Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Spring 2013 Catalogue

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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



Author events in select cities

See page 18:

Honeybee978-1-57912-873-9


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$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.



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.

See page 17:

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


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


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.

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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


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

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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Spring 2013 Catalogue