The humorous free verse poetry in this labyrinthine web of words introduces the character of Alice Spider, a metaphoric character and source of inspiration to the poet who embodies the contradiction o
This practical wellness guide for feeding friends, family, and loved ones shows how every meal prepared is an opportunity to create vibrant health for everyone. It reveals why certain foods cause crav
The latest in the award-winning Mo’s Nose series, this charming picture book is a wonderfully sweet and colorful bedtime story. Featuring the series’ unique Press-2-Smell feature, this volume follows
This collection gathers together the best writing and drawings from the first eight issues of the Lowbrow Reader, a lushly illustrated comedy journal published in New York since 2001, along with brand
Set against the omnipresent pounding of artillery on the enchanting island of Rab, this gripping tale of politics and psychosis juxtaposes one instance of crime against acts of mass murder occurring e
Against the backdrop of Guatemala, this book presents portraits of artisans working in the ancient traditions of the Maya paired with insights into the creation of the textiles and the events that hav
In this magical collection of poems, a combination of nature, spirituality, myth, and ritual are combined with a no-holds-barred honesty. The poems discuss the difficulties of escaping the bonds of ra
A continuation of the Poetry Behind the Walls series, this collection provides a space and place for the voices of youth who are incarcerated to critically express their experiences related to the cri
Opa! It’s Athens, Greece! KeeKee, the world traveling kitty, lands for another exciting adventure. Join KeeKee as she explores one of the oldest cities in the world. Children and adults will delight i
Igniting imagination in children and encouraging creativity with everyday supplies, this book tells the story of two kids who should be in bed but instead are in their "laboratory" m
The Corpses are up something: U.S. Senator Lindsay Micha has been kidnapped and replaced with a “dead” ringer—the sister to Lilith Cavanaugh, the Queen of the Dead. Now Will Ritter must go undercover
The seasonal focus of this stunning memoir cookbook brings to life the food, festivals, and traditions of the long, cold winters spent through a rural Polish childhood. From St. Nicholas' Day to the v
The second edition of this now-classic, step-by-step blueprint for aspiring and novice filmmakers draws upon more than 30 years of experience from an industry professional. The book examines how to id
Vividly describing the conflict between the two superpowers—the U.S. and the Soviet Union—as it played out in Berlin, this book highlights the dramatic events that occurred in the divided city that wa
This book offers over 50 timeless stained glass patterns with clean, simple lines for creating window, door and door surround show pieces in your home. There are 20 pages of full color photographs of
With provocative insights on every page and new language for the heady, raw experience of being alive, these poems focus their gaze on the existential dilemma of how one finds meaning in a fallen worl
KeeKee, the adventurous calico kitty who travels the world in her hot air balloon, sparks curiosity in young readers wherever she goes. She had a great time visiting Paris, and now—Mamma mia!—she's of
The second novel of the Temple Buck Quartet, this volume chronicles the exploits of Temple Buck and his rowdy trapper companions in the American Mountain fur trade from 1824 to 1826. The group push ev
A perfect companion for aspiring entrepreneur mothers—a journey many women try to take on solo—this guide is brimming with practical advice, tips, and tricks to help a woman fine-tune her self-starter
Inspired by the rich history of Chinese mythology, this sweeping fantasy is set in the ancient Kingdom of Xia and tells the coming of age story of Skybright, a young girl who worries about her growing
With provocative insights on every page and a new language for the heady, raw experience of being alive, these poems focus their gaze on the existential dilemma of how one finds meaning in a fallen wo
KeeKee is the adventurous calico kitty who travels the world in her hot air balloon. Her first stop? Ooh la la! It’s Paris, France! Join KeeKee as she explores the sights, sounds, and—yum yum!—tastes
Billed as "the most hard-boiled novel of the 1930s" and featuring one of the most brutal finales in crime fiction history, some say this lost 1933 masterpiece took hard-boiled crime writing too far. I
The sequel to the critically acclaimed Fork Me, Spoon Me, this spicy cookbook is a manual to romance whether it is in the kitchen or the bedroom. Amy Reiley—master of gastronomy and the leading Americ
In this third volume of the Temple Buck Quartet, Temple returns to the Rockies in 1828, rejoins his trapping group, and resumes the carefree life of the American fur trapper where he left two years ea
A collection of 24 humorous mountain man tall tales, these stories are narrated in a loose kind of verse in the voice of a tough and experienced early-19th-century Rocky Mountain fur trapper. While a
When the Flower Man arrives he buys an old shack, long forgotten and long abandoned. His neighbors don't know what to think as everything he touches turns to color. He plants a garden, gives away a fl
Wild, funny, touching, and full of crackling dialogue, the stories in this collection turn the intensity of real life up a notch: A soap opera star turns a set into a real-life melodrama. A hot spring
It’s late spring of 2008, and one of Illinois’ two Democratic senators is poised to become the next president of the United States. Colleen Dugan works for the other one—not on Capitol Hill, but in a
Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award?A natural history primer packed with travel ideas, this tour of 26 old-growth forests—one in each state east of the Mississippi River and all open to the public—aims
A year after we first met Hudson, the lovable mutt who moved to Paris, he’s back and thirsting for adventure—this time in the glorious south of France. When his owner decides it’s time to get away fro
You probably have a childhood memory of biting into a ruby red tomato and having the taste explode on your tongue, yet the things they call by the same name in the grocery store today are insipid mush
After her family moves to Maryland and her dad deploys to Afghanistan, Sadie gets a new young horse named Lucky who proves to be a handful—but all of that is just the beginning of the trouble in this
In 24 hours, a rare bacterial infection turned healthy 17-year-old John Tartaglio into a double-leg amputee, but 15 hours and 59 minutes is all that it took for him to reclaim the life that he had lef
David Berman has spent the last two decades in the public eye, stalking out his own territory as the leader of the rock band Silver Jews as well as poet and writer of Actual Air. In both cases, his a
