“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain
Our nod to this year's graduates. Here's our list of A+ titles for those sailing away from the safe harbor!
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"A mother is not person to lean upon, but a person to make leaning unnecessary." -Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Social Activist & Author (1879-1958)
Regardless of the space you have to work with - be it a windowsill, a stoop, a roof deck, or a full backyard - you'll find books here to inspire, educate, & help you create a flower or vegetable garden to enjoy in the warmer months ahead.
March is Women's History Month, and our featured selection of titles range from the newest and most talked-about Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg to a reissue of I Await the Devil's Coming, a ground-breaking feminist memoir by Mary MacLane, originally published in 1902.
To honor The Japanese Young Artists Book Fair currently taking place in-store, here's our list of literature and art titles that reflect contemporary creative thought throughout Japan. We have also included a few cookbooks.
Here's our list of frigid titles ... freezing cold, but very fun: Arctic adventure, wintry tales, and snow-swept mystery. Ursula K. LeGuin's planet known as Winter, Jack London's wolf-dog, tamed by exposure to civilization, Henning Mankell's obsessive detective, Kurt Wallander ... there's something here for everyone!
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." -Plato
Funny or dark, love fuels literature and life. Here's our list of romantic journeys through fiction, essay, and poem.
Teens are reading some challenging & enriching stories these days! The ever-changing and expanding category of teen, or "Young Adult" literature is a fascinating one, and includes books worthy of adult attention as well. Here's our sampling of recent and recommended favorites from our shelves, dedicated to teen reads.
These selections are perfect for anyone and make excellent gifts. Leonard Cohen said, "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." Ring in the New Year with some fine verse. We'll provide "the evidence of life"...
Here's our 2012 compendium of the best gifts around. Beck's Song Reader, Gustav Klimt: The Complete Paintings, and Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures are only a few of the dynamite items you'll discover. There's something here for everyone, we promise!