For anyone who'd rather be reading than doing just about anything else, this book is the ultimate must-have. In this visual ode to all things bookish, readers will get lost in page after page of beautiful contemporary art, photography, and illustrations depicting the pleasures of books. Artwork from the likes of Jane Mount, Lisa Congdon, Julia Rothman, and Sophie Blackall is interwoven with text from essayist Maura Kelly, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, and award-winning author and independent bookstore owner Ann Patchett. Rounded out with poems, quotations, and aphorisms celebrating the joys of reading, this lovingly curated compendium is a love letter to all things literary, and the perfect gift for bookworms everywhere.

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A Journal to Win Your Day Every Day
The choices made in the morning can have a huge impact all day long. The creator of the bestselling Book of Awesome and Journal of Awesome encourages users to "win the day" in just a few minutes each morning. The simple, quick prompts—focusing on gratitude, letting go of stress, and setting daily intentions—are proven to increase happiness and set readers up for success every day.

Size: 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in;

Pages: 304 pp;

Format: Journal: Spclty

Publication: August 2017

ISBN: 9781452163468

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Two Minute Mornings By Neil Pasricha

Spiritual teacher Lauren Aletta takes readers through metaphorical "seasons" of personal growth and illuminates the ways your springs, summers, autumns, and winters provide opportunities for insight, healing, transformation, and rejuvenation. Brimming with mystical practices and hundreds of evocative illustrations, The Seasonal Soul is an enchanting guide to self-discovery. 
- Enriching practices and advice, including self-care rituals, crystal and chakra guides, and journaling exercises 
- Eye-catching, shimmery package with black dyed edges

The Seasonal Soul

Featuring vibrant photos of beautiful succulents, these notecards make a striking statement for any occasion—perfect for year-round gift enclosures, thank-you notes, or just-because cards.

Succulent Garden Notecards

Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Brimming with famous images and rarely seen gems—ranging from character sketches and notebook pages to watercolor landscapes and natural history illustrations—this monograph explores Potter's artistic process and reveals the places that inspired her timeless work. 

Organized geographically and featuring more than 200 images from the artist's oeuvre, The Art of Beatrix Potter includes illuminating essays by Potter scholar Linda Lear, illustration historian Steven Heller, and children's book illustrator Eleanor Taylor. It is the definitive volume on one of the world's most influential authors, a woman whose artistry, until now, has not been fully celebrated.

The Art Of Beatrix Potter

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Jeffrey Brown’s beloved reimagining of the Star Wars universe featuring Darth Vader as a devoted dad to young Luke and Leia has charmed and captivated fans of all ages, in books that have become galactic bestsellers and classics in their own right.
This deluxe gift box set reproduces the first two books in the series in a large format—perfect for sharing with young Jedi—that showcases Brown’s funny, colorful work.
The slipcase edition also includes two unique, frameable art prints created just for this set as well as custom artwork for the slipcase box.

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Filled with clues from NPR's popular news quiz show, Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!, this collection features 80 new crossword puzzles, perfect for every fan who's been itching to put their own trivia powers to the test! With a foreword by your host Peter Sagal, More Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Crossword Puzzles is bound to challenge and delight listeners of the show and die-hard puzzlers alike. 
- BRAND-NEW PUZZLES FOR WAIT, WAIT FANS: The 80 all-new puzzles in this book include content featured on the last several years of the show, ranging from pop culture to current events. 
- THERE'S TRIVIA TOO: The book also includes six pages of specialty trivia, perfect for hardcore Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! fans 
- A GREAT GIFT FOR THE PUZZLER IN YOUR LIFE: Buy this crossword collection for trivia nerds, pop-culture fanatics, word-game lovers, and public radio enthusiasts.

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A Three-Step Process to Access and Activate Your Full Potential Imagine switching on the television to see a highlight reel of the best moments from your life. Like a professional athlete, with every clip you'd learn how to repeat past successes, pinpoint positive blind spots, and build confidence in your skills. In Exceptional, London Business School professor and expert social scientist Daniel M. Cable reveals how building your own personal highlight reel—a collection of positive memories about yourself from your network—is key to accessing your potential. Using the latest science and proven research behind best-self activation, his three-step process will help you improve your life by:

Focusing on what you do best
Crafting a life around your strengths
Increasing your confidence and resilience

Cable has worked with tens of thousands of people to create their highlight reels and make the most of their gifts. The three-step process ultimately reveals how living up to your full potential can improve the relationships you value most and transform your mindset to one of possibility. Each of us can bring forth a version of ourself that is uniquely outstanding. It's a version of ourself that already exists—all we have to do is access it.

