristics and ...
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Pirate Pete
Kim Kennedy
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
Shiver me timbers, buy this book!
My oldest started with this series at 2, he will be 3 soon. He asks to be read at least one of these books daily. He insists on being Pirate Pete for Halloween and Mardi Gras. The stories are cute and he looks through his hand like a spyglass when looking for the ...
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The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
Frida Kahlo
"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2005
Love Frida
I loved this book! I can't seem to put it down I do have to say that I would recommend it for billingual readers you will get a better understanding of the book. It is translated in english towards the back but, spanish readers will benifit the most out of the book ...
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Faeries (25th Anniversary Edition)
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
faeries
I had this book as a young person and loved it. this is a replacement of a long lost friend. The illistrations are exceptional and the stories wonderful.
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