Non-Secondhand Books

America's favourite flora are the homey ray flowers, a tribe featuring daisies, sunflowers, chrysanthemums, dahlias, coneflowers, and black-eyed-Susans, combined with the elegant, multifaceted rose. Children pick ray flowers for their...

For 15 years, the author has been informing and entertaining the barbecue world on line. Now this indispensable advice on how to impress friends and family by perfecting their favorite...

Patterns are so much a part of our lives that we often take them for granted. There are times when an artist working in any medium needs to create a...

Bring new direction and inspiration to your gourd crafts by adding motion! Gourd art is often stationary-either elaborately decorated items of beauty or practical tools-and introducing motion breaks the world...

Jim Cromartie first came to Nantucket as a college student, but for the past 35 years he has called the island home. As a young artist, his major patron was...

The Battery Powered Table Sets 1922-1927 Covering the tabletop battery radios built by Zenith, the Chicago-based manufacturer, each radio is described in detail. Included are comprehensive functional descriptions on each...

Celebrating their 25th Anniversary, the Caricature Carvers of America's newest project offers an exclusive look into the creative carving process of twenty-six of America's top caricature carvers. CCA members have...

Redwood Decks: Ideas and Plans for Contemporary Outdoor Living is absolutely packed with more than 200 big, full-color photographs of fabulous decks from around the country, along with plans and...

This book can be used as an accompanying text for the collegiate marching band techniques course and to help build a successful marching band program at a high school. Topics...

In her second book, author Marge Jones guides readers through the process of refurbishing items for virtually every room in the home by using more of her alternative slip-covering technique....

Tools, pipes, pottery, scavenged wood, and doll parts are among the startling artifacts that have been exposed by the retreating tides in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the oldest continuous art colony in...

Trace the evolution of the Brooklyn tattooing scene's iconographic status with this rare look into the borough's gritty history. Long before hipsters called Brooklyn home, tattoo legends like Tony Polito,...

Initially, they were the waste product of wooden bowls turned in an ancient technique by Robin Wood of the United Kingdom, an expert pole-lathe turner and author. Known for his...

Continuing the tradition of creating the next level of breathtaking pin-up girls in the modern world, internationally acclaimed photographer and pin-up artist Celeste Giuliano presents her classic style of pin-ups...

Now in paperback. A handsome photographic tribute to The Ramble, the untamed "wild garden" of Central Park in New York City. For many New Yorkers, Central Park is Manhattan's crown...

Fashion is a business of smoke and mirrors, notorious for crushing the souls of most that dare to be part of the industry. Go on a global expedition with New...

The influence of 80s culture is undeniable, perhaps most popularly in music. So what are the musicians who built the sonic landscape of the 80s up to? Photographer Mike Hipple...

Hundreds of fascinating color photos reveal the wearable artwork created by today's top art jewelers of Europe, including one-of-a-kind necklaces, brooches, bracelets, rings, and earrings in gold, silver, mixed metals,...

Follow famous ghost hunter Shannon Sylvia (formally of Ghost Hunters International) and international demonologist/occult specialist Katie Boyd, as they take a journey through the world of the paranormal. Read interviews...

On the road again, award-winning photographer and educator David Skernick lets serious photographers in on the decisions he makes - some split-second, some carefully planned - to capture 144 spot-on...

Visit the Austin, Texas, where the dead speak and have many tales to tell. Take a macabre guided tour that includes the most haunted hotel in Texas, the stately Driskill;...

This book. Classy. Wait till you read this book. Other losers try to write books, but not like this one. Really funny stuff. It's a tremendous book based on an...

Large landscapes use abstract patterns and natural materials to create a harmonious environment, and its these concepts that landscape designers harness to create an attractive vista. This impressive, richly illustrated...

New York graffiti writers who cut their teeth painting trains in the '70s and '80s transfer Old Skool street art to a more permanent, collectible medium in this book, using...

This fascinating lexicon examines the quixotic architectural expressions found on select mid-20th-century modern commercial buildings in South Florida. Showcasing the work of 13 noted architects from Miami Beach to Fort...

This is the first book devoted entirely to the vast array of wonderful animal sculptures and decorative items produced by Freeman-McFarlin Pottery, located in California from 1951 through 1980. This...

This highly anticipated new monograph delves into an exciting selection of esteemed works by Delhi-based firm Morphogenesis, one of the most productive and creative architectural firms in India and a...

These 200 images show you the spectacular views from hundreds of New York City's finest residences. Everyone loves an amazing view, and some pay millions for a property with views...

In this rich and dream-like collection of photo-paintings, artist and fabulist Fran Forman offers characters, scenes and visual narratives that lure the imagination. She explores the multiple meanings of the...

This visually rich book celebrates the US flag as seen through the eyes of Americans from all walks of life. It contains patriotic imagery of Old Glory in documentary photography,...

Collisions during the design process yield a positive and powerful energy that is crucial to creating a high-performance workplace. The fundamental understanding of collisions involves the interaction of particles (atoms...

Since its discovery by a teenager in 1859, thousands of specimens of lustrous black tourmaline crystals from Pierrepont, New York, have found their way into both museum and private mineral...

People celebrate the magical holiday of Halloween in a wide variety of ways, but most will, at some point, turn off the lights and allow a movie to take the...

Known as the spot where the Pilgrims first set foot on Cape Cod in 1620, it's no surprise that Provincetown, Massachusetts, is a hotspot for tourists as well as hauntings...

Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, not only ranks as one of the nation's greatest presidents, but also one of the most studied figures in history. However, despite...

Medical emergencies can happen anytime and anywhere, so first aid training can be very useful. It can be especially important if you are out at sea, where medical assistance can...

UAVs-unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft; the labels vary-are a disruptive technology on par with computers and smartphones. Present since soon after the dawn of manned aviation, they have become...

Vampires are beings of myth: folkloric creatures who live off the blood of the living and have been recorded in nearly every culture around the world since the beginning of...

Although the phrase "trailer trash" is catchy and kitschy in describing mobile home living, this revealing peek into a stereotype that has dogged the mobile home since its earliest days...

Experience the glamour and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it. It was a time of unimagined new freedoms. From the cafes of...

A miniature exploration of one of New York's most treasured museums Founded in 1804, the New-York Historical Society is New York City's oldest museum, with a rich history of scholarship,...

Collectable "Teddy Bears" is part of a fun new series of gift books featuring pictures and text celebrating a particular area of interest. Here, discover oodles of fascinating fact bites...

Collectable "Fairy Charms" is part of a delightful new series of gift books featuring pictures and text celebrating a particular area of interest. Here, discover a fun range of spells,...

The 'Swinging 60s' up close - 60s' style captured in a unique combination of words and pictures from award-winning journalist Felicity Green of the Daily Mirror, the biggest-selling newspaper of...

A sumptuous, double foiled, deluxe edition combining Emily Bronte's tale of tortured romance, Wuthering Heights, with her sister Charlotte's neglected masterpiece, a passionate narrative of repressed and unrequited love. Although...

Bookworms derive great pleasure from the simple act of reading. But what happens when a book is old or damaged and no longer in a fit state to be read?...

Featuring every image in Robbie Conal's storied poster campaigns, this is the definitive history of "America's foremost street artist" (Washington Post). A foreword by Shepard Fairey, American contemporary street artist...

Learn to bake new and creative cupcakes using everything from the standard vanilla and chocolate to fruits and vegetables. These proven cupcake recipes can be easily recreated at home and...