In her sweeping debut novel, Elizabeth J. Church takes us from the World War II years in Chicago to the vast sun-parched canyons of Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the 1970s as we follow the journey of a driven, spirited young woman whose scientific ambitions are subverted by the expectations of her era.
In her sweeping debut novel, Elizabeth J. Church takes us from the World War II years in Chicago to the vast sun-parched canyons of Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the 1970s as we follow the journey of a driven, spirited young woman whose scientific ambitions are subverted by the expectations of her era.
From legendary business guru and #1 bestselling author Ram Charan comes a return to the Big Think business book that will guide top business leaders through uncertain times, showing them how to turn the new challenges into competitive advantage.
Now back in print, a candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt.
With a major storm headed their way and a potential serial killer on the loose, it looks like journalist Jimm Juree, her eccentric family, and the whole town of Maprao is in for some major changes.
This is the third and final in the Jimm Juree series.
This fresh approach to preventative self-care practices for daily life draws from Ayurveda, yoga’s companion health system, with 108 time-tested ways to boost overall well-being through diet, lifestyle, yoga, meditation, and healthy daily routines.
A friendly, accessible guide to every aspect of raising, keeping, caring for, and enjoying a family cow, with a focus on providing milk and other dairy products.
A beginner’s guide for those who want to keep goats as pets or to produce milk, cheese, and fiber.
On just a quarter-acre of land, you can produce fresh, organic food for a family of four — year-round!
Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers simple, fully illustrated instructions for projects that homesteaders, gardeners, and outdoor enthusiasts can build themselves.
A good homestead kitchen requires more than just food; you have to know what to do with it! Learn how to harvest, use, and store fruits, vegetables, meat, and more.
Companion to Storey's best-selling The Backyard Homestead, this book delves deeper into raising animals for meat, milk, eggs, cheese, and other dairy products.
This practical workbook offers a detailed calendar of what to do when on a small farm or homestead — from pruning apple trees to brooding chicks — and shows how to organize each season’s tasks efficiently and effectively.
An informative guide for anyone looking to keep from two to twelve sheep for fleece, dairy, or companionship.
Young middle-grade readers coping with change in their own lives will wonder and explore with the bold and intrepid Becket Branch when her family’s move from city to a country farm means big changes.
Young middle-grade readers coping with change in their own lives will wonder and explore with the bold and intrepid Becket Branch when her family’s move from city to a country farm means big changes.
A revised edition of the bestselling The Beer Bible (121,000 copies in print), with 25% new material reflecting new beers from commercial breweries and craft brewers. Plus: the history of brewing, how to read a Belgian beer label, and what to look for in tasting any kind of brew.
A revised edition of the bestselling The Beer Bible (121,000 copies in print), with 25% new material reflecting new beers from commercial breweries and craft brewers. Plus: the history of brewing, how to read a Belgian beer label, and what to look for in tasting any kind of brew.
A humorous yet practical guide for beer geeks everywhere: what to drink, how and where to drink it, the proper vocabulary for discussing beer, and all the finer points of beer-geek etiquette.
Drying fruit, vegetables, and beans and creating fruit leather, meat jerky, and herb blends at home is easy, safe, and satisfying. Photographic step-by-step instructions offer detailed guidelines on drying and enjoying dozens of popular foods.
Both inspiring and pragmatic, The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables offers everything a gardener will want to know about adding gorgeous, delicious heirlooms to their edible garden.
A complete course in hunting, dressing, and butchering.
The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden: 326 Fast, Easy, Affordable Ways to Transform Your Yard One Project at a Time simplifies the garden design process by showing you how to tackle one small area at a time.
A book of removable stickers with the milestones in the 1st year of a baby’s life.
You can easily grow savory fruits in your backyard. In addition to the practical benefits, berry plants bring much beauty to the garden landscape.
From award-winning novelist Robert Ward, a story about an FBI agent who falls in love with a glamorous snitch who leads him straight into trouble.
A collection of charmingly illustrated flowcharts, pros and cons lists, and rants that offer humorous advice on everyone's daily dilemmas: How early is too early to eat lunch? Will I survive this hangover? The man I loved in high school just proposed to his GF and it’s all over the internet—now what? Like a snarky Magic 8 ball in illustrated book form, and guaranteed to make you smile.
Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, and company bring the stars down to earth, allowing public radio fans everywhere to get to know their favorite celebrities as the mere mortals we suspected they might be.
A complete guide to kombucha — its history and health benefits, how to brew it, hundreds of flavoring options, and recipes for cooking with kombucha — from the people behind one of the top kombucha online retail and informational sites.
A complete guide to kombucha — its history and health benefits, how to brew it, hundreds of flavoring options, and recipes for cooking with kombucha — from the people behind one of the top kombucha online retail and informational sites.
From Flow, a joyous, hands-on, goodie-packed celebration of living with less of what we don't need (stuff, judgment, arguing, busywork) to make room for more of what we do (happiness, mindfulness, thinking, and more).
Literature is extra fun when it's spooky! This illustrated compendium of 25 of the spookiest and most nefarious monsters from classic literature—from Dracula to the Jabberwocky—includes a playful retelling of each monster's story accompanied by full-color illustration and sidebars about its literary origins, including authorship and genre. For ages 8-12.
A step-by-step guide to more than 100 dog tricks, specially designed for effective training, for pure fun, and even for turning your dog into a YouTube star, from the coauthor of the tremendously successful and much-praised Training the Best Dog Ever and the genius behind "The Stunt Dog Show," which performs more than 1,000 shows a year.
