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The classic, nationally bestselling book that first articulated the principles of lean production, with a new foreword and afterword by the authors.

When The Machine That Changed the World was first published in 1990, Toyota was half the size of General Motors. Twenty years later Toyota passed GM as the world's largest auto maker. This management classic was the first book to reveal Toyota's lean production system that is the basis for its enduring success.

Authors Womack, Jones, and Roos provided a comprehensive description of the entire lean system. They exhaustively documented its advantages over the mass production model pioneered by General Motors and predicted that lean production would eventually triumph. Indeed, they argued that it would triumph not just in manufacturing but in every value-creating activity from health care to retail to distribution.

Today The Machine That Changed the World provides enduring and essential guidance to managers and leaders in every industry seeking to transform traditional enterprises into exemplars of lean success.

"Always perfectly magical." --Neil Gaiman

A timeless classic with brand-new cover art! Diana Wynne Jones's bestselling, magical, and funny Chrestomanci novels will enchant fans of Soman Chainani, Rick Riordan, and Chris Colfer.

Volume II contains The Magicians of Caprona and Witch Week.

In the Magicians of Caprona, the two warring families of Caprona, the Montanas and the Petrocchis, must join forces to keep the White Devil from invading their city. Even Chrestomanci becomes involved when two of the youngest family members, Tonino Montana and Angelica Petrocchi, go missing. Their unusual magical powers will be key to stopping the White Devil.

Witch Week takes place in a world where witches are burned at the stake, so when a note reading "Someone in this class is a witch" appears in Class 6B, it's no laughing matter. Only Chrestomanci can sort out the mess that the students of 6B get themselves into.

The second of three volumes, the Chronicles of Chrestomanci can be read in any order.

"Leaders have a chance, here and now, to create something better than before. We need, like Jesus, to guard our energy. We need to aim for what is noble, not just profitable. We need to become turn-around specialists, seeking better ways of doing things. We need to break ranks and be bold. We need leaders who recognize that we are all connected in a chain of interdependence."
--from the Afterword by Laurie Beth Jones

Bestselling author Laurie Beth Jones brings you the ultimate guide to transforming your team and sparking inspiration in your business--for the new generation of leaders. And who better to learn from than a leader who turned a disorganized staff of twelve into a thriving enterprise that's lasted over two millennia? In Jesus, CEO, you'll learn how to use ancient wisdom to tap your team's energy and intelligence and reinvent your business for a world changing faster than ever.

Filled with fresh, practical, and profound advice, Jesus, CEO helps you motivate your team and yourself. Jones divides this advice into three sections: strength of self-mastery, strength of actions, and strength of relationships. By following the leadership techniques of Jesus, you'll see that in this hectic, fast-moving business world, the best course is to ground yourself in ancient examples of empathy, integrity, and tenacity.

"A guide to all things fungi, both wild and cultivated. Author Bill Jones explains how to safely forage, effectively grow, and thoughtfully buy mushrooms, and presents over 120 recipes." --Food Tank

Shortlisted for a 2014 Taste Canada Award, this newly revised and updated edition of The Deerholme Mushroom Cookbook is a comprehensive and expert guide that will expand your culinary knowledge of wild and cultivated mushrooms.

Foraging for mushrooms is a seasonal pursuit that can be done in large groups or in peaceful solitude. Spring brings the promise of morels, late summer bears the first chanterelles, and autumn welcomes an explosion of mushrooms. In this illuminating handbook on all things fungi, Bill Jones, an acknowledged expert in the field of wild foods, explains in great detail how to safely forage for mushrooms, what to look for in markets and grocery stores, and how to effectively grow your own.

But what do you do with your bounty once you arrive back at home? Jones, also a celebrated chef, presents more than 120 delicious recipes for basic pantry preparations, soups, salads, meats, seafood, and vegetable dishes such as

• Truffle Potato Croquettes
• Mushroom Pate
• Porcini Naan
• Semolina Mushroom Cake
• Beef Tenderloin and Oyster Mushroom Carpaccio
• Curried Mushroom and Coconut Bisque

With The Deerholme Mushroom Cookbook, the essential guide to edible mushrooms, you'll gain insight into the medicinal and cultural uses of mushrooms, and reap the health benefits of simple, unprocessed food.

