Nothing is more important than being popular! Nothing! From the author of The Good Citizen's Handbook (80,000 copies to date) comes this totally necessary collection of real teen popularity tips from the 1960s and 70s, just in time for back-to-school. Who doesn't want to be surrounded by friends and number one on the Date Parade? Well want no more! All the secrets of popularity are revealed here, including time-tested advice on best friends (and how to get them), how to have the hippest closet in town, when to dance (and with whom), and ways to win true love - the most important popularity of all. Groovily illustrated, this locker-sized lifesaver will get even the most hopeless wallflower in the social swim in no time.

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From lighting the menorah on Chanukah to standing under the chuppah at a wedding, every Jewish ritual reflects a time-honored practice passed down for generations. With gilded edges and a foil-stamped cover, this elegant volume shares the beloved stories and traditions behind Jewish celebrations, from year-round holidays to once-in-a-lifetime special events. Featuring lush illustrations that capture the heart of Jewish tradition as well as a glossary of important terms for each holiday, this little gift book is a treasure to be shared at any occasion—from bar and bat mitzvahs to Passover seders.

Little Book Of Jewish Celebrations

For anyone who wants to learn how to catch a runaway pig, mend a fence post, milk a cow, or throw an unforgettable barn party, this engaging volume delivers timeless advice on accomplishing tasks big and small around the house, garden, and farm. Featuring original text and illustrations from the 1919 first edition, this 100th-anniversary volume presents a new generation of readers with expert guidance on every facet of homesteading in a very handsomely crafted package. With projects that range from practical (ridding a yard of poison ivy) to downright bemusing (organizing a potato peeling contest), this delightful book is equal parts useful and entertaining. An ode to self-reliance brimming with wit, wisdom, and nostalgia, this is a must-have for anyone who enjoys doing things with their own two hands.

How To Do Things

Love. War. Money. Work. Iconic illustrator Richard McGuire presents a playing card deck where each suit tells a story. From tales of epic and everyday love, to wars won and lost, to endless cycles of work and fortunes that come and go, these thought-provoking cards inspire reflection on the most enduring aspects of human nature, prompting us to question, explore, and wonder where the heart of each story really lies. Inspired by artwork featured on the cover of The New Yorker!

PLAYING CARDS THAT TELL A STORY: Love. Conflict. Money. Work.
Iconic illustrator Richard McGuire presents a playing card deck where each suit tells a story. From tales of epic and everyday love, to wars won and lost, to endless cycles of work and fortunes that come and go, these thought-provoking cards inspire reflection on the most enduring aspects of human nature, prompting us to question, explore, and wonder where the heart of each story really lies.
INSPIRED BY ARTWORK FEATURED ON THE COVER OF THE NEW YORKER : Richard McGuire has illustrated numerous covers for The New Yorker and is also the author/illustrator of the graphic novel Here. His signature style now graces these visually compelling playing cards.
A UNIQUE SET OF PLAYING CARDS: These playing cards have a cool factor in spades, and make a great gift or self-purchase for fans of Richard McGuire or The New Yorker, as well as design or comic book aficionados, and art lovers and card game collectors.
INCLUDES: 55 full-color cards in tin box with slipcase lid

Richard Mcguire's Playing Cards

This playful take on tarot makes divining the sacred mysteries of "what's for dinner tonight?" a snap. Simply lay the cards out three at a time and voila—a meal appears, a vision from the spirit realm. This dining divination game can be played alone or with hungry friends to give apathetic appetites a mystical nudge in the right direction.

Food Fortunes

Move from surviving to thriving. With simple and introspective prompts, resilience-building exercises, and heartening quotes, along with evocative nature photography, this research-backed guided journal is an uplifting roadmap for anyone dealing with a difficult life change.
A TOOL FOR SELF-RENEWAL: With simple and introspective prompts, resilience-building exercises, and heartening quotes, along with evocative nature photography, this research-backed guided journal is an uplifting tool to help you emerge from life changes better than you were before.
INSPIRING SELF-HELP: This journal combines the substantial guidance and introspection of traditional self-help books with a beautiful visual metaphor about blooming with the seasons. The best of inspirational journals and self-help journals in one!
START SMALL: This book offers a clear roadmap of prompts, breaking down the sometimes-overwhelming healing process into bite-sized steps so you can gradually build yourself back up and eventually bounce back from life's hard moments.
A BEAUTIFUL GIFT FOR A FRIEND IN NEED: This journal, filled with evocative nature photography, is a lovely, thoughtful gift for any friends or loved ones who are struggling with transitions or life changes.
INCLUDES: Hardcover journal, 5 x 7 inches, 192 lined pages, full-color photographs throughout

Take Two

The pancakes are hot, fresh off the griddle—can you guess the delicious topping on each one? This beautifully designed board book is stacked with treats for hungry young readers. With every turn of these satisfyingly thick pages, a new, delicious topping is revealed, leaving readers with a picturesque plate to start their day.

