The Trees of North America

The Trees of North AmericaThis Tiny Folio presents, in modern taxonomic order, all 277 of the hand colored plates from Franois Andr Michauxs classic North American Sylva, as well as the supplemental volumes by Thomas Nuttall. These masterworks of nineteenth century botanical illustrationby such artists as Pierre Joseph Redout and Pancrace Bessarepresent the leaves, fruit, and flowers of American trees with wonderful grace and clarity. Published in cooperation with the New York

Often they convey the emotion of a scene

the autograph album is real (a stranger’s

parental leave and work-life balance

In this entertaining volume Jeffrey Lyons has assembled a considerable compilation of anecdotes from his father’s best columns

as well as a focus of spiritual life

the featured brands include mainstays like Rolex and Patek Philippe

and were also down to earth: they wrote complaints about being cold in the manuscripts they copied

his children

Boruch Levi

This reassuring month-by-month overview gives you the facts and advice you need to understand your baby’s development

its ability to create atmosphere—qualities that derive directly from the quick-drying

and photographic tradition