My Dog: The Paradox

A Lovable Discourse about Man's Best Friend

Matthew Inman dishes another helping of hilarity from his online comic The Oatmeal in My Dog: The Paradox. After years of carefully observing his own dog, Rambo, Inman follows his #1 New York Times best-selling How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, with this ode to the furry, four-footed, tail-wagging bundle of…

The Manhattan Cook-Book

Containing Many Valuable Original Receipts and Other Useful Information

 This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1877, is a cookbook, patent medicine advertisement, and medical manual all combined in one small volume published by the manufacturer of a well-known and widely used nineteenth century home remedy, Atwood’s Bitters.  Historical records assert that in 1840 Moses Atwood of Boston…

Excelsior Cook Book and Housekeeper’s Aid

 Published in New York in 1863, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection is a comprehensive homemaking and cookbook reference compiled by the author to bring “excelsior” (excellence) into every housekeeper’s kitchen and home. There is no information available about Laura Trowbridge, but her goal in compiling Excelsior Cook Book is clear. Using her…

The Young Cook

This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1870, is a comprehensive baking and confectionary book designed to teach new brides and new homemakers everything they need to know about the most popular cooking topic, then and now.  Although the author of this collection is anonymous, her intention was clearly…

Trucks

A Mini Animotion Book

NYT bestselling AniMotion™ technique brings Trucks to life as they move across the page. Everyone knows that little boys + big trucks = a match made in heaven. Who can argue with math like that? And so, in the tradition of the New York Times bestselling Bee &and Me comes another AniMotion adventure, this time…

Apician Morsels

Or, Tales of the Table, Kitchen, and Larder

  Published in New York in 1829, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection provides an entertaining culinary miscellany, with collected history, lore, anecdotes, and witticisms focused on food. Published in 1829 in New York, Apician Morsels, or Tales of the Table, Kitchen, and Larder is an entertaining culinary miscellany that combines cooking history,…

The Cook’s Oracle, and Housekeeper’s Manual

Containing Receipts for Cookery, and Directions for Carving

 This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1830, is a new version of a famous recipe collection previously published in London by William Kitchiner, adapted specifically for use by the American public. This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1830, is a new…

The Complete Cook

Plain and Practical Directions for Cooking and Housekeeping

Published in 1843 in Philadelphia, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection is derived from an earlier English work that author J. M. Sanderson heavily adapted for American usage, creating a cookbook that combined the best of American and European cooking of the time. Perhaps one of the first “international” cookbooks. Published in 1843…

XO, God

Notes to Inspire, Comfort, Cheer, and Encourage You and Yours

 As adorable as it is inspirational, XO, God is a sweet reminder that someone is always watching over you.  In this delicately illustrated keepsake edition, Chris Shea’s sweet, unique art imagines a note from the almighty, a piece of scripture, and an illustrated thought to ponder. Each page is a reminder that with the right…

The Mother-Daughter Dance

A modern Everywoman, Cathy endeared herself to millions of fans who share her struggles with the four basic guilt groups: food, love, mother, and career. This comic page heroine blazed a trail for single working women and for her pursuit of perfection against all odds. The most beloved mother-daughter duo is back with a brand-new comic take…

Hop, Pop, and Play

A Mini Animotion Book

Watch baby animals frolic and play—right on the page with the animotion images in Hop, Pop, and Play  In Hop, Pop, and Play, spring has most definitely sprung. Flowers are blooming, piglets are squirming, and lambs are frolicking at play. Perfect for inquisitive toddlers, Hop, Pop, and Play introduces youngsters to a farm-full of cuddly baby…

Be Like Bill

The Internet's Smartest Sensation

This is Bill. Bill is the smartest guy out there. He has become Internet famous. Bill has his own book now. Reading it will make you laugh and become smart too. Buy this book and be like Bill. Be Like Bill is not only the biggest internet sensation of our time, but he’s also the…