“Humanitas” means the development of human virtue in all its forms-a fitting title for this magnificent collection of photography by Frederic Roberts, former head of NASDAQ. Several years ago, Roberts embarked upon a second career as a photographer, traveling throughout Asia, from India to Cambodia, Bhutan to Thailand, and Myanmar to China. Through his lens, he set out to capture people in all their understanding, compassion, fortitude, and honor-a splendid humanity.

Lifelong rider and author Bob Woods takes readers on a zippy ride through scooter history, stopping off to see how World War II, Audrey Hepburn, and The Who have all played a part in this reoccurring transportation trend. It includes more than 150 colorful photos of scooters, including all the top-selling models, and also features tips about buying, repairing, and maintaining scooters.

“Some of us-hopefully most of us-are trying to understand and appreciate the effect our recent election will have on you, the citizens of the rest of the world.” --James Zetlen, creator of Sorryeverybody.com

Twenty-year-old University of Southern California student James Zetlen launched www.sorryeverybody.com on November 4, 2004, as a way for Americans to express their disappointment, grief, and outrage about the results of the election and how it will affect people around the world for at least the next four years. To date, almost 30,000 people have uploaded their thoughts, images, and opinions to the Web site.

Published in Association with the Smithsonian Institution

500 stunning photographs from the late 1800s to the present day celebrate African-American culture. “It is glorious-this history of ours! It is a great story-that of the Negro in America! It begins way before America was America or the U.S.A. It covers a wide span, our story. Let me tell it to you.”-Langston Hughes

Photographer Carlton Ward Jr. spent over seven months in the field in the Central African country of Gabon, documenting the unique landscapes and biological diversity of Gabon, a magical place where the Congo Basin rain forests meet the Atlantic Ocean and elephants wander the beaches undisturbed. Carlton photographed over 400 species of plants and animals, including many never before photographed alive and several new to science.

Build-A-Bear Workshop® has rocketed to become one of the most talked about retail success stories, with over 20 million “Best Friends Made” and 170 stores worldwide. Maxine Clark, founder and Chief Executive Bear, shares personal stories and special insights that went into the design of over 100 Furry Friends. This first-ever compilation of the complete Build-A-Bear Workshop® collection-including retired animals coveted by devotees-features a pictorial overview of each Furry Friend, along with favorite apparel and accessories.

Build-A-Bear Workshop® is making friends all over the world, and bringing joy to kids of all ages, with over 170 retail stores worldwide and more than 20 million “Best Friends Made” to date. Now, the Build-A-Bear Workshop® pals and furry friends are featured in four new beautiful Build-A-Bear Workshop® books. Filled with whimsical yet profound philosophical quips, known to Build-A-Bear Workshop® fans as “Bearisms,” these slender volumes are the perfect gift for any child, young or old.

Build-A-Bear Workshop® is making friends all over the world, and bringing joy to kids of all ages, with over 170 retail stores worldwide and more than 20 million “Best Friends Made” to date. Now, the Build-A-Bear Workshop® pals and furry friends are featured in four new beautiful Build-A-Bear Workshop® books. Filled with whimsical yet profound philosophical quips, known to Build-A-Bear Workshop® fans as “Bearisms,” these slender volumes are the perfect gift for any child, young or old.

Build-A-Bear Workshop® is making friends all over the world, and bringing joy to kids of all ages, with over 170 retail stores worldwide and more than 20 million “Best Friends Made” to date. Now, the Build-A-Bear Workshop® pals and furry friends are featured in four new beautiful Build-A-Bear Workshop® books. Filled with whimsical yet profound philosophical quips, known to Build-A-Bear Workshop® fans as “Bearisms,” these slender volumes are the perfect gift for any child, young or old.

Build-A-Bear Workshop® is making friends all over the world, and bringing joy to kids of all ages, with over 170 retail stores worldwide and more than 20 million “Best Friends Made” to date. Now, the Build-A-Bear Workshop® pals and furry friends are featured in four new beautiful Build-A-Bear Workshop® books. Filled with whimsical yet profound philosophical quips, known to Build-A-Bear Workshop® fans as “Bearisms,” these slender volumes are the perfect gift for any child, young or old.

The circle of love begins, and ends, with the number-one-screen-kisser in history, Marilyn Monroe, and moves backward and forward through time from 1933 through to the modern day. Timeless photographs of big-screen (and a few real-life) lovers flow from page to page in a virtual orgy of cinematic romance. Marilyn Monroe dips down to kiss Tony Curtis, who is shown on the next page snuggling with Natalie Wood, who in turn cuddles up to real-life lover/husband Robert Wagner, who is shown in the next frame with Janet Leigh, and on and on.

A Field Guide to Aliens is a hysterical testament to the power of human imagination and an homage to Hollywood movies. This entertaining spoof of natural-history field guides takes a creative, colorful look at movie aliens, fresh from the kooky mind of the world’s self-described leading alien hunter himself, Dave Elliott. Here’s everything you wanted to know about more than 150 of the most fascinating alien species ever to appear in films. Packed with information about alien behaviors, lethality, weaknesses, powers, habitats, height, weight, and even intelligence levels, A Field Guide to Aliens is a thoroughly researched, brilliantly illustrated, packed-with-facts guide with tongue planted firmly in cheek.