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The Marina Abramovic Method
Discover the Marina Abramovic Method—a boxed collection of 30 beautifully crafted instruction cards that invite you into the creative rituals of one of the world's most fearless artists. Inside, you'll find the same exercises Marina has used to prepare for her transformative performance works, now adapted for your own journey. Whether you're seeking deeper focus, a reconnection with the present moment, or access to creative reserves you didn't know you had, these cards offer a surprisingly practical path forward. It's the kind of thing that sounds a bit mystical until you actually try it, at which point you realize you've been missing it all along.
Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry.
A clever, quirky book about one of the world's most beloved contemporary artists - aimed at young readers and written from Kusama's point of view! Yayoi Kusama covers her paintings in hundreds and hundreds of dots. Her dots come off her canvases to cover dresses, tables, walls, and more! She creates mirrored rooms and fills them with glittering balls and lights, until there is an infinity of dots - just like in her paintings. Fausto Gilberti brings movement, life, and whimsy to the true life story of one of the most important contemporary Japanese artists of our time - an artist who is still dazzling museum- and gallery-goers around the globe today. Ages 4 - 7
Marina Abramović Turned Herself Into Art And Wasn't Sorry
As featured in ELLE Decoration, Booklist, and Kirkus The first ever picture-book biography for readers aged 4-7 years of the performance art pioneer – Marina Abramović Marina Abramović is a world-famous artist who uses her body to perform in unexpected and unusual ways that make an audiences think. She once sat back-to-back with her partner and had their hair tied together for over 17 hours. Another time, museum visitors watch her scrub 1,500 cow bones for six hours a day. This innovative book tells an inspiring story about the pioneering performance artist who is also the first female artist to hold a major solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This special celebration for young readers of one of the most important contemporary woman artists of our time features striking black-and-white and red illustrations printed in Pantones throughout, together with a reproduction of the artist's work and a brief biography at the back of the book. Ages 4-7
Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley
The first comprehensive monograph on the daring, irreverent, and fantastical art of the Haas Brothers Step into a world where design meets art in the most audacious, subversive, and captivating ways. Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley is the much-anticipated first monograph on the daring, irreverent, and fantastical art of Niki and Simon Haas. Known for their boundary-pushing creative practice, the duo work across the fields of art, craft, design, and technology with an approach that is at once conceptual, yet formal, and intellectual, yet playful. The book accompanies the first major touring mid-career retrospective devoted to the Haas Brothers at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Michigan in Fall 2025, and highlights more than 100 of their most iconic works, from almost ridiculous, conversation-starting furniture to cheeky life-size sculptures. Rich texts, including first-hand personal stories from the brothers and an interview by avant-garde mother-daughter artists Lita and Isabelle Albuquerque, complement the
Cut Up This Book and Create Your Own Wonderland
Imagine mind-bending new worlds and express your creativity with more than 1,000 surprising images
Noodle Box
Whether you’re craving Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese, or another Asian cuisine entirely, the chefs behind the recipes in Noodle Box have you covered. Filled to the brim with classics, from ramen to pad see ew and japchae to gong zai men, this deck of fifty photographic recipe cards plus basics will teach you how to make all your favorites. Whether you’d like something fast and easy, or to spend a leisurely day cooking, call in and place your order for the takeaway container that has something for all noodle lovers.
