200 incredible women. 126 hours of interviews. 16,000 photographs. 5 questions. A snapshot of female life around the globe: This collection of interviews with 200 women from a variety of backgrounds takes you on a journey that’s heartbreaking and uplifting. Each woman shares her unique reply to the same five questions: What really matters to you?, What brings you happiness?, What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?, What would you change if you could?, and Which single word do you most identify with? The variety of answers offers gifts of empowerment and strength – inviting us to bring positive change at a time when so many are fighting for basic freedom and equality. Interviewees include:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Jane Goodall, conservation and animal welfare activist
Margaret Atwood, author and winner of The Booker Prize
Roxane Gay, author and feminist
Renée Montagne, former host of NPR's Morning Edition
Alicia Garza, activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter
Alfre Woodard, award-winning actor and activist
Marian Wright Edelman, head of the Children's Defense Fund
Lydia Ko, professional golfer and Olympian
Dolores Huerta, labor activist, community organizer, and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association
Alice Waters, chef, author, and food rights advocate
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author and Macarthur Foundation fellow

Each interview is accompanied by a photographic portrait, resulting in a volume that is compelling in word and image—and global in its scope and resonance. This landmark book is published to coincide with an interactive website, building on this remarkable, ever-evolving project. 200 Women reminds us that there are no ordinary women.

Makes a wonderful birthday, graduation, or going away gift for every woman to encourage personal growth.
Great coffee table book to spark conversations about powerful and inspirational women around the globe.

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Renowned for his political remarks and social media activity almost as much as for his art, which is based on social interventions, a contemporary approach to the readymade, and his familiarity with Chinese traditional crafts, Ai Weiwei’s fame extends throughout and beyond the art world. This monograph explores each of the periods of Ai’s work until his release from custody.
Hardcover, 6.1 x 8.5 in., 3.23 lb, 512 pages

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The Nature of the Beast is a comprehensive retrospective of artist Kathy Ruttenberg’s work in the past six years, including ceramics, drawings, and watercolors. Her recent works are tempered by her travels to far-flung places like Antartica and the Falkland Islands. With texts by New York’s design editor, Wendy Goodman, curator and art historian Charles Stuckey, and Elizabeth L. Bennett of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the book also features a tour of her amazing estate and studio in upstate New York, where pigs, rabbits, chickens, and goats live in a bucolic and artistic surrounding. A conversation between Ruttenberg and Sir John Richardson on her 2014 exhibition at Stux Gallery in Manhattan is also featured.

Size: 9.5" X 12"
Pages: 180
Cover Info: Hardcover
Author: Kathy Ruttenberg

Kathy Ruttenberg has built a career spanning three decades. Her work has garnered both critical acclaim and awards, and has been shown worldwide. For the past three consecutive years, Ruttenberg has had solo exhibitions at New York’s acclaimed Stux Gallery. In March of 2015, she had her work installed at the Roger Williams Botanical Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and was selected to participate in the 59th Faenza Prize International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Italy. In 2018, Ruttenberg unveiled six large-scale sculptures along New York's iconic Broadway.

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The Nature Of The Beast By Kathy Ruttenberg

San Francisco: home of cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge—and its quintessential cool gray fog. As a resident of Silicon Valley, Karl the Fog naturally uses Twitter and Instagram accounts to document his comings and goings and the beauty of the city he loves. Beautiful, evocative photography pay homage to the fog and disdain for sunny days. Hardcover book packaged in a fog-wrapped acetate jacket. 
- Karl the Fog's witty takes on San Francisco paired with beautiful, evocative photography 
- 50 scenic fog “selfies” and original content 
- Entertaining observations about the city including Karl the Fog’s family history and a foreword by Sutro Tower Fans of The Cloud Collector’s Handbook and Meanwhile in San Francisco will love this book.