A step-by-step guide to more than 100 dog tricks, specially designed for effective training, for pure fun, and even for turning your dog into a YouTube star, from the coauthor of the tremendously successful and much-praised Training the Best Dog Ever and the genius behind "The Stunt Dog Show," which performs more than 1,000 shows a year.
Is global warming the end of humanity? Or just another turn in a long-standing cycle of human evolution and innovation? DeFries explores the “ratchets” that have occurred over human history.
Charles McRaven guides you through the process of building a forge from recycled materials, acquiring tools, and learning basic blacksmithing techniques.
A lushly illustrated full-color lifestyle guide to achieving all aspects of the boho lifestyle, including work, food, exercise, and travel.
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016
In the stunning pages of The Bold Dry Garden you’ll discover the history of the acclaimed garden along with the design principles and plant palette to create your own lush, low-water landscapes.
Newly reinstated to the rank of Detective Inspector, Tom Thorne must once again face the most dangerous killer he ever put in prison. This time, things just might turn out differently—horribly and irreparably so.
This step-by-step guide to working side-by-side with kids will inspire all parents to grow their own little gardener and to get dirty, plant seeds, and enjoy the garden's delicious rewards.
This step-by-step guide to working side-by-side with kids will inspire all parents to grow their own little gardener and to get dirty, plant seeds, and enjoy the garden's delicious rewards.
Modern mindfulness meets '70s nostalgia in this fully revised classic, packed with over 250 activities to transcend the limits of ordinary consciousness without drugs. Part encyclopedia and part self-help, it’s perfect for readers looking to explore the untapped potential of mind and body.
From Sean Connolly, the master of messy and dangerous (and therefore extra fun!) science, more than 20 hands-on experiments that introduce kids to chemistry, element by element.
From acclaimed Jewish humorist David M. Bader, author of Haikus for Jews, the surprising, hilarious, and uplifting tale of the Old Testament’s most unlikely prophet.
Explore the exciting but potentially disastrous world of digital technology, robotics, computer science, and electronics with fun sci-fi flair and hands-on projects. Sean Connolly's award-winning science series now includes the T in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)!
54 thrilling and informative hands-on experiments for young scientists and sports fans alike, illustrating the physics principles in favorite sports from baseball to frisbee.
In this delightful, funny, and moving first novel, a librarian and a young boy obsessed with reading take to the road.
This beautiful adaptation of the beloved The Boy and The Moon—winner of multiple international independent film awards—tells the story of a boy who swims the deepest seas and slays the mightiest dragons to win the Moon’s love.
This beautiful adaptation of the beloved The Boy and The Moon—winner of multiple international independent film awards—tells the story of a boy who swims the deepest seas and slays the mightiest dragons to win the Moon’s love.
America's grill-master turns to America's favorite cut of meat: the brisket. Whether barbecued in Texas, brined into corned beef, or braised for a Passover table, brisket ignites passion in meat lovers, grillers, and comfort-food fans. Now here's the best, from the best.
America's grill-master turns to America's favorite cut of meat: the brisket. Whether barbecued in Texas, brined into corned beef, or braised for a Passover table, brisket ignites passion in meat lovers, grillers, and comfort-food fans. Now here's the best, from the best.
At just 112 pages, The Busy Parent's Guide to Managing Anger provides a quick read when you need quick answers.
At just 112 pages, The Busy Parent's Guide to Managing Anxiety provides a quick read when you need quick answers.
In The California Garden Tour veteran travel writer Donald Olson brings his style, wit, and insight to the public gardens of the Golden State. You'll discover the 50 most beautiful and iconic gardens to visit all across the state.
A native landscape promotes beauty and color, a sense of place, fire safety, and habitat and wildlife preservation, while requiring minimal maintenance and irrigation. The California Native Landscape proves it’s within the reach of every homeowner.
The Cancer-Fighting Chef Cookbook features a variety of recipes and heartwarming stories from Chefs around the world. Each flavorful recipe includes a specific caner fighting ingredient to help provide patients with the necessary nutrition they need before, during and after treatment.
History meets mystery in this exciting new middle-grade series set in an alternate London of 1826, where Ada Lovelace (the world’s first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) meet as girls and join forces to investigate the theft of a valuable heirloom.
Whether you are caring for a single dairy cow or a large herd, this guide provides all the information you need to keep your cattle healthy, increase the self-sufficiency of your operation, and substantially reduce veterinary costs.
Whether you are caring for a single dairy cow or a large herd, this guide provides all the information you need to keep your cattle healthy, increase the self-sufficiency of your operation, and substantially reduce veterinary costs.
Cattleyas are frequently called "the Queen of the Orchids," and Carl Withner's passion for them started before World War II. About 12 years ago he published the first in this series of six books, which now comes to a conclusion with this final volume. The South American Encyclia species have not previously been the subject of a book, and the genus presents many problems and difficulties. A few of the species are known from a single herbarium specimen and may well now be extinct because of the continuing loss of habitat.This volume also includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier volumes, as well as additions and changes to the text of each of the five volumes.
Cattleyas are frequently called "the Queen of the Orchids," and Carl Withner's passion for them started before World War II. About 12 years ago he published the first in this series of six books, which now comes to a conclusion with this final volume. The South American Encyclia species have not previously been the subject of a book, and the genus presents many problems and difficulties. A few of the species are known from a single herbarium specimen and may well now be extinct because of the continuing loss of habitat.This volume also includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier volumes, as well as additions and changes to the text of each of the five volumes.
