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Journey behind the scenes of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films in this stunning visual guide to wands, their makers, and the characters who mastered them! This expanded edition of Harry Potter: The Wand Collection provides a comprehensive look into beloved characters of the wizarding world and their wands.

Discover the electrifying artwork behind the action-packed blockbuster, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We crossed Europe in the Rain collects the sixteen song lyrics he wrote for world-renowned American singer, Stacey Kent, which were set to music by her partner Jim Tomlinson.

Do you absolutely love coffee, obsessed with the caffeine and the craving for it 12 times a day? Well have I got the thing for you! Over 60 pages of photos of cups of coffee, yep, that's it. Now c'mon, don't pretend coffee isn't the only thing getting you through life, you know how much you love that warm cosy feeling when you hold your first cup in the morning, what better way to celebrate the greatest invention by man with just a bunch of photos of it. Coffee, it makes the world turn.

A diaristic novel on contemporary friendship and its importance. Isabelle Graw's latest book reflects on the purposes and struggles of friendship in competitive social milieus. By focusing on her own social milieu--the art world--Graw demonstrates how friendships are neither totally disinterested nor reduceable to their use. Written in the intimate form of a fictional diary, this book laments useful friendships while praising true friendship in all its forms. For Graw, friendship is an existential necessity--if only because it points to how we relate to and depend on others. Friendship, she finds, is as important as the air we breathe--with it, we are able to fully live.

In 1953 classical guitar master Andrés Segovia published his unique fingerings for all diatonic major and minor scales. Here, for the first time, his scale fingerings are presented in both standard notation and tablature. Includes 12 major and 12 melodic minor two- or three-octave scales.

Unlock the Mysteries of Ancient Geoglyphs with Our Exclusive Book Bundle!Embark on an extraordinary journey through time, culture, and history with our captivating book bundle, "Ancient Geoglyphs of Peru, England & Chile." Delve into the enigmatic symbols that have puzzled and inspired generations, as we uncover the secrets of the Nazca Lines, Uffington White Horse, Atacama Giant, and Paracas Candelabra. This meticulously curated collection offers you the opportunity to explore the stories etched into the landscapes of three diverse regions-Peru, England, and Chile-revealing the threads that connect ancient civilizations to our modern world.Book 1: "Tracing Time in the Sand: The Historical Evolution of the Nazca Lines" Unveil the mysteries of the Nazca Lines, intricate geoglyphs carved into the deserts of Peru. Journey through time as you trace the footsteps of ancient cultures, unraveling the enigma of these colossal figures and discovering their potential significance.Book 2: "Galloping Through Centuries: The Saga of the Uffington White Horse in History" Travel across the hills of England to encounter the Uffington White Horse, a striking chalk figure that has galloped through the annals of history. Immerse yourself in tales of knights, folklore, and the enduring connection between humanity and the land.Book 3: "Giant Steps of Antiquity: Charting the Legacy of the Atacama Giant" Venture to the Chilean desert to uncover the secrets of the Atacama Giant, an anthropomorphic figure etched into the landscape. Explore its celestial alignment, contemplate its cultural significance, and traverse the giant's footsteps across time.Book 4: "Whispers from the Desert: Unveiling the Story of the Paracas Candelabra" Discover the Paracas Candelabra-a maritime mystery carved into the sands of Chile's coast. Delve into the world of ancient seafaring cultures, untangle the threads of its symbolism, and decipher the whispers hidden within its lines.Why Choose Our Book Bundle?Comprehensive Exploration: Immerse yourself in four in-depth volumes, each dedicated to a unique geoglyph. Uncover the stories, cultures, and mysteries that surround these ancient symbols.¿¿¿¿ Exclusive Insights: Our bundle offers exclusive insights from researchers, archaeologists, and historians who have dedicated their lives to understanding these enigmatic creations.Diverse Perspectives: Explore the significance of geoglyphs across different regions and cultures, bridging the gaps between civilizations separated by time and distance.Engaging Narratives: Our authors bring history to life with captivating storytelling that blends historical facts, folklore, and modern insights.Limited-Time Offer: This exclusive book bundle is available for a limited time only. Don't miss your chance to embark on a journey through time and culture with these remarkable geoglyphs.Uncover the echoes of the past, explore the threads that connect civilizations, and ignite your curiosity about the mysteries of our world. Order your "Ancient Geoglyphs of Peru, England & Chile" book bundle today and embark on an unforgettable journey into the heart of history!

Here, in one volume, are the stories that transformed Sherlock Holmes into a household name: the fateful first meeting of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in A Study in Scarlet, the mysterious treasure of The Sign of the Four, the formidable Irene Adler of A Scandal in Bohemia--and many more! This collection also includes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

The ultimate, accessible guide to drawing and doodling flowers and botanicals.