Size: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in; Pages: 112 pp; Format: Hardcover Publication: June 2019 ISBN: 9781452173832 Karl the Fog lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Karl The Fog San Francisco's Most Mysterious Resident By Karl The Fog

Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions. Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into six fully functional tools: a real working planetarium projecting the constellations, a musical instrument complete with strings for strumming, a geometric drawing generator, an infinite calendar, a message decoder, and even a speaker that amplifies sound. Artist Kelli Anderson contributes enlightening text alongside each pop-up, explaining the scientific principles at play in her constructions and creating an interactive experience that's as educational as it is extraordinary. Inspiring awe that lasts long after the initial pop, This Book Is a Planetarium leaves readers of all ages with a renewed appreciation for the way things work—and for the enduring magic of books.

Pages: 5 pp;

Format: Hardcover

Publication: October 2017

ISBN: 9781452136219

Kelli Anderson is a Brooklyn-based artist, graphic designer, and self-identified "tinkerer."

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This Book Is A Planetarium By Kelli Anderson

Given an experimental super-serum, Steve Rogers became a super soldier who stands for liberty. From the trenches of World War II to leading the Avengers, Captain America comes to life in this ultimate guide to comics’ greatest super patriot!
Flexicover, 4.7 x 6.5 in., 0.64 lb, 192 pages

The Little Book Of Captain America

Derived from the XXL book that left no document unturned in the vast Chaplin archives, this new edition follows the making of each of the master’s films through personal letters and memos, sketches, storyboards, posters, on-set photos, and an oral history from Chaplin and some of his closest collaborators. We discover the impromptu invention as well as the meticulous planning that made Chaplin the first international film star.
Hardcover, 13.3 x 9.7 in., 7.43 lb, 560 pages

The Charlie Chaplin Archives

In this illustrated fashion story, 400 fashion advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection trace not only the changing trends and silhouettes of the 20th century but also the evolution in their marketing, as fashion developed from an exclusive Parisian salon business into today’s global mega-industry.
Hardcover, 5.9 x 7.7 in., 2.75 lb, 592 pages

20th-century Fashion 100 Years Of Apparel Ads

A complete guide to the New York you've always wanted to see but feared might have disappeared for good. It depicts a city of Edward Hopper diners and down-at-heel dive bars, overstocked grocery stores and mountainous pastrami sandwiches.
From Patsy's Pizzeria in Harlem, to the Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown, taking in along the way Katz's, the "21" Club and McSorley's Old Ale House, in these long-established Manhattan businesses, the city's cantankerous spirit lives on.
Sample two entries here: Zabar's , the "21" Club and Grand Central Oyster Bar .

12" x 16.5" folded into 4" x 6"
designed by Jim Datz
litho-printed in the UK on recycled paper

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From his royal court portraits to horrific scenes of conflict, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes remains one of Spain’s most revered and startling artists. With key works from throughout his career, this vivid introduction explores Goya’s mastery of form and light and varied, daring subjects.
Hardcover, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.23 lb, 96 pages

Goya

A guided tour of North America’s dark side. This guide explores a selection of the most notorious cults to stake a claim in North America, boiling complex histories down to bite size and charting them on a lavishly illustrated large-format map.
This guide includes the history of cults like the Rajneeshpuram community, of the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country and the Manson Family, brought back to life in Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

folder includes: one map (16" x 27") and two postcards (4" x 5.5")
litho-printed in the UK on sustainably sourced paper

Cults! Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know Guide

Travel the world to investigate one of the greatest renaissances in architecture: wood. How has this elemental material come to steal the show at luxury hot spring structures and cutting-edge urban renewal schemes? With 100 projects from China, Chile, and everywhere in between, this global survey explores the technical, environmental, and sensory elements that have inspired a return to timber.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.30 lb, 632 pages

100 Contemporary Wood Buildings

Next up in the Friends NYC Book Club in May is, If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. Her debut novel follows 4 women navigating through the complex - and inherently misogynistic - realms of contemporary city life in South Korea. Each of these women - Kyuri, Miho, Ara, and Wonna - all lead very different lives but ultimately their friendships are what carries them through their respective challenges.
Be sure to save the date for the next Friends NYC Book Club: May 4th! As always, our fave literary babe is hosting, @thebrooklynbookworm. We will also very excited to announce that author Frances Cha will be joining us as well on Instagram live! Be sure to follow up @friendsnyc so you get that lil notification!! Get ready for bookclub by reading our blog post about author Frances Cha.
Hardcover.
Size: 288 pages; 6.44 x 1.03 x 9.52 inches

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If I Had Your Face By Frances Cha

Explore the dark and brooding elegance of Film Noir with this essential handbook to the genre, exploring key noir themes and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, the book also lists TASCHEN’s top 50 noir classics. A must for amateurs and aficionados alike.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.74 lb, 648 pages

Film Noir

Get to know Tadao Ando, the only architect to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. This succinct introduction explores Ando’s unique blend of calm Japanese tradition and compelling modernism across private homes, churches, fashion stores, museums, and more.

