Actar
Verb Crisis (Jan., $42), edited by Mario Ballesteros et al., tackles the conflict between an architectural commission and the demands of an overcrowded world.
Allworth Press
How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer (Oct., $24.95) by Debbie Millman studies the creative processes of the world’s best.
Collins UK
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Drawing Manga (Oct., $14.95) by Selina Dean contributes an easy-to-follow introduction to the art style.
Walter Foster
Nickelodeon Avatar: The Last Airbender Drawing Book and Kit (Sept., $16.95), illus. by Shane L. Johnson, teaches kids how to draw their favorite characters.
FresNo Fine Art Publications
(dist. by Univ. of New Mexico Press)
Crop Circles: An Art of Our Time (Sept., $40) by Mary Carroll Nelson probes the connection between crop formations and developments in contemporary thought.
Getty Publications
Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art (Nov., $24.95) by Matilde Battistini analyzes occult iconography in many of the masterpieces of Western art.
Grand Canyon Assoc.
(dist. by Univ. of Arizona Press)
Bruce Aiken’s Grand Canyon: An Intimate Affair (Sept., $55) by Susan Hallsten McGarry and Bruce Aiken chronicles Aiken’s landscape paintings; includes 130 illustrations.
How Books
Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations for Print and Web Media (Dec., $24.99) by Jim Krause supplies color combinations and charts to aid designers.
Hudson Hill Press
(dist. by NBN)
Jan Miense Molenaer (Sept., $45) by Dennis P. Weller studies the 17th-century Dutch artist and his work; includes 40 color reproductions.
McGill-Queen’s Univ. Press
Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art (Sept., $49.95) by John O’Brian and Peter White explains that since the 1960s a growing body of art and critical writing has reimagined landscape.
MFA Publications
(dist. by D.A.P.)
Art of Collecting: The Spaulding Brothers and Their Legacy (Nov., $24.95) by Frederic A. Sharf portrays the early 20th-century Boston siblings who amassed a landmark art collection.
MIT Press
Joseph Beuys: The Reader (Oct., $24.95), edited by Claudia Mesch and Viola Michely, examines the work of the 20th-century artist through essays, lectures and writings.
Museum of New Mexico Press
Faith and Transformation: Amulets and Votive Effigies Throughout the World (Nov., $29.95), edited by Doris Francis, discusses the meaning and ritual uses of amulets and ex-votos.
Music Sales Group/OMnibus Press
Taken by Storm: The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson (Sept., $29.95) by Storm Thorgerson and Peter Curzon looks at the best covers from Pink Floyd, Hipgnosis and Storm Studios.
National Trust Books
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Architectural Britain (Sept., $24.95) by Hubert Pragnell outlines the development of the country’s styles and movements.
W.W. Norton
Key Contemporary Buildings: Plans, Sections and Elevation (Sept., $45) by Rob Gregory considers structures completed in the first decade of the 21st century. A Norton Book for Architects and Designers.
How to Build an Igloo (Nov., $17.95) by Norbert E. Yankielun explains constructing and inhabiting a range of snow structures.
Prestel
Learning to Love You More (Sept., $19.95) by Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher chooses the best of the eponymous Web site, which asks ordinary people to complete out-of-the-ordinary assignments.
Princeton Architectural Press
(dist. by Chronicle)
Hand Job: A Catalog of Type (Oct., $35) by Michael Perry gathers groundbreaking work from 50 of today’s best typographers who draw by hand.
Rio Nuevo
Indian Arts of the Southwest (Sept., $19.95) by Suzanne and Jake Page features basketry, pottery, weaving, jewelry and carvings from more than 200 artisans.
Rockport
1,000 Restaurant, Bar & Café Graphics (Sept., $40) by Luke Herriott suggests numerous ideas for restaurant graphics, including signage, menus and promotions.
Brochures 01 (Jan., $24.99) by Michelle Taute focuses on developing, creating and implementing brochure designs.
Ten Speed Press
Light of India: A Conflagration of Indian Matchbox Art (Oct., $16.95) by Warren Dotz collects more than 300 vintage matchbox labels.
Tuttle
An Introduction to Japanese Kanji Calligraphy (Oct., $24.95) by Kunii Takezaki and Bob Godin presents an Asian art form developed to emphasize philosophy, culture and religion.
Univ. of Alabama Press
Roger Brown: Southern Exposure (Sept., $25) by Sidney Lawrence documents the life and work of the innovator of the Chicago “Imagist” movement.
Univ. Press of Mississippi
Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way: The Paintings of John Baeder (Nov., $30), edited by Jay Williams, charts the artist’s passion for an American roadside icon.
Watson-Guptill
Manga Mania Occult and Horror: How to Draw the Elegant and Seductive Characters of the Dark (Nov., $19.95) by Christopher Hart explores manga’s underworld.
