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FEBRUARY 2013
$14.95 U.S.
$17.95 Can.
124 color photographs throughout 176 pages 8" x 6"
Paperback with flaps Crafts No. 81931
ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-931-6 Rights: U.S. & Canada
12-copy counter display, including 6 copies of Knit Your OwnDog: The Second Litterand 3 copies each of the other two titles:
ISBN-13: 978-1-60376-321-9 No. 82321 $179.40 U.S.
Knit Your Own Dogand Knit Your Own
Catwere featured in Peoplemagazine and
Entertainment Weekly. With 75,000 in print,
they have been category bestsellers.
Includes unique patterns for 25 breeds
and more than 100 full-color photographs
throughout
The perfect gift for knitters, dog lovers,
or dog-loving knitters!
National media campaign including print,
radio and online media
Targeted outreach to craft and dog
enthusiast publications
Online blog tour
Knit Your Own Dog:The Second Litter25 More Pedigree Pooches
Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne
From the authors of the beloved and best-selling
Knit Your Own Dogand Knit Your Own Catcomes25 more easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions
for dogs of distinction. Its an irresistible guide to
knitting the dog youve always wanted.
T he knitted dog is an ideal pettheres no feeding, barking,walking, or vet bills, and hell live forever! Since thepublication of Knit Your Own Dog, dog lovers have been howling
for even morebreeds to knit. This second volume includes
easy-to-follow patterns for 25 all-new breeds, including a Beagle,
Golden Retriever, Shih Tzu, Yorkshire Terrier and 21 others.
The dogs are surprisingly easy to makewith a few
evenings of work you can have a covetable companion for
life. Scores of photographs show the nished dogs, as well as
close-up shots of their detailed and adorable features. AuthorsSally Muir and Joanna Osborne also include brief accounts of
the characteristics of each breed and offer tips and advice on
sewing up the dogs.
Sally MuirandJoanna Osbornerun their own knitwear business,
Muir and Osborne (www.muirandosborne.co.uk). They have a shop
in London and export their knitwear to stores in the U.S., Japan, and
Europe, including Barneys New York, Saks Fifth Avenue, Liberty, and
The Cross. They won the U.K. Fashion Export Small Business Award
in 2002, and several pieces of their knitwear are in the permanent
collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Their previous
books include Knit Your Own Dogand Knit Your Own Cat.
Knit Your Own Dog978-1-57912-874-6
Knit Your Own Cat978-1-57912-893-7
Easy-to-Follow
Patterns
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MAY 201The Honey ConnoisseurSelecting, Tasting, and Pairing Honey, with a Guide
to More Than 30 Varietals
C. Marina Marchese and Kim Flottum
From honey experts C. Marina Marchese and Kim
Flottum comes this comprehensive introduction to
the origin, flavor, and culinary uses of more than 30
varietals of honey, from ubiquitous clover to tangy
star thistle to rich, smoky buckwheat
L ike wine, cheese, coffee, and chocolate, honey hasemerged as an artisanal obsession. Its popularity at farmersmarkets and specialty food stores has soared as retailers are
capitalizing on the trend. The Honey Connoisseurteaches
consumers everything they need to know about how to taste,select, and use a diverse selection of honey.
After a brief explanation of how bees produce honey, theauthors introduce the concept ofterroir, the notion that soil,
weather, and other natural phenomena can affect the taste of
honey. As with wines, knowing the terroir of a honey varietalhelps to inform an understanding of its flavor.
The book goes on to give a thorough course in the origins ofmore than 30 different honeys as well as step-by-step instructions,
how to taste honey, describe its flavor and determine what other
flavors pair best with a particular honey. Also included are simplerecipes such as dressings, marinades, quick-and-easy desserts,
and beverages.Beautifully illustrated and designed,The Honey Connoisseuris
the perfect book for foodies and locavores alike.