Hardcover, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.35 lb, 96 pages

Ando

Rustic wood, wrought iron, vibrant color, and tantalizing patterns: the homes of Mexico blend native tribal styles and Spanish architecture with warm, textured simplicity. Dive into inspiring and remarkable abodes in this updated, compact portfolio of villas, casitas, haciendas, cabanas, and palapas, featuring many unpublished images that paint a lively and colorful picture of Mexican style.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.14 lb, 432 pages

Living In Mexico

Bestselling author and world-famous makeup artist Bobbi Brown reveals her secrets to radiant beauty in this gorgeous lifestyle guide. Featuring the best beauty food recipes, fitness tailoring, recommendations on nutrients, and restorative yoga and mindfulness, Bobbi lays the foundation for beauty from within. Building on her lifelong philosophies, she provides essential skincare routines, cool makeup techniques, the latest cutting-edge beauty treatments, and stunning makeovers to complement that inner glow. Full of inspiring photographs and illuminating contributions from experts in a range of wellness fields, Beauty from the Inside Out is the go-to manual for beautiful confidence for life.

Size: 7 1/2 x 9 in; Pages: 224 pp; Format: Hardcover Publication: April 2017 ISBN: 9781452161846 Bobbi Brown, internationally acclaimed makeup artist and best- selling author, is the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Bobbi Brown Eyewear. She lives in New Jersey.

Bobbi Brown's Beauty From The Inside Out Makeup * Wellness * Confidence By Bobbi Brown With Sara Bliss

Located on the sparkling French Riviera, St. Tropez has enjoyed the spotlight for more than half a century, with celebrities flocking to this idyllic locale for its beaches and a dose of Mediterranean sun. A picturesque oasis, St. Tropez has served as inspiration for a who’s who of notable writers from Françoise Sagan to Colette; as well as renowned artists Paul Signac and Henri Matisse.
St. Tropez Soleil guides the reader through its storied past and ever-evolving present. Featuring annual mainstays such as Les Bravades and the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez as well as exclusive events like a Chanel fashion show at the quintessentially Tropezian Sénéquier café and the White Party at Nikki Beach begun by Naomi Campbell. However despite all that changes, the spirit of St. Tropez remains the same.

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St. Tropez Soleil

A tribute to David Bowie from the artist’s official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock. Compiled in 2015 with Bowie’s blessing, this electrifying collection includes stage shots, backstage photographs, album images, and more, to chart the musical, theatrical, and sexual revolution of the groundbreaking 1972–73 Ziggy Stardust world tour, and to celebrate the eternal inspiration of a fearless, outstanding artist.

Hardcover, 8.9 x 12.4 in., 4.55 lb, 300 pages

The Rise Of David Bowie 1972–1973

A guided map of the colorful capital of Denmark. The entries focus on Copenhagen's thriving new food scene and also on its highly evolved sense of design. This guide details sources of mid-century cookware, cinnamon rolls and organic hot dogs, grand shops and tiny cafés, a pleasure garden and a cemetery. It is the perfect companion for this most perfect of cities, or even just to daydream about a visit there.
Read three entries here: HAY House/HAY CPH, Geist and Tivoli Gardens.

