Collection: Self-Development

Updated to showcase color photographs, this spiritual classic presents the history and philosophy of Scotland's Findhorn Community. Findhorn was founded more than 40 years ago in far northeast Scotland on windswept and barren sand dunes that happened to sprout a miraculous garden. Plants, flowers, trees, and organic vegetables of enormous sizes began to grow in a small plot around the 30-foot caravan trailer inhabited by three adults and three children living on meager unemployment benefits. Guidance by God and absolute faith in the art of manifestation led the occupants to this unlikely locale to create a magnetic center that would draw people from all over the world. Their discovery of how to contact and cooperate with the nature spirits and devas that made the garden possible sparked a phenomenon that continues today, as Findhorn has grown into a thriving village housing hundreds of people from all over the world and an internationally recognized spiritual-learning center.

Creativity abounds with vibrant colors and combinations for 200 ripple stitch patterns to knit or crochet.

A new edition of the popular stitch book by internationally renowned needlecraft and textile designer, Jan Eaton.

In this collection, create beautiful fabrics with variegated zigzags of colour and pretty ridged effects, perfect for afghans, throws, baby blankets and even wall hangings. This easy to use book features 200 colourful ripple stitch patterns to knit and crochet using a range of techniques, from traditional Shetland lace stitches to modern textured pattern.

Each stitch features a detailed photograph, clear instructions and suggested colour variations; Jan's book also includes guidance on planning projects, choosing yarn, making and combining swatches, and finishing edges, along with an easy-to-follow refresher course on knitting and crochet basics. There is even the addition of five beautiful projects inside for you to knit and crochet, allowing you to see the myriad creations that can be made with the stitch patterns.

With so much inspiration to help you in one handy guide book, prepare to while away hours knitting and crocheting your dream designs with this essential and invaluable directory that's perfect for new and familiar needlecrafters everywhere.

Get to know the region's wildflowers, shrubs, and trees with this comprehensive field guide, organized by color for ease of use.

The majestic Rocky Mountains provide a diverse landscape of life zones, habitats, and micro-niches, each packed with the wonders of nature. Plant life--from towering forests to dazzling mountain meadows--are beautiful to behold. Learn to identify wildflowers, shrubs, and trees with The Rocky Mountain Plant Guide by George Oxford Miller.

Make field identification simple and informative. This comprehensive guide features 700 species of plants, organized by color and then by family for ease of use--with a separate section for trees. Detailed photographs present the plants as you'll see them in nature, and a "similar species" feature helps you to decide between look-alikes.

Inside you'll find:

• 700 species: Only Rocky Mountain wildflowers, shrubs, and trees


• Simple color guide: See a yellow plant? Go to the yellow section


• Quick ID: At-a-glance tips for identifying each species


• Professional photos: Larger and easier to see than in other guides

The information is applicable to Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as northern Washington, and Alberta and British Columbia in Canada. So grab The Rocky Mountain Plant Guide for your next outdoors adventure--to help ensure that you positively identify the plants that you see.

Create Breathtaking Landscapes the Easy Way

In this all-in-one guide to painting the most gorgeous acrylic landscapes, viral artist Sarah Johnston gives you all the tools to create your own nature-inspired masterpieces. There's no such thing as being too new to the craft; with Sarah's easy-to-follow instructions and detailed step-by-step photos, you'll be supported through the entire painting process. Under her expert guidance, learn to paint awe-inspiring scenes like:

Snow-Capped Sunrise
Enchanted Grove
Celestial Sky
Moody Fields
Sun Setting in the Tetons
Lakeside Peace
Fall Drive through the Forest
Warm Winter Cabin

And there's more! Sarah also includes a back-to-basics guide on art supply shopping, an essential lesson on color theory and several acrylic painting techniques to have you painting mist and greenery like a pro. And once you're empowered with her lessons, Sarah's Beyond the Book chapter helps you master the skills needed to design your own eye-catching nature scenes. There's no better time to grab your paint brushes, clear your mind and create some stunning, one-of-a-kind paintings.

Just add water! This fun (and mess free!) paint with water activity book for kids features super cute zoo animals and scenes. All kids need is a little water and the included brush to bring out the colors. Just simply brush over the black dots or lines in each design and watch the colors appear. Kids will be amazed to see a black and white scene fill with vibrant colors that are secretly hidden in the black line art. The paper is thick and perforated for easy removal and display! 12 watercolor for kids designs include a giraffe, lion, elephant, monkey and zebra.

