Collection: Adult

I grew up with the Buchanan twins.

Wreaking havoc. Playing hockey. Causing chaos.

Almost all of my memories involve Archer and Maverick.

Then I started dating one of them.

Archer Buchanan is perfect.

He's sweet. Attentive. Passionate.

He's everything a girl could ask for in a boyfriend.

And I love him so much.

The problem is...I love his twin brother even more.

Celebrate the legacy of humanity's greatest thinkers with this remarkable boxed set--Greatest Scientific Minds. Featuring unabridged editions of three revolutionary works, this collection offers a deep dive into the minds that shaped modern science:

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species A groundbreaking exposition on evolution and natural selection that forever altered biological science.

Albert Einstein's Relativity: The Special and General Theory A concise explanation of one of the most important scientific ideas of the 20th century--written by Einstein himself for the general reader.

Isaac Newton's The Principia The monumental work that laid the foundation for classical mechanics and gravitation.

From biology to physics, these pioneering texts explore the fabric of life, space, time, and motion--perfect for science enthusiasts, scholars, and curious minds alike.

Three minds. Infinite impact.

• Features three timeless scientific masterpieces in one collectible set
• Authored by Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton--pioneers of science
• Ideal for students, researchers, and lovers of intellectual history
• Clear, unabridged texts in high-quality hardbound editions
• A perfect gift for anyone curious about the foundations of science

Themes Explored:

• Evolution, adaptation, and the origin of species
• The nature of time, space, and the theory of relativity
• Laws of motion, gravity, and mathematical physics
• Scientific revolution and paradigm shifts
• Rational inquiry and the pursuit of truth

"Just Bianca. I want to be strong so that my own name is enough."After experiencing a literal lifetime of misery and hardship, Bianca de Arno is determined to change her fate with her own hands--and for once, Lady Luck seems to be smiling upon her! At her husband Zachary's invitation, Bianca is set to visit the capital city of Lahoz, where golden opportunities await. From promoting her new lace business to having audiences with the royal family to just spending time getting to know Zachary, Bianca's future is looking brighter than ever--although, as an unpleasant encounter with Jacob, the devious second prince, reminds her, even the brightest lights are accompanied by dark shadows...

Two women far apart in time, a mysterious unsellable mansion in Milan that connects them: two lives that start to overlap as impossible parallels are revealed in this story of passion, betrayal, and selfish desire.

"A thrilling study of time that playfully intertwines birth and death, motherhood and human extinction." --Kirkus Review

In the round house on Via Saterna, its Palladian square exterior nothing but a trompe-l'oeil, the sun pierces through the central skylight. Its rays pass three floors unobstructed, before reaching the circle below at the heart of the house: four fingers of water filling a little silver basin. It is here that young Lidia dies, setting an end to her clandestine love affair with the ambitious architect. It is this house that real-estate agent Irene is asked to sell, decades later, as the climate catastrophe escalates, cloaking the divided city in a permanent orange haze. Returning to her native Milan for the sale, Irene feels the brunt of her father's judgement. He is a proud Italian and prouder architect--how could his own daughter make a living selling cultural patrimony to the highest foreign bidder? As she faces this new Milan and the old family tensions she had avoided while living in Rome, Irene throws herself into the impossible sale, getting to know Via Saterna intimately--this space that is as unsettling as it is hostile, with the slowly emerging traces of Lidia's interrupted life. In every room of the house, the burden of a mysterious, unresolved past can be felt, remnants of a selfish and manipulative love.

The Perfect Circle tackles themes like time, death, and repetition with depth and originality, while carrying its philosophy lightly. Through it all, the novel is a subtly disturbing page-turner, every new page adding a new layer and twist.

Are we the predators or the prey? When an unsuspecting father and daughter stumble upon a strange gathering of humanoid animals with a taste for fine cuisine, their worst nightmare is about to begin. Here, creatures who are not quite man--and not quite beast--raise humans as livestock and slaughter them to put meat on the table. Faced with horrors beyond belief, can one average, unfortunate victim change this brutal cycle? When roles of predator and prey are reversed, what does it truly mean to consume another living being?