C. Marina Marcheseis changing the way people taste and use honey.
She is a beekeeper, author, and honey sommelier and the visionary
behind Red BeeArtisanal Honey. She is the founder of the American
Honey Tasting Society, which hosts Honey Tasting Laboratory Workshopsheld at venues like Mario Batalis Eataly, the Food Network, The Four
Seasons Restaurant, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture,
Murrays Cheese Shop, Artisanal Premium Cheese Center, and The
United Nations.
After receiving a degree in horticulture from the University of Wisconsin
at Madison, Kim Flottumworked for four years in the USDA Honey
Bee Research Lab studying pollination ecology. He is the editor of
the monthly magazine Bee Cultureand is the publisher of books
on honeybee pests and diseases, marketing, queen production,
beekeeping history, and beginning beekeeping, as well as the classic
industry reference The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture.
$26.95 U.S.
$29.95 Can./17.95 U.K./$29.99 Aus.
60 full-color and black-and-white illustrationsand photographs throughout
256 pages 7" x 9" Hardcover Cooking No. 81929
ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-929-3 Rights: World
Honey is the new foodie and locavore
obsession.
Written by two honey experts, this is a
comprehensive book on honey and its
tastes and uses.
Includes a step-by-step guide to tasting
honey and how to interpret color, aroma,
and flavor
Includes engaging explanations of morethan 30 varietals of honey as well as wine
and cheese pairings, culinary uses for each
type of honey, and a few recipes
National media campaign including print,
radio and online media
Author events in select cities
See page 18:
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MARCH 2013
$27.95 U.S.
$32.95 Can.
300 full-color illustrations and photographs throughout 304 pages
7" x 10" Three-piece Hardcover Cooking No. 81934
ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-934-7 Rights: U.S. and Canada
Twenty-four vegetables from asparagus to zucchini,
are put to uncommon and delectable use in more
than 80 recipes.
Will appeal to the more than 20 million people in
the United States pursuing a plant-based diet.
Three hundred full-color photographs and
illustrations show completed recipes, as well as
step-by-step images.
Additional tips on growing each of the 24 types of
vegetables featured in the book make it perfect for
foodies and gardeners alike.
Perfect for fans of Mark Bittman and Yotam
Ottolenghi.
National media campaign including print,
radio and online media
This lush, creative cookbook celebrates the flavor and versatility
of vegetables by bringing them to the center of the table in more
than 80 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes.
Praise for Matt Wilkinson and Mr. Wilkinson's Vegetables
Matt Wilkinson makes you look at vegetables differently! This book. . . will leave you eager to prepare
one of his many delicious recipes. Eric Ripert, chef of Le Bernardin
I love how my fellow Aussie Matt Wilkinson gives homegrown, seasonal vegetables the spotlight in his dishes.
Whether you're eating in his beautiful market-driven Melbourne cafe or lazily reading through his cookbook
Mr. Wilkinson's Vegetables, you can taste the admiration he has for all Mother Nature has to offer.
Curtis Stone, chef and host of Top Chef Mastersand Around the World in 80 Plates
Matt Wilkinson takes vegetables to a whole new level with his recipes that are simple, yet intricate at the same time.
Vegetables have never Wbeen as tasty. David Chang, chef/founder of Momofuku
This book is packed with inventive recipes, gardening advice, and snippets of fun vegetable lore,
and its one Ill revisit often. Lukas Volger, author of Vegetarian Entrees that Wont Leave You Hungry
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JUNE 2013
The New York Times is regarded as the worlds preeminent
newspaper. Founded in 1851 its news coverage is known for its
exceptional depth and breadth, with reporting bureaus throughout
the United States and in 26 foreign countries. Winner of 106
Pulitzer Prizes, the Timeshas the largest circulation of any daily
newspaper in the U.S.
William Grimes is a contributer to the Timesas a magazine writer,
culture reporter, theater columnist, restaurant critic, book reviewer,
and obituary writer.
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The New York Times:Complete Front Pages978-1-57912-825-8
The New York TimesBook of New York
978-1-57912-801-2
From our nations best source oin-depth daily reporting comes
this sweeping retrospective of the
news, culture, and personalities
of the decade of the 1980s, as
told through hundreds of hand
selected articles and compelling
original commentary in this
unique and fascinating book
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$29.95 U.S.