How to Structure Your Business for Exponential Growth Have you ever wondered why some businesses scale while others fail? For every company that triples in size, thousands lose their momentum and get stuck. Every business leader aspires to achieve and sustain growth, but most come up short. Usually this happens because the early start-up structure is not designed to support their next-stage business strategy. It is not designed to scale. For a company to execute its strategy and scale up, its leadership must know why, how, and when to change the organizational structure. They must also know how to design the structure so that the right people can play key roles where they can thrive. Designed to Scale explains the principles of scalable organizational structure: What are the structural traps that kill business growth? How do you successfully and quickly change your company's trajectory? How do you design an agile and responsive organization that lasts? In this insightful and eye-opening book, author and business scaling expert Lex Sisney dispels the most common myths about organizational structure and shows you what really works-giving you a clear, actionable blueprint to grow your company exponentially and sustainably including how to: - Design your business for the next stage of growth. - Create vivid role clarity and accountability across your organization - Make smarter senior-level hires that stick around and thrive. - Improve cross-functional coordination and teamwork. - Drive better metrics-based decision-making. - Free yourself to work significantly more on the business than in it. - Launch and grow new business units while sustaining the core. - Drive strategic execution at scale. What other CEOs are saying: "One of the best business books I have ever read." - Gareth Dickens, CEO, ConvenientMD "Simple, logical, profound." - Stan Smith, President, Silver Hills "Management genius." - Michael Cassau, Founder & CEO, Grover "Master when and how to change structures." - Ozzie Goldschmied, former CTO, Ceridian "Accomplish in 5 days what used to take 3 months." - Kristian Gjerding, CEO, CellPoint Digital "The rarest bird of all-a useful management book." - Daniel Needham, President & Chief Investment Officer, Morningstar Investment Management

Two brand-new romantasy novellas bound into one deluxe, novel-length volume written from the perspectives of Grim and Oro, from #1 New York Times-bestselling author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster

True love knows no bounds. This premium, dual-sided volume includes two complete novellas bound together to create one can't-miss collector's item.

The first novella--told from Grim's perspective--gives readers insight into his past: the motivations and events that cemented his fate as Isla's eventual love interest.

The second is narrated by Oro and offers a window into his complex identity: that of a king torn between desire for justice and passion for the woman he loves more than anything. Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition includes key moments from the rulers' love stories with Isla, expanded upon in their own voices.

This gorgeous dual-sided Lightlark companion book from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Aster contains two full novellas bound together in one breathtaking package that boasts a suite of premium features:

• Dual-sided slipcase with two unique cover designs
• Die cuts and foil stamping in two colors on both sides of slipcase
• Full-color case with illustrations on both sides
• Full-color, stenciled edges
• Full-color endpapers with never-before-seen illustrations

Grim and Oro is certain to thrill readers and test allegiances, leaving new and longtime fans second-guessing who they're rooting for in the breathtaking battle for Isla's heart.

Life's Concerto: Wholeness Through Poetry and Expressive Arts is a collection of poetry and artwork that celebrates life. Goslin-Jones explores awe, contemplation, dreams, death, grief, hope, love, Nature, silence, and spirituality. This profound and beautiful poetry collection interweaves rich visual imagery and awakens a yearning for wholeness. The poems and artwork arose from psychologist/educator/researcher Terri Goslin-Jones' spiritual practice using expressive arts to unravel paradoxes and mysteries that surface in the seasons of life. The author writes about childhood, mid-life, marriage, being a parent, family member, teacher, and universal sojourner. Life's Concerto is artmaking that opens doors to healing and embraces hope for life's complexities.

This book illustrates that poem-making is a process of artistic inquiry and a healing modality. Life's Concerto is designed to facilitate readers' personal growth and expand self-awareness. The Foreword, Introduction, poetry, and artwork demonstrate how an expressive arts practice can cultivate artistic inquiry within each of us. Writing invitations, creative practices, and poetry resources summon readers to use their life experiences as creative expression. Life's Concerto invites us on a collective journey to integrate poetry into therapy, research, teaching, and our personal lives for growth and self-actualization. It is sure to enrich the lives of many.

"Jones crosses into the noir badlands of No Country for Old Men--bloody and throwing sparks but cool as a killer angel--and by sundown he owns the joint." --Will Christopher Baer, author of Kiss Me, Judas

Smuggler Dodd Raines just got the job of a lifetime. He'll finally earn enough money to secure a decent future for his young daughter and start over on the right side of the law. There's just one catch: his cargo is made up of moon rocks--with mass-casualty levels of radiation.

