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The Art of DeceptionIllusions to Challenge the Eye andthe MindBrad HoneycuttForeword by John LangdonEpilogue by Scott KimEverything looks like something else!Artists who create intentionally deceptive illusions—Scott Kim, Oscar Reutersvärd, Octavio Ocampo, andKurt Wenner. There are puzzle cards from 1880; photographs and computer-rendered designs; distortedbuildings that appear to be melting; landscapes thatturn into portraits; and much more. The foreword is byJohn Langdon, famous for his ambigrams and the inspiration for Dan Brown’s Professor Robert Langdon in TheDa Vinci Code. Scott Kim, acclaimed designer who hascreated puzzles for a variety of computer and mobilegames, including Tetris, Bejeweled, Lumosity and MoshiMonsters, provides a thought-provoking epilogue.Prepare your eyes and minds to experience visualpossibilities you’d never before imagined.New Releases Fall 2014whose images astound and confound us—see the worlddifferently. They perceive the instability of reality, andthey have many “tools” at their disposal to trick us. Thisastonishing anthology not only captures the most artistic of optical illusions, but also brings us unique commentary about the science, technique, and philosophy behindtheir images. You get amazing pictures, and learn howthey were created—and a glimpse into the creator’s mind.World-famous artists who appear here includeVladimir Kush, Bev Doolittle, Rob Gonsalves, Liu Bolin,Michael Cheval, Guido Daniele, Patrick Hughes, CarlWarner, István Orosz, Guido Moretti, John Langdon,ISBN 978-1-936140-71-8 24.95, HC / 31.95 CAN71 2 x 83 4 224 pages All-colorOn-sale date: October 7ImagineISBN 978-1-62354-037-1 24.95, HC / 31.95 CAN71 2 x 81 4 224 pages All-colorCarton QTY: HC 14978-1-60734-796-5 9.99, E-book EPUB978-1-60734-720-0 9.99, E-book PDFBrad Honeycutt is a web developer and optical illusion enthusiast. Forover a decade, he has operated a popular optical illusion website, allowinghim the opportunity to get to know many wonderful artists. He workswith two of the world’s leading stereogram creators to help publish severalbooks containing their 3-D creations. For more information, feel free tovisit his personal website at www.bradhoneycutt.com.www.charlesbridge.com3

Organic Sweetsand TreatsMore Than 70 Delicious RecipesMichal Moses & Ivana NitzanCNew Releases Fall 2014ookies, cakes, and petits fours; pancakes and freshfruit pops and Spicy Rice Pudding, too: who wouldhave imagined that sweet indulgences could actuallybe healthy? But they are, because these yummy treatsare made with all-natural, non-processed ingredients—like agave, almond flour, goji berries, tapioca, and goodold-fashioned rolled oats. So everyone can finally strikethe perfect balance between giving their families andfriends the desserts they crave, and sticking to a dietrich in fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains.On-sale date: September 2ImagineISBN 978-1-62354-039-5 18.95, HC / 23.95 CAN9 x 8 144 pages All-colorCarton QTY: HC 20978-1-60734-799-6 9.99, E-book EPUB978-1-60734-723-1 9.99, E-book PDFPrepare pantry staples like almond milk, yogurt, freshfig jam, and applesauce; great breakfast dishes, such asApple, Almond & Honey Granola and Banana ButtermilkOat Pancakes; or a perfect meal-closer like ChocolateHazelnut Fondue. Or whip up Peanut Butter ChocolateChunk Cookies, Poached Pears in Coconut, Milk, CarrotQuinoa Cupcakes, Ginger Date Truffles, and Carob FudgeSquares. In addition to being delicious and nutritious,these recipes often yield smaller portions—so you canhave your cake, eat it too, and never feel guilty about it!Michal Moses is a chef and food writer who studied at the Culinary Institute ofAmerica and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Paris with a Grande Diplome in cookingand pastry. She tasted her first cupcake on a visit to London, and has never forgotten theexperience. Michal is the author of several cookbooks, including Cupcake Nibbles.Ivana Nitzan loves styling food as much as she loves to eat it. She has a degree in industrial design and has created delicious photo shoots for several culinary magazines.She is the co-author of Cupcake Nibbles.They are the founders of Petit Gateau, a caterer that creates thematic sweet tables withdelicious pastries, graphic design and stunning food styling.4To order call (800) 733-3000

