Presents ideas for collecting and restoring print books, and includes crafting and decorating suggestions to incorporate them into a person's living space.

Thomas Jefferson loved to read and collect books on almost every subject. He built his first library as a young man, and kept on building until his book collection helped to create the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the world's largest library.

A behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it.

As Thanksgiving approaches, Jordan Bingham is grateful for her job researching rare books for Vera Van Alst, but after Vera is paid a visit by Muriel Delgado, Jordan's position is terminated. Then Jordan learns that Muriel has designs on Vera's collection of Nero Wolfe first editions and discovers a deadly connection between Muriel and the Van Alst family.

The renowned LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden counts among its holdings many of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical and horticultural works ever created. More than eight centuries of knowledge, from the twelfth century to the present, are represented in the library's collection of over one million items. In this sumptuously illustrated volume, international experts introduce us to some of the library's most fascinating...

"In this full-color book, dive into the mountain of Simpsons merchandise that the '90s (and beyond) blasted into toy aisles everywhere : comics, video games, toys, books, clothing, cookie jars, toilet brushes, things you remember, the lost toys that you don't, and maybe even some things we don't want to remember. You will find that these bizarre products can actually help trace the show's developments as well as its culture impact. The Simpsons knew...