"While improv quilting involves starting a quilt without a pattern, it is a skill and a technique. In modern quilting, every quilter approaches improv with their own style and method, keeping the foundations of traditional quilting in mind. In 'Imperfect:...

"Confronted by the terrifying trends of the early twenty-first century - widening inequality, environmental destruction, and the immiseration of millions of workers around the world - many economists and business leaders still preach dogmas that lack evidence...

"A fun book packed full of ideas and practical advice for cute hand lettering. This fun book from lettering guru Cindy Guentert-Baldo is packed full of inspiration for cute hand lettering. There are easy-to-follow instructions, practice pages and a huge range...

"Leadership Team Alignment provides evidence-based strategy and solutions from two authors who bring a wealth of practical experience buttressed by an in-depth knowledge of the most recent leadership team research. This work is based on over eight hundred...

"Here is an inspiring collection of short teachings from the writings of the renowned Tibetan meditation master Ch gyam Trungpa. Pithy and immediate, these teachings can be contemplated and practiced every day-or any day-of the year. Drawn from a wide variety...

"From the best-selling author of The Hedgerow Apothecary, The Garden Apothecary and The Hedgerow Apothecary Forager's Handbook. Learn the sustainable and ethical art of the apothecarist with this beautiful photographic guide to working with herbs and spices to...

"Draw 30 amazing animals in just 8 easy stages -- or fewer! A marvelous menagerie of birds and beasts, from waddling penguins and elegant flamingos to cuddly kittens and adorable dogs; from keen kangaroos to cantering chestnut ponies. Ideal for budding artist...

"Building an online platform is an overwhelming and daunting task, with many pitfalls and horror stories surrounding the internet. It's not surprising that many writers shy away from online activities, putting that online presence into the do-it-later...

"Teenage cliques, jihadist cells, army units, polar expeditions, and football hooligans - on the face of it, each of these groups might seem exceptional, but the forces that bind and drive them can affect us all. In recent decades, psychologists have uncovered...

"Robert Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes for this collection, New Hampshire, published in 1923. It contains some of his most enduring and best-loved poems, including "Nothing Gold Can Stay," "Fire and Ice," "The Need of Being Versed in Country...

"A former butler for Princess Diana who became her trusted confidant recalls his ten years of service to the princess, separating the truth from the myths of her life to offer his insights into her years as a member of the royal family"--Publisher's...

"ReWild Your Mind shows you how to connect with nature to be happier, healthier and more at peace with the world around you. Packed with wilderness skills and traditional crafts - from fixing a hammock in the woods and foraging for hedgerow medicine to finding...

"From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler's Private Library, a dramatic recounting of the six critical months before Adolf Hitler seized power, when the Nazi leader teetered between triumph and ruin In the summer of 1932, the Weimar Republic was on...

"Best Walks of the Flinders Ranges includes 30 walks in this much-loved region, wellknown as a walker’s paradise. Each walk specifies the distance, the total ascent and descent (if appropriate), the grade and the estimated duration and is accompanied by an...

"A beautiful and practical craft book by scrapbook journaling TikToker Flinasday, aka Alina Fischer, including Flinasday's most popular pages and her top tips on how to achieve effects. Indulge your artistic side, explore your imagination and record your...

"In this enlightening and entertaining book, author and Skeptical Inquirer editor Kendrick Frazier takes readers on a journey to the contentious boundary zone between science and its antagonists: pseudoscience (pretend science) and anti-science (open hostility...

"The climate movement has gathered some pace but what about the other, inextricably linked crisis in biodiversity? A radically hopeful manifesto,The Case for Naturesets out with clarity how we can use groundbreaking natural capital frameworks - ways of valuing...

"Traders and investors who do well in the markets have a unique combination of endurance and resilience that doesn't come naturally to most people. Louise Bedford, a leading expert in behavioural finance, shares evidence-based strategies for developing your...

"How is it to be a tourist in Yemen, Turkmenistan, Nauru or Mauritania? Globetrotter Gunnar Garfors has been to all the 198 countries of the world - twice. On his journeys he is driven by curiosity and has met people from many different cultures and societies....

"From mud tracks on a quiet country road to dirt specks on the soles of walking boots, forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire uses her decades of scientific expertise to find often-overlooked clues left behind by criminal activity. She detects evidence and...

"While Hanif Abdurraqib is an acclaimed author, a gifted poet, and one of our culture's most insightful music critics, he is most of all, at heart, an Ohioan. Growing up in Columbus in the '90s, Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which...

"In The Future Built by Women, Startup Product Leader of Riveter and inspiring keynote speaker, Brooke Markevicius, delivers a compelling guide to entrepreneurship for women. With a particular focus on the technology sector, the author shares her fascinating...

"Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Rome"--Publisher's description.

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"The perfect guidebook companion while out and about, with lists of 10 cutting straight to the best of your destination. Make the most of your trip to Athens with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best...

"There is often a disconnect between the raw spirit of our younger selves - when energy and enthusiasm were inexhaustible and our bodies rarely let us down - and the limitations and demands we increasingly face over time. Our vitality can fade as we stress...

"From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy sense of unknowable empires...

"A fully updated edition of this beautifully illustrated, encyclopedic guide to planet Earth. Explore and understand the natural and human wonders of our planet. Now in its third edition, this landmark encyclopedia both celebrates our planet and explains the...

"Make the most of your trip to Seattle with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Seattle has to offer and ensuring that you don't miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and...

"Make the most of your trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that the region has to offer and ensuring that you don't miss a thing. Best of all, the...

"Get closer to the Italian Riviera with DK Eyewitness. A glorious hike through the villages of the Cinque Terre. A spot of shopping in the boutiques of Portofino. A day of delicious food in Genoa. With so much to see and do, the Italian Riviera is a...

"Roberto Mangabeira Unger sets out to reinvent philosophy. His central theme is our transcendence-everything in our existence points beyond itself-and its relation to our finitude: everything that surrounds us, and we ourselves, are flawed and ephemeral. He...

"Israeli universities have long enjoyed a reputation as liberal bastions of freedom and democracy. Drawing on extensive research and making Hebrew sources accessible to the international community, Maya Wind shatters this myth and documents how Israeli...

"Learn the satisfying, on-trend craft of macrame with this accessible reference featuring guides to fibers, supplies, and knots, as well as 12 step-by-step projects. Sweet Home Macrame: A Beginner's Guide to Macrame features step-by-step instructions for...

"In 2015, an anonymous source leaked the so-called Panama Papers, 11.5 million documents detailing financial and attorney-client information and connecting over 140 ultra-wealthy individuals across 50 countries to offshore companies in 21 tax havens....

"There is no shortage of voices demanding everyone pay attention to the violence trans women suffer. But one frighteningly basic question seems never to be answered: why does it happen? If men are not inherently evil and trans women do not intrinsically invite...

"We are a nation born from the conviction that people must be free. But since the middle of the last century, that idea has been co-opted. Forces on the political Right have justified exploitation by cloaking it in the rhetoric of freedom, leading to...

"Why is constant change bad for business? Because it's bad for human performance." For decades, "disruption" and "change" have been seen as essential to business growth and success. In this provocative and incisive book, leadership expert Ashley Goodall argues...

"What is it like to radically change your life? Writer Alec Ash meets the Chinese who are doing just this, 'reverse migrating' from the cities to the remote countryside of southwest China - and joins them himself, in an extraordinary and inspiring journey of...

"MISARANA celebrates maximum impact, minimal effort meals brought to life with a vibrant mix of Indian flavours. UK MasterChef champion Eddie Scott is best known for transforming simple European classics with a blend of Indian spices. In MISARANA, he draws...

"The attachments we form shape our experience of the world and our understanding of who we are. 'Hell is other people,' wrote Jean-Paul Sartre, his point being less about misanthropy and more about how entwined our self-perception is with the ways in which...

"An essential guide to NFTs and how widely they affect how we connect, create and sell online in an ever-evolving society. 'The Everything Token cuts through the clutter and lays out a blueprint of what you can learn from that top 1% of companies that are...

"Cities are bad for us: polluted, noisy and fundamentally unnatural. We need green space, not concrete. Trees, not tower blocks. So goes the argument. But is it true? What would the city of the future look like if we tried to build a better life from the...

"In "Tangled Vines", bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch, Alex Murdaugh. Among the lush, tree-lined waterways of South...

"What is good technology? Is 'good' technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it? The Good Robot addresses these crucial questions through the voices of leading feminist thinkers, activists and technologists. Each thinker provides a...

"As a family of five, the Bucket List Family has swum with whales in Tonga, slept in castles in Ireland, lived on a houseboat in Amsterdam, eaten breakfast with giraffes in Kenya, spent Halloween in Disneyland, and visited more than 90 countries around the...

"Use your sewing scrap fabrics to make impressive, out-of-the-box sewing projects that will wow! Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects is filled with 10 super cute projects, from wallets and cushions to pouches, baskets, quilts, soft toys, and more, that include...

"Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as the founder and leader of Success Academy Charter Schools, one of the country's most highly regarded networks of schools, but while most people know Eva for her success in educating 20,000 mainly low-income...

"Robert Ernest was an architect of rare promise and remarkable early success, whose award-winning career was cut short by cancer at age 28 in 1962. Despite the brevity of Ernest's life, his education and practice were intertwined with some of the most...

