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"Peonies celebrates the delicate palette, sumptuous beauty and sweet perfume of one of the world's favorite flowers. This lavishly illustrated guide shows how easy it is to grow these bountiful blooms and fill your home with spectacular cut flowers. From the strikingly beautiful Claire de Lune to the frilly, petticoat-like Bowl of Cream, you'll discover a splendid collection of classics, as well as the best modern varieties."--Back cover.

"From barres and ballet shoes to pliés and performances--a step-by-step introduction to the magic of ballet"--

Packed with hundreds of creatures, every one is looked at in detail by a natural history expert. From the tiniest sponge to the largest elephant, all entries are gloriously illustrated in this spectacular celebration of life on Earth.

Based on the success of Tattoo Bible Book One, ArtKulture Publishing brings to market Tattoo Bible Book Two, another unique and colorful collection of flash art. Everything is here, from Skulls to Tribal, Americana to the avant-garde. This book includes over 500 pieces of flash art - colorful tattoo images useful to both the tattoo shop, and the tattoo aficionado

Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees. Featuring a stunning mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated...

A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.

Surveys the life, works and times of Antoine Watteau, the greatest painter of 18th century France.

In "The Comfort of Crows", Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional: fifty-two chapters that follow the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of a year. As we move through the seasons—from a crow spied on New Year’s Day, its resourcefulness and sense of community setting a theme for the year, to the lingering bluebirds of December, revisiting the nest box they used in spring—what develops is a portrait of joy and grief: joy...

A picture-packed guide to the fascinating story of trains and how they have transformed our world. Discover how the vision of George Stephenson, the "father of the railroad," materialized into an age of steam around the world. Study the cut-out of a locomotive to understand how the movement of the piston turns the wheels. Learn how the American railroad contributed to the development and progress in the US and facilitated the spread of population...