Illustrated & Gift Titles for Fall 2009/Winter 2010

We have a great line-up of illustrated and gift books for the 2009 holidays from Little, Brown, Time Inc Home Entertainment, Fillipacchi, Time Inc Home Entertainment, Center Street and Grand Central. Here, we’ll collect them all together in one place.  We’ll include sample pages as they become available.   Browse the online illustrated packets immediately below, or scroll down to review the titles individually.  And our excel order form is available here.

SEPTEMBER 2009

Simon’s Cat
Simon Tofield
TRADE PAPERBACK  9780446560061 $12.99
Grand Ctrl Pub
Humor
US Pub: September 24, 2009
US Release: September 2, 2009
Rights: Open Market

Based on Simon Tolfield’s animated series that has taken YouTube by storm, SIMON’S CAT depicts and exaggerates the hilarious relationship between a man and his cat. SIMON’S CAT will appeal to fans of I Can Has Cheezburger?
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OCTOBER 2009

Surrealist Painters: A Tribute to the Artists and Influence of Surrealism
Sarane Alexandrian
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781933231679  $40
Filipacchi
Art
US Pub: October 1, 2009
Rights: World

Surrealism dominated and influenced artistic and intellectual movements of the twentieth century, and has proven to be a permanently relevant force. This tribute to Surreal art is an exploration of how over 200 paintings demonstrate the power of the imagination, the random surprises of daily life and the observation of inexplicable phenomenon.

There is also a French edition of this title. Book details are below:

Also available from HBG:
Les Peintres Surréalistes (French language edition)
Sarane Alexandrian
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781933231686  $40
Filipacchi
Art
US Pub: October 1, 2009
Rights: World

Ansel Adams in Color
Ansel Adams, Andrea G. Stillman (editor), John P. Schaefer (editor)
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780316056410  $35
Photography
Little, Brown
US Pub: October 21, 2009
US Release: September 30, 2009
Rights: World

The revised and expanded edition of the landmark publication, featuring full-color images from America’s greatest landscape photographer,  redesigned and repackaged at an affordable price.Includes an introductory essay by Enyeart.

Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera
Ron Schick
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780316006934  $40
Art/Photgraphy
Little, Brown
US Pub: October 22, 2009
US Release: September 30, 2009
Rights: World

For the first time, Norman Rockwell’s famous and iconic masterworks are shown with the photographs he used to create them.  NORMAN ROCKWELL: BEHIND THE CAMERA is an unprecedented study of Norman Rockwell’s creative process, pairing masterworks of American illustration with the photographs that inspired their execution.  Includes over 200 photographs.

SI the Golf Book
Editors of Sports Illustrated
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200851  $29.95
Si
Sports/Golf
US Pub: October 13, 2009
US Release: September 16, 2009
Rights: World

THE GOLF BOOK will be the must-have holiday gift for golfers and golf fans. With lavish photography and award-winning writing from Sports Illustrated’s archives, this majestic new volume tracks golf history from 19th century Scotland to Tiger Woods’ latest heroics on the green. Includes introduction by former SI staff writer Roy Blount.

Golf: The Best Short Game Instruction Book Ever!
Editors of Golf Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200882  $32
General/Sports
US Pub: October 20, 2009
US Release: September 23, 2009
Rights: World

Golf becomes easy when you know the tricks to getting the ball close from 100 yards and in. These shortcuts are in every good player’s bag, and now the Top 100 Teachers open them up to you in GOLF Magazine’s latest instruction manual in an easy-to-follow format. Includes 30-minute DVD.

Barack Obama’s Words of Wisdom
From the Editors of Essence magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603201063  $17.95
Essence
Political/Photography
US Pub: October 27, 2009
US Release: September 30, 2009
Rights: World

Barack Obama’s Words of Wisdom is a lavishly illustrated compendium of the President’s insightful speeches, press conferences, interviews, personal thoughts and opinions from his childhood through the presidency.

Mrs. O: Democracy of Style
Mary Tomer
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781599952581  $25.99
Center St
Fashion/Photography
US Pub: October 28, 2009
US Release: October 7, 2009
Rights: World

Not since Jackie O has there been such widespread interest in the clothing worn by a first lady. As Mrs. O prepares for her chapter in the White House, this book will pay tribute to her personal style story thus far. It will highlight the influences and recurring themes that have made our first lady an icon.