A practical book on how to create one's own human highlight reel, and then use that highlight reel to direct one to success, growth, happiness, and fulfillment in work and life based on scientific results
Great for readers interested in achieving self-improvement and a sense of purpose.
Add it to the shelf with books like Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy, and The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg.

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From the creator of the New York Times bestselling Griffin & Sabine series, Nick Bantock, whose work is collected across the globe. From the creator of the bestselling Griffin & Sabine series comes a visual puzzle book posed by a mysterious character named Magnus Berlin. Readers must study Berlin's introductory note, list of clues, and 16 multifaceted notes and envelopes to decode cryptic anagrams, pictograms, number puzzles, and wordplay. When solved, each clue reveals one word—but the rest remains a mystery. 
- Multiple clues to keep players guessing 
- Beautiful layout 
- A challenge for even the most advanced puzzle solvers

Dubious Documents

This beautifully illustrated book tells the heartwarming story of a little girl and a duckling, who both grow to understand what it means to care for each other as they learn that love is as much about letting go as it is about holding on. A little girl finds a duckling who has wandered away from the park onto the city streets, and takes it home to care for it. The baby duck requires constant attention—early morning feedings, bathing, and tidying—until the time comes to say goodbye. When her pet has grown too big for the bath, the girl takes the full-grown duck back to the pond. Afterward, she misses it and wonders if it remembers her. One day, the duck comes back—with six ducklings of her own. 
- Lyrical text makes the story fun to read aloud 
- Teaches responsibility 
- Explores the challenges and joys that come with giving and receiving love Diane Adams is the author of Two Hands to Love You. Illustrator Claire Keane is the author and illustrator of Once Upon A Cloud and is also known for her development art for the movies Tangled and Frozen.

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Style No. 58357161; Color Code: 000 Providing inspiration for your next destination, this book showcases "hideouts" around the world, such as mountaintop yurts, hidden treehouses, isolated cabins, and unique houseboats. Hardcover 256 pages Gestalten

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Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo . . . so many great artists have shared one very special love: the companionship of cats. Gathered here for the first time are behind-thescenes stories of more than 50 famous artists and their feline friends. From Salvador Dali's pet ocelot Babou to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's menagerie of cats, including Salt (who was black) and Pepper (who was white), Artists and Their Cats captures these endearing friendships in charming photographs and engaging text, and reveals what creative souls and the animals best known for their independent spirits have in common. In this clever compilation, art aficionados will discover a softer side of their favorite artists, and cat lovers will enjoy a whole new way to celebrate their favorite furry friends.

Artists And Their Cats

Style No. 57625493; Color Code: 066 Ever dreamt of creating your own beautiful bouquets? With sections on tools, flower care, techniques, and how-to projects, this comprehensive guide reveals all the secrets about designing garden-fresh arrangements in any season and for every occasion. Hardcover 304 pages Chronicle Books Dimensions 10.25"L, 8.25"W

Floret Farm's A Year In Flowers

This collection of photographs illuminates the darkness of space in a whole new way. Images from the archives of NASA reveal the night sky's most extraordinary phenomena, from the radiant aurora borealis to awe-inspiring lunar eclipses. Science geeks, photography fans, and stargazers will pore over this earth's eye view of the cosmos. Each breathtaking photo is paired with an informative caption about the scientific phenomena it reveals and the technology used to capture it. Featuring a preface by Bill Nye, this sumptuous volume will rekindle the wonder of looking up at the stars.

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Chicano Eats: Recipes From My Mexican-american Kitchen By Esteban Castillo

Very Merry Cocktails features more than 50 festive cocktail recipes. This book has something for every holiday occasion, whether a kid-friendly cookie party, an elegant New Year's Eve soirée, or a cozy night in for two. Recipes range from timeless classics and classics with a twist, to party punchbowls and zero-proof libations. 
- A perfect stocking stuffer year after year 
- Includes both cocktails and mocktails 
- Brimming with vibrant photography Make and enjoy seasonal drinks like like Hot Buttered Rum, the Holiday Bellini, 'Tis the Season Sangria, and Foamy Mexican Hot Chocolate. With just the right amount of Christmas kitsch, this is an essential collection for cocktail enthusiasts, holiday hosts, and anyone who loves the holiday season. 
- Packed with festive drink recipes, this book makes for a great add-on gift, stocking stuffer, or seasonal hostess gift. 
- Makes a lovely addition to a holiday-themed bar cart 
- Perfect for people who love Christmas and holiday drinks, merrymakers looking to get in the holiday spirit, and entertainers and hosts 
- Add it to the shelf with books like The Artisanal Kitchen: Holiday Cocktails: The Best Nogs, Punches, Sparklers, and Mixed Drinks for Every Festive Occasion by Nick Mautone; Winter Cocktails: Mulled Ciders, Hot Toddies, Punches, Pitchers, and Cocktail Party Snacks by Maria del Mar Sacasa; and The Craft Cocktail Party: Delicious Drinks for Every Occasion by Julie Reiner

