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The Invisible Man story retold in a present day rural Canadian town by Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer and Sweet Tooth comics creator Jeff Lemire.

The tiny, isolated fishing village of Large Mouth never saw much excitement--until the arrival of the mysterious stranger, that is. Wrapped from head-to-toe in bandages and wearing weird goggles, he quietly took up residence in the sleepy town's motel. Driven by curiosity, the townsfolk begin to unlock the secrets he holds.

Experience Jeff Lemire's reimagining of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man in this new edition of his long out of print, fan-favorite graphic novel featuring a brand-new cover.

A full-color hardcover art book containing hundreds of pieces of never-before-seen concept artwork, production design, and stunning storyboards featuring characters, environments, monsters, and more--all from the first two seasons of the lauded Netflix horror series!

Set three hundred years after Netflix's original Castlevania animated series, Castlevania: Nocturne pits Richter Belmont and his cadre of loyal slayers against demonic hordes, corrupt ecclesiastics, and the vampire messiah herself.

Castlevania: Nocturne--The Art of the Animated Series offers fans of the iconic franchise an intimate look into the continuing battles of the Belmont clan against the forces of darkness.

"Every season of Castlevania, and the first season of Nocturne, has received rave reviews from fans and critics alike, and has even been hailed as one of the greatest video game adaptations of all-time. Season 2 of Nocturne has just risen from the crypt, and almost every critic agrees the new season helps the show maintain that unofficial title."--Archie Fenn, Movie Web (Season 2 of Netflix's Best Animated Series Earns 100% RT Score)

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Venture into the joyfully imperfect world all around you, bursting with light and hope so often missing in our relentless modern lives.

In The Joy Exchange, groundbreaking nonprofit leader Laura Whitaker offers an inspiring and entertaining invitation to discover for yourself the revolutionary rewards of entering into the lives of those with diverse abilities and experiences. Whitaker illuminates the path to experiencing profound joy by embracing our differences and finding a refreshing freedom to be who we are together.

The book weaves together powerful real-life stories with eye-opening neuroscience and sociology to empower you to walk into worlds of those whose experiences you might not understand, but whose spirit and outlook can change your life. Through a colorful tapestry of stories, including the author's own journey, and the transformative lessons within them, you'll gain actionable tools that will compel you to embrace a more joy-filled life of connection and belonging. You'll also find:

• Inspiration to help you express your innate compassion
• New ways to understand the realities of people living with disabilities
• Empowerment for the next generation of social leaders ready to take belonging to the next level
• Strategies for making social spaces more universally accessible

Perfect for anyone seeking a greater sense of purpose and joy in every human interaction, The Joy Exchange is a must-read for everyone interested in making the world a more fulfilling place.

A comprehensive guide to understanding your gut, its influence on your health and what you can do to protect it.

Digestion may be its primary job, but your gut is pulling double duty behind the scenes. Sometimes referred to as the body's "second brain," your gut plays an important role in everything from immunity and brain function to metabolism and skin health.

Within your gut resides a bustling community of trillions of microorganisms working 24/7 to fight off harmful invaders, create essential nutrients and keep your body running like a well-oiled machine. When this delicate ecosystem, known as the gut microbiome, is thrown off balance, it can trigger a range of health issues.

Mayo Clinic Guide to Gut Health is an expert-driven resource from Mayo Clinic gastroenterologists that explores everything you need to know to take control of digestive issues. Inside, you'll find information on:

• The gut microbiome and what it means to your everyday health.
• How your gut talks to your brain and influences other body systems.
• Ways to protect your gut and keep it healthy.
• How supplements and medicines can affect the gut.
• What researchers are learning about environmental dangers and your gut.
• The gut's surprising role in metabolism and weight gain.
• Digestive cancers and the latest efforts to try to prevent them.
• How to manage several common digestive diseases and disorders including IBS, food intolerances, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, GERD, peptic ulcers, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation and more.

Kaylene Whiskey (b. 1976) creates dazzling paintings with brightly colored pop stars rendered in dots and set among her own community in remote Central Australia. She depicts female pop culture icons---including Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Catwoman, Cher, and Wonder Woman---woven into the Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa, or Seven Sisters Story. These heroines, however, are shown partying at Iwantja Arts, where Whiskey works in Indulkana, South Australia.

Her journal--doodle style---laden with text bubbles, hearts, and rainbows--delivers lighthearted humor while channeling potent symbols of female power in an Aboriginal setting. A visual anthem to the admiration of American media felt by adolescents in her community, Whiskey's work draws from the country music, rock 'n' roll, and Anangu songs played in her household growing up. Reflections and interview excerpts punctuate the richly illustrated pages in which Whiskey describes her conceptual process--blending Anangu traditions with contemporary culture by painting jugs of Coca--Cola, alongside mingkulpa (native tobacco plants), lollipops, honey ants, and other childhood emblems.