Cattleyas are frequently called "the Queen of the Orchids," and Carl Withner's passion for them started before World War II. About 12 years ago he published the first in this series of six books, which now comes to a conclusion with this final volume. The South American Encyclia species have not previously been the subject of a book, and the genus presents many problems and difficulties. A few of the species are known from a single herbarium specimen and may well now be extinct because of the continuing loss of habitat.This volume also includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier volumes, as well as additions and changes to the text of each of the five volumes.
Ori Brafman, bestselling co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, and leadership guru Judah Pollack reveal how organizations can drive growth and profits by giving contained chaos and disruption the space to flourish, generating new ideas that trigger innovation.
Packed with hilarious observations, unusual tips, and the stingiest advice money couldn't buy, The Cheapskate's Handbook is a deliciously dry companion for your favorite miser—who might just be you. Skinflint Mifflin Lowe invites fellow cheapskates to come out of the closet in a celebration of all things free.
The visual A-to-Z reference for all things chicken, from Storey’s most respected chicken expert. Includes explanations of the most common conditions, situations, and behaviors chicken owners (or fans) are likely to encounter.
A completely revised and updated second edition of the best-selling classic reference by America's leading chicken authority.
A completely revised and updated second edition of the best-selling classic reference by America's leading chicken authority.
The Chinese Kitchen Garden shares growing information for 38 Chinese vegetables along with 25 traditional recipes. Throughout, you’ll learn how to improve soil, make compost, sow seeds, and more.
This collection includes songs, sketches, sound effects, laughter, sweet nostalgia, and a monologue or two, all with a Christmas theme and all heard originally on live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Garrison Keillor, the show’s cast, and special guests are joined by hundreds of friends and acquaintances in a holiday gala thats sure to become a family favorite and an annual tradition.
This collection includes songs, sketches, sound effects, laughter, sweet nostalgia, and a monologue or two, all with a Christmas theme and all heard originally on live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Garrison Keillor, the show’s cast, and special guests are joined by hundreds of friends and acquaintances in a holiday gala thats sure to become a family favorite and an annual tradition.
Cattleyas, first introduced in 1818, are the flowers whose form and color defined the essence of tropical orchids for generations to come. This helpful and informative book—for veteran orchid enthusiasts and beginners alike—describes each classic Cattleya species in fascinating detail and includes all that is required to appreciate and grow cattleyas successfully.
Now in paperback, this classic book invites you into 28 of America's most fascinating private gardens.
This first complete account of all the bulbous plants of the Cape Floral Region is an essential aid to the identification of all species presently in cultivation.
How can a gardener keep up with the hundreds of new daylilies introduced each year? You need the only book that in one place describes and illustrates so many gorgeous hybrids.
One of the most popular garden plants, hostas are incredibly varied, as evidenced here in 800 photographs. Fans won't want to miss the extensive information on botany and design ideas and a quick-reference list of the best hostas for different purposes.
The Complete Chile Pepper Book offers everything you need to know to plan and cultivate a garden full of chile peppers, then details how to best preserve, cook, and enjoy the heat.
The Complete Chile Pepper Book offers everything you need to know to plan and cultivate a garden full of chile peppers, then details how to best preserve, cook, and enjoy the heat.
Learn how to collect, save, and cultivate seeds from more than 300 types of plants.
The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio, attractively priced.
A great set at a great price of the original American public radio dramatizations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Even if you have shied away from shade plants in the past, you will find this an inspiring guide—from the basics to the creation of a shady retreat.
A chilling volume of stories and novellas by Joyce Carol Oates, one of the world’s greatest and most prolific writers.
Colorful and whimsical, The Creation captures the fun and friendly creation story in a lift-and-look foam board book.
Learn how gardening with shrubs can add permanence, structure, and presence throughout the four seasons.
In the grand tradition of the twisty, cerebral thriller, Cook’s latest novel is a journey into the maze of a mysterious life.
Should is the life others choose for you. MUST is the life you know is right for you. Elle Luna guides you through the process of discovering your true calling to sharing your passion with the world. This highly visual, inspirational, and empowering book is the perfect gift for artists, recent graduates, and career changers.
An indispensable and beautifully designed reference for home cooks who want to grow and preserve their own herbs.
In a highly visual, interactive format, naturalist and artist Clare Walker Leslie's guided exercises and prompts are designed to awaken curiosity and deepen the experience and meaning of spending time in any outdoor setting.
Set against the glitz and decadence of 1920s Copenhagen, Dresden and Paris, this stunning novel explores the boundaries of sex and gender, love and marriage.
When Hannah vanishes the morning after an explosive argument with her husband, Lovell, he must try to piece together what happened to his wife--and to their life together. While the police gather clues, the reader watches Hannah’s every move, as hastily made decisions prove irrevocable.The Daylight Marriage is a riveting puzzle that mines the dark and delicate nature of a marriage.
When Hannah vanishes the morning after an explosive argument with her husband, Lovell, he must try to piece together what happened to his wife--and to their life together. While the police gather clues, the reader watches Hannah’s every move, as hastily made decisions prove irrevocable.The Daylight Marriage is a riveting puzzle that mines the dark and delicate nature of a marriage.
When Hannah vanishes the morning after an explosive argument with her husband, Lovell, he must try to piece together what happened to his wife--and to their life together. While the police gather clues, the reader watches Hannah’s every move, as hastily made decisions prove irrevocable.The Daylight Marriage is a riveting puzzle that mines the dark and delicate nature of a marriage.
An authoritative overview of all aspects of history, cultivation, and breeding of the modern daylily, accompanied by more than 200 beautiful color photographs and illustrations.
