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Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams
The ultimate playbook for building high-performing teams, packed with counterintuitive insights, surprising science, and real-world lessons from the most comprehensive study of elite groups ever conducted. What do the best teams do differently? To find out, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman surveyed thousands of teams and pinpointed the precise habits that separate the best from the rest. The results upend everything we think we know about teamwork. It turns out that the most successful teams aren't the ones that collaborate most, get along best, or put in the longest hours. What really sets them apart is the way they manage their energy and attention, bring out the best in one another, and keep improving over time. Blending eye-opening discoveries with unforgettable stories, Superteams takes you inside the writers' room of Succession and Bridgerton, the recording studio of ABBA and Fleetwood Mac, the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants, the laboratories of Nobel Prize-winning scientists, the locker rooms of NBA and NFL teams, and the boardrooms of the world's most innovative companies. You will learn:
-A simple rule that instantly cuts meeting time in half
-How the best teams make focus easier, not harder
-The one question that makes team decisions up to 30% smarter
-The only office perk that improves performance (spoiler: it's not coffee)
-How personal productivity hacks make teamwork harder
-Why feeling like the smartest person in the room is a red flag
-Why top performers care more about disappointing their peers than their boss
-How the best teams avoid burnout without working fewer hours
-The science of truly restorative breaks, evenings, and vacations
-How to build a team that keeps getting better (even when you're not in charge) Smart, insightful, and relentlessly practical, this is your science-backed guide to turning your team into a Superteam.Sold out -
Sold outThis Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book
The classic "bear hibernation" story is turned on its head in this hilarious read-aloud full of surprises, perfect for a cozy winter read and story time year-round! This is was supposed to be a sleepy bear book--a gentle, quiet story. Until Bear opened his cozy, quiet den, only to find--A DJ and a disco ball? Guitar riffs and a booming bass? A random jazz flute?Stop all these shenanigans! THIS ISN'T WHAT HAPPENS IN A SLEEPY BEAR BOOK! Things only get noisier and more chaotic with every turn of the page. Winking at storytime conventions in a way that'll crack kids up, This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book combines classic bedtime story tropes with visual, giggle-worthy surprises that offer a memorable twist and a great read-aloud.Sold out -
Clodagh's Happy Cooking: 100 Easy, Speedy, Healthy Recipes for Good Mood Food
100 fabulous quick and tasty recipes for the health-conscious home cook. The newest recipe book from Clodagh McKenna, packed with delicious recipes for the health-conscious cook who's short on time. Clodagh's Happy Cooking is packed with easy, everyday, tasty recipes make health and happiness a part of your daily routine from breakfast to dinner.. All of the recipes have been designed to fit into your daily life, with accessible ingredients, vegan alternatives and air fryer instructions. Recipes include Clodagh's highly popular My Daily Happy Juice, Crispy Salmon Rice, Chicken Soup and Get the Glow Salad. From teas juices and breakfasts to help you start your day on the right side of the bed to simple suppers you can make in under 30 minutes, Clodagh's Happy Cooking is a must-have guide to joyful, healthy living. The recipes are designed to be quick and achievable, using easy-to-find ingredients and incorporating vegan alternatives plus air fryer adaptions when relevant to suit today's diverse diets and busy lifestyles. Chapter include: Teas and Juices, Breakfast, Healthy Snacks and Treats, Soups & Breads, Lunch, 30-Minute Suppers and Get-Ahead Cooking. With recipes including nutritious juices and tea such as Healing Tea and My daily Happy Juice (more than 1 million views on social media) Soups and Breads such as Make Me Strong Green Soup and Guiness Brown Bread, there is something for everyone's healthy habits here. Treats include Banana Peanut Bread and GF Oat & Pistachio Cookies, while delicious quick lunches include Red Curry Lentils with Sweet Potatoes & Spinach and Greek Chicken with Spicy Couscous & Tzatsiki. For those Get-ahead days recipes include one-pot dishes to freeze for later. -
Ruin, Great and Free
From bestselling and award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull comes A Ruin, Great and Free, the stunning conclusion to the popular Convergence Saga.
