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Wordspotter's Guide: A Jaunt Through Our Etymological Past
A rollicking, beautifully illustrated adventure through the history of the English language--from social media star Olivia Swarthout English is, by many measures, the largest language in the world--and doubtless the unruliest. Over the last millennium, we've borrowed, stolen, conquered, and invented our way to a massive lexicon (a million words by some counts), filled with numerous untold stories. Enter The Wordspotter's Guide, a delightful tour through our etymological past. Did you know that the term silhouette comes from 18th century French finance minister Etienne de Silhouette, whose austerity measures caused his name to be associated with any low-quality work, such as the black paper cutouts that were a cheaper alternative to traditional portraits? That the word unfriend actually dates to the 17th century? Or that robe and robbed share an etymological root, dating to a time when constructing clothing was so labor-intensive that it was the most valuable thing in most people's homes and thus likely to be stolen? Olivia Swarthout tells a deeply-researched, authoritative story about the history of the English language--without losing sight of the fun. If you've ever wondered which meaning of cardinal came first (the direction, then the Church figure, then the bird) or lamented that we no longer give people names like John the Wifeless, Ralph the Haunted, and Hugh the Ass (all citizens of 11th century Britain), this is the book for you. -
Fool's Gold: Angel Investing and the Fine Art of Losing Money
Fool's Gold gives you the money-making hindsight that accomplished angel investor Henry Fiorillo wished he had when he was first starting out.
Angel investing--putting your own money into early-stage startups in exchange for equity--is a high-risk, high-reward endeavor that blends entrepreneurship with speculation. While stories of striking it rich have glamorized the industry, the reality is that most startups fail, founders can dissemble, and investors are often left with tough lessons and empty pockets. Yet for those willing to learn--and to learn from the best--there is a shot at winning.
With over 60 years of real-world experience, Henry Fiorillo takes you behind the scenes of startup investing. He guides readers through a digestible series of lessons that blend evidence-based financial models and psychological theories with personal insights drawn from his own wins and losses. This book reveals what you truly need to evaluate when considering startup investments--and spoiler--it's not just the business idea. Fool's Gold shares lessons, red flags, and essential questions that other startup manuals hesitate to disclose; it's essential reading for anyone curious about angel investing or already in the game.
Avoid being blinded by the shimmer of FOMO, polished performers, or overconfidence that lead to fool's gold investments. Instead, take advice from an investor behind storied startups as he teaches you the fine art of losing money, so you can master the finer art of making it.
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Butterfly Love
What happens when the butterflies fade?
Butterfly Love is real-but it takes more than feelings to make it last.
In this honest and hope-filled book, Ken and Tabatha Claytor invite you into their journey-one filled with passion, pain, laughter, and grace. From falling in love to nearly falling apart, they share how God met them in the middle of their mess and taught them how to rebuild from the ground up.
This isn't just a love story. It's a guide for every couple who wants more: More connection.
More joy. More of the love they dreamed about in the beginning.
Whether your relationship is thriving, struggling, or somewhere in between, Butterfly Love will help you rediscover the beauty of choosing each other again and again-with God at the center.
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Shy: A Picture Book
From New York Times bestselling mother-daughter duo Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton and bestselling illustrator Eva Byrne comes an empowering tale of finding your voice--starring a shy puppy who discovers the magic of music
Shy is the smallest and quietest pup at the shelter. The world feels big, loud, and a bit scary to her sweet and gentle soul.
But when a man with kind eyes brings her home, she feels safe with her new best friend--and keeps him company while he practices at his piano. Beautiful, unfamiliar sounds dance in the air when the piano man plays, and something inside her begins to stir. The piano man has an important performance ahead--but it may be a performance no one, especially the piano man, ever expected.
Inspired by Julie Andrews's real-life "singing" dog, this uplifting picture book invites readers to find their voice and share their talents with the world.
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Small Luxuries: Sneakers
Cruise through the colorful world of collectible kicks with this giftable pocket-sized celebration of sneaker culture. From classic Air Jordans and Chucks to new and exciting designer collabs, Small Luxuries: Sneakers explores one of the world's most expressive and accessible forms of fashion, tracing how athletic shoes evolved into cultural symbols of identity, creativity, and status. Across five richly illustrated chapters, discover the design breakthroughs, subcultures, and collaborations that reshaped the global market--spanning early canvas classics to futuristic 3D-printed designs. Featuring over 80 photographs and illustrations, this compact yet luxurious volume spotlights:- Icons like Nike, Adidas, Puma, Converse, and New Balance
- Streetwear partnerships and limited-edition releases that define today's sneaker economy
- Sustainability and resale culture
- The growing influence of women in sneaker design
Both a crash course and a collector's keepsake, Small Luxuries: Sneakers celebrates the personal style, global trends, and stories behind the world's favorite shoes. Whether for a collector, dreamer, or everyday admirer, this book is a "small luxury" every sneakerhead deserves.Small Luxuries celebrates the artistry of the everyday objects that shape our style and stories. Each volume explores the craft, culture, and character behind these beloved obsessions, revealing how they evolve into lifelong passions. Richly illustrated and insightfully written, the series is a tribute to the makers, materials, and memories that turn familiar belongings into extraordinary icons of personal expression and style.
