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They Drew as They Pleased
The Hidden Art of Disney's Late Golden Age (The 1940s - Part Two)
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Walt Disney always envisioned the studios that bear his name remaining relevant by consistently taking creative risks and doing the unexpected. Heading into the 1940s, he crafted an entirely new division of the studio called the Character Model Department, which focused solely on the details of character...
Muffins & Biscuits
50 Recipes to Start Your Day with a Smile
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Whether slathered with mouthwatering homemade spreads or savored just as they are, muffins and biscuits are comfort food at its finest. This follow-up to the successful Grilled Cheese Kitchen features 50 recipes for tender-on-the-inside, crunchy-on-the-outside biscuits and melt-in-your-mouth muffins...
Library of Luminaries: Jane Austen
An Illustrated Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Discover the stories behind the stories in this treasurable illustrated biography of Jane Austen. Enchanting illustrations and handwritten text featuring excerpts from Austen's personal letters outline the intimate details of the literary icon's life—her childhood on a farm, the writing of her first...
by Lynn Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
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.
Southern Appetizers
60 Delectables for Gracious Get-Togethers
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Southerners adore their appetizers, and this collection of 60 recipes—served up with a healthy dose of Southern hospitality—shows why. Smoked pecans on the sideboard, cheese straws on the coffee table, an array of hot dips on the dining table, and pickled shrimp on the porch are just some of the...
You Kiss by th' Book
New Poems from Shakespeare's Line
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
In his engaging new collection, National Book Award finalist Gary Soto creates poems that each begin with a line from Shakespeare and then continue in Soto's fresh and accessible verse. Drawing on moments from the sonnets, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and others, Soto...
Deeply Grateful & Entirely Unsatisfied
A Book for Anyone Wondering if Life Is Giving You Magical Gifts or Just Messing with You
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
What does it mean to be vulnerable and defiant at the same time? In Deeply Grateful and Entirely Unsatisfied, author and artist Amanda Happé poses this question with disarming honesty and humor. Her colorful marker drawings and quirky hand-lettered sentiments offer an idiosyncratic take on life's...
The Three-Martini Playdate
A Practical Guide to Happy Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Parents were here first! How did the kids suddenly take control? Sure the world has changed from the days when children were supposed to be seen and not heardbut things have gotten a little out of hand. What about some quality time for the grownups? Author Christie Mellor's hilarious, personal, refreshing,...
Bruce Sargeant and His Circle
Figure and Form
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Painter Mark Beard is a master of fiction. Working in the 1920s style of his imaginary gay great-uncle Bruce Sargeant, Beard creates images of athletes in various stages of dress and undress. This archly homoerotic, exquisitely rendered body of work is rounded out with paintings by Bruce's circle...
by Will Shortz
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
This deck, from acclaimed Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and regular guest on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, are packed with 75 brainteasers and mindbenders, each designed to challenge puzzlers of all stripes. A perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts of all ages...
by Lynn Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
These 52 practical tips are just the thing to help new parents ease into parenthood, including suggestions for ways to reduce isolation, calm a screamer, and make sure you keep your social life.
Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition
A Compendium of Impish, Romantic, Amusing, and Occasionally Appalling Potations from Bygone Eras
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." - Humphrey Bogart
At last, here's your excuse to catch up. Introducing Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition, a compendium of long-forgotten libations due for a revival. Culled from ancient times through the 1960s,...
by Kip Fulbeck, Paul Spickard
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Once a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, Hapa is now being embraced as a term of pride by many people of Asian or Pacific Rim mixed-race heritage. Award-winning film producer and artist Kip Fulbeck has created a forum in word and image for Hapas to answer the question they're...
Mixed
Portraits of Multiracial Kids
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
From beloved writer and artist Kip Fulbeck, author of Part Asian, 100% Hapa, this timely collection of portraits celebrates the faces and voices of mixed-race children. At a time when 7 million people in the U.S. alone identify as belonging to more than one race, interest in issues of multiracial...