Very Merry Cocktails

The Everything Guide To Investing In Your 20s & 30s: Your Step-by-step Guide To Understanding Stocks, Bonds, And Mutual Funds By Joe Duarte

From the pun-loving minds behind beloved creative studio Hello! Lucky, this charming illustrated book compiles encouraging life lessons inspired by the snail. Escargot For It! features wise words on everything from slowing down and staying present, to appreciating the small stuff, to learning to beleaf" in yourself.

Escargot For It!

A 21st century retelling of a 2500-year old story. One of Hindu mythology's best-loved and most enduring tales gets a modern touch: Artist and veteran Pixar animator Sanjay Patel lends a lush, whimsical illustration style and lighthearted voice to one of Hindu mythology's best-loved and most enduring tales. Teeming with powerful deities, love-struck monsters, flying monkey gods, magic weapons, demon armies, and divine love, Ramayana: Divine Loophole tells the story of Rama, a god-turned-prince, and his quest to rescue his wife Sita after she is kidnapped by a demon king.

Illustrated tale features over 100 colorful full-spread illustrations, a detailed pictorial glossary of the cast of characters who make up the epic tale, and sketches of the work in progress
An ancient mythology with timeless, essential and meaningful themes
Sanjay Patel is the author of The Little Book of Hindu Deities while an animator and storyboard artist for Pixar Animation Studios, he worked on numerous films, including Monsters, Inc.; A Bug's Life; Toy Story 2; Ratatouille; The Incredibles; and Toy Story 3. His short film Sanjay's Super Team was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Fans of Sanjay Patel's The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow and Ganesha's Sweet Tooth will be entranced by the images and story in Ramayana: Divine Loophole. Fans who love Greek mythology, Celtic mythology, roman mythology, Chinese mythology, and mythological creatures books will enjoy this timeless story from another ancient culture. From princesses in peril to gripping battles, scheming royals, and hordes of bloodthirsty demons, Ramayana: Divine Loophole is the ultimate adventure story presented with an unforgettably modern touch.

Great book for the entire family to enjoy together
An engaging way to teach children about Hindu mythology

Ramayana

CREATIVE SPACES (published by Chronicle Books) is not just an interior design book, but a warm invitation into the worlds of 23 creatives ranging from artists and makers to chefs and entrepreneurs. With Poketo founders, Ted and Angie, as guides, the book is an intimate portrait of inspiring visionaries and the places that inspire them. “The enormously talented Mok photographer offers plenty of “little moments” — unexpected materials, interesting juxtapositions, surprising color combinations — that can inspire those of us who tend to borrow design ideas rather than create them.” - LA Times

“With this book, Poketo is painting a full-spectrum picture of these creative individuals, so you can hold a little part of their creativity, and humanity, in your hands.” - Designmilk

“A refreshingly transparent take on the ups and downs of creative life, and a portrait of the authors as much as of the subjects.” - Core77 Learn more about the book + book tour dates here.

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272 pages
8.2" x 1.2" x 11.2" (20.9 x 3.1 x 28.5 cm)

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Eat for the Planet Cookbook is a delicious, informative guide to eating vegan with 75 recipes from some of the world’s greatest plant-based chefs, businesses and influencers. These contributors include vegan chefs and influencers such as Fran Costigan and Derek Sarno, brands like Beyond Meat and Ripple Foods and innovative plant-based restaurants such as Veggie Grill, Next Level Burger and The Stanford Inn. With this exceptional collection of go-to recipes and insight from some of the most influential voices in the vegan world, Eat for the Planet Cookbook is an essential guide to eating responsibly and eating well. Hardcover; 2020, Harry N. Abrams.

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Eat For The Planet Vegan Cookbook By Gene Stone & Nil Zacharias

Style No. 55381750; Color Code: 000 Showcasing the homes of international style icons and tastemakers around the world, this book delves into creative, offbeat interiors and artistic delights. Hardcover 288 pages Abrams

Creative Living

Creativity guru Marlo Johnson guides readers through 88 transformative meditations, rituals, and experiments designed to foster personal growth through the power of conscious creation. Featuring dreamy marbled-paper interiors and a refreshing combination of down-to-earth practical instruction and insightful spiritual guidance, this gem of a book is perfect for anyone looking to break out of old habits and unleash their true creative potential.