100 Essential Embroidery Motifs is a collection of 100 colorful motifs to decorate any crafting project.

Create beautiful motifs to embellish any project, big or small, with this directory of 100 embroidery designs. Grouped by theme, the designs in the book include animals (mammals, birds and insects), plants (flowers, fruits and vegetables), the sea, home, mythical creatures as well as some popular decorative patterns. Add the motifs to a patchwork quilt, gifts, framed pictures, or greetings cards. It is a perfect resource for novices, and an inspirational reference guide for more experienced embroiderer.

Revelation's nightmarish reign continues!

X years from now, the world is transformed! Revelation, the heir of Apocalypse, is tasked with ensuring that only the fit survive -- and only mutants are fit to survive! Now, with one of his precious Choristers assassinated by the X-Men, Revelation brings a new mutant into the fold, welcoming her to Philadelphia. But the capital of the Revelation Territories hides many dangers -- not the least of which are her rival Choristers, including the ruthless Fabian Cortez! But who are the heroic Longshots at the center of Mojo mayhem? Mojo promises you can vote for the winner with your dollars -- but you probably can't! Is the X-Virus-decimated New York a friendly neighborhood for Peter Parker? In a desperate gamble to hold the infection at bay, he doses himself with lethal radiation -- but survival comes at a cost. Meet the radioactive Spider-Man! Why are Rogue and Storm on a deadly collision course? Where do Ms. Marvel, Bronze, Melee and Rift -- the Expatriate X-Men -- call home? Can they hold together when everything's on the line? And in Vancouver, outside the Revelation Territories, will the Last Wolverine uphold his mentor's legend...or burn it all down?

COLLECTING: X-Men: Book of Revelation (2025) #1-3, Longshots (2025) #1-3, Radioactive Spider-Man (2025) #1-3, Rogue Storm (2025) #1-3, Expatriate X-Men (2025) #1-3, The Last Wolverine (2025) #1-3

Written by Jed Mackay, Gerry Duggan, Jonathan Hickman, Murewa Ayodele, Al Ewing, Saladin Ahmed & Joe Kelly
Penciled by Netho Diaz, Alan Robinson, Francesco Mortarino, Edgar Salazar & Kev Walker

X years later, the heir of Apocalypse reigns!

Former New Mutant Doug Ramsey played a vital role as the voice of Krakoa. In the wake of its fall, he became the heir of Apocalypse. Then Cyclops' X-Men welcomed him into their ranks. And that's where it all went wrong! As Revelation, Doug is tasked with ensuring that only the fit survive -- and only mutants are fit to survive! X years later, he and his Choristers hold power in the Revelation Territories -- and the world around them is transformed! The remnants of the X-Men enact a desperate scheme to reshape the status quo, and the help of an unexpected ally may turn the tables! What has become of Emma Frost and Tony Stark? After 3K's devastating terrorist attack cost them everything, the Heartless Queen returns to what remains of her past. But secrets hide in the ruins of New York, and the Hellfire Club has a dangerous new leader! Why has Laura Kinney abandoned the legacy of Wolverine and taken on the guise of his bitter enemy, Sabretooth? With the universe crumbling, Binary returns to save what's left. But power this great always comes with a price. Will the end of everything begin with her? And the biggest question of all: Cloak or Dagger?! Tandy and Tyrone have tied the knot -- but their bond has come with a terrible cost. Now they can no longer exist on the same plane at the same time!

COLLECTING: X-Men: Age of Revelation (2025) #0, X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture (2025) #1, Amazing X-Men (2025) #1-3, Binary (2025) #1-3, Cloak or Dagger (2025) #1-3, Iron & Frost (2025) #1-3, Laura Kinney: Sabretooth (2025) #1-3

Written by Jed Mackay, Cavan Scott, Erica Schultz, Stephanie Phillips, Justina Ireland & Cavan Scott
Penciled by Humberto Ramos, Ryan Stegman, Mahmud Asrar, Ruairí Coleman, Valentina Pinto, Giada Belviso & Lorenzo Tammetta

Revelation's nightmarish reign continues!

