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Season 15 winner ofAmericas Got Talent, Brandon Leake, presents his debut poetry collection. Brandon is the first spoken word poet to compete onAGTand to receive the Golden Buzzer award in the first round, going on to win the entire competition!From famous spoken word poet, artistic educator, and founder/CEO of ';Called to Move'Brandon Leake comes his debut poetry collection Unraveling. In an era of self love, the ability to love oneself is only as effective as the ability to know oneself. Throughout his collection, Leake asks readers to look at something beautiful, yet still see its flaws. On the flip side, he encourages readers to look at something evil, and yet still see the beauty it holds.Universally relatable, surprisingly educational, and all around powerful, Unraveling is a collection of poetry inspiring us to slow down, breathe, and read between the lines.

From the British viral poet Della Hicks-Wilson comes an empowering and lyrical collection of short, interconnected poems about the heart, letting go, and a healing love, that readers can carry and quote for a lifetime.Small Cures is at once a compelling reminder to anyone struggling with heartbreak, mental health, or trauma, that they are not alone, an inspirational manual on how to survive, and a stirring call to arms for self-love. This unique volume brings together 150 poems into one seamless narrative based on the different stages of an ';illness' diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Through words that are as breathtakingly sparse and raw, as they are honest and memorable, Hicks-Wilson's soothing and soulful voice serves as the gentle guide to self-healing we all need.';darling,you feel heavybecause you aretoo full of truth.open your mouth more.let the truth existsomewhere other thaninside your body.'

Be transported to the banks of the Seine, a corner boulangerie, or beneath the Eiffel Tower with these beautifully illustrated vignettes of life in the City of Light. What began as a way to fund travel became ten years of a letter subscription service delivering thousands of painted letters to subscribers who delight in fun mail!Eat, Pray, Love meets Claude Monet in this epistolary ode to Paris. What started as a whim in a Latin Quarter cafe blossomed into Janice MacLeod's yearslong endeavor to document and celebrate life in Paris, sending monthly snippets of her paintings and writings to the mailboxes of ardent followers around the world. Now, Dear Paris collects the entirety of the Paris Letters project: 140 illustrated messages discussing everything from macarons to Montmartre.For readers familiar with the city, Dear Paris is a rendezvous with their own memories, like the first time they walked along the Champs-lysees or the best pain au chocolat they've ever tasted. But it's about more than just a Paris frozen in nostalgia; the book paints the city as it is today, through elections, protests, and the World Cupand through the people who call it home. Wistful, charming, surprising, and unfailingly optimistic, Dear Paris is a vicarious visit to one of the most iconic and beloved places in the world.This audiobook purchase includes a PDF supplement of a selection of the illustrated letters from the Paris Letters project.

A poetic call for mindfulness, creativity, and analog real-world connection in an increasingly disconnected world from singer-songwriter Valerie June.Maps for the Modern World is a collection of poems and original illustrations about cultivating community, awareness, and harmony with our surroundings as we movefearlessly toward our dreams.I love youLike a fall leaf dancingAnd twirling in the windSoftly landing,Returning to the warm earthRestMake newBeginAgain-comfortablyThis audiobook contains a PDF supplement of selected illustrations and poems.

For every type of family, this updated and expanded edition is the quintessential, open-to-all parenting guidebook, guaranteed to help you find moreand bettertime for your kids and yourself.Its not just how much time you have with your kids, but how you spend that time that matters in the life and legacy of a family. No Regrets Parenting focuses on the simple truth that the long days of busy parenting race quickly by and, looking back someday, the years with kids will feel far too short. Written by renowned pediatrician, celebrated author, and distinguished parenting expert, Dr. Harley Rotbart,No Regrets Parenting, Updated and Expanded Editionhelps parents readjust their perspectives and priorities. Dr. Rotbart teaches parents how to experience the joy and depth of the parenting experience amidst the chaos and choreography of daily routines. Carpool, bedtime, bath time, soccer practice, homework, dinner hour, and sleepovers all become more than just obligations and hurdles to overcome. They become opportunities for intimate and meaningful time with kids opportunities to turn fleeting minutes into memorable moments.Your kids need to see who you are and how you live your life. And, in return, they will help you to see who you really are and how you should be living your life. For all of that to happen, families need memorable and meaningful time together.No Regrets Parentingis about timefinding enough of it and making the most of it.Accompanying this timeless advice, Dr. Rotbart has added timely, updated content to address the ever-changing needs of today's busy families. Also in this edition are two brand new sections: Parenting Young Adult Children (because parenting doesn't end with high school graduation) and No Regrets Grandparenting for those magical years when your children become parents! Oh my! This updated and expanded edition answers the ageless question: How can you do it alland stay sane in the process?