$34.95 Can./19.95 U.K./$36.99 Aus. 200 full-color photographs throughout
304 pages 9" x 10" Hardcover History No. 81933
ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-933-0 Rights: World
A lively collection of more than 200 articles that
define the decade of the Eighties, culled from the
Timesarchives and carefully organized with
commentary throughout
Black Dog & Leventhals The New York Times books
have more than 250,000 copies in print.
The New York Timesis the most influential and
respected newspaper in the world, with a daily
national circulation of more than 1.1 million.
National media campaign including print, radio and
online media
Advertising in the New York Times
THE TIMES OF THE EIGHTIESThe Culture, Politics, and Personalities that Shaped the Decade
Edited with commentary
by William Grimes
T here is no better record of history than thearchives of The New York Times. Now, morethan 200 articles from the great decade of the 1980s
are culled from these archives and carefully curated,
by editor and Timeswriter William Grimes, to create
one complete, compelling, historical and nostalgic
collection.
Organized by sections such as politics, business,
science & health, sports, arts & entertainment, food,
obituaries, and more, The Times of the Eighties
covers the biggest stories that shaped the 1980s.
Articles include coverage of historic events like Wall
Streets Black Monday, the Iran-Contra scandal,
Tiananmen Square, the Challenger disaster, the Human
Genome Project, the collapse of communism, and
the introduction of the personal computer by IBM;
cultural highlights like the launch of MTV, Ted Turners
establishment of CNN, the Cabbage Patch doll craze,
reviews of movies like E.T., Terminator,Raging Bull, and
Tootsie, and features on musicians like Michael Jackson,
Joan Jett, U2, Wham, Blondie, and more; plus pieces on
personalities like Mikhail Gorbachev, Princess Diana, Ronald
Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pete Rose, Bill Cosby, and more.
The stories are penned by well-known Times writers
like William Sare, Frank Rich, Anna Quindlen, Serge
Schmemann, Russell Baker, Nan C. Robertson, Thomas L.
Friedman, Linda Greenhouse, Bill Keller, Clyde Haberman,
Paul Goldberger, Francis X. Clines, John Noble Wilford,
Nicholas Kristof, Fox Buttereld, John Rockwell, Anthony
Lewis, and many more.
Grimes guides readers through the articles hes selected
with commentary that puts the stories into historical context
and explores the impact that these events and individuals
eventually had on the future.
Hundreds of color photographs from the Timesand other
sources illuminate the stories throughout.
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F or nearly a decade, the Get Readyfor School series has been astaple for parents seeking to prepare
their children for the challenges of
the upcoming school year. Each title
in the series reinforces essential,
age-appropriate skills, recognized by
educators nationwide, through fun
and engaging activities.
Get Ready for Pre-K: Letters andSight Wordsincludes activities that
help kids master the alphabet, phonics,
tracing, and important words, such as
Im sorry and please. Numbers,
Shapes & Colorsfocuses on numbers
1-10, simple math, a rainbow of colors,
cutting, and crafts.
Get Ready for Kindergarten: Letters
and Sight Wordstackles curriculum-
based activities including recognizing
and writing upper and lowercase
letters, days of the week and months
of the year, and naming people and
places in family and community.Numbers, Time & Oppositesincludes
activities that reinforce numbers
1 through 20; comparing and
contrasting; matching numbers to
pictures; completing patterns and mazes;
telling time; and simple math.
Perforated pages allow kids to tear out
pages and work on a few at a time, and
to display their completed work on a wall,
refrigerator, or bulletin board.
These perfectly portable Get Ready forSchool books will keep little hands and minds
busy anywhere, anytimeat home, in the car,
and out and about in waiting rooms
and restaurants.
