An easy to follow guide to producing beautiful Japanese braids using Kumihimo disks and plates; templates for which are printed on the cover flap ready to be cut out and used. There is advice on the y
Seen from a distance, the visually astonishing structures of Venice rise up in a unique architectural fantasy that begs the question: how did this city come to be? This intelligent guide does justice
15 stylish and trendy bohemian bags to make. The styles are creative and fun with a wonderfully casual bohemian edge. Expert crafter Beate Schmitz's has created these wonderful bags using cotton and w
Engineer Kamran Khosravi wants to die in a car accident. His professional life in the Iranian hinterlands is full of bureaucratic drudgery protecting dams, for example, from looters. His wife Fariba c
The ultimate guide to acquiring, assembling and utilizing life-saving emergency communication systems including in-depth coverage on using HAM radios, walkie talkies, shortwave radios and CB radiosWhe
A hands-on, hearts-on guide to writing about illness. Using intimate prompts and personal stories, Judith Hannan takes the reader and emerging-writer on a journey through what it means to reckon with
Creative designs for one-of-a-kind, upcycled projects using the world's most widely available reclaimed woodThe humble wood pallet is a key element in the global world of shipping, yet all too often i
This set of inspirational cards will immediately appeal to a much wider audience than that reached by the traditional oracle/angel card deck — using as it does a simple format with eye-catching design
In the whirling noise of our advancing technological age, we are seemingly never alone, never out-of-touch with the barrage of electronic data and information.Felicity Aston, physicist and meteorologi
In Dracula and Philosophy 24 nocturnal philosophers stake out and vivisect Dracula from many angles.John C. Altmann decides whether Dracula can really be blamed for his crimes, since it’s his nature a
This ancient text records the teachings of Mencius (4th c. B.C.E.), the second originary sage in the Confucian tradition which has shaped Chinese civilization for over two thousand years. In a culture
Learn how to create beautiful flowers using silk ribbon embroidery techniques, including foxgloves, roses, hydrangeas, delphiniums, primroses, geraniums, irises, poppies and much more. Only a few stit
"Earning a Private Pilot certificate is challenging and involves an immense amount of training, studying, preparation, and dedication. The Private Pilot applicant will be tested using the appropriate
An all-in-one guide to improving flexibility using the simple and highly effective stretch strapEasy to use and inexpensive, the stretch strap is the ultimate at-home tool for improving range of motio
Timeless Wire Weaving focuses on developing wirework skills through 13 projects using three classic wire weaving techniques: coiling, wrapping, and weaving. The projects are built around a focal caboc
Hello Devilfish! is a first-person (or first-fish) account of a giant blue Japanese movie monster stingray’s attack on contemporary Tokyo and his tragic morph into human form. Using elements of Japane
Unemployment has ravaged the U.S. economy. People struggle everywhere, exhausted by the collapse that destroyed their lives. Benjamin Cade is an expert in cognition, and before the flatlined economy c
An indispensible primer and troubleshooting guide for beginning indoor growers.Written by a newbie for the newbies, this is a unique grow guide, tailored specifically to indoor cultivators using fluor
A comprehensive course in watercolor landscape painting by expert Society of All Artists (SAA) tutor Matthew Palmer, this book for beginner painters teaches effective painting using simple techniques
As this new edition reveals, the cultural reach of The Ticket That Exploded has expanded with the viral logic of Burroughs’s multimedia methods, recycling itself into our digital environment. A last c
Cargoes and Harvests, famed naturalist Donald Culross Peattie’s first book, eloquently explores agriculture and trade within America’s past using thoughtful language that is well ahead of its time. Or
Intimately and without jargon, How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow, describes the path to peace amid all of life’s ups and downs. Using step by step instructions, th
Explores the psychological obstacles to art-making, using the examples of such artists as Lady Gaga, Charlie Chaplin, and Julia Child to illustrate how different challenges have been overcome in the p
Set 25 years after the Chernobyl disaster, this explosive thriller follows Russian assassin Varyushka Cash as she, waging a guerrilla war against the nuclear industry, is relentlessly pursued by the C
GET FIT SAFELY USING THE VERSATILE RESISTANCE BANDFirst used in physical therapy to introduce low-intensity strength training for rehabilitating patients, today bands come in all levels of resistance
Khadim has no idea why he's been called into the office of Dr. Danielson, the Vice Principal at Sheffield High. At first, Danielson is cagey, using a minor violation to keep the boy at school for dete
Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life.In his debut novel, Junky, Burroughs fictionalized his experiences using and peddli
Using such models as Joseph Cornell’s box constructions, crazy quilts, and specimen displays, Joni Tevis places fragments in relationship to each other in order to puzzle out lost histories, particula
Using vignettes and anecdotes from his own life?as well as quotations drawn from sources as varied as the Bible, Yiddish aphorisms, and stand-up comedy?Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister
FLAVORFUL FIZZY SENSATIONSCraft amazingly delicious and stunningly creative sodas using natural, gourmet syrups you make at home. Nothing is more refreshing than soda. But why settle for canned carbon
Kin to the Wind is the memoir of Moro, a guitarist and composer, who traveled the world as a troubadour, using only his guitar performances as currency. This talented former member of the world-famous
Using the colorful diaries of a sixteenth-century merchant as a narrative guide, Empires of Food vividly chronicles the fate of people and societies for the past 12,000 years through the foods they gr
As seen on TV!The Ice Pilots follows renegade Arctic airline Buffalo Airways, and pilots who defy the cold and the competition by using WWII era propeller planes likes the DC-3 to haul vital fuel, sup
The greatest "can you find it" book ever wasn't technologically possible until now. Using MagicView, a proprietary technology for hiding and revealing images in print, readers must follow the clues th
Fantastic Women comprises eighteen stories by some of the most exciting contemporary women writers in the United States. The daughters of Franz Kafka and Mary Shelley, the Brothers Grimm, and Angela C
Using an inclusive, empowering approach, this book explains how every woman ? lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, or solo ? can add relish to sexual encounters and increase her pleasure through tantric m
Well marks the astonishing debut of an author with a singular and unflinching voice and vision. The denizens of this brilliant novel are boxers, bartenders, and data-entry technicians, fishermen, moth
The Way of Conflict teaches strategies for using time-tested knowledge and modern techniques to confidently engage in any dispute and reach a balanced resolution. The book integrates the wealth of con
Rose, author of Parallel Lives and Jazz Cleopatra employs Proust less as the subject of her rambling memoir than as a reference point, using his observations to review one year in her life, where,