It has been nearly two years since the anti-monster riots. The inhabitants of Moon have been very fortunate in the intervening months. Inside their hidden monster settlement, they've found peace, even as the world outside slips into increasing unrest. Monsters are being hunted everywhere, forced back into the shadows they once tried to escape from. Other secret settlements have offered a place to hide, but how long can this half-measure against fear and hatred last?
Over the course of three days, the inhabitants of Moon are tested. The Black Hand continues to search for them, and the Cult of the Zsouvox wants to make Moon the last stand in their war against the Order of Asha. This is more than enough to reckon with, but the gods have also placed their sights on Moon--and they bring with them a conflict that may either save or unravel the universe itself.
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Doing Small Things with Great Love: How Everyday Humanitarians Are Changing the World
You are most powerful where you live.
Drawing from decades of experience in humanitarian service, Sharon Eubank offers a wisdom-packed guide on how to enact impactful aid in the world and especially in your own backyard. Whether you're inspired by compassion or looking to enrich your life through meaningful service, this book will change how you approach helping others.Through powerful storytelling as well as twelve principles of action rooted in her own experiences, Sharon demonstrates how to provide sustainable support and avoid common pitfalls. Her principles cover everything from preserving dignity to asking the right questions to attacking root causes. You'll learn the importance of finding local solutions, fostering trusted networks, and recognizing that real help is always an exchange of value.
This book isn't just a call to action--it's a blueprint for effective, ethical, and lasting service. Whether you're involved in large-scale relief or simply want to make a difference in your community, Doing Small Things with Great Love will equip you with the knowledge and a path to act that empowers you and others to say, "We did it ourselves."
Start making an impact today in your own community through 12 service principles that can spark anyone into action.
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Power of Positive Leadership, Revised & Updated: The 9 Essential Principles and Practices to Be a Great Leader
More than 250,000 sold
We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and your vision seems more like a fantasy than a reality. That's why positive leadership is essential! Positive leadership is not about fake positivity. It's not about ignoring reality. Positive Leadership is about maintaining optimism and belief to create a better reality. It is a competitive advantage that leads to winning and success. The research is clear. Being a positive leader is not just a nice way to lead. It's the way to lead if you want to build a great culture, unite your organization in the face of adversity, develop a connected and committed team and achieve excellence and superior results.
Since writing the mega best seller The Energy Bus, Jon Gordon has worked and consulted with leaders who have transformed their companies, organizations and schools, won national championships and are currently changing the world. He has also interviewed some of the greatest leaders of our time and researched many positive leaders throughout history and discovered their paths to success. In this revised and updated Second Edition of The Power of Positive Leadership, Jon Gordon shares the lessons he has learned and provides a comprehensive framework on positive leadership filled with proven principles, compelling stories, practical strategies and practices that will help anyone become a positive leader.
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Sold outRocket Arm
#1 New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green is back with an action-packed novel about a football player with big dreams whose life changes forever when he attends an athletic boarding school. Now available in paperback!
Zeno Dubois might be young, but he has a remarkable ability. He's a quarterback with a "rocket arm"--he's able to throw a football for incredible distances.
His dad wants Zeno to succeed, no matter what, so when a coach comes to recruit Zeno to an athletic boarding school, his dad immediately signs Zeno up.
The school is intense, but Zeno quickly bonds with one of his coaches, Coach Lamb. However, when Zeno tells a reporter that Coach Lamb uses unusual healing methods, he finds himself at the center of a media storm. While trying to keep a low profile, Zeno stumbles across a mystery and starts to go out nightly to uncover the truth. With his energy down and the media circling, will Zeno be able to perform in the biggest game of the season?
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Sold outPete the Cat's Cool New Ride
Ride along with Pete and his friends in this STEM-themed picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling classic series Pete the Cat!
Pete the Cat just got some new wheels. Beep, beep, beep! And as he's grooving down the street, he bumps into one friend, two friends, three!
When they pile up in the car, Pete can't keep count and wonders if there is room for everyone.
In his fifteenth hardcover picture book, Pete the Cat learns that there's always more room for friends.
From the authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat series, James and Kimberly Dean, this picture book is reminiscent of Pete favorites like Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons and perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang.
Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!, Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination, Pete the Cat Plays Hide-and-Seek, and Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream!