Revelation, the heir of Apocalypse, has transformed the future -- and only mutants are fit to survive! The once-Uncanny X-Men are scattered. Only three mutants remain at Haven House, guarding the portal to the Penumbra. To stop the thundering darkness that has lurked below the surface, they must remain unbreakable! Thanks to the virus ravaging the Revelation Territories, Wade Wilson's healing factor is out of control, and he has become the horrific Undeadpool! Earth still needs the Avengers -- but what happens when those who are left have transformed into mutants?! Can these "X-Vengers" protect all of Earth, including the Revelation Territories?! Mister Sinister assembles an elite strike force to take his rightful place...on the throne of Revelation! What has he offered these six misfits to convince them to take on impossible odds? Quentin Quire protects the dream of mutant supremacy and independence as head of the Revelation Territories' spy network, but does he have what it takes to carry the dream forward? Or will the next generation replace the former revolutionary?

COLLECTING: World of Revelation (2025) #1, Unbreakable X-Men (2025) #1-3, Undeadpool (2025) #1-3, Omega Kids (2025) #1-3, X-Vengers (2025) #1-3, Sinister's Six (2025) #1-3, X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale (2025) #1

Written by Gail Simone, Tim Seeley, Jason Loo, David Marquez, Tony Fleecs, Ryan North, Al Ewing & More
Penciled by Adam Szalowski, Jesus Merino, Lucas Werneck, Carlos Magno, Sergio Dávila, Rafael Loureiro, Andrés Genolet & More

Arguably America's most famous nonconformist, Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847, chronicling his experiences there. It was an experiment in living a life unhindered by social trappings and tradition. His work was not widely renowned for years after his death, but it later became a staple in modern culture, defining not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be human. Come see where the idea of marching to the beat of a different drummer originated. Walden is a classic and essential reading.

Flowers in Watercolour comprises 10 tutorials for painting beautiful flowers and arrangements for the absolute beginner.

Offering essential advice, techniques and inspiration presented through step-by-step instruction and a variety of templates, this comprehensive guide teaches aspiring artists how to paint flowers with confidence.

The book includes 10 subjects to paint, including wildflowers, garden favorites and exotic blooms. It also contains 'focus on' spreads that provide greater detail and more advanced techniques to try. It is designed to act not only as a guide to flower painting, but an introduction to the medium of watercolor.

Tutorials include daisies, peonies, lilies, ferns, ivy, wildflowers, and poppies.

A portrait of creative stagnation, digital saturation, and the strange, sideways momentum of post-modern life.

Laura has just received a prestigious grant to write her debut novel, and everyone around her agrees that things seem to finally be falling into place for her. Instead, she finds herself increasingly numb and detached from reality--half-heartedly meeting up with friends at the gym, struggling to fulfil her role as a daughter, and managing an abstract relationship with a married man. Haunted by lingering memories of a toxic youth she can't escape, Laura is stuck in a strange limbo, unable to draw a cohesive plot for her life, her hopes, or her future.

Wry, elliptical, and intimate, Physical Education perfectly captures the quiet absurdities of the algorithmic age and the familiar ways in which we scroll, strive, sweat, and stall our way through the world. A smart, emotionally resonant work for readers of Jillian Tamaki's Boundless and The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis.

The first-ever graphic novel to be a National Illustration Award of Portugal Highlight Book!

Shows how police serve to assist ICE despite sanctuary laws insisting otherwise

In the United States, local law enforcement agencies are legally and organizationally independent entities from federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and ICE. While local police enforce local, state and federal laws, they are not required to enforce civil immigration laws. This book examines the role of local police as voluntary, auxiliary reinforcements for ICE, focusing on the police force in New Jersey. It argues that even police in sanctuary jurisdictions, which explicitly label themselves as immigrant-friendly, are nonetheless still informally multiplying ICE's forces through voluntary cooperation.