Getting across the border from Mexico into the United States isn't easy, even though Raines has done it hundreds of times. If the blazing sun and hungry coyotes don't take him down, the border cop obsessed with catching him will. And then there are the moon rocks. No one delivering them is meant to survive--especially after already being killed. But that's the twist. One that transforms Raines into an undead rabbit-eared monster starving for vengeance, on a path straight into his orphaned daughter's life . . .

"A pitch-perfect noir tale of love and revenge." --The Denver Post

"No other writer could have done this. Period. Stephen Graham Jones has built a story out of radioactive scrap metal that anyone else would have rendered as kitsch. But with Jones, the diary of a rabbit-headed zombie chupacabra shepherd is absolutely convincing and utterly moving." --Craig Clevenger, author of Mother Howl and The Contortionist's Handbook

Explore the global history of Formula One in this definitive visual reference.

F1 Racing: The Ultimate Companion offers a comprehensive insight into the history, geography, and culture of the world's most popular and exciting motorsport. Written by former Autosport editor Bruce Jones, it spotlights each of the 48 countries across 6 continents to have produced an F1 driver or hosted a Grand Prix, exploring the circuits, teams, people, and stories that make up each nation's F1 heritage.

With individual chapters dedicated to each country, this beautifully illustrated reference book profiles the drivers, constructors, and tracks that have made their mark on Formula One and contributed to the sport's global expansion over more than 70 years of racing.

Filled with stunning photography, circuit maps, and expert commentary, F1 Racing: The Ultimate Companion takes you inside the world of Formula One like never before, perfect for new fans and seasoned enthusiasts alike.

The world's greatest card game awaits you.

Combining the strategic engagement of Bridge and the risk-taking swagger of Poker, Bid Whist has captivated luminaries like Justice Thurgood Marshall, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson-and inspired a passionate following in Black American communities for generations.

Accessible to players of all ages and backgrounds, the fast-paced game sparks camaraderie and rewards teamwork worthy of the best jazz ensembles and basketball teams.

The Gist of Bid Whist equips you with a firm grasp of the game's fundamentals and a deep understanding of Bid Whist strategy. It also enhances the "card sense" that will enable you to thrive at any of your favorite trump card games, including Spades, Hearts, Euchre, Oh Hell, Bridge-or, of course, Bid Whist.

The Gist of Bid Whist explores the fascinating role of the Pullman porters, who crisscrossed the nation, sharing the latest jazz and blues records, insights that helped fuel the Great Migration, and the card game that was integral to life as a porter, Bid Whist. Poetically, Bid Whist would prove to be vital to the porters' ultimate heroic impact on America.

Lamont Jones is a boxing lawyer and card game enthusiast devoted to helping Bid Whist reclaim its cultural prominence. The Gist of Bid Whist is part celebration, part workshop, part cultural history-with a generous dash of humor, sports anecdotes and tips contributed by a vibrant cast of engaging personalities.

Let's play Bid Whist!

"Stealing Little Moon is both a moving family saga and an expertly told true story that all Americans should know." --Steve Sheinkin, New York Times bestselling author of Bomb and Undefeated

Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future.

Little Moon There Are No Stars Tonight was four years old when armed federal agents showed up at her home and took her from her family. Under the authority of the government, she was sent away to a boarding school specifically created to strip her of her Ponca culture and teach her the ways of white society. Little Moon was one of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend these schools across America and give up everything they'd ever known: family, friends, toys, clothing, food, customs, even their language. She would be the first of four generations of her family who would go to the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School.

Dan SaSuWeh Jones chronicles his family's time at Chilocco--starting with his grandmother Little Moon's arrival when the school first opened and ending with him working on the maintenance crew when the school shut down nearly one hundred years later. Together with the voices of students from other schools, both those who died and those who survived, Dan brings to light the lasting legacy of the boarding school era.

Part American history, part family history, Stealing Little Moon is a powerful look at the miseducation and the mistreatment of Indigenous kids, while celebrating their strength, resiliency, and courage--and the ultimate failure of the United States government to erase them.