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Sold outNine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
NEWBERY HONOR-WINNER
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER * INDIE NEXT PICK * FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, ALA Booklist, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, The Strategist, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and the Chicago Public Library!Breathtaking suspense, unforgettable characters, and a pinch of magic combine in the dual stories of two young people--one in 731 China, and one in 1931 Chinatown--on perilous journeys to save their families. An instant classic from the beloved and bestselling author of the Vanderbeekers series.
"A page turner that is at once epic and intimate. This is a must read!" --Lisa Yee, New York Times bestselling author of The Misfits
In ancient Chang'An, Han Yu sells steamed buns in a bustling market full of whispers about his ability to summon tigers.
In New York's Depression-era Chinatown, Luli gazes out from the roof of her parents' restaurant, dreaming of dim sum and Chinese art.
Familiar rhythms rule the contained-but-contented lives of Han Yu and Luli. But when plague strikes Chang'An and financial crisis threatens Luli's family, Han Yu and Luli must each venture out into the larger world--and into danger-filled adventure--to save what they love most. Filled with wondrous caves and conniving thieves, desert storms and magical lakes, Karina Yan Glaser's epic and rewarding novel is a testament to the bravery required to face the unknown and the power of art to connect us through the ages.
"The work of a virtuoso, this is quite simply dazzling and the best book I've read in a long time." --James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author of City SpiesSold out -
Conan the Barbarian Vol. 1: Bound in Black Stone Deluxe Edition
An epic deluxe edition of the first volume of Conan comics in hardcover format, featuring spectacular bonus content avid fans are sure to love! CONAN THE BARBARIAN - THE GREATEST WARRIOR OF ALL TIME - is back for a whole new epic saga in search of high adventure and battle. CROM! Pirate! Thief! Mercenary and warrior, the legendary Conan the Barbarian is back! Armed with just his wits and his sword, Conan sets out for the first time from his beloved Cimmeria in search of glory and adventure. Often copied, but never bettered, this is the welcome return of the first and mightiest hero ever to stride the world. On the eve of his first major battle, young Conan of Cimmeria pictures a life beyond the borders of his homeland and yearns for a life of adventure undreamt of in his small village. Visions of future allies and unspeakable evils he will eventually encounter throughout his fabled career fill his mind, as he makes the choice to take his first fateful step into the Hyborian Age. For fans of heroic blood-soaked action-adventure and ancient arcane wizardry! -
Sold outSome Days I'm the Wind
★"By following one expressive girl through wonderfully evocative art, this story celebrates both imaginative play and openness to all kinds of emotions" - Booklist, starred review
A calming reminder that you can feel a different way each day -- and that's ok!
And just like the wind, or the sun or the sea,
On some days I'm some ways, but all days, I'm me. Some days you may feel like a cyclone, a whirl, dizzy, giddy, wild. Other days, you're a whisper, a breeze, gentle mellow, mild. You're not the same each day, and Some Days I'm the Wind is here to say that's ok! In this calming poem, reassuring phrases encourage readers to meet themselves as they are and explore all sides of their emotions and personalities.
- Teaches kids there are no "good" or "bad" feelings. All feelings are feelings!
- A perfect companion read to Whatever Comes Tomorrow
- Endnotes provide further exercises to explore feelings through poetry and writing
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Sold outMagic of Someday Soon
For fans of Barbara O'Connor, The Magic of Someday Soon is a hopeful middle grade novel overflowing with light, love, and adventure as two girls find the extraordinary joys of every day.
