Say it with flowers. This visual bouquet includes a photographic glossary of popular flower types and their Victorian meanings, followed by step-by-step instructions for creating 25 beautiful arrangements. From Celebration and Luck, to Happiness and Forgiveness, each bespoke bunch of flowers suits an important occasion or recipient. Blooming with inspiring lifestyle photography and watercolor botanical illustrations throughout, Meaningful Bouquets brings a truly personal touch to flower arranging.

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The One With All The Stickers: An Unofficial Sticker Book For Fans Of Friends By Ulysses Press

Doodling boosts creative thinking, confidence, and memory retention! This addictively entertaining drawing pad is filled with squiggles that kick-start the doodling process. With a sturdy backing board for easy on-the-go doodling and prompts and encouragement sprinkled throughout, this portable boredom buster sparks imagination—and endless fun—for kids and adults alike.

Doodle Theory

Take a stroll through Édith Piaf’s Belleville, dine at Napoléon’s favorite restaurant, and explore the late-night haunts of Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, and Pablo Picasso. From the author of the best-selling City Walks: Paris deck, this lively collection of walking adventures follows in the footsteps of more than 25 of the city’s iconic former residents. Throughout, Paris is seen from the intimate vantage point of those who loved it best, from the bars where authors penned classic works to the markets and patisseries where food lovers indulged. Including photos and full-color maps throughout, each walk in this book guides visitors and locals through the city that inspired some of the world’s most famous artists, writers, chefs, musicians, politicians, and more.

Forever Paris

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of DC Comics, these 100 all-different postcards feature the incredible art of DC's comic book covers from the 1930s through the 1980s.

The Art Of Vintage Dc Comics

The lush beauty of Floret Flower Farm is captured in these beautiful cards featuring photographs of magnificent dahlia blooms. A lovely greeting for birthdays, a thank you, or a cheerful hello to a friend, these garden-fresh cards are sure to brighten any recipient's day.

Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden Dahlia Notes

Fall in love with these funny, striking, and surreal pups. William Wegman's whimsical photographs of his Weimaraner dogs have been celebrated in the art world and enjoyed by pet lovers for nearly four decades. In this entirely new volume, renowned photography curator William A. Ewing presents more than 300 images from the artist's personal archive, unearthing previously unseen gems alongside the iconic images that have made Wegman—along with dressed-up dogs Man Ray, Fay Ray, and others—beloved worldwide.
Presented in sixteen thematic chapters, William Wegman: Being Human foregrounds the photographer's penchant for play and his evergreen ability to create images that are at once funny, striking, and surreal. Audiences of all ages will fall in love—for the first time, or all over again—with Wegman and his friends.

William Wegman: Being Human

This booklet is Mom's ticket to some much-deserved quality time and care. The 12 shimmering foil-stamped tickets inside can be redeemed anytime for the gifts she really wants—ranging from fun family activities to favors that let her take a load off. Perfect to give one at a time or as a set, these tickets are a sweet and thoughtful way to let Mom know sheÆs the best on Mother's Day—or any day.
GREAT FOR THE MOTHER WHO HAS EVERYTHING: Can't think of the perfect present for Mom? This ticket booklet is a unique and fun gift, and also a fabulous way to give experiences—like a family fun activity or a favor that lets her take a load off—that sheÆs sure to love.
EASY BUT THOUGHTFUL GIFT: Gifting gold! This is a perfect last-minute gift for moms, whether for birthdays, Mother's Day, or just because.
ADD YOUR OWN PERSONAL TOUCH: All 12 tickets offer space on the back to add a personal touch, and the booklet includes one blank ticket that you can fill in with your own gift idea.
GIFT ALL AT ONCE, OR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: This booklet for Mom is full of the gifts she most wants to receiveûand they can be gifted all together or individually one at a time. Either way, sheÆll feel like a winner with a Lucky Ticket in hand.
INCLUDES: booklet with 12 gold foil-stamped perforated tickets

Lucky Tickets For Mom

Including 75 colorful sheets of origami paper and illustrated instructions for making 25 projects, this craft pad is sure toinspire hours of folding fun!

Creatures & Critters Origami Craft Pad

To coincide with the 2016 centennial anniversary of the National Parks Service, the Creative Action Network has partnered with the National Parks Conservation Association to revive and reimagine the legacy of WPA travel posters. Artists from all over the world have participated in the creation of this new, crowdsourced collection of See America posters for a modern era. Featuring artwork for 75 national parks and monuments across all 50 states, this engaging keepsake volume celebrates the full range of our nation's landmarks and treasured wilderness.