The Train Your BrainWorkout156 Puzzle Challenges fora Stronger MindPeter De Schepper and Frank CoussementWOn-sale date: September 2ImagineISBN 978-1-62354-040-1 6.95, TR / 8.95 CAN6 x 7 176 pages All-colorCarton QTY: TR 44Word” grid that puts regular word searches to shame;a super-tricky visual brainteaser where you have to findwhich ski doesn’t belong; and a fun tear-your-hair-outgolf maze with strict rules about the way you canmove. At first some of them may seem almost impossible. But keep on going and you’ll discover that the“lightbulb” in your brain turns on more and moreoften—and that you’re becoming smarter than you everimagined you could be.New Releases Fall 2014e train our muscles by working out—and we cantrain our brain the same way. This brilliantly constructedcollection, created by two of the top experts in puzzledom, is designed to sharpen our intelligence, increaselogical reasoning skills, and ward off dementia bypushing our minds to its limits. And just like a goodphysical workout, it offers a variety of exercises thattarget every area of our grey matter.Some of the puzzle types are well-known, likeSudoku and anagrams. Others include a “Find thePeterFrank was founded in 2000 by Peter De Schepper and Frank Coussement. Their internationally registered trademark, BrainSnack(R), stands forhigh-quality, challenging, language-independent, logical puzzles and mindgames for kids, teens, and adults. Whether they are made by hand or generatedby computer, every puzzle has been tested by the target group they were madefor. In order to guarantee that the computer-generated puzzles can actually besolved by humans, they make programs that only use human logic algorithms.www.charlesbridge.com5

Bet You Can’t Do This!Word Search115 Really, Really, Really Hard PuzzlesJohn SamsonNew Releases Fall 2014Challenging, entertaining, and tear-your-hair outhard! These 115 puzzles will test the mettle of allsolvers—and take word search to new levels of difficulty. With topics that range from 1970s Song Hits toSuper Bowl Host Cities, from Harry Potter to BruceSpringsteen, the themes couldn’t be more fun. The trickis that the searches get harder as they go along. In theearliest puzzles, you’ll get a list containing nearly allthe hidden words; perhaps just one will be left off.But gradually, the accompanying lists grow shorterISBN 978-1-62354-011-1 6.95, TR / 8.95 CAN53 8 x 81 4 176 pagesBlack-and-whiteOn-sale date: September 2ImagineISBN 978-1-62354-016-6 6.95, TR / 8.95 CAN53 8 x 81 4 176 pages Black-and-whiteCarton QTY: TR 486To order call (800) 733-3000and shorter, and by the end, there’s no list at all: just15 well-concealed words relating to the subject. So, agood eye isn’t enough—because you won’t know whatyou’re looking for in advance, it’s also helpful to knowsomething about the theme in advance. For example,in Broadway Musicals, with no guidance, you’ll haveto find Camelot, The Book of Mormon, Les Miserables(written backwards), Sweet Charity (reading frombottom to top), and more, from a variety of eras.We’re betting only the best can finish!ISBN 978-1-936140-75-6 6.95, TR / 8.95 CAN53 8 x 81 4 176 pagesBlack-and-whiteJohn Samson has edited over 250 puzzle books for Simon & Schuster’s Crossword series and has had several daily and Sunday crosswords published in the NewYork Times. He recently authored puzzle books for Are You Smarter Than A 5thGrader? (HarperCollins). John’s puzzles have appeared on the back of a Kellogg’scereal box, on the side of a tall building for Metro-North Railroad, in a tree inhabited by Keebler elves, in a keystone for the H. J. Heinz Company, in a heart forLongevity magazine, on an album cover for a rock group, and in a three-page centerfold for Golf Digest. John’s other pursuits include writing for the stage, screen,and television. He lives in a sometimes-sleepy village in Central New York.

Hidden Picture PuzzlesGianni SarconeThese beautiful picture puzzles all contain a mystery:by the plant’s trunk and foliage. Or examine a lovelylandscape of the African savanna, complete with azebra standing in the foreground. But wait—is that onezebra? Two? Three?The diverse puzzles each illustrate a different formof illusion. There’s even a crossword puzzle grid with ahiding place tucked inside. The accompanying captionsexplain the visual and psychological processes thatallow these illusions to work—and make them endlessly compelling.ISBN 978-1-936140-73-2 9.95, TR / 11.95 CANISBN 978-1-60734-660-9 9.99, E-book PDF10 x 7 128 pages All-colorNew Releases Fall 2014hidden or camouflaged figures that play tricks on youreyes. Some may blend into the background. One imagemay conceal another. Even though our brain tries topinpoint and focus on the richly detailed designs, it justcan’t. And because of their complexity, these illusionsfascinate our eyes, stimulate our minds, and expand ourimagination.See the peaceful and pretty picture of a bonsai on apedestal? Look more closely and you might discover anangry man and woman—and a little girl, too, outlinedISBN 978-1-62354-022-7 7.95, TR / 9.95 CAN5 x 71 2 288 pagesBlack-and-whiteOn-sale date: September 2ImagineISBN 978-1-62354-038-8 9.95, TR / 11.95 CAN8 x 8 160 pages All-colorCarton QTY: TR 28978-1-60734-798-9 6.99, E-book EPUB978-1-60734-721-7 6.99, E-book PDFConsidered a leading authority on visual perception, Gianni Sarcone has more than20 years of experience in the fields of visual creativity, recreational mathematics andeducational games. His artwork and articles on educational topics and creative thinking are published and syndicated in magazines, newspapers, and books around theworld. Sarcone often conducts training workshops that challenge the mind of youngsters and adults, and he served as a juror at the Third Annual “Best Visual Illusion ofthe Year Contest.” He is co-founder, editor and webmaster of Archimedes’ Lab Project(archimedes-lab.org), a consulting network of experts specializing in developingcreativity. Learn more at his official website: giannisarcone.comwww.charlesbridge.com7

