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8-Pen Set, 8 ball point pens with black ink, housed in a sleek cigarette-case style box with magnetic closure.

Enchanting original artwork, provocative ideas, fresh modes of magic-it's all inside "Llewellyn's 2010 Witches' Calendar". Each month you'll find inspiring articles by both well-known writers and fresh voices in the Wiccan/Pagan community.

Henricus Hondius's World Map (1630), created for the Novus Atlas, features baroque-style decorations and portraits of historical figures like Julius Caesar and cartographers. This 1,000-piece puzzle brings the rich art of 17th-century cartography to life.

Illus. in full color. "With a jovial bus driver as host, readers have quite a ride ahead of them as the bus bounces through what appears to be a French town. In her first book the artist humorously injects the familiar song with cheerful new life."--Horn Book.

This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by Jane Goodall. The popularity of When Elephants Weep has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, and was profiled in People for his ground-breaking and fascinating study. Not since Darwin's The

Let’s face it–we all do geeky things, from checking e-mail obsessively to playing video games to tripping over our own feet. But here’s your chance to find out just how much of a geek you really are. With 1,000 questions for every area of your life–from childhood to lifestyle to entertainment to sex (you met your wife in a Web chat room–3 points), Are You a Geek? help

In 1982, Rachel Smolker traveled to Monkey Mia, a remote spot in western Australia where she’d heard wild dolphins regularly interact with people. She had no intention of staying long; she simply wanted to see if the rumors were true. That initial trip changed Smolker’s life; it commenced a fifteen-year scientific obsession that has culminated in this fascinating scientific adventure s

Create your own beautiful origami art with this all-in-one kit that includes everything you need to get started: an easy-to-follow instruction guide and elegantly patterned origami paper. In the kit’s guide, you will learn how easy it is to make visually stunning paper creations with clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations. The included origami paper features delicate patterns reca

From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. These stories of heroes and powerful gods and goddesses are set forth simply and movingly, in language that retains the power and drama

Weave with wire and fiber to produce metal fabric—an entirely new art material that can be used for jewelry, sculpture, basketry, and more.

Use a four- or eight-harness loom to weave an entirely new art material that you may never before have considered—metal!

The exciting follow-up to the bestselling Harry Potter Knitting Magic, this volume offers 28 new and official patterns for knits ranging from spellbinding stuffed toys to cosy Hogwarts house apparel to all-new costume replicas - including bewitching projects inspired by the Fantastic Beasts films!