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  • Witchcraft: A Handbook of Magic Spells and Potions

    Anastasia Greywolf, Melissa West

    Hardcover (Wellfleet Press, May 15, 2016)
    Tap into the magic all around you with Witchcraft, an illustrated guide to ancient potions, spells, chants, rituals, and incantations from around the world. Learn how to form a spirit circle with coven members, what instruments you need for your craft, special conjurations for each day of the week, and hundreds of crafty spells and potions that will allow you to: Banish headachesKeep your home safeEnvision your future spouseWin richesCommunicate with animalsConceive a childSummon the deadMake it snowSeparate loversKnow your futureAnd more!Spells are conveniently organized by purpose: safekeeping spells, healing spells and potions, spells against enemies, counter-spells, luck and fortune spells, love and matchmaking spells, weather and earth spells, spells to cast on animals, power spells, and communing with the dead. With stunning linoleum-cut illustrations by artist Melissa West that bring the magic of the past to life, this comprehensive compendium is also a delightful page-turner that's full of unexpected treasures. Place it in a sacred place in your home—and make sure no enemies find it to access its inestimable powers!
  • Witchcraft

    Anastasia Greyleaf, Melissa West

    eBook (Wellfleet Press, March 20, 2016)
    A must-have volume for any occultist's library.Tap into the magic all around you with Witchcraft, an illustrated guide to ancient potions, spells, chants, rituals, and incantations from around the world. Learn how to form a spirit circle with coven members, what instruments you need for your craft, special conjurations for each day of the week, and hundreds of crafty spells and potions that will allow you to:Banish headachesKeep your home safeEnvision your future spouseWin riches while gamblingCommunicate with animalsConceive a childSummon the deadMake it snowSeparate loversKnow your futureMake someone fall in loveDream extraordinary dreamsSee in the darkDrive away beastsCause a lost love to returnRead mindsDelay deathMake a foe sufferBecome invisibleAnd much, much more!With stunning linoleum-cut illustrations by artist Melissa West that bring the magic of the past to life, this comprehensive compendium is also a delightful page-turner that's full of unexpected treasures. Place it in a sacred place in your home - and make sure no enemies find it to access its inestimable powers!
  • Love Spells: A Handbook of Magic, Charms, and Potions

    Anastasia Greywolf, Melissa West

    Hardcover (Wellfleet Press, May 29, 2018)
    Whether you’re hoping to catch that person you’ve been secretly in love with for the past five months, or perhaps an unrequited crush is not getting your subtle hints, the one true adage is that love has no rules and sometimes needs a little help or gentle nudge. To help readers navigate through their amorous adventures, Love Magic makes love as easy as simply knowing the right words. Inside, readers will find timeless incantations, mystical concoctions, and homemade talismans that will help them harness their inner love powers to: • Attract love • Find out you who you’ll marry • Become a better lover (or make your mate one!) • Keep your love going strong • Bring good fortune to your beloved • End and forget about a love The Mystical Handbook series from Wellfleet takes you on a magical journey through the wonderful world of spellcraft and spellcasting. Explore a new practice with each volume and learn how to incorporate spells, rituals, blessings, and cleansings into your daily routine. These portable companions feature beautiful foil-detail covers and color-saturated interiors on a premium paper blend. Other titles in the series include: Witchcraft, Moon Magic, Knot Magic, Superstitions, and House Magic.
  • Foodimentary: Celebrating 365 Food Holidays with Classic Recipes

    John-Bryan Hopkins

    Hardcover (Wellfleet Press, Jan. 2, 2018)
    Tired of the sporadic and outdated food holidays that were quietly celebrated each year—most of which were created by food companies to market their products—blogger John-Bryan Hopkins decided to revamp food celebrations and spice them up with his own favorite foods. Creating a food holiday for every day of the year, Hopkins launched Foodimentary.com, which became an immediate overnight success with Google adopting his bespoke calendar. With thousands of fans across multiple platforms, Foodimentary.com is the number-one go-to resource cited by numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites to definitively know which food is being celebrated and when. Mixing Hopkins’ online success with fun food facts, forgotten histories, and classic recipes, while folding in scrumptious illustrations and rare photographs, Foodimentary is a festive jubilee of America’s culinary roots and inventions, from today’s more recent novelties, such as Ranch Dressing Day (celebrated on March 10), to popular dishes of yesteryear such as National Thermidor Day (celebrated on January 24). Whether enjoyed à la carte or consumed in one sitting, get ready to be swept into a twelve-month course created exclusively by Foodimentary.com!
  • Know It All Jazz: The 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles, and Performers, Each Explained in Under a Minute

    Dave Gelly

    eBook (Wellfleet Press, April 3, 2018)
    For non-aficionados, jazz can be slippery and difficult to grasp. Jazz can leave a novice baffled, unsure how to listen, and with the question “How is it that they know what to play?”Know-It-All Jazz takes readers from the African-American roots and all the way to the global mix of styles and performers in today’s jazz scene. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style, and instruments of the discipline, key personalities and recordings in the jazz canon, and, finally, at what might be expected next from this most diverse of musical forms. Punchy and engaging entries help readers understand the basics in under a minute, ensuring that this is the ultimate companion for newcomers to the instinctive and diverse world of jazz.
  • Foodimentary:Celebrating 365 Food Holidays with Classic Recipes