Orchid enthusiasts finally have the ultimate resource on Dendrobium. This exhaustive account includes descriptions of 650 species in the genus including habits and flowering biology, a bibliography with more than 900 entries, and more than 600 color photos of these beloved and popular orchids.
Dr. George King, chief science officer of The Joslin Clinic—the world’s largest diabetes research center—presents scientifically proven methods for avoiding, controlling—even reversing—type 2 diabetes, effectively resetting your body’s glucose metabolism for a long, healthy life.
An A-to-Z reference to 6,000 terms from 16 scientific fields that are important to gardeners.
The Drought-Defying California Garden offers gardeners in the Golden State everything they need to get started on a new type of garden using the minimum amount of water.
This in-depth practical guide shows farmers, ranchers, and gardeners how to reduce the impact of less-than-optimal rainfall on crops and livestock with innovative, yet simple techniques for enhancing the water retention of soil and developing a drought management plan.
Intensely gripping and expertly plotted, The Dying Hours is a haunting portrait of London’s dark heart, and the darker heart of a twisted killer bringing terror to its streets.
The Earth in Her Hands celebrates the important contributions women make to the wide world of plants—in the fields of horticulture, environmental science, botany, floral design, farming, landscape architecture, herbalism, food justice, and more.
An “engrossing” (The Christian Science Monitor), “fascinating” (TimeOut New York), and “delightfully nuanced” (Entertainment Weekly) exploration of the world underground and one of its most amazing denizens.
An “engrossing” (The Christian Science Monitor), “fascinating” (TimeOut New York), and “delightfully nuanced” (Entertainment Weekly) exploration of the world underground and one of its most amazing denizens.
An “engrossing” (The Christian Science Monitor), “fascinating” (TimeOut New York), and “delightfully nuanced” (Entertainment Weekly) exploration of the world underground and one of its most amazing denizens.
“Solar takes you through a wide selection of suggested varieties of vegetables, fruits and herbs that are as beautiful as any rose bush.” —Martha Stewart Living
Farmers, ranchers, beekeepers, and gardeners need effective and dependable electric fencing to keep valuable animals and crops safe. This comprehensive guide covers the different types of electric fencing, when each should be used, and step-by-step building and maintenance instructions.
An enchanting New York Times and international bestseller about life, art, literature, philosophy, culture, class, privilege, and power, seen through the eyes of a 54-year old French concierge and a precocious but troubled 12-year-old girl. A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us.
On the eve of World War I, Christopher Marlowe “Kit” Cobb, a Chicago journalist recruited by American intelligence, is now a full-blown spy. His mission: venture deep undercover and unravel a secret German plot for turning zeppelins into dangerous killing machines.
Like its Star Wars predecessor, this electrifying drama boasts an outstanding cast (including Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Anthony Daniels as See Threepio, Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, and John Lithgow as Yoda); a greatly expanded script, with many scenes not found in the movie; and audio engineering of unparalleled excellence.
Like its Star Wars predecessor, this electrifying drama boasts an outstanding cast (including Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Anthony Daniels as See Threepio, Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, and John Lithgow as Yoda); a greatly expanded script, with many scenes not found in the movie; and audio engineering of unparalleled excellence.
Like its Star Wars predecessor, this electrifying drama boasts an outstanding cast (including Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Anthony Daniels as See Threepio, Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, and John Lithgow as Yoda); a greatly expanded script, with many scenes not found in the movie; and audio engineering of unparalleled excellence.
This in-depth guide teaches you how to identify the habits, habitat, method of kill, tracks, and scat of more than 50 of the most common predatory animals, both large and small.
This in-depth guide teaches you how to identify the habits, habitat, method of kill, tracks, and scat of more than 50 of the most common predatory animals, both large and small.
In this worthy successor to The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, Rick Darke has created a new type of design reference that sets a standard for inspired, sustainable use of grasses in private gardens as well as in wild and constructed public landscapes. Includes more than 1000 stunning photographs.
Internet pioneer and Harvard Kennedy School lecturer Nicco Mele draws on nearly twenty years of experience to explore the consequences of revolutionary technology.
In this sequel The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Newbery Medalist Avi, Oliver’s adventures take him to the 18th century American colonies, where he is forced to fend for himself in the harsh wilderness, live as an indentured servant, and come face to face with the brutality of enslavement.
In this sequel The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Newbery Medalist Avi, Oliver’s adventures take him to the 18th century American colonies, where he is forced to fend for himself in the harsh wilderness, live as an indentured servant, and come face to face with the brutality of enslavement.
In Adam Shaughnessy's debut, the first in an adventurous new series, eleven-year-old Pru and her classmate ABE—with help from an uncommonly rude squirrel and the enigmatic Mr. Fox—must save their town from being destroyed by battling Norse gods. But first they have to find the lost Eye of Odin.
A riveting, you-are-there account of the tightly-knit forest service engine crew that perished battling “the perfect storm of wildland fires,” which led to the first-ever conviction of a wildland arsonist for first degree murder.
Guides you through every stage of designing a garden. Hundreds of explanatory drawings and quick-reference diagrams make this workbook a vital addition to your garden-planning library.
This third edition of The Essential Garden Design Workbook is fully updated with current design trends, new photography and illustrations, modern garden plans, and growing information for fifty of the most popular plants.
This third edition of The Essential Garden Design Workbook is fully updated with current design trends, new photography and illustrations, modern garden plans, and growing information for fifty of the most popular plants.
