Collection: Adult

Discover the power of miso--Japan's all-purpose fermented ingredient that is packed with flavor and probiotic goodness!

Miso is produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji yeast. Not only is it packed with nutrition and gut-friendly probiotics--supporting immunity, digestion, anti-aging and recovery from fatigue--it enhances the flavor of any dish you add it to. Use it in miso soups, Japanese and Western-style meals, even snacks and desserts. It boosts umami, tenderizes meats and brings a new level of deliciousness to your cooking!

In this beautifully illustrated book, Japanese fermentation expert and cookbook author Misa Enomoto shares her passion for miso--a staple in Japanese kitchens for centuries.

She presents 87 delicious recipes based around this incredibly versatile ingredient, including:

• Next-Level Miso Soups like Onion, Carrot & Ginger and Hearty Pork with Root Vegetables
• Snacks and Sides like Miso Butter Toast and Carrot & Walnut Miso Slaw
• Main Dishes like Miso Fried Chicken, Miso-Marinated Grilled Pork and Shiso Miso Gyoza
• Noodle and Rice Dishes like Miso Carbonara and Miso Butter Chicken Curry
• Dressings, Sauces and Dips like Cheesy Miso Dip, Sesame Miso Sauce and Onion Miso Dressing
• Sweet-Salty Desserts like Miso Cheesecake and Miso Banana Bread

Enomoto also shows you how to make your own overnight miso at home along with other popular Japanese fermented seasonings like shio koji. These simple, economical recipes will transform your cooking and improve your health in the process!

An unsettling exploration of the persistence of racism in reproductive healthcare in the US--and why even affluent Black women are imperiled by substandard care.

From a leading expert on race, class, maternal health, and reproductive rights.

Racism in maternal healthcare is not reserved for the poor. An unsparing picture of inequities in prenatal care and childbirth in the United States, Expecting Inequity reveals that not only are black people three to four times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause, but racial disparities in maternal mortality persist across income levels. That is, wealthier black people are much more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period than their white counterparts. Focusing on a San Francisco obstetrics clinic that caters to the affluent, Khiara Bridges looks at the choices around prenatal care and childbirth that class-privileged, pregnant black people are making in order to survive what has been called the "black maternal health crisis."

Bridges, whose previous work exposed how race and racism are embedded in maternal healthcare for the poor, draws on two years of participant-observation to show how wealthier black people try to leverage their class privilege to avoid some of the negative effects of their blackness--only to discover that in a country that has never reckoned with its horrific racial past, there is no escaping racism's reach. Throughout the book, engaging, heartbreaking, infuriating stories of women's experiences with pregnancy and prenatal care illustrate how race and racism matter regardless of wealth or status.

Medieval Europe remains a mystery to many, yet the relative dearth of information about the period cannot mask its crucial importance in history. Often mischaracterized as a time of darkness and decline, the period from 476 to 1000 ad was marked by turmoil, rebirth, and transformation.

From Constantine to Charlemagne and from the Huns, Goths, and Saxons to the Slavs, Franks, Vikings, Rus', Bulgars, and Magyars, this atlas brings to life the dynamic story of how a new Europe emerged from the ashes of a crumbling empire. Witness the spread of Christianity, the emergence of Islam, the rise and fall of empires, and the birth of the leading nations of modern Europe.

This unique atlas offers an unprecedented cartographic overview of Europe's transformation from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the first millennium. Featuring eighty--five specially commissioned maps, this book provides a striking visual narrative of invasions, migrations, religions, kingdoms, and empires. Complemented by additional illustrations and photographs, it draws together an unparallelled survey of early medieval Europe. Written by respected historian and cartographic editor John Haywood, this authoritative and stunning volume is an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the complex melting pot of the European continent during this era.

"A landmark book that will redefine Nakahara's place on the international stage." --Paul Perry, novelist and poet

This definitive bilingual edition of Chuya Nakahara (1907-1937) brings the most dynamic voice in Japanese early Modernist poetry to English-language readers. Goat Songs and Songs of Bygone Days--the two volumes that Chuya prepared for publication during his brief lifetime--are presented in luminous translations by poet Christian Nagle that capture the music, formal integrity and soul of the original poems.

With an extensive biographical and critical introduction, foreword by leading Chuya scholar Mikiro Sasaki, rare archival photographs and informative notes, this volume offers an indispensable gateway to one of Japan's most brilliant writers.

With free online audio recordings of the poems in Japanese and English.