Enjoy some bite-sized word search puzzles you can solve in minutes!

• Just 16 words per puzzle.
• Includes 202 word search puzzles in classic letter grid format.
• Every puzzle's word list is conveniently placed next to the letter grid.
• Answer key is located at the back of the book.
• Spiral binding, 256 pages.

Engage your brain and enjoy some classic word search puzzles whenever you have a few minutes to spare!

Floundering in her second career, the one she's always wanted, forty-eight year old Cheryl Suchors resolves that, despite a fear of heights, her mid-life success depends on hiking the highest of the grueling White Mountains in New Hampshire. All forty-eight of them. She endures injuries, novice mistakes, and the heartbreaking loss of a best friend. When breast cancer threatens her own life, she seeks solace and recovery in the wild. Her quest takes ten years. Regardless of the need since childhood to feel successful and in control, climbing teaches her mastery isn't enough and control is often an illusion. Connecting with friends and with nature, Suchors redefines success: she discovers a source of spiritual nourishment, spaces powerful enough to absorb her grief, and joy in the persistence of love and beauty. 48 Peaks inspires us to believe that, no matter what obstacles we face, we too can attain our summits.

Master the art of growing flowers in pots year round with inspiration from stunning full-color images and expert advice from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers.

Growing flowers in pots is a charming and accessible way to enhance any space, from large gardens to small city apartments. Get the pots right, and your garden will take on a cheerful energy of its own. They are the bubbles in the champagne, the cherries on the cake, the final flourish that brings a beautiful garden to life. And with pots, there is one iron rule: more is more.

Discover practical design tips that will enhance your containers. Use ingenious tricks when combining flower colors such as choosing a BRIDE (the star of the show), a BRIDESMAID (similar to the bride but smaller and less conspicuous), and a GATECRASHER (the color contrast, which brings the whole thing to life). Learn all about the types of forms and plant structures-THRILLER, FILLER, PILLAR, and SPILLER-and how to put them to best use. And even consider simple concepts with newfound importance, like mounting flower pots onto a wall or elevating them to the table so you see more of them, for instant impact.

Following the seasons, A Year Full of Pots shows you how to make your own evolving tapestry of color through long-lasting container combinations.

For those looking to introduce RPGs to young players, Scales & Tales offers simple rules, easy instructions, and fun activities for family and friends to enjoy. With a breakdown of different heroes and creatures, an easy adventure full of silly creatures, and fun games and puzzles to play together, this book offers hours of fun without overwhelming young readers with game mechanics.

Scales & Tales is a rule book, an easy instruction manual, and an activity book all in one! With clear and concise language, along with adorable illustrations, this book serves as the perfect introduction to role-playing games for kids and parents alike. Everything a new player would need to start a tabletop role-playing game: imagination starters, heroes, drawing games, monsters, epic quests, and more! Scales & Tales contains ways of augmenting your traditional "End-Boss Combat" with fun drawing games and party puzzles.

Games like:

• Telephone,
• Blind drawing, and
• Pictionary-like games.

With fun illustrations, clear instructions, and kid-friendly games to "slay" the enemy, this book will bring in players of all ages for hours of fun.

Scroll saw artists never seem to have enough patterns - especially wildlife patterns. Here, artist Lora S. Irish presents 61 precisely drawn outline patterns for scrollers. Carefully inked lines make each pattern easy to follow. Scrollers may choose to photocopy or scan copies of the patterns to keep their book intact or use the patterns directly from the book. Ms. Irish includes patterns for each commonly known species of North American wildlife. Bears, wolves, deer, eagles and ducks all come to life under the scroller's blade. Ms. Irish also includes brief cutting instructions to aid beginning scrollers. The instructions include information on what blades to choose, what wood to use and how to make inside and outside cuts. Safety precautions are also outlined. Scroll saw patterns can be cut as is to make scroll saw fretwork plaques. Turning the table left or right will allow the pattern to be cut in relief, giving the final work a compressed, three-dimensional look. Intermediate level scrollers may choose to incorporate the patterns in jewelry boxes, cabinet doors and more.

Inspired by insights gained in spaceflight, a NASA astronaut offers key lessons to empower Earthbound readers to fight climate change

When Nicole Stott first saw Earth from space, she realized how interconnected we are and knew she had to help protect our planetary home.

