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Book SynopsisThis keepsake cookbook features fetching retro patterns and illustrations, luscious photography, an embossed foil cover, and—surprise! —a tiny, vintage-style, booklet inside. Blue-ribbon recipes inspired by baking pamphlets from the 1920s to the 1960s are rendered with irresistible charm for modern tastes in this sweet package. Here are more than 50 cookies, pies, cakes, bars, and more, plus informative headnotes detailing the origins of each recipe and how they were tweaked into deliciousness. For home bakers, collectors of vintage cookbooks or kitchenware—really, anyone who loves beautiful, quirky gifts—this is a gem.Trade Review"This cute-as-pie retro cookbook contains 50 recipes inspired by baking pamphlets from the 1920s to the 1960s, including cookies, pies, cakes, bars and more." The Bookseller

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Book SynopsisWith Stick Tac Toe, play the tic tac toe game you love - now with stickers!

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Book SynopsisWith the voice of a close friend, this clever and witty guide from bestselling duo Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile takes women through the new and sometimes challenging midlife phase, with chapters including: - Redefining what beauty means after age 40... and that there is beauty after age 40! - How to care for yourself when you''re also caring for growing children and aging parents - Navigating midlife relationships and dating (did someone say dating apps??) - Discovering new career paths and new meaning in your lifeWhether married, single, widowed, divorced, with children or without, at some point women inevitably ask the question, What''s next for me? Here, they will find a road map for how to embrace and thrive in this new phase of life. With helpful quizzes, friendly advice, and inspiring quotes from women who have been there, this smart and engaging book gives readers the tools to turn a midlife crisis into a midlife opportunity. As s

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Book Synopsis"A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way - ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously." - Tom Brokaw The Ghost Army of World War II is the first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives - now updated with new material. In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs - including such future luminaries such as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey - landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Every move they made was top secret and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end. Hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs illuminate how their creations supported the war tactics that helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. The stunning art created between missions offers a glimpse of life behind the lines during World War II. Collectors of World War II books will find The Ghost Army of World War II an essential addition to their library.

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Book Synopsis Step into the remarkable world of the honeybee in this illuminating and delightfully illustrated pocket guide. For budding apiarists, this introductory book offers fascinating information about honeybees and everything you need to know to begin your own beekeeping journey. For example, did you know that from birth, female bees are promoted through roles such as nurse, baker, and guardian of the hive? Or that male bees'' primary purpose is simply to mate with a queen, but only 0.1% of them ever will? In these pages, you''ll discover the inner workings of the beehive, the properties of honey, the basics of keeping bees, and the joys that come from this meditative hobby, including a thriving garden, environmental stewardship, and a supportive community (not to mention delicious honey!). A whole world awaits-and it''s just outside your door.FOR BEEKEEPERS AND BEE ENTHUSIASTS: This petite and brightly colored book will appeal to anyone interested in bees

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Book SynopsisInspired by Sanjay Patel's animated Netflix show, Ghee Happy, featuring Hindu deities as toddlers! Meet the many faces (and arms) of the mighty Hindu goddesses! With colorful tabs for each goddess, this eye-catching board book introduces the youngest of readers to Hindu goddesses Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Ganga, Parvati, and Kali. Get them together, and anything is possible.

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Book SynopsisLeah Reena Goren''s hand-lettered bursts of encouragement and colorful gouache paintings make this inspiring illustrated journal both utterly charming to look at and life-enhancing to use!

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Book Synopsis The national-bestselling, must-have science experiment series is back! MIT engineer Emily Calandrelli, host of Netflix''s Emily''s Wonder Lab and FOX''s Xploration Outer Space, is taking curiosity to the next level with 50 big, bold, brand-new experiments that sparkle, bubble, and explode. With this follow-up to the national bestseller Stay Curious and Keep Exploring, scientists of all ages will have a blast learning about STEAM concepts, playing, discovering spectacularDid You Know? facts, and being introduced toWho to Know, diverse biographies of rock stars in the science and technology world. Using easy-to-find items you''ll learn to think like a scientist and conduct jaw-dropping experiments, including:- Color-changing slimes to discover if dogs really do see the world in black and white - Aglow-in-the-dark jellyfish to explore the science behind bioluminescence - Anunpoppable bubble

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Book SynopsisTracks, treads, engines, lights, and more! The hardworking parts of kids'' favorite construction vehicles from Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site can be explored in this playfully shaped board book with graduated pages. Each page is shaped like the vehicle on it and is sturdy enough to withstand wear and tear from the roughest, toughest readers. Handy labels highlight the different parts of each vehicle as an accompaniment to the charming rhyming text. From bulldozers to dump trucks, the youngest construction fans will be revved up and raring to go.