Spectacular Nail ArtA Step-by-Step Guide to 35Gorgeous DesignsLarit LevyNew Releases Fall 2014Spectacular nails mean more than a coat of pink polish.It’s fashion art, with a world of fabulous colors, uniquepatterns, and gorgeous embellishments to choose from.These thirty-five designs are eye-catching and ultrastylish, whether you’re looking to liven up an everydaylook or get glam for a special occasion. Every project—from sparkling Champagne Chic to the wintry, Christmasy Snappy Snowflakes—includes easy-to-followinstructions and handy step-by-step photos, and mostare really simple to create.On-sale date: September 2ImagineISBN 978-1-62354-025-8 7.95, TR / 9.95 CAN8 x 9 80 pages All-colorCarton QTY: TR 50978-1-60734-778-1 6.99, E-book EPUB978-1-60734-699-9 6.99, E-book PDF8To order call (800) 733-3000Have a spooky Halloween with black-and-whitecobwebbed nails; hail the red-white-and blue withPositively Patriotic; and celebrate the coming of springwith vintage fancy flowers. Go wild with animal prints,like leaping leopard spots or zebra zigzags. Whetheryou’re choosing elegant, wedding-ready pearly bubbles or playful retro dots and fun characters, every pattern here makes an unforgettable statement. Tips onnail care, products, and basic manicures (including aFrench one) help you keep your hands in tip-top shape.Larit Levy worked as a writer and editor for over a decade, both onlineand for some of Israel’s forefront independent publications. Six yearsago, she cofounded a nail spa in Tel Aviv that offers various beauty treatments and she continues to co-manage the business today.

FOOD & WINEBest of the BestThe Best Recipes from the 25 BestCookbooks of the YearThe Editors of FOOD & WINEover 150 cookbooks to select the 25 most outstandingones. We single out the most exciting and failsaferecipes from each and compile more than 110 of theminto one incredible volume. This year's Best of the Bestcollection celebrates these winning dishes from superstar authors such as Michael Symon, Ming Tsai andApril Bloomfield. To round out the collection there'salso a never-before-published bonus recipe from eachauthor, plus easy, accessible wine pairings.New Releases Fall 2014Every year, the FOOD & WINE Test Kitchen evaluatesAmerican Express PublishingISBN 978-1-932624-63-2 32.95, HC / 41.95 CAN8 x 101 4 408 pages All-colorOn-sale date: September 2American Express PublishingISBN 978-1-932624-67-0 32.95, HC / 41.95 CAN8 x 101 4 280 pages All-colorCarton QTY: HC 12FOOD & WINE has always gone way beyond mere eating and drinking. We’re ona mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends andsensations, because we know that our readers are always hungry for more than justa great meal. From travel and entertaining to luxury and design, we bring an energetic and stylish take on living well—covering the many areas of our readers’ livesthat intersect with their love of food and wine. FOOD & WINE’s insider intelligencecan be found in every issue, on foodandwine.com, in our books, on the iPad and atsuch events as our famous FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. No matter what themedium, FOOD & WINE inspires the impassioned and adventurous epicure.www.charlesbridge.com9

FOOD & WINEWine Guide 2015The Editors of FOOD & WINENew Releases Fall 2014FOOD & WINE magazine has selected 500 of thewine regions in the U.S. Other highlights include:most reliable wineries in the United States for the 17thedition of their indispensable annual guide, FOOD &WINE Wine Guide 2015. Written by the editors ofFOOD & WINE, the guide includes recommended bottles from each of the star producers.In addition to hundreds of wineries and tastingnotes, FOOD & WINE Wine Guide 2015 has importantinformation and useful facts about all of the major Wine-and-Food Pairings: An easy to follow cheatsheet of dishes and their best wine match. Recipes: Some of our favorite wine-friendly dishesfrom the Food & Wine Test Kitchen. Strategies for Buying the Best Bottle: Shop smarterby knowing where and how to shop for wine nomatter where you live or what your budget.American Express PublishingISBN 978-1-932624-64-9 14.95, TR / 18.95 CAN51 4 x 73 8 224 pages All-colorOn-sale date: November 4American Express PublishingISBN 978-1-932624-68-7 12.95, TR / 15.95 CAN4 x 8 320 pages All-colorCarton QTY: TR 4810To order call (800) 733-3000FOOD & WINE has always gone way beyond mere eating and drinking. We’re ona mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends andsensations, because we know that our readers are always hungry for more than justa great meal. From travel and entertaining to luxury and design, we bring an energetic and stylish take on living well—covering the many areas of our readers’ livesthat intersect with their love of food and wine. FOOD & WINE’s insider intelligencecan be found in every issue, on foodandwine.com, in our books, on the iPad and atsuch events as our famous FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. No matter what themedium, FOOD & WINE inspires the impassioned and adventurous epicure.

