Collection: Self-Development

Love the look of watercolors but think you lack the skill? Think again! With Watercolor the Easy Way, you will paint beautiful masterpieces following the author's simple instructions. You'll learn to mix colors, apply brush strokes, and paint beautiful pictures in only thirty minutes or less.

- 50 beautiful pictures to paint in 30 minutes or less.
- No separate pad needed; you can paint right inside the book!
- Learn-at-a-glance instructions help you get started quickly.
- 50 patterns included!
- Brush recommendations, color mixing instructions, paint palettes, and all the basics included!

Each of the 50 tutorials is broken down into key steps so you can clearly see how to begin your painting, layer color, and add detail. Also included are hand-drawn patterns that can be traced onto your watercolor pad, brush recommendations, helpful hints, and color palettes. Best of all, the projects can be completed in 30 minutes!

Experience the magic of watercolor, spark your creativity, and discover your inner artist with this beautiful book.

A classic work on human sexuality, The Multi-Orgasmic Couple --along with The Multi-Orgasmic Man and The Multi-Orgasmic Woman, the other volumes in the ground-breaking trilogy--is the first popular, accessible book designed to help sexual partners achieve new levels of sensual pleasure and intimacy. Co-written by Mantak Chia, the foremost expert in the field of Taoist sexuality, and Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D., a family practice physician specializing in holistic health and sexuality, The Multi-Orgasmic Couple combines ancient Eastern wisdom with Western knowledge to provide the sexual secrets that every couple needs to know.

Read and find out about how a tiny acorn grows into an enormous oak tree in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Plus it includes a find out more activity section with a simple experiment encouraging kids to discover what a seed needs to grow.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

"Thoughtful, eloquent, inspiring." -- San Francisco Chronicle

A special 25th anniversary edition of Thomas Moore's #1 New York Times bestseller, with a new introduction by the author. More timely than ever, this classic work provides a powerful spiritual message for our troubled times.

In Care of the Soul, readers are presented with a revolutionary approach to thinking about daily life--everyday activities, events, problems, and creative opportunities--and a therapeutic lifestyle is proposed that focuses on looking more deeply into emotional problems and learning how to sense sacredness in ordinary things.

Basing his writing on the ancient model of "care of the soul"--which provided a religious context for viewing the everyday events of life--Moore brings "care of the soul" into the twenty-first century. Promising to deepen and broaden the readers' perspectives on their life experiences, Moore draws on his own life as a therapist practicing "care of the soul," as well as his studies of the world's religions and his work in music and art, to create this inspirational guide that examines the connections between spirituality and the problems of individuals and society.

"A wise, generous and compact primer for life that could well become a touchstone, readers will return to this book, and probably find something new each time they do; deserves to be given often and enthusiastically." -- Publishers Weekly

Based on her lauded commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College, this stirring essay by bestselling author Ann Patchett offers hope and inspiration for anyone at a crossroads, whether graduating, changing careers, or transitioning from one life stage to another.

With wit and candor, Patchett tells her own story of attending college, graduating, and struggling with the inevitable question, What now? From student to line cook to teacher to waitress and eventually to award-winning author, Patchett's own life has taken many twists and turns that make her exploration genuine and resonant. As Patchett writes, "'What now?' represents our excitement and our future, the very vitality of life." She highlights the possibilities the unknown offers and reminds us that there is as much joy in the journey as there is in reaching the destination.

Welcome to the world of Matchstick Mouse! Enjoy this Festive Christmas Coloring Adventure! 30+ brand new charming illustrations perfect for children and adults alike! Family-Friendly Holiday fun!

Matchstick Mouse is a tiny pint-sized witch. A caring little soul with a heart of gold and a penchant for adventure. She loves nothing more than foraging for treasures and creating handmade gifts for her friends.

About the Author

Morgan O'Brien lives with his wife and two children on the windy West Coast of Ireland.
By day he creates award-winning animated films and television series.
By night he befriends monsters, fights crime and plays Sudoku with mice.

This essential guide includes daily forecasts for every sign and all you need to know to find out what is in store for you in 2024.

This is the only horoscope book you'll need next year!

A complete astrological guide with inspiring and motivational forecasts for 2024 so you can be well prepared for the year ahead. Discover how to best navigate your opportunities and reach your full potential. Includes daily horoscope predictions for all signs; what you can expect; and the ideal days to attract wealth, love, success, and more. This book also includes a yearly overview of your love life, money, home life, career, and health.

