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You Are Loved: A Capybara's Welcome
A heartwarming ode to the love that surrounds us--perfect for every season, every moment, and every hug in between. Featuring an irresistible capybara parent and child, YOU'RE LOVED is a gentle, lyrical celebration of the unbreakable bond between grown-ups and their little ones. With cozy, colorful illustrations and soothing, poetic text, this timeless board book wraps readers in warmth, comfort, and the sweet reassurance that they are deeply cherished--today, tomorrow, and always.
Whether welcoming a new baby, sharing a quiet cuddle, or celebrating life's everyday magic, YOU'RE LOVED is the perfect keepsake for baby showers, birthdays, and bedtime snuggles. Wherever your child may go, this book is a joyful reminder that love will always follow. -
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A lonely puppy and his downstairs neighbor become friends through a mutual love of music
Lively puppy Gus has just moved into apartment 2A. After spending the weekend settling into his new home with the Lam family, Gus doesn't expect the fun to end ... until the Lams head off to school and work, leaving him all alone. But his loneliness lasts only as long as it takes Ms. Wilson's music to drift up from apartment 1A. Before long, Gus is howling along in his own form of harmony.
Over the week, Gus's howling distracts Ms. Wilson while she plays the piano, the violin, and the guitar. But whenever she puts down her instruments, Gus's howls turn into cries. This gives Ms. Wilson an idea. The next time the Lams leave in the morning, they don't leave Gus behind. Instead, they take him downstairs where Ms. Wilson and her piano are waiting for him. Together, they enjoy music (and each other's company) all day long!
This gentle story bridges the gap between generations and species with something universally understood--the magic of music.
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Home Before Dark: The Dark, Twisty, Utterly Chilling New Psychological Thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense...
Struggling to separate her dreams from reality, a young woman investigates the disappearance of her sister ten years earlier ... worried that she might be next. A breathtaking, twisty standalone thriller from the international bestselling author of the Forbidden Iceland series...
'Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day' Louise Candlish
'Dark, chilling and so atmospheric' Claire Douglas
'Eva Björg Ægisdóttir just gets better and better' Sarah Pearse
'This is psychological thriller writing of a rare order and evidence that any comments about the demise of Scandicrime are greatly exaggerated' Financial Times
'A complex, increasingly creepy tale of young love, dysfunctional families, long-buried secrets and pen pals who are not what they seem ... Its psychological depth and physical shocks recall the work of the great Ruth Rendell' The Times
'A masterclass of psychological suspense from the superstar of Icelandic noir ... addictively creepy' Daily Express
**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Iceland's Best Crime Novel of the Year**
**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**
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November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsí has a secret penpal - a boy who lives on the other side of the country - but she has been writing to him in her older sister's name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time.
But when the date arrives, Marsí is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stína goes missing - her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsí and her penpal had agreed to meet.
November, 1977. Stína's disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsí It's from her penpal, and he's still out there...
Desperate for news of her missing sister, but terrified that he might coming after her next, Marsí returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.
But Marsí has always had trouble distinguishing her vivid dreams from reality, and as insomnia threatens her sanity, it seems she can't even trust her own memories.
And her sister's killer is still on the loose...