The Official Boyfriends Coloring Book offers fans of the WEBTOON Originals series a way to immerse themselves in the adorable art of this fun and wild polyamorous romance between four college boys.

Featuring artwork from famous folk artist Eric Dowdle, Beautiful Beaches offers a relaxing escape coloring famous coastal destinations.

Identity Designed is an essential reference on the process of brand identity design, including examples from today’s top designers.

Build your watercolor confidence and step into your inner artist while learning to paint beautiful flowers alongside watercolor expert Bianca Rosen, founder of the popular art account @artbybianca. Bianca is with you every step along the way to guide you through painting a playful pansy or a sacred lotus. From wildflowers to garden flowers to desert and tropical blooms, each project tutorial features Bianca's signature encouragement and "you can do it" spirit to celebrate imperfections and embrace joy in your watercolors.These 50 easy projects feel like stepping into Bianca's workshop class-or her colorful Instagram feed-right at home. The collection's illustrated 3-6 step instructions allow you to visualize how each brushstroke adds to the completed flower. Bianca's single-bloom style is approachable for watercolor beginners while creating a beautiful final piece that will satisfy even experienced painters.

Designed for photographers who haven't memorized every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Fujifilm X-T5, Rocky Nook's handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you're out and about.- Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklist- Identify every button and dial on your camera- Learn the essential modes and settings you need to know- Dive deeper with additional features of your camera- Execute step-by-step instructions for shooting multiple exposures, in-camera HDR, time-lapse movies, and more- Follow tips and techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.)

Catalog of an exhibition held at the M9 - Museo del '900, Mestre, Italy, May 5-November 26, 2023.

"A Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene leads the reader through a series of sites, observations, thought experiments, and genre-stretching descriptive practices to take stock of our current planetary crisis. This is a guide for researchers of many stripes; a book that nurtures and promotes a revitalized natural history in direct response to worlds falling apart"--

'Truly delicious . . . it's everything I want a book to be' DAISY BUCHANAN'A hugely fun tale' I PAPER'Salacious and addictive, every page left me giggling with glee' ANNIE LORD'Wickedly delectable' NEW YORK TIMES'Crazy Rich Asians meets Saltburn' PLUM SYKES'A plot with more twists than an Elsa Peretti for Tiffany corkscrew' FINANCIAL TIMES'Juicy, salacious and a whole lot of fun . . . an absolute must for your summer reads this year' GLAMOURNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAMAZON.COM'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARFROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CRAZY RICH ASIANS Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshamsbury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel, is drowning in debt. The only solution, according to his mother, is for him to attend his sister's wedding and seduce a woman with money.Will it be the French hotel heiress with a royal bloodline? The venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or will Rufus betray his family and confess his love for his best friend and 'girl next door' Eden? But when a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans - and their reputation - go up in flames, making Rufus' choice all the more impossible.Taking us from the sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Beverly Hills to the inner sanctums of England's oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan has written a juicy, hilarious and sophisticated tale of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.***PRAISE FOR KEVIN KWAN***'Outrageous . . . wickedly delectable' NEW YORK TIMES'Your perfect summer read' DAILY MAIL'Delightful' INDEPENDENT'Lough-out-loud funny' SUNDAY MIRROR'Pure entertainment' NYLON'Flash, funny, delicious . . . the juicy stuff of classic high-society drama' USA TODAY'As good as Crazy Rich Asians, but even more ridiculous and hilarious' COSMOPOLITAN 'Thank God for Kevin Kwan' W MAGAZINELies and Weddings, New York Times bestseller, June 2024

The next blockbuster Minecraft novel from the bestselling publishing program--now with over five million books in print!Opal has almost done it all—fighting monsters, protecting people from pillagers, and even defeating the legendary Ender Dragon! But that’s all in the past. Now, Opal has hung up their adventuring hat and is living the life of a happy creafter, far more likely to build you a bed than fight a Wither. In fact, Opal has decided that their time is best spent building their Dream Manor outside the very village that displays the Ender Dragon Skull they brought back from the End!Meanwhile, Opal’s sister, Lisa, is only at the beginning of her journey. She’s ready to be a hero. Just ask her. Or don’t. She’ll tell you anyway. She knows every single story ever told about her sibling, and probably a few other heroes as well. She admires Opal immensely, always has. But now it’s her turn to have an adventure.And that adventure might be bigger than she could ever have imagined. One day, a traveling adventure named Braun arrives in town, claiming to know how to defeat a Warden—a fearsome mob that not even Opal has bested. Lisa jumps at the chance to join Braun on his epic quest, and Opal reluctantly agrees to accompany the duo—only to protect their sister, of course. But along the way, Opal might just rediscover their love of adventure, and realize that it’s even more fun when someone else is there to share in the story….

