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  Feng Shui - Decorating and...

  Kim Chow

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  The peaceful, balanced art of feng shui originates in China. In this book, the origin will be explained, as well as various applications to your interior design, the rooms in your home, and the harmony you cherish every day. You will learn, among other things:How to apply the colors and elements of feng shuiThe basic essence of the meaning and the ways to apply it into your life philosophyPractical tips for the bedroom, bathroom, office room, and business room by applying feng shuiExperiencing optimized space and more abundance in your everyday habitsDecorating tricks to get a better overall feeling wherever you move within your living spaceAnd much more! 
  Curious yet? Start listening!

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  Ugh As If!: Clueless

  Veronica Litt

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  A sweet and sly exploration of the Jane Austen–inspired teen movie and its evergreen imperative to be kind, do better, and find the activist within
   
  We are totally butt-crazy in love with Clueless. Since the movie’s premiere in 1995, pop culture has mined Amy Heckerling’s high school comedy for inspiration, from Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s “Fancy” music video to Cher’s iconic yellow plaid suit appearing at every Halloween party.
   
  In Ugh As If!, Veronica Litt argues that this seemingly fluffy teen romp is the quintessential thinking woman’s movie, one in which the audience is asked to seriously consider the beauty and power of naïveté. Cher Horowitz’s gradual pivot from oblivious it girl to burgeoning activist is a powerful reminder that even the most unlikely people can change for the better and contribute to their communities. In this bright, shiny film, pursuing a more just society isn’t just possible — it’s enjoyable. This fun, feminine, feel-good movie is a counter-narrative to nihilism, a refusal to give into cynicism, hopelessness, and passivity. Almost without viewers noticing, Clueless teaches Cher, and us, how to become better. Like the film it examines, Ugh As If! nudges even the most jaded viewer into feeling hopeful about the future.

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  Flint - a lithic love letter

  Joanne Bourne

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  'A very British love-letter to the beauty of flint' Daily Telegraph
  Joanne Bourne has been in awe of flint as long as she can remember.
  It was all around her where she grew up in Kent: used for garden walls, to edge drives and weight dustbin lids, as well as to build pubs, churches, Roman villas and castles. For centuries it was the only building stone available.
  It is also magical. Made from the remains of plankton and sea sponges, it is second only in hardness to a diamond and can be used to make fire. Part of human development for three million years, it was used as a weapon to hunt and in war, and hung as protection against thunderbolts and fairies.
  In a deeply personal love letter to this extraordinary 'biogenic' rock, Bourne traces its geological, architectural and social history and invites us to roam with her in search of it on her beloved North Downs.
  Fusing science, poetry, history and a profound love of landscape, this is her heartfelt, thoroughly persuasive tribute to the stone she calls 'an art project of the great divine'.

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  Nora Ephron at the Movies - A...

  Ilana Kaplan, Jason Diamond

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  The first monograph on writer, journalist, and director Nora Ephron, the visionary behind When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail 
   
  Nora Ephron at the Movies offers an unfiltered look at Ephron as a champion of the rom-com and as a feminist Hollywood trailblazer. It explores her life and work by pairing detailed criticism with exclusive interviews with Ephron’s key collaborators, including Andie MacDowell and Jenn Kaytin Robinson, to add color and nuance to her life and legacy. 
   
  With her singular voice, Nora Ephron flourished as a dominant force in the entertainment industry, focusing on the idiosyncrasies of romance that were universally relatable. 
   
  The women in her stories paralleled reality—the veil was lifted, the glossy sheen removed.  
   
  Her protagonists share an unwavering sense of humor about life’s mishaps, and they never take themselves too seriously—like Julie trying to master the art of cooking lobsters in Julie & Julia, Sally’s theatrical fake orgasm in Katz’s deli in When Harry Met Sally, or Rachel perfecting a key lime pie only to throw it in her cheating husband’s face in Heartburn. 
   
  Through her keenly self-aware humor and semi-autobiographical stories, Ephron left behind a groundbreaking legacy as a beloved journalist, essayist, screenwriter, author, producer, director, and feminist who delivered stories of resilience embedded in sharp wit and upper-crust landscapes. Through that lens, she became emblematic of rom-coms, shifting and redefining conversations around the complexities of relationships and the women who have them.

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  Say "Please" and "Thank You!"

  Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo...

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  Say "Please" and "Thank You!” is an entertaining story/song combination perfect to teach young children the importance of being kind, and saying “Please” and “Thank You!” Adorable illustrations, coupled with an easy to follow “word-for-word” song, will entertain pre-readers and reinforce early literacy skills. Children and parents alike will enjoy reading and singing along to “Say Please and Thank You” over and over again!

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  Blitzkrieg Bops - A Brief...

  Alli Patton

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  What happens when aggressive, riotous punk music becomes the peacemaker?
  
  Chronicling a history of punks at war, Blitzkrieg Bops studies bands who have soundtracked a movement —including Pussy Riot, Stiff Little Fingers, National Wake, Wutanfall, Los Pinochet Boys, Rimtutitkui, The Kominas & more — creating music to overthrow corrupt governments, stomp out oppressive regimes, fight the establishment and, in turn, fight for their lives.

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