Shaped to look like a stack of real pancakes
Flip the page and flip the pancake to find out what toppings await
Breakfast toppings include butter, syrup, blueberries, whipped cream, strawberries, almonds, and banana slices

Fruity and sweet, crunchy and fluffy, each pancake is artfully drizzled in Lea Redmond's fun-loving guessing game and topped with mouthwatering illustrations from Flora Waycott. Celebrate a classic family tradition, and discuss a first cooking experience, with this appetizing board book.

With shaped pages, spot-gloss, emboss, foil, and more, this book-as-object mimics a tall stack of pancakes.
Durable and sturdy pages make this book ideal for baby and toddler hands.
Resonates year-round as a go-to new baby gift for baby showers, as well as a unique book for gender reveal parties, birthdays, and more
Add it to the shelf with books like Pancakes!: An Interactive Recipe Book by Lotta Nieminen, This Is Not a Book by Jean Jullien, and Sam's Sandwich by David Pelham.

Made With Love: Pancakes!

Baby & Kids

Mix and match with this classic matching game, which includes 36 robust, jumbo-size cards featuring charming illustrations by Greg Pizzoli that will have kids ready to pack up their bags and explore the world! Children will adore pairing colorful images of suitcases, taxis, stop signs, and other classic travel imagery as they develop memory, concentration, and identification skills.

Travel Matching Game

“Wonderfully strange and strangely wonderful, The Wanderer is an epic dream captured in superbly meticulous detail.” — Shaun Tan As with Shaun Tan’s The Arrival, it gives us collective goosebumps to introduce the singular talent and imagination of Peter Van den Ende to North America. Without a word, The Wanderer presents one little paper boat’s journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves uninterrupted, that also means it must save itself when it storms. And so it does. We hope that readers young and old will find the strength and inspiration that we did in this quietly powerful story about growing, learning, and life’s ups and downs.

The Wanderer

From Strawberry to Dragon, Harvest to Storm, the full moon is known by many names around the world and across the seasons, and each name has a story behind it. This beautiful photographic celebration of our closest celestial neighbor captures the visual wonder and the connection we feel to the moon. Including three dozen folk names and short evocative explanations drawn from Native American, Inuit, Celtic, medieval English, Hindu, Chinese, Japanese, and pagan cultures, Seasons of the Moon presents an inspired visual pairing for each, taken in the month the folk name represents. Featuring a poetic moon die-cut cover, this portrait of our eternal fascination with the moon is a welcome companion as we look to the sky throughout the seasons.

Seasons Of The Moon

Calling all dog parents! With amusing prompts and playful illustrations, this one-of-a-kind keepsake journal invites dog moms and dads to record all the precious moments and memories with their pet.

My Adorable Dog

A ridiculously cute way to add instant purr-sonality to any outfit, this pair of enamel pins showcases two cats high fiving. For cat lovers and cat-loving friends everywhere. High five!

High Five Twin Pins

Gift Ideas

Make a mark with these fancy-ass pens– perfect for writing shit down!
This set includes three retractable ballpoint pens, each featuring a cheeky phrase ("Fuck Yeah," "Damn Right," "Hot Shit") printed on a gold-colored barrel for maximum bling. The pens are housed in a handy box with foil stamping–lovely enough to leave on the desktop and compact enough to take on the go.

WRITE WITH STYLE AND SASS: The three high-quality pens in this set sport gold barrels and have saucy sayings ("Fuck Yeah," "Damn Right," and "Hot Shit") written in gorgeous calligraphy.
GREAT FOR GIFTING: Buy this pen set for all your friends, classmates, or colleagues. Makes a great stocking stuffer. You'll need one for yourself too, of course.
PROFANITY IS F*CKING PERENNIAL: Who doesn't love a good swear, especially when it's paired with elegant calligraphy?
INCLUDES: Three click-and-clip retractable ballpoint pens, medium point (1.0 mm), black ink

Fuck Yeah: Three Pens

Books & Stationery

FARM + LAND'S Back to the Land: A Modern Guide to Outdoor Life is a collection of stories about slow living, sustainability, and the value of doing things with your own two hands.
This gorgeous book features remarkable narratives, essential how-tos, and hundreds of breathtaking photographs from people who have embraced lives of adventure in wild places.
With gorgeous photography, engaging stories, practical tips, and useful illustrations, this book offers an escape into a world of simple pleasures, contentment, and a rural way of life.

- Focuses on the back-to-the-land movement 
- A visually driven celebration of cozy homes and wild landscapes 
- Embraces life's simple and enduring pleasures
FARM + LAND'S Back to the Land: A Modern Guide to Outdoor Life features places like a spectacular treehouse suspended above a lush forest, a cozy cabin perched on a mountainside, and a small farm growing heirloom vegetables in the high desert.
This book is a must-have for outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping to a simpler way of life.