Life Michelle Obama
Editors of Life
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603201032  $24.95
Life
Photography/ Biography
US Pub: October 6, 2009
US Release: September 9, 2009
Rights: World

In words and pictures, some never before seen, LIFE Books, which last year produced the runaway bestseller The American Journey of Barack Obama, now tells his wife Michelle’s story—an important one about the individual’s ability to rise and achieve, to seek opportunity in a democratic land and seize it.

Life: Remembering Jackie
Editors of Life Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200783  $17.95
Life
Photography/Biography
US Pub: October 13, 2009
US Release: September 16, 2009
Rights: World

The life of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was filled with drama, beauty, grace, and style; she captured the nation’s imagination, and then its heart. LIFE magazine was there for every chapter of her thrilling journey; from her early years before the White House, through the glory days of Camelot and later on in New York City.

Life: Remembering Marilyn
Editors of Life Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200790  $17.95
Life
Photography/Biography
US Pub: October 13, 2009
US Release: September 16, 2009
Rights: World

No movie star in history is as iconic as Marilyn Monroe. Carefully choosing from the portfolios of photographers who knew her well and who were with her in her unguarded moments, LIFE presents an intimate, warm portrait of a lovely, vulnerable woman. The accompanying narrative also lets the reader know Marilyn in a new, eye-opening way.

LIFE with Dogs
The Editors of Life Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603201001  $17.95
Life
Photography
US Pub: October 6, 2009
US Release: September 9, 2009
Rights: World

LIFE WITH DOGS will charm thousands of pet-lovers—and elicit more than a few tears.  This collection of warm, often funny, always resonant photographs is a brand-new sequel to the 1995 LIFE picture book, A Dog’s Life, and follows on the great reception that attended the publication of LIFE with Mother and LIFE With Father.

LIFE Wonders of the World
Editors of Life Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200875  $29.95
Life/Time Inc Home Entertainment
Photography/Travel
US Pub: October 20, 2009
US Release: September 23, 2009
Rights: World

In LIFE: WONDERS OF THE WORLD, the editors return to the sites of the original Seven Wonders and then keep right on traveling around the globe—eventually visiting in words and pictures 50 wonders, both man-made and natural. As an added bonus, this book also includes removable, frame-worthy prints.

Time Great Discoveries
Editors of Time Magazine, Kelly Knauer
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200837  $29.95
Time
Photography
US Pub: October 13, 2009
US Release: September 16, 2009
Rights: World

The urge to explore the limits of knowledge has changed our understanding of history countless times. Now TIME tells the fascinating tales behind history’s greatest discoveries. Join us to explore prehistoric painted caves of France, the undersea tomb of the Titanic and the sources of the Nile, plus many more areas of exploration.

Life Greatest Unsovled Mysteries
Editors of Life Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200813  $29.95
Life
Photography/Mystery
US Pub: October 6, 2009
US Release: September 9, 2009
Rights: World

As crime stories continue to fascinate with such hit shows as CSI and Law & Order, the editors at LIFE turn detective and investigate 50 mysteries yet to be solved. In pictures and vivid words, LIFE investigates dozens of tales of intrigue, searching for clues…and, perhaps, answers. Includes over 100 photos.

SI Swimsuit Portfolio The Explorers Edition
Editors of Sports Illustrated
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200899  $29.95
Si
Photography
US Pub: October 27, 2009
US Release: September 30, 2009
Rights: World

Modern women, ancient lands.  Sports Illustrated revisits the destinations of their most recent travels to assemble a lush, behind-the-scenes account of their experience in Turkey, Mexico, the Grenadines, Spain and Italy.  With dozens of previously unpublished swimsuit shots, this book is an expanded and exquisite look at the making of the magazine’s best-selling issue.

Angels: A Pop-Up Book
Chuck Fischer
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780316039703  $30
Little, Brown
US Pub: October 19, 2009
US Release: September 30, 2009
Rights: World

A glorious three-dimensional treasury of angelic lore and artwork, ingeniously crafted by Chuck Fischer, the pop-up artist behind Christmas Around the World.  ANGELS will feature some of the most fascinating and well-known angels from ancient and contemporary myths and legends. Much like its subject, ANGELS inspires awe and wonder and is a unique gift for all ages.

