209 Modern Books

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Serving as clean and simple bookends or as a sharp accent piece for a console table, these Ceramic Black Books are a smart addition to your home dcor. Sold as a set of 8 books, 4 large and 4 small. 4.75 x 8 x 1.96.25 x 8.8 x 2

The genre of mojitos and muddled cocktails is explored in refreshing depth in Kim Haasarud's collection of 101 drinks featuring fresh fruit and herbs. Illustrated with mouthwatering color photography.

Author Janice Cole's "Memoir of Suburban Homesteading" shares the adventure of the booming backyard chicken revolution, from choosing a coop to the miracle of the first perfect egg. Charming stories and personal anecdotes are joined by 125 recipes starring the chicken and the egg, making it a great...

Cover your books with time honored quotes that "say" just the right thing. Each kit includes five book covers: two blank and three forming the quote. Book covers fold over most books... easily.Quote: Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.Each book cover measures 12" X...

This book helps to memorialize the universal themes and feelings from the classic film The Godfather with a collection of quoted words of wisdom straight from the Coreleone family and arresting graphics evocative of the greatest movies of all time. 96 pages.

You will plow through this page-turner with its captivating insights and find out just how much men really do know about women, which can be summed up in a word: zilch.

Life is shared experience. Everything, anything, little or big, becomes an adventure when the right person shares it. Where have you always dreamed of going? What is your favorite memory together? How will you help each other realize your dreams? Now is the time to live, love, laugh and learn...

Cover your books with time honored quotes that "say" just the right thing. Each kit includes five book covers: two blank and three forming the quote. Book covers fold over most books... easily.Quote: "The world is a book, those who do not travel, only read one page."Each book cover measures 12" X...

Cover your books with time honored quotes that "say" just the right thing. Each kit includes five book covers: two blank and three forming the quote. Book covers fold over most books... easily. Quote: How you start is important, but it is how you finish that counts.Each book cover measures 12" X 18"

This cookbook is all about homemade, from-scratch recipes. Bonus: it's pretty enough to leave out, and it adds a little color to the kitchen.

I can't get enough of snowflake photographs. They are stunning.

Market-Fresh Mixology is one of my favorite cocktail books. It's full of delicious, seasonally themed drinks that don't require too many complicated ingredients.

Football and food — what's not to love?

I love paper crafts, and cutting snowflakes is a fun winter activity to do with the kids.

First Charley Harper, and now Alexander Girard. Todd Oldham has one of the world's best eyes for graphic design, and he's been paying homage with gorgeous coffee table monographs. This is his second, and it's worth the price.

This is a beautiful cookbook devoted to grilling seasonal produce fresh from the garden.

This has all of the ingredients of a foodie's dream: Ruth Reichl, recipes, and stories about her life as a food critic. Plus, the best simple Carbonara recipe ever is inside these pages.

I always like to set out a few interesting magazines and coffee table books for guests to leaf through. Anthology Magazine is one of my current favorites. The stunning photography and richly detailed articles will surely earn it a spot in your permanent collection.

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As more home cooks venture into more categories of artisanal cooking, homemade soda comes into the spotlight. Andrew Schloss separates 200 recipes into: fruit sodas and fizzy juices; sparkling waters; root beers and cola brews; herbal and healing waters; sparkling teas and coffees; shrubs and...

Peek into the world of Wolf and learn his design principles in this book.

The new comfort food craze for sweet tooths of all ages. Said to be based on an Amish farmhouse lunch-box tradition, the fun and decadent variations on this sweet filled cookie "sandwich" include baker's dozens of mix-'n'-match recipes, baking tips, lore and simple decorating directions from...

This is a beautiful art book that earns display status.

I love this interiors book full of unusual, beautiful and creative solutions. It has everything from what to put on your wall to how to put it up there.

This must-have manual is the perfect gift for the new parents who can use a good and well-earned laugh. As long as they follow these simple, common sense and hilarious instructions, mom and dad will be anything but befuddled.