The first monograph on the artist, The Art of Kaylene Whiskey, features a survey by renowned curator Natalie King and an in-depth interview with the artist, in her own words. Featuring a lenticular cover and colorfully designed throughout, the volume also includes contributions from notable creatives Taika Waititi, Jazz Money, Zoé Whitley, Clothilde Bullen, and April Phillips.

Drawing has always been an inseparable part of art--making, both as a distinct art form and a crucial step in many other creative visual practice. Yet, its role has faced increasing scrutiny in recent decades. The popularity of readymades, the endless possibilities of new technologies, and the idea of the artist as a performer have shifted attention away from traditional studies or sketches. Deanna Petherbridge's second edition of The Primacy of Drawing invites new perspectives on the practice, which she argues is central to "all aspects of cultural making and thinking."

Petherbridge begins by exploring ancient myths about the origins of drawing, then examines the contrasts between open--ended sketches and highly formalized studies, which together form a drawing continuum--graphic parameters within which artists continue to experiment. She also delves into the economy of drawing---its qualities of line and mark, and analyzes the strategies behind making, composing, and inventing drawn images. The teaching of drawing in academies has led to complex theories on copying, genre hierarchies, and expressive figure drawing. The manner in which satire, sexuality, and play develop compositional strategies reflects Petherbridge's perspective as a teacher, deeply engaged with the hows and whys of visual thinking.

The Primacy of Drawing serves as both a much--needed history of the practice and a valuable resource for anyone interested in drawing.

When looking at a work of art, the first question that painter Lachlan Goudie considers is not why but how was it created?

Goudie knows from experience that masterpieces don't simply emerge from an artist's studio. They are the result of a long tussle between dirty hands and crushed pigment, hog's-hair brushes and linseed oil, rabbit--skin glue and pulverized chalk. Great paintings are the product of a struggle involving artists and their materials, one that pushes the practitioner to the very limits of technical ability.

Above all else, the secrets of painting lie in the physical elements from which an image is crafted. The nature of these elements has changed over time and across continents. And as each generation of painters exploits the new materials and technical innovations of their era, they define the essence of their work and shift the course of art history.

Goudie traces this story all the way back to the original "big bang" in the story of art: the very first painting pigments, made from charcoal and minerals, and used to paint extraordinary art on the walls of the caves at Chauvet thirty--six thousand years ago. He goes on to explore the impact of numerous new inventions and discoveries over the centuries, including ink, fresco, egg tempera, oil paint, canvas, watercolor, gouache, impasto, tubes of manufactured oil paint, collage, household gloss, acrylic, digital media, and AI. Each chapter focuses on a technical turning point, as embodied in the work of artists including Giotto, Artemisia Gentileschi, Alma Thomas, Anselm Kiefer, David Hockney, and many more.

The Nordic region is one of the most influential when it comes to the modern home. Nordic architects and designers such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, and Jørn Utzon played a key part in the development of Nordic modernism, with its unique sense of character and warmth. This collection of forty of the region's most iconic houses shows why the Nordic home holds a powerful allure for architects, designers, and homeowners around the world.

Contemporary architects and designers across the Nordic region continue to build upon the unique legacy of its star architects. As one of the most vibrant arenas for innovation, the region is known for sustainable twenty--first century homes, with architects such as Sami Rintala, Lund Hagem, Snorre Stinessen, and many others creating fresh residences that make the most of enticing natural settings while touching the earth as lightly as possible. These designers are at the forefront of the push toward sustainable living without compromising creativity.

With specially commissioned photography throughout, the featured houses range widely across the region's diverse landscapes, from remote mountain residences to dramatic waterside homes, and urban icons. Unique houses from Iceland and the Faroe Islands sit alongside examples across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.

Providing a rich source of inspiration for designers and homeowners alike, this major survey showcases the very best of the region's innovative architects' works past and present, located in landscapes and locations that are are among the most beautiful, and extreme, anywhere on Earth.

Druids and divination, curses and charms: the Celtic world was filled with magic and intrigue, but how and why did people practice magic? This guide travels through Celtic-speaking regions to explore the different ways people interacted with magic. Some sought aid through deities and dedications, while others used spells and curse tablets to wish ill on their enemies. With the medieval period, magic collided with popular religion, saints overtook the old gods, and witches, shape-shifters, and spirit battles became but tropes of medieval literature.

Author Brigid Ehrmantraut delves into gods and practices that shaped the lives of Celts through antiquity. She writes of forgotten gods like Cernunnos and Esus, immortalized on the Pillar of the Boatmen in Paris, and explores the sanctuary of Sequana, goddess of healing at the Seine's source. But magic wasn't always benevolent; curses like those etched on the famous Larzac tablet, expose a darker side to magic practitioners. While Classical accounts of magic offer tantalizing glimpses into lurid rituals and wild druids, their accounts blur fact and fiction.

This journey through the Celtic world sweeps into medieval Wales and Ireland, touching on Scotland and Brittany in the process. Protective prayers, such as St. Patrick's loricae, and miraculous tales from saints' lives reveal the interplay of magic and religion. The power of star signs and medicinal charms connect Celtic practices to broader medieval traditions. Celtic Magic also includes tips and tricks for personal practice, including creating curses, dedicating religious offerings to the gods, and a medieval Welsh hangover cure.