Get Ready for Pre-K:Letters & Sight Words
245 Fun Exercises for Mastering Basic Skills
Get Ready for Pre-K: Numbers,Shapes & Colors
249 Fun Exercises for Mastering Basic Skills
Get Ready for Kindergarten:Letters & Sight Words
247 Fun Exercises for Mastering Skills for Success in School
Get Ready for Kindergarten:Numbers, Time & Opposites
251 Fun Exercises for Mastering Skills for Success in School
Heather Stella
See page 28 for companion titles:
Get Ready for Pre-K978-1-57912-870-8
Get Ready for Kindergarten978-1-57912-868-5
Get Ready for First Grade978-1-57912-869-2
Get Ready for Second Grade978-1-57912-897-5
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MAY 2013
$7.95 U.S.
$8.95 Can/4.95 U.K./$9.99 Aus.
More than 400 full-color illustrations throughout
128 pages 8" x 11" Paperback
Childrens Rights: World
Pre-K: Letters & Sight WordsNo. 81935, ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-935-4
Pre-K: Numbers, Shapes & Colors
No. 81936, ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-936-1
Kindergarten: Letters & Sight WordsNo. 81937, ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-937-8
Kindergarten: Numbers, Time & OppositesNo. 81938, ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-938-5
The Get Ready for School series has
nearly 1 million copies in print.
This series teaches and reinforces basic
early-learning skills through entertaining,
easy-to-follow, and rewarding activities.
One hundred twenty-eight full-color
perforated pages with hundreds ofteacher-approved activitiesmore than
any other series at this very affordable
price of only $7.95
Includes more than 100 stickers, together
with activities that make use of them!
Black Dog has launched a new format of itsbest-selling Get Ready for School series. These four
brand-new, activity-packed paperbacks give kids a headstart in skills and learning for Pre-K and Kindergarten
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The Elements2014 CalendarA Visual Exploration of EveryKnown Atom in the Universe
Theodore Gray
Photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann
A whole new year ofThe Elementscalendar!A month-by-month tour of the most beautiful
and fascinating elements in the periodic table.
B ased on the best-selling book The Elements: A VisualExploration of Every Known Atom in the Universeand thebest-selling iPad app, The Elements 2014calendar is perfectfor scientists, students, teachers, and anyone interested in
the beauty and diversity of nature. Every month shows a full-
page photograph of a featured element in its pure form andoffers an interesting and informative anecdote. Elements for
the 2014 calendar include hydrogen, carbon, neon, chlorine,silver, tin, radon, potassium, bromine, promethium, zirconium,
and manganese. Smaller images of each element and of
compounds are set within the monthly calendar grid, whichincludes important dates in chemical history and also major
North American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealanholidays.
Theodore Gray is the author of the best-selling book The Elements:
A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universeand Theo
Grays Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do At Home, But Probably
Shouldnt. He is the author of Popular Sciencemagazines monthly
column Gray Matter and the proprietor of periodictable.com. He is
also cofounder of Touch Press, an e-book company that is defining the
future of publishing, and the cofounder of Wolfram Research, creator
of the worlds leading technical software system, Mathematicaand
Wolfram|Alpha. He lives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
Nick Mannis a photographer
who specializes in beautiful
multi-angle documentation of
objects. His work includes The
Elements: A Visual Exploration
of Every Known Atom in the
Universeby Theodore Gray and
Skulls: An Exploration of Alan
Dudleys Curious Collection.
He is currently based in Urbana,
Illinois and New York City.
JULY 2013
Only $12.99 U.S.
$14.99 Can./9.95 U.K./$24.99 Aus.
40 full-color photographs throughout 28 pages
12" x 12" Wall calendar No. 81941
ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-941-5 Rights: World
The Elementshas 650,000 copies in print in
23 languages.
The ElementsiPad app has sold more than296,564 copies worldwide.
Includes poster of Theodore Gray's famous
photographic periodic table.
Previous edition: 978-1-57912-894-4
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MAY 2013Mad Science2
Experiments You Can Do At Home,But StillProbably Shouldn't
Theodore Gray
Best-selling author Theodore Gray is back with
all-new, spectacular experiments that demonstrate
basic principles of chemistry and physics in thrilling,and memorable ways.
F or nearly a decade, Theodore Gray has been demonstratingbasic principles of chemistry and physics throughexciting, sometimes daredevil experiments that he executes,
photographs, and writes about for his monthly Popular Science
column Gray Matter.
