The Butler Speaks
A Return to Proper Etiquette, Stylish Entertaining, and the Art of Good Housekeeping
Written by Charles MacPherson

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $14.99

Host a dinner party * Make a bed * Set a table * Use the proper fork * Polish silver * Prepare high tea * Present a calling card * Make conversation * Fold a shirt ... all with the charm, ease and sophistication of a butler.
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The Collected Home
Rooms with Style, Grace, and History
Written by Darryl Carter

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $45.00

Readers who love new traditional design that's clean and refined yet comfortable will find inspiration and liberation in how acclaimed designer and author Darryl Carter perceives the home as a collection of beloved hand-selected items.

In The New Traditional, Darryl Carter laid out the principles of his widely recognized and beloved design... Read more >

American Beauty
Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat
Written by Thom Filicia
Foreword by Tina Fey

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $45.00

For the wide audience who adores television, print, and product-designing media darling and star decorator Thom Filicia's new American style, and for anyone who has ever dreamed of creating her own retreat, this is both a deeply felt story of true house love and a decorating book brimming with beauty.

Thom...

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The Handbuilt Home
34 Simple Stylish and Budget-Friendly Woodworking Projects for Every Room
Written by Ana White

Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $15.99

Create a Beautiful, Modern Home with One-of-a-Kind DIY Furniture
Beds, organizers, Adirondack chairs, a play table, and more! It's easy to build inexpensive, quality furnishings with this indispensible collection of woodworking projects from Ana White, the popular blogger who has inspired millions of homemakers with her stylish furniture plans and DIY spirit... Read more >

The Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Live Well by Throwing Away Less
Written by Amy Korst

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $14.99

A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage-free.

Trash is a big, dirty problem. The average American tosses out nearly 2,000 pounds of garbage every year that piles up in landfills and threatens our...

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Landscapes in Landscapes

Written by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury

Format: Trade Paperback, 282 pages
On Sale: May 24, 2011
Price: $65.00

A leading figure in the New Perennial planting movement, garden designer Piet Oudolf emphasizes plant structure as the most important aspect of a successful garden. Form and texture are valued as much as color, and perennials--prized for their beauty throughout a natural life cycle--are used almost exclusively. Oudolf challenges conventional approaches... Read more >

Lucid Food
Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
Written by Louisa Shafia

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.50

Green Your Cuisine with Earth-Friendly Food Choices.

With organic and seasonal cooking principles becoming ingrained in today’s kitchens, and new buzzwords including locavore and CSA steadily gaining traction, how do we integrate food politics into daily life in ways that are convenient, affordable, and delicious? Lucid Food offers more than eighty-five healthy... Read more >

Coastal Modern
Sophisticated Homes Inspired by the Ocean
Written by Tim Clarke and Jake Townsend

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $50.00

The beach house is more than just a place to live—it is a symbol of a life well lived. —from the Introduction
 
   Coastal homes capture our imagination because they hold the promise of freedom, escape, and pure relaxation. Celebrity decorator Tim Clarke is acclaimed for creating residences that are deep reflections of... Read more >

Golden Gate Gardening, 3rd Edition
The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & Coastal California
Written by Pamela Peirce

Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2010
Price: $29.95

The bible of vegetable gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area has been revised and updated! Packed with more than 400 pages of reliable information, Golden Gate Gardenin offers encyclopedic coverage of gardening principles and practices specific to the Bay Area and the Northern California coast. Author Pam Peirce explains strategies... Read more >

Growing Medical Marijuana
Securely and Legally
Written by Dave DeWitt

Format: Trade Paperback, 180 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $19.99

A beginner's guide to growing weed at home, featuring straightforward advice for designing indoor and outdoor cannabis gardens, choosing seed varieties, buying equipment, planting, pot harvesting, storage, stash security, troubleshooting, and more.
     
This beginner’s guide to growing cannabis at home features straightforward advice for designing both indoor and outdoor... Read more >