Great Reads – Books for All
“Read a great book just the other day — “The History of Glue” ——– I couldn’t put it down! ”
― Unknown
To pull together this book list, we scoured a year’s worth of reviews and best-of lists, polled our staff, and reached out to voracious readers and writers for their top picks. Spanning a variety of genres, from fiction to nonfiction to short stories and essays, these books look at life through a kaleidoscope of experience.
Essentials of Landscape Composition 📚 🎨
Invaluable for students and teachers, this guide will help artists at every level bring landscapes to life.
The Story of Little Black Sambo 👦🏾 Kindle
This story has been a kid's favorite for over a century. First written in 1899, it has become an early life classic. An authorized American edition with unique drawings.
Bear Says Thanks 🐻 (Bear Books)
Karma Wilson's playful text and Jane Chapman's charming illustrations bring to life this celebration of family and friendship.
Picture Book of 1960s Television 👴
Picture Book of 1960s Television 👴 A Gift for Alzheimer's Patients & Seniors with Dementia or have difficulty with short-term memory.
Cooking with Xi Jinping
With a tongue-in-cheek title that'll make you chuckle, 25 delectable Chinese dishes are presented by a surprising cast of 25 famous individuals from China. These personalities range from A-list celebrities to high-ranking government officials
40 Projects - Building a Backyard Homestead 🏡
Building a chicken tractor, chicken coop, beehives, installing fences, self-watering garden beds, aquaponics, hydroponics, solar & wind powered systems & more...
Ultimate Paper Airplanes for Kids
The ultimate collection of easy-to-fold, high-performance planes for kids who are fascinated by aviation, technology, or origami.
Everybody Knows: Crooked Hillary Clinton 🗳️
This book will help make sense of the 2016 election and the factors that contributed to Crooked Hillary Clinton’s loss.
The Star Machine ⭐ Kindle Edition
From one of our most distinguished film scholars, comes a rich, penetrating, amusing book about the golden age of movies and how the studios worked to manufacture stars.
John Gilbert 📽️ Last of the Silent Film Stars (Screen Classics)
Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897--1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era.
The Video Editing Handbook 🎦 Kindle Edition
The Video Editing Handbook is ideal for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS and will teach you the basics of easy, clean video editing
Moleskine Classic Ruled Paper Notebook 📒
A legendary collection in a variety of colours & layouts. Choose from ruled, plain, dotted & squared notebooks to best suit your note-taking needs.
Blank Comic Book 💥 Draw your own Comics!
This Blank Comic book has 120 pages of seven panel action layout templates. Good Quality white paper. Size 8.5 x11 (large). High quality Matte cover. Perfect for sketching and drawing Comic strips. Suitable for students, artists, teens, kids and adults.
How to Catch the Easter Bunny
Finding eggs is easy, but can YOU catch the Easter Bunny in action this year? He has a basket full of treats and tricks for staying hidden―plus that bunny hippity hops with lightning speed! Start a new tradition with this bright and funny children's Easter book and get inspired to build STEAM traps of your own to pair with the readaloud!
Words to Live By
An inspiring collection of quotes that offer wisdom, courage, and hope. Written with wit and warmth, this book is the ideal companion to tuck beside your bed.
The Manga Artist's Workbook 💥 Lessons for Creating Your Own Characters
You'll learn the fundamental proportions of the manga face and figure, how to draw those large sparkling eyes, and how to create hairstyles and costumes that make each character unique. A sketchbook and art tutorial rolled into one portable journal, this workbook contains tracing paper, blank practice pages, and exercise to help you become a true manga artist.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Book 🌐 The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Television Classic Paperback
Drawing on extensive interviews with the cast and crew of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Jon Heitland has assembled an incredibly comprehensive, fully illustrated account of the show's history.
Ottolenghi 👨🍳 Vegetable-forward Recipes
Extra Good Things is all about the secret culinary weapons—condiments, sauces, dressings, and more—that can make a good meal spectacular.
How the West Brought War to Ukraine 💥
How the US-led West actively provoked conflict, subjecting its own citizens—and the rest of the world—to the risk of nuclear war.
Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
More than 50,000 exact quotations. Each is precisely located, so that you can easily refer back to the plays or poems themselves, if you wish context.
Turkey Goes to School 🦃 Picture Book
School is starting soon and Turkey can’t wait. Each day, he and his barnyard friends practice their writing and math...
Goodnight, Sleepy Joe 📚 Paperback
Goodnight, Sleepy Joe is a satirical story about Joe Biden and his plethora of gaffes during his run for the Presidency. Another of our Presidential gifts.
Guide to the Feng Shui Compass ♋️ A Compendium of Classical Feng Shui
The first book in English to explain what the lo p'an is, how it works, and how to read and use it for luck, happiness, and an improved life.
Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
Biden nearly imploded before his run for the presidency after a relentless string of misfires left him freefalling in polls and nearly broke.
📚 The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein
A fascinating glimpse of Saddam Hussein & his views on the U.S. invasion, Iraqi history, & his own role in the Middle East...
The Machinima Reader 🎦
A must-read for any theorist of machinima. Brilliant essays by leading scholars in this brand new field.
Close-up on Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, & the Dark Hollywood Dream
Sam Staggs's Close-Up On Sunset Boulevard tells the story of this extravagant work, from the writing, casting and filming to the disastrous previews that made Paramount consider shelving it.
Chuck Connors 🤠 The Man Behind the Rifle
To mention just a few of the highlights of his life, Chuck played baseball with and was a teammate of the great pioneer Jackie Robinson.
Inspire Me! 📚 Book of Quotations
Inspire Me! is a compilation of quotes from people both widely and never before published.
Yo, Blair!: Tony Blair's Disastrous Premiership
This book address one simple question: "Why did Blair end up being such an obsequious servant to US policy on Iraq?"
Bad Decisions 📚 The Joe Biden Story
BAD DECISIONS: THE JOE BIDEN STORY explores Bidens lifetime in politics and troubling record concerning issues of race, crime, abortion and more.
The First Beverly Hillbilly 👨🏻🌾 The Untold Story of the Creator of Rural TV Comedy
A talented country boy, Paul Henning created one of the highest rated TV series of all time – “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
Excalibur Omnibus 💥 Hardcover
Chris Claremont and Alan Davis' 1980s classic EXCALIBUR gets the Omnibus treatment!
Saint George and the Dragon - Hardcover
True stories become streamlined into legends and legends become compressed via symbols into myths. The St. George of myth was a knight in armor who fought a dragon to save a princess, but the real George never saw a dragon nor did he rescue a princess in distress.
Finger Puppet Board Book
Adorable nursery rhyme book with a built-in finger-puppet encouraging interactive finger play, which helps develop little muscles and build finger strength.
YouTube Channels For Dummies 🖱️
YouTube Channels For Dummies shows you how to create content, build an audience, and successfully monetize video content online.
The Complete Wedding Planner & Organizer 🔔
If you are getting married or know someone that is, this Wedding Planner is the 'must have' bridal gift this wedding season.
Clanlands ⚔️ A Scottish Adventure
In 'Clanlands: A Scottish Adventure', join stars of Outlander Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish on a road trip with a difference.
Memory Craft 🧠 Improve Your Memory
Memory Craft introduces the best memory techniques humans have ever devised, from ancient times and the Middle Ages, to methods used by today's memory athletes.
Classical Music Book 🎵 Big Ideas Explained
Where did the system of musical notation come from? How do composers construct symphonies? The Classical Music Book answers these questions and more.
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