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From the authors of The Stupidest Things Ever Said Book of All-Time Stupidest Top Ten Lists, the 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said calendar is a hilarious roundup of famous people—sports stars, politicia

No opinions, no explanations, no asides, footnotes, editorializing, or proselytizing. And all in a plain white cover with large black type. With over one million copies in print, 14,000 Things to Be H

Put down your phone! Filling your downtime scrolling through social media is a bad habit. Here are thousands (thousands!) of things you can do instead that will result in a more mindful, rich, creativ

Announcing a stunning line of stationery and gift products from the creative leaders of Flow®, and inspired by the quotation from Henry David Thoreau, “All good things are wild and free.” A celebratio

Here’s the sweetest reminder imaginable that it’s the little things in life that make us happy. Little things like sharing tea with a friend. An ice cream cone with sprinkles. Parking the car in one g

Cheryl and Griffith Day, authors of the New York Times bestselling Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook, are back with more recipes to make with love. Who needs store-bought when baking things at home is s

A fun-filled listing of fourteen thousand things that people should be happy about features 1,500 new entries and includes such items as new babies, a well-crafted chair, a real person answering the p

Yes, they really said that. Politicians, perhaps a bit too truthful (“There are a lot of things we do that are irrelevant, but that’s what the Senate is for,” Senator Alan Simpson). Ineffective superm

Not just stupidity, but obsessive stupidity! Not just random stupidity, but organized stupidity! Here, from the celebrated collectors of the stupidest things ever said, it’s the cre`me de la cre`me of

Are you getting the most for your money? 1,001 Things They Won’t Tell You offers the experts' knowledge on 100 industries and institutions that readers interact with daily, sometimes profoundly: finan

Utterly compelling! Barbara Ann Kipfer has elevated the list to high art and bestselling pleasure. A foremost expert of classification, in The Order of Things, she does for life what her previous boo

A brand-new Fandex format that's just right for kids ages 8+: die-cut, full-color fact cards feature bright illustrations and clear, spirited text on subjects kids really love. Fandex Kids: Bugs includes cards for 49 insects, plus fun facts, cool sidebars, and a glossary. It’s Fandex® reinvented, in a fresh, new format designed just for curious kids!Kids love bugs, and Fandex puts them right in your hands―like the bombardier beetle, which can spray its enemies with a boiling hot chemical fluid, or the tiny, pesky flea with its impressive ability to jump 100 times its size―the equivalent of a human being able to leap to the top of a 45-story building. And this deck has a special bonus: In “Learning from Nature” sidebars, kids learn how bugs inspire inventions in the fields of medicine, engineering, and even programming. The bestselling Fandex decks have been given a complete overhaul to make them just right for children ages 8 and up―the illustrations are brighter and bolder

Lila’s saliva’s alive! This illustrated book of 150 tongue twisters for kids 7 and up features saliva, mucus, and all things yucky, plus riddles, comics, and facts on the same (repulsive) theme. So gr

An obsessive, hilarious compendium of life's little annoyances, vexations, injustices, and petty pretensions. And the really funny thing about this list of 904 exasperating things? You feel better, ju

It’s the great paradox of the digital age, what Radha Agrawal calls “community confusion”—the internet connects us to hundreds, thousands, even millions of people, and yet we f

Photos of adorable sloths illustrate a mindfulness book that reminds us to slow down and appreciate the small things.

The best things happen when people pursue their dreams. Consider the story of Eric Werner and Mya Henry, an intrepid young couple who gave up their restaurant jobs in New York City to start anew in th

More than 35 activities and ideas that inspire children to explore the world around them.An important part of childhood is being curious and trying out new experiences. What do things taste, feel, sme

"I want to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon, but I want to stay alive." —Madonna, on inspiring people Beloved for over 20 years, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said delivers a hila

Nice is the secret ingredient to a better life. It makes us happy. It may even be what makes us civilized—when we say thank you, shake hands, send flowers, we’re doing the nice things that bring peopl

After a full-throttle brain bleed at the age of twenty-five, Ashok Rajamani, a first-generation Indian American, had to relearn everything: how to eat, how to walk and to speak, even things as basic a

They’re ginormous! A marriage of two things kids love—dinosaurs and mazes—DinoMazes is a one-of-a-kind collection of 31 super-sized, colossal fossil mazes. It is hours and hours of fun that spans hund

A breakthrough paper-folding book for kids—paper airplanes meet Origami meets Pokemon. Papertoys, the Internet phenomenon that’s hot among graphic designers and illustrators around the world, now come

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The lure of the morbid. The fascination of really bad news. The strange thrill of things going spectacularly wrong. Tragic, sensational, spine-chilling, and addictively entertaining, it’s The D

Amazing things are happening at the new Spanish table. The sweet-hot pequillos of Navarra turn up in a classic potato tortilla (the beloved omelet found in every tapas bar). Purple-veined Cabrales bu

It’s like gossip—what woman wouldn’t want to share all those little unexpected and invariably hilarious things men do that drive them crazy? Here, from hundreds of women (first names only, please), co

It's dress-up for grown-ups, and the liveliest, most imaginative collection of Halloween costume ideas--447 costume ideas to be exact--from two hip, inveterate lovers of all things Halloween . . . pl

Help others. Help yourself. Be a better person, and make the world a better place. Using the wisdom of the East to instruct and inspire, Instant Karma is a universe of things a reader can do, right n

In the ten years since the publication of Do People Grow on Family Trees? (121,000 copies in print), the Internet has completely transformed genealogy, making family history the second most popular

Spencer the cat goes to the farm in this die-cut board book. The youngest readers will learn alongside Spencer as he meets Farmer Maddie and learns about the animals on the farm and what fruits and vegetables grow there.In Spencer on the Farm Spencer visits a farm. He meets Farmer Maddie (a floppy eared bunny) and learns lots of new things― what kinds of animals live on a farm, the sounds they make, what kinds of fruits and veggies farmers grow, and more!

In our complicated world, big issues make both parents and children anxious. So how should parents talk to their kids about the things that make both parent and child on edge - from family financial i

The first jigsaw puzzle from Flow brings together a mindful activity with a thoughtful quote and beautiful art. This 1,000-piece puzzle comes in a full-color box, perfect for merchandising with statio

A new stationery item from Flow brings together the crafty fun of washi tape, stickers, and labels in one place. With 32 full-color adhesive sheets (die cut into beautiful stickers, labels, and decora

Organize your desk and your life with these charming sticky notes, in a variety of sizes for jotting notes, marking your place, or flagging what's important.Announcing a stunning line of stationery an

Stay on top of all your goals with this custom notekeeper featuring variations of grid paper and specially designed stickers for tracking your progress—plus fun prompts and colorful illustration

Over 40? Getting forgetful? Having trouble learning new things, or remembering that actress’s name without reaching for your smartphone? Neurobics are simple, unique brain exercises that can be done a

Forget baby purees and spoon-feeding—there’s an easier, more natural way to introduce your little one to solid foods. By about six months, when babies can sit up unassisted, grab things, and munch on

As a little girl growing up in Boston, Miriam Bluestein fantasized about a life lived on stage, specifically in a musical. Get married, have a family—sure, maybe she’d do those things, too, but first

Ships in November 2011. Watch the DIY series Million Dollar Contractor with Stephen Fanuka. In What’s a Homeowner to Do?, Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine explain the basics of home repair and maint