Healthy Favorites Cooking Light, the nation’s epicurean authority, introduces a new kitchen-friendly edition of the best-of-the-best healthy recipes. The book provides guiltless meal solutions with more than 500 tested and re-tested recipes. Top-notch recipes are brought to life with appetizing photography of completed, reliable dishes readers can turn to again and again. This comprehensive volume of over 400 pages provides great taste and nutrition everyday.

Green Advice The new book, Green Home Improvement, by sustainability expert Dan Chiras, helps homeowners who are looking for practical, within-budget ways to “green” their homes. The book describes 65 projects—from zero-cost to substantial investments—that will cut utility bills, protect one’s health and comfort, and help the environment. There is also advice for building a new green home —from selecting the site, to positioning the house, to selecting energy-efficient, green materials and products.

Melt in Your Mouth Morsels Southern Living magazine experts introduce Southern Living Best Loved Cookies, an exciting collection of reader’s favorite treats. This book includes the highest rated recipes in the magazine’s 40-year history. This distinctively Southern collection has something for everyone with quick and easy recipes, fun recipes for kids and indulgences for homestyle comfort. This deliciously fun book includes a photo of each of the 50 recipes, plus supplementary how-to photos and banners to identify special attributes.

Around the World State-of-the-art cartography meets world-class photography in The National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World. Incorporated in the many up-to-the-moment regional maps that portray each continent and hundreds of brilliant photographs —each depicting unique natural and cultural treasures that have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Thematic maps enhance the global coverage, detailing trends and characteristics of today ’s critical issues: natural resources, energy, population, religion, economy and trade, conflict and climate change. This atlas is a must have reference for families, travelers, students and scholars.

Healthy Home In The Healthy Home Workbook, interior designer Kimberly Rider examines common health threats found in modern homes —from toxic laundry detergents to plastic food containers that leach chemicals—and offers easy-to-follow steps to eliminate or reduce them. The Healthy Home Workbook outlines project-based, practical steps to take in order to reduce allergens, toxins and other hazards in homes. Rider provides reference lists to take shopping and help the reader check labels when making purchasing decisions.

Southwest Scenery Living Temples takes the viewer on an intimate journey of mind and spirit throughout the Southwest where the landscape becomes a portal to wonder, beauty and mystery. The 45-minute program’s primary narrative is an original music score by Grammy-nominated recording artist David Lanz. World-renowned flutist Gary Stroutsos also offers his musical talents. Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt delivers poignant spoken words and the finale features a hypnotic dance performance by Caroline Richardson.