The Look Book: Home


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Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers love to look at the world around them. Each page of this book is packed with quirky, delightful illustrations of familiar objects, which toddlers can point to and name and pre-schoolers can use as an enchanting first step to reading. An enjoyable way of turning looking into learning with Claire Rollet's eye-catching ink drawings.




Nina Garcia's Look Book


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"We must all listen to Nina Garcia. Sharp and genuine, her advice can make or break an outfit." -- Tim Gunn, Fashion Consultant and Mentor of Project Runway "Believe me-there's pressure when you're deciding what to wear to a meeting with an iconic fashion designer or a member of the press. It can be terrifying. But instead of panicking, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that I speak "fashion." And by the time you have read this book, you'll be able to speak the language of fashion too, at all the key moments of your life." -- from Nina Garcia's Look Book Every woman, at one time or another, has contemplated an all-important job interview, first date, formal party, or important presentation and wailed to herself and to her closest girlfriends, "What should I wear" In Nina Garcia's Look Book, style guru Nina Garcia solves this universal quandary with an inspired and unbeatable combination of fashion knowledge and common sense. She shows us the pieces, the accessories, and the strategies to create the looks that will take us from the first day on a job through the day we ask for a raise and beyond, from the first time we meet our boyfriend's parents (or his children) through the day we see our own children walk down the aisle. With Nina by your side, you can't go wrong. You'll have all the tips you will need to navigate every day looking your best. True style is not about having a closet full of expensive and beautiful things-it is instead about knowing when, where, and how to utilize what you have.




Look Book


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Tana Hoban never ceases to mesmerize and stimulate her young admirers. Using her unmistakable full-color photographs and an intriguing die-cut format, she has created a striking concept book that will have young viewers scrutinizing and thinking about what they see -- and don't see. In the tradition of Just Look and Take Another Look, here is yet another window of discovery to our everyday world.




The Look of the Book


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Why do some book covers instantly grab your attention, while others never get a second glance? Fusing word and image, as well as design thinking and literary criticism, this captivating investigation goes behind the scenes of the cover design process to answer this question and more. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW As the outward face of the text, the book cover makes an all-important first impression. The Look of the Book examines art at the edges of literature through notable covers and the stories behind them, galleries of the many different jackets of bestselling books, an overview of book cover trends throughout history, and insights from dozens of literary and design luminaries. Co-authored by celebrated designer and creative director Peter Mendelsund and scholar David Alworth, this fascinating collaboration, featuring hundreds of covers, challenges our notions of what a book cover can and should be.




Home in the Woods


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This stunningly beautiful picture book from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a family's fortitude as they discover the meaning of home. Eliza Wheeler's gorgeously illustrated book tells the story of what happens when six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mom must start all over again after their father has died. Deep in the woods of Wisconsin they find a tar-paper shack. It doesn't seem like much of a home, but they soon start seeing what it could be. During their first year it's a struggle to maintain the shack and make sure they have enough to eat. But each season also brings its own delights and blessings--and the children always find a way to have fun. Most importantly, the family finds immense joy in being together, surrounded by nature. And slowly, their little shack starts feeling like a true home--warm, bright, and filled up with love.




Your Home, Your Style


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An accessible yet stylish how-to from a lifestyle editor for a major retailer, Your Home, Your Style will appeal to those readers who bought how-to books by blogger Erin Gates (The Elements of Style) and Lauren Liess (Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating). The first book from the style director for popular home décor site Joss & Main is a lively, chic roadmap to finding and implementing your style at home.




The Look-It-Up Book of First Ladies


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Provides profiles of the women who influenced the history of the United States as wives of its presidents.




Walt Disney Pictures' Oliver and Company


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Oliver the kitten follows Dodger, a streetwise dog, and joins his canine gang on Fagin's barge.




New York Look Book


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Since 2004, New York magazine has been celebrating New York City style in a feature called ?The Look Book?: a centerfold'with its subject shot at random anywhere and everywhere across Gotham'along with an interview about the subject's personal style. The New York Look Book collects more than 200 of the best Look Book features, and a special ?Where to Find It? section offers readers not only store listings, but also an insider's guide to New York's distinctive neighborhoods.




The Look Book


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Navigating the mysteries of the heart, The Look Book offers a road map for every stage of love with the best in fiction and nonfiction from across the Spring 2017 Simon & Schuster Canada list. Travel to Verona, Italy, where one man embarks on a quest to find true love. Learn the practical tips and advice to find and maintain a thriving relationship from a psychiatrist and his comedy-writing daughter (don’t worry—they’re funny). Let yourself be whisked away to 1755 Acadia where a looming war threatens to tear a young couple apart. Read about one woman’s profound journey through grief and loss to a place of renewal and hope as she remembers the greatest love of her life. With chapter excerpts from the following Spring 2017 new releases: Juliet’s Answer: One Man’s Search for Love and the Elusive Cure for Heartbreak, by Glenn Dixon F*ck Love: One Shrink’s Sensible Advice for Finding a Lasting Relationship, by Michael I. Bennett, MD, and Sarah Bennett Promises to Keep, by Genevieve Graham Where I Live Now: A Journey through Love and Loss to Healing and Hope, by Sharon Butala We hope your heart finds what it needs. The team at Simon & Schuster Canada