Lifestyle and Hobbies

In traditional Day of the Dead celebrations, sugar skulls are given as gifts to the living and adorn the altars of the deceased. The art of handcrafting sugar skulls and decorating them with colorful paint and sparkling embellishments has been passed down through generations of folk artists.

Inquisitive and often mischievous, crows are clever toolmakers that learn from one another. Research shows that crows fashion twigs into spears and hooks to access food and use road traffic for cracking tough nuts. Corvids also recognize individual humans and act differently around people they are familiar with—sometimes even leaving gifts for those who feed them.

Since its beginning in Chicago in the 1940s, Monogram's plastic model kits for cars, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft have captured the imaginations of hobbyists everywhere. The thousands of models Monogram made from 1945 to 1986 are described in detail, shown in over 300 beautiful color photos, with several new images, and are complete with their updated collector's value.

From bestselling author Johanna Basford, a stunning new coloring book that invites artists to explore the great indoors.

These 44 beautifully illustrated cards can help you swim into the ocean of your unconscious mind, where profound thoughts and feelings can create or block your heart’s desire.

Looking for companionship after a near-fatal car crash, Elena Mannes, an award-winning television journalist and producer, decided to get her first dog. But what she found with her dog, Brio, shook the foundations of her physical and spiritual worlds, sending her on a quest to discover the nature of his spiritual origins and to contemplate and seek out the possibility of interspecies ...

Animal lovers are extraordinary. Despite awareness that we will probably outlive our beloved pets, we are still drawn, time and time again, to the connection, joy, and unconditional love that come with sharing our lives, homes, and laps with animals. Many of us feel something deeper than just companionship with our animal friends--a heart-to-heart connection felt all the way to the soul level.

Celebrate The Green Wiccan Year with this beautifully illustrated guide, complete with spells, rituals and teachings that will encourage you to live a greener, more eco-friendly lifestyle. Beginning with Yule and the Winter Solstice, which celebrates the birth of the Sun God on the 21st of December, all 8 festivals of the Wiccan calendar are included: ...

Following Yasmin Boland's popular Moonology: Working with the Magic of Lunar Cycles, now comes the Moonology Diary to help you harness the Moon's mystical powers and breathe magic into your everyday life.

Himalayan salt lamps bring the harmony of Tibet to your home or office or anywhere a computer is handy. Powered by a USB port, they bring color, energy, and harmony to the area, adding a touch of spiritual wellbeing to anywhere you may work or relax.

Natural shape, 1.5-2.0 kg with 220V UK Plug, clear bulb, wooden base.

As a medium, Gordon Smith always gets asked questions about the nature of life and death - is there really an afterlife? Can we commune with our deceased loved ones? Yet some of the most interesting questions he receives are not about human loved ones - many people ask about their pets, too. 

In The Universe Has Your Back, Gabrielle Bernstein taught readers how to relinquish control, relax into a sense of certainty and freedom, find strength when they are down, synchronicity and support when they are lost, safety in the face of uncertainty and joy in what might otherwise be pain. Now, she has created a stunning journal to help readers practice these teachings in their own lives.