-Titulo Original : The Chess Deck: 50 Cards for Mastering the Basics-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: Learn about chess tactics and test your skills with this oversize deck of 54 cards from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Win at Chess, International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess). Chess is all about practice. With this interactive, immersive deck of 54 cards, Levy Rozman distills the most important information players need to know in order to practice right. Fifty cards with chessboard diagrams feature the best openings for black and white; tactics to know like forks, pins, and skewers; historical games to learn from; and brainteasers to test your skills. Two introductory cards explain how each of the six pieces moves and how to understand chess notation so you can analyze positions. Suitable for those who have a rudimentary understanding of chess but challenging enough for more seasoned players, The Chess Deck will help ensure victory. Checkmate awaits...

-Titulo Original : Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: Bring the bold, spicy, beautiful world of Southern Thai cooking to your kitchen through recipes and stories from the James Beard Award-winning chef of Kalaya, in Philadelphia. Growing up in the tropical region of Southern Thailand, Nok Suntaranon helped her mother pound the fresh curry pastes she would sell at their local market. But decades later, after making a life in the United States, she returned home and saw that the food had become watered-down-sweeter and more geared toward a tourist’s palate. Her life mission became clear: to preserve the flavors of Southern Thai food as she remembers them and to show American home cooks how delicious, intricately flavored, and doable Thai cooking is. This is the cuisine of her homeland, both balanced and fiery, rustic or refined. From peppery fish sauce-garlic Hat Yai fried chicken to an extra-fresh, extra-herbal green curry to a celebratory turmeric sticky rice with savory coconut shrimp topping, this is Thai food as you’ve probably never seen it. With easy-to-follow instructions, beginner-friendly tips, suggested recipe pairings, and stunning on-location photography, Kalaya’s Southern Thai Kitchen allows all cooks to bring a piece of Thailand into their kitchens...

-Titulo Original : A Coupe of Thorns and Rose: Romantasy Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst: A Cocktail Recipe Book-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: 60 sweet and spicy classic cocktails inspired by your favorite romantasy stories, for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, and Heather Fawcett With toe-curling tipples and scrumptious spritzes, A Coupe of Thorns and Rose is the perfect companion to add some serious spice to your next reading session. The single-serving recipes easily scale up to serve a crowd, with enticing ties to your favorite romantasy books. Whether you fancy an Vampiro to enjoy with a bloodthirsty lover, a Crescent City Cosmopolitan to fight your demons, or an Empyrean Espresso Martini to bond over, this book has a drink for every romantasy fan. For lovers of stabby heroines, elven warriors, and twisted fairies with enormous wing spans alike, A Coupe of Thorns and Rosewill have an intoxicating cocktail to escape to your favorite realm: What to Serve Your Shadow King: Old-Fashioned Alpha Male; Mai Tai-Rant A Toast to Bitter Rivals: The Aperol Six; The Gauntlet Gimlet Fruits of the Fae: Crescent City Cosmopolitan; Pine After Colada Scrumptious Spritzes: Shape-Shifter Spritz; A Marvelous Light Lemonade Toe-Curling Tipples: Hair of the Wolf; One Hell of a Sour Serious Spice & Slow Burners: Juleps on Mine; Dragon Margarider Set the mood with a drink inspired by your current obsession or branch out and find an intriguing recipe to inspire your next read. Whether you’re into fairies, vampires, demons, or dragons, this collection of delicious drinks is sure to satisfy...

-Titulo Original : Sibley Birder's Trivia: A Card Game: 400 Questions to Test Every Birder's Knowledge (Ultimate Trivia Card Games)-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: A game for birders to test their knowledge-with 200 cards offering 400 questions of varying difficulty about the birds of North America from the bestselling author and ornithologist David Allen Sibley. True or false: Many dinosaurs (the ancestors of modern birds) had feathers. If you answered “true,” you just won a point playing this ultimate ornithology trivia game. Sibley Birder’s Trivia offers 400 questions that will test your bird knowledge over five rich categories: Bird Identification, Bird Anatomy and Physiology, Bird Names, Bird Behavior, and Birds in Culture. The types of question vary: Q&A, true or false, and multiple choice. Each card offers two questions in a category, one easier and one harder. Players can choose which one they want to answer; the easy question is worth one point, while the hard one is worth two. If you answer the easier one correctly, you can move on to the harder one. Some of the questions about identification are illustrated with Sibley’s vibrant bird portraits drawn from his authoritative work, The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition. You can play in teams, one-on one, or alone by pulling random cards to test your knowledge. No matter how you play, in the end, everybody wins as they learn hundreds of fascinating facts about birds...