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Book SynopsisOld Mac and Mrs. Mac are at it again! This time, these DIY-happy farmers wield a host of noisy tools—from hammers to sanders, and even a blowtorch—to soup up their rusty old fishing boat. With a BANG BANG here and a BUZZ BUZZ there, this silly, summery sequel to the wildly popular Old MacDonald Had a Truck is sure to make a splash—and have the whole family singing along.

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Book SynopsisDiscover inner truths and let inspiration take flightwith this unique, exquisitely illustrated bird tarot deck and guidebook.We have looked to birds as symbols of meaning and wisdom for millennia. The Avian Tarot brings together the divinatory power of birds and the oracular tools of the classic tarot deck, drawing on history, science, mythology, symbolism, and spiritual significance to carefully connect each Major and Minor Arcana card to a specific bird. Featuring a wide array of species, from common (pigeon and chickadee) to rare (hoatzin and dikkop), this impressive aviary throws open the feathered world around us and invites deeper understanding. A 220-page guidebook offers insights and illuminates the connections to help enrich and inform readings. Exquisitely hand-illustrated, with gold ink on every card, this set has been crafted to celebrate the beauty and truth of our avian guides.BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED: All 78 cards feature individual bird illustrations created in black ink on white illustration board, with gold elements later carefully applied. AVIAN ORACLES ABOUND: Each avian oracle embodies its own wisdom in relationship with its tarot pairing, including the Empress (Swan), Temperance (Magpie), the Sun (Peregrine Falcon), the Queen of Wands (Cockatiel), the Ace of Swords (Barn Owl), the Nine of Pentacles (Peacock), and many more. ROOTED RELATIONSHIPS: Avian-tarot connections for each card are rooted in natural and cultural history, mythology, spiritual tradition, and other associations, illuminated along with each card's symbolic interpretation in an illustrated guidebook of more than 200 pages.Perfect for:- Tarot practitioners, divination enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a unique approach to their mindful practices - Birders and nature enthusiasts - Anyone curious about the lyrical intersection of science and symbolism - Collectors of specialty tarot cards and oracle decks

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Book Synopsis Embark on a psychedelic journey of self-discovery with this dreamy, one-of-a-kind tarot deck, where magical figures from the Major and Minor Arcana burst with emotion, energy, and queer pride.Rainbow Tarot vibrates with So Lazo''s contemporary and colorful artwork, offering a fresh take on the iconography of Pamela Colman Smith''s time-honored art nouveau tarot illustrations. This deck includes a detailed guidebook featuring card interpretations and customized spreads by writer and third-generation clairvoyant Cyree Jarelle Johnson. The accessible art and text make this a perfect starter deck, and the innovative, referential approach will continue to yield rewarding insights as you deepen your spiritual practice. Open your mind and let these radiant cards guide you in channeling your inner power, connecting to the collective unconscious, and embracing every facet of your identity.EYE-CATCHING ILLUSTRATIONS: Beloved artist So Lazo brings th

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Book Synopsis From the wildly popular Instagram account, Disappointing Affirmations hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where failure is always an option, but that''s okay.Pairing lovely vacation photos taken by the author himself with sayings that are amusingly self-critical, encouraging, disillusioned, or all three at once, Tarnowski points to feelings commonly unacknowledged or hidden and spotlights them with humor, wit, and empathy. You can do it! But you probably won''t. But also: Be kind to yourself, asshole. Transforming and re-envisioning the material for print while adding tons of new work, this is the funny-because-it''s-true, sneaky self-help gift book for anyone who isn''t happy all the time and doesn''t feel seen in the whole positive mental attitude culture. Unfollow your dreams!IT REALLY IS OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY: People say, It''s okay