In a land where space is infinitely precious, the art of landscaping and garden design has been taken to its ultimate limits of expresion. Yet while instantly recognizable by their unique and exquisite form, these gardens invariably resist a straightforward intellectual comprehension. The viewer instinctively senses that their creatoin has involved an aesthetic and philosophy that are completely separate from the Western tradition. In "Japanese Garden Design," Marc Peter Keane presents to the reader the essential concepts and processes that Japanese garden designers have employed through centuries, knowledge necessary for a true appreciation and cultivated familiarity with these living works of sculpture, these sacred spaces for reflection, these ethereal and graceful gardens of Japan.

The true spirit of Japanese ikebana as revealed by two great masters.

Step into a world of quiet beauty through the floral artistry of Japan. Written by the director of a renowned Osaka tea utensils shop and an ikebana master, this richly illustrated book celebrates the harmony between nature, art, and ritual.

Each of the twelve chapters corresponds to a month of the year, with reflections on the changing seasons, personal stories of flowers and vases, and poetic insights into the spirit of chabana--the art of tea flowers. Alongside these lyrical essays you'll find practical advice to guide you in the subtle art of selecting, cutting, and placing flowers.

Lavishly illustrated with over 187 full-color photographs, this book offers a rich visual journey through the sensual beauty of tea ceremony flower arrangements, including the vessels, tools and painted scrolls used to complete each display. More than a guide, it invites readers see the world more deeply in a new way--one flower at a time.

This book offers a window into history: to the most famous conflicts fought on American soil, the triumphant victories of its sporting events and even journeys to race in space which jettisoned from the land of the free and the home of the brave.

From the American Revolution of 1765 through to the US Capitol insurrection of 2021, this book follows a nation brimming with politics, history, culture and more. Discover the places and stories that make America, in this celebration of a nation.

Featuring:

• The Roots of Settlement
• Revolution and Independence
• A Nation is Born
• Journeys West and the Gold Rush
• A Nationa Torn Apart and Rebuilt
• The Guilded Age
• Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future
• On the move -- America's Revolution in Transport
• Global Entertainment Capital
• Carved in Stone: America's Great Memorials

A celebratory volume of Pavilion's best-selling Then and Now series.

The third and final book in The Nightfall Saga, the thrilling and action-packed epic fantasy series set in the world of The Demon Cycle, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett

"Heart-wrenching, smart, and modern . . . The Desert Prince has set a new standard for fantasy."--Wesley Chu, author of The War Arts Saga

He is known as The Prince of Lies. The Father of Demons. He is Alagai Ka, the Demon King.

Though humanity won a hard-fought victory in its war against demonkind, the Demon King has escaped in search of a new queen to restart his dark hive, and has found signs of one on a distant shore.

But pursuing him are humanity's best hopes: Olive Paper and Darin Bales, whose legendary parents brought demonkind low once before. Olive and Darin will not rest until the demons are defeated, and so relentless is their hunt that they have followed Alagai Ka across the sea to a strange new land.

There they discover a culture unlike any they have never known, where demons live alongside humans as servants and companions. And there they meet the demon's masters--including a seductive prince who is drawn to Olive--who seem unable or unwilling to understand the danger they are in.

Because no human is safe from the Demon King's thirst for war--and every human must join the battle against his kingdom of death.

Book Three of The Nightfall Saga

Don't miss any of Peter V. Brett's riveting Nightfall Saga:
THE DESERT PRINCE- THE HIDDEN QUEEN - THE DEMON KING

Filled with intriguing and wide-ranging case studies of how individuals can be agents of change, this empowers and inspires. - Publishers Weekly

The scientific basis for environmental optimism.

From the birth of galaxies to the revival of forests, the greatest transformations in our universe have been driven by quiet, self-reinforcing processes known as feedback loops. These ancient forces created the universe, they allowed biodiversity to proliferate, they gave rise to climate change, and the idea that we are separate, isolated selves. However, if we can stop resisting them, and begin to work with them, these immense natural forces can become powerful engines for social and ecological regeneration. Nature's Echo reveals how the mechanisms that shaped our world can also be the ones to revive it.

Drawing on cutting-edge ecological science, ancient philosophy, and gripping personal narrative from the frontlines of global restoration, Nature's Echo presents the scientific basis for environmental optimism. You'll discover:

• How feedback loops drove everything from the explosion of life to our own inner suffering.
• Why the illusion of a separate "self" may be the root cause of our environmental crisis.
• How nature can rebound when we relieve the social inequality that degrades it.
• Why the knowledge that we can build a brighter future is a prerequisite for environmental success.

