Lifestyle and Hobbies

Learn how your DNA can empower you to make life choices that lead to a happier, healthier life The personalized medicine wave is here. In this book, biotechnology entrepreneur and CEO of The DNA Company Kashif Khan offers an action plan to help you live your best life. It starts by understanding your genetic makeup. The DNA Way is a preventative guide to various health issues and their link t

Punish or put your dice in a time-out when they roll critical fails or put your friends (and yourself) in danger with the Mini Dice Dungeon. * LIGHT-UP DICE DUNGEON: Includes a 3 inch mini dungeon with LED light feature in green * SPECIAL BRANDED D20: A translucent d20 branded with the D&D ampersand for the 20 * ILLUSTRATED MINI BOOK INCLUDED: With tips, advice, and the basics of dice care,

* CARD PAIRING GAME: Includes 50 full-color printed cards to match 25 sets of spells with their meaning; set highlights a wide range of spells from leviosa to riddikulus to avada kedavra * BOOK INCLUDED: An accompanying book offers play instruction and further detail on the spells in the deck * GREAT SOLO OR IN GROUPS: This game works for solo play as well as groups of 2, 3, or more * GIFT BO

Are You Feeling Naughty or Nice? Adventurous, creative, romantic, or sexy,whether you're navigating the dating scene or happily coupled up, The Naughty and Nice Dates Kit includes 104 exciting new date ideas that are bound to be better than another night of dinner-and-a-movie. Happy dating!

Let this guided journal, a stunning companion to Black Tarot: An Ancestral Awakening Deck and Guidebook, help you connect with the divine.

Join us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the filming locations for the award-winning Netflix series The Crown. The series recreates the romance and intrigue at the heart of our very own royal family and within these pages we seek out the settings so integral to the story, linking each ‘fictional’ site to its real-life counterpart. Covering the first four series, starting with Princess Elizabeth’s

Tips and techniques for spectacular and sustainable gift wrapping From simple bows and neat corners to Japanese fabric wrapping, this book shows how to wow friends and family with beautifully wrapped gifts while minimising waste. You will learn how to master the art of wrapping through easy step-by-step instructions of key techniques. There are ideas for creating both simple and intricat

A saucy, salacious and sometimes hair-raising selection of anonymous postcards, Sex Secrets reveals the bedroom habits of the nation, brought to you by the creator of the bestselling Lockdown Secrets.

Fascinating and richly illustrated stories of flowers for every day of the year. Every day of the year a different species of flower bursts into bloom somewhere in the world. This collection of 366 flowers reveals not only their beauty but the fascinating botanical, literary, folkloric and historical stories behind them.   Discover the magnificent magnolia, which evolved more than 95 million y

A guide to harnessing the world of nature to create sustainable textile art. Textile artist Alice Fox shows how to work with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. She encourages crafters to be open minded and experimental, using local (and sometimes) unconventional materials, working with the seasons and learn

An International Master's instructive guide to essential tactical strategies and positions in chess. A comprehensive book from the Swedish International Master Thomas Engqvist for understanding the most important tactical chess positions in the opening of a game, the middle game and the endgame. It cuts to the chase on the must useful tactical positions at each stage of the game. Knowing the pos

Fresh ideas and techniques for the rapidly evolving area of three-dimensional textiles. Leading textile artist Ann Goddard takes three-dimensional textiles to a new level in this practical book. Drawing inspiration from natural landscapes, organic material and a concern for the environment, Ann's work combines textile and non/textile elements with construction. Linen, loose fibres, paper and ya

The events of your life, from local walks to exotic trips, can provide endless inspiration for textile art. This inspiring book shows you how to record your experiences, using sketchbooks, journals and photography, to create personal narratives that can form a starting point for more finished stitched-textile pieces. Acclaimed textile artist and teacher Cas Holmes, whose work is often inspir

The pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions. Slow Stitch is a much-needed guide to adopting a less-is-more approach, valuing quality over quantity, and bringing a meaningful and thoughtful approach to textile practice. Claire Wellesley-Smith introd

Textile Landscapes demonstrates how to develop your approach to textile art with a focus on using found objects and paint and stitch on cloth and paper.  Cas explains how to exploit the contrast between the hands-on textural quality of working with fabrics and threads and the spontaneity and movement of brush marks to lend a painterly quality to your work. She begins with the basics – ke

Chess takes a lifetime to master . . . but this innovative teaching guide by Brian Byfield and Gray Jolliffe will have you playing the game with confidence in just ten minutes. Armed with this clever advice on moving your pieces, smart strategies and tactics, cautions about common pitfalls, and suggestions for traps to spring on the unwary, you'll be amazed at how quickly your opponents start to l

A compelling collection of anonymous postcards sent during lockdown, revealing hilarious, salacious, relatable and sometimes heartbreaking secret confessions. In the thick of the 2021 coronavirus lockdown, designer and shopowner Eleanor Tattersfield put out a call on Instagram: 'I'll send you a postcard, you send me a secret'. Lockdown Secrets is an astonishing record of what happened next.

A keepsake box containing 50 loose postcards of illustrations that feature in the bestselling Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland.  Explore the rainforest and you will find extraordinary flowers, birds, butterflies and reptiles beautifully presented and ready to personalise with a touch of colour. These postcards can be sent just as they are to friends and family, coloured in, or even framed a

The rise of the celebrity chef and the downturn in the economy has re-kindled an interest in all things culinary and encouraged the great British public back indoors to cook and entertain for themselves. Who better to steer you through the minefield of entertaining etiquette than a quintessentially English butler? This is the ultimate guide to entertaining in style from the man who knows how it'

Bring home a deluxe piece of Harry Potter's wizarding world with this commemorative Lord Voldemort wand-and-stand kit! The set includes: - 8-inch light-up replica of the wand belonging to Lord Voldemort - One-of-a-kind wand stand in the form of Nagini - Book of 8 photographic stickers highlighting the most memorable battles with the Dark Lord