In Back to Earth, Stott imparts essential lessons in problem-solving, survival, and crisis response that each of us can practice to make change. She knows we can overcome differences to address global issues, because she saw this every day on the International Space Station. Stott shares stories from her spaceflight and insights from scientists, activists, and changemakers working to solve our greatest environmental challenges. She learns about the complexities of Earth's biodiversity from NASA engineers working to enable life in space and from scientists protecting life on Earth for future generations. Ultimately, Stott reveals how we each have the power to respect our planetary home and one another by living our lives like crewmates, not passengers, on an inspiring shared mission

In Praise of Susan Brady and Coaching Your Inner Critic "This work is fantastic and really resonated with me. The book will be very helpful for myself and in helping others." Senior Manager, The Home Depot "Susan talked to the woman, mother and leader I want to be. Her messages were clear, and I left empowered..." Manager, Mark Anthony Brand "I can't tell you how many times I've shared Susan's message and talked about Coaching Your Inner Critic in just one week. The response has been tremendous and others can easily relate." Manager, Boeing "Since learning about the coaching of my Inner Critic, I have the tools to help me to stop allowing my inner critic to talk me down." Senior Manager, FedEx Corporation Produced by Linkage: Developing Leadership Worldwide. www.linkageinc.com

Show Your Stepmother How Much You Appreciate Her by Giving Her a Way to Tell You Her Story.

Stepmother. Mom. Mother. Bonus Parent.

Many of us refer to her by her first name. Whatever name you use, you know how much she does for you and your family. Think of all the ways she has shown her love, the times she has sacrificed, and the times she has brought joy to you and your family. Her love is special and unique because it is one of choice. Her love for your father was so big and so unconditional that it had room enough to love his family.

Isn't it time you knew her Life Story?

Life Gave Me You: I Want to Hear Your Story is the perfect place for your stepmom to share their life story while also creating a cherished memory for you. This unique guided journal uses prompts and questions to make it easy for her to share the stories of her childhood, teens, and adult years.

The completed book will be her life, her lessons, and her love. Just think of the fun this book will give the two of you. Imagine reading this rich record of her life, learning who she is, and then one day passing down. Best-selling author Jeffrey Mason has created this special high-quality guided journal to give stepmothers a place to share their story and create a gift of legacy and memories.

Buy Life Gave Me You: I Want to Hear Your Story and give your stepmom a gift that will continue to give as the years go by.

The Thinking Toolbox has been the best selling text for teaching critical thinking skills and introduction to logic for over 15 years.

"The Bluedorns have certainly achieved their goal of creating a logic textbook that is neither boring nor distant, but rather informative, approachable, enjoyable, and valuable." - Jordan J. Ballor at the Acton Institute --Acton Institute web site

"I think the best part of The Thinking Toolbox would be the examples because they are hilarious. . . . I would highly recommend this book. It's useful and great comedy at the same time." Sarah (age 11) --student

This book is like a toolbox, full of different kinds of tools you can use for different thinking tasks. Just as you use the wrench in a regular tool box to fix the sink, so you can use the tools we give you in this book to solve thinking problems.

- When it is dumb to argue

- Using the scientific method

- Five rules of brainstorming

- Who has a reason to lie?

- How to analyze opposing viewpoints

- How to analyze evidence and sources

- How to list reasons why you believe something

- And much more

We wrote this book for children and adults who want to learn logic and critical thinking skills. The Thinking Toolbox follows the same style as The Fallacy Detective with lessons and exercises and an answer key in the back. Parents and teachers, as well as anybody who wants to learn logic, will find The Thinking Toolbox easy to use and practical.

Features:

- Fun to use not dry like a math textbook

- Can be used after The Fallacy Detective

- Introductory teaches skills you can use right away

- Self-teaching format

- For ages twelve and older

- Over 60 cartoon illustrations by Richard LaPierre

Learn your colors at the museum! Little ones can discover the world through art.

I went to the museum, and I saw...

Featuring paintings and objects from Asia, America, and Europe, young readers can learn colors while discovering some of the world's most well-known paintings, textiles, and objects. Developed in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Colors is guaranteed to spark a lifelong love of learning and art appreciation.

Each page features a famous artwork from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection and a number. The fun memory game at the end reinforces learning. Discover bold illustrations by Henri Matisse, 16th century armor, and delightful dresses from The Costume Institute. It's the baby art book series that grown-ups will love, too.

(c) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York