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SELF HELP Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World by Dr. Phil McGraw ISBN: 9780985462734 Price: $26.00 CDN Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services Format: Hardcover In Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World, six-time New York Times #1 best-selling author Dr. Phil McGraw abandons traditional thinking and tells you the ugly truth about the users, abusers, and overall “bad guys” we all have in our lives. He also reveals the secrets of how they think and how they get to and exploit you and those you love. You’ll gain incredible insight into these negative people, which he refers to as BAITERs (Backstabbers, Abusers, Imposters, Takers, Exploiters, Reckless), and you’ll gain the tools to protect yourself from their assaults. Dr. Phil’s new book gives you the “Evil Eight” identifiers so you can see them coming from a mile away, as well as their “Secret Playbook,” which contains the “Nefarious 15” tactics they use to exploit you and take what is yours mentally, physically, socially and professionally. Life Code then focuses on you and your playbook, which contains the “Sweet 16” tactics for winning in the real world. Edgy, controversial and sometimes irreverent, Dr. Phil again abandons convention to prepare you to claim what you deserve and claim it now. You take flying lessons to learn to fly, swimming lessons to learn to swim, and singing lessons to learn to sing. So, why not take winning lessons to learn to win? (via IPS)
Feb 25, 2013

SELF HELP

Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World by Dr. Phil McGraw

In Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World, six-time New York Times #1 best-selling author Dr. Phil McGraw abandons traditional thinking and tells you the ugly truth about the users, abusers, and overall “bad guys” we all have in our lives. He also reveals the secrets of how they think and how they get to and exploit you and those you love. You’ll gain incredible insight into these negative people, which he refers to as BAITERs (Backstabbers, Abusers, Imposters, Takers, Exploiters, Reckless), and you’ll gain the tools to protect yourself from their assaults. Dr. Phil’s new book gives you the “Evil Eight” identifiers so you can see them coming from a mile away, as well as their “Secret Playbook,” which contains the “Nefarious 15” tactics they use to exploit you and take what is yours mentally, physically, socially and professionally. Life Code then focuses on you and your playbook, which contains the “Sweet 16” tactics for winning in the real world.
 
Edgy, controversial and sometimes irreverent, Dr. Phil again abandons convention to prepare you to claim what you deserve and claim it now. You take flying lessons to learn to fly, swimming lessons to learn to swim, and singing lessons to learn to sing. So, why not take winning lessons to learn to win? (via IPS)

KIDS White Fang by Jack London, Arsene Lutin & Antoine Guillope ISBN: 9782733821459 Price: $14.95 CDN Publisher: Auzou Publishing Format: Hardcover Enter the wild and adventurous universe of Jack London and follow the adventures of White Fang — half-dog, half-wolf — until he finds a warm family to take care of him.  Several times adapted into movies, this famous story is now available for children. (via Auzou)
Feb 25, 2013

KIDS

White Fang by Jack London, Arsene Lutin & Antoine Guillope

  • ISBN: 9782733821459
  • Price: $14.95 CDN
  • Publisher: Auzou Publishing
  • Format: Hardcover

Enter the wild and adventurous universe of Jack London and follow the adventures of White Fang — half-dog, half-wolf — until he finds a warm family to take care of him.  Several times adapted into movies, this famous story is now available for children. (via Auzou)

DRAWING Big Book of Drawing by András Szunyoghy ISBN: 9783848002498 Price: $29.99 CDN Publisher: h.f. ullmann Format: Hardcover If you want to solidly get into drawing, you could not encounter anybody better than András Szunyoghy. His decades of experience as an artist and tutor predestine him for the creation of a basic rulebook for the learning of this old art. In a similarly playful and systematic manner, he succeeds in instructing in the big fields of drawing in four legs. The lessons in The Big Book of Drawing contain step-by-step instructions in picture and text as well as innumerable examples. The reader follows Szunyoghy’s thought process intuitively and casually learns to judge his development status. Practice techniques for watching and drawing. Useful tools such as the Dürer-grid and a grey scale complete the work. (via h.f. ullmann)
Feb 22, 2013