Theo GraysMad Science: Experiments You Can Do at
Home, But Probably Shouldnt, published by Black Dog in 2009,
collected Grays Popular Sciencecolumns, along with hundreds
of photographs, many of which were not published with the
original columns.
Now comes the second volume of mad-scientist experiments,
which includes more dramatic, enlightening, and sometimesdaring demonstrations in which Gray dips his hand into molten
lead to demonstrate the Leidenfrost effect; crushes a tomato
between two small magnets to demonstrate the power of
neodymium-iron-boron magnets; and creates trinkets out of
solid mercury to demonstrate how the state of matter depends
very much on the temperature at which it exists.
Other experiments include:
A foil boat oating on an invisible sea
DIY X-ray photos
A bacon lance that cuts steel
Charging a smart phone with apples and pennies
And dozens more
Theodore Gray is the author of the best-selling book The Elements:
A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universeand TheoGrays Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably
Shouldnt. He is the author ofPopular Sciencemagazines monthly
column Gray Matter and the proprietor of periodictable.com. He is
also cofounder of Touch Press, an e-book company that is dening the
future of publishing, and the cofounder of Wolfram Research, creators
of the worlds leading technical software system Mathematicaand
Wolfram|Alpha. He lives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
$24.95 U.S.
$28.95 Can./16.95 U.K./$29.99 Aus.
200 full-color photographs throughout 240 pages
9" x 10" Hardcover Science No. 81932
ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-932-3 Rights: World
The dangerous books for boys and girls
of all ages, demonstrating electrifying
science experiments that often get skipped
in science class.
Two hundred full-color photographs
throughout provide readers with a
front-row seat to some of the most
spectacular scientific reactions.
Theo GraysMad Sciencehas more than
60,000 copies in print, and The Elements
has over 650,000 copies in print worldwide.
Popular Sciencehas a circulation of 1.2
million. Popsci.com has 1.2 million unique
hits per month.
National publicity outreach to print, radioand online media
See page 26 for companion titles:
The Elements978-1-57912-814-2
Mad Science978-1-57912-791-6
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MARCH 2013 365 Simple ScienceExperiments withEveryday MaterialsE. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loeschnig,
and Muriel Mandell
Illustrated by Frances W. Zweifel
Now in paperback, Black Dogs classic collection
of science experiments. With 365 easy-to-follow,
hands-on projects, kids 9-12 can be excited about
science every day of the year.
O ne of the best ways to learn the fundamentals of scienceis through hands-on experimentation with familiar,every-day objects. Through the hundreds of activities in 365
Simple Science Experiments kidsgather an understanding of
important scientic principals while at the same time enjoying
making things zzle, bounce, and ooze using basic objects and
ingredients they can nd around the house.
Projects include a bubble blower, a bottle barometer, anundersea water fountain, invisible ink, a directional compass,
rock candy, and a rainbow. Through these engaging experiments
kids learn about gravity, electricity, magnication, magnetism,
oxidation, and more.
365 Simple Science Experimentsis perfect for kids who like
to explore the wonders of the natural world. Its also a great
activity book for any kid, any time.
E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loeschnig, and Muriel Mandellare
authors of books in the No-Sweat Science series, published by Sterling
Publishers. They each have written several other science-related books
for children and young adults.
Frances W. Zweifelis a published author and an illustrator of children's
and young adult books. Some of her other books include Optical Illusion
ExperimentsandScience Fair Projects: Chemistry.
$12.95 U.S.
$14.95 Can./9.95 U.K./$14.99 Aus.
More than 1000 illustrations throughout 320 pages
8" x 9 18" Paperback Young Adult/Science
No. 81927 ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-927-9 Rights: World
The two-book, hardcover Simple Science
Experiments series has nearly 500,000
copies in print.
More than 300 easy-to-follow, easy-to-
perform experiments using everyday,
inexpensive materials
More than 1,000 illustrations showing
step-by-step instructions
An entire year of fun, educational projects
for only $12.95