John Walker's prolific painting career spans over sixty years. His practice is inspired by a range of visual references, notably the work of Goya, Matisse, the abstract expressionists, and the art of Oceania, as well as by shapes and pattern motifs evoking history, time, and place; however, his work cannot readily be defined as abstract or figurative, and his guiding thought is to have a conversation with the art of the past that embraces feeling and touch. As Walker puts it, the artist should listen to the sound of the brush. His desire to "own" a subject is present in his engagement with the bay at Seal Point, Maine, where he has lived for many years: "It's about capturing something no one else has seen."

Walker's works are in major museums and private collections internationally, and he has had solo exhibitions in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, and China. Despite winning the John Moores Painting Prize in 1976, and being nominated for 1985's Turner Prize, he has exercised a resistance to reputation-building, and visualizes his studio practice as a slow, evolving process. His uncompromising judgments infuse the work, and are one reason he remains an artist respected and closely watched by many other artists, increasingly by younger admirers.

Including essays by Catherine Lampert and Alex Bacon, this immersive new monograph is a long overdue evaluation of Walker's work from the past half century, connecting key works with new perspectives and historical influences, and examining the role of form, color, and presence in his masterly paintings.

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy series from S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong.

Magic flickers.
Love flames.
Chaos reigns.

Magic is forbidden throughout the Morning Realms. Magicians are called an abomination, and blamed for the plague of monsters that razed the land twenty years before.

Jin Zhara already had enough to worry about--appeasing her stepmother's cruel whims, looking after her blind younger sister, and keeping her own magical gifts under control--without having to deal with rumors of monsters re-emerging in the marsh. But when a chance encounter with an easily flustered young man named Han brings her into contact with a secret magical liberation organization called the Guardians of Dawn, Zhara realizes there may be more to these rumors than she thought. A mysterious plague is corrupting the magicians of Zanhei and transforming them into monsters, and the Guardians of Dawn believe a demon is responsible.

In order to restore harmony and bring peace to the world, Zhara must discover the elemental warrior within, lest the balance between order and chaos is lost forever.

The real estate industry desperately needs new tools and ideas to stay relevant to the modern consumer. The modern consumer is more educated and has more choices than ever before. Counterintuitively, this has led to more confusion, doubt, and frustration in their real estate journey.

Therein the opportunity lies.

In Exactly What To Say for Real Estate Agents, Phil M. Jones, Chris Smith, and Jimmy Mackin provide 30 Magic Words to help with the most common, critical, and difficult conversations real estate agents have today. If you are open-minded to a better way of selling, this book is for you.

Imagine what it is going to feel like knowing exactly what to say when it matters the most...

Senior executives and Organizational Resilience practitioners across organizations continue to focus on understanding their continuity risk profile. Making informed choices about continuity assessment, planning, and overall preparedness is vital. Implementing enhancements can demonstrate continuous and systemic improvement of an organization's risk posture. Ultimately, organizations need constant and comprehensive visibility across continuity-related activities to support their strategic and tactical decision-making needs. In other words, precise data is required for leaders to make data-driven decisions.

This book focuses on the often overlooked aspect of Organizational Resilience metrics. Candidly, when most leaders become interested in these metrics, it's due to an audit, crisis event, or customer complaint. Yet, the development and publishing of metrics can be daunting. While metrics are a science of statistics, they are also an art. What are the critical metrics best suited for your company culture? What industry-standard metrics can be leveraged? Do organizations continue to struggle to define the best organizational metrics for their Organizational Resilience management programs? How can they clearly understand and articulate the performance of such programs and, most importantly, their ability to recover from a disaster?

We have written this book to ease practitioners' strain when they kick off this initiative. From definition to building a plan with a maturity roadmap to learning how to tell the story behind the numbers to execution - this book is the playbook you need to deliver best-in-class metrics.

"A silly, entertaining tale of a very prickly friendship." --Kirkus

A prickly tale about an unlikely friendship between a hopeful and chatty porcupine who attempts to befriend a cactus in the desert. Perfect for fans of I Need a Hug by Aaron Blabey and Goodnight Already by Jory John!

On a long and lonely desert walk, chatty and outgoing Porcupine discovers quiet Cactus and couldn't be happier. These two spiky specimens are sure to have tons in common! But when Porcupine tries to get to know his new pal, Cactus doesn't say a word.

After a miscommunication, Porcupine realizes Cactus is more than shy, he's downright prickly! Will these new buddies manage to mend their friendship?