- Delivered in a highly giftable and handsome volume that inspires feelings of wanderlust 
- The perfect gift for Father's Day and the holidays, as well as for outdoors enthusiasts, travel lovers, camping fans, and readers of Dwell, Modern Farmer, and Kinfolk 
- Great for fans of The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide: How to Split Wood, Shuck an Oyster, and Master Other Simple Pleasures by Alexandra Redgrave and Jessica Hundley

Farm + Land's Back To The Land

Grab that magic wand! This popular deck of easy-to-perform magic tricks and kid-friendly sleights of hand has been updated with new activities and illustrations.

52 Series: Cool Tricks For Kids, Revised

Dream Baby Dream showcases the photography of Los Angeles-based award-winning photographer, director, and designer Jimmy Marble.
This bright and tactile book is filled with Marble's fresh, sun-drenched photography alongside handwritten text from the photographer himself.
Dream Baby Dream features fashion and lifestyle photographs of models and celebrities, including Ariana Grande and Amy Adams.

The first monograph on the work of Jimmy Marble
Unique, quirky, and fashion-forward
Images capture the vibe of sunny Southern California
Bound in an orange textured paper with an inset portrait, Dream Baby Dream has a vivid and tactile appeal

Dream Baby Dream is a whimsical celebration of Marble's colorful aesthetic and fashion sensibility.
His unique sense of pattern and color evokes a distinctly youthful and sunny Southern California aesthetic.

Dream Baby Dream

With brighter ideas than ever before, the Superbright Journal is sure to spark superlative thinking. Featuring six dazzling neon paper colors paired with playful taglines to encourage creativity, this journal radiates inspiration.

Bright Ideas Superbright Journal

Notebooks & Journals

With gold foil-stamped calligraphy on the cover and metallic-ink lined pages throughout, this inviting journal motivates users to seize the day and enjoy the present moment—with humor and style.

Carpe Fucking Diem Flexi Journal

Beachcombers and wave worshipers will adore this set of photographic notebooks featuring three transporting ocean images. The lined pages are perfect for recording seaside discoveries and creative musings.

The Ocean Notebook Collection

PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP!, LET'S PLAY! and now SAY ZOOP! Collect all four interactive books from Hervé Tullet! Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! Children and adults alike will giggle with delight as the dots multiply, change direction, and grow in size! Especially remarkable because the adventure occurs on the flat surface of the simple, printed page, this unique picture book about the power of imagination and interactivity will provide read-aloud fun for all ages!

Press Here

Gifts For Kids

Escape into a magical world with this adorable Bookscape Board Book! Discover a a museum's exhibits in this one-of-a-kind book. Each uniquely shaped page overlaps with the next to create a complete landscape when closed—and an immersive world to explore with each turn of the page when open. Delightfully petite and chunky, this book begs to be picked up thanks to its tactile, toylike quality. With simple concept-based text and jubilant illustrations, A Marvelous Museum provides a light introduction to landscapes kids will recognize—or soon encounter.

Bookscape Board Books: A Marvelous Museum

Cats and books are the purrfect pair! This charming journal illustrated by Jane Mount is packed with cats from bookstores around the world on every page, from Emma & Ender to Tiny the Usurper.

Bibliophile Flexi Journal: Bookstore Cats

The Art of Wearable Flowers reveals the secrets to creating gorgeous floral accessories that you can wear. This guide provides how-tos for 40 floral wearables, including an eye-catching succulent ring, gorgeous hyacinth hoop earrings, a fabulous petal necklace, and a luxurious headpiece, plus bracelets, corsages, headbands, and more. Renowned floral artist Susan McLeary shares this stunning collection of 40 flower- and plant-based designs that you can try out for yourself. 
- Each project includes an ingredients list, styling tips, and easy-to-follow instructions paired with step-by-step photographs. 
- The ultimate guide to elevating every outfit with natural beauty 
- Filled with essential information on tools, design techniques, and plant care, making it easy to create these remarkable arrangements at home Featuring hundreds of inspiring photographs presented in a beautifully designed book, The Art of Wearable Flowers is a must-have accessory for any modern woman. Susan McLeary's expertise in styling flowers—combined with breathtaking photos of her signature arrangements—makes this a wonderful gift for the florist-frequenter. 
- For anyone who wants to make a show-stopping appearance at a wedding, birthday party, or any special occasion 
- Great for brides (and as a bridal shower gift!), florists, crafters, flower gardeners, and flower stylists 
- Perfect those who loved Paper to Petal: 75 Whimsical Paper Flowers to Craft by Hand by Rebecca Thuss and Patrick Farrell, The Flower Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis, Seasonal Flower Arranging by Ariella Chezar, and The Flower Chef by Carly Cylinder

The Art Of Wearable Flowers

Kiss the roadtrip blues good-bye with the revised version of this best-selling activity deck featuring updated text throughout as well as a variety of new activities. From engaging games to creative art activities to mind-bending puzzles, this deck will make getting there all the fun.

