Enables readers to see in patchwork quilts the history of our nation--and reflections of the women whose lives have too often remained in history's shadow. Most of the book's 250 stunning, full-color quilts have never before been published. Kiracofe can be seen on PBS's The Great American Quilt.

In collaboration with photographer Joshua Greene (Lee Bailey's Country Weekends), journalist Shelia Chefetz presents a unique book that turns the dining experience into a feast for the senses. 250 full-color illustrations.

For more than 30 years, Barbie has mirrored the fashion, lifestyles, and beauty ideals of her time. Collectors have been enchanted by her as flower child, disco queen, rock star, and career woman. This book chronicles the first three decades of this popular collectible, showing a complete, year-by-year line of over 800 U.S. and foreign Barbies, outfits, and accessories.

An updated, well-regarded handbook lists the estimated market values of thousands of first editions, including the works of more than five thousand authors, and features a section on prize-winners and a guide to antiquarian book-sellers.

One Reader's Comment: From the 50's to present day, Pez has always intrigued us. What is it about the cartoon dispensers ready at the tilt of a head to give you a sweet fruit candy to enjoy? This book's brings back those fond memories of Pez from when you were a child, like the Pez Gun, that you could use to shoot Pez into your Buddy's mouth, which was a real hit with the moms out there . And also Pez accessories like Pez Jewelry and even Pez Watches. Whatever it is that has fascinated us with Pez in the past years has been captured in this book by David Welch.

With its 800-plus listings, this is the most complete treasury of bear information ever stuffed between covers. Teddy bear collectors and artists will turn here whenever they need to find retailers who sell bears by mail order, sellers of bear-making supplies, and much more. The book is alphabetized and cross-referenced, making it easy to use. Illustrations.

One Reader's Comment:The most complete source for teddy bear collectors! For the first time, a thorough reference work has been compiled for arctophiles (teddy bear lovers). This book lists everything you need to know, including teddy bear shops, manufacturers, shows, contact info for the hottest artists and much more! I sure wish this collection of information had been available to me when I began collecting over a decade ago!

The most comprehensive baseball card price guide available in the hobby, this guide checks out more than 3,000 card photos and 780,000 completely updated values for 260,000 cards. The "Babe Ruth" of all card catalogs--there's nothing else like it! This book is from the same hobby experts who publish Sports Collectors Digest.