DRAWING

Big Book of Drawing by András Szunyoghy
  • ISBN: 9783848002498
  • Price: $29.99 CDN
  • Publisher: h.f. ullmann
  • Format: Hardcover

If you want to solidly get into drawing, you could not encounter anybody better than András Szunyoghy. His decades of experience as an artist and tutor predestine him for the creation of a basic rulebook for the learning of this old art. In a similarly playful and systematic manner, he succeeds in instructing in the big fields of drawing in four legs. The lessons in The Big Book of Drawing contain step-by-step instructions in picture and text as well as innumerable examples. The reader follows Szunyoghy’s thought process intuitively and casually learns to judge his development status. Practice techniques for watching and drawing. Useful tools such as the Dürer-grid and a grey scale complete the work. (via h.f. ullmann)

FASHION Fashion Muse : The Inspiration Behind Iconic Design by Debra N Mancoff ISBN: 9783791347127 Price: $43.95 CDN Publisher: Prestel Publishing Format: Hardcover Lavishly illustrated and thematically arranged, »Fashion Muse« looks at the many iterations a muse can take: Greek goddess, fairy-tale princess, wife, lover, supermodel, celebrity, and artist. A prominent art historian with a profound knowledge of the culture of fashion, Debra N. Mancoff delves far and wide to present pairings both familiar and surprising, including the first couturier Charles Frederick Worth and his wife; Elsa Schiaparelli and the Surrealists; Yves Saint Laurent and the painter Mondrian; Oleg Cassini and Jacqueline Kennedy; and Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy. She reveals numerous designers whose muse was their own image, from Coco Chanel to Diane von Furstenberg to the Olsen twins. And she examines the influence of figures from the worlds of art, celebrity, and pop culture. Entertaining, inspiring, and surprising, this enthralling exploration places the muse where he or she belongs: at the highest peaks of the creative process. (via Prestel)
Feb 22, 2013

FASHION

Fashion Muse : The Inspiration Behind Iconic Design by Debra N Mancoff
  • ISBN: 9783791347127
  • Price: $43.95 CDN
  • Publisher: Prestel Publishing
  • Format: Hardcover

Lavishly illustrated and thematically arranged, »Fashion Muse« looks at the many iterations a muse can take: Greek goddess, fairy-tale princess, wife, lover, supermodel, celebrity, and artist. A prominent art historian with a profound knowledge of the culture of fashion, Debra N. Mancoff delves far and wide to present pairings both familiar and surprising, including the first couturier Charles Frederick Worth and his wife; Elsa Schiaparelli and the Surrealists; Yves Saint Laurent and the painter Mondrian; Oleg Cassini and Jacqueline Kennedy; and Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy. She reveals numerous designers whose muse was their own image, from Coco Chanel to Diane von Furstenberg to the Olsen twins. And she examines the influence of figures from the worlds of art, celebrity, and pop culture. Entertaining, inspiring, and surprising, this enthralling exploration places the muse where he or she belongs: at the highest peaks of the creative process. (via Prestel)

SPIRITUALITY Zen Inspirations : Essential Meditations and Texts by Levering Miriam ISBN: 9780785829812 Price: $14.99 CDN Publisher: Quayside Publishing Group Format: Hardcover Zen Inspirations offers a selection of appealing texts that bring insight and contemplation to busy modern lives – from the complete koans of the Gateless Gate (a 13th-century collection of spiritual puzzles used in the practice of Zen) to a generous selection of haiku and other poems that are not only thought provoking and evocative but rich in beauty and paradox. (via Quayside)
Feb 22, 2013

SPIRITUALITY

Zen Inspirations : Essential Meditations and Texts by Levering Miriam

  • ISBN: 9780785829812
  • Price: $14.99 CDN
  • Publisher: Quayside Publishing Group
  • Format: Hardcover

