"A lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of Booze"--

Our lives are saturated by color. We live in a world of colors, and color marks our psychological and social existence. But for all color's ubiquity, we don't know much about it. Authors David Scott Kastan and Stephen Farthing offer a fresh and imaginative exploration of one of the most intriguing and least-understood aspects of everyday experience.

Kastan and Farthing, a scholar and a painter, investigate color from numerous perspectives:

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When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

Introduces various colors by presenting a colorful scene on a rock in the deep blue sea.

The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling color series. Completely revised from start to finish this new edition, is written by Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. And the color "moods" that she writes about in each chapter are based and matched with Pantone colors. The book expands on previous editions for the most comprehensive color reference to date. This edition...

The author, the first Black executive secretary of the NAACP, offers a fictionalized account of his life and looks at the consequences of denying one's heritage.

Celebrate love with the New York Times Best-Selling Crayons! This charming title featuring everyone's favorite coloring crew is the perfect gift for that special someone any day of the year.
Love is yellow and orange. Because love is sunny and warm.
Love is purple. Because it's okay to love outside the lines.
This special gift book, featuring all the The Crayons from The Day the Crayons Quit, explores...

Dive into a refreshing take on color from one of the world's leading interiors bloggers, Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar: West Elm's go-to blogger for color inspiration. What began as a popular blog attracting over 400,000 readers a month is now a gorgeous, color-popping book sure to delight and inspire all. Praised by design star Jonathan Adler as a true talent with a keen eye, Will guides you through making the most of the cornerstone of your life...

Gray just wants to be included with the Primary and Secondary colors, but since they are always leaving him out, Gray decides to create an all-gray book to show that he can be bold and interesting, too.

A rabbit wanders through the various flowers and colors of a cottage garden.