12" x 16.5" folded into 4" x 6"
designed by Matt Chase
litho-printed in the UK on recycled paper

Copenhagen: The Good Life

Looking for a vacation that leaves you relaxed and uplifted? Find soul-soothing inspiration in this updated collection of yoga retreats. Angelika Taschen showcases the world’s most exquisite restorative spots, from the Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, the place of origin of yoga, to Santani, a 48-acre former tea plantation in Sri Lanka where bliss meets the highest sustainable and eco-standards.
Hardcover, 9.4 x 11.9 in., 5.30 lb, 360 pages

Great Escapes Yoga The Retreat Book 2020 Edition

This sparkling celebration of accessories from the author of the 50 Ways to Wear series offers top-notch tips for rocking statement pieces—think earrings, bracelets, hats, belts, purses, and more—in unexpected ways. Learn how to accessorize any outfit for a snowy day, a fancy event, a job interview. With fun illustrations that show how to achieve each look, advice on different ways to wear each featured item and style, and tips on mixing and matching different items, patterns, and prints, 50 Ways to Wear Accessories is a must-have resource to optimize any wardrobe and head out the door with panache.

50 Ways To Wear Accessories

For all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era: illustration is alive and kicking, and new tools have given the art renewed vigor and the illustrator greater stamina. Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann present a snapshot of “the new golden age of illustration,” rounding up 100 of the most talented artists around the world. We dare you to pick your favorites.
Hardcover, 8.3 x 12.4 in., 7.48 lb, 664 pages

The Illustrator 100 Best From Around The World

Discover the oeuvre of French painter and sculptor Edgar Degas, whose obsession with movement saw him create over 1,500 images of ballerinas. From still lifes to cabarets, horse racing to noisy streets, Degas left no corner of the bustling Parisian entertainments untouched. Resisting categorization, his exploration of physicality inspired, reflected, and ultimately transcended the Impressionist movement.
Hardcover, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.24 lb, 96 pages

Degas

Racinet’s Costume History is a landmark in the study of clothing and style. From Eskimo attire to high French couture, this unrivalled encyclopedia is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians, and anyone interested in style.

Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.86 lb, 752 pages

Racinet The Costume History

Harness the power of your breath to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. For anyone in search of peace, clarity, and calm, Breathwork is an all-levels handbook of breathwork techniques—the practice of combining breathing exercises with meditation. Decrease anxiety, foster energy, and build awareness using breathwork traditions. 
- Covers foundational breathing techniques from a range of traditions—including Zen breathing, Somatic breathing, and Holotropic breathing 
- Teaches simple-to-follow breathing exercises that you can do on your own 
- Unintimidating and highly accessible to beginners With practices for energy, healing, awareness, stress relief, and more, this all-levels guide gives you everything you need to find balance and clarity. All you need is your breath to foster health and happiness. 
- The perfect gift for anyone seeking simple self-care techniques to help for their mind, body, and spirit 
- A useful skill to learn and pair with other mindfulness practices, such as meditation and yoga

Breathwork

Celebrated for its hand-painted chinoiserie wallpapers, sumptuous patterns of colorful flora and varied birdlife, the company produces additional collections that explore historical themes, such as nineteenth-century French pastoral scenes or exotic Brazilian landscapes bursting with wildlife. De Gournay also crafts more abstracted designs that fit well with modern interiors. Collaborating with renowned tastemakers from across creative industries, de Gournay works with leading interior designers as well as noted trendsetters such as Kate Moss.
This volume showcases de Gournay designs in situ, in beautiful interiors created by top designers in homes from San Francisco and New York to London, Paris, and beyond. The book explores de Gournay interiors in both city and country settings, how to take inspiration from English stately homes, and how custom wallpaper designs are created.

De Gournay - Hand-painted Interiors

First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz curates 144 of the finest Milanese entrance halls from 1920 to 1970. Sumptuous in diversity and splendor, the volume features some of Milan’s most famous architects, from Gio Ponti to Piero Portaluppi, and showcases the city’s design DNA across high to low architecture.
Hardcover, 10.2 x 13.4 in., 7.27 lb, 384 pages

Entryways Of Milan Ingressi Di Milano

We have returned from the city of light with another guide to its numerous delights and distractions. The map takes in lingerie, ballet pumps and macaroons; there are belle epoque restaurants, opulent cinemas and beatnik bookshops. In other words, Paris For Pleasure-Seekers contains sensual delights for tastes high and low.