From rising Australian poet Chlo Frayne comes her newest poetry collection, The Gravity Inside Us.Gathering inspiration from a life of travel, hope, long-distance relationships, healing, and adventure, Frayne invites readers into her world. The Gravity Inside Us is an ode to whatever it is we carry that pulls us in and out of place, and speaks so insistently of fate. Through writing about her own experiences, this book is a reach into that space.

Some people are like monarch butterfliessolitary by nature, on a passionate search for somewhere. Critically acclaimed songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews presents her first poetry collection.This poetry collection reads like a transformation, me, the narrator, being the figurative Old Monarch. Documenting this journey, the book is separated into three sections, Sonoran Milkweed, Longing In Flight, and Eucalyptus Tree (My Arrival to Rest). In the first stage of my journey, I explore my childhood in Arizona, and the naive assumptions of youth. At this stage in my journey, I am impressionable, seeing the world with all its nuances for the first time. Through the landscape of the Sonoran Desert, I explore some dark family dynamics and what a child sees. Several characters turn up in the early poems including my cowboy grandpa, and the single mother who raised me, despite many forthcomings. The early poems also explore my desire to see a brighter world of possibility beyond the dusty desert island, and see humans more clearly within the confounds of discovery.In the second stage, I have left home. I am falling in love for the first time, as I become a young woman. Finally, the last stage is the old monarchs arrival to the garden. There are a lot of metaphysical and philosophical poems in this section. I arrive at the figurative garden, and I finally understand the journey at the edge of my life. There are a lot of poems in the context of a garden here, accepting mortality and the ever-changing world. These are meant to be wise old woman poems.This audiobook features original music by Courtney Marie Andrews.

';Glowing with warmth, vulnerability, and a heavy heart, Arsenia's intimate reflections depict the past and present wrestling within the individual as he endeavors to chart his own course in the world.'Atwood MagazineBoth a journey of individual healing and a call for action, these poems show that, with a little love and acceptance, anyone can flourish.From one of Kansas City's most exciting singers Calvin Arsenia, comes a debut book of poetry and prose Every Good Boy Does Fine. Named for the classic mnemonic used to teach the lines of the treble clef (EGBDF), his collection speaks to his passion as a musician and also his deep and tumultuous history in the Evangelical community.Arsenia includes elements of queer poetry, writings on racial awakening, Christian de-conversion, and sexual awakenings in a homophobic community with the hopes that, when finished reading, readers will feel ready to start their own journey of self-expression through music and performance.A profoundly thoughtful and enlightening work, Arsenia uses his lyrical talent to show that there is always somewhere to go no matter where you are coming from.

Available as an Audie Award-nominated audiobook!The debut poetry collection from Grammy-nominated recording artist and slam poet Tarriona Tank Ball about infatuation, love, and heartbreak.The real-life story of a relationship in the authors past told in verse and short prose pieces. Relatable and honest, with Tanks signature mix of whimsy and realness, Vulnerable AF is about the difference between love and infatuation, the danger and confusion of losing yourself in the idea of someone else, and coming out on the other side of heartbreak with your sense of self-worthand your sense of humorstronger for it.

Bridgett Devoue takes you on a journey into the transformative world of love, lust, heartbreak, and abuse, and discovers the steps to finding lessons within pain.why does love become abusive? and when does pain become a lesson?Soft Thorns Vol. II is the continuation of author Bridgett Devoue's debut poetry collection Soft Thornsand picks up on her journey of self-discovery and seeking answers to the questions all of our souls inevitably ask.Similar to Vol. I, Soft Thorns Vol. II is a five-chapter collection of long- and short-form poetry accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, this time in collaboration with artist Laura Kline.Devoue is not known to shy away from the darkest corners of the human experience; in fact, she dives deep into those waters and allows the reader to explore the shared vulnerabilities that all of us face. Her poems touch on topics such as longing, lust, toxic love, self-destruction, confusing breakups, abuse, and overcoming it all through finding light in even the darkest of places.Devoue's exploration into these topics is relatable to any human struggling to find peace in life's turbulent waters. This book won't give you a life boat, but it will show you how to swim. This is the book for the curious, the dreamers, and the struggler's, those who carry an insatiable urge to grow and the knowledge that life offers more for the fearless explorers of the unknown; this book speaks to the aching soul that lives in all of us.