See America

Studio Ghibli comes to life as pop-up notecards! Showcasing classic scenes from the studio's revered film My Neighbor Totoro, these cards add a pop of whimsy to any correspondence—a joyful note to send and receive for Totoro and animation fans of every age.
-Box with hinged lid.
-10 pop-up cards (5 designs repeating twice).

My Neighbor Totoro © 1988 Studio Ghibli

My Neighbor Totoro Pop-up Notecards

Gjelina - The new way to cook. Travis Lett's new American cuisine: Gjelina in Venice Beach is Los Angeles's most talked-about restaurant, lauded by critics from London to New York to San Francisco and beloved by stars, locals, and out-of-towners alike for its seductive simplicity and eclectic Cal-Med menu created by talented chef Travis Lett. Gjelina: Cooking from Venice, California is a standout cookbook featuring 125 of the rustic and utterly delicious salads, toasts, pizzas, vegetable and grain dishes, pastas, fish and meat mains, and desserts that have had fans clamoring for a table at Gjelina since the restaurant burst onto the scene in 2008. Gjelina evokes the Southern California lifestyle: More than 150 color photographs from acclaimed photographer Michael Graydon and stylist Nikole Herriott, plus a tactile, artisanal package, evoke the vibe of Venice Beach and the Gjelina (the G's silent) aesthetic, and showcase the beautiful plated food of Lett's ingredient-based, vegetable-centric cooking. Much like Yotam Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem, Plenty , and Ottolenghi, Gjelina is the cookbook for the way we want to eat now.

Size: 7 1/2 x 11 in; Pages: 288 pp; Format: Hardcover Publication: October 2015 ISBN: 9781452128092 Travis Lett is the chef at Gjelina, GTA, and Gjusta. He lives in Venice Beach, California. Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott are a food, lifestyle, and interiors photography team based in Toronto.

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Velvet is odd. Instead of dolls that talk and cry, Velvet brings a milkweed pod for show and tell. She wins the class art contest using only an eight-pack of crayons. She likes to collect rocks. Even her name is strange-Velvet! But as the school year unfolds, the things Velvet does and the things that Velvet says slowly begin to make sense. And, in the end, Velvet's classmates discover that being different is what makes Velvet so much fun.

Odd Velvet

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries. But when the letter—which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians—is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does.

The Chess Queen Enigma

This writer's block-busting workbook from the team behind National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) guides authors through planning and plotting a novel before writing it from the initial idea generation and brainstorming through character, setting, and story development. Full of helpful lists, plot maps, character Q&As, field trips, writing exercises, inspiring quotes, and plenty of space to write and outline, Ready, Set, Novel! provides ample inspiration and guidance to first-time novelists and more seasoned scribes alike.

Ready, Set, Novel!

Which Side of History? offers a collection of bold essays on how technology is affecting democracy, society, and our future. Featuring prominent national voices such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Marc Benioff, Ellen Pao, Ken Auletta, Chelsea Clinton, Tim Wu, Khaled Hosseini, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Jaron Lanier, Willow Bay, Sal Khan, Sherry Turkle, Shoshana Zuboff, Vivek Murthy, Geoffrey Canada, and many more. The essays focus on the extraordinary impact of technology on our privacy, kids and families, race and gender roles, democracy, climate change, and mental health. This groundbreaking book challenges opinion leaders and the broader public to take action to improve technology's effects on our lives.

Featuring notable journalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, novelists, activists, filmmakers, business leaders, scholars, and researchers, including: Thomas Friedman, Kara Swisher, Michelle Alexander, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jenna Wortham, Cameron Kasky, Howard Gardner, and Tristan Harris.
Explores the ethical behavior of Big Tech, or the lack thereof.
Offers roadmaps for constructive change and thought-provoking perspectives.

With the rise of cyberbullying and hate speech online, issues around climate change and technology, and the "move fast and break things" mentality of tech culture, Which Side of History? will urge readers to draw the line.

This book will help shape the conversations we have around technology in our society and our future for years to come.
A smart gift for anyone who approaches tech and the future with a healthy skepticism
Edited by James P. Steyer, the CEO and founder of Common Sense Media.
Add it to the shelf with books like Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr, and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff.

Which Side Of History?