Predictions include key dates for 2024 moon phases, new and full moons, equinoxes, supermoons, and eclipses and what these mean personally for your sign. You will find out more about your compatibility with other sun signs, your ascendant sign, and moon sign. Easy-to-read energy charts are also included, showing where to put your focus each month for the best results.

Patsy Bennett is a leading Australian astrologer who has been practicing astrology for over twenty-five years.

Stunning photos and die-cut pages let the reader turn this book into a work of art and reveal a gallery of planets, rockets and space-themed inventions.

The Spectacular Journey into Space takes a look at the natural wonders found in space, and also the brilliant objects and machines that have gone - and will go - into space. The unique diecut format lets the stunning photos leap off the page, forming a gallery of stars, rovers, telescopes, probes and much more. From the Space Shuttle to the Space Launch System, there's something new to discover with every turn of the page.

Filled with facts on everything from the creation of the universe to the Orion spacecraft, this space encyclopedia explores our solar system and the inventions that will take humans further into space than ever before.

Topics include:

• The Sun, the Moon, gas giants, rocky inner planets, Pluto, and the dwarf planets
• Mars Opportunity Rover and Mars 2020 Rover
• Voyager, Cassini Huygens Mission, New Horizons, and the Saturn V Rocket
• Astronauts, the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, Soyuz, and the Skylab
• Lunar Module and lunar roving vehicles
• Comets, meteors, and meteorites
• Rosetta, Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Space X, and Space Launch System
• Orion, Vostochny Space Center, Solar Orbiter; and TESS

Paperscapes: the book that transform into a work of art. Whether you're interested in reading a classic from Lewis Carroll, exploring the cityscape of London or learning about plants and animals, Paperscapes books offer everything a traditional book would, and then uses innovative design and beautiful illustrations to let readers turn their book into a work of art.

don Miguel Ruiz is the author of The Four Agreements, The Mastery of Love, and numerous other best-selling books. He is also one of the most influential spiritual teachers on the planet, having touched the lives of millions of people around the globe.

No one has been more affected by his teachings than his own son, don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., who has compiled his father's wisdom into one small but extremely powerful book. The essential teachings in this comprehensive work come from don Miguel's recorded lectures, workshops, interviews, and most importantly, the private moments between a father and his son. This book is a wonderful edition to the Ruiz family's existing literature and will especially appeal to those who enjoyed The Four Agreements.

Topics covered in this book:

Compare and order whole numbers, fractions, and decimals on a number line

Understand and apply concepts of lines and angles (e.g. parallel and perpendicular)

Identify polygons

Understand the relationship of the circumference of a circle, its diameter, and pi (π 3.14)

Measure and find the area and the perimeter of two-dimensional shapes using formulae

Coordinate Geometry

Convert measurement units within a system

When it comes to reaching our goals, our greatest challenge in life is often consistency. There are millions of reasons that come at us on a daily basis telling us why we should quit. These reasons always come to endorse our present fears and disappointments. If you are not moving, you're stagnant.

It is said that it takes thirty days to break a habit and thirty days to form one. With this thirty day devotional, we will take a journey together to form better habits, to be consistent and to keep going!

"A perfect gift for anyone who loves ink or is looking for inspiration for their next tattoo, this book is filled with enough unique designs to satisfy all fans of body art." Buzzfeed

"Fill these incredible tattoo illustrations - from the traditional to the more elaborate - with ink of your choice" Creative Bloq

Packed with stunning illustrations, this unique coloring book celebrates the art of the tattoo. The tattoo designs - all specially drawn for the book - range from traditional motifs - hearts, sailors, girls, skulls, roses - to more elaborate compositions with a contemporary edge.

Two pullout posters at the centre of the book provide the inspiration to get your creativity flowing. This unique take on adult coloring brings an exciting twist to the trend enjoyed by fans of Johanna Basford and Millie Marotta.

A perfect gift book that will appeal to anyone who loves tattoo imagery - or is looking for inspiration for their next piece of body art.