The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook takes over where expert gardener Rosemary Alexander’s first book leaves off. With a wealth of step-by-step guidance, this book enables gardeners—at all levels, and however stretched for time—to confidently tackle wide-ranging maintenance tasks and develop new skills to sustain the success of their gardens.
The definitive guide to knitting with more than one color, featuring in-depth photographic instruction for 150 techniques, from stripes to intarsia.
The definitive guide to knitting with more than one color, featuring in-depth photographic instruction for 150 techniques, from stripes to intarsia.
With clear instructions and step-by-step photographs, this straightforward guide shows you how to cultivate mushrooms in your own home.
Following these five simple steps, gardeners of any skill level can plant a foolproof season of nonstop colorful blooms.
World traveler Dan Hinkley offers a truly unique combination of experience and as he describes and illustrates the most interesting perennials he has encountered while hunting plants in the wild, all of which are grown at his nursery.
World traveler Dan Hinkley offers a truly unique combination of experience and as he describes and illustrates the most interesting perennials he has encountered while hunting plants in the wild, all of which are grown at his nursery.
World traveler Dan Hinkley offers a truly unique combination of experience and as he describes and illustrates the most interesting perennials he has encountered while hunting plants in the wild, all of which are grown at his nursery.
Inspiring, in-depth profiles of more than 90 leading creative directors
#1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick brings to vivid life New York City in the 1980s, a world of excess, as Rooney looks back on a Wall Street career that began with great success and ended with a precipitous crash. It's the story of how he and a group of other young turks made it to the top in the financial world and then fell.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick brings to vivid life New York City in the 1980s, a world of excess, as Rooney looks back on a Wall Street career that began with great success and ended with a precipitous crash. It's the story of how he and a group of other young turks made it to the top in the financial world and then fell.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick brings to vivid life New York City in the 1980s, a world of excess, as Rooney looks back on a Wall Street career that began with great success and ended with a precipitous crash. It's the story of how he and a group of other young turks made it to the top in the financial world and then fell.
Renowned family business and international business consultant Gibb Dyer uncovers the secret ingredient to business and entrepreneurial success: financial capital, social capital, and human capital—all found within an untapped resource, your immediate family.
The complete guide for helping the boomer generation effectively manage the issues surrounding their aging parents.
Reintroduce flavor and texture to home cooking, from duck fat French fries to perfectly flaky lard pie crust, with this definitive reference for processing, preserving, and cooking with animal fats.
This hands-on guide to citizen science details how ordinary people can participate in scientific research and help change the world in meaningful ways.
An indispensable, easy-to-read guide for knitters, spinners, and weavers eager to learn about the qualities of fleece and make the most of their projects.
A flavor-packed, full-color guide to identifying 400 garden peppers from Dave DeWitt, “the Pope of Peppers,” and Janie Lamson, “the Chile Goddess.”
The Flower-Powered Garden is a joyful celebration of one of the most important elements of a home garden—color! With planting themes like royal velvet purples and the breezy blue seaside chic, along with information on plant care and cultivation, home gardeners can confidently add exuberant color to their yards.
A valuable guide packed with practical ways you can support your local food community and create access to healthy food for everyone.
When an amateur signature forger is brutally murdered, his sister‘s lover—also an expert at reproducing the handwriting of literary greats—becomes entangled with a mysterious rare book dealer who might have something to do with the case.
With 84 recipes that highlight a different honey varietal for each month of the year, author Laurey Masterson showcases the versatility of this incomparable natural sweetener.
Sweeten the growing season with this comprehensive guide to incorporating productive fruiting plants into the garden landscape.
Sweeten the growing season with this comprehensive guide to incorporating productive fruiting plants into the garden landscape.
Sweeten the growing season with this comprehensive guide to incorporating productive fruiting plants into the garden landscape.
Beginning with the heady blooms of spring and closing with putting the garden to bed in winter, Tovah Martin shares 100 essays that enliven the five senses throughout the gardening year.
Written by the experts at The English Gardening School, this manual covers all aspects of hard landscaping and structures—from paving and paths to water features, lighting, shelter, walls, and fences. It is an accessible and practical approach for those aspiring garden designers looking for an excellent introduction to the art of landscaping.
The Garden Photography Workshop teaches basic photography skills and shares tips on using a range of camera equipment, covering everything from DSLRs to smartphones.
Do you know which cactus flowers are heavily scented like honey and chocolate? Name a hedgehog species with fruit that tastes like strawberries. Identify the lumpy, thornless, lime-green column whose skin feels like melted wax. With this guide, home gardeners can learn how to identify, select, plant, and care for 100 of the best cactus available.
Anyone who cultivates plants outdoors depends on the weather, and Michael Allaby provides the information gardeners need to adapt gardens for optimize plant health.
Peonies are virtually unrivalled in their ability to bring impact and drama to a garden. Once established they flourish for decades, bringing large quantities of flamboyant blooms in a magical range of hues and outstanding, often finely cut foliage. This informative guide highlights the best peonies for gardeners, paying particular attention to the tree peonies, herbaceous hybrids, and the latest cultivars of Paeonia lactiflora.
The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is a fun-filled guide to creating unique accessories to use in miniature gardens. It features 37 projects with full-color, easy-to-follow instructions, and tips and techniques for building themed gardens.
Arisaema is a large genus of aroids consisting of about 200 species, subspecies, and varieties distributed widely around the globe. This extensively revised and updated edition includes more than 10 new species described since 2002, along with recent developments in taxonomy, geographical distribution of species, revised tables for keying species, and many new photographs.
This comprehensive account treats 40 species and their cultivars and hybrids, presenting their taxonomy and the history of their cultivation.