Zoe longs to one day put down roots. Since her dad's death, twelve-year-old Zoe September has drifted from place to place with her artist mother, the Up-cycle Magician. Then a new art project for her mom brings them to Maravel, Florida--her dad's hometown. In Maravel, she discovers a delicious, enchanting secret among the sweet brews of her grandmother's tea shop. But how will Zoe ever leave when her mom wants to get back on the road? Teddy dreams of the day she can save her past. Twelve-year-old Teddy Martin has a mission: restore her great-grandparents' legacy, Fossil Gardens, a theme park of artistic recreations of prehistoric animals. Desperate to rescue the last remaining sculptures, Teddy enlists the Up-cycle Magician's help before they disappear forever. But with sinkholes threatening to swallow the decaying fossils, is Teddy in over her head? Never underestimate the magic of someday soon. Things bubble and steam between Zoe and Teddy when they team up. But in working together to save Fossil Gardens, the girls discover something even more special--the possibility of your deepest wishes coming true in unexpected ways and a friendship that feels like home.Sold out -
Sold outTogether We See
★ "An adrenaline rush-inducing must-read." --School Library Journal, starred review
This edge-of-your-seat Indigenous murder-mystery set in Costa Rica from Pura Belpré and Walter Dean Myers Award-winning author of Saints of the Household is perfect for fans of Firekeeper's Daughter and Patron Saints of Nothing. How far would you go to protect your land? To protect your family?
Told in multiple points of view, Together We See follows Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri-American teenager, searching for the truth behind her land-activist father's mysterious death on their Native territory in Costa Rica. Ulá and her brother, Kabék, uncover secrets and corruption as they face off against illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government in the hunt for clues. Their only allies are a few family friends and relatives still living in Bribri, as well as a young journalist, who may be in danger himself. But as details of their father's death emerge, long-held trust is broken. And in this sinister web of deception, no one is safe. Inspired by real-world missing, dead, and attacked Indigenous activists, award-winning author Ari Tison writes her first novel in prose and pushes the envelope yet again by pulling together a propulsive story full of grief, environmental justice, and the fight for retribution.Sold out -
Atlas's Bones: The African Foundations of Europe
A major new look at Africa's influence on European culture and how colonization remade Africa in the image of a medieval Europe. Virgil. Chaucer. Petrarch. These names resonate with many as cornerstones of European culture. Yet, in Atlas's Bones, D. Vance Smith reveals that much of what is claimed as European culture up to the Middle Ages--its great themes in literature, its sources in political thought, its religious beliefs--originated in the writings of African thinkers like Augustine, Fulgentius, and Martianus Capella, or Europeans who thought extensively about Africa. In fact, a third of Virgil's Aeneid takes place in Africa. Francis Petrarch believed his most important achievement was his epic Africa; while Geoffrey Chaucer wrote repeatedly about the figures of Scipio Africanus, actually two different men who defeated and destroyed Carthage. Smith tells the story of how Europe created a false "medieval" version of Africa to acquire resources and power during the era of imperialism and colonialism. The first half of the book, "Reading Africa," traces Egypt's, Libya's, and Carthage's influence on classical and medieval thinking about Africa, highlighting often ignored literary and legendary traditions, for example, that Alexander the Great named himself the son of an African god. The second part, "Writing Africa," focuses on how the different cultures of the two great African cities--Carthage and Alexandria--shaped modern literary criticism and political theology and examines the cross-influences of modern anthropology, medieval studies, and colonial law. Atlas's Bones firmly re-establishes the significance of Africa in European intellectual history. It will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how much of Africa informs our artistic and cultural world.Sold out -
Peter Pan: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
J. M. Barrie's tale of Peter Pan, a magical boy who never grows up, and his adventures with pirates, fairies, and Lost Boys, is now available in an unabridged, illustrated, cloth hardcover edition in Union Square and Co.'s Signature Clothbound Editions series. In 1904, Peter Pan first flew across a London sky and into the bedroom of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling. Ever since, this perpetual youth has continued to delight children of all ages. Young readers will happily soar with him and his friends to the enchanted Neverland, where they'll meet Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, and Peter's famous nemesis, Captain Hook. It's a tale as ageless as its beloved hero. This edition also features the official prequel story, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.Sold out -
Sold outHeart of Our Home
This author-illustrator debut from Caldecott honor-winning creator Janelle Washington (Choosing Brave) is a timeless ode to one family's kitchen table: stained, scratched, and full of love.
The heart of this family's home beats steadily at the round wooden kitchen table. Every morning, they gather around it for breakfast. In the afternoons, it's where homework gets done, and where art projects, and sometimes brownies, are made. On Fridays, it's where they prepare the fish fry. Anniversaries, birthday parties, graduations. All are celebrated at their kitchen table. When they tell their stories, it listens. And when they cry, it gives comfort. Their kitchen table is a place for family, friends, and memories.Sold out