ABS Angels and Miracles
American Bible Society
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200868  $25.95
General/Religion
US Pub: October 20, 2009
US Release: September 23, 2009
Rights: World

Richly illustrated, ANGELS AND MIRACLES presents brief excerpts from the Holy Scriptures depicting the many awesome ways God breaks into the natural world to make the [his] divine presence felt.

Fierce Style: How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self
Christian Siriano with Rennie Dyball
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780446546010  $23.99
Grand Ctrl Pub
Fashion
US Pub: October 5, 2009
US Release: September 16, 2009
Rights: World

Victoria Beckham’s That Extra Half An Inch meets Maria Shriver’s Ten Things I Wish I’d Have Known Before I Went Out into the Real World in Christian Siriano’s guide to being fierce in fashion and life. In FIERCE STYLE, Siriano discusses how to look, feel, act, and be fierce in everyday life, weaving in his personal journey of overcoming all obstacles to chase his dreams.

Instyle the New Secrets of Style
InStyle Magazine Editors
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200820  $29.95
Instyle
Fashion
US Pub: October 27, 2009
US Release: September 30, 2009
Rights: World

INSTYLE: THE NEW SECRETS OF STYLE takes the mystery out of fashion with straight-forward, simple and practical strategies, and gives you the best tips and tricks from the experts who have made InStyle magazine today’s most popular style publication. Revised and updated with hundreds of new photos and ideas in 20 illustrated chapters.

Style and Substance: The Best of Elle Decor
Margaret Russell and the Editors of ELLE DECOR
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781933231600  $45
Filipacchi
Decor
US Pub: October 1, 2009
US Release: September 2, 2009
Rights: World

STYLE AND SUBSTANCE is the ultimate anthology for those who realize the relationship between individual style and home interiors, and those who are inspired by Elle Décor’s laid-back luxury, stylishly-accessorized settings and well-dressed rooms. Each chapter focuses on a different room of the home and will display glamorous interiors from around the globe.

How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking
Michael Psilakis
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780316041218  $35
Little, Brown
Cookbook
US Pub: October 28, 2009
US Release: October 7, 2009
Rights: World

A contemporary Mediterranean cookbook by the cook the New Yorker calls “the Greek-American Mario Batali.” Psilakis has made a career out of straddling two worlds-staying true to the spirit of Greek cooking with a modern verve for breaking boundaries. Home cooks will welcome Psilakis’s approach to Greek food, which is healthful, affordable, and satisfying to share any night of the week.

NOVEMBER 2009

Chocolate: A Love Story: 65 Chocolate Dessert Recipes from Max Brenner’s Private Collection
Max Brenner Artwork by Yonatan Factor
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780316056625  $29.99
Little, Brown
Cookbook
US Pub: November 2, 2009
US Release: October 7, 2009
Rights: World

A colorful, fun, chocolate-infused dessert cookbook for the whole family from the newest star of the chocolate world. Max Brenner: Chocolate by the Bald Man is an imaginative chocolate franchise with over twenty locations in five countries including Australia, Singapore, United States, Israel and the Philippines.

Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties
Ethan A. Russell with Gerard Van der Leun
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780446539043  $35
Springboard
Music/Photography
US Pub: November 2, 2009
US Release: October 7, 2009
Rights: World

The Rolling Stones book their fans have been waiting for: intimate, never-before-seen photographs and personal stories from the infamous 1969 Let It Bleed Tour. With over 240 intimate and revealing photographs of the performances as well as behind-the-scenes antics on the 1969 Rolling Stones tour, this is a book that no Stones fan will want to miss.

Bear Portraits
Jill Greenberg
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780316031882  $26.99
Little, Brown
Photography/Animals
US Pub: November 3, 2009
US Release: October 7, 2009
Rights: World

Fascinating and arresting studio portraits of bears by Jill Greenberg, renowned photographer and creator of Monkey Portraits.  BEAR PORTRAITS will feature bears in the photographer’s signature style. Greenberg once again captures her animal subjects in poses at once comedic, beautiful, and oddly human.