"From James Beard nominee and Top Chef contestant Chef Chris Viaud comes GATHER , featuring recipes that not only bring friends and family together but keep them at the table. To Chef Chris Viaud, food is a shared language that allows us to communicate with...

"Sir Edward 'Eddie' Marsh was an ornament of early twentieth-century society; a respected civil servant, polymath and scholar who led a remarkable life. Always at the heart of the establishment, he was Winston Churchill's longest serving Private Secretary and...

"For street artist Seth, walls around the world have been canvases for resilience, a space where imagination and real-life encounters become murals of expression, dialogue, and community. Children are often a part of his work, taking him--and us--through city...

"There is infinite magic within all of us. This modern guide to witchcraft is the perfect companion to help you take back control, awaken your magical abilities, and make your life happier and healthier. Enrich your existence with the power of magic and learn...

"Why do people run? How can I improve my running performance? Will running help me feel better? The Psychology of Running provides a unique insight into why running is such a popular form of exercise and competition. From evolutionary perspectives on why...

"By gardening sustainably, you can make a considerable difference to local wildlife. Discover how to chose species and varieties that suit your growing conditions, no matter the size of your space. Planting Wildflowers is aimed at the keen amateur gardener and...

"Many people blame sugar cravings on lack of willpower rather than accept that sugar is highly addictive-even more so than cocaine, nicotine, and alcohol. The problem isn't just dessert, but the fact that sugar is everywhere. Approximately 80% of products in...

"If you are looking to experience the joy of cocktail mixology without the bar, crowd, or booze, The Mocktail Club has you covered! As more and more people embrace the alcohol-free lifestyle, the range of mocktail recipes continues to grow. From plays on...

"K-Drama Star teams up with Language Learning Experts to bring you this all-in-one guide for beginners who want to learn Korean as it's actually spoken today in Seoul! Korean is one of the fastest-growing second languages in the world, due to the huge...

"Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Swedish Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Swedish by effortlessly integrating it with your...

"After four decades broadcasting to the nation each night, Jon Snow finally gives vent to his opinions on the state of our nation, from inequality and out of touch elites to the vital work of journalism in the social media age. It is rare in history that so...

"The newest book in Michael Mattesi's Force Drawing series takes movement to the next level. Force: Drawing Human Anatomy, explores the different facets of motion and the human body. As opposed to the memorization technique, Mattesi stresses the function of...

"Bring your artwork to life with the power of the FORCE! Watch, listen, and follow along as Mike Mattesi demonstrates the fundamental FORCE line and explains dynamic figure drawing techniques through 30 videos that are launched through the book's companion...

"Tough choices loom if the world wants to go green. The United States and other countries must decide where and how to procure the materials that make our renewable energy economy possible. To build electric vehicles, solar panels, cell phones, and millions of...

"Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome - a condition that affects facial appearance - and at only two weeks old, he found himself in foster care. In his remarkable story, Jono shares the highs and lows of his journey and how he turned his...

"Weekend Runner Australia is your guide to the best running tracks and events around the country. Featuring more than 40 running routes and unmissable events, this book will take you – and your runners – over tropical islands, snowy mountains and the red dirt...

"In Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion, historian Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and psychology with the history of medicine and emotions to explore the evolution of nostalgia from its first identification in seventeenth-century Switzerland...

"Swendly Benilia shares with us simple and tangible tips and tricks to understanding and drawing FORCE across hundreds of drawings full of dunamism and energy! This book is an expellant companion to the FORCE brand since it delivers hundreds of FORCE drawings...

"This book showcases twenty different small hotels, all located in the US, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land - in many cases...

"Barons tells the stories of seven companies that have amassed tremendous power over America's food industry, to the detriment of workers, eaters, the environment, and communities alike. Readers will learn about the hog barons, who built an empire in Iowa...

"The search for an "Indian Atlantis" is the basis for this book, which is structured around Hancock's exploration of underwater sites near India, Japan, Taiwan and China, and in the Arabian and Mediterranean Seas. As usual, Hancock wonderfully introduces the...

"The memoir of Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped on June 10, 1991 from a school bus stop within sight of her home in Tahoe, California, when she was 11 years old. She was held prisoner by convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy Garrido. She...

"The World Atlas of Coffee takes readers on a global tour of coffee-growing countries, presenting the bean in full-color photographs and concise, informative text. It covers where coffee is grown, the people who grow it and the cultures in which it is a way of...

"In April 2021, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 39 former Subpostmasters and ruled their prosecutions were an affront to the public conscience. They were just a few of the hundreds who had been prosecuted by the Post Office using IT evidence...

