From Kitchen to Garret: Hints for Young Householders is a practical Victorian manual of domestic management, guiding newly established households through the material and moral ordering of the home. Moving from servants, kitchens, and meals to furnishing, bedrooms, and household economy, Panton writes in a brisk, advisory style that combines common sense, social observation, and prescriptive detail. The book belongs to the rich nineteenth-century tradition of conduct and housekeeping liter...

"Suburban Residences, and How to Circumvent Them" by J. E. Panton explores the intricate dynamics of suburban life and the challenges that come with it. The book delves into the architectural and social aspects of suburban homes, examining how they reflect the values and aspirations of their inhabitants. Panton's insightful analysis reveals the often-unseen constraints of suburban living, encouraging readers to rethink their relationship with their environment and the societal norms that d...

The ideals of freedom and justice serve as the bedrock of America, as beautifully expressed in the Declaration of Independence and safeguarded by the Constitution. The journey toward fully realizing these ideals has often been fraught with difficulties for African Americans. Generations have courageously fought for equality and have made tremendous sacrifices along the way.While the civil rights movement made significant strides against unjust systems, we must also focus on the vit...

For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding coloni...

The evolution of the United States from a late-18th century coalition of rebel British colonies to a 21st century global superpower was shaped by several forces. As the nation expanded its boundaries after the Treaty of Paris confirmed independence from Great Britain in 1783, it acquired a rich variety of resources – coal, fertile soils, forests, iron ore, oil, precious metals, space, and varied climates as well as extensive tracts of territory. Technological innovations, such as the cotto...

The foundations of the British monarchy date from the era, more than a millennium ago, when Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, and Viking peoples competed for dominance. Early sovereigns exercised near-absolute power but over time that authority dwindled as the changing role of women, the democratization of society, dynastic intermarriage, financial demands, religious convictions, struggles for economic and political control, and territorial aggrandizement combined to promote change. The strengths and w...

Trust the go-to experts on color to discover sophisticated, whimsical, calming, and uplifting color schemes for your home interiors, art, and crafts.In this handy book, international color authority Pantone takes the guesswork out of using color in bold and innovative new ways, sharing the wisdom that has made their professional products an essential resource around the globe.Palettes include:Winter ShoreParisian Pâtisserie...

Laugh the Christmas stockings right off the mantle with more than 300 hilariously illustrated Christmas jokes for kids!Why did the Christmas tree go to the barber? It needed a trim.What's red and white and goes, "Oh, oh, oh"? Santa walking backward.What do Santa's reindeer play at sleepovers? Truth or deer.Packed with more than 300 cheery, laugh-out-loud, family friendly, and sometimes groan producing jokes for the C...

Sara Panton, co-founder of the premium essential oil company vitruvi, shares her knowledge of botanicals and wellness practices to help you live more naturally and elevate the simple moments of your day.Essential oils have been used in self-care practices for centuries. These small bottles of potent extracts can help you carve out simple (even secret) moments every day to reconnect with yourself, breathe deeper, sleep better, and restore energy. In this modern guid...

Get into the World Cup spirit with this football activity book for kids – can you search and find all the footballers?The greatest European football teams are preparing for the continent's biggest tournament!Travel around Europe and search and find the footballers as they sightsee, ski and get lost in the busy crowds. Spot 11 players from each nation as well as extra items in each scene!From the crowded streets of Paris to the beaches of Croatia, this search-and-fin...

NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX: Step into the town of Triperot and challenge your friends and family with terribly TWITTISH questions in this game book inspired by the upcoming animated film The Twits.Filled with hundreds of hilariously tricky questions and scenarios inspired by Netflix's animated film The Twits, can you choose between the grisly and the gruesome?

Bringing the popular “Would You Rather” game to the page, The Best Would You Rather Book is full of entertaining questions and fun illustrations to keep readers busy as they choose their fate from silly options.Would you rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible? Eat rotten eggs or drink expired milk? Have hands for feet or have feet for hands? Containing hundreds of devious dilemmas and curious questions on all things silly, smelly, and more, thi...