One Hundred Butterflies
Harold Feinstein
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780316033633  $50
Little, Brown
Photography
US Pub: November 4, 2009
US Release: October 7, 2009
Rights: World

A stunning collection of butterfly photographs by the author of One Hundred Flowers featuring a wide range of butterfly varieties and colors. Photographer Harold Feinstein now turns his lens to a subject of equal beauty and appeal—butterflies. In one hundred photographs he will capture a wide range of butterfly varieties—reflecting the explosion of colors and patterns that occur in nature.

How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780446555913  $19.99
Grand Ctrl Pub
Pop Culture/ Photography
US Pub: November 16, 2009
US Release: October 28, 2009
Rights: World

How to go from nobody to notorious—from the ubiquitous and controversial stars of the biggest reality show on cable, “The Hills.” Power couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have been consistently serving up fodder for the all the major tabloids and gossip blogs. Now, they reveal their outrageous, yet highly effective secrets to success, while poking fun at themselves along the way!

People Book of Celebrity Scandals
Editors of People Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200998  $33.95
People
Photography/ Pop Culture
US Pub: November 17, 2009
US Release: October 21, 2009
Rights: World

It’s great to be famous—except, perhaps, when you go splat! in public. PEOPLE’s Book of Celebrity Scandals offers an A-to-Z look at the past thirty years of embarrassing moments, marital shenanigans, and regrettable police encounters that put stars in the headlines.

DECEMBER 2009

LIFE Remembering…
Editors of Life Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200929  $34.95
Photography/Pop Culture
Life
US Pub: December 15, 2009
US Release: November 18, 2009
Rights: World

LIFE’s editors have long been famous for the tender, evocative way they have commemorated the dearly departed in the famous “Year in Pictures” issues and in their illustrated biographies. Now comes a special book filled with these visual and narrative renderings of the greats who have left us in the last twelve months—and also those whose anniversaries are being celebrated.

JANUARY 2010

JANUARY 2010

Totally Toned Arms: Get Michelle Obama Arms in 21 Days
Rylan Duggan
TRADE PAPERBACK 9780446563352  $12.99
Wellness Centrl
Fitness
US Pub: January 6, 2010
US Release: December 16, 2009
Rights: World

The effective, easy program guaranteeing the coveted “Michelle Obama arms”—in only 21 days! Certified personal trainer Rylan Duggan, creator of the successful e-book series Go Sleeveless!, reveals the training secrets behind Michelle Obama’s toned arms and how you can get them too.

LIFE with Love
The Editors of Life Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603201018  $17.95
Life
Photography
US Pub: January 12, 2010
US Release: December 16, 2009
Rights: World

LIFE with Love is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, one that will be cherished by any who received it. This greatly revised collection of warm, romantic photographs will melt hearts again, replacing more than half of the images while retaining some classics. Includes a special section on great celebrity romances.

FEBRUARY 2009

Time Your Brain
Editors Of Time Magazine, Jeffrey Kluger
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200943  $29.95
Time
Science
US Pub: February 11, 2010
US Release: January 13, 2010
Rights: World

Join the editors of TIME to explore one of the most exciting frontiers in science—our new understanding of the human brain—and the ways in which our mind, body and spirit work together. Also full of useful pointers that will help keep your brain and body young, vital and alert.

People Yearbook 2010
Editors of People Magazine
HARDCOVER BOOK 9781603200981  $33.95
People
Pop Culture/ Photography
US Pub: February 11, 2010
US Release: January 13, 2010
Rights: World

This annual collector’s item is packed with bold, vivid photographs coupled with lively commentary. Tragedies and triumphs… heartaches and heart-throbs… celebrities and sweethearts… newsmakers and newcomers. Featuring the Best & Worst Dressed, Most Beautiful, and Most Intriguing lists of the past year.

MARCH 2009

Charla Krupp Book 2: Slimming Strategies to Have you Dressing Thinner by Tonight
Charla Krupp
HARDCOVER BOOK 9780446547475  $26.99
Fashion
Springboard
US Pub: March 10, 2010
US Release: February 17, 2010
Rights: World

A new style-guide from bestseller author Charla Krupp. She’s helped us stay young and hip, and now she’s offering women everywhere tips on HOW NOT TO LOOK FAT! The new style-guide from bestseller author Charla Krupp on how to look 10 pounds lighter, 10 years younger and 10 times sexier every day, all year in summer, winter, even in bed!

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