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Print: $11.97 Download: $8.00 75 Uncharted Territories for Off-the-Beaten-Pathfinders
There are crucial differences between a blank map and a blank page. Unlike a blank page, a blank map:
• is designed by a catographer
• is a frame
• represents a space or “territory”
• has orientation
• is readable
• has accuracy
• suggests scale (though may sacrifice exactitude in favor of visual utility)
• is informative (unavailability of data does not equal nonexistence of data)
• is something unexpected
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Print: $16.69 Over 60 multi-cultural symbols of unity suitable for coloring. This one-of-a-kind educational resource is for students, teachers, and parents who are interested in learning about unity. An annotated table of contents explains the background of each unity symbol. It is the author's hope that the coloring book, by presenting an array of symbols, will encourage people to take a broad perspective, consider the oneness of humankind, and be inspired to develop their own unconditional symbols of unity.
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Print: $27.97 From the author of One Letter Words: A Dictionary comes this fascinating, enlightening companion for professional illusionists, amateur conjurors, and art lovers intrigued by the power of archetypes.
This book is a picto-poetic history of magic predating Robert Houdin's Scientific School of conjuring, recalling the ancient Mystery School traditions. Told by artists from the 700s - 1600s who were influenced by iconography of even earlier ages, this history is an initiation into the deeper aspects of magic: the meaning in the art beyond clever trickery, the archetypes at play since time immemorial.
Features 80+ images
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Print: $40.00 Stunning photographs from the eccentric seaside resort village of Portmeirion, Wales.
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Print: $14.97 Download: $9.00 Unlocking the Secret Reflections of Sigils and Vévés
Whether carved into amulets, daubed onto parchment, traced through ashes, or scratched in sand, ritual diagrams are the age-old precursors to our modern circuit boards, their intricately flowing lines summoning powerful energies. Five thousand years ago in China, the Yin-Yang alchemists of Taoism painted mysterious calligraphy onto rice paper, creating magic talismans imbued with the secrets of the universe...
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Print: $34.17 Download: $12.00 Portmeirion village is a whimsical seaside tourist destination on the west coast of Wales, attracting 250,000 visitors annually. A retirement project by an eccentric British architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, this "home for fallen buildings" is a fascinating architectural garden for day visitors and an elaborate resort for overnight guests. Portmeirion is famous as the shooting location for the 1960s cult television series "The Prisoner," starring Patrick McGoohan and is well-known for the line of botanical-themed pottery it produces.
PUZZLING PORTMEIRION is an insightful guidebook that explores Sir Clough's trailblazing experiments in virtual reality, his subtle but powerful time-warping and space-folding tricks, the little-known myths and legends echoing down every footpath, and the myriad restless spirits at play. Eccentric globe-trotters will have their eyes opened, curiosities piqued, feet motivated, and pens recording the most fascinating entries in their travel diaries, bar none.
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Print: $13.26 Download: $5.00 In 47 one-of-a-kind diagrams, eccentric visionary Professor Oddfellow presents his offbeat "Forgotten Wisdom." Entries include:
• The Depths of Madness
• Gestation of an Idea
• The Three Dimensional Scale of Amusement
• How to Call a Bluff
• Essay Writing: The Sewage Pipe Model
• Rejected Gaming Dice
• How to Read a Barcode
This book makes a perfect gift for wordplay enthusiasts, armchair linguists, intellectuals, pseudo-intellectuals, or anyone with a sly sense of humor.
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Print: $16.45 Download: $8.00 The Absence of Coloring Contains All Coloring. —Zen Koan
This coloring book contains images of white things, printed on white paper. Is one to fill in these images with a white crayon? Or is one to let go of the crayon and practice the Taoist concept of wu-wei (actionless action)?
Why color white objects white?
• White is the absence of color which contains all colors.
• It's easy to keep within the lines.
• It helps one to focus on process, not results.
• It fulfills Zen Master Han-Shan's invitation to "leap the world's ties and sit among the white clouds."
• It is a rejection of artifice, an unveiling of the void.
• It is an antidote to art theory.
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Print: $24.97 Download: $14.00 Wye’s Dictionary of Improbable Words brings together nearly 4,000 unusual and fascinating words that defy convention, offering a vast sampling of our living language at play. As our standard dictionaries scramble to catalog and thereby legitimize our growing vocabulary, Wye’s Dictionary offers the casual word gamer and language lover a cutting edge collection of new words. Examples of usage abound—as old as the Bible and as current as blog postings—grounding extraordinary terms in ordinary contexts. Myriad genres are represented, from literary classics to dramatic plays to whimsical fantasies, as well as the diverse worlds of science fiction, romance novels, children’s stories, historical and military accounts, graphic novels and comic books, travel reports, news articles, magazine features, poetry, song lyrics, birdwatching guides, hymns, and how-to manuals.
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