FOOD & WINEChefs’ Best WeeknightMealsThe Editors of FOOD & WINEChefs’ Best Weeknight Meals will answer that question,with over 100 simple, smart and delicious dinner ideasfrom 25 of America’s favorite chefs, including AlexGuarnaschelli, Jonathan Waxman and Andrew Zimmern. From pasta and chicken to stews and casseroles,these amazing chefs transform easy meals with clevertricks, shortcuts and flavor-packed ingredients. In eachchapter organized by main course, you'll find: A variety of side dishes to choose from Quick marinades and rubs for chicken, beef, fish andmore Essential staple items to stock in your pantry.Packed with accessible recipes made simple for thehome cook, Weeknight Chefs will become your go-tocookbook for solving your dinner dilemmas.New Releases Fall 2014What do chefs make for dinner when they're home?American Express PublishingISBN 978-1-932624-63-2 32.95, HC / 39.95 CAN8 x 101 4 408 pages All-colorOn-sale date: November 4American Express PublishingISBN 978-1-932624-69-4 32.95, HC / 41.95 CAN8 x 101 4 256 pages All-colorFOOD & WINE has always gone way beyond mere eating and drinking. We’re ona mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends andsensations, because we know that our readers are always hungry for more than justa great meal. From travel and entertaining to luxury and design, we bring an energetic and stylish take on living well—covering the many areas of our readers’ livesthat intersect with their love of food and wine. FOOD & WINE’s insider intelligencecan be found in every issue, on foodandwine.com, in our books, on the iPad and atsuch events as our famous FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. No matter what themedium, FOOD & WINE inspires the impassioned and adventurous epicure.www.charlesbridge.com11

Chocolate, Chocolate & MoreChocolate!Elie TarrabISBN 978-1-62354-020-3 18.95, HC / 22.95 CAN978-1-60734-772-9 9.99, E-book EPUB978-1-60734-701-9 9.99, E-book PDF9 x 8 144 pages All-colorNo matter how it’s prepared—in a Chocolate Lava Cake or a bite-sized OrangeLiqueur Praline—nothing says decadence like chocolate. With more than 80 recipes forchocolate truffles and ganache, candies and cookies, sheets and other treats, you canopen up a whole new world of deliciousness.Create chocolate bars with mint, nougat, caramel, or rum raisin and hazelnut. Put achocolate pencil inside a kid’s lunch bag as a surprise. Celebrate with a ChampagneTruffle. Make the holidays merry and bright with a Christmas log. Delight guests withsomething unusual like a Palet d’or, a creamy disc covered in shiny gold leaf. Round outthe dessert menu with ice creams and popsicles, eclairs, soufflés, tarts, brownies, biscuits, macaron hearts and much more. And to help anyone, even beginners, handle allthe necessary techniques, master baker Elie Tarrab gives easy-to-follow instructions onmelting and tempering, crystallization, dipping and enrobing, molding, and creating ahollow figurine. With stunning pictures, you’ll soon be in chocolate ecstacy!Cookies, Cookies & More Cookies!BacklistLilach GermanThere’s nothing better than the tantalizing aroma and mouthwatering taste of a freshlybaked cookie. Here are more than seventy-five recipes to choose from, including delicacies just right for birthdays, showers, and holidays. Put a smile on a child’s face with aSprinkled Chocolate Ball or Nutella Thumbprint. Enjoy classic temptations likeMadeleines and Linzer Sables, or decadent brownies and truffles. Satisfy the most discerning palate with icing-filled macaroons, ladyfingers, or Scottish shortbread. Even thehealth-conscious will find yummy options.ISBN 978-1-936140-85-5 12.95, TR w/flaps / 15.95 CANISBN 978-1-936140-23-7 18.95, HC / 20.95 CAN978-1-60734-425-4 9.99, E-book PD

Brad Honeycuttis a web developer and optical illusion enthusiast. For over a decade, he has operated a popular optical illusion website, allowing him the opportunity to get to know many wonderful artists. He works with two of the world’s leading stereogram creators to h