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Pom-pom Pals: Animals contains everything that budding crafters need to create the most adorable fuzzy friends you’ve ever seen. This complete kit and detailed book of instructions comes with easy-to-

Convert any place into sacred space with this gorgeously detailed, tri-paneled, full-color altar. Designed by artist Kim Waters, whose paitings are imbued with the magic of dreams and imagination. Ea

Surveys the history of Western (mostly American) teachers who have fulfilled the role of guru or master over the past 100 years, and contains biographical entries on some 140 spiritual teachers, their

Smithsonian First Explorers: Little Learner provides an important introduction to early concepts in a fun and lively way. From the number of seasons to the color of an orangutan, the four included boa

Explore one of England's great landscapes in the company of the great writers with whom it is indelibly associated. In the style of Walking with Beatrix Potter and Walking with Wordsworth, Walking wit

The garden of Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire is among the most influential gardens in England, and certainly one of the most visited. Each year more than 100,000 visitors come to this Cotswold hillt

Seeing gardening as a serious and even outrageous art form has placed Anne Wareham well outside of what usually passes for discussion of gardens. Impatient with received ideas, eager to provoke, The B

Latkes are potato pancakes served at Hanukkah, and Lemony Snicket is an alleged children’s author. For the first time in literary history, these two elements are combined in one book. A particularly i

Simone de Beauvoir published a number of philosophical essays and novels before writing The Second Sex. The most important of these was The Ethics of Ambiguity, in which she argues that one’s freedom

Which planet is eight times larger than Earth? How long is a day on Venus? Which planet has seven rings? Kids will learn all of these answers and more inSmithsonian Magnetic Adventures: Solar System.

Prepare to explore the diverse world of our adorable canine companions with I Love Puppies. This complete activity kit allows kids to read, play, and learn all about the most popular dog breeds, under

Take a spectacular 3-D tour through the world’s oceans and discover the vast diversity of shark species that live in each habitat. This unique book includes five incredible pop-ups with transparent la

There’s something wacky going on! Revisit the exciting worlds of Kung Fu Panda,Puss In Boots, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, and more of your favorite DreamWorks animated films with these mixed-up, vi

There’s something wacky going on! Explore the world of Dragons and Vikings with this series of mixed-up, visual misadventures based on the feature animated film, How to Train Your Dragon. Find the dif

How can I become more disciplined? How do I know if I’m talented? Should I self-publish? These are just a few of the perennial and contemporary questions addressed in this delightfully different guide

One of Deadly Pleasures’ Best Thrillers of the YearWhen the NSA was caught wiretapping U.S. citizens without warrants, a scandal erupted and the program came to a screeching halt. But the man who spea

Budapest is no longer just the tatty gem of old, the Danube pearl tucked away behind Vienna, cherished by a handful of curious and discerning travelers. Now an EU capital, Hungary’s flagship city has

Though she owned several houses, Agatha Christie had one surpassing favorite: Greenway, on the Dart estuary in Devon. She was born nearby, bought it in 1938, and spent all her summers there until her

Examine the fascinating body of a Triceratops, one layer at a time, with See Inside the Dinosaur. The innovative and interactive 3-D format allows kids to discover the inner workings of a dinosaur’s b

Who never played with clay, or even built puzzles or games? Who has never dreamed, even while awake, of new worlds and completely fanciful characters? Who has ever, at night, been carried away by his

In 1902 in a small German town a traveler turns up spouting catchy songs about adventures in America. To the townspeople, the land sounds like paradise, and ten-year-old Johann Bonfert is excited when

Written by the man considered the "Person of the Century" by Time magazine, this is not a glimpse into Einstein's personal life, but an extension and elaboration into his thinking on science. Two of t

In this hilarious, touching homage to Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, a worn-out mom finds herself floating across time and space to the place where the Wild Moms are. Dazzled by her party

The oceans are teeming with creatures large and small, from the seashore to the depths of the abyss. From the pincers of tiny crustaceans to the sharp teeth of a massive sperm whale, there’s plenty fo

The discovery of the Gospel of Thomas has created an immense flurry of curiosity and speculation. Is the text authentic? Are these the true sayings of Jesus? If they are, what does this mean for conte

Discover how the body works, one layer at a time, with See Inside the Human Body. The innovative and interactive 3-D format allows kids to examine the inner workings of the human body with a transpare

Mitsu Suzuki is the widow of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the Zen monk who founded the San Francisco Zen Center and helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States. A White Tea Bowl is a selection of her

To many of us, the great gardens of Italy seem like paradise on earth. But how much do we know of their history, and the people who created them?In this ravishing book, illustrated with contemporary p

The Arctic winter is cold, snowy, and dark. The barren landscape is covered by a layer of snow that stretches to the horizon, with nothing to disrupt it but jagged rocks. There are only a few plants a

Hank Williams died a legend in 1953. At the age of twenty-nine, felled by a lethal combination of alcohol and the pain-killers he had used for years to ease the chronic pain of a congenital spine defe

Since 1948, Kurt Baier has been producing some of our century's most stimulating, seminal, and meticulous work in ethics. His quest for a rational justification of morality has centered on the human p

In the perfect match of author and subject, poet and novelist Erica Jong charts the life and legacy of Henry Miller, the archetypal sensualist whose notorious Tropic of Cancer and subsequent books ult

Record data for hub and blade inspections, repairs and alterations, airworthiness directives, and factory bulletins.

Exploring begins by looking at what we find at home and then moves into exploring your garden and the the towns and shops around us. The book also covers travel and how we can explore the world around

Traces the life and career of the popular "X-Files" star and discusses behind-the-scenes details of the show and the actress's future endeavors

Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page is the photographic autobiography and visual history of the world’s most iconic guitar player. With incredible attention to detail, Page has chosen hundreds of photographs representing significant moments in his career: from a schoolboy with a rock-a-billy quiff through his extensive work as a session musician; including The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, ARMS, The Firm, Outrider, Coverdale & Page and Page & Plant; playing with Roy Harper and The Black Crowes; collaborating with P. Diddy and performing with Leona Lewis at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Both Genesis Publications and Jimmy Page have sifted through thousands of images representing the work of more than 70 photographers including some of the greatest names in rock photography ? Ross Halfin, Kate Simon, and Gered Mankowitz, to name but a few. Included are a mixture of iconic portraits, rare and unseen photographs from Jimmy’s archive along with visas, photos and stamps from his

Poet and novelist Pablo Medina’s Cubop City Blues fuses raw, passionate language and elegant lyricism to breathe life into a musically disguised New York City shaped by jazz masters, refugees, and sto

Keanu Reeves' combination of authority, forthrightness, and sexy good looks has made him one of the most popular and bankable modern stars. In this revised and updated biography, Brian J. Robb explore

Lively skies, misty woodlands, country lanes, quiet harbours and soft reflections - these and more are presented by well-known artist Ray Campbell Smith as he shows how to capture the freshness and be

Martin O'Boy's life is not easy. His beloved grandmother has just died, his pregnant mother and father fight all the time, and his twin, Phil, is completely incapacitated. And yet, for Martin, life in