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For the Love of Renovating is the book every fixer-upper needs. Jordan and Barry--aka the Brownstone Boys--are the go-to renovation team for historic brownstones and other older homes that need a little TLC. In their debut book, they walk readers through the entire process of renovating a house, starting with things to consider before you've made an offer, followed by guidance on developing a design, a schedule, and budgeting; they end by giving a room-by-room tour that includes helpful tips and inspiration. Throughout the book, beautiful photos and Renovation Recipes give the ingredients and step-by-step instructions for turning the house you have into the house you love.

Dickens's timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with mistreated orphans, grim workhouses, and gangs of thieving children. The hero finds himself in dire circumstances after he dares to ask for more food in the orphanage. Determined to make his way in the world, he escapes to London, where he becomes involved with criminals . . . and finally finds a real home. The Classic Starts(R) series has sold more than 8 million copies since it launched in 2004. These abridged, kid-friendly editions are the perfect way to introduce beloved stories to the next generation. Each book includes discussion questions by early childhood educator Arthur Pober, EdD.

James Standish knows how to play society's game: marry a debutante and inherit a massive fortune. At least, that's the plan until he meets Francesca Thorne. She's not the sort of woman a respectable gentleman like James could marry--not least because she's married already to James's friend Edward. Francesca is determined to flout convention and divorce her philandering husband. When her James sweet-talks his way into her life--tasked with convincing Francesca to abandon her dream of freedom--she's unprepared for the passion that flares between them. Torn apart by conflicting desires, they must choose whether to keep chasing the lives they've always wanted or to take a chance on a new and forbidden love.

The 366 quotes from classic literature in this deluxe memory journal provide five years of approachable journaling reflection for bibliophiles.

In Homer's The Odyssey, brave and faithful Ulysses--the world's first action hero--made an epic quest to return from the battlefields of Troy to his beloved Penelope in Ithaca. The classic tale is a story of thrilling adventure, but it's also a travel diary: it details stunning vistas, exotic creatures and customs, sumptuous food and drink, and all the unexpected pleasures and challenges of travel. With quotations from Samuel Butler's landmark prose translation of The Odyssey, use this beautifully illustrated journal to turn your own travels into those worthy of the Muses.

Little Sara Crewe, once pampered by her beloved father, is suddenly penniless and abandoned in a boarding school. Though she endures the mistreatment of the cruel headmistress, Miss Minchin, Sara manages to keep her kind heart despite her circumstances. This timeless story of a poor but compassionate orphan has won children over for generations.

The Jungle Book, one of the most famous children's books today, buoyed by multiple Disney film adaptations, is now available in an unabridged paperback edition including Rudyard Kipling's fantastical short story collection Just So Stories. This Children's Signature Classics edition will include both The Jungle Book and Just So Stories, a that whimsically explores animals' origins, like how the zebra got its stripes. The Jungle Book's story of survival, belonging, and growing up is perfect for young readers' libraries.

Young Pip seems destined to follow in his family's humble footsteps. Then one day, an anonymous gift suddenly transforms him into a rich young man . . . but will it also transform his life for the better? Dickens's great bildungsroman, featuring iconic characters like Miss Havisham, is an enduring favorite in schools, libraries, and homes.

Rendered in gorgeously carved wood blocks and buffeted with historical supplemental material, John Vasquez Mejias's The Puerto Rican War tells the story of the the 1950 insurrection on the island that resulted in 38 deaths and a failed assassination attempt against President Harry S. Truman. Told as a fable, in which the leaders of the movement are visited by the ghosts of Michael Collins and Gandhi, this book showcases an important and often overlooked moment in American history and a historical touchstone for the Puerto Rican independence movement.

An abridged version of the adventures of Tom and his friends growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River in the nineteenth century.

As the sun sets, a security guard arrives to help this sleepy little school get some rest. From tucking in chairs to checking all the locks to listening to the silverware snoring, she makes her moonlit rounds. One by one, the lights are turning off and everyone is turning in. Well, everyone except for the turtle from 2A. Will this escapee make it back to bed on time? Bailey's lusciously lyrical and dreamy story expertly peels back the curtain for the littlest readers who ever wondered what happens to school at night, making Goodnight School the perfect pick for early childhood educators, back-to-school, and, of course, bedtime.