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'Home Before Dark will have you checking your doors and windows before you go to bed' Mirror
'Winter's darkness creates an eerie background for Marsibil's growing instability and her dangerous war on secrets. A page-turning, twisty blend of coming of age themes, family trauma, and well-crafted menace' Booklist
'That rare crime novel - pacy and well-plotted but also driven by well-drawn, believable characters. This original, clever novel kept me gripped and furiously turning the pages. Put this at the top of your TBR!' Sarah Pearse
'A chilling, atmospheric mystery with a devilishly unguessable solution. Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day' Louise Candlish
'Like an Icelandic winter, Home before Dark chilled me to the very core. An utterly gripping read, it kept me guessing till the last shocking twist' Heidi Amsinck
'Dark, chilling and so atmospheric, I was utterly gripped by this clever, twisty thriller ... a must read' Claire Douglas
'Addictive' Crime Monthly
'With sharp twists and explorations of the damaging loyalties that warp those they're meant to protect, the chilling, unrelenting noir novel Home Before Dark follows a missing persons case that masks enduring traumas' Foreword Reviews
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Tidying the Abyss: A Practical Guide to Cleaning and Organizing While Exhausted and Overwhelmed
A gentle, hands-on resource offering mental health-sensitive, disability-informed advice for those who do not have the privilege, bandwidth, or access to keep their home--and life--in a perfectly-ordered state. Amanda Stuckey Dodson prided herself on her ability to maintain a peaceful, clean home: there wasn't any mess that couldn't be fixed by plastic organizing bins, spreadsheets, and a can-do attitude. When her life was upended by chronic illness, leaving her unable to maintain her elaborate cleaning systems, she learned that the hardest part wasn't becoming organized, it was staying organized. Facing an unusually messy home, she knew she needed a different approach.
Tidying the Abyss is a gentle, step-by-step guide to keeping house when everything around you is falling apart. Dodson, a clinical social worker turned professional organizer, advocates for the abandoning of perfection to make room for creative, livable solutions. No matter where you fall on the spectrum of being chronically ill, neurodivergent, or hopeless at home maintenance, you need more than just organizational tips- you need a practice. Within these pages you'll find guidance for:- Managing motivation and overwhelm;
- Addressing your basic needs with systems for trash, kitchen & dishes, and laundry;
- Creating order in your most-used spaces (think bedroom and bathroom); and
- Common life complications like pet-related chaos or managing housework as a caregiver or as a parent
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How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons
USA Today Bestseller. "I love this book--because it teaches you how to manifest freedom in your own life and how that work allows you to rise to your greatest glory." --Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Podcast Learn to embrace joy, achieve success, and unlock your full potential with a proven framework from New York Times bestselling author and resilience expert Shaka Senghor, who went from solitary confinement to the C-suite, proving that if he can transform his life, so can you. Do you ever feel held back by self-doubt, trapped by past narratives, or paralyzed by fear of failure? These feelings are what Shaka calls Hidden Prisons--and they affect everyone, from CEOs and professional athletes to students to parents. But here's the breakthrough: these prisons have doors. How to Be Free is a roadmap for breaking free from whatever's holding you back. Drawing from profound lessons he learned during his 19 years in prison--including 7 in solitary--Shaka reveals the mindset and practices that transformed his own life, and that can help anyone build their own foundation of freedom. Through simple daily practices like journaling, meditation, mindfulness, and creative expression, he shows you how to turn your vision into action and step into your full potential--from deepening your relationships to achieving the career success you've always wanted. In this book, you'll learn how to:
- Transform your biggest setbacks into your greatest comebacks
- Discover sustainable joy instead of fleeting happiness
- Cultivate your mindset to stay composed when everything falls apart
- Transform vulnerability into your greatest strength
- Break the cycles of grief, anger, and shame
- Protect your energy while still showing up for others
- Create your personal blueprint to true freedom
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Louis Vuitton and Japan: Visionary Journeys