Zen Inspirations offers a selection of appealing texts that bring insight and contemplation to busy modern lives – from the complete koans of the Gateless Gate (a 13th-century collection of spiritual puzzles used in the practice of Zen) to a generous selection of haiku and other poems that are not only thought provoking and evocative but rich in beauty and paradox. (via Quayside)

FOOD Complete Guide to Naturally Gluten-Free Foods by Olivia Dupin ISBN: 9781592335282 Price: $23.99 CDN Publisher: Quayside Publishing Group Format: Paperback Whether you live gluten-free due to a wheat intolerance or digestive disorder, or because you’re simply looking to eat healthier and lose weight, The Complete Guide to Naturally Gluten-Free Foods is your one-stop reference to going g-free naturally and effectively. (via Quayside)
Feb 22, 2013

FOOD

Complete Guide to Naturally Gluten-Free Foods by Olivia Dupin
  • ISBN: 9781592335282
  • Price: $23.99 CDN
  • Publisher: Quayside Publishing Group
  • Format: Paperback

Whether you live gluten-free due to a wheat intolerance or digestive disorder, or because you’re simply looking to eat healthier and lose weight, The Complete Guide to Naturally Gluten-Free Foods is your one-stop reference to going g-free naturally and effectively. (via Quayside)

DRAWING Learn to Draw Angry Birds by Walter Foster ISBN: 9781600583063  Price: $10.95 CDN Publisher: Quayside Publishing Group Format: Paperback The ever-growing popularity of the Angry Birds video game has sparked a worldwide phenomenon. What started as a fun, quirky game in 2009 has since evolved into a full-fledged movement with a huge online presence and fan base that includes hundreds of millions of children, teens, and adults. Now, with Learn to Draw Angry Birds, fans of the growing franchise will learn to draw all of the Angry Birds characters using easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. (via Quayside)
Feb 22, 2013

DRAWING

Learn to Draw Angry Birds by Walter Foster
  • ISBN: 9781600583063 
  • Price: $10.95 CDN
  • Publisher: Quayside Publishing Group
  • Format: Paperback

The ever-growing popularity of the Angry Birds video game has sparked a worldwide phenomenon. What started as a fun, quirky game in 2009 has since evolved into a full-fledged movement with a huge online presence and fan base that includes hundreds of millions of children, teens, and adults. Now, with Learn to Draw Angry Birds, fans of the growing franchise will learn to draw all of the Angry Birds characters using easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. (via Quayside)

FASHION kate spade new york: things we love twenty years of inspiration, intriguing bits and other curiosities by kate spade new york, foreword by glenda bailey, introduction by deborah lloyd ISBN: 9781419705663 Price: $45.00 CDN Publisher: Abrams Books Format: Hardcover within the four walls of kate spade new york, personal style is applauded and cultural curiosity is encouraged. long before the days of pinboards and social sharing, the brand’s in-house creative team began amassing a collection of things we love on their website: a crayon ring, a cocktail doodle, a particularly dreamy photograph.people began visiting and chiming in with suggestions. now, the things we love have come to life in celebration of the brand’s 20th anniversary. each of the book’s 20 chapters is filled with things we love—from the color red to a well-placed bow to a sense of humor and handwritten notes. part visual diary, part inspirational reference and sprinkled throughout with playful tips and practical advice, things we love is a beautiful compilation that visually represents the spirit of kate spade new york—a place where the colors are bold, smart design is key and fashion is fun. (via Abrams)
Jan 23, 2013

FASHION

kate spade new york: things we love twenty years of inspiration, intriguing bits and other curiosities by kate spade new york, foreword by glenda bailey, introduction by deborah lloyd
  • ISBN: 9781419705663
  • Price: $45.00 CDN
  • Publisher: Abrams Books
  • Format: Hardcover

within the four walls of kate spade new york, personal style is applauded and cultural curiosity is encouraged. long before the days of pinboards and social sharing, the brand’s in-house creative team began amassing a collection of things we love on their website: a crayon ring, a cocktail doodle, a particularly dreamy photograph.
people began visiting and chiming in with suggestions. now, the things we love have come to life in celebration of the brand’s 20th anniversary. each of the book’s 20 chapters is filled with things we love—from the color red to a well-placed bow to a sense of humor and handwritten notes. part visual diary, part inspirational reference and sprinkled throughout with playful tips and practical advice, things we love is a beautiful compilation that visually represents the spirit of kate spade new york—a place where the colors are bold, smart design is key and fashion is fun. (via Abrams)