A young white woman has been bludgeoned to death in a rural church on Cicada Road, just outside the small town of Walterboro, South Carolina--a state that has been roiling with racial tenson since the shooting of an unarmed Black man by a white police officer. Sam Jenkins, who is Black, was found covered in blood and kneeling over her. Zach Stander, a down-and-out lawyer, is convinced to take Sam's case by his detective girlfriend, Addie, while the local solicitor prosecuting the case wields the power of an influential family. And then there's the mysterious cold-case of teen girls murdered on a nearby beach--is there a connection, and will Addie and Zach put the pieces together in time?

The young puppet Pinocchio dreams of becoming a real boy. But whenever he tries to prove himself worthy of the transformation, he falls into mischief and laziness. Pinocchio must learn the hard way how to become honest, kind, and--above all--human. One of the most-translated works in children's literature, Pinocchio is a thrilling story about improving one's character and learning how to live in an often-harsh world.

Cuando un niño conoce a un pequeño extraterrestre perdido, los dos entablan una amistad fantástica de inmediato. Van a la escuela, exploran el vecindario y se divierten mucho. Pero de pronto, a la hora de dormir, el extraterrestre se siente muy, muy triste. ¿Podrá el niño descubrir qué necesita su nuevo compañero más que nada en el mundo? Esta graciosa y conmovedora historia es la prueba de que las amistades y la familia son lo más importante del universo, sin importar quién seas.

A Percy el pug le encantan los charcos: charcos grandes, charcos pequeños, charcos pantanosos, charcos blandos y lodosos. Pero ningún charco es ideal... hasta que encuentra uno con tres amigables cerditos. Pero ningún charco es ideal... hasta que encuentra uno con tres amigables cerditos. Sin embargo, la protectora Mamá Cerdita no cree que su familia deba mezclarse con pugs, ¡y echa a Percy del charco! ¿Podrá Percy demostrarle que se equivoca y así ganarse un lugar en el charco perfecto? ​Esta divertida historia sobre la amistad y el juego inclusivo es perfecta para niñas y niños pequeños que están aprendiendo a hacer nuevas amistades. Ahora disponible en español.

No canines are cooler than the twenty stylin' and wildin' dogs in this hilarious set of 20 postcards by artist Carly Beck. These paintings of perfectly dressed dogs feature top breeds like Frenchies, retrievers, and many more, each inviting you into a world that's part Richard Scarry, part Vogue fashion shoot.

Inspired by the long-standing affair between D. H. Lawrence's German wife and an Italian peasant, Lady Chatterley's Lover follows the intense passions of Constance Chatterley. Trapped in an unhappy marriage to an aristocrat whose war wounds have left him paralyzed and impotent, Constance enters into a liaison with the gamekeeper, Mellors. Originally banned in multiple countries, Lady Chatterley's Lover is an unapologetic portrayal of pleasure recognized as Lawrence's "best novel" (Anaï Nin) and "one of the most important works of fiction of the century" (Archibald MacLeish).

The fictional portrait of Woolf's close friend and lover Vita Sackville-West, the hero Orlando is a young nobleman in Elizabethan England, a dreamy and romantic youth who wakes up one day to find himself transformed, astonishingly, into a woman. Over the span of three centuries, Orlando will fall in love many times and rub shoulders with the great artists and writers--and observe how differently history treats men than women. Bold and tender, Orlando is a truly multifaceted work that has been hailed as a satire of biography, a queer classic, and a loving portrait of an irrepressible spirit.

The popular heart designs of Chris Uphues, featuring charming and cute-as-can-be anthropomorphic winking and smiling hearts are here transformed into an endlessly entertaining scene perfect puzzlers of all ages. Packaged in a keepsake box and printed with mold-free materials, the fully solved puzzle measures 18 by 24 inches.

