The Creative Connection

From the United Nations program Kitchen Connection comes an international cookbook to change the way we eat. Celebrity chefs, organic farmers, indigenous cooks, and food activists share their favorite

In this landmark book, leadership guru Anthony Silard takes a holistic view of success that makes sense in a modern world. With the proliferation of texting, emails, smart phones, and more, our home l

Macroeconomics offers a modern and comprehensive introduction to the tools and methods that define contemporary graduate training in the field. Written for first-year PhD students and advanced MA/MS students, the book provides a rigorous yet accessible foundation in dynamic optimization, recursive methods, competitive equilibrium, stochastic modelling, and welfare analysis. It emphasizes clarity and intuition, guiding readers through the logic of intertemporal decision-making that underlies modern macro theory. A key feature of the text is its explicit connection to data. Throughout the book, theory is used to interpret empirical patterns, illustrating how macroeconomic models help us understand real-world behavior and policy-relevant facts. Quantitative and computational tools are integrated throughout to show how models are taken to the data. The book develops frameworks with heterogeneity and frictions, including incomplete markets, borrowing constraints, labor-market search frictio

An interactive, funny, and heartfelt picture book that gives sadness a voice--and helps children see that sad feelings don't last foreverEveryone feels sad sometimes--even this book! The Sad Book speaks directly to the reader, at first moody and uncooperative, then slowly opening up about its feelings. With humor, honesty, and gentle vulnerability, the book itself becomes the main character, guiding children to recognize sadness, breathe through it, and discover small ways to feel better--like sharing, drawing, or helping a friend. Howard Pearlstein's witty, compassionate text, paired with James Munro's bold, expressive illustrations, makes for an interactive and reassuring reading experience. By giving sadness a voice, The Sad Book helps children understand that sad feelings are natural, don't last forever, and can even lead to moments of connection and care. Perfect for reading aloud at home, in classrooms, or in counseling sessions, this is an engaging companion to The Shy Book and

A special gift book with 22 beautiful colour prints by Tove Jansson – one of the 20th century's most celebrated illustrators and the creator of the Moomins – plus quotes and facts.A beautifully packaged collection of Tove Jansson’s illustrations showcased alongside mindful and profound quotes from her books, letters and diaries.The Art of Tove Jansson is a special gift book packed full of 22 stunning artwork pieces from the Tove Jansson archive in Helsinki, including book covers, illustrations and paintings – a wonderful introduction to Finland's best-loved artist and one of the foremost illustrators of the twentieth century. Printed on sturdy, high-quality A4 card, each picture can be pulled out and framed, or the book can be read from start to finish to give a history of Tove Jansson's life and work.Tove Jansson’s art, creative vision and philosophy have led her to become one of the world’s most treasured authors and illustrators. Born in Helsinki to artist parents, she is best known