One of the Los Angeles Times' Favorite Cookbooks of 2025 and Amazon's Best of Cookbooks 2025Next Level Chef winner Pyet De Spain celebrates her Mexican and Native American heritage in this collection of mouthwatering recipes, a vibrant fusion that ties us to the land and to one another.Star chef Pyet DeSpain rose to prominence as the first winner of Gordon Ramsey’s Fox television show Next Level Chef. Now, in her ...

Seventeen-year-old Harper Westbrook isn’t afraid of monsters…she is one.For the past three years, she’s been one of the Blood Bound—girls and women cursed with a bloodlust only satisfied by killing terrible men. Once every three months, she trades in her pom-poms for a lethal throwing axe. Her life is led by a strict set of rules to keep her dark secret as hidden as the bodies she buries.And her number one rule? Stay away from Grayson Jones.

What can theology offer philosophical discussions of autonomy?In this distinctive collection of essays, Insole and DeSpain lead a cadre of academics from across the world in answering this question. In doing so, they challenge the narrow conception of 'liberalism' that has characterised much of the discussion around autonomy.The contributions disrupt traditional methodologies by starting with analyses of urgent and concrete situations where the concept of a...

Game designers spend their lives solving extraordinary problems and facing mind-bending paradoxes. It’s their job to make a meticulous plan for “spontaneous fun” players will want to experience over and over again. Pressure is heaped on with demands for innovation and blockbuster status. So designers find themselves facing an abyss of problems, pressure, and possibilities, armed only with their brains and an assortment of design principles they picked up over years of experience.Fo...

Let's go for a ride in the Belly Button Express! Have you ever ridden in a wagon? Well, be sure to hang on tight as you feel the wind in your face and get a little dirt in your teeth! This special wagon was built for adventure, built for fun, and built with love. The magic of the Belly Button Express comes alive just like it did for the special children that it was built for. Tucked into the pine trees, the Belly Button Express is there, just waiting for you.

This book, written and edited by members of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Game Writing Special Interest Group, follows the acclaimed Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing to deliver practical advice from seasoned veterans on the special challenges of writing for first-person shooter games (FPS), role-playing games (R

This well-baked and hilarious guide to the brave new world of marijuana is “required reading for longtime potheads and new users alike (Dan Savage)”.“This fun and insightful book is the perfect owner’s manual.” —Rick StevesThe United States is in the midst of a weed renaissance. Recreational marijuana is greenlit in a growing number of states, with medical marijuana legal in many more. The Stranger writer and performer David Schmader is you...

Artists and programmers often work together on complex projects in stressful environments and things don’t always go smoothly. Miscommunication and misunderstandings are common as these two disciplines often use the same words to mean different things when they talk to each other. Unintentional slights can turn into long-held grudges and productivity grinds to a crawl.This is a "flip book" that contains two narratives in one. Turn the book one way and read one perspective; turn the...

This second edition of Professional Techniques for Video Game Writingis updated with new chapters and new authors, but it’s still a no-nonsense guide to the professional craft of writing for video games. Not only does the text cover story and narrative elements, but it also addresses dialogue, documentation, and strategy guides. Seasoned video game writers each address a different topic, including the best way to break into the video game industry, how to be an efficient part of a...

There's trouble tonight while your snoozing,while you lay in your bed and dream.A little Hair Fairy named Trudyhas opened your can of frosting.The cookies you left on the counterare too tempting for her to resist.Her sticky fingers and toeshave made a mess that shouldn't be missed.

The night is dark, the moon is high, And down the hall the Hair Fairies fly, Caramels and candy what a sticky delight, But a hairy situation is brewing tonight! One fairy is up to some Halloween tricks, With an eerie mess that must be fixed! The rest are faced with a monster to wrangle, Leaving them more than just hair to tangle!

Seventeen-year-old Harper Westbrook isn't afraid of monsters . . . she is one.For the past three years, she's been one of the Blood Bound—girls and women cursed with a bloodlust only satisfied by killing terrible men. Once every three months, she trades in her pom-poms for a lethal throwing axe. Her life is led by a strict set of rules to keep her dark secret as hidden as the bodies she buries.And her number one rule? Stay away from Grayson Jones.