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Book SynopsisThe essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces.'Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics.'—I Love Typography   The bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition: This is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication. Covering the essentials of typography, this book explores everything from typefaces and type families to kerning and tracking to grids and layout principles. Ellen Lupton provides clear and focused guidance on how letters, words, and paragraphs should be aligned, spaced, ordered, and shaped. Historical and contemporary examples of graphic design show how to learn the rules and how to break them. Critical essays, eye-opening diagrams, helpful exercises, and dozens of examples and illustrations show readers how to be inventive within systems that inform and communicate.Featuring 32 pages of new content, the third edition is revised and refined from cover to cover: More fonts: old fonts, new fonts, weird fonts, libre fonts, Google fonts, Adobe fonts, fonts from independent foundries, and fonts and lettering by women and BIPOC designers Introductions to diverse writing systems, contributed by expert typographers from around the world Demonstrations of basic design principles, such as vi­sual balance, Gestalt grouping, and responsive layout Current approaches to typeface design, including Variable fonts and optical sizes Tips for readability, legibility, and accessibility Stunning reproductions from the Letterform Archive  Thinking with Type is the typography book for everyone: designers, writers, editors, students, anyone who works with words on page or screen, and enthusiasts of type and lettering. Readers will also love Ellen Lupton's book Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers.

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Book SynopsisLoved by millions of children, these classic peekaboo books are now gathered together in a boxed set that''s ideal for gift giving—and for giving story time an extra dose of fun! Showcasing animals, vehicles, and more, each book in this wildly popular series features colorful pictures and lively, rhyming text that help children predict what is peeking through die-cut windows. Includes Peek-a Who?, Peek-a Zoo!, and Peek-a Choo-Choo!.

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Book SynopsisSpice things up with this deck of playing cards from the bestselling Position of the Day series! Featuring 54 different sex positions (one for each card, plus 2 jokers), this 54-card deck is sure inspire bold moves. With top-quality cardstock and housed in a sturdy, travel-friendly box, these cards will take your game to the next level - whether you're playing crazy eights or strip poker. If you play your cards right, you may get lucky! Includes standard 52-card deck, plus 2 jokers.

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Book SynopsisAccessible introduction to Spanish language and Mexican cultureLearning Spanish is just a few pictures away in this lovingly illustrated picture book language primer! Focusing on the Spanish language as it is spoken in Mexico, this informative picture book is an ideal way to learn. Pairing words and whimsical pictures, aspiring Spanish speakers are treated to a breezy yet informative experience. At once instructive and a joy to behold, Let''s Learn Spanish is a go-to gift for the world traveler and language learner.• Fantastic resource for Spanish language learners young and old!• Perfect gift for anyone traveling to Mexico or South America.• Aurora Cacciapuoti is an author and illustrator of more than a dozen children''s books.This informative Spanish language primer will appeal to readers of Little Concepts: ABC Spanish, First Words – Spanish, and My Big Book of Spanish Words.• Books for kids ages 4 to 8• Learn Spanish for kids, preschool, kindergarten• Easy to carry travel companion language book

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Book Synopsis Get ready, LEGO(Reg TM) builders: The next challenge in the bestselling LEGO puzzle line is here. And it''s adorable.Calling all animal lovers, welcome to the LEGO(Reg TM) pet show! This 1,000-piece puzzle comes together to reveal a cute collection of LEGO BrickHeadz pets. From a cuddly ginger tabby cat to an adorable French bulldog, this sweet and silly menagerie is a celebration of your favorite furry, fuzzy, and feathered family members. Purrfect for the whole family but just as fun to take on solo, this puzzle showcases the creativity and delight integral to the LEGO brand. LEGO, the LEGO logo, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. 2024 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.ANIMALS FOR ALL: Whether you''re a puppy parent or a cat person, have a hamster home or bird sanctuary, there is a LEGO pet for everyone on this puzzle. These adorable cats and kittens, dogs and puppies (and more!) will delight

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