Book Haul

So my absolute favorite non-fiction publisher, Chronicle Books, is hosting an amazing contest to win a $500 shopping spree of their books. As soon as I heard that, you all know, book worm me was jumping to find out how I could get a chance at this wicked awesome prize. Well turns out all I have to do is create my "Want List" of Chronicle Books valued at $500. One blogger and one commenter on the winning blogger's post will receive the entire list! How cool is that?


So here are all the books I'm lusting for ;)


1. The Big Book of Appetizers by Meredith Deeds and Carla Snyder   $19.95

2. The No Plot? No Problem! Novel-Writing Kit by Chris Baty   $19.95

3. Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids by Kip Fulbeck   $19.95

4. Creative, Inc. by Meg Mateo Ilasco   $16.95

5. Craft, Inc. by Meg Mateo Ilasco   $16.95

6. Design Diaries by Lucienne Roberts and Rebecca Wright   $40

7. Thinking With Type by Ellen Lupton   $24.95

8. Indie Publishing by Ellen Lupton   $21.95

9. Secret Lives of Great Artists by Elizabeth Lunday   $16.95

10. The Art of Dale Chihuly by Timothy Anglin Burgard   $27.50

11. The 1000 Journals Project by Someguy   $22.95

12. The New Artist's Manual by Simon Jennings   $29.95

13. The Journey is the Destination by Dan Eldon   $35

14. DIY Fashion by Selena Francis-Bryden   $24.95

15. 52 Creative Craft Projects by Lynn Gordon   $6.95

16. Designer's Notebook by Andrew Schapiro and Brad Mead   $19.95

17. Music Listography by Lisa Nola   $16.95

18. Cupcake Kit by Elinor Klivans   $19.95

19. 1,001 Ways to Live in a Moment by Barbara Kipfer   $9.95

20. City Walks: Boston by China Williams   $14.95

21. Village Walks: Ireland by Etain O'Carroll   $14.95

22. Skinny Dips by Diane Morgan   $18.95

23. See Jane Write by Sarah Mlynowski and Farrin Jacobs   $14.95

24. Penny Saving Household Helper by Rebecca DiLiberto   $12.95

25. All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen and Jory John   $9.95

Grand Total of my Wish List: $498.40


Which of these books would you most love to receive?