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Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children. The company was established in 1968 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1999 it was bought by Nion McEvoy, great-grandson of M. H. de Young, founder of the Chronicle, from other family members who were selling off the company's assets.〔 At the time Chronicle Books had a staff of 130 and published 300 books per year, with a catalog of more than 1,000 books. In 2000 McEvoy set up the McEvoy Group as a holding Company.〔 In 2006 the McEvoy Group purchased Spin Magazine in connection with the owners of San Francisco's 7x7 Magazine and California Home+Design. == Publications == Chronicle Books publishes books in subjects such as architecture, art, culture, interior design, cooking, children's books, gardening, pop culture, fiction, food, travel, and photography.〔 It has published a number of ''New York Times Bestsellers; the ''Griffin and Sabine'' series by Nick Bantock, Me Without You by Lisa Swerling and Ralph Lazar, ''Duck! Rabbit!'' by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and ''Olive, the Other Reindeer'' by Vivian Walsh. Other best sellers have included ''The Beatles Anthology'', ''What's Your Poo Telling You?'', ''Mom and Dad are Palindromes'' by Mark Shulman, the ''Worst-Case Scenario series'' by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht, the children's series ''Ivy and Bean'' by Annie Barrows, and ''Papa, do you Love Me'' and Golden Kite Award winner ''Mama, do you Love Me'' by Barbara M. Joosse. In March 2006 it published ''Between the Bridge and the River'', a novel by Craig Ferguson. Chronicle Books has published at least 25 books in The Art of... series that showcase the evolution of artwork and stories of animated films, including many by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, DreamWorks and Blue Sky Studios. The company also sells custom publishing service and gift accessories (such as desktop calendars), and operates three retail stores in San Francisco — including one in the base of their corporate headquarters near AT&T Park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chronicle Books」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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