While to date, the ethnography of policing has been produced from participant observation with the police in "ride-alongs" during patrol work and in jails and the examination of official documents like police reports, this book employs a novel method of transcribing police body worn camera (BWC) video footage to provide immersive, ethnographic thick description narratives of instances of local police officers assisting ICE. It makes the case that BWC ethnographic methods are better able to capture realistic interactions between the police and those they stop than when participant observers are on the scene. The volume thus not only reveals the ways in which local police function to assist ICE in enforcing federal civil immigration law, but also demonstrates the significance of using BWC-based ethnographies to examine how police exercise power. From police footage, internal records, and other materials, On the Side of ICE renders intimate, on-the-ground ethnographic narratives that illuminate what policing immigration looks like in contemporary America.

THIS IS NOT A PRODUCTIVITY REVOLUTION. IT'S A POWER SHIFT. For entrepreneurs, A.I. is quietly erasing differentiation and, in the process, deciding who gets customers...and who fades away. In this blunt, no-nonsense guide, Dan s. Kennedy exposes what most "experts" won't tell you -and shows you exactly how to protect your business before it's too late. Inside you'll discover:

1. Why A. I. is designed to destroy differentiation-and commoditize you;

2. How businesses are unknowingly surrendering control of leads, traffic, and revenue;

3. What do to NOW to move your business to higher, safer ground;

4. How to use A.I. without becoming dependent on it - or replaced by it; and

5. the timeless strategies A.I. cannot replicate- and why they matter more than ever.

For over 50 years, Dan S. Kennedy has helped entrepreneurs build extraordinary profits, avoid catastrophic mistakes, and stay ahead of every major shift in business.

NOW, he's sounding the alarm.

Ignore it-and risk becoming invisible.

ACT on it and position yourself where A.I. can't touch you.

*2026 LOCUS FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES*

City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring 'Perfection' and 'Correctness' to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach - the rain before the storm.

Outreach is that part of the Pal machine responsible for diplomacy - converting enemies into friends, achieving through words what an army of five thousand could not, urging the oppressed to overthrow the bloody-handed priests, evil necromancers and greedy despots that subjugate them.

Angilly, twelve-years-old, a child of Pal soldiers stationed in occupied Jarokir, does not know it yet, but a sequence of accidents and questionable life choices will lead her to Outreach. As she travels from Jarrokir to Bracinta, Cazarkand, Lemas, The Holy Regalate of Stouk and finally, Usmai, she'll learn that the price of her nation's success is paid in compromise and lost chances, and that the falling rain will always be bitter.

THE TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS
A world steeped in magic of all flavours: divination, demonology, necromancy, alchemy, gods, monsters, portals to other dimensions and worlds - and what happens when it collides with an implacable foe - the Tyrant Philosophers - determined to bring reason, logic and 'perfection' to the exuberant magical chaos.

1. City of Last Chances: portrait of Ilmar, a city under Palleseen occupation
2. House of Open Wounds: portrait of the Palleseen war machine at work.
3. Days of Shattered Faith: portrait of a kingdom consumed, piece-by-piece, by Palleseen diplomatic subterfuge and espionage.
3.1 Lives of Bitter Rain: a prequel novella to Days of Shattered Faith, portrait of a life in the Palleseen diplomatic corps.
4. Pretenders to the Throne of God: portrait of a city under siege.
5. The Grave of Perfection: return to Ilmar, the 'City of Last Chances' where our story began.

All's fair in love, art-and murder.

It's the spring of 1939, and the New York World's Fair is nearly ready to open. Its visionary theme, "Building the World of Tomorrow," promises a peaceful and prosperous future. But that bright prospect is darkened by war clouds gathering over Europe and the rise of the German-American Bund. Against this backdrop, NYPD officer Brian F.X. Fitzgerald investigates a series of mishaps involving mural painters working at the Fair. He suspects sabotage, and when one of them is killed, he's sure it wasn't an accident. Guided by a beautiful artist who becomes his lover, Fitz digs deep into the art world's rivalries to solve the mystery of the murdered muralist.