From Jeffrey Brown, the creator of the New York Times bestselling Darth Vader and Son series.
What if Rey hadn't grown up all alone on dusty planet Jakku, but instead had a galaxy of friends to play with?
Rey and Pals is a collection of adventures starring young Rey and Kylo, Finn and Poe, Hux and Phasma, Rose and BB-8—all under the watch of Luke, General Leia, Han, and Chewie.

- Features an exciting cast of characters (as well as some old friends) from the new Star Wars® film trilogy 
- Filled with silly antics like Kylo trying to use the Force to cheat at Go Fish, Poe bowling with BB-8, or Rey lifting rocks to play hide and seek 
- Includes fan favorites like R2, Yoda, and 3-PO
Jeffrey Brown's charmingly hilarious vision is sure to delight Star Wars® fans of all ages.
Rey and Pals joins the collection of perennial favorites like Goodnight Darth Vader, Darth Vader and Son, Vader’s Little Princess, and Darth Vader and Friends.

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Rey And Pals

Turn sending snail mail into a delightfully inventive activity with these customizable postcards. Just draw the wild and wacky things suggested on each card, then drop in the mailbox to bring smiles to the faces of friends and family.

642 Things To Draw: 30 Postcards

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Play The Forest School Way

Happiness in a box: Full of inspiring ideas for sharing and cultivating moments of joy, appreciating bright spots, and celebrating the everyday. This petite and sweet box of prompts makes an excellent gift. It’s the gift of inspiration, with prompts that will inspire a joyful outlook and everyday wonder- making it a great way to affordably give the gift of a new perspective and fresh discoveries. Includes 50 faux matchsticks with printed prompts.

Spark Happiness

The Hindenberg disaster. Andy Warhol's Campbells Soup Can. Marilyn Monroe standing over the subway grating. The first step onto the Moon. These powerful images have left an indelible impression in our collective mind's eye. This mesmerizing little volume celebrates these and hundreds of other artistic and cultural touchstoneswithout actually reproducing them. Each page is devoted to a single image, with a caption providing its title or description and the date that it was created. Just that information evokes the image vividly. The page itself is blank. Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother. The album cover of Sgt. Pepper. A man facing a row of tanks in Tiananmen Square. Arranged in chronological order from 1900 to the present, these images are a testament to the enduring impact of photography, art, and the imageas well as to the graphic precision of our shared memory bank. It's also a great pop quiz on cultural literacy.

Unforgettable

In this eagerly awaited follow-up to the international bestseller Fantastic Cities, artist Steve McDonald uses his unique large-format approach working from actual photographs to create beautifully detailed line drawings of amazing buildings and other structures from around the world. The globe-trotting selection includes buildings from six continents—including Prague's Astronomical Clock, Russia's St. Basil's Cathedral, a Florentine bridge, a Romanian castle, an Indian palace, and many dozens more—alongside fun-to-color details from iconic structures such as the Eiffel Tower, London's Tower Bridge, and the Chrysler Building. The crisp white pages are conducive to a range of applications, and a middle margin keeps all the artwork fully colorable. A dozen imaginative architectural mandala illustrations round out this gorgeous adult coloring book.

Fantastic Structures

Pixar Animation Studios presents The Art of Cars 3, a behind-the-scenes look at the concept art from the latest film in the popular Cars series. Fascinating storyboards, full-color pastels, digital paintings, and more offer a unique perspective into the beloved world of Lightning McQueen and his friends, new and old.
With a preface by John Lasseter, foreword by director Brian Fee, and an introduction by pro¬duction designers Bill Cone and Jay Shuster, The Art of Cars 3 is a scenic road trip through a masterfully animated film.

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The Art Of Cars 3

20 blank folded cards (5 images repeating 4 times), 20 envelopes.

Jeffrey Fisher Literary Notecards

From co-star and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Broad City, Abbi Jacobson! A fun keepsake for visitors and SF natives of all ages, this coloring book includes over 30 unique illustrations of San Francisco sites by artist and comedienne Abbi Jacobson. From architectural landmarks and cultural attractions to must-see neighborhoods and everyday street scenes, Color this Book captures the beauty and personality of San Francisco. Includes the Castro, the Ferry Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Mission, North Beach, Union Square, and more!

San Francisco Coloring Book

Featuring delightfully irreverent phrases, lovely calligraphy, and illustrated backgrounds, this coloring book invites adults to color their f*cking stress away! With a range of profanity from upbeat sweary affirmations to hilariously sassy sayings, 30 different expletives offer creative stimulation and cathartic release for any mood. Designs are printed on thick, removable, frame-worthy pages—with metallic ink patterns on the back of each page—making them easy to share and display.

