Start your metal detecting journey or improve your treasure-hunting skills with this expert guide that teaches you everything from choosing between VLF, pulse induction, full band, or zero-voltage transmission detectors to identifying rare finds.

Nothing is as thrilling as finding cool (and often valuable) stuff right under your feet. The Metal Detecting Bible, 2nd Edition serves up step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and useful photos that can turn you into a professional treasure hunter in no time.

From quick-start tips for novices to insider secrets for the most experienced hobbyists, this hands-on guide is the ultimate resource on all aspects of metal detecting. Now, in this fully-updated edition, make your search even more successful and exciting with the latest information on:

• Choosing the best metal detector
• Learning where to search and why
• Practicing appropriate swing techniques
• Integrating advanced GPS technology
• Scouting out beaches, parks, and historic sites
• Gaining permission to hunt on private property
• Identifying antique coins, relics, and jewelry
• Using handy target recovery tools
• Cleaning and safely preserving your finds
• Selling your finds for a profit
• And more!

So grab this guide and get ready to dig up more fascinating finds!

Spice up your summer with this handy DIY guide packed with easy projects, beginners’ tutorials, camp crafts, and more!

Break has come and school is out. Keeping your kids entertained at home without screens may seem difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Why not make your break a “DIY summer” with The Little Book of Plastic Lace Crafts? This step-by-step guide to creating lanyards, key chains, bracelets, and other crafts with plastic lace features full-color diagrams and easy-to-follow text. It can be used at any proficiency level, starting off with basic stitching techniques before moving on to more advanced methods in order to teach you how to:

• Create a standard lanyard
• Integrate practical and creative techniques
• Incorporate new and playful ideas
• And more!

Written and illustrated by a highly experienced lanyard artist, The Little Book of Plastic Lace Crafts is the screen-free summertime entertainment that the whole family can enjoy!

Explore the world of cryptozoology in this first-ever trivia book all about the folklore, study, and eye-witness testimonies of cryptids like the Jersey Devil, Yeti, and more!

You’ve heard of Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch) and the Loch Ness Monster (aka Nessie). But these famous beasties are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the fantastic beasts, real and imagined, out there in the wild. These creatures are called cryptids: animals that some think exist but for which there is no concrete scientific evidence.
 
In The Big Book of Cryptid Trivia, you’ll learn all about cryptozoologists and ufologists like Loren Coleman and John Keel, as well as about real-life sightings and interesting tales of famous and lesser-known cryptids all over the world, including:

• Tahoe Tessie
• Mokele-Mbembe
• Ahool of Java
• Georgia Bigfoot
• Piltdown Man
• Hogzilla
• Pope Lick Monster
• Loveland Frog
• And more!

Whether you are a seasoned skeptic, a budding cryptozoologist, or something in between, this book is sure to include facts and oddities that intrigue, educate, and entertain. Perhaps you’ll find out if you want to partake in a bit of cryptid tourism. Loch Ness, anyone?

Discover an updated variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes whipped up with the low-budget, easy-to-acquire ingredients from everyone’s favorite grocery store–Trader Joe’s®!

Just as Trader Joe’s is the ultimate one-stop shop to stock up on tasty, eclectic foods for all dietary lifestyles, so too is the I Love Trader Joe’s Plant-Based Cookbook! Designed for veteran vegetarians, fresh vegans, and curious carnivores alike, this handy cookbook comes with easy-to-follow recipes for delicious, animal-free dishes, including:

• Tasty Tofu Scramble
• Tuscan Tomato Soup
• Almond-Glazed Green Beans
• Coconut Curry Polenta
• Tempeh Tacos
• African Peanut Stew
• Pasta with Creamy Tapenade
• Roasted Carrot Risotto
• Pumpkin Spice Cobbler
• And many more!

Packed with simple instructions, full-color photos, and newly updated vegan versions of recipes, the I Love Trader Joe’s Plant-Based Cookbook takes the guesswork out of cooking no matter who’s at your table

Celebrate New York City’s best borough as you color your way through detailed illustrations of architecture, local spots, and more iconic scenes from Brooklyn.

Escape into the very best parts of New York City living with Brooklyn Bound: A Coloring Book. Relax and color your way through the streets of Brooklyn with detailed illustrations of gorgeous neighborhoods like Red Hook, Bed Stuy, Williamsburg, Crown Heights, and more. Discover vibrant spots like Prospect Park, stunning architecture like the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge, historical places like Greenwood Cemetery, and so much more. You may even discover some fun facts about Brooklyn along the way. Whether you’re a local, visitor, or curious explorer, you will love this artsy guide to Brooklyn!

Practice and perfect copperplate handwriting with this perforated, easy-to-use beginner-friendly collection of exercises and drills for the modern calligrapher.