Having People Over
In a world that often feels disconnected and transactional, there's nothing more radically hospitable than welcoming people into your space, your table, and your life. In this accessible, inviting book on hosting and entertaining, author, CEO, and internet big sister Chelsea Fagan guides readers on creating moments worth staying in for. From designing the right space, to crafting a menu that won’t keep you in the kitchen all night, to revitalizing the lost art of cultivating grown-up communities, this book will make you the perfect host at every budget. Having People Over includes guides for: • Curating a space optimized for entertaining, so people can drop by without it sending you into a tailspin. • A brief history of the cocktail hour—and its imagined future—including recipes with and without spirits. • The 101 tutorial for all things dinner parties: inviting guests, setting the table, planning a menu, creating a mood board, and actually enjoying the evening yourself. • Facilitating a (
Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking (2023)
Imagine if Italian cooking could be both reverent and playful, traditional yet refreshingly modern—that's essentially what you're getting here. This 2023 Eataly cookbook isn't just another glossy tome about pasta; it's a genuine love letter to how Italians actually cook today. Curated by the world's most celebrated Italian marketplace, these 300 recipes strip away the heavy cream and pretension, replacing them with bright, achievable dishes that somehow feel both sophisticated and wonderfully approachable. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or someone who's been intimidated by Italian cuisine, you'll find yourself genuinely excited to try these recipes. The experts at Eataly have managed that rare trick: honoring tradition while making it feel entirely contemporary. It's the kind of book that makes you want to cook tonight.
Cookies & Crumbs
Cookies are democracy in edible form—everyone's got a preference, and everyone's right. Maybe you're a gooey-center devotee, or perhaps you're team crunch. The beauty of Cookies & Crumbs is that it doesn't ask you to choose. From the reliable comfort of Milk Chocolate Chip to the audacious charm of Coffee and Cardamom, from the nostalgic S'mores to the surprisingly sophisticated Banana and Walnut, this collection understands that life's too short for boring desserts. Inside you'll find straightforward recipes that actually work—the kind you'll bake repeatedly, each time discovering something new about yourself in the process. It's not just a cookbook; it's permission to fill your kitchen with the kind of warmth that makes people want to stay a little longer.
The Great Big Book of Museums
A fascinating tour of some of the most amazing museums around the world From Bilbao to Beijing, fromNew York to the Netherlands, explore the wonders of 13 extraordinary museums in this "great big" oversized book for readers 8 to 108. Whether you're visiting Mexico City's Frida Kahlo Museum, Paris's treasured Louvre, or New York City's American Museum of Natural History, you'll be accompanied by the very best guides: curators, architects, landscape designers, artists . . . but also some more unexpected guests, like the beloved cats of St. Petersburg's Hermitage, or the guardian of Rome's Vatican Museums who carries hundreds of keys while making his rounds through the Sistine Chapel and beyond! Each of the 13 museums is splashed across two colorful double-page spreads: the first is avivaciousillustration of the museum's architecture by the French artist Benjamin Chaud, bursting with quirky details and inside jokes.
Steak House
In Steak House, Eric Wareheim takes you on a road trip across the country, exploring what these local institutions mean in an age of cookie-cutter restaurants. Join him at New York classics like Peter Luger's, local stalwarts like North Carolina's Beef 'N Bottle, and over-the-top iterations like Bern’s in Florida. From these journeys Eric has collected 45 of the best, most decadent recipes, which are accompanied by glorious images of the food, the restaurants, and most importantly the people behind them. Discover why the martini is THE drink to order and why Mexico should be a stop on your next steak house road trip. Hear about Jerome Williams, the bartender and server at Beef 'N Bottle who made Eric start this steak house journey in the first place. When you're ready to make the steak house standards at home, you'll have options like the Prime Rib, Parker House Rolls, and Thick and Thin Onion Rings or go for newer additions like Pollo Asado and The Crown of Pork. With every visit, Eric uncovers regional
Signature Cocktails
Explore 200 globally-inspired cocktails that have genuinely shaped drinking culture, curated by acclaimed drinks writer Amanda Schuster. From timeless classics like the Bellini to cutting-edge creations from New York's Dead Rabbit bar, each drink tells a story—capturing the essence of its era, creator, or origin. Whether you're a curious home bartender or someone who simply appreciates a well-made drink, this collection reveals how signature cocktails have become the ultimate expression of a venue's personality and the artistry of the mixologists who craft them. A celebrated selection that's earned recognition from Epicurious, Vice, Food & Wine, and beyond—the kind of book that makes you want to learn, experiment, and maybe even surprise yourself with what you can create.