With witty and humorous text from acclaimed author Katie Frawley and comical and expressive art from award-winning illustrator Alex Willmore, Porcupine and Cactus is a funny and endearing story of two unlikely friends. Perfect for fans of Aaron Blabey, Drew Daywalt, and Jory John.

Praise for Porcupine & Cactus

"A laugh out loud tale that will have young readers giggling as they realize what Porcupine doesn't." --KidsBookshelf

"Sure to leave readers giggling." --BCCB

"Bright, funny, cartoonish illustrations complement the bubbly text as the porcupine . . . Children will delight in the realization that they know more about the cactus than the porcupine does and will laugh out loud at the misunderstandings that ensue." --Kirkus

Big bears,
Small bears,
Calling one and all bears!

Fast bears,
Slow bears,
Picnic-on-the-go bears.

A humorous and inclusive rhyming text celebrating all kinds of bears and exploring opposites along the way. A jam-packed celebration of bears--from big and small and fast and slow to young and old and messy and neat. Every bear is welcome at the Jamboree--black bears, white bears, polka-dotted bright bears!

With a fabulous text to read aloud and illustrations from award-winning Alex Willmore, this picture book will be a great addition to any child's bookshelf.

"[The] tale of a zombie horde reigning terror on the few humans left inside a building . . . a refreshing nod to the George Romero movies of old." --Mourning Goats

There's not much rumbling during the Recipe Days show at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum--except for stomachs, that is--until the professional wrestlers arrive early for their Saturday night matches. Chaos ensues when the home cooks are overrun by Xombie, the Hellbillies, and Jersey Devil Jill.

They're not everyone's idea of family fun . . . especially when the rowdy wrestlers descend on the free donuts brought for the security team--and are turned into brain-eating zombies. The night's main event starts early with undead wrestlers squaring off against kitchen divas and soccer moms. And as the contagion spreads, the few survivors, armed with mixers, booth poles, and a Zamboni, must fight to keep their heads on straight--and off the menu.

"Zombie specialist Stephen Graham Jones shows how to put a fresh spin on a classic dish." --The Denver Post

"Zombie Bake-Off is fast, witty, original and ridiculously entertaining. Stephen Graham Jones has created an action-packed literary pastry that packs a sugar rush you just have to experience." --HorrorTalk

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE
For the first time ever a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century s most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson
He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters born of his fertile imagination: Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets made Jim Henson a household name, but they were just part of his remarkable story.
This extraordinary biography written with the generous cooperation of the Henson family covers the full arc of Henson s all-too-brief life: from his childhood in Leland, Mississippi, through the years of burgeoning fame in America, to the decade of international celebrity that preceded his untimely death at age fifty-three. Drawing on hundreds of hours of new interviews with Henson's family, friends, and closest collaborators, as well as unprecedented access to private family and company archives, Brian Jay Jones explores the creation of the Muppets, Henson s contributions to Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live, and his nearly ten-year campaign to bring The Muppet Show to television. Jones provides the imaginative context for Henson s non-Muppet projects, including the richly imagined worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth as well as fascinating misfires like Henson s dream of opening an inflatable psychedelic nightclub.
An uncommonly intimate portrait, Jim Henson captures all the facets of this American original: the master craftsman who revolutionized the presentation of puppets on television, the savvy businessman whose dealmaking prowess won him a reputation as the new Walt Disney, and the creative team leader whose collaborative ethos earned him the undying loyalty of everyone who worked for him. Here also is insight into Henson s intensely private personal life: his Christian Science upbringing, his love of fast cars and expensive art, and his weakness for women. Though an optimist by nature, Henson was haunted by the notion that he would not have time to do all the things he wanted to do in life a fear that his heartbreaking final hours would prove all too well founded.
An up-close look at the charmed life of a legend, Jim Henson gives the full measure to a man whose joyful genius transcended age, language, geography, and culture and continues to beguile audiences worldwide.
Praise for Jim Henson
Jim Henson vibrantly delves into the magnificent man and his Muppet methods: It s an absolute must-read! Neil Patrick Harris
An exhaustive work that is never exhausting, a credit both to Jones s brisk style and to Henson s exceptional life. The New York Times

[A] sweeping portrait that is a mix of humor, mirth and poignancy. Washington Independent Review of Books
A meticulously researched tome chock-full of gems about the Muppets and the most thorough portrait of their creator ever crafted. Associated Press
Jim was one of my closest friends. And yet I found out things about him in Jim Henson that were new to me. Brian Jay Jones has captured the layers of Jim s genius and humanity, as well as the flaws that made Jim, like all of us, so delightfully imperfect. I thank Brian for giving Jim life again. This book has captured the spirit of Jim Henson. Frank Oz"

Dress Through the Decades With Style

Learn how to dress the way they did in every decade--from the Edwardian 1900s to the grunge Y2K era, and everything in between-- --with this incredible guide to vintage-inspired fashion.