Taking your pointed pen calligraphy to the next level requires a lot of practice! Luckily, this all-in-one practice book provides templates, tips and tricks, and space to repeat your basic strokes, miniscule and majuscule letters, and more. Copperplate Calligraphy Practice Book also provides smart coaching paired with blank workspace to make your daily practice easier, more efficient, and more fun. It’s the ideal way to help you along in your calligraphy journey.

For fans of Sarah Richardson’s Copperplate Calligraphy from A to Z or those looking to practice their lettering skills, this handy workbook features easy-tear perforated practice pages with guided lines, helpful hints and even specific letterform combinations for several popular words and phrases.

Step out in a brand-new look with this collection of creative stitches and stylish crochet patterns for cute tops, fun accessories, and more!

This is not your grandma’s crochet book! This craft book is inspired by today’s hot trends—the bold, bright, and colorful that will bring life to your yarn. With step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow tips and tricks, this comprehensive handbook will introduce newcomers and bring lifelong crafters to the unique and versatile world of crochet. Learn how to choose and substitute materials, read a crochet pattern with ease, and create a project with confidence based on your body measurements. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crocheter, What About Yarn will teach you how to take crochet to the next level. Patterns include:

• Bright and colorful tops
• Cool patchwork cardigans
• Playful matching sets
• Funky bucket hats
• Cute minidresses
• And so much more!

Harness the power of green witchcraft and divination with this combination guidebook and fully illustrated forty-card oracle deck of herbs, florals, and more.

Tea magic has been used for centuries to uncover hidden truths. Now, with the Herbal Tea Magic for the Modern Witch Oracle Deck, you will find solutions for everything from a broken heart to aligning with your highest self. Want to know which herbs will bring you good luck or enhance your mood? This oracle deck will show you just that with detailed descriptions on the significance of the herb in the companion booklet.
 
This oracle deck and companion guide contains forty different herbs, each with their own metaphysical meaning that you can use to divine the future, reflect on the past, or even interpret the present. Perfect for beginners or more advanced witches, there are endless ways to use this deck either as a traditional oracle deck or more free-form by asking a question, drawing a few cards, and creating your own spellbinding brew to help guide you to the answers you seek.
 
Discover the metaphysical meanings of:

• Cinnamon
• Sage
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• And much more!

 
The Herbal Tea Magic for the Modern Witch Oracle Deck includes forty matte cards and a companion guide.

Take a deep dive into the manipulative, messy world of con artists, embezzlers, fraudsters, swindlers, and grifters in this collection of true crime stories about scams and cons.

From mystifying cons to shocking scams, Scams and Cons: A True Crime Collection features case file facts, fascinating details, and true testimonies of the world’s most famous scammers and con artists. This book includes the most salacious cases as well as lesser-known ones, with each chapter delving deep into the facts of the case and chronicling first-hand accounts from journalists and police. Plus, a bonus trivia chapter at the end includes a variety of extra-fascinating tidbits. From cults of personality to murderers, cases include:

• Simon Leviev
• Anna Sorokin
• Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos
• Robert Hendy-Freegard
• Issei Sagawa, the Japanese cannibal who conned his way out of French prison
• John Edward Robinson, one of the internet’s first serial killers and a dedicated con man
• James Hogue, whose multiple false and stolen identities saw him gain a scholarship to Princeton
• Alicia Esteve Head, whose accounts of survival and loss in 9/11 were as fictional as the suicide she doctored to escape the repercussions
• And more!

A perfect gift for fans of shows, films, and documentaries like Inventing Anna, Bad Vegan, The Tinder Swindler, The Dropout, Dirty John, and more.

Celebrate and learn about the many cultures that fall under the Asian American umbrella in this alphabetically organized, rhyming, and colorfully illustrated picture book.

The ABCs of Asian American History is an inclusive compilation of the holidays, famous figures, traditional dress, cuisine, and other interesting facts from nineteen Asian American groups (as defined by the 2020 United States Census), including Korean Americans, Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Pakistani Americans, Japanese Americans, Hmong Americans, and more.

Perfect for kids ages five and up, this book explores Asian Americans in the US cultural landscape, from the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal to the first Indian American woman to travel to space, as well as the names of famous Asian American inventors, artists, and political leaders. Kids will also learn about traditions, from Diwali to Chinese New Year; music and fashion styles, from the tabla to the sari; and signature dishes, like laksa and pho, giving greater visibility to Asian Americans for the youngest of learners.

A much-needed addition to the classroom, home library, or gift bag, The ABCs of Asian American History will inspire important conversations, offer a tool for inclusivity in early learning, and encourage anyone reading to be a changemaker in their own right.