Worlds of Wonder: A Coloring Book for the Curious
From the creator of the worldwide bestsellers World of Flowers and Lost Ocean a beautiful new coloring book that takes you on a captivating journey through imagined and fantastical realms.This isn't just a book; rather it is a magical portal to many wondrous worlds. Within these pages you'll find tree-top castles floating islands and fairytale villages all waiting to be brought to life in your colors. Go on an adventure and let your imagination roam from world to world discovering enchanted sea turtles curious cats and lost song birds along the way. In this new coloring book Johanna Basford lends her signature style of inky illustration to a series of brand new inkscapes and themes all with a sprinkling of her much-loved botanicals. Get ready to discover whole new worlds of colors!
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
The #1 New York Timesbestseller freshly adapted for the next generation now with brand new content including an author Q&A and never-before-seen photographsInspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary 'The Boys of '36' For readers ofUnbroken out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers shipyard workers and farmers the University of Washingtons eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams yet they did going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf Hitler. At the center of the tale is Joe Rantz a teenager without family or prospects whose personal quest captures the spirit of his generationthe generation that would prove in the coming years that the Nazis could not prevail over American determination and optimism. This deeply emotional yet easily accessible young readers adaptation of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller features never-before-seen photographs highly visual back matter and an exclusive new introduction.
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
New York TimesbestsellerThe 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the worldAt this point in time theDrawdownbook is exactly what is needed; a credible conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-effects include increased determination and a sense of grounded hope.Per Espen Stoknes AuthorWhat We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global WarmingTheres been no real way for ordinary people to get an understanding of what they can do and what impact it can have. There remains no single comprehensive reliable compendium of carbon-reduction solutions across sectors. At least until now. . . . The public is hungry for this kind of practical wisdom.David RobertsVoxThis is the ideal environmental sciences textbookonly it is too interesting and inspiring to be called a textbook.Peter Kareiva Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability UCLAIn the face of widespread fear and apathy an international coalition of researchers professionals and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described heresome are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist are economically viable and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years they represent a credible path forward not just to slow the earths warming but to reach drawdown that point in time when greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peak and begin to decline. These measures promise cascading benefits to human health security prosperity and well-beinggiving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Penguin Classics)
Mary Shelley's seminal novel of the scientist whose creation becomes a monsterThis edition is the original 1818 text which preserves the hard-hitting and politically charged aspects of Shelley's original writing as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by author and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson.
Anne of Green Gables: Puffin in Bloom
Anne of Green Gables is the classic children's book by L M Montgomery the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E. Watch it now!Anne an eleven-year-old orphan is sent by mistake to live with a lonely middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Froggy's Birthday Wish
It's Froggy's birthday but it seems that everyone has forgotten... Nooneseemstorememberthatit'sFroggy'sspecialday.MomandDaddon't sayawordandallofhisfriendsarebusyelsewhere.Untilhegetsbackhometo findeveryonewaitingtosurprisehimwithapartycompletewithapiatafilled withchocolate-coveredflies! 'Froggy'snaturalexuberanceandexcitementareinfectious...'School Library JournalonFroggy Plays T-Ball'Perfect to comfort any kid a little hesitant at the first swimming lesson. Giggles come with the lesson.'The Orlando SentinelonFroggy Learns To Swim
Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers Oceanograp hers Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them
A compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- 'adventurous inquisitive and brightly illuminating' (Janet Maslin The New York Times).When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea he figured he would interview a few oceanographers talk to a few beachcombers and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far and they carry you away. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive arena of shipping conglomerates the daring work of Arctic researchers the lunatic risks of maverick sailors and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Moby-Duck is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science myth the global economy and some of the worst weather imaginable.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
The book Lifehack calls'The Bible of business and personal productivity.''A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru''Fast CompanySince it was first published almost fifteen years ago David Allens Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era and the ultimate book on personal organization. GTD is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks and has spawned an entire culture of websites organizational tools seminars and offshoots.Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.
The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror
In Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction outing an examination of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life through an insightful unsparing argument that proves the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination but instead are found in reality.'There is a signature motif discernible in both works of philosophical pessimism and supernatural horror. It may be stated thus: Behind the scenes of life lurks something pernicious that makes a nightmare of our world.'His fiction is known to be some of the most terrifying in the genre of supernatural horror but Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction book may be even scarier. Drawing on philosophy literature neuroscience and other fields of study Ligotti takes the penetrating lens of his imagination and turns it on his audience causing them to grapple with the brutal reality that they are living a meaningless nightmare and anyone who feels otherwise is simply acting out an optimistic fallacy. At once a guidebook to pessimistic thought and a relentless critique of humanity's employment of self-deception to cope with the pervasive suffering of their existence The Conspiracy against the Human Race may just convince readers that there is more than a measure of truth in the despairing yet unexpectedly liberating negativity that is widely considered a hallmark of Ligotti's work.
World of Flowers: A Coloring Book and Floral Adventure
A fantastic floral adventure and the latest sensational coloring book from bestselling artist Johanna Basford This book invites you to travel the world and beyond into fantastical realms discovering exotic blooms and extraordinaryplants along the way. From floating gardens of water poppies in South Africa to delicate cosmos in Japan and fromfancifultoadstools to enchanted fairytale gardens an abundance of fascinating florals awaits ready for you to bring to life in color. Join colorist queen (New York Magazine) Johanna Basford on a dazzling floral adventure of fantasy and imagination filled with countless new blooms and blossoms to discover.Beautiful and interactiveWorld of Flowersis a blissful and relaxing at-home activity for people of all ages.