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “mouthwatering” (The New York Times) adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris—from the bestselling author of Save Me the Plums and Delicious!“An enchanting and irresistible feast . . . As with a perfect meal in the world’s most magical city, I never wanted this sublime novel to end.”—Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of Good CompanyA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Saveur, Food & Wine, Bookreporter, The Charlotte ObserverStella reached for an oyster, tipped her head, and tossed it back. It was cool and slippery, the flavor so briny it was like diving into the ocean. Oysters, she thought. Where have they been all my life?When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading “Go to Paris.” Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a traumatic childhood has kept her confined to the strict routines of her comfort zone. But when her boss encourages her to take time off, Stella resigns herself to honoring her mother’s last wishes.Alone in a foreign city, Stella falls into old habits, living cautiously and frugally. Then she stumbles across a vintage store, where she tries on a fabulous Dior dress. The shopkeeper insists that this dress was meant for Stella and for the first time in her life Stella does something impulsive. She buys the dress—and embarks on an adventure.Her first stop: the iconic brasserie Les Deux Magots, where Stella tastes her first oysters and then meets an octogenarian art collector who decides to take her under his wing. As Jules introduces Stella to a veritable who’s who of the Paris literary, art, and culinary worlds, she begins to understand what it might mean to live a larger life.As weeks—and many decadent meals—go by, Stella ends up living as a “tumbleweed” at famed bookstore Shakespeare & Company, uncovers a hundred-year-old mystery in a Manet painting, and discovers a passion for food that may be connected to her past. A feast for the senses, this novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home.

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There There—winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the John Leonard Prize, the American Book Award, and one of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year—Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather’s shooting in There There.Colorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion Prison Castle, where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by Richard Henry Pratt, an evangelical prison guard who will go on to found the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians, an institution dedicated to the eradication of Native history, culture, and identity. A generation later, Star’s son, Charles, is sent to the school, where he is brutalized by the man who was once his father’s jailer. Under Pratt’s harsh treatment, Charles clings to moments he shares with a young fellow student, Opal Viola, as the two envision a future away from the institutional violence that follows their bloodline.Oakland, 2018. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield is barely holding her family together after the shooting that nearly took the life of her nephew Orvil. From the moment he awakens in his hospital bed, Orvil begins compulsively googling school shootings on YouTube. He also becomes emotionally reliant on the prescription medications meant to ease his physical trauma. His younger brother Lony, suffering from PTSD, is struggling to make sense of the carnage he witnessed at the shooting by secretly cutting himself and enacting blood rituals which he hopes will connect him to his Cheyenne heritage. Opal is equally adrift, experimenting with Ceremony and peyote, searching for a way to heal her wounded family.Extending his constellation of narratives into the past and future, Tommy Orange once again delivers a story that is by turns shattering and wondrous, a book piercing in its poetry, sorrow, and rage—a masterful follow-up to his already—classic first novel, and a devastating indictment of America’s war on its own people.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners.A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, CNN, Lit Hub, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Reader's Digest, BookRiot, SheReads, PureWow, Publishers Weekly"Imagine Crazy Rich Asians mated with Saltburn and you've got Lies and Weddings—a heavenly summertime read!"—Plum Sykes, New York Times best-selling author of Bergdorf Blondes  Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money.Should he marry Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans—and their reputation—go up in flames.Can the once-great dukedom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist?In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England’s oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.

'If you want to remember why you once fell in love with the idea of the cosmos, or want to fall in love with it for the first time, then this book is for you' ObserverFrom Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, this is a story of wonder, new worlds and why the end is just the beginningLet us journey into the heart of a black hole. Let us slip beyond its boundary, the horizon, and tumble - on and on - down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we'll see geometry fold, we'll feel the equations draw tight around us. Eventually, we'll pass it: the remains of a star, deep and dense and falling further far. And then - the bottom. Where time and space end, and the white hole is born . . .With lightness and magic, here Carlo Rovelli traces the ongoing adventure of his own cutting-edge research, of the uncertainty and joy of going where we've not yet been. Guiding us to the edge of theory and experiment, he invites us to go beyond, to experience the fever and the disquiet of science. Here is the extraordinary life of a white hole.A BOOK OF THE YEAR ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * NEW STATESMAN * NEW SCIENTIST

Putting together custom cabinetry for your kitchen, bathroom, or built-ins is easier than you might think. Simple boxes are all that separate most cabinets from the ground. When the cabinets are set up, the seams won't be visible from the outside either.