Also available from the series:- Small Luxuries: Watches
- Small Luxuries: Film Cameras
- Small Luxuries: Vinyl
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Emotional Evolution of Thomas Sanders
Can you actually have a good life with the absence of friends?
Thomas Sanders treasures peace and quiet more than gold-and he's worked hard to ensure his empty house stays that way. But lately, his carefully curated calm is under siege, thanks to a mysterious brown paper package, a cinnamon roll war, and a town full of lovable eccentrics.
From gossipy neighbors to a nitwit named Charlotte Davens-and even his chatty, recently deceased wife-Thomas is dragged into an emotional whirlwind he never asked for.
The Emotional Evolution of Thomas Sanders is a heartwarming, hilarious tale of unlikely friendships, small-town chaos, and one man's reluctant journey toward connection.
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Split Signal (Main)
Peyton's migraines won't stop . . . but they're not what they seem.
Peyton isn't convinced when Miami police declare her sister Evelyn's death part of a multiple suicide pact and close the case. So when the FBI reveal they believe Evelyn was murdered, and there could be a link to the recent FBI sting operation the sisters took part in, she agrees to work undercover at Etico, a California start-up turning the world of social media upside-down. But Peyton is also experiencing uncontrollable migraines . . . and they're becoming more frequent. Scientists are perplexed that her brain doesn't follow normal activity during a migraine attack--in fact, the two sides appear to be working independently of each other. As alarming discoveries are made at Etico, Peyton is sure these are not only connected to her sister's death but also her migraines . . . Can she find the missing link that will expose the truth? An enthralling read for fans of twisty high-stakes thrillers, technothrillers, and science fiction from Blake Crouch and Andy Weir. -
Most Peculiar Providence
The Deluxe Jacketed Edition
With a Decorated Edge and Interior Illustrations
Some stories are read once.
Others are kept.
This heirloom edition of A Most Peculiar Providence celebrates a novel that has quietly found its way into readers' hearts. Bound in a beautiful jacket, adorned with a decorated long edge, and enriched with interior illustrations, this edition is designed to be treasured-displayed, gifted, and returned to again and again.
Joshua Donnelly has always lived with care. In the old house on Church Street, he follows the rhythms his mother taught him-faithful, steady, predictable. He does not ask for more than daily bread and a quiet life.
Until, on the coldest night of the year, a newborn baby is placed in his care.
No instructions.
No explanation.
Only a prayer answered in a form he never expected.
Heather Thomas arrives in Peculiar carrying regret and a past she cannot repair. When her life intersects with Josh's, the two form a fragile household around a child who changes everything. But Peculiar is a town that notices. It observes. It remembers. And as questions mount and rumors gather, Josh and Heather must decide whether they will protect their careful lives-or open the door to a providence larger than fear.
Tender, luminous, and rooted in grace, A Most Peculiar Providence is a story of second chances, quiet courage, and the sacred work of loving what has been placed in your hands.
This deluxe edition invites you not only to read the story-but to keep it. To pass it on. To gift it.
To let it rest on your shelf as a reminder that even in the smallest towns, heaven still moves.