The Atlas of Car Design: The World's Most Iconic Cars
Picture this: a book so stuffed with automotive eye candy that you'll need a bigger coffee table. The Atlas of Car Design takes you on a globe-trotting joyride through more than 650 vehicles—the beloved, the bizarre, and everything in between—from nearly 200 manufacturers across 30-plus countries. Organized by geography and decade, it's basically a love letter to a century of design obsession, spanning Japanese cult classics to Italian icons, German legends, American showstoppers, and British speed demons. Featured in Vanity Fair, Car and Driver, and The Times, this holiday favorite celebrates the evolution of automotive design with the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for finding money in your coat pocket. Whether you're a devoted petrol head or simply someone who appreciates beautiful things that move, this is the kind of book that makes you feel smarter just by owning it.
Jean Jullien
Discover the creative universe of Jean Jullien through this stunning debut monograph—a celebration of the artist's most joyful, clever work spanning paintings, illustrations, and unexpected collaborations. Organized into three thoughtful sections—Personal, Collaboration, and Public—the book traces Jullien's evolution from early creative partnerships to his bold ventures into painting, all while revealing the delightful chaos of his sketchbooks and unreleased pieces. His signature style shines throughout: characters caught in wonderfully ordinary moments, rendered with such warmth and observation that you'll find yourself grinning at the page. Whether you're a devoted admirer or discovering his work for the first time, this comprehensive collection offers an intimate glimpse into how one artist sees the world—and makes it infinitely more amusing.
Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn't Sorry
A clever, quirky picture-book biography of one of the most important figures of modern and contemporary art Louise Bourgeois was a world-famous artist who told stories of her life through her art until she was 98 years old. She drew, wove, and sculpted pieces inspired by her experiences, often using everyday objects that reminded her of her family and her past. Her famous giant spiders fascinate – and sometimes terrify – art-lovers to this day, but the truth behind the inspiration for these towering sculptors is not as scary as it may seem. This is an inspiring story about a young girl who became the first female sculptor to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York – a unique picture-book celebration for children of one of the most important modern and contemporary woman artists of our time. Ages 4 - 7
French Bastards
When The French Bastards crashed onto the Paris pastry scene in 2019, they turned heads. On a mission to bring fun and unexpected twists to precision baking, within days there were queues around the block for their chocolate babka, cruffins, feather-light croissants, baguettes and charcoal-sesame bread. With a global Instagram following and praise from peers around the world, this book includes 50 of the bakery’s most iconic recipes to enable anyone around the globe to recreate their ‘boulangerie, patisserie, bastarderie’ vibes at home. From classics such as chocolate eclairs and pecan Paris-brest to buzzy modern favourites such as popcorn and caramel cheesecake and brioche pizza, you can find recipes that are guaranteed to impress. With fun, stylised photography of the bakery capturing the vibrant concept and classically Parisian locations, step-by-step techniques and tips for the home cook, The French Bastards is a cool, creative vision of the dynamic future of Parisian patisserie.
A Moment of Calm
Discover tranquility in A Moment of Calm, a beautifully curated anthology featuring a soothing poem for every day of the year. From classic verses to contemporary gems, this collection offers a daily respite from life's chaos. Editor Ana Sampson has carefully selected works that celebrate nature, explore inner peace, and inspire joy. Immerse yourself in Oscar Wilde's lyrical 'Impressions de Voyage', Mary Webb's reflective 'The Happy Life', and Edna St. Vincent Millay's pithy 'First Fig'. Seasonal entries like Robert Louis Stevenson's 'At Morning on the Garden Seat' mark nature's rhythms. With its elegant design and thoughtful illustrations, this book is the perfect bedside companion for poetry lovers and those seeking a moment of serenity. Embrace a year of poetic solace and find your daily moment of calm.