YOUNG ADULT The Host by Stephanie Meyer ISBN: 9780316218504 Price: $18.50 CDN Publisher: Hachette Book Group Format: Paperback Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy that takes over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. But Wanderer, the invading “soul” who occupies Melanie’s body, finds its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.As Melanie fills Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she’s never met. Soon Wanderer and Melanie-reluctant allies-set off to search for the man they both love. (via HBG)
Jan 23, 2013

YOUNG ADULT

The Host by Stephanie Meyer

  • ISBN: 9780316218504
  • Price: $18.50 CDN
  • Publisher: Hachette Book Group
  • Format: Paperback

Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy that takes over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. But Wanderer, the invading “soul” who occupies Melanie’s body, finds its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

As Melanie fills Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she’s never met. Soon Wanderer and Melanie-reluctant allies-set off to search for the man they both love. (via HBG)

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Map of the World : The World According to Illustrators and Storytellers by Antonis Antoniou  / R. Klanten  / S. Ehmann  / H. Hellige ISBN: 9783899554694 Price: $65.00 CDN Publisher: Gestalten Format: Hardcover Maps help us understand and navigate the world. For centuries, maps have become better, more refined, and more precise—there are no blind spots anymore. While Google Maps and GPS systems have become our tools of choice for navigation, contemporary maps have evolved into platforms for cutting-edge illustration, experimental data visualization, and personal visual storytelling. (via Gestalten)
Jan 23, 2013

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Map of the World : The World According to Illustrators and Storytellers by Antonis Antoniou  / R. Klanten  / S. Ehmann  / H. Hellige

  • ISBN: 9783899554694
  • Price: $65.00 CDN
  • Publisher: Gestalten
  • Format: Hardcover

Maps help us understand and navigate the world. For centuries, maps have become better, more refined, and more precise—there are no blind spots anymore. While Google Maps and GPS systems have become our tools of choice for navigation, contemporary maps have evolved into platforms for cutting-edge illustration, experimental data visualization, and personal visual storytelling. (via Gestalten)

FOOD & RESTAURANTS Where Chefs Eat : A Guide to Chefs Favourite Restaurants by Joe Warwick ISBN: 9780714865416 Price: $19.95 CDN Publisher: Phaidon Press Format: Hardcover The ultimate restaurant guide chosen by the real experts: more than 400 of the world’s best chefs from Heston Blumenthal to René Redzepi and David Chang. (via Phaidon)
Jan 23, 2013

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

Where Chefs Eat : A Guide to Chefs Favourite Restaurants by Joe Warwick

  • ISBN: 9780714865416
  • Price: $19.95 CDN
  • Publisher: Phaidon Press
  • Format: Hardcover

The ultimate restaurant guide chosen by the real experts: more than 400 of the world’s best chefs from Heston Blumenthal to René Redzepi and David Chang. (via Phaidon)

COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY Big Data Governance: An Emerging Imperative By Sunil Soares ISBN: 9781583473771 Price: $65.95 Publisher: Independent Publishers Group Format: Paperback Written by a leading expert in the field, this guide focuses on the convergence of two major trends in information management—big data and information governance—by taking a strategic approach oriented around business cases and industry imperatives.(via IPG)
Jan 23, 2013

COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY

Big Data Governance: An Emerging Imperative By Sunil Soares

  • ISBN: 9781583473771
  • Price: $65.95
  • Publisher: Independent Publishers Group
  • Format: Paperback

Written by a leading expert in the field, this guide focuses on the convergence of two major trends in information management—big data and information governance—by taking a strategic approach oriented around business cases and industry imperatives.(via IPG)

