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Backyard Birds of North America A Guide to Identifying and Attracting Your Favorite Birds introduces over 70 common North American yard and garden birds. Each species profile includes vivid photos and key identification tips--covering differences in males, females, and juveniles--along with size, behavior, nesting details, and habitat maps. Learn how to attract birds year-round using native plants, feeders, water sources, and nest boxes. The guide also explains how birds support ecosystems through pollination and pest control. Perfect for both beginners and enthusiasts, it's an accessible reference and an invitation to create bird-friendly spaces.

Key Features:

- Profiles of 70+ common backyard birds with ID photos and biological data
- Habitat maps, nesting info, egg descriptions, and birdsong notes
- Identification guides for males, females, and juveniles
- Plant, feeder, and nesting material recommendations
- Practical guidance for birdhouses and wildlife landscaping

Ideal for birders, gardeners, and nature lovers seeking to identify and attract local birds.

The first comprehensive resource on fabric eco-printing, from basics through current scientific breakthroughs, by three experts at the forefront of sustainable textile techniques.

Master the novel technique so captivating that it's also described as "textile alchemy" eco-printing! Created by an ideal team of three world experts in the topic, this guide is the first in-depth exploration of eco-printing, a sustainable technique that is gaining popularity worldwide.

Clarifying the reasons that eco-printing is a rising art, it blends crafting and scientific perspectives to teach the details that create the magic of this process.

- Expertly tested, reliable recipes and instructions for creating colorfully patterned natural textiles sustainably.

- Step-by-step detailed chemical formulas ensure success and understanding in each part of the process.

- Teaches essential eco-printing methods, including how to choose and prepare the fabrics, how to select the plants for color and form, and ways to use new and combined methods to make prints exceptional.

- Explains the recent research and cutting-edge discoveries about eco-printing with fungi, including identification how-tos and recipes.

- Teaches printing with indigo plants such as woad and Japanese indigo.

- Reveals eco-printing's origins, from the very first incidental eucalyptus prints to the fabulous signature styles developed by today's skilled makers.

- In-depth profiles offer personal stories and suggestions from seven of the world's leading eco-print fabric artists, together with their amazing prints for inspiration.

Turn every nature walk into a masterpiece with artist and educator Sarah Bourne Rafferty's complete guide to cyanotype, a process that blends sunlight with a simple salt solution to turn everyday leaves and flowers into mystical-looking art. The book includes

an introduction to cyanotype basics, terms and definitions, troubleshooting, and key safety tips; guides to preparing solutions, plus gathering supplies for coating, developing, and drying; techniques for creating solar prints on both paper and fabric, plus level-up guides to wet cyanotype, bleaching/toning, double exposures, and incorporating paint and metallics; and 14 gorgeous step-by-step projects to use and gift, including: herb greeting cards, an accordion-fold book, a T-shirt, a tote bag, worry stones, and a digital negative.

This book offers the perfect blend of approachability and empowerment for creatives of all skill levels.

Make counting a joyful adventure with this adorable, vibrant book!

Specially designed for little learners, it takes toddlers from 1 to 10 through playful rhyming text and a favorite theme--dinosaurs! With bright, engaging illustrations and fun-to-follow rhymes, it's the perfect way to spark a love for numbers while exploring the prehistoric world.

Comparable to Never Touch a Dinosaur by Rosie Greening and Dino's Busy Book by Nathan Thoms, this title is ideal for toddlers who love dinosaurs, discovery, and hands-on learning.

The Indian Motorcycle Company, based in Gilroy, California, revived and renewed an iconic brand. Indian Motorcycle was once the largest and best-known bike company in the world but ceased manufacture in 1953, permanently. Forty-six years later, the Indians of Gilroy brought the brand back. Although the company survived for just five years (1999-2003), it was responsible for resurrecting the Indian brand into a single legal entity after years of other abortive attempts at rival and the resulting chaos. The launching of the Gilroy operation amidst fierce legal competition from other groups, its struggle to develop an all-Indian motorcycle, its hand-to-mouth operation, and its final collapse is a fascinating story. The 13,000 motorcycles built at Gilroy have a cult following. This is the only comprehensive, illustrated history of the Gilroy Indian motorcycles. It also provides an intimate look at the short, tumultuous life of the business behind the bikes.

Midwest Home is a richly photographed tribute to the quiet confidence and enduring charm of Midwestern interior design. Featuring 20 homes ranging from lakeside retreats to sleek city lofts, the book captures the full spectrum of style across America's heartland and celebrates how architecture responds to place, climate, and culture. Far from being derivative of coastal trends, these homes speak their own language: one of sustainability, practicality, and beauty born of restraint.