Gabi Jones from Gabi's Vintage shares her best tips for how to find older clothes, how to make new clothes look vintage and notes on the shapes and silhouettes of every decade. You'll learn about the cultural influences and historical context that ground each era--from the floral feed sack dresses of the Great Depression to the logos and bright colors of the '80s.

Each decade features tons of photographs and illustrations, so you can easily find color palettes, fashion motifs and even historically inspired lookbooks at a glance. At the end of each chapter, you'll find outfit ideas that range from subtle inspiration to period-accurate perfection, so you can decide just how old-school you want to look.

With this comprehensive resource, you'll always be able to put together the perfect vintage outfit for any occasion.

Now in a lush gift board book edition perfect for those snuggly storytimes! As winter approaches, every animal seems to know how to prepare--except the fox! This gorgeous book by celebrated author Marion Dane Bauer and exciting new illustrator Richard Jones reveals that each animal has a unique way of welcoming a new season.

Snow is coming, and it's time to get ready! The squirrel gathers nuts, the geese soar south, and the snowshoe hare puts on its new white coat. But what should the fox do? Each animal advises the fox that its own plan is best, but the fox thinks otherwise--yet it's not until he meets a golden-eyed friend that he finds the perfect way to celebrate the snowfall.

Stunning illustrations by the new talent Richard Jones are the perfect complement to the Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer's lyrical and playful homage to the natural world.

Since its original publication a quarter-century ago, The Cancer Prevention Diet has been one of the most popular guides to the prevention and relief of society's most feared disease. Drawing on the most up-to-date cancer research, Michio Kushi and Alex Jack present a dietary program that can be implemented safely and simply at home, at a fraction of the cost of usual meals and medical care. This completely revised and updated twentyfifth anniversary edition includes:

- Broader dietary guidelines and new recipes

- New research on the twenty most frequent types of cancer

- New ways to combine macrobiotics with chemotherapy, radiation, and more

- The latest statistics, studies, and treatments

- The role of positive emotions in the healing process.

The monster lives! A stunning collaboration between the premier horror artist in comics history and the co-creator of modern classic 30 Days of Night!

Inspired by Mary Shelley's immortal gothic horror tale, Frankenstein Alive, Alive brings new life to the Promethean monster, courtesy of Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein, Swamp Thing). Victor Frankenstein's cobbled together creature continues his adventures, embarking on a journey to discover his own humanity. Collecting the four-issue series along with an extended gallery section of never-before-seen layouts and pencils by Wrightson, all scanned from the original art. Additional art is supplied in the final chapter by Kelley Jones (at Wrightson's request), who stepped in to complete the series upon the comic book legend's untimely passing.

"Always perfectly magical." --Neil Gaiman

A timeless classic with brand-new cover art! Diana Wynne Jones's bestselling, magical, and funny Chrestomanci novels will enchant fans of Soman Chainani, Rick Riordan, and Chris Colfer.

Volume I contains Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant.

In Charmed Life, the first Chrestomanci book, the orphaned Cat Chant and his sister Gwendolen are taken to live at Chrestomanci Castle. There they are under the guardianship and tutelage of the Chrestomanci--a nine-lived enchanter who polices the many worlds of the multiverse. Gwendolen thinks highly of herself and her magical skills, but it soon comes out that Cat is the more powerful. He himself is a nine-lived enchanter and will one day take up Chrestomanci's job--if he and Chrestomanci can stop Gwendolen from wreaking havoc in multiple worlds.

The Lives of Christopher Chant is the story of Chrestomanci's own childhood and how he came to live at the Castle himself. With distracted parents, a nefarious uncle, and a severe guardian who was Chrestomanci before Christopher, it's no wonder that Christopher keeps losing his lives.

The first of three volumes, the Chronicles of Chrestomanci can be read in any order.