Twenty-five species of the genus Paeonia are documented, including 40 subspecies and varieties, accompanied by stunning botanical paintings.
Twenty-five species of the genus Paeonia are documented, including 40 subspecies and varieties, accompanied by stunning botanical paintings.
With a beautiful narrative by author and poet Carole Gerber and stunning and intricate art by renowned Japanese artist Yumi Shimokawara comes one of the most anticipated Christmas gift books ever published. Gift of the Animals shares the miraculous offerings the humble animals in the manger gave to the baby Jesus.
An expansive yet intimate memoir of modern Jewish identity, following the diaspora of the author’s own family, that assays the impact of memory, displacement, and a pervasive sense of separateness.
Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into a popular club; now trapped in the dark, waiting to be rescued, Kammie thinks about the best and worst moments of her life so far in this unforgettable story about a bullied girl.
Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into a popular club; now trapped in the dark, waiting to be rescued, Kammie thinks about the best and worst moments of her life so far in this unforgettable story about a bullied girl.
In this New York Times bestselling epic fantasy, a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon must unlock the dangerous magic buried deep inside. The New York Times Book Review calls The Girl Who Drank the Moon “impossible to put down . . . as exciting and layered as classics like Peter Pan or TheWizard of Oz."
In this New York Times bestselling epic fantasy, a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon must unlock the dangerous magic buried deep inside. The New York Times Book Review calls The Girl Who Drank the Moon “impossible to put down . . . as exciting and layered as classics like Peter Pan or TheWizard of Oz."
A special hardcover edition of the New York Times bestselling winner of the 2017 Newbery medal, the epic fantasy story in which a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon must unlock the dangerous magic buried deep inside her.
The business book disguised as a novel that became an underground bestseller—and is still used today by thousands of companies and business schools.
A mother and her new baby take a day’s journey to meet the grandfather for the first time, filling the day with memories and love.
A mother and her new baby take a day’s journey to meet the grandfather for the first time, filling the day with memories and love.
Greenhouses offer gardeners a way to extend their growing season, a chance to increase their plant palette beyond regional limits, and a place of refuge. With The Greenhouse Gardener's Manual in hand, you can grow inside with confidence!
The irresistible tale of a former Scots Guard-turned-hired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune who also happens to be one heck of a nice guy.
The Half-Diet Diet is an accessible and universal weight-loss program. Rather than focusing on convoluted and challenging diets, Richard Eyre, bestselling author of Teaching Your Children Values and The Turning, provides a simple way to control your appetite. The weight-loss solution? Eat half. Too easy? No! But worthwhile. Richard provides the program to accomplish your weight-loss goals by taming your physical, mental, and spiritual appetites. The most complete diet book to date, The Half-Diet Diet is guaranteed to improve your mind, body, and spirit.
This guide is a comprehensive introduction to plant dyeing basics with recipes for nontoxic, natural color, and instructions for gathering and growing unexpected pigment sources. Embrace the joy of slow textiles and plant craft DIY projects with The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes.
New York Times #1 Bestselling author Richard Eyre contends that the three things today's society desires the most, control, ownership, and independence, are, paradoxically, the three things that bring the most challenges and unhappiness in our lives.
With plant-based eating taking the spotlight everywhere, noted cookbook author Ken Haedrich shows how to incorporate a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and herbs into all types of baking with his collection of 150 savory and sweet recipes.
With more than 300 recipes created by college students, novice cooks will learn how to make delicious, nutritious meals that are inexpensive and easy.
With more than 300 recipes created by college students, novice cooks will learn how to make delicious, nutritious meals that are inexpensive and easy.
From Kate T. Parker, bestselling author and photographer of Strong Is the New Pretty, a photographic celebration of what makes a boy, with portraits and quotations from today's boys, ages 5–18.
From Kate T. Parker, bestselling author and photographer of Strong Is the New Pretty, a photographic celebration of what makes a boy, with portraits and quotations from today's boys, ages 5–18.
A comprehensive and practical reference to using medicinal herbs for natural healing from JJ Pursell, the founder of The Herb Shoppe and one of the leading names in the fields of herbalism and naturopathy.
A comprehensive and practical reference to using medicinal herbs for natural healing from JJ Pursell, the founder of The Herb Shoppe and one of the leading names in the fields of herbalism and naturopathy.
With a potpourri of shampoos, body scrubs, oils, and more, The Herbal Home Spa will have you feeling good from head to toe.
This lushly illustrated herbal recipe keeper allows you to record the ways you use herbal medicine and essential oils.
A Nazi medal, a blood-stained baby shirt, and decades-old diaries surface among a dead woman’s hidden possessions, with lethal consequences for those she left behind.
Jermyn offers a horticultural handbook that allows lowland gardeners to successfully grow the beautiful plants that are native to the high Himalayan Mountains.
An illustrated history of landscape design as told through iconic gardens from around the world.
The original American full dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio.
Bilbo Baggins, a gentle hobbit who loves the comforts of home, reluctantly joins a company of dwarves on a journey to recover plundered gold from a fierce dragon. It's a tale of high adventure and astonishing courage—and a magical prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The original American full dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio.
Bilbo Baggins, a gentle hobbit who loves the comforts of home, reluctantly joins a company of dwarves on a journey to recover plundered gold from a fierce dragon. It's a tale of high adventure and astonishing courage—and a magical prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The original American dramatization, as broadcast on National Public Radio. Comes in a handsome, wood-branded gift box.
The original American dramatization, as broadcast on National Public Radio. Comes in a handsome, wood-branded gift box.