"An engaging, authoritative exploration of the ways in which the ancient Spartans thought about and remembered their wars and their war dead. Matthew Sears shows that the Spartan commemoration informs contemporary acts of remembrance. Thinking about Sparta, he...

"A glorious celebration of modern railway architecture in the 20th century and beyond, travelling all over the world. Many railway books are about nostalgia for the steam age, but this one is different: a global study of railway architecture from the 1950s...

"A ground-breaking global survey of today's most innovative artists working with text. The inclusion of text in works of art was a revolutionary creative advancement of the twentieth century, with artists subverting traditional conceptions of 'art' and...

"Jimmy Nelson: Humanity is about the renowned photographer Jimmy Nelson's personal and artistic journey across the world, an expedient to take people across a deeper journey of reflection on their own identity as part of the universal family of humans. His...

"For the past decade, Disciplined Entrepreneurship has changed the way people think about starting a company. Many believed that entrepreneurship could not be taught, but great entrepreneurs are not born with something special--they simply make great products....

"In the newly revised third edition of Entrepreneur Revolution: How to develop your entrepreneurial mindset and start a business that works, serial entrepreneur Daniel Priestley delivers an inspiring and practical book that shows you how to break free from the...

"In the post-pandemic era of war, polarization, and economic and environmental challenges, is it any wonder that we're questioning a lot of things we thought we knew? We're ready to reevaluate what's important and rethink how we are living our lives. We need a...

"Overwatch offered a beacon of hope to weary survivors looking to reclaim and rebuild our war-torn world. Their role expanded to help humanity solve some of the planet's most dire problems and usher in a new age of hope and prosperity. If there's one thing the...

"An easy to follow guide to creating a mindful approach to life. In this updated Second Edition of Mindfulness, mindfulness expert Gill Hasson explains how, instead of rushing through your life, you can take things at a slower pace and feel calmer and more...

"In the summer of 2014, Steven Salaita was fired from a tenured position in American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois for his unwavering stance on Palestinian human rights and other political controversies. A year later, he landed a job in Lebanon,...

"Make, grow, and care for your own terrariums Venture into the tiny worlds of terrariums and discover how to create a universe of your own. Like an artist, you'll learn how to use planting and hardscaping to make stunning terrarium compositions. Plus, master...

"The ultimate guide to World War I. A uniquely accessible military history of one of the world's most devastating conflicts Now revised and updated, World War I- The Definitive Visual Guide takes you from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the...

"Thirty years ago, two trips to iconic destinations, Africa and the Antarctic, profoundly changed Satyajit Das's life. Ecotourism - watching wildlife in nature - became his gravitational centre. Wild Quests is a literal and metaphorical record of these...

"This book invites you to live the awakened way, a path that embraces ancient wisdom and integrates it with the latest scientific discoveries about the nature of consciousness and the underlying reality. Many self-help books focus on our human nature. They...

""Drawing on cutting-edge science and intimate personal stories, an essential and paradigm-shifting book for readers struggling with fatigue, burnout, stress, and trauma-and for all of us who sometimes feel like we have been pushed past our breaking...

"Get to grips with the essential topics in biology today through 100 key ideas, each one explained clearly in 100 words. Biology- 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your scientific curiosity and helping you to...

"The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward...

"Most diets fail because they rely on willpower alone. In this book surgeon and expert on metabolism Dr Andrew Jenkinson shows you how to unlock the secret to lasting weight loss through a better understanding of your brain, body and environment, allowing you...

"Do you feel like we're in a permacrisis? Chances are you feel some anxiety about the state of the world. Gordon Brown, Mohamed A. El-Erian and Michael Spence certainly did. Three of the most internationally respected and experienced thinkers of our time,...

"Now that the vibrant colours and bold shapes of mid-century design are more popular than ever, Retro Revival offers a privileged glimpse into fabulous retro-inspired homes around the world. Our passion for retro style shows no signs of fading. From the...

"Real Clothes, Real Lives highlights over 300 garments and accessories from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection. This unique survey honors countless lives, tracing through the lens of dress how women's roles have changed over the decades. Each piece...

"Why do our friends have more friends than we do? How do you book the best available seats on a plane? And if jogging for ten minutes adds eight minutes to our life expectancy, should we still go jogging? The ability to reason is one of our most undervalued...

"A compelling exploration of trans history through art, activism, and unique objects of resistance. Surveying over four centuries, this volume brings together a wide-ranging selection of artworks and artefacts that highlight under-recognised histories of trans...

"With two decades on the front lines of divorce Sexton has seen what makes formerly happy couples fall out of love and "lose the plot" of the story they were writing together. Now he reveals all of the "what-not-to-dos" for couples who want to build--and...