Fucking Awesome Coloring Book

Step into the world of one of history's most celebrated artists and feminist icons: Frida Kahlo. This beautifully illustrated biography is full of colorful details that illuminate the woman behind the artwork, including excerpts from Kahlo's personal letters and diaries on her childhood dreams of becoming a doctor, the accident that changed the course of her life, and her love affairs with famous artists. Featuring handwritten text alongside lovely illustrations in a charming case with foil stamping and debossed details, Library of Luminaries: Frida Kahlo provides a captivating window into the vibrant life, work, and creative vision of the beloved Mexican artist.

Library Of Luminaries: Frida Kahlo

Ultimate Bar Book is the first and only guide to classic and new drink recipes. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips, this book has it all. As a mistress of mixology, the author has the classics down to a T—the Martini, the Bloody Mary, plus the many variations (the Dirty Martini, the Virgin Mary). And then there are all the creative new elixirs the author brings to the table, like the Tasmanian Twister Cocktail or the Citron Sparkler. Illustrations show precisely what type of glass should be used for each drink. With dozens of recipes for garnishes, rims, infusions, and syrups; punches, gelatin shooters, hot drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages; and let's not forget an essential selection of hangover remedies, Ultimate Bar Book is nothing short of top-shelf.

Ultimate Bar Book

Intentional Beauty is the first major book to survey the 25-year career of bicoastal designer Tim Campbell, whose sophisticated and cutting-edge work features residential projects in both Los Angeles and New York. The book highlights the renovation and restoration of several well-known homes in Los Angeles, including Richard Neutra’s Singleton House, and also showcases Campbell’s work as a philanthropist in Africa. The designer’s notable restorations exemplify his ability to preserve and honor the architecture of an historic home while seamlessly updating it with modern additions to accommodate a more contemporary lifestyle. His boutique design firm, Studio Tim Campbell, with offices in Los Angeles and New York, specializes in both high-end custom residential design renovations, as well as new construction and specialty commercial projects.

Size: 11" X 12"
Pages: 208
Cover Info: Hardcover with jacket
Author: Tim Campbell

In 2006, Tim Campbell founded Studio Tim Campbell to provide design services for high-end residential and commercial projects, along with historic renovations. In addition to domestic projects, Campbell has worked on numerous international projects in locales as varied as Paris, Mexico City, and Dubai. In both Los Angeles and New York, Studio Tim Campbell’s services include architecture and interior design for residential, commercial and hospitality projects. In addition to his design work, Campbell is an avid art collector. He lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, with his partner, Steve Machado, and his two dogs, Jack and Boss.

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Intentional Beauty By Tim Campbell

K9-5: New York Dogs at Work is a collection of photographs that celebrate the culture in New York of bringing your dog to work. Studies have shown that having dogs in the office lowers stress and can even increase productivity. New Yorkers are known for having the longest work weeks, resulting in many bringing their pooches with them to work. Featuring the offices of lawyers, hair salons, interior designers, furniture and textile showrooms, architects, jewelry boutiques, art galleries, and many more—with all types of dogs from Dachshunds, Shih Tzus, a Great Dane, Labradoodles, Corgis, French and English Bulldogs, to mixed breeds, rescues, and others. With photography by Michelle Rose and a preface by famed dog trainer and author Bashkim Dibra, the book intimately shows these adorable ‘workers’ and the beautiful spaces they inhabit from nine to five.

Size: 8" X 10.375"
Pages: 160
Cover Info: Hardcover
Author: Michelle Rose

Michelle Rose is from West Virginia and has been living and working in New York for the past 20 years. She worked full-time for renowned architect Alan Wanzenberg for over 12 years, photographing his projects. Her work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and featured in Journey: The Life and Times of an American Architect by Alan Wanzenberg (Pointed Leaf Press), The Bald Mermaid by Sheila Bridges (Pointed Leaf Press), and an upcoming book from Heath Ceramics.

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K9-5: New York Dogs At Work By Michelle Rose

Our feline friends have spent eons observing, napping, pondering, napping, and taking notes about the human condition. In between naps, they've realized that we humans could use some catlike guidance when it comes to handling the ups and downs of life. In this book they've condescended to share their invaluable wisdom in short advice columns such as "Always Stay at Least 30 Feet from a Loved One" and "Never Let Anyone Dress You." Whether it's coping with romance, surviving a social gathering, or clawing your way to the top of the corporate ladder only to realize you can't get down, the cats in this book will have you relaxed and ready to take on the world! Just after one more nap.

