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Quirk’s best-selling series of owner’s and instruction manuals have covered everything from sex, pregnancy, and planning a wedding to babies, toddlers, and teenagers. With The Newlywed’s Instruction Manual, we’re guiding readers through yet another of life’s milestones-the first year of marriage.

Here are all the topics that a newly married couple can expect to encounter during their first year as Mr.and Mrs.-from finances and home-buying to quarreling in-laws and the inevitable question of children.

Illustrated in the trademark techy style that has made this series an international success, The Newlywed’s Instruction Manual is the perfect gift for any couple embarking on a new life together.

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At Last! A Beginner’s Guide to Newborn Baby Technology

You’ve programmed your DVR, you’ve installed a wireless Internet connection, you can even check Facebook on your cell phone. But none of this experience will prepare you for the world’s biggest technological marvel: a newborn baby.

Through step-by-step instructions and helpful schematic diagrams, The Baby Owner’s Manual explores hundreds of frequently asked questions: What’s the best way to swaddle a baby? How can I make my newborn sleep through the night? When should I bring the baby to a doctor for servicing? Whatever your concerns, you’ll find the answers here—courtesy of celebrated pediatrician Dr. Louis Borgenicht and his son, Joe Borgenicht. Together, they provide plenty of useful advice for anyone who wants to learn the basics of childcare.

Do thoughts of revenge keep you awake at night?

Are you haunted by recurring visions of your ex and his new girlfriend?

Are you tempted to phone him-repeatedly-just to hear the sound of his voice?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, it’s time to take charge and move on.

I’m Fine! provides sound advice and laugh-out-loud remedies for surviving the first 100 days after the end of a relationship-with tips on avoiding your ex, seeking solace in retail therapy, pampering your inner goddess, and much more. In the bestselling tradition of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, this hilarious illustrated guide offers a welcome antidote to virtually every other relationship book on the market.

MANDANA HOVEYDA is a New York-based writer and illustrator.

An entertaining and essential collection of stories about the surprising and strange fates of the fifty-six Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Now in paperback with a brand-new cover, the wildly successful Signing Their Lives Away tells the untold stories of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

In the summer of 1776, a group of 56 men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independence—yet how many of them do we remember? Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document—and the many strange fates that awaited them. To wit:

• The Signer Who Was Poisoned By His Nephew
• The Signer Who Was Killed In a Duel
• The Signer Who Went to Prison
• The Signer Who Was Lost at Sea
• The Signer Who Achieved Fame as a Brewer

Complete with portraits of every signatory, Signing Their Lives Away provides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for students, history buffs, politicos, and Hamilton fans alike.

Why do golfers yell “fore”? Is it ever acceptable for a player to use a purple golf ball? Am I entitled to a free drop if dog poop interferes with my swing?

Since 1999, readers of Golf Digest have submitted their most puzzling and perplexing golf questions to the Golf Guru, a.k.a. Editor-in-Chief John Barton, whose monthly column answers these imponderables with authority and good humor. This illustrated golfer’s miscellany compiles more than 250 of his most compelling Q&As, tackling everything from history and physics to fashion, etiquette, and beyond.

• Why do golf courses have 18 holes?
• Why do golf balls have dimples?
• If Tiger Woods wears white socks with black shoes, why can’t I?

Whatever the question, The Golf Guru has the answer!

John Barton is Editor-in-Chief of Golf Digest International. His Golf Guru column reaches 6 million readers via all 26 international editions of Golf Digest. He lives in London.

Open this wicked little volume for a spellbinding collection of dark arts and crafts! It’s full of color photos and simple illustrated instructions for crafting everyday items into wonderfully witchy treats:

    * A truly wicked charm bracelet made from a handful of old trinkets
    * Spooky little skulls made out of marshmallows
    * A bewitching midnight black tutu that can be stitched up in minutes
    * A wicked poison apple fashioned from an everyday plushie
    * Witches, monsters, spiders, and ghosts to top your cupcakes
    * And much, much more!

Each step-by-step project is as easy as the wave of a wand-no previous crafting experience required!

MARGARET McGUIRE edits and moonlights as a crafter in Philadelphia. ALICIA KACHMAR casts spells and stitches from her home in New York.