52 Series: Fun Things To Do In The Car

Edward Weston is a collection of 125 photographs from the renowned fine art photographer Edward Weston (1886–1958). This comprehensive monograph features the artist's iconic and classic still lifes, nudes, and landscapes. The book also features 125 written excerpts from Weston's daybooks that chronicle his life and travels.

Edward Weston is considered one of the most preeminent and influential 20th century photographers.
His black-and-white photographs are part of museum collections around the world.

Bound in a high-quality linen cloth with Edward Weston's seminal nude image from 1936 on the cover, this book is a beautifully designed tribute to one of photography's most significant creators.

The perfect gift for art and photographer lovers, museum buffs, black-and-while film fans, and anyone who appreciates art history
An ideal coffee table book and a welcome addition to any emerging or extensive art book collection
Great for those who loved Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition by Edward Weston, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs by Ansel Adams, and Group f.64: Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and the Community of Artists Who Revolutionized American by Mary Street Alinder

Edward Weston

The Art of Moana is the latest title in our exceptional series showcasing artwork from the creation of Walt Disney Animations’ latest releases.
Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world ventured across the Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped—and no one today knows why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios, Moana is a CG-animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors’ unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui and together they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed adventure, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.
The stunning artwork in this behind-the-scenes book includes character designs, storyboards, colorscripts, and much more.

Copyright ©2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Art Of Moana

Girls Garage is the only book you'll ever need for a lifetime of building and repair. Packed with over 175 illustrated tool guides, 11 how-to projects, 21 essential skills, and 15 inspiring stories from real-world builder girls and women, Girls Garage will inspire you to fill up your toolbox and get building! With a background in architecture and construction, Emily Pilloton started the nonprofit Girls Garage to give girls the tools to build the world they want to see. Since 2013, girls ages 9-18 have come to Girls Garage’s workshop eager to use power tools and build real-world projects for their community. The Girls Garage book puts that same power into girls' hands around the world, inviting them to join a thriving, diverse, and fierce movement of fearless builder girls. Not sure which screws to buy? Need to fix a running toilet? With Girls Garage, you'll have the expertise to tackle these problems with your own hands. Or maybe you want to get creative and build something totally new. A birdhouse? A bookshelf? Girls Garage has you covered. Girls Garage will be both a trusted household resource and a wellspring of inspiration and encouragement in the vein of Women in Science and Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World.

Nonfiction books for women and girls age 14 and up
Carpentry, home repair, building projects
Inspiring DIY for teens, kids, and adults

Girls Garage

Girls Fashion

Expand your journaling with this five-year memory book journal, a tactile version of the bestselling One Line a Day memory book. Jot down ideas or highlights one page for every day and compare your entries to the same date in years past in this notebook. This small handsome book features a rich oatmeal-colored, canvas cloth case, striking metallic page edges, and a ribbon page marker and one line for every day. 
- An excellent gift for graduates, adventurers, dreamers, and anyone embarking on a new phase of life 
- Capture your memories and ideas and reflect on past entries 
- A clean, modern, and sophisticated multi-year journal
Journal keepers who use One Line A Day, Floral One Line a Day, or Modern One Line a Day will love this journal.

Canvas One Line A Day

Inspired by classic video games of the '80s and '90s, this clever board book sets out to level up the ABCs. Within these pages lies an alphabet adventure, rendered entirely in striking 8-bit artwork. Young gamers will love guiding their daring hero through the story to learn new words, discover hidden pictures, and find the missing treasure in an epic quest that will have kids and adults ready to press restart!

Alphabit

Have fun getting things done! This journal makes it easy (and enjoyable!) to accomplish your goals. Featuring simple-to-follow prompts for reflecting on weekly progress and setting attainable goals for the days ahead, these pages will help you accomplish your to-dos, make time and space for what matters, and avoid burnout. Whether you're starting a creative project, running a business, or simply trying to get more done in day-to-day life, this encouraging companion gives you the tools to achieve your dreams with joy and confidence. 
- 5 x 7 inches, 208 full-color pages 
- Each spread includes easy-to-follow prompts for reflecting on recent progress and goal-setting for the days ahead. A great gift or self-purchase for: 
- Entrepreneurs, creatives, fans of daily journaling, and people interested in personal growth 
- People who use bullet journals and other productivity trackers and goal-setting logs 
- Anyone who feels overwhelmed by endless to-do lists and the stresses of daily life 
- Anyone who has enjoyed books like Start Where You Are, The Crossroads of Should and Must, or Big Dreams, Daily Joys