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The perfect gift book for dog lovers everywhere! Assess your dog's genius in a series of fun and easy tests and activities, in this follow-up to the best-selling TEST YOUR DOG.

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Over 200 pages of legends, spells, facts and mermaid crafts! Do you need a little more magic in your life? What about shimmer? Look no further. Mermania is here! Packed full of over 200 enchanting pages of legends, spells, and facts, plus mermaid-inspired recipes and crafts, Mermania: The Little Book of Mermaids is the ultimate compendium of all things mer-people and their mystical aquatic lore. Did you know?This is the year of the mermaid – The mer-man film The Shape of Water won Best Picture Oscar and Netflix’s live action The Little Mermaid streams this summer – with Disney and Universal hot on their heels*Mermaids had a heyday in Israel in 2009 and Zimbabwe in 2012, where they halted government works until beer and rituals were offered*Throughout history, everything from manatees and sea-cows to skate and seals have been mistaken for beautiful mermaids!*Mermaids are believed to cure asthma and earache, and to warn of danger Full of gorgeous full-colour illustrations and plenty of joyful whimsy throughout, Mermania includes everything you could ever want to know about these magical creatures, all in a gorgeous, covetable, iridescent package!

30-day crash course to successful writing Do You Have What it Takes? Open the pages of this no-nonsense training guide to becoming the writer you’re meant to be and prepare to be pushed to the max. You’ll write more words in a day than you ever thought possible. You’ll see pages flying, pens running out of ink, friends wondering why you haven’t called them back, and family members wondering if you ever sleep at all. What matters isn’t divine inspiration, a visit from a muse, or even raw talent. What matters is grit, staying power, and resilience. This boxed set includes a guide book, workbook, and 50 exercise cards to jumpstart your creative writing.

Celebrating our imperfections, with trash pandas, rebel raccoons, rescue pigeons, and more! Move over Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub, there’s a new mammal in town. “Pumpkin the Raccoon” has 1.5 million followers on Instagram, “Starfish the Opossum” 130,000, and “Gizmo the Skunk” 35,000 and counting. Instead of shooing them away as pests, the Internet-savvy are welcoming these creatures—once seen as the weirdos, the jaded, the unloved. According to the New York Times, it has surpassed a zeitgeist phenomenon; it’s now a social movement. Move over cute, fluffy animals of yesteryear—this is the era of the eccentric outsider, the jaded rogue. Trash animals are making their way into the headlines … and into our hearts. Featuring: • Trash Animals—Who Are They? Meet and greet opossums, skunks, bats, raccoons, squirrels, pigeons, rats, badgers, and more • In the News. Meet the Vermin-fluencers. We’re used to seeing them in the trash, but these days you’re more likely to see them in your Instagram feed. From profiles of Celebrity Vermin to Newsworthy Stunts like subway-riding pigeons and skunks performing handstands • Discover Your Spirit Trash Animal Quiz • Literary Animal Outsiders • Wildlife Protectors • Trash Animal Trading Cards • Fun Facts Full of charming full-color illustrations and plenty of mischief throughout, Trash Animals includes everything you could ever want to know about these lovable rogues!

Record your trips to the national parks and beyond with this illustrated journal with checklists, popular trails, recreational recommendations, and room to place your passport stamp for all 63 parks. This indispensable and handy field journal allows you to note all the "who, what, when, and wheres" at each of the 63 national parks, with checklists of local wildlife to look out for and popular hikes, trails, and activities to try. Use the twelve blank pages in the back of the journal to record what you see and do on trips of your own choosing--historic monuments, regional parks, and more. This journal includes colorful illustrations of wildlife and flora throughout, a synthetic cover for protection from water and dirt, and an elastic bellyband to hold the diary closed. With room to capture 75 total destinations, travelers will cherish this keepsake journal as a record of time well spent outdoors.

Through writing exercises, inspirational quotes, and simple tutorials, this guided journal for gardeners helps users transform terms like "living in the moment," "meditation," and "mindfulness" from mere buzzwords into helpful everyday practices that will help them de-stress, reconnect, and handle whatever challenges the day brings. Meditations for Gardeners provides the user with a series of simple journaling prompts designed to nurture a positive, calming framework to approach the day. Each of the writing prompts provides is grounded in nature and the garden, offering the user space to examine one's garden and one's self and to ponder some of the basic tenets of mindfulness. The journal can be completed at whatever pace the user prefers to work at (daily, weekly, etc) and features inspirational quotes sprinkled throughout, as well as introductory material on the practice of mindfulness and a list of resources for further reading.

Does your dog respond to hand gestures or facial signals? Can he perform tricks both inside and outside? You’re sure that your dog is much smarter than the one next door, so here’s your chance to prove it with Test Your Dog’s IQ. Use these quizzes and experiments to gauge your pet’s communication skills, social behavior, motor skills, sensory perception, and memory by paying attention to his or her everyday actions such as: ? When your dog shows anxiety that you are leaving ? If your dog is interested in new toys and challenges ? If your dog attempts to wake you up at an unfamiliar sound ? How your dog expresses the desire to play The book also comes complete with advice for analyzing your dog’s score and improving their IQ if they don’t turn out to be quite the wonder dog you expected. These fun tests and amusing illustrations will help you unlock your dog’s hidden brilliance and give you a chance to spend more time with your furry friend.

The perfect book for dog lovers everywhere - is your dog king-of-the-hill...or run of the mill!

GRUESOME, DISGUSTING, AND ABSOLUTELY VILE! Loaded with hundreds of disgusting, repulsive, gruesome, and loathsome facts, this is by far the foulest collection of trivia around. Try not to gag as your read about bad breath, bile, burps, ear wax, scabs, sneezes, snot, spit, and sweat. Avert your eyes or discover the truth about flesh-eating bacteria, maggots, sour milk, rotten fruit, and toe jam. With gross-out facts about animals, the human body, the environment, cultures around the world, and the nasties of your very own home, you won’t be able to stop reading – though maybe you’ll wish you had! GROSS TOPICS: Animal kingdom, including fire-ant nests and shark’s spiral poop Human body, including bad breath, farts, pus, and rigor mortis Around the house, including dead skin cells and pillow mites History, including Black Plague and guillotine clean-up Environment, including the amount of pee in public pools, litter in outer space, and sewage in oceans Disgusting customs, including being buried alive, maggot-infested-cheese, and the Moose Dropping Festival Medicine, including maggot therapy and uses of crocodile poop