The original American dramatization, as broadcast on National Public Radio. Comes in a handsome, wood-branded gift box.
For beer brewers ready to put even more "home" into their homebrewing, brothers Joe and Dennis Fisher offer advice on growing hops, grains, and herbs, plus malting instructions and recipes for more than 25 homebrews.
From braids to breeds, fetlocks to forelocks, and gates to gaits, the equestrian vocabulary is vast, colorful, and precise. This revised and updated edition of the classic treasury is the definitive source for understanding it all.
From braids to breeds, fetlocks to forelocks, and gates to gaits, the equestrian vocabulary is vast, colorful, and precise. This revised and updated edition of the classic treasury is the definitive source for understanding it all.
From the Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award-winning Robert Olen Butler comes his very first crime novel, a sweeping saga of espionage, suspense, action, and love set in Mexico during the run up to World War I.
Why do people go out of their way to patronize some businesses while avoiding or even despising others? What drives loyalty to companies and brands?
A must-read for gardeners and birders, The Hummingbird Handbook is a complete guide to attracting, understanding, and protecting hummingbirds.
From the author of hard-boiled detective fiction classics such as The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man comes a stunning collection of stories, several of which have never before been published.
Hardy camellias reward the gardener with striking and profuse blooms when the rest of the garden sleeps. This encyclopedia is the definitive guide to these beautiful and varied flowering plants.
This handsome reference, now available in paperback, is sure to delight gardeners with a casual interest in orchids as well as the committed enthusiast and professional. Encompassing a wide spectrum of orchid genera, over 1100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation are detailed.
This book is the result of more than ten years of on-site, meticulous painting of individual living trees as well as their detailed parts. David More, a supremely gifted botanical artist, has contributed even more illustrations than the total contained in the first edition. The main section of the book describes and illustrates more than 1800 species and culitvars.
In this beautifully illustrated gift book featuring insightful profiles of 36 familiar herbs, fruits, and flowers, herbalist Maia Toll shows how interacting with plants can be a form of meditation. Tarot-inspired cards featuring smaller versions of the illustrations help guide personal reflections.
We all crave green, and now with The Indestructible Houseplant, Tovah Martin gives us the tips and tricks to maintain beautiful, hardy plants for even the most novice indoor gardeners.
One of Sweden’s hottest detective series available for the first time on audio in US. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren of Maardam is divorced, grumpy, and cynical, and his love of dark beer, books, and chess is probably greater than his love for his job. But his intuition and ability to read people have made him a highly successful detective.
Landscape architects are trained to understand and use the geology and ecology of a specific site, but they are also artists who use their creativity and imaginations to design a work of art. Like all artists, they must begin with a source of inspiration, and The Inspired Landscape is a photo-driven survey those creative processes.
The Introvert Advantage will boost the confidence of the one in four persons who are introverts while teaching them strategies for living successfully in an extrovert world.
The Introvert Advantage will boost the confidence of the one in four persons who are introverts while teaching them strategies for living successfully in an extrovert world.
The Introvert Advantage will boost the confidence of the one in four persons who are introverts while teaching them strategies for living successfully in an extrovert world.
The Jade Garden is an authoritative guide to 130 of the most fascinating yet little-known ornamental trees, shrubs, and perennials from "the green mantle" of Asia. With many of its plants appearing in a garden book for the first time, The Jade Garden is certain to be a groundbreaking horticultural event.
With provocative and highly original ideas and stunning photography, this book encourages gardeners to tap into their creativity and invest their heart and soul in creating oases of beauty — intimate spaces where they can escape the pressures of modern life.
Following in the footsteps of the already bestselling (LA Times list) Old Jews Telling Jokes, The Joke-Off is a unique-to-audio collection.
Readers have grown to love the charm that Julia Rothman’s pen brings to life as she explores the curious parts and pieces of the world. The Julia Rothman Collection presents all three of her popular volumes in a handsome giftable box set featuring a specially designed slipcase and 10 framable prints.
When eleven-year-old Corinne stumbles into the forest on her Caribbean island home, she rouses a jumbie--a malevolent spirit--who emerges to wreak havoc. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and use ancient magic to stop the jumbie and save the island.
When eleven-year-old Corinne stumbles into the forest on her Caribbean island home, she rouses a jumbie--a malevolent spirit--who emerges to wreak havoc. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and use ancient magic to stop the jumbie and save the island.
Kids will stay busy, entertained, and creative anytime and anywhere, with 96 doodle prompts, games, puppets, jokes, comics, stickers, and more, all illustrated in Mike Lowery's trademark quirky style.
From the author of the widely popular Kinfolk Table and Kinfolk Home, this inspiring compilation offers a window into the rituals, wisdom, and motivations of 35 creative entrepreneurs from around the world.
A follow-up to the widely popular The Kinfolk Table, this time focusing on interior design and the trend of cultivating a more intentional, more intimate home
Celebrate the pleasures of sharing simple, satisfying meals with friends
Jennifer Bartley shows how the traditional features of the classic kitchen garden can be adapted to a contemporary American lifestyle.
A cookbook with wide-ranging roots and a very deep heart: 70 authentic, off-the-beaten-path recipes for delicious dishes from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Eritrea, Venezuela, and other countries are shared by chefs who arrived in the US as refugees and immigrants and found work at the Eat Offbeat catering kitchen.
The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden makes a gorgeous perennial garden available to everyone, no matter their skill or the size of their space.
The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden makes a gorgeous perennial garden available to everyone, no matter their skill or the size of their space.