Recipes for gin cocktails that go way beyond the G&T-plus advice on choosing the perfect bottles for your bar.With origins dating back a millennium, when Benedictine monks started distilling juniper-scented spirits for medicinal purposes, gin is a passion for many-including blogger and cocktail maven Jassy Davis. In Gin Made Me Do It, Davis explains everything you need to know: how to choose the perfect bottle, mix the ultimate martini, and deliver delicious cocktails for every occasion. With colorful illustrations and fascinating dashes of history, this book is a delight for any gin aficionado who wants to mix up the perfect gin and tonic-or something more adventurous like a Yuzu Sour, a Shooting Star, or a Salty Sea Dog.

"In this follow-up to Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles, award-winning writer Taisia Kitaiskaia once again embodies the legendary witch of Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga, to provide life advice to the questioning and the hurting. Answering real questions from readers, Baba Yaga provides responses in the form of short poems that are lyrical, surreal, sometimes funny, and always honest. During these difficult days, Poetic Remedies for Troubled Times provides literary self-help for readers who appreciate Baba Yaga's strange, surprising style and striking honesty"--Amazon.com.

In this beautiful, original poetry anthology from Lang Leav, the best-selling poetess writes about love and loss, hope and hurt, being lost and found. Lang's poetry encompasses the breadth of emotions we all experience and evokes universal feelings with her skillfully crafted words. Anthology of Love includes Lang Leav's bestselling poetry titles Love & Misadventure, Lullabies, and The Universe of Us along with a blank lined journal entitled Your Words are Your Power.

The all-inclusive chronicle of events beginning with the day Hobbes sprang into Calvin's tuna-fish trap and their friendship was forged forever.

A fierce and lyrical collection of poetry celebrating the moments of triumph and beauty in our lives, as well as the moments of despair-recasting them as opportunities for growth.

"Every ten years, throne seekers compete to become the four heroes destined to slay the Witch threatening their world. Optimistic young alchemist Agni eagerly sets off to fulfill her dream of being one of these sacred heroes. She expects to save the world...and maybe make some friends along the way. But she soon realizes that nothing is as straightforward as it is in her childhood stories, and becoming a hero may come at a terrible cost"--

Melissa Cookston, the "winningest woman in barbecue," judge on the Netflix hit, American Barbecue Showdown, the only female, seven-time barbecue world champion, and author of Smokin' in the Boys' Room, is bringing the heat with her second cookbook. Smokin' Hot in the South explores how to use fire in all its forms to craft more than 85 Southern-influenced recipes enhanced with the cultural flavors of Mexico, France, and Asia. With the grill and smoker as her go-to tools, chef Melissa Cookston--named "One of the most influential pitmasters in America" by Fox News, and one of the "25 Super Women in Business" by the Memphis Business Journal in 2015--shares her all-new, modern interpretations of traditional Southern ingredients and recipes. Melissa explains how the culinary traditions of the South--long a bastion of slow-simmered vegetables and deep-fried everything--have expanded in the last decade to embrace Southwestern flavors, Asian spices, and the French palate. The nine chapters venture beyond the competition and barbecue principles of her first book and focus on instilling flavor with fire, using fresh herbs, and diversifying seasoning components in recipes that reflect the New South. She fire-roasts homegrown green tomatoes for a spicy take on a traditional pizza sauce and uses a barbecue smoker to add Southern nuance to porchetta. Also included are recipes for Butterbean Pate, Asian Pork Tenderloin with Watermelon Rind Pickles and Minted Watermelon Salad, Deep South Burgers with Pimento Cheese and more. She also covers the tools, techniques, and ingredients needed to be successful grilling or smoking at home. This book will not leave you hungry!

