Most Popular Books by Joost Elffers

"Play with Your Food" lets readers turn a radish into a "mouse", a line of unpeeled garlic cloves into a family of "ducks", and a lemon into a funny "pig". No special techniques or equipment are necessary, and any fruit or vegetable can be used. The 150 color photos show readers who to make the magical transformations, and begin looking at every trip to the greengrocer as another trip to the "zoo".

The Secret Language of Relationships shows how astrology can craft a relationship profile between any two individuals born during any two weeks of the year. The result is an indispensable guide to getting the most out of every relationship. The bestselling companion book to the groundbreaking The Secret Language of Birthdays, The Secret Language of Relationships offers a fascinating look into why we are drawn to certain people. Goldschneider divides the year into 48 “weeks,” showing the personality traits for each period. With an amazing 1,176 combinations of personalities, you can better understand any relationship in your life. Beautifully illustrated and designed, the Secret Language series is sure to delight a new generation of astrology enthusiasts and all people who are interested in better understanding themselves and the people around them.

Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child''s experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Eight classic, best-selling titles are available now!Category: Feelings"Amused? Confused? Frustrated? Surprised? Try these feelings on for size."This is a book that asks all the right questions. And leaves you feeling great no matter what the answers are!"Who''d have dreamed that produce could be so expressive, so charming, so lively and so funny?...Freymann and...Elffers have created sweet and feisty little beings with feelings, passions, fears and an emotional range that is, well, organic."-The New York Times Book Review

Pulitzer Prize winner Shepard''s three most recent plays are together here in one volume. Bold, explosive, and ultimately redemptive, together these works form an enduring force in American theater.

Amoral, ruthless, clever and cunning, this is the essential guide to the art of seduction. Seduction is the most effective, elusive and subtle way of taking someone into your power. Whether power, money or lust is the motive, this book is the ultimate self-help manual. Written with the same wit and style as the 48 LAWS OF POWER, THE ART OF SEDUCTION is also sensuously designed, exquisitely printed in two colours, and filled with historical examples from Cleopatra to Casanova.

Dog figures carved out of different fruits and vegetables "act out" such phrases as "Bad dog," "Sick as a dog," and "Doggy bag."

One lonely sea horse learns that she has a lot of friends--friends she can really "count" on to help. Full-color illustrations.

This indispensable astrological text addresses the question we all ask at some point during the course of our lives: "What is the purpose of my life?" It identifies, based on birthdate, what, on a soul level, someone came into this lifetime to achieve, in other words, their karmic signature. Gary Goldschneider and Joost Elffers take the reader on a spiritual quest around the astrological galaxy that culminates in a sense of purpose and truth. In addition to the great inter-personal benefits, this book also contains thousands of tidbits of information regarding the astrological signs of actors, musicians, and world leaders.

A teen version of the wildly popular adult book The Secret Language of Birthdays, this book provides astrological insight into the character of people born on each of the 365 days in the calendar year. It is the perfect gift item for birthday parties and sleepovers. This smart book is jam-packed with completely new content, including illustrations and unbelievably fun extras, with tips on everything from Best Accessory (Box of tissues for when your drama queen BFF starts crying!) and Best Pet (Puggle!) to the Best Date idea (hot air balloon ride). The teen version is colorful, dynamic, and totally addictive.

Robert Greene''s groundbreaking guides, THE 48 LAWS OF POWER and THE ART OF SEDUCTION, espouse profound, timeless lessons from the events of history to help readers vanquish an enemy or ensnare an unsuspecting victim. Now, with THE 33 STRATEGIES OF WAR, Greene has crafted an important new addition to this ruthless and unique series.Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, THE 33 STRATEGIES OF WAR is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. Structured in Greene''s trademark style, THE 33 STRATEGIES OF WAR is the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu''s THE ART OF WAR. Abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Shaka the Zulu to Lord Nelson, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, as well as movie moguls, Samurai swordsmen, and diplomats, each of the thirty-three chapters outlines a strategy that will help you win life''s wars.