Groundbreaking exploration of Louis Vuitton's long-standing cultural exchange with Japan, tracing its profound impact on the evolution of the iconic luxury brand. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition at Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan, this volume explores the deep and transformative relationship between Louis Vuitton and Japan, which has produced myriad innovative collaborations that have defined the brand and revolutionized contemporary fashion. This fresh perspective on the global impact of the luxury powerhouse follows Louis Vuitton's journey from pioneering trunk innovations to its outsize influence on global street style, especially in Japan. In the volume, the Maison's history comes to life, from the evolution of its Monogram logo (which took inspiration, in part, from Japanese design) to the ingenious flat stackable trunk and patented lock innovations, alongside the brand's bold expansion into Japan. The authors consider the house's groundbreaking artistic collaborations most notably with artists Takashi Murakami (with his iconic "Monogramouflage") and Yayoi Kusama (with her signature polka-dot motifs) which transformed Louis Vuitton's visual identity. Beyond expertly tracing the Maison's engagement with Japanese culture almost from the moment of its founding, the book explores Louis Vuitton's broader impact on global fashion. It highlights landmark collections by artistic directors who have continually looked toward Japan for inspiration including Pharrell, Nicolas Ghesquière, Kim Jones, Virgil Abloh, and Marc Jacobs. With contributions from leading experts in fashion, and art and cultural history, this comprehensive volume--printed in five colors and bound in a three-piece cover with a printed cloth spine--illustrates how Louis Vuitton's engagement with Japanese culture for more than a century has enriched its legacy and expanded the boundaries of luxury fashion. -
David Yarrow: The Collection
Celebrating the full arc of 40 years' worth of Yarrow's most iconic images, this massive retrospective is the must-have photography monograph of the year. Legendary British photographer David Yarrow showcases 150 of his best images in a curated mix of yet-to-be-published and best-selling photographs. The Collection details the artist's journey from a 20-year-old shooting pitchside at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final to photographing the natural world and, more recently, simply telling stories. His personal anthology of the Wild West sought to entertain, not teach, and its success encouraged him to tell historical stories elsewhere. These large-scale productions across multiple continents have told epic stories, from a lion on a catwalk in South Africa to a car race at Willow Springs International Raceway to evocative scenes in some of the world's most exclusive towns. Yarrow refuses to be conveniently categorized within a specific genre of photography through the stories he tells. This collection of his work showcases his rigorous aesthetic program and his relentless journey that has taken him around the world, photographing subject matter that includes sports stars, wildlife, supermodels, and frontier towns. The Collection offers additional insight through behind-the-scenes photos and Yarrow's own first-person contextual narratives. His work has earned him a global following, garnering wide acclaim in the fine-art market. In 2024, he appeared on Artsy's Top 10 Most Inquired About Artists and was the only photographer to feature on the list. His work is exhibited at some of Europe and North America's foremost museums, and globally in more than fifty leading fine-art galleries. Philanthropy has always been central to Yarrow's mission, and over the past decade, he has raised more than $20 million, focusing on conservation, the socially disadvantaged, and pediatric cancer care. The David Yarrow Family Foundation raises money every week from sales of Yarrow's work. -
Wild Animal
"Wild Animal ticks with the precision of a well-crafted wristwatch."--Wall Street Journal
From the devious mind of New York Times bestselling author Joël Dicker --master of the plot twist--comes this gripping domestic thriller that transforms into an ambitious heist mystery involving a famed Geneva jewelry boutique.
On July 2, 2022, two criminals set out to rob a jewelry shop in Geneva. But even with a foolproof plan, their "perfect" heist will prove far from uneventful. . . .
Twenty days earlier, on a luxurious estate along the shores of Lake Geneva, Sophie Braun prepares to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Her life seems perfect: she has a fairytale marriage, two perfect children, and lives in a stylish modern mansion surrounded by lush forest. But her idyllic world is about to crumble. Her husband is becoming embroiled in petty schemes. Her neighbor, a policeman with a spotless reputation, is obsessed with her and spies on the most intimate moments of her life. Then, on her birthday, she receives a gift from a mysterious prowler that endangers her life.
It will take many journeys into the past, far from Geneva, to unravel the origins of this diabolical plot from which no one will emerge unscathed, including readers. Told at a breathtaking pace, filled with nerve-jangling suspense, Wild Animal demonstrates once again why Joël Dicker--since the publication of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Case--reigns supreme as one of the most beloved contemporary mystery writers in the world today.
Translated from the French by Robert Bononno
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Mrs Kauffman and Madame Le Brun: The Entwined Lives of Two Great Eighteenth-Century Women Artists
From the acclaimed author of The King's Painter, a vivid life-and-times biography of two unjustly neglected women artists, Angelica Kauffman and Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun.
