"This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement and inspiration. That's not what you need. You need a warning."

Stunning contemporary tabletop designs inspired by historical decorative objects from the world’s great museums.

Discover wonder. “A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.”— New York Times Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published and changed the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvelous it really is. This second edition takes readers to even more curious and unusual destinations, with more than 100 new places, dozens and dozens of new photographs, and two very special features: twelve city guides, covering Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes a nature book like no other—a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field guide–it's an adventure. * National Bestseller * Named a Best New Book by BookRiot, New York Post and more * Named a Best Wild Elephant Gift Under $30 by Taste of Home. From the curious minds of Atlas Obscura, authors of #1 New York Times bestselling Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura, comes an unputdownable celebration of the world's living wonders. ·Learn how dung beetles navigate by the stars, and trees communicate through their roots.

In this delicate floral, water-lily, bitter orange and fig leaf are the poetic prelude to a heart of Italian rose, jasmine and osmanthus.

The serene romanticism of the lake region in Northern Italy.

A cookbook that captures Austin’s hotter-than-hot food scene.

A creamy classic, reimagined in beeswax. This avocado-shaped candle is hand-poured using 100% beeswax and molded from a real avocado sourced from the Hollywood Farmers' Market. With its rich texture and unmistakable silhouette, it’s a customer favorite for kitchen counters, food lovers, and playful gift assortments. Each candle is unscented, clean-burning, and made in Los Angeles using third-party tested, phthalate-free dyes.