GENDER STUDIES Women in a Globalizing World by Angela Miles ISBN: 9781926708195 Price: $34.95 CAD Publisher: Brunswick Books Format: Paperback An exciting Canadian collection of feminist articles that provide cutting-edge gender analysis for understanding diverse personal and political challenges and opportunities in our fast-changing global world. (via Brunswick Books)
Jan 23, 2013

GENDER STUDIES

Women in a Globalizing World by Angela Miles

  • ISBN: 9781926708195
  • Price: $34.95 CAD
  • Publisher: Brunswick Books
  • Format: Paperback

An exciting Canadian collection of feminist articles that provide cutting-edge gender analysis for understanding diverse personal and political challenges and opportunities in our fast-changing global world. (via Brunswick Books)

PHOTOGRAPHY & FASHION Dogs In Vogue : A Century of Canine Chic by Judith Watt ISBN: 9780316027137 Price: $29.99 CDN Publisher: Little, Brown Format: Hardcover The dogs that have appeared in VOGUE have inspired brilliant articles by writers such as Dorothy Parker and Lesley Blanch. Dogs have been painted by many of VOGUE’s greatest artists, from Douglas Pollard to René Bouët-Willaumez. This stunning book features dazzling, rarely seen photographs by Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, Lord Snowdon, David Bailey, Mario Testino and more. (via Little, Brown)
Dec 11, 2012

PHOTOGRAPHY & FASHION

Dogs In Vogue : A Century of Canine Chic by Judith Watt

  • ISBN: 9780316027137
  • Price: $29.99 CDN
  • Publisher: Little, Brown
  • Format: Hardcover

The dogs that have appeared in VOGUE have inspired brilliant articles by writers such as Dorothy Parker and Lesley Blanch. Dogs have been painted by many of VOGUE’s greatest artists, from Douglas Pollard to René Bouët-Willaumez. This stunning book features dazzling, rarely seen photographs by Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, Lord Snowdon, David Bailey, Mario Testino and more. (via Little, Brown)

CRAFT Little Christmas Decorations to Knit and Crochet by Sue Stratford ISBN: 9781844488704 Price: $19.95 CDN Publisher Independent Publishers Group Format: Hardcover Novelty knitters and crocheters will love this collection of mini Christmas projects to knit and crochet for the holiday season. Combining two previously published and highly successful titles in the Twenty to Make series—Mini Christmas Crochet by Val Pierce and Mini Christmas Knits by Sue Stratford—this book provides 40 delightful projects that are ideal for festive gifts or decorations. Projects are suitable for knitters and crocheters of all abilities and include mini Christmas stockings, holly leaves, reindeer, snowmen, snowflakes, a Christmas fridge magnet, a star, a candy cane, Christmas bells, an angel, and much more. Clear, step-by-step instructions and materials lists are provided, and each project is photographed so that crafters can clearly see the design and the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. These mini decorations will appeal to those looking for items they can create quickly while using up scraps and ends of yarn. (via IPG)
Dec 11, 2012

CRAFT

Little Christmas Decorations to Knit and Crochet by Sue Stratford

  • ISBN: 9781844488704
  • Price: $19.95 CDN
  • Publisher Independent Publishers Group
  • Format: Hardcover

Novelty knitters and crocheters will love this collection of mini Christmas projects to knit and crochet for the holiday season. Combining two previously published and highly successful titles in the Twenty to Make series—Mini Christmas Crochet by Val Pierce and Mini Christmas Knits by Sue Stratford—this book provides 40 delightful projects that are ideal for festive gifts or decorations. Projects are suitable for knitters and crocheters of all abilities and include mini Christmas stockings, holly leaves, reindeer, snowmen, snowflakes, a Christmas fridge magnet, a star, a candy cane, Christmas bells, an angel, and much more. Clear, step-by-step instructions and materials lists are provided, and each project is photographed so that crafters can clearly see the design and the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. These mini decorations will appeal to those looking for items they can create quickly while using up scraps and ends of yarn. (via IPG)