For Midwesterners, Lake Michigan is a readily accessible year-round vacationland, with beloved food traditions and ever-new delicacies to explore. Recipes for that distinctive lakeshore cuisine and stories inspired by the lifestyle pack this delightful cookbook.
Discover the extraordinary landscapes that inspired the writing of Anne of Green Gables.
In the tradition of The Rule of Four and Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon novels, The Last Ember is a gripping literary thriller about the high-stakes search for the legendary Temple Menorah, which was stolen from the Second Temple in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago and lost to civilization since.
Part Dan Brown-like thriller, part Scandinavian crime drama, The Last Good Man is a phenomenal debut centered on the mysterious linked murders of several dozen men and women around the world, and the Danish detective seeking to solve the riddle—before he becomes the next victim.
The passionate story of an artist and her most famous muse, set in Paris between the World Wars. A tour-de-force of historical imagination, inspired by real events.
When Brett's charismatic husband Charlie is murdered, she is determinded to find out who is to blame. Set against the desolate autumn beauty of Cape Cod, The Last September is a riveting emotional puzzle that takes readers inside the psyche of a woman facing the meaning of love and loyalty.
When Brett's charismatic husband Charlie is murdered, she is determinded to find out who is to blame. Set against the desolate autumn beauty of Cape Cod, The Last September is a riveting emotional puzzle that takes readers inside the psyche of a woman facing the meaning of love and loyalty.
A young Hmong woman tells the true story of her grandmother's struggles to bring her family out of war-torn Laos to a new homeland in America.
Lavender is a beautiful addition to just about any garden, and with The Lavender Lover's Handbook, home gardeners can select and cultivate the best lavender for any climate and landscape.
As practical as it is inspiring, The Layered Garden provides expert information gleaned from decades of hard work and close observation. If you thought that a four-season garden was beyond your reach, this book will show you how to achieve that elusive, tantalizing goal.
With practical tips and high-end design ideas, The Less is More Garden can help you turn your small backyard into a unique space that is lovely to look at, family-friendly, and low maintenance.
Travel the lower Columbia on a history tour with this helpful guide, and imagine what this awesome, untamed terrain may have looked like to Lewis and Clark.
Packed with dozens of tips and tricks for making gardening less physically demanding and more gratifying, this empowering guide is for avid gardeners who want to continue enjoying their favorite hobby at any age.
The true story of the first American to win the Grand Prix title, with vivid accounts of the glamorous—and deadly—world of motor racing circa 1961.
A stunning novel about the plight of Jews in London and Palestine in the years directly following World War II, by NBC Special Correspondent Martin Fletcher.
The ultimate handbook for developing talent of any kind—52 simple rules from the author of The Talent Code.
Little i can't wait to meet his friends at school, but there's just one problem: he can't find his dot anywhere!
2019 Colorado Book Awards recipient
In a winning combination of fine-art photography and short, lyrical essays, The Living Forest reveals the top-to-bottom mystery, beauty, and interconnectedness of the forest.
Two of the world’s leading experts in horticulture, Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy, collaborate to offer an authoritative and inspiring work describing the importance of native plants and sustainable gardening: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden.
Award winning author/illustrator Clay Rice has created a beautifully poetic tale about a boy's shadow who has lost his boy and goes in search for him. "I have no you, you have no me, you and me we have no we, but if I find you and you find me, happy we will always be." The Lonely Shadow sings a universal song. Clay Rice brings the shadow to life and allows us to take a journey with him in search of something, someone who connects with him. It's a story of longing, a story of discovery, a story of friendship.
One of the country’s greatest living writers completes an epic journey across America, Airstream in tow, and reflects on what unites and divides a country as endlessly diverse as the United States of America.
The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio.
A beautifully packaged gift edition of the original American public radio dramatizations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
A beautifully packaged gift edition of the original American public radio dramatizations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
The Lost Art of Ladyhood communicates the counterpoint to those of our teen pop-stars. Happiness does not come from revealing all your skin, going clubbing every weekend where you get so drunk you don’t remember who you kissed, or maxing your credit cards just so you can buy the latest designer jeans. Happiness comes from living a life of character.
Teaching girls how to be ladylike has little to do with crossing your ankles and sipping our tea correctly; it’s about giving girls tools and skills they can use to serve others, to be grateful, to think positively, to set powerful goals, to protect themselves from toxic relationships, and to learn to love themselves enough to where they learn to love others. The Lost Art of Ladyhood is a road map for young women to navigate their way to confidence, classy-ness, character and learning the lost art of being a lady.
Artist Melissa Conroy takes us through the South’s rich, lush Lowcountry, capturing the stately mansions and intricate gardens, haunting statuary and monuments, animals from both the land and sea, and quirky roadside attractions.
The accidental discovery of an encoded diary by antiquarian bookseller Steven Lukas contains a deadly secret that links his fate to the tragic end of the 19th Century Fairytale King, Ludwig II of Bavaria.
The New York Times bestseller and true story of the 1960s trio of rebellious young gangsters, the Gallo boys, who inspired a Bob Dylan ballad and The Godfather trilogy.
Annie Martin reveals the secrets of gardening with moss, opening up a new world for home gardeners looking to add something unique and environmentally conscious to their green spaces.
Annie Martin reveals the secrets of gardening with moss, opening up a new world for home gardeners looking to add something unique and environmentally conscious to their green spaces.
Transform fresh ingredients into flavorful dishes with recipes for creative, make-ahead sauces that can be saved in serving-sized packets and used for cooking up quick and delicious dinners on demand.