Creative Alchemy

Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe—the brightest stars of the silver screen couldn't resist curling up with a good book. This unique collection of rare photographs celebrates the joy of reading in classic film style. The Hollywood Book Club captures screen luminaries on set, in films, in playful promotional photos, or in their own homes and libraries with books from literary classics to thrillers, from biographies to children's books, reading with their kids, and more. Featuring nearly 60 enchanting images, lively captions about the stars and what they're reading by Hollywood photo archivist Steven Rea, and a glamorous stamped case design, here's a real page-turner for booklovers and cinephiles.

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Seeing Science: An Illustrated Guide To The Wonders Of The Universe By Iris Gottlieb

Product Sku: 41455494; Color Code: 000 Find out why Ernest Hemingway called the Keys his home with this guide that takes you far beyond Miami nightclubs, trendy hotels + touristy beaches to 111 hidden gems just waiting to be unearthed! Featuring gorgeously unexpected places that'll pique the interests of both first-time visitors as well as long-time residents including a sprawling coral fortress built by hand by a scorned lover, a rainforest made entirely of glass + a picturesque enclave of houses built on stilts in the middle of the ocean. Fulfill your sense of adventures by gliding over the Everglades then visiting a divey laundromat that serves the most delicious café con leche you've ever had! Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs. Part of the international 111 Places series with over 150 titles! Paperback; 2015, Emons Publishers. Size - Pages: 240 pages - Dimensions: 5.3"l x 0.6"w x 8.1"h

111 Places In Miami And The Keys That You Must Not Miss By Gordon Streisand

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This brilliantly revisited and beautifully rephotographed book is a totally updated edition of a go-to classic for home and professional bakers—from one of the most acclaimed and inspiring bakeries in the world.
Tartine offers more than 50 new recipes that capture the invention and, above all, deliciousness that Tartine is known for—including their most requested recipe, the Morning Bun. Favorites from the original book are here, too, revamped to speak to our tastes today and to include whole-grain and/or gluten-free variations, as well as intriguing new ingredients and global techniques.
More than 150 drop-dead gorgeous photographs from acclaimed team Gentl + Hyers make this compendium a true collectible and must-have for bakers of all skill levels.

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The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive - COCO CHANEL book set is part of the quote series.  Books are printed on parchment paper covering various recycled book. Fill up your bookcase with designer books and add whimsy with an inspirational quote that is sure to make you smile.  Set of 5 books in this quote series. *Made to Order - Please allow 4 weeks.

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Rotten Movies We Love: Cult Classics, Underrated Gems, And Films So Bad They’re Good By The Editors Of Rotten Tomatoes

Falling Toward The Moon By R.h. Sin & Robert M. Drake

With over 9 million copies sold worldwide, the Worst-Case Scenario series has been preparing readers for dangers of all kinds for more than a decade. This handsome large-format hardcover compendium is truly the ultimate guide for handling life’s inevitable Worst-Case Scenarios, collecting—for the first time—hundreds of the best and most crucial scenarios from across the entire 26-book series, along with dozens of all new and expanded scenarios, charts, and expert tips. Topical, tabloid-style pages explore more than 100 subjects, from storms to stampedes to technology failures and beyond, with special sections highlighting critical information on starting fires, animal encounters, emergency signals, “Can I eat that?” questions, and more. Packed with expert advice and sturdy enough to stop a tiger bite, this gifty tome will keep longtime fans and new initiates safe and entertained in equal measure.

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The cult classic is back! This petite 15th anniversary hardcover reissue keeps all the original mystery and magic of cat dancing delightfully intact. Perpetually ahead of its time, Dancing with Cats presents scores of delightful and inspiring photographs of people and cats engaging in their favorite dance routines as well as moving testimonies of the personal transformations brought about through this uniquely joyous form of human-animal connection. Dancing with Cats will have a new generation of cat lovers (and their cats) jumping for joyâand cutting a rugâin no time.

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Acclaimed writer, bestselling author, and founder of Salon magazine, David Talbot has brought us masterful and explosive headline-breaking stories for over 25 years with books like the New York Times bestsellers Brothers, and The Devil's Chessboard, and nationally recognized Season of the Witch. Now for the first time, journalist and historian David Talbot turns inward in this intimate journey through the life-changing year following his stroke, a year that turned his life upside down, and ultimately, saved him. In his signature voice and with powerful storytelling, Talbot examines the physical, emotional, and psychological impact his stroke has had on his identity. Along the way Talbot offers readers insider stories on the wild early days of Internet journalism, insights into the new tech culture, the down and dirty of Hollywood, and much more. This is an illuminating, often humorous, portrait of how a health crisis can truly shift one's perspective on life and purpose.

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