    John-Bryan Hopkins

    eBook (Wellfleet Press, April 24, 2018)
    Tired of the sporadic and outdated food holidays that were quietly celebrated each year—most of which were created by food companies to market their products—blogger John-Bryan Hopkins decided to revamp food celebrations and spice them up with his own favorite foods. Creating a food holiday for every day of the year, Hopkins launched Foodimentary.com, which became an immediate overnight success with Google adopting his bespoke calendar. With thousands of fans across multiple platforms, Foodimentary.com is the number-one go-to resource cited by numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites to definitively know which food is being celebrated and when. Mixing Hopkins’ online success with fun food facts, forgotten histories, and classic recipes, while folding in scrumptious illustrations and rare photographs, Foodimentary is a festive jubilee of America’s culinary roots and inventions, from today’s more recent novelties, such as Ranch Dressing Day (celebrated on March 10), to popular dishes of yesteryear such as National Thermidor Day (celebrated on January 24). Whether enjoyed à la carte or consumed in one sitting, get ready to be swept into a twelve-month course created exclusively by Foodimentary.com!
  • Love Magic: A Handbook of Spells, Charms, and Potions

    Anastasia Greywolf, Melissa West

    eBook (Wellfleet Press, May 29, 2018)
    Whether you’re hoping to catch that person you’ve been secretly in love with for the past five months, or perhaps an unrequited crush is not getting your subtle hints, the one true adage is that love has no rules and sometimes needs a little help or gentle nudge. To help readers navigate through their amorous adventures, Love Magic makes love as easy as simply knowing the right words. Inside, readers will find timeless incantations, mystical concoctions, and homemade talismans that will help them harness their inner love powers to:Attract loveFind out you who you’ll marryBecome a better lover (or make your mate one!)Keep your love going strongBring good fortune to your belovedEnd and forget about a love
  • Know It All Jazz: The 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles, and Performers, Each Explained in Under a Minute

    Dave Gelly

    Paperback (Wellfleet Press, April 3, 2018)
    For non-aficionados, jazz can be slippery and difficult to grasp. Jazz can leave a novice baffled, unsure how to listen, and with the question “How is it that they know what to play?”Know-It-All Jazz takes readers from the African-American roots and all the way to the global mix of styles and performers in today’s jazz scene. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style, and instruments of the discipline, key personalities and recordings in the jazz canon, and, finally, at what might be expected next from this most diverse of musical forms. Punchy and engaging entries help readers understand the basics in under a minute, ensuring that this is the ultimate companion for newcomers to the instinctive and diverse world of jazz.
  • How to Draw and Paint Pets: Practical Painting Techniques for all Junior Painters

    Diana Craig

    Hardcover (Wellfleet Press, March 1, 1992)
    A guide to drawing domestic animals teaches basic artistic theory and explains practical techniques, including special methods for depicting cats, dogs, and other types of pets, using various media, and handling colors.
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  • Know It All Great Inventions: The 50 Greatest Inventions, Each Explained in Under a Minute

    David Boyle

    Paperback (Wellfleet Press, Sept. 1, 2017)
    Prepare to see a few millennia worth of light bulb moments. Know It All Great Inventions traces 50 of mankinds greatest inventions, from the wheel to in-home air conditioning, and tells their stories. Universal change is often the ultimate result of one individual’s lightbulb moment—an invention that triggers a ripple effect across countries, continents, or even out into space. Know-It-All Great Inventions looks at fifty of these great ideas that really did change the world. This title covers a wide range, from early days (the wheel) through materials (the invention of steel and plastic) to communications (the alphabet, printing press, and Worldwide Web) and the conveniences of—relatively—modern daily life (refrigeration, indoor plumbing, and central heating). It is a sharp reminder that almost every aspect of life in the second decade of the 21st century is the result of someone’s bright idea, one that they actually made work. Along the way you’ll learn the stories behind each and every invention, revealing and intriguing in equal measures.
  • Thank You Notes for Kids: Cool Projects to Show Your Appreciation

    Editors Of Wellfleet Press

    Paperback (Wellfleet Press, Sept. 16, 2015)
    Start your kids out early with etiquette.Teaching your kids good manners isn't easy, but with this wonderful 32-page booklet, you'll be able to help your children to learn the importance and fun of writing thank you notes that will show their appreciation and thoughtfulness.Thank You Notes for Kids is the perfect resource for parents that includes craft suggestions and the components to make them. Enjoy helpful ideas to get your kids in the wonderful habit of writing a thank you card even when they may not like the present. The crafts included are easy-to-make, using household items like yarn, confetti, markers, ribbon and glitter, and are fun for everyone involved.The Thank You Notes for Kids kit contains: pencils, sharpener and 8 blank note cards with envelopes.
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  • Leonardo da Vinci

    D. M. Field

    Hardcover (WellFleet Press, March 15, 2002)
    Lovely psychological analysis of Leonardo by the first man of the field, Freud. Beautifully written, referenced, full of drawings in black and white. Some frames in color. Comprehensive review of Leonardo's life and works. Wonderful quality book despite or despite its age. Printed in Italy. One of the last of the great art books.