The winking, rainbow-hued, glee-inducing anthropomorphic hearts illustrations of celebrated artist Chris Uphues are on full display in this book of 20 unique postcards. Printed on durable art card, these postcards are perfect to send or to display as mini inspirational wall art.

"Swamp or bog? Guilt or shame? Club soda or sparkling water? From food to fashion, ethics to architecture, there are thousands of words and ideas that we tend to collapse, conflate, or confuse. For hairsplitters and language lovers, Dictionary of Fine Distinctions explores the world of the vanishingly small, offering up witty deep dives and lively illustrations to help sharpen these subtle difference and bring us clarity at last."--

The Rainbow Witch is a guide to color and magic that encompasses all factions of witchcraft practices and practitioners. In this book, readers are initiated into each of seven colors of the rainbow by learning the spiritual meaning, intensity, and magical purpose of each color. Set up a color altar, enhance your spells, connect with entities beyond the veil, use your chakra energy to open the color portals, and give you more power than you dreamed possible. Author Kac Young offers symbolic language; powerful nature magic integrating plants, crystals, and animals; incantations, prayers, rituals, and mental techniques for effective practice that will deepen your abilities and magical talents.

Seneca the Younger was a playwright, essayist, lecturer (and tutor to the emperor Nero) who remains one of the most important Stoic philosophers. Emphasizing both theory and practical advice, Seneca's writing is perfectly suited to contemporary readers. He articulated the difficulties of living ethically and influenced many writers, including Marcus Aurelius, Michel de Montaigne, Dante Alighieri, Tertullian, Baruch Spinoza, and Edmund Burke.

When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meager income and assert her independence. But Agnes's enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children and then with the painful disdain of the haughty Murray family; the only kindness she receives comes from Mr. Weston, the sober young curate. Anne Brontë's first novel, which draws on her own experiences, offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open to them in Victorian society.

When you least expect it, something special will get your attention. Your alien will be back. He will invite you over for a play date. In this heartwarming sequel to the critically acclaimed Your Alien, it's the human boy's turn to visit the extraterrestrial's home planet--and to feel like an outsider. But with a little help from his very best friend in the whole universe, our young hero finds a way to fit in.

What is so great about having your birthday party on the moon? For starters, you can ride in a rocket with your friends and eat cake upside down. Your friends can celebrate with you for a whole month, which is only one day on the moon! Young partygoers can bounce and glide in a low-gravity playground. And any "moon angels" that you make will last for thousands of years. This entertaining adventure includes sidebars, a glossary, a selected bibliography, and suggestions for further reading. If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon is perfect for sharing at home and at school.

This full-color 192-page sticker book features hundreds of stickers in the wild, California-infused aesthetic of the design collective Friends of Type. As catchy as a hit pop tune, and brimming with positivity, the over 600 stickers in this collection feature slogans, puns, design-forward word play and good old-fashioned style, sure to delight and amaze.

The Bush family's political resume is unequaled in US history: one senator, two governors, one vice president, and two presidents, all whom have helped shape the nation for decades. The Bushes have long lived in front of the camera, but never has a photographic book focused on the stories and achievements of the three generations of the family's women who came of age in the public eye: Barbara Pierce Bush; Laura Welch Bush; and twins Barbara Bush Coyne and Jenna Bush Hager. In this stunning, collectible volume, their inspiring journeys--from childhood to the White House and beyond--are brought to life. It features more than 150 photographs, quotes, and highlights from notable speeches, and is punctuated by insightful commentary from award-winning Washington journalist and author Elaine S. Povich.

In Italian cuisine, there is an entire category of smaller bites--spuntini--meant to be enjoyed at in-between meal moments of the day. This book by Italian food expert Anna Francese Gass introduces the American audience to the complete range of spuntini culture, with recipes drawn from all across the country. She shares recipes for spuntini di meta mattina (mid-morning snacks); merenda, the cherished after-school treat for children (and adults); and aperitivi, early-evening bites meant to be enjoyed with drinks. Also included is a chapter of delicacies from Italy's robust culture of street food. Studded with gorgeous photography, this book will elevate your snacking game to the Italian ideal.