“As the nights get darker, look no further than our latest item. Take a glance in this fascinating art journal, the ‘Anatomia Humani Corporis’, ultimate Renaissance anatomical sketchbooks – scientific masterpieces with lucid insights into the functioning of the human body.”

by aLexLibris

This goes to all you bookworms & illustration lovers out there… you’ll be amazed by this edition of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, in which EACH page features an illustration by Matt Kish…

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Death has never looked so beautiful. The fully articulated skeleton of a female saint, dressed in an intricate costume of silk brocade and gold lace, withered fingers glittering with colorful rubies, emeralds, and pearls-this is only one of the specially photographed relics featured in Heavenly Bodies. Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs.

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“Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing–obscenities and oaths–from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how “swearing” has come to include both testifying with your hand on the Bible and calling someone a *#$&!* when they cut you off on the highway.”

You can buy it on Amazon

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A Brain is for Eating is a book for zombie children that teaches the little walking undead how to find their next meal.

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Katana Bookends, coming soon on Mustard:

“Designing products for people as elusive as Ninjas is tricky – we had to draw on what we’ve learned of them from popular culture, which is that they can sneak, leap, slice, throw things, and hover. We can only assume they achieve this broad skillset from reading LOTS of self-help books. So any self-respecting ninjitsu master could surely use a set of book ends… Shaped like a Katana sword – they frame your favourite reads and brilliantly look like you’ve impaled all of literature with your mighty (metaphorical) sword of knowledge.”