You Need More Sleep

Twenty different colorways of Marimekko's most iconic pattern, Unikko, are showcased in this keepsake box of all-purpose notecards.

Marimekko Notes

"James Victore is a dangerous man. His ideas on optimizing your creativity, doing wow work and building a life that inspires will devastate your limits. And show you how to win. Read this book fast." —Robin Sharma, #1 bestselling author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Begin before you're ready. Renowned designer and professional hell-raiser James Victore wants to drag you off your couch and throw you headfirst into a life of bold creativity. He'll guide you through all the twists, trials, and triumphs of starting your creative career, from finding your voice to picking the right moment to start a project (hint: It's now). Bring your biggest, craziest, most revolutionary ideas, and he will give you the kick in the pants you need to make them real. No matter what industry or medium you work in, this book will help you live, work, and create freely and fearlessly. Here are some dangerous ideas: 
- The things that made you weird as a kid make you great today. 
- Work is serious play. 
- Your ego can't dance. 
- The struggle is everything. 
- Freedom is something you take. 
- There ain't no rules. Take a risk. Try them out. Live dangerously. More praise for Feck Perfuction : "In James Victore's new book, he unequivocally proves why he is the master he is. In every chapter, he challenges and inspires the reader to reach for more, to try harder and to create our best selves. It is a magnificent and momentous experience. (All true)." —Debbie Millman, Host Design Matters "James Victore got famous creating tough posters that shook me to the core. He now does the same using the written word. To you." —Stefan Sagmeister, designer

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Say Yes to Your Higher Calling. It is no coincidence you have found this book. Your soul is calling you to step fully into your purpose, your truth, the reason why you are here: your dharma. This lifetime is about figuring out what your dharma is. When you say yes to your higher calling, everything you’ve been seeking naturally manifests. This book will guide you through the journey and lead you to a life of happiness, abundance, joyful service, and fulfillment. In Discover Your Dharma, bestselling Ayurvedic author and Highest Self Podcast host Sahara Rose shares her unique approach to discovering your dharma through the Doshas (the Ayurvedic mind-body types) and the chakras (energy centers of the body). Take the “What’s Your Dharma Archetype?” quiz and use your Dharma Blueprint to unlock the code of what you’re meant to do next, in your relationships, business, and every facet of your life. Modernizing ancient Vedic wisdom, Sahara Rose shares how to remember your true essence, illuminate your path, and embrace your highest self. In her signature style, she offers personal stories and reflections on dharma discovery and embodiment. Discovering your dharma is the most important work you can do. This is the perfect introduction to living in alignment for all spiritual seekers and anyone looking to become more self-aware.

Discover Your Dharma

A Life of Gratitude by Lori Roberts will help you show thankfulness on a daily basis.
A colorfully illustrated and thought-provoking reminder to find beauty in every day: Filled with activities, projects, and prompts that can take a minute or a day to complete, this beautiful keepsake journal is the perfect way to get some perspective and find happiness in the present. A Life of Gratitude offers a collection of colorful illustrations and stimulating writing prompts that vary from “What are you thankful for?” to “How does the color red make you feel?” to “Who has been your greatest teacher in life?” Thoughtfully put together to help you find peace and tranquility, this gratitude journal is for those who want to seek joy in all of life’s daily moments.

- Beautiful watercolor illustrations and quotes are scattered throughout, welcoming you in and giving the book a warm, inviting feeling that guides you through the pages.

- Lori Roberts seeks deeper truths and understanding about ourselves–what it means to be human, finding happiness, the importance of interconnectedness, and our intrinsic need for nature. Her illustrations are an extension of this seeking.
With the help of A Life of Gratitude, you can spend more time focusing on what you’re grateful for while building self-awareness and a greater sense of overall well-being.

A Life Of Gratitude

Bold and beautiful, this volume presents hundreds of film stills from the Pixar archives in a glorious spectrum of color. Starting with bright white images and seamlessly flowing through the colors of the rainbow, it becomes crystal clear how each frame tells a story.
Bound into a gorgeous volume, The Color of Pixar encapsulates everything there is to love about the studio: the attention to detail, the playful characters, and the sheer scope of their work in over 20 years of iconic feature films.

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