As exhilarating as a lungful of oxygen: that's how some of his contemporaries felt about John Constable's paintings. Others, though, were baffled by his uncompromisingly fresh and realistic treatment of the natural world. Author Susan Owens follows Constable's work and life through the seasons, tracing the rhythms and resonances of the artist's year to offer a vivid, unconventional perspective on this beloved figure.

Whether in London in May, preparing pictures for exhibition and longing for the Suffolk spring, or painting boat--builders and waiting to be married in a particularly gloomy September, Constable's life and work were unusually shaped by the yearly cycles of weather and agriculture, as well as by the often competing demands of the art world. Raised in Suffolk, England, and trained to manage his father's land, his rural background had an enduring impact on his painting. His was the approach of one who knew the laneways, ploughs, and millponds he painted intimately, and who understood the countryside as a place of both labor and natural phenomena.

Though today he is often considered a traditional artist, in truth John Constable (1776--1837) was a radical in his own time. His sketchbooks and paintings reject secondhand, slipshod versions of nature, instead subjecting the land, its people, and industry to intense scrutiny; developing a new kind of painting to fit the landscape he saw with his farmer's eye and felt beneath the soles of his boots.

Celebrate the joys (and challenges) of friendship with Peanuts in this charming, beautifully packaged, officially licensed gift book for fans of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the rest of Charles M. Schulz's beloved characters.

There are many great examples of friendships, all special, among the Peanuts gang. There's the unlikely closeness between Peppermint Patty and Marcie, the camaraderie of Snoopy and Woodstock, and the unwavering bond between Charlie Brown and Linus. Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, and friends for reflections on these special relationships and how to care for them. Filled with delightful illustrations from the comics, this tender book is a perfect gift for friends who enrich our own day-to-day adventures.

In this Hitchcockian literary thriller, two women who fall in love and move in together begin to resemble each other, while elsewhere a young woman who works transcribing recordings for a ghostwriter receives a strange message that will come to upend her life

Naomi and Laura meet by chance at a department store café when Naomi mistakenly takes Laura's coat. A strange magnetism is sparked during this first encounter, and eventually they form a romantic relationship and Laura moves in with Naomi. She tells Naomi little about herself, and appears to have no real life outside their relationship--but Naomi, lonely despite her job, friends, and hobbies, is convinced that their love was meant to be. As time goes by, Laura changes her appearance to resemble Naomi and soon begins to take her place in the world.
In the same city, a nameless woman works for a ghostwriter, transcribing recordings of his clients recalling their lives. Her weeks all look the same, and she moves in a predictable pattern between her home, the ghostwriter's office, a café, and a movie theater. After hearing something on a recording that appears to be addressed to her, however, she gets the sense that she is being watched.
From Hanna Johansson, the critically acclaimed author of Antiquity, this alluring and propulsive thriller, explores deception and authenticity, obsession, and the uncanny.

The battle for survival erupts once more as the Justice League, Godzilla, and Kong collide in an earth-shattering rematch!

The war between worlds continues! In the wake of Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, Amanda Waller and Task Force X have set their sights on an unthinkable weapon: hybrid Titans engineered for absolute control. To stop them, the Justice League returns to Legendary Earth, venturing into the treacherous depths of Hollow Earth, where Kong reigns supreme and Godzilla's fury is never far behind. With alliances tested and new threats rising, Earth's greatest heroes must fight to prevent a catastrophe that could reshape both worlds forever! From writer Brian Buccellato (The Flash, Injustice) comes the next explosive chapter in the ultimate crossover event!

Collects Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 #1-6

Madeleines originated in France more than 200 years ago, but today are loved the world over; easy to bake, infinitely customisable and highly snackable, these tiny, shell-shaped cakes are having a moment, lining the shelves in supermarkets and even having entire bakeries dedicated to them.

One such bakery is the incredible Madeleine de Proust, whose highly flavourful and visually stunning creations celebrate the beauty of this bite-sized treat. With 30 enticing recipes, from classic brown butter, strawberry-filled and lemon-scented varieties, to white chocolate and dulce de leche madeleines and raspberry and pistachio-infused cakes, each recipe has an accompanying photograph to illustrate just how easy it is whip up a batch of these perennial favourites.

With step-by-step photography for basic techniques such as the base madeleine batter, coating in chocolate and filling with jam, you'll be making a marvel of this teatime treat in no time.

This is the fourth title in the amazing Nature's Superpowers series--packed full of information and accompanied by stunning contemporary artwork.

Fire brings warmth, light, and a sense of security. It helps us cook our food and live our lives. It means we don't sit in darkness after sunset. But fire can also destroy with tremendous power. What is fire made of and where do we get it on Earth? Who was the first to learn how to tame fire?

With striking graphic artwork and fascinating text, this book will make a great addition to any child's bookshelf.