Books

Let professional baker Manuel Monade show you how to use your bread machine to produce awesome breads you can be proud of.A bread machine will make only the bread you enable it to make; sub-standard ingredients and quick, over-yeasted fermentation can only ever produce...

Written by internationally best-selling practical art author, Barrington Barber, Anatomy for the Artist is a complete guide to drawing the human body from first principles, with anatomical drawings and practical examples throughout.Understanding human anatomy is the key to master the art of figure drawing....

A wrenching portrait of the Russian sculptor and a tribute to the potential of political art John Berger explores the life and work of Ernst Neizvestny, who, after clashing with Khrushchev, was excluded from the ranks of officially approved Soviet artists. Abandoned to obscurity,...

Originally published in Algiers in 1943, Joseph Kessel's Army of Shadows is one of the first books to have been written about the French Resistance. Now available in paperback, Contra Mundum Press is proud to present the first new translation in over 70 years,...

It's a big question--are spider webs stronger than steel? Spiders are remarkable creatures that hold many secrets about the natural world! Discover how arachnologists study these fascinating animals and learn about . . . How tiny spiders build unbreakable webs Clever spiders that shapeshift...

In this breathtaking sequel to the national bestseller A Queen's Game, the love lives of three princesses are hopelessly entangled. Hearts will be broken, friendships betrayed, secrets revealed . . . and when it's all over, Europe's monarchies will never be the same. Hélène...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Lieutenant Eve Dallas must hunt down the deadly snipers terrorizing Manhattan in this fast-paced In Death thriller from J. D. Robb. The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the...

Stress has become part of our daily lives. We worry about our jobs, our relationships, and our families. And while there's no lack of remedies for anxiety, no solution seems to offer true peace of mind.John MacArthur, Jr. believes that peace is not only...

How philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by understanding that it's an essential part of being human Today, anxiety is usually thought of as a pathology, the most diagnosed and medicated of all psychological disorders. But anxiety isn't always...

"Chilling and convincing, Antidemocratic is a must-read." --Heather Cox Richardson, author of Democracy Awakening"David Daley has been at the absolute forefront of educating us about the theft of our elections by radical Republicans determined to subvert everyone else's power to choose their own leaders....

This book is a heart-stopping journey told in first person, which describes unusual courage and uncanny luck. It is the true story of a young teenager who lost everyone and everything during the Holocaust. He fought to live on in spite of ghettos, fatal...

Brad Fox takes us on a wild exploration of plants and people, imagination and matter, over an unexpected year-long waylay in the high jungle of northeastern Peru. "Brad Fox has traveled to the center of many worlds and here records a visit to the...

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after their positive reception, she did not generally return...

'A sweeping meditation on femininity, power, vulnerability, and the visual vocabulary we use to define all three.' - VogueThe complete Annie Leibovitz Women collection, featuring more than 250 portraits spanning over 30 yearsFirst published in 1999, Annie Leibovitz's landmark collection of portraits of women...

Anne Rice's uniquely gothic, sensuous, and existential approach redefined the modern vampire mythology. Shaped by personal tragedies, critical successes and failures, and a fervent rediscovery of her Catholic roots, Rice has penned over 27 novels from supernatural to historical tomes, erotica and religious themes....

The start of the beloved New York Times, USA Today, and Globe and Mail bestselling series from author Patrick Taylor, An Irish Country Doctor Barry Laverty, M.D., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek...

Learn the Basics of Animal Tracks! Kids are curious about the natural world, and few discoveries stir their curiosity more than animal tracks. It's a thrill to come upon mysterious tracks and learn what critter made them. The Animal Tracks Activity Book by takes...

Encounter mythical heroes, mighty eagles and terrifying dragons in this lavishly illustrated adaptation of the classic Finnish epic. This superb prose retelling of Finland's national folk saga is brought to life with exquisitely detailed artwork of magical creatures, snowy mountains, adventurous heroes and dark...

A fascinating exploration of the USDA's national fungus collection, offering readers an intimate portrait of America's elusive fungi species. The United States Department of Agriculture's National Fungus Collections is one of the world's largest mycological institutions, housing over a million species of fungi. Mycologist...