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From the co-author of Basic Witches, Crystal Clear explores and demystifies the history, properties, and modern self-care appeal of crystals through voice-driven personal essays by one of the internet s most beloved culture writers.

An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizarre real-life cursed objects throughout history. Spanning decades and continents, subjects range from the opulent Hope Diamond to the humble Busy Stoop chair.

Comic Quests is a series of interactive, pick-your-panel graphic novels for middle grade readers, full of adventure, puzzles, and fun! Knights Club is a hilarious, medieval-themed quest for bravery and glory.

The beloved, long-running sci-fi show is now an adorable Pop Classic picture book, starring Jodie Whittaker s 13th Doctor and featuring an original storyline and child protagonist.

Within the pages of this pocket-sized guide, you ll find information, how-tos, and trivia for tea lovers of all levels.

Just in time for its 25th anniversary, a Shakespearean adaptation of the classic 90s teen comedy Clueless for the Pop Shakespeare series by the New York Times bestselling author of Much Ado About Mean Girls and Get Thee Back to the Future!

Tuck into these darkly funny horror stories starring creepy-cute food folk, presented in a photographed diorama-comic format that brings the stories to colourfully disturbing life.

An illustrated middle-grade fiction series with Gothic and Victorian overtones featuring the misadventures of a cursed 12-year-old bellhop trying to save his family s hotel from the clutches of evil.

A pocket guide with everything you need to know to enjoy sushi at a restaurant or at home.

Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell stories from the challenging but defining years of Martin Luther King, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Malala Yousafzai, and 12 other inspiring activists who championed our civil liberties-and shaped the world.

An entertaining and essential collection of stories about the surprising and strange fates of the thirty-nine statesmen who created the U.S. Constitution.Now in paperback with a brand-new cover, this companion volume toSigning Their Lives Awaytells the untold stories of the signers of the U.S. Constitution and comes at a time when our constitutional rights are at the forefront of everyone's minds.Remember when our elected officials knew how to compromise? Here are short, irreverent, fun, and fact-filled biographies of the 39 men who set aside their differences and signed their names to the U.S. Constitutionthe oldest written constitution of any nation in the world. You'll meet:*; The Signer Who Believed in Aliens*; The Signer Who Was Shot in the Stomach*; The Signer Who Went Bankrupt*; The Peg-Legged Signer*; And many more colorful colonists!Complete with portraits of every signatory,Signing Their Rights Awayprovides an entertaining and enlightening narrativefor students, history buffs, politicos, andHamiltonfans alike.

An entertaining and essential collection of stories about the surprising and strange fates of the fifty-six Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence.Now in paperback with a brand-new cover, the wildly successful Signing Their Lives Away tells the untold stories of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.In the summer of 1776, a group of 56 men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independenceyet how many of them do we remember?Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic documentand the many strange fates that awaited them. To wit:*;The Signer Who Was Poisoned By His Nephew *; The Signer Who Was Killed In a Duel *; The Signer Who Went to Prison *; The Signer Who Was Lost at Sea *; The Signer Who Achieved Fame as a Brewer Complete with portraits of every signatory, Signing Their Lives Away provides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for students, history buffs, politicos, and Hamilton fans alike.

This pocket-sized handbook features all the skills a modern lady needs! This little gift book is packed with tips, tricks, and life hacks for women who need to know everything. With advice on etiquette and social situations, entertaining and cooking tips, do-it-yourself instructions, health information, self-defense techniques, and much, much more, this is the ultimatebut petite!reference guide for go-getters, self-starters, and independent women everywhere. Featuring: How to Ask for a Raise Ten Stylish Pieces Every Woman Should Own How to Throw a Football Good Responses to Bad Pick-Up Lines How to Host a Cocktail Party How to Parallel Park

Play hide-and-seek with Momo the adorable border collie all across Europe!

This pocket-sized guide has all the stuff you need to become the coolest granddad, grandpa, or Pop Pop on the block!

Knit me into a cocoon help me eat a burrito pretend to be a chair at my dinner party wrestle a komodo dragon race me in a lobster suit. Author Kelly Mahon posts absurd gig ads online, and shares the conversations she had with the brave souls who wanted the job.

This middle-grade graphic novel series makes YOU the valiant hero of a fantasy quest pick your panel, find items, gain abilities, solve puzzles, and play through new storylines again and again!

An activism handbook for teen girls ready to fight for change, social justice, and equality.Take on the world and make some serious change with this handbook to everything activism, social justice, and resistance. With in-depth guides to everything from picking a cause, planning a protest, and raising money to running dispute-free meetings, promoting awareness on social media, and being an effective ally, Girls Resist! will show you how to go from ';mad as heck about the way the world is going' to ';effective leader who gets stuff done.' Veteran feminist organizer KaeLyn Rich shares tons of expertise that'll inspire you as much as it teaches you the ropes. Plus, quotes and tips from fellow teen girl activists show how they stood up for change in their communities. Grab this handbook to crush inequality, start a revolution, and resist!

A novel of supernatural horror (and pop culture) from the author of Horrorstor, My Best Friend's Exoricism, and Paperbacks From Hell.

In a world where humanoid cat people keep cute little humans as pets, average cat-guy Steve Catson relies on his lazy, testy, slovenly pet man Manfried to get him through heartaches, tribulations, and challenges of being single, underemployed, and lonely. It s like a Garfield comic strip in reverse!

After foiling a gang of kidnappers and fending off an army of robots, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt could use a little rest! But as their third mystery opens, they discover there's a spy in their midst, searching for secrets in the home of their beloved (and slightly crazy) Uncle Newt. Is it the new laboratory assistant? The exterminator? The housekeepers? Or someone completely unexpected? To expose the mystery agent, Nick and Tesla must engineer all kinds of outrageous contraptions, from code wheels and fingerprint powder to spy cameras and burglar detectors. Best of all, instructions are included throughout the story, so you can build the projects, too!

This edition offers true tales of these take-charge princesses plus dozens more in a fascinating read that's perfect for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.You think you know her story. You've read the Brothers Grimm, you've watched the Disney cartoons, and you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But real princesses didn't always get happy endings. Sure, plenty were graceful and benevolent leaders, but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their majestic closets.Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohewas a Nazi spy.Empress Elisabethof the Austro-Hungarian Empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal.Princess Olgaof Kiev slaughtered her way to sainthood. AndPrincess Lakshmibaiwaged war on the battlefield with her toddler strapped to her back.

From tips for tasting at home to picking the perfect bottle for a BYOB, this how-to handbook is a must-have for wine lovers everywhere.

From the bestselling STUFF series comes this handy pocket guide to buying, tasting, and appreciating beer.

From the bestselling STUFF series comes this pocket-sized guide to eating a fresh, plant-based diet.

Celebrating the weird, gory, freaky, amazing horror fiction of the 70s and 80s. With vintage art, hilarious commentary, recommended reading, and poignant creator biographies.