We are not passive witnesses to planetary collapse, but active participants in the greatest regenerative opportunity in Earth's history. Discover how millions of rural communities are reviving local nature to improve their own livelihoods; how customers are choosing sustainable products that are tipping entire industries into new states; and how efforts to address poverty are driving ecological recovery at massive scales. But most importantly, gain the personal agency that comes from the realization that we are not doomed to a bleak environmental future. Through this journey across the scales of existence, you will discover that by tapping into ancient feedback loops, we have the power to drive the inner personal healing that can jumpstart massive environmental recovery.

For anyone who feels overwhelmed by the climate crisis and is searching for a path forward, this book replaces despair with grounded hope and conviction.

A lyrical celebration of cats through the timeless beauty of Japanese haiku and brush art.

This beautifully illustrated volume presents 82 cat-themed haiku by Japan's most celebrated poets--including Basho, Issa, Shiki, Buson, Soseki and many others.

Beautifully compiled and illustrated by award-winning artst Manda, and translated by bestselling author William Scott Wilson, this collection pairs classic verse with evocative artwork.

Free audio recordings of each haiku in both English and Japanese are available online.

The passing year!
The cat hunches down
on my lap.
--NATSUME SOSEKI

A night of frost;
opening the window to the cries
of an abandoned cat.
--ISSA

This charming edition makes a perfect gift for poetry lovers, cat enthusiasts and anyone captivated by the austere beauty of haiku.

Leadership isn't found in titles. It's built in moments - hard decisions, honest conversations, and the quiet work of showing up well for others.

In Leadership Impact, Aaron Patience shares concise, real-life stories shaped by decades of leadership - wins and failures, hallway conversations, team meetings, and unexpected turning points. These reflections speak to leaders who want to make a difference without pretending to have all the answers.

Each short chapter explores the daily decisions and quiet challenges that shape the leader within. Whether guiding a team or leading yourself, the book offers grounded insights without overcomplicating the work of leadership.

Leadership Impact is designed for busy professionals. Chapters stand alone, making it easy to read front to back, one story at a time, or return to when a leadership reset is needed.

Written, published, and produced in the United States, this book reflects the author's belief that leadership is built person by person. That same commitment extends beyond the pages through the Patience Foundation, personally funded by the author to support local nonprofits and community organizations.

To learn more, visit aaronpatience.com

Two comedians offer hilarious encouragement for all the tiny heroic acts that teachers perform every day.

Teachers are constantly handing out reassurance, support, and inspiration. But who's boosting them through their everyday challenges--like waking a sleeping student, paying for supplies out of pocket, or fighting with the copy machine again? Frankly, sometimes an apple isn't enough!

Comedians Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden are here to give teachers their due, with a hilarious compendium of over 75 pep talks for all the mundane struggles of the classroom. Let them cheerlead the beloved teachers in your life through those tough times at work:

• You don't get the students' references and now you feel old!
• Someone microwaved something gross in the teacher's lounge!
• A parent has strong opinions about their kid's grade!
• It's 9 p.m. and you still haven't planned tomorrow's lesson!
• Oops! You looked at your paycheck!
• And more low-stakes but all-consuming situations inside and outside of school!

A teacher's support lasts for a lifetime. Let them know someone's rooting for them, too--and give them the belly laugh they probably need.

The Gourmand's Mushroom. A Collection of Stories & Recipes is a feast of content on the most mysterious, influential, and quietly radical ingredients on Earth. Revered as food, medicine, sacrament, and symbol, mushrooms appear suddenly and vanish just as fast, leaving an unmistakable cultural and culinary aftertaste.

This richly layered collection brings together The Gourmand's signature blend of culinary craft and cultural inquiry. Paired with photography that celebrates mycological marvels as sculpture, pattern, and form, readers will enjoy essays ranging from ancient folklore and toxicology to avant-garde art, architecture, fashion, film, and space travel. Encounter Bosch and Beatrix Potter, María Sabina and the CIA, Yayoi Kusama, and Takashi Murakami. Savor cartoon mushrooms, fairy rings, death caps, fly agaric, and the enduring allure of the enchanted lingzhi. Trace fungi's strange power to inspire devotion, fear, obsession, and delight.

Alongside the texts is an expansive collection or original recipes, celebrating mushrooms all their earthy, umami-rich glory. From delicate Cantonese stuffed mushrooms and crisp tempura to pierogi, risotto, ramen-adjacent relishes, wild mushroom ravioli, classic duxelles, and good old-fashioned mushroom ketchup.

The volume is introduced with a lyrical reflection on impermanence, foraging, and culinary memory by acclaimed chef and food writer Jeremy Lee. All at once a visual feast, a fanzine and a field guide, it's an homage to fungi as fleeting marvels, cultural icons, and endlessly inventive ingredients.