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Intercepts: A Horror Novel
The word-of-mouth BookTok hit about a supervisor at a top-secret government facility running experiments on human beings. He's always been able to tell himself it's for the greater good--until the day his work follows him home. This hardcover edition includes a special, never-before-published short story! "Inventive, scary, wholly entertaining, and deeply thought-provoking . . . T. J. Payne is the real deal."--Jose Molina, writer/producer on The Vampire Diaries, Sleepy Hollow, and Firefly Joe works for an organization known only as "The Company." He cannot speak about what he does in public. He and his employees live in a constant state of paranoia that The Company is listening to their phones and watching their search histories. Why? Because on the bottom floor of the facility, rows of padded cells keep a group of humans in a constant state of extreme sensory deprivation. With their minds awake but their senses unable to ground themselves, they have gone insane, oscillating between vegetative states and fits of violent rage. These experiments have a purpose, though--when the minds of these inmates transcend their physical selves, they're able to "intercept" the sights and senses of anyone in the world. The process, however, is painful. Torturous. Joe likes to think that his work, helping the government track down bad guys, makes the world a better place. He has no regrets. Until the day when his ex-wife dies by suicide. He learns that a woman who looks very much like one of Joe's inmates had been haunting her. After his ex-wife's death, Joe's daughter Riley comes to live with him. And then she begins to have visions of the woman too... Has Joe somehow played a role in turning the government's most sinister weapon against his own daughter? And, most important of all: how far will he go to save her? -
Nightlights Collection: A Trilogy of Tales
This celebratory 10-year anniversary edition brings the Nightlights graphic novel series to a stunning end with all three stories in one volume. Follow Sandy as she falls into technicolour wonderlands beyond your wildest dreams, meeting wise turtles, tiny flower people, and sinister spirits along the way. This trilogy of jaw-droppingly beautiful (comics/tales) by Lorena Alvarez features the first two books in the Nightlights series, plus one brand-new story, and bonus material from the artist.Sold out -
Pup That Never Gives Up (Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie)
Get ready for some PAW-some action! Join Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol in this Little Golden Book based on The Dino Movie--in theaters summer 2026.Sold out -
Riddle of Eels
From the author of the Sibert Medal-winning The Mona Lisa Vanishes and the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor book Mel Fell comes a slippery, wondrous exploration of a mysterious misfit: the eel. Often misunderstood, the eel has baffled scientists and befuddled philosophers for centuries. You'd think a book about eels would tell you everything you need to know about eels: where they're born, how they grow, where they live, where they die. But the truth is far stranger: the more we think we know about eels, the more the mysterious creature wriggles away, leaving even experts scratching their heads. And maybe this book tells you a few things about Eels. We know, for instance, that they are fish even though they look like snakes. But how can we ever know if we've got the complete picture on anything? Why are we so certain of our knowledge...till we're not? With humor and expressive, bright illustrations, this book blends science and history to illuminate a real-life mystery that has puzzled great minds from Aristotle to Freud. Perfect for inquisitive readers and fans of weird-but-true stories, here is a celebration of curiosity and the unknown by a Sibert Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree--it reminds us that some questions are more magical when they don't have simple answers. -
Danny Go's Silly Spooky Party: A Lift-The-Flap Book
A Halloween lift-the-flap adventure filled with fun, movement, and a little mystery--from hit children's YouTube stars Danny Go!
Hey there! I'm Danny Go, and I'm getting ready to have a big, silly, spooky party! Would you like to come with me?
Danny's house is all decked out for a fun Halloween party! But when his friends arrive, someone's missing . . . Where could Bearhead be hiding?
Join Danny and his friends as they follow a trail of candy down the street, across the playground, and through the woods to solve the mystery. Learn to dance the "Creepy Crawl" and lift the flaps to reveal spooky surprises In this interactive tale from beloved children's entertainers and YouTube sensation Danny Go!
Also Available:
Danny Go's Volcano Adventure
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Fall: Signed Collector's Edition: The Bound and the Broken Novella
The Fall is a novella set in the world of The Bound and The Broken series. It takes place 400 years before the events of Of Blood and Fire. This North American Collector's Edition features a gorgeous package with an exclusive alternative colourway, stunning digital fore-edge, designed endpapers, sewn binding and acid-free paper! A signed, limited, special edition hardback perfect for fans new and old. The City of Ilnaen is on fire. Dragons fill the skies. Traitors fill the streets. Across millennia, The Order have stood as the guardians of the mortal realm. But four hundred years before Calen Bryer picked up a sword, a red moon rose over the continent of Epheria and the world changed forever. There are those who believe The Order had lost its way. That it is corrupt, indulgent, and deceitful. That it has abandoned the oaths sworn so long ago. In the city of Ilnaen, brothers and sisters turn upon each other, dragons war in fire and fury, and gods reach their hands into the world. This is a night that will echo through all time. This is the fall of The Order. This is where it all began. The Fall is the first novella set in the world of The Bound and The Broken.Sold out -
Witch Hat Atelier: Grimoire Edition 3
This deluxe, keepsake-quality hardcover edition includes three volumes of the acclaimed fantasy manga on which the enchanting anime was based. Experience the beautiful tale of a young witch who discovers her creativity and faces down a dangerous and thrilling world with her friends by her side in these extra-large books, printed on premium paper with intricate gold foil covers and exclusive bonus content. Includes Witch Hat Atelier Vols. 7-9. Lord Beldaruit, suitably astounded, grants Coco an additional boon: the truth behind Qifrey's past, how he suffered his greatest injury, and the source of his obsession with the Brimmed Caps. Realizing that these events must be connected in some way to what befell her mother, Coco journeys to the library that is supposed to hold every answer: the Tower of Tomes. But the road is dangerous, and the truth might even more dangerous still... The new Grimoire Edition is a gold-foiled hardcover of nearly 600 pages each, including color pages and bonus content and presenting this magical epic in a special large size.