"Nepenthe is a wonderful and dynamic business in an extraordinary location that provides for our family, and gives us the opportunity to serve our community and guests from around the world. To be stewards to such a unique property and to be able to share it with the rest of the world for generations to come is a great honor and privilege."--Kirk GafillIn celebration of Nepenthe Restaurant's 70th year--still today a favorite tourist destination on the scenic drive along Highway 1 to Big Sur, California--comes a new edition of My Nepenthe. This revised edition includes stories that capture the interesting history and people, natural disasters, myriad wild tales, delicious recipes, stunning photography, an updated family tree and timeline, and a new essay chronicling the last decade and the start of a new era. Written by the owners' granddaughter, Romney Steele, who grew up at the restaurant, My Nepenthe is as much about a family enterprise as it is about the Fassett family who opened Nepenthe in 1949, and their legacy as they preserve and manage it today.Perched on the breathtaking cliffs, 808 feet above the Pacific Ocean, Nepenthe Restaurant boasts sweeping views of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains and the wild south coast of Monterey County. This legendary location is nestled among native oak trees historic log cabins (now faced by brick) that were once owned by Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. The vibrant seventy-year history on the coast is brought to life through achival black-and-white and contemporary color photography by Sara Remington; a collection of eighty-five recipes from the Fassett family, the restaurant, and the café; stories about the restaurant's past as a gathering place and noted bohemian haunt for artists and writers; and special sections on the filming of The Sandpiper (1965), which featured scenes from Nepenthe's iconic terrace, as well as Nepenthe's unique relationship with the renowned Pisoni winemaking family.Ultimately, My Nepenthe is a story about food, family, and the culture of place, and how it all unfolds around the table and why that matters, then and now.

For the first time ever, USA TODAY(R) offers sudoku for kids--ages 7 and up. Kids will sharpen their logical reasoning skills in this 50-puzzle collection! This fun selection of puzzles begins with an illustrated how-to-play introduction that teaches kids logical reasoning skills and strategies for solving sudoku puzzles. The sudoku grids begin with small, easy grids for easier solving and less frustration and move on to larger grids that offer kids a challenge to sharpen their skills and an opportunity to solve the same sudoku puzzles that drive adults to addiction. The collection includes: 6 grids in 4 x 4 size, 12 grids in 6 x 6 size, 8 grids in 8 x 8 size, and 24 grids in the traditional 9 x 9 size. From the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, USA TODAY(R) proudly presents sudoku--just for kids.

Discover the Japanese mindfulness practice of Shinrin-yoku--and the emotional, physical, and spiritual benefits of slowing down and taking in the natural world.orld.

This collection is a loving tribute to the kindest, most caring, and devoted animals known to humankind. Featuring heartwarming passages by a renowned inspirational author, this gift book celebrates puppy joy, the "welcome home" wag of the tail, unbridled affection, bittersweet love for an aging pet, and the sublime moments shared between humans and their canine companions.

Battle-ready and perpetually exhausted, Daryl and Wanda team up to navigate a new front of challenges, like Zoe's enthusiasm over the "Smoochy Boyz" concert, deciphering baby Wren's attempts at language, and determining Hammie's place as a colon in the school play---whether "colon" refers to punctuation or digestion remains undetermined. Armed with "performance-enhancing substances" (a.k.a., chocolate donuts), the perfectly normal MacPherson family will surely bring a barrage of smiles and laughter to familiar fans with their perfectly chaotic lives.

"Zits is the worst name for a comic strip since Peanuts."--Charles M. Schulz Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school freshman and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band, Goat Cheese Pizza, records their first monster hit single, and they all pile into his van for their cross-country, sold-out concert tour. Between naps, study hall and band practice, Jeremy still manages to find time to be the star of the hugely popular comic strip, Zits.

Join Puss, Kitty Softpaws, and all your favorite characters in this action-packed junior novelization of the movie of the same title. It's the newest adventure for Puss and his comrades in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish! Puss has lived eight epic lives. The only problem? He's on his last one! Puss must venture to the legendary wishing star and restore his nine lives. This movie novelization comes with a full-color insert of stills straight from the film!

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is an Oscar-nominated film! Grab a sword and get going with Puss, Kitty Softpaws, and the rest of the crew in this all-new adventure activity book based on the hit feature film. This activity book is jam-packed with tons of fun prompts, mazes, puzzles, and more, all from the Puss in Boots films! Complete a maze to get Puss's hat back; fill out hilarious prompts to find out what you'd do in Puss's shoes (should we say, boots?), and help Kitty Softpaws with her purr-fect word search. So grab a pen or pencil and get started, because this activity book is hours of fun!

Kids who love video games will love this new 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters.