Life 101 is an edgy, illustrated alternative to Life's Little Instruction Book-aimed at a new generation of human betterment. More Info About Life 101: An Illustrated Guide Approximately 150 million people will set New Year's resolutions this year, and approximately 4.6 million people will graduate from high school or college. For this self-actualized population of 154.6 million-and countless individuals like them-Geoffrey Day-Lewis offers the perfect primer on life and living. Unique and distinctively witty photographs accompany practical tips on wisdom, advice, and etiquette and offer a humorously uncomplicated approach to living life at your best. Consider these basic bits of wisdom: * Embrace technology. * Be gentle with the earth. * Be a good listener. *Sometimes it takes just one good idea. * Take time for yourself.

Life 101: An Illustrated Guide

Ltd. PQ Blackwell

Day-Lewis, Geoffrey

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Andrews McMeel Publishing

The best mirror is a true friend." --Dog Days * If you are one America's 60 million dog owners you will rejoice in finding the perfect coffee-table book that is as expressive as your beloved canine companions. Thirty-nine percent of dog owners confess that they have more photos of their beloved Fido than of their spouses or significant others. Looking through the pages and portraits of Gandee Vasan's Dog Days, this doesn't seem far-fetched. * Vasan showcases more than 15 of the most popular dog breeds in Dog Days while perfectly capturing each canine's temperament, from a devoted black Lab and hopeful basset hound to companionable springers and curious Weimaraners. * Gandee Vasan's work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London and has garnered numerous awards. He finds his inspiration in absorbing what he sees around him and transforming it into what he wants others to see.

Dog Days

Arts & Photography

Vasan, Gandee

Photography & Video

My photographs are made with the same sunlight that powers all the earth's living systems. --Martin Hill * Reminiscent of the internationally best-selling Earth from Above, Martin Hill's Earth to Earth transforms the beauty of everyday items found in nature and elevates them to ecological art. Ecology is a science that is entering its renaissance as issues of global warming, greenhouse emissions, and ozone depletion make their way from scientific debates and newspaper headlines to family breakfast tables. Environmental photographer Martin Hill and project collaborator Philippa Jones visit remote locations around the globe to create a stunning array of evocative photographs that represent a visual circle of life promoting ecological sustainability and responsibility. In addition to an eloquent introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary, ecologically minded quotes and facts appear throughout the collection: * Each day more solar energy falls to the earth than the total amount of energy the planet's six billion inhabitants would consume in 25 years. * What use is a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? In Earth to Earth Hill presents more than 70 transcendent four-color photographs that capture images of natural items found in nature, which he then transforms into exquisitely intricate sculptural masterpieces. Prior to leaving each location--whether at the top of a snow-covered mountain or on the sand-blown shores of a windy beach--Hill ensures that each site is left exactly as it was found.

Earth to Earth: Art Inspired By Nature's Design

Hill, Martin

I'm 126 years old. This is my 4,500th incarnation." --Dr. Bob, as profiled in Encounters With the Strange and Unexplained * The National UFO Reporting Center averages 332 unexplained alien sightings each month, and the Gallup Organization reports that more than 32 percent of Americans believe in ghosts. In the summer of 2006, award-winning photographer Matt Hoyle took a paranormal road trip across the United States. He photographed 60 witnesses to alien spacecraft, murky swamp creatures, and demonic house poltergeists. * Chronicling these encounters through both written and photographic profiles, Hoyle presents a spectrum of specter--loving and--loathing believers in Encounters With the Strange and Unexplained. * Hoyle's award-winning photography is known for its rich character and post-production treatment that re-creates both the mood and setting of the environments his portraits depict.

Encounters: With the Strange and Unexplained

Hoyle, Matt

Before I was even born, you loved me." --Mom, I'm a Lucky Duck From the photographer of elegantly ageless elephants in Gray Matter and the porcine with panache from Pretty in Pink comes a chick hatchling tale to honor moms. Celebrating mom's roles as nurturer, teacher, and cheerleader, Elsdale's photographic spreads of feathery fledgling chicks are perfectly paired with Regan's heartfelt verse: * "Whenever I lost my way and my feathers were ruffled, you were there to smooth them." * "With every loving act and patient lesson, you prepared me for my life ahead." * I know I've still got a lot to learn about life, but I do know one thing for sure . . . I'm a lucky duck to have a mom like you."

Mom, I'm a Lucky Duck

Humor & Entertainment

Elsdale, Bob

Humor

If at first you don't succeed . . . destroy all evidence that you tried." -Office 101 A hip, photographically illustrated guide for cubicle slaves everywhere in any business setting, including the millions of office-bound college and high-school graduates. More Office 101 Following the success of Life 101, Geoffrey Day-Lewis provides today's cubicle dwellers with tips for workplace survival in this professional primer-a complementary mix of thoughtful office insights and edgy, full-color photographs. Ninety-six percent of the population is currently employed. Eighteen percent of the workforce logs in from home. That leaves seventy-eight percent of laborers who collaborate in office-based settings. To avoid the perils of un-professionalism and ensure you're not Dunder Mifflin-bound, Day-Lewis offers employable pointers for office workers everywhere: * "Many hands make light work." * "Make technology your friend." * "Always give 100 percent of yourself. Monday-2 percent, Tuesday-13 percent, Wednesday-29 percent, Thursday-21 precent, Friday-35 percent."

Office 101: An Illustrated Guide

A small, four-legged, fur-bearing extortionist. A wildlife-control-expert impersonator. A four-footed allergen. A treat-seeking missile." --Cat Capers America's 70 million cat owners will rejoice in finding a captivating coffee table book that is as purr-fect as their beloved feline companion. Fourty-seven percent of cat owners confess that they have more photos of their beloved Morris than of their spouse or significant other. Looking through the pages and portraits of Gandee Vasan's Cat Capers, this doesn't seem far-fetched. Scaredy cats, cat burglars, and mystery cats inhabit Vasan's pictorials and are presented alongside humorous cat-classifieds, interesting trivia, and delightful musings on all things feline. Vasan's work has been exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery in London and has garnered numerous awards. He finds his inspiration in absorbing what he sees around him and transforming it into what he wants others to see.

Cat Capers: Catitude for Cat Lovers

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

The Two of Us celebrates togetherness with two adorable, and sometimes hilarious, baby chimpanzees named Kenzy and Willie. The candid photographs of these primate pals remind us of the unbreakable bonds we share with our nearest and dearest. With a wonderful and emotional story that runs throughout the book, Bob Elsdale's moving full-color photography captures the realness of togetherness. Like peanut butter and jelly or cookies and milk, some things just go better together. We all need a yin to our yang, whether it's hanging out with a soul mate, sharing secrets with a kindred spirit, or just plain monkeying around.

The Two of Us: Why I'm Nuts About You

Regan, Patrick

Parenting & Relationships

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