Paris For Pleasure-seekers

With just 35 known works, Johannes Vermeer is credited with prompting a New York Times best seller, a film starring Scarlett Johansson, and record attendances at art institutions around the world. Discover the craftsman of one of the most important portfolios in art history, in which light, textures, and a sense of unspoken secrets dazzle in their realism and intrigue.
Hardcover, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.24 lb, 96 pages

Vermeer

Citrons, lemons, and bitter oranges float like heavenly bodies above Italian villas, Nuremberg gardens, and picturesque countryside in J. C. Volkamer’s ode to the citrus fruit. Reproducing a rare hand-colored set of the copper plates, this publication shows 170 varieties of citrus fruits. Full of fragrance and color, they revive a time when fruits really were exotic.
Clothbound, 10.9 x 15.6 in., 9.63 lb, 384 pages

J. C. Volkamer The Book Of Citrus Fruits

Best in Show is a collection of photographs of well-groomed and award-winning dogs by New York City–based photographer Dolly Faibyshev. The images from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and beyond focus on the unique—and often humorous—relationship between each dog and their handler. Dolly Faibyshev focuses on kitsch, irony, and the larger than life human and canine characters that make up Best in Show. The result is a colorful, vibrant, campy, and satirical take on this specific slice of Americana. 
- The colorful, closely cropped juxtapositions of each coiffed canine contestant and their dedicated human are both humorous and charming. 
- Sure to delight fans of all breeds of dogs 
- A universal and ideal gift for all canine lovers with a sense of humor Best in Show captures a specific subculture of dog devotees primarily from the infamous Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. 
- A perfect gift for anyone who is completely and totally obsessed with dogs and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 
- Photographers and contemporary art lovers will also love this celebration of Dolly Faibyshev's work 
- Great for fans of The Dogist: Photographic Encounters with 1,000 Dogs by Elias Weiss Friedman, Dogs by Lewis Blackwell and Tim Flach, and Underwater Dogs by Seth Casteel

Best In Show

Bomboozled: How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People into Believing They Could Survive a Nuclear Attack lays bare the buried truths of America’s family fallout shelter obsession. Author Susan Roy charts the panic-fueled evolution of the shelter from a well-stocked basement pantry to a full-fledged (and often completely decorated) home addition, revealing through extensive archival photography, nuclear-era memorabilia, and previously unpublished media, a government and a people in the grip of self-delusion. Fastidiously researched and sharply written, Bomboozled captures the absurdity and uncertainty of a culture that knew no better than to trust its government’s message.

Size: 9" X 10.1"
Pages: 176
Cover Info: Hardcover with die cut
Author: Susan Roy

Susan Roy is a writer and editor on architecture, design, and cultural history. The founding managing editor of Allure magazine, she has also held senior editorial positions at This Old House, SELF, Good Housekeeping and Avenue. She holds a master’s degree in architectural history from Columbia University; Bomboozled is loosely based on the subject of her master’s thesis, “The Family Fallout Shelter During the Cold War.”

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Bomboozled: How The U.s. Government Misled Itself And Its People Into Believing They Could Survive A Nuclear Attack By Susan Roy

Claude Monet’s Impressionist technique still inspires to this day. Whether it’s his stunning Water Lilies series, or genre-defining Impression, Sunrise, discover what made Monet the master of French 19th-century art in this exuberant exploration of his life and work.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.10 lb, 616 pages

Monet The Triumph Of Impressionism

Meet the pioneer of Pop art in this introduction to Roy Lichtenstein, whose high-impact cartoon-based images exploded onto the art scene at the end of the 1950s and transformed the notion of fine art forever. Appropriating the form and content of mass media, Lichtenstein reveled in American consumer culture while elevating it for critique at the same time.
Hardcover, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.24 lb, 96 pages

Lichtenstein

Discover the shimmering and sensual oeuvre of Gustav Klimt, the Austrian symbolist painter who polarized the art world by combining decorative finesse with erotic thrill. From landscape paintings to glistening renderings of the female body, the founding member of the Vienna Secession continues to fascinate with his works of mosaic-like patterns, curvaceous forms, and radiant color.
Hardcover, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.22 lb, 96 pages