Key Features:

• Tells an often-overlooked story of regional design: This book brings attention to the quiet innovation and deep-rooted beauty in Midwestern residential design.
• Features intentional curation: The selected residences include chic urban apartments, a Craftsman-style home, a European-style villa, an updated farmhouse, and lakeside retreats--with each project reflecting a broader story about Midwestern living.
• Provides rare, insider access: Hainey has lived and worked in the region for over a decade, and some of the region's top designers have granted him access to spaces the public rarely sees.
• Showcases sustainability: The spotlighted homes display the region's commitment to craftsmanship, local materials, and sustainable design practices.

With a foreword by Carl Dellatore, Midwest Home will captivate architects, designers, and lovers of regional architecture and American style as it celebrates the soulful, sustainable, and story-rich interiors from across America's heartland.

Abdulmejid II was a talented painter, music enthusiast and Francophile. He was also the last Ottoman Caliph, expelled from Istanbul in March 1924 when Turkey abolished the 1,300-year-old Caliphate.

From his villa on the French Riviera, Abdulmejid launched a plan to resurrect the institution and transform world history. Indian politician Shaukat Ali brokered a marital alliance between the Ottomans and the Nizam of Hyderabad, the world's richest prince, who governed a state the size of Italy in the Indian subcontinent.

This saw the union of Islam's two greatest houses, and of the Islamic west and east. It cemented Hyderabad's status as a global Muslim capital, and left Abdulmejid's grandson, the Ottoman prince and the designated Nizam-in-waiting, perfectly placed to claim the Caliphate. But Partition in 1947 and the annexation of Hyderabad the following year spelled the end of this prospect.

Exploring the lives, cultures and sensibilities of an amazing cast of players, The Indian Caliphate details this extraordinary history, which for decades has been consigned to near oblivion. This story of the downfall of two Muslim dynasties reveals a forgotten fact: that India was, in many ways, the very epicenter of the Islamic world in the early twentieth century.

From the pre-eminent WWII historian, an ardent chronicle of the unprecedented and far-sighted U.S. postwar decision to aid its enemies as well as its allies via the Marshall Plan, which led to eight decades of peace and prosperity in the West that could be upended in an "America First" environment

On March 12, 1947, less than two years after the end of World War II, President Harry S. Truman gave a seminal speech before Congress, in response to a European crisis: Greece was facing economic collapse and encroaching Soviet ambition, and Truman felt the U.S. had to give financial aid to a free people resisting attempted subjugation, which, he emphasized, would promote "economic stability and orderly political processes."

The U.S. was the richest nation in the world, but Truman believed that shared prosperity among the democracies would make them politically more stable and long-term peace much more likely. His momentous proposition that the U.S. bail out Greece led in turn to the unprecedented and radical Marshall Plan itself: the decision to aid not only U.S. allies but--for the first time in history--our former enemies as they all rebuilt from the ruins of the calamitous war. Indeed, with this aid Germany and Japan became economic powerhouses and, with most of Europe, staunch allies of the U.S.--and almost eighty years on the benefits of this extraordinary decision are still being felt.

James Holland's deep knowledge of WWII gives him unique insight and appreciation for its historic aftermath. In tight and vivid prose, The Visionaries chronicles the prelude to the Marshall Plan--from Franklin Roosevelt's historic "four freedoms" speech and "Good Neighbor Policy" towards Central and South America to the landmark Bretton Woods Conference of July 1944, which established the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, pillars of world stability. But it was Truman who pushed for the Marshall Plan, which in 1948 kickstarted via economic assistance the fastest period of growth in European history. Its low-tariff environment encouraged trade and brought prosperity and longstanding peace throughout most of Europe and the Americas, including in the United States. However, Holland warns that we in the West have become complacent, less willing to safeguard the freedoms that extended prosperity has allowed; and he makes clear the remarkably far-sighted decisions made in the wake of WWII stand in stark contrast to our transactional approach to the world today.

On the eve of America's 250th anniversary comes a groundbreaking history of patriotism and the question of how to love a country.

As the battle over American democracy plays out on the country's streets, Dominic Erdozain's urgent, brilliant new book brings the longstanding tension between patriotism and freedom into sharp focus. Love of country, he shows, helped create the nation and forge a national identity, but it has also drawn lines over who gets to be an American and what the country will be. Americans waved goodbye to monarchy in 1776, but patriotism--and the near-religious sense of being a chosen people--offered its own slippery slope toward tyranny.

