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A fun and inspiring daily drawing journal from beloved artist and author Lisa Congdon! With 365 creative prompts and enough space for a whole year's worth of drawings, this is the perfect tool for starting or switching up your daily drawing practice. Who better than Lisa Condon, bestselling author and inspiring illustrator, to guide you on a yearlong journey to find and refine your own artistic voice. Practice every day, experiment with different styles and approaches, and make new discoveries on every page! Congdon's encouraging and meaningful drawing prompts give you a springboard to draw from each day, all wrapped up in a beautiful package featuring her gorgeous cover art and a ribbon bookmark for keeping your place. By the end of the year, you'll have a lovely keepsake that shows all your progress, how much you've learned about your own artistic voice, and all the fun along the way.

<p>If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work. Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University</p><p>A sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the worldall in under 200 pages </p><p>In How Economics Explains the World, Harvard-trained economist Andrew Leigh presents a new way to understand the human story. From the dawn of agriculture to AI, here is story of how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have, to an astonishing degree, determined our past, present, and future. </p><p>This small book indeed tells a big story.</p><p>It is the story of capitalism of how our market system developed. It is the story of the discipline of economics, and some of the key figures who formed it. And it is the story of how economic forces have shaped world history.</p><p>Why didnt Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? What happened when countries erected trade and immigration barriers in the 1930s? Why did the Allies win World War II? Why did inequality in many advanced countries fall during the 1950s and 1960s? How did property rights drive Chinas growth surge in the 1980s? How does climate change threaten our future prosperity? Youll find answers to these questions and more in How Economics Explains the World.</p><div><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:#1a1a1a;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Arial, sans-serif;"><br/></i></div>

<b>With lessons on grief, love, and the incredible joy of parenting, Jennifer Love Hewitt's debut memoir shares wisdom learned from her late mother and shows her readers her real self-who can't be defined by a single label.</b><br/><br/>When Jennifer Love Hewitt lost her mother to cancer, everything changed. Overwhelmed by grief, she found a path through the heartache by embracing her mom's mission: Make ordinary days special and special occasions unforgettable.<br/><br/><i>"The everyday world wasn't magical. But mom made sure our little world was."</i><br/><i>-Jennifer Love Hewitt</i><br/><br/>In the pages of <i>Inheriting Magic</i>, Jennifer recounts her journey, sharing memories, photographs, recipes, and the magic-making ethos of a self-proclaimed Holiday Junkie.<br/><br/><b>A heartfelt, candid chronicle that charts a course from sorrow to celebration, this unique memoir includes:</b><br/><ul><li>Never-seen-before family photos and vintage snapshots.</li><li>Jennifer's favorite family recipes, from her grandmother's chicken and dumplings to her husband's holiday cocktail.</li><li>An explosion of festive images sure to inspire your decorating plans for Halloween, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and a whole year's worth of holidays.</li><li>Moon water, baskets of joy, glowing dinners, and other foolproof strategies for adding magic to your family's everyday routine.</li></ul><br/><i>Inheriting Magic</i> is about how grief, being a mom of three, having a deep love for party planning, and being passionate about the holidays turned what could have been an ordinary life into something magical. Through it, Jennifer hopes to inspire all readers to add more love, light, and the making of core memories into their everyday lives.

<b>Inspire kids with the glittering story of pop superstar Taylor Swift! This talented singer-songwriter started as a little country girl with a big dream to become a star.</b><br/> <br/>Little Taylor grew up on her family's Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania, USA. Then, at age six, she went to her first concert - she saw LeAnn Rimes, the country musician. At that moment, Taylor fell in love with country music! Some of the kids at school didn't understand but Taylor managed to <b>shake it off!</b><br/> <br/>She took her first steps towards stardom by recording a demo of cover songs and sent it to record labels in Nashville, the home of country music. However, while, she enjoyed singing others' songs, she knew <b>all too well</b> that she had to express herself in her own words. So, she started writing <b>her own lyrics and melodies </b>and her natural talent for putting her feelings into words shone through.<br/> <br/>After signing with a record label, she started working on her first album. Called 'Taylor Swift', it became very popular, very quickly. She earned a <b>number one single on the country music charts.</b><br/> <br/>Then, she released her second album, 'Fearless', which was country-pop instead of just country and suddenly, <b>everyone knew her name</b>. She won a Grammy for her work and started to write more and more pop music for her albums. She wrote heartfelt lyrics loved by millions around the world.<br/> <br/>Despite the obstacles in her way, Taylor has always stood up for what she believes in, and <b>always believes in herself!</b><br/> <br/>This powerful book will <b>never go out of style</b>. It features <b>quirky illustrations and?extra facts at the back</b>, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of Taylor's life.<br/> <br/>Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them <b>achieved incredible things</b>, yet each began life as a child with a dream.<br/> <br/>This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. <p>   </p>

<b>The Gorillaz Art Book is here!</b><br/><br/>Featuring brand new artwork by Jamie Hewlett, who has invited more than 40 creators to offer new interpretations of 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle, and Russel Hobbs in one expansive volume of original artwork.<br/><br/>Contributing artists include Ruff Mercy, Kim Jung Gi, Robert Smith, Kerbscrawler Ghost, Robert Valley, Craig McCracken and Tim McCourt & Max Taylor.<br/><br/>Celebrating 20 years of Gorillaz, this latest Z2 partnership sees Hewlett expand the band's collaborative vision to fellow visual artists in The Gorillaz Art Book, a stunning visual feast of 306 pages.

<p>Dark Horse Books and Nintendo team up to bring you The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise.</p><p>This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more! Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information. </p>

<p><strong>Do you want to know the key to raising resilient kids, from the inside out? In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to raising healthy kids in our modern world, Dr. Elisa Song bridges the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and delivers a clear roadmap to help kids thrive.</strong></p><p><strong><em>Raising healthy, happy kids shouldn't be so hard</em></strong>. Yet, despite living in what should be a golden age of medicine, our children are sicker than ever. At least 1 in 5 kids has eczema, and 1 in 10 has asthma, ADHD, or anxiety-and sometimes they have all of the above. Many parents are at a loss for who to turn to for trusted advice-advice that takes a root-cause, holistic approach to whole child resilience, but doesn't dismiss the value of conventional pediatrics.</p><p>Enter Elisa Song, MD, a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained pediatrician, one of the foremost pioneers and trusted experts in pediatric integrative and functional medicine. Drawing on extensive research and over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Song explains why your child's gut microbiome holds the key to lifelong wellness. She shares her proven and practical plan for building physical and emotional resilience from the inside out. You will discover how to:</p><ul><li>Optimize your child's microbiome with 5 simple steps.</li><li>Empower your kids so they want to make healthy choices (and you don't have to nag).</li><li>Heal your child's gut to get to the root cause of their chronic health concerns.</li><li>Feel calm and confident using safe and effective natural therapies when your kids are sick, with an A-to-Z guide to the top 25 acute childhood ailments.</li></ul><p>Complete with helpful quizzes, exercises, protocols, and dozens of delicious, gut-friendly recipes, Healthy Kids, Happy Kids is a comprehensive, yet simple roadmap to raising resilient kids in our not-so-simple world. Thanks to Dr. Song, parents (and practitioners) finally have the power to revolutionize the future of children's health so that their kids can thrive-no matter what life throws their way.</p>