In the late autumn of 1789, two of Europe's most celebrated painters met in Rome. One, Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss-born prodigy who had conquered the art scenes of London and Italy. The other, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, a Parisienne portraitist and favourite of the ancien regime, had just fled revolutionary France under threat of violence and scandal. Both were feted in their time, both were trailblazers in a male-dominated world - visionaries who helped define eighteenth-century art and feminism before the term existed. This dual biography, framed within a thrilling story, restores these two extraordinary but unjustly overlooked figures to their rightful place in history. Set against a backdrop of revolution, empire and Enlightenment, it traces the dramatic lives and remarkable careers of Vigée Le Brun and Kauffman: artists who not only achieved unparalleled success and influence, but did so while pushing the boundaries of what women could be, both on canvas and in society. With vivid storytelling, one of the most gifted living writers of artistic biography, Franny Moyle, reclaims their legacies. She examines how each artist navigated fame, scandal and exile; explores the relationships between them and their peers; and considers how they were caught up in the huge cultural cross-currents that were reshaping Europe. Through their work and their lives, they spoke boldly to the roles of women in public life, highlighted the prejudices and abuses suffered by their sex, reimagined and celebrated the female subject and challenged the institutions that sought to contain them. Through them we encounter icons such as Marie Antoinette (whose portrait by Le Brun scandalised French society) and Catherine the Great, as well as cultural figures such as Emma Hamilton and Madame de Staël. The most notable men of their time - monarchs, statesman, aristocrats, artists and more - are also woven into the fabric of the tale. MRS KAUFFMAN & MADAME LE BRUN is a timely, revelatory history that not only brings two forgotten artists into view, but rethinks the story of European art itself. -
How to Cook a Coyote: The Joy of Old Age
A New York Times Editors' Choice Soigné! A recipe for survival. A juicy, sexy, and wise memoir from the "gifted essayist and meditative thinker" that captures the urgency of life at the age of ninety-eight (The New York Times) From telling what it's like to go blind to confronting the ongoing erosion of time and the mystery of what's to come, How to Cook a Coyote recounts a decade of change as the celebrated food writer and critic Betty Fussell moves from Manhattan to the Montecito retirement community where Julia Child once resided. As Fussell recalls family, friends, enemies, and lovers with wry humor, affection, and a sharp-eyed confrontation with mortality, all the while, the coyote watches. An emblem of the wild and her metaphor for all the things one can't control--this coyote stalks her, taking on greater emotional and metaphorical resonance as the days progress. Ultimately this exciting new work from an incomparable voice in American writing provides a recipe for how to enjoy each moment as if it were the last day of your life. -
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Sold outLola's Moving Day
Lola's mommy is having another baby! In the latest Lola Reads book, join Lola and her growing family as they prepare to move into a larger space and settle into their new home. A sweet, early picture book for ages 2-5 to learn about how fun working together as a family can be while moving to a new home. A baby on the way means that Lola's family will need a little more space! The family works together to pack up their things for moving day. Mommy sets up a color-coding system to organize the boxes with stickers, and Lola and Leo are a big help! Once everything is almost ready, they begin to say their goodbyes and leave a note for the new family. Then it's time to move! Lola spends her first night in her new bedroom. Lola's Moving Day is the 10th title in the much-loved Lola Reads series, as book-loving Lola continues to be curious about the world around her.Sold out -
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Celebrate the months of the year with this adorable picture book featuring the luckiest month of all: March!
Meet March, who is so ready for spring. But when the weather doesn't get any warmer, March begins to worry! Will March and his friends still spot the first signs of spring?
Created by a former elementary school teacher, the Calendar Kids series is the perfect tool to educate and entertain. Each book focuses on the weather, traditions, and holidays of a specific month through a sweet story, charming character, and cool pet. With adorable illustrations and a seasonal theme, this third installment of the Calendar Kids series is perfect for young readers ages 5 to 8!
Each book includes:
- A reversible jacket poster filled with fun facts and key words
- Fun facts about the seasons
- A kid-friendly recipe
- A creative character with a quirky pet
- Discussion questions for classrooms
- Online resources for parents and educators
- And more!
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