If you're not that much into reading but rather color pencils, this is your book without a doubt. It is full of great illustrations that some of the designers made specifically for the book. It presents a wide range of traditional motifs: hearts, sailors, girls, skulls, roses and some other compositions with a contemporary twist. Let your creativity flow by coloring these gorgeous designs." PullTheMetal

"...the perfect gift for anyone who loves tattoos and body art" Solo Press

"Unleash your inner rebel - and perhaps get inspired for some permanent ink - with a book full of vibrant tattoo designs" Stylist

More than 200 word search puzzles are dedicated to the fascinating exhibits and artifacts found in the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Includes prehistoric life, dinosaurs, rocks and minerals, plants, and animals. Search for words that relate to and describe these treasures, and read interesting facts along the way. Word lists include easy, moderate, and challenging searches. Keep your brain fit by and test your word-finding skills searching vertically, diagonally, forwards, and backward in pursuit of hidden words. This collection contains a fantastic variety of puzzles to satisfy beginner and expert puzzlers alike and offers a much-needed brain boost for hours of entertainment. Help improve memory and focus by completing a new find-the-word challenge every day, with a variety of unique themed word searches with this Smithsonian Word Seach Book!

Collect more Sudoku, Large-Print puzzle, Crossword, Spot the Difference, and more books from Brain Busters and Parragon!

• OVER 200 PUZZLES & SOLUTIONS: Hours of fun and entertainment to enjoy with a large variety of everyone's favorite seek and find word puzzles.
• LAY FLAT Spiral-bound lays flat for ease of use at home or on the go. Whether you're drinking your morning coffee, riding on the train, or relaxing on vacation this puzzle book can go with you.
  
• MAKES A GREAT GIFT A perfect gift for Mother's & Father's Day, Christmas, birthdays, vacations, and more, word finds make an excellent gift for any occasion.
• BRAIN BUSTERS(TM) Part of the Brain Busters Puzzle Collection from Parragon & Cottage Door Press and officially licensed by the Smithsonian. Look for other books including Smithsonian Inspiring Women Who Shaped America Word Search & Beautiful Botanicals Word Search, The Ultimate Book of Mixed Puzzles, John Deere Word Search, Large Print Word Searches, Bible Word Search, Crosswords, Picture Puzzles, and More!

An inspiration of roses

A one-of-a-kind guide to growing, cutting, and arranging the most beautiful roses in the world, Garden Roses belongs in the hands of every flower lover. Created by Gracielinda Poulson, the preeminent rose grower in the country and proprietor of Grace Rose Farm, each page of this glorious book steeps the reader in the iconic mystique of the rose: Its breathtaking beauty, in hundreds of photographs. Its secrets, in the incredible breadth of information on the varieties best suited for cutting and how to raise them to thrive in the garden or a container, in almost any climate zone. And its unique presence in our lives, in all the ways to style and display roses, from a simple vaseful to more elaborate tablescapes and floral arches, truly elevating the flower that more than any other has captured our imaginations and delighted our eyes.

The traditional practice of foraging is an especially meaningful way of connecting with the land and its attendant life forms. Truly seasoned foragers have spent countless hours in the field studying wild edible foods and internalizing where to find them, how to identify them, and how to harvest them. To help you hone your craft as a forager and give you greater access to fresh, nutritious, and free food, we have created this in-depth resource. It details the approved practices for harvesting wild edible plants in a sustainable manner and specifically covers such topics as harvesting strategy, safety (including the universal edibility test), and the proper tools and methods for harvesting berries/fruits, nuts, leaves/shoots/stems, roots/tubers, and mushrooms. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is an essential companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and foragers of all experience levels who wish to become better attuned to the growth habits of wild edible foods in various ecosystems. Made in the USA.

Despite promises of "fast and easy" results from slick marketers, real personal growth is neither fast nor easy. The truth is that hard work, courage, and self-discipline are required to achieve meaningful results--results that are not attained by those who cling to the fantasy of achievement without effort. Personal Development for Smart People reveals the unvarnished truth about what it takes to consciously grow as a human being. As you read, you'll learn the seven universal principles behind all successful growth efforts (truth, love, power, oneness, authority, courage, and intelligence); as well as practical, insightful methods for improving your health, relationships, career, finances, and more.

You'll see how to become the conscious creator of your life instead of feeling hopelessly adrift, enjoy a fulfilling career that honors your unique self-expression, attract empowering relationships with loving, compatible partners, wake up early feeling motivated, energized, and enthusiastic, achieve inspiring goals with disciplined daily habits and much more! With its refreshingly honest yet highly motivating style, this fascinating book will help you courageously explore, creatively express, and consciously embrace your extraordinary human journey.