The beloved gift format that is 100 postcards in a box has never been more beautiful. The images include 100 rare portraits of exotic flowers, cacti and succulents from the world-renowned collection of the NY Botanical Garden. Printed on lush, uncoated stock to mimic the original paintings, these brilliantly colored postacrds can be mailed, framed or used in craft projects.
Everything you ever wanted to know about butterflies but were afraid to ask! For the first time, W.J. Holland's timeless book about butterflies has been restored and enlarged for this special edition printing of 1898's The Butterfly Book. Includes: - Hundreds of butterfly images and descriptions - The classifications and species of butterflies - Enlarged 8 1/2" by 11" pages - Crisp restored black and white images - The author's layout - Original classic type font - New retro-styled cover design - Butterfly-inspired poetry Writer, William J. Holland, rose to international fame as the second director of the esteemed Carnegie Museum of Natural History, serving from 1897 to 1922. A close friend to Andrew Carnegie, he developed museum exhibits and worked with paleontologists to assemble the museum's famed fossilized dinosaur collection. He was an avid lepidopterist who facilitated the growth of the museum's invertebrate zoology collection, which now includes more than 11 million butterfly specimens.The Complete Butterfly Book is a must-have for all lepidopterists and those studying the science of lepidopterology. Holland's easy-to-read writing effortlessly mixes the science of butterflies with art, imagery, and storytelling. His inclusion of whimsical butterfly-inspired poetry lifts the spirit along with a fascinating collection of butterflies, caterpillars, and papilioninæ. If you love butterflies, you will love The Complete Butterfly Book. Table of Contents Includes: - The Life-History and Anatomy of Butterflies - The Capture, Preparation, and Preservation of Specimens - The Classification of Butterflies - Books About North American Butterflies - Brush-footed Butterflies - Milkweed Butterflies - Long-winged Butterflies - Heliconians - Nymphs - Satyrs, Meadow-browns, and Arctics - Snout-butterflies - Metal-marks - Hair-streaks, the Blues and the Coppers - Swallowtails and Allies - Whites, Sulphurs, and Orange-tips - Parnassians and Swallowtails - Skippers - Hesperids - Megathymus - Collecting in Japan - The Utility of Entomology - Collections and Collectors - More!
Since the night he made an ill-advised decision to commit a pair of revenge killings, Nick has made his living as a professional murderer. Early on, he dispensed with guilt or emotion. But after a routine hit gets messy, Nick gets sick and the conscience he thought he’d killed, along with dozens of other marks, comes creeping back into his brain. Now Nick’s profession and life are on the line, and he has begun stalking a perfectly innocent couple to see if he can snuff them out without the slightest hint of remorse … or if the humanity he worked so hard to suppress is making up for lost time. A dark noir novel about human connection and repentance, Nausea is the story of a sociopathic killer in a war with himself, a war in which the lives of an uninvolved couple hang in the balance.
What can you make out of your old bits of paper, leftover pieces of yarn, or not-so-brand-new cartons and containers? Craft your own purse out of playing cards, whip up a scrapbook made of cereal boxes, or a dollhouse from an empty juice carton! Tweens and teens can start crafting using the easy to follow instructions and photographic directions the smart way. All crafts are made out of materials that many of us find just lying around the house or sitting on the curb waiting to be tossed in a landfill. Overpriced dér, fashion, and gifts are out, and recyclable crafts are in!
'Knit Vintage' offers a fantastic selection of more than 20 timeless designs based on original women's knitwear patterns from the 1930s to the 1950s. Drawing from their own extensive collections of vintage knitting patterns, the authors have chosen garments for their classic style and updated them to appeal to 21st century tastes.
Packed with hundreds of free, inexpensive, and unusual things to do in all corners of the city, this is the perfect resource for tourists, business travelers, and visiting suburbanites--and mostly resident Chicagoans themselves. Readers learn what's new in town as seen through the eyes of a team of native Chicagoans. 23 photos. 9 maps.
Scarlett Proctor has always done things her own quirky way, and her death is no exception. After Death Diva Jane witnesses the shocking accident that takes the young woman’s life, she’s plagued by questions that have no easy answers. The more Jane finds out about Scarlett’s fraught relationships, the more she questions whether her death truly was an accident. When a second probable murder comes to light, she can’t help but wonder if her snooping is making her a target. But Jane has her protectors! Her high-maintenance canine sidekick, Sexy Beast, is determined to keep his alpha female from harm. (Just don’t tell him he’s a pampered seven-pound poodle.) Fortunately for Jane, she also has a yummy bad-boy bartender for backup, so no need to panic. Yet.
This widely praised book chronicles Peter Laufer’s adventures within the butterfly industry and the butterfly underground. Laufer begins by examining the allure of butterflies throughout history, but his research soon veers into the high-stake realms of organized crime, ecological devastation, museum collections, and chaos theory. His ever-expanding journey of discovery throughout the Americas and beyond offers a rare look into a theater of intrigue, peopled with quirky and nefarious characters—all in pursuit of these delicate, beautiful creatures. Read this book, and your garden—and the world—will never quite look the same.
In high school, people called Eli every name in the book 'nerd,' 'geek,' 'dweeb,' 'bookworm,' and even the more creative 'graham cracker legs.' But now Eli is leaving his small-town home and heading to college. He never imagines that by the end of his first year, people will be calling him a hero. When Eli takes a walk around campus on his first day, he wanders into a strange bookstore. The owner gives Eli the book of Guinness World Records and tells him that he can duplicate any feat in the book. Eli can grow his fingernails several feet long, make himself into a 1,200-pound man, or even run the hundred-meter dash in under ten seconds. The possibilities are endless, and Eli, the nerdy kid who never stood out, now has the power to make a real difference in the world. But it isn't long before Eli's good luck runs out. He discovers that his roommate is dealing drugs to students and kids. When Eli's roommate finds out that Eli is using his new powers to disrupt his drug business, he kidnaps Eli's best friend and high school crush to lure Eli into a trap. Using no superpowers, only the potential of real people from the Guinness book, Eli must do whatever it takes to rescue his friend, bring down a drug dealer, and become The Guinness Hero.
"It's a beautiful day to fly a kite, but as soon as Charlie Brown's kite catches a nice gust of wind ... it gets eaten up by the kite-eating tree! Good grief. When he tries again, the tree eats that kite too. Charlie Brown and his friends refuse to let the kite-eating tree win, but what can they do?"--Page 4 of cover.