In To Love a Country, historian Dominic Erdozain shows how pride in America as the world's leading democracy has frustrated the nation's foundational promises. Through rigorous research and candid storytelling, he reveals how the myth of American exceptionalism has fostered military aggression abroad, inequality at home, and the denial of freedom and civil discourse everywhere.

Yet more than an illuminating examination of the past, To Love a Country is also a story of hope for the future. It is a moving reflection on how to maintain faith in the American promise in a time of division and despair. By learning from movements that have transcended borders and ideologies--and by listening to the voices of reformers like Jane Addams, Martin Luther King Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi--Erdozain leads the way to a renewed commitment to the values of liberty, equality, and justice.

A dynamic new title perfect for little swimmers in this phenomenal board book series

Bizzy Bear heads to the local swimming pool in this novelty board book full of tabs to slide, push, and pull. With more than twenty-one million copies sold worldwide, Bizzy Bear has become the perfect companion for any adventure. Join Bizzy Bear and his friends and jump on in--the water's fine!

Dive deep in this novelty series about things that go. With tabs to slide and wheels to spin, little ones will love making the submarine move on every page.

Everyone aboard! Little ones can push and pull the tabs to take the submarine through the ocean, with so much to see along the way. With a fun rhyming text full of sounds for little ones to join in with, this novelty offering is perfect for babies and preschoolers.

A shy, artistic girl comes out of her shell--and finds her community--as she helps transform an ignored rail trail into a place of recreation and beauty.

It's spring at last, and the residents of Longview Lane are starting to creep out of their cocoons to enjoy the world outside. Among them is Bibi, whose shyness has her hiding under her hoodie, clutching her sketchpad, hoping she doesn't have to talk to anyone. Bibi is making a beeline for her special place: the Old Rail Trail, where she can sit alone under a tree and draw the birds, ignoring the litter all around her. But today she has unexpected company--neighbors putting up birdhouses and inviting her to make a poster showing what the trail could look like if it were all cleaned up. What if Bibi put her art toward making that dream a reality, decorating benches while others planted flowers, patched up paths, or cleared away trash? From author Roni Schotter and illustrator Christy Hale comes an ode to the transformative effects of community on both the natural places we share and the individuals who love them. Back matter offers more on the history of the rails-to-trails movement and some ways that kids can get involved in their local scene.

A spellbinding story collection from Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki, about the lives we almost lived, the people we can't quite forget, and the stories that shape us long after the last page is turned

In this spirited and emotionally resonant collection, award-winning novelist Ruth Ozeki turns her singular gaze to the short story, exploring childhood ambition, youthful desire, midlife reinvention, and the unsparing clarity of old age. With her distinctive blend of wit, warmth, and deep humanity, she brings us eleven richly imagined stories of characters standing at life's thresholds--grappling with faded ideals, evolving identities, and the inevitable compromises that shape a life.

A college student falls for her professor and learns to transmute longing into language. A disquieted husband watches with tenderness and unease as the ghost of his wife's ambition roams the woods outside their home. A long-deceased Beat poet hijacks the mind of a young publishing assistant during a sales meeting, railing against the state of modern literature. A curious grandmother creates a fake online dating profile to spy on her granddaughter's romantic life--and sets in motion a deception she can't control.

Spanning eras and geographies--from a New England college town in the 1970s to downtown Manhattan in the 1990s to a moss-covered Pacific Northwest island during the early pandemic--The Typing Lady is an electrifying meditation on the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we abandon, and the stories we become. Threaded with the tactile ephemera of writing--typewriters, letters, manuscripts, and disappearing ink--the book reveals how we record ourselves in language, and how language, over time, records us in return.

Elevate your sewing skills and wardrobe with this essential guide to Workwear from Merchant and Mills.

Discover the timeless world of Merchant and Mills with their latest book, designed to help you create a practical and stylish unisex wardrobe from scratch. This collection features four versatile garment patterns along with a simple kit bag, perfect for everyday wear and crafted with precision.

Embark on a creative journey with step-by-step instructions and inspiring photography that guide you through the design process. There are full-size pattern sheets for a blazer, chore jacket, shirt/shirt dress, drawstring pants, and kit bag. The patterns can also be downloaded and printed out using the QR code contained in the book.

Each garment is modelled by talented artisan makers in their creative habitats, reflecting Merchant and Mills' ethos of beautiful, enduring pieces. The book showcases how different fabric choices can transform each garment, showing you how to truly make each piece your own.

Patterns run from sizes XS-XXXL. With Workwear, you will discover how to create versatile, long-lasting clothes that are made to be worn and cherished.