-Titulo Original : French Country Cooking: Meals and Moments from a Village in the Vineyards: A Cookbook-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: A captivating journey through off-the-beaten-path French wine country with 100 simple yet exquisite recipes, 150 sumptuous photographs, and stories inspired by life in a small village. “Francophiles, this book is pure Gallic food porn.”-The Wall Street Journal Readers everywhere fell in love with Mimi Thorisson, her family, and their band of smooth fox terriers through her blog, Manger, and debut cookbook, A Kitchen in France. In French Country Cooking, the family moves to an abandoned old chateau in Medoc. While shopping for local ingredients, cooking, and renovating the house, Mimi meets the farmers and artisans who populate the village and learns about the former owner of the house, an accomplished local cook. Here are recipes inspired by this eccentric cast of characters, including White Asparagus Souffle, Wine Harvest Pot au Feu, Endives with Ham, and Salted Butter Chocolate Cake. Featuring evocative photographs taken by Mimi’s husband, Oddur Thorisson, and illustrated endpapers, this cookbook is a charming jaunt to an untouched corner of France that has thus far eluded the spotlight...

-Titulo Original : Botanicals: 100 Postcards from the Archives of the New York Botanical Garden-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: 100 rare and brilliantly colored botanical artworks from the archives of the New York Botanical Garden, perfect for mailing, framing, or using as gift tags The images on these beautiful postcards include 100 rare portraits of exotic flowers, cacti, and succulents from the world-renowned collection of the New York Botanical Garden. Printed on lush, uncoated stock to mimic the original paintings, these brilliantly colored postcards can be mailed, gifted, framed or used in craft projects...

-Titulo Original : Overcoming: A Workbook-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: Un libro de ejercicios de diseño sorprendente basado en el bestseller número uno del New York Times de Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry, que presenta herramientas prácticas para afrontar los desafíos de la vida y fortalecerse frente a la incertidumbre, los obstáculos y las dudas sobre uno mismo. Overcoming: A Workbook ofrece a los lectores los consejos atemporales de la ex primera dama Michelle Obama en un formato nuevo, interactivo e instructivo y presenta actividades creativas, sugerencias para la escritura reflexiva, herramientas de seguimiento de hábitos y más para brindar la guía definitiva para liberar su pequeño poder, compartir todo su ser, estar presente en las relaciones y, por supuesto, elevar la cabeza. Con su franqueza y calidez características, Obama se basa en sus experiencias para ofrecer a los lectores las herramientas y los principios en los que se ha apoyado para superar las dificultades en todas las áreas de la vida. Este hermoso libro de ejercicios interactivo es el llamado de Obama a prestar atención a cómo se siente, notar lo que le indican tanto su cuerpo como su mente, así como su recordatorio para todos nosotros de que está bien ir a su propio ritmo, descansar un poco y hablar de sus luchas en voz alta. Está bien priorizar tu bienestar, hacer del descanso y la reparación un hábito...

-Titulo Original : Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Martha Stewart celebrates her landmark 100th book with an intimate collection of 100 treasured recipes, along with stunning photos from her personal archives and the stories behind them. A must for anyone who has ever been inspired by the one and only Martha. Join Martha in the kitchen as she shares favorite recipes and invaluable tips. Learn how to cook her mother’s humble Potato Pierogi, her decadent Gougeres, a comforting Apple Brioche Bread Pudding, and the famous Paella she makes for the luckiest friends who visit her in summer. You’ll find something to satisfy everyone’s taste, whether it’s a simple meal you make for yourself, a weeknight family dinner, or a special celebration, recipes range from breakfast & brunch to soups & salads, hors doeuvres, cocktails, dinner, and of course dessert. Like a scrapbook of Martha’s life in cookbook form, this is the ultimate collection for devotees as well as newer fans who want to become more confident in the kitchen and do what Martha does best: Start with the basics and elevate them. From timeless classics to contemporary delights, these recipes reflect storied moments from her legendary, trailblazing career...

-Titulo Original : New York School Of Interior Design: Home: The Foundations Of Enduring Spaces-Fabricante : Clarkson Potter-Descripcion Original: An essential text for all students of design . . . [and] inspiration and intel for those simply interested in the art and practice. --Alexa Hampton, from the foreword From the nations top college for interior design comes a definitive design school in a book and a fabulous reference for decorating the home. In the past decade, New York School of Interior Design, which was founded in 1916, has drawn a large crossover audience of passionate decorating enthusiasts and hobbyists--many of them private homeowners who know that thinking like a professional is the surest way to achieve a magnificent home. This lavishly illustrated and highly detailed interior design bible provides a comprehensive education on home design and decor, from color theory principles to space-specific considerations (choosing furniture for a living room) and collaborating with architects and other professionals for the best results. Built on the Home Study Course that is the foundation of the schools curriculum, this book offers an unparalleled mastery of the key elements of enduring design, rendering it the only book youll ever need...