**Celebrating the centennial of his birth, the first-ever U.S. publication of Philippine writer Nick Joaquin’s seminal works, with a foreword by PEN/Open Book Award–winner Gina ApostolA New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice**Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he has remained little-known outside his home country despite writing in English. Set amid the ruins of Manila devastated by World War II, his stories are steeped ...

The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked, equal partners in meaning-making? Written and drawn entirely as comics, Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis defies conventional forms of scholarly discourse to offer readers both a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans construct knowledge.Unflattening is an insurrection against the fixed view...

The murder victim's wife was blind.World War II. During the attacks on Berlin in the winter of 1943-44, wave after wave of British bombers swept over northern Europe and dropped their lethal loads on the German capital. A fair percentage of the bombers would fail to return from these 'ops', and RAF planners calculated the life expectancy of the airmen in weeks rather than months.Therefore it did not seem strange when a Lancaster named D-Daisy landed at its base in England af...

In Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light, photographer and author Nick Fancher builds on the success of his previous book (Studio Anywhere: A Photographer’s Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations) as he continues to offer candid, practical, and valuable lessons on how to create successful and fresh photographs armed with only minimal gear, a resourceful mind, and a creative spirit.The heart and soul of Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light resembl...

Male pattern baldness affects over 80% of men — and for decades, the best advice has been to "slow the loss." That is no longer the frontier.In 2025, real scientific progress is changing the conversation. Researchers are no longer focused on preservation alone. They are working to reverse hair loss, revive dormant follicles, and in some cases generate entirely new hair growth using regenerative med...

A boy with a talent for machines and a the mysterious girl whose wings he's fixed will take you past the ordinary. In the tradition of the high-flying, resonant adventure stories of Studio Ghibli comes a gorgeous tale about the longing of young hearts for adventure and friendship! Young Theo works as a mechanic, putting his knack for machines to use in the industrialized city where he lives. But when he finds an injured, amnesiac girl with wings, his life changes forever. Her name is Mia, ...

From the scientist duo behind the New York Times bestselling sensation Does It Fart? comes a new illustrated compendium of animal facts and falsehoods, from the head-scratching to the repulsive!After Does It Fart? comes Number Two...a fully illustrated compendium of animal facts and falsehoods -- the more repulsive the better.Do komodo dragons have toxic slobber? Is it true that a scorpion that sheds its tail dies of constipation? S...

**New York Times BestsellerForget the rules. Just cook!**Great food doesn't have to be over-the-top, fussy, or time-intensive to be absolutely amazing. In his debut cookbook, Nick DiGiovanni gives you the tools to become fearless in the kitchen-and to create unapologetically delicious meals.Building on a foundation of staple recipes such as basic pasta dough and homemade butter, Nick shares a mouth-watering selection of his favorite recipes including Custar...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Economist Best Book of the Year“[A] superb history…so much has been forgotten, including the course of the war in the east across multiple theaters of operation and the strategies pursued by both sides. It is all this and more that Mr. Lloyd has resurrected in compelling detail.” —Economist“Harrowing.… [E]xcellent.… [A] masterly study.” —William Anthony Hay, Wall Street JournalThe first major ...

SEXY STUNNING, RELENTLESS HORRORA possessed child is caught in a war between witches!Spanning centuries of horror and witchcraft, the powerful sequel to Taken By Witches tells how Babcia Czarownica, the greatest of all witches, does battle with far more seductive members of her craft. She must confront a lustful priest, a predatory lover, a vengeful undead beauty, and the unspeakable evil hiding at the top of Rapunzel's Tower... to save her beloved grandson and his family fr...

Another Catastrophe Mia and Theo's erstwhile new friend Nora was kidnapped by a band of thieves, but with the help of the little lumiferret Tama, the pair managed to find the kidnappers' lair! Unfortunately, the operation ended in disaster when, in a panic, Mia again caused a monstrous cat of darkness to appear. After raging out of control, the beast only disappeared once she lost consciousness. Now, though the worst has been avoided, Mia feels guiltier than ever towards Theo for what she'...

A QUEST NEARS ITS END Theo and Mia grow consumed by their search for a magician able to teaching the winged girl how to control her dangerous powers. At last, a merchant from Karatope gives them a clue that leads to their next destination: Holpe! On the way, the friends make a stop in the small village of Chikari, where a baker insists they stay the night. In this stranger's warm home, Theo finally opens up about his sorrowful past…