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Comfort Quilts From The Heart: 12 Quick Projects to Take Care of Others
by Jake FinchThoughtful, Useful Gifts for Those Needing a Helping Hand • Give the gift of love with 12 helpful quilts and practical sewing projects for anyone needing an extra caring touch • Make quilts fast with super-simple piecing and helpful quilting shortcuts-many are easy enough for absolute beginners • Great projects for guilds and quilting circles to make for worthy causes • Includes a how-to guide for making charity quilts in small and large groups, and a list of organizations that accept donated quilts Whether you make these projects for a loved one or someone you've never met, you'll give the irreplaceable gift of loving care. Projects include quilts for babies in intensive care units; handy projects for wheelchair and walker users; quilts for adults and children bedridden at home or in the hospital; and therapeutic quilts for stroke, Alzheimer's and other patients with brain impairments.
Social Epidemiology
by Lisa F. Berkman Ichiro Kawachi and M. Maria GlymourSocial epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences -- and in many cases defines -- the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first edition of Social Epidemiology, and the generation of research that followed has fundamentally changed the way we understand epidemiology and public health. This much-awaited second edition elevates the field again, first by codifying the last decade of research, then by extending it to examine how public policies impact health. The new edition includes: · 11 fully updated chapters, including entries on the links between health and discrimination, income inequality, social networks, and emotion · Four all-new chapters on the role of policies in shaping health, including how to translate evidence into action with multi-level interventions · Updated references, detailing the best research over the last two decades The result is a bold, brilliant text that will serve the new world of epidemiology in which scientists both observe health and design interventions to improve it. Social Epidemiology again sets an intellectual agenda and provides an essential foundation for those interested in social determinants of health around the world.
The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation
by John Hope BryantTrue power in this world comes from economic independence, but too many people have too much month left at the end of their money. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, illuminates the path toward liberation that is hiding in plain sight. His message is simple: the supermajority of people who live in poverty, whom Bryant calls the invisible class, as well as millions in the struggling middle class, haven't gotten “the memo”—until now. Building on his personal experience of rising up from economically disadvantaged circumstances and his work with Operation HOPE, Bryant teaches readers five rules that lay the foundation for achieving financial freedom. He emphasizes the inseparable connection between “inner capital” (mindset, relationships, knowledge, and spirit) and “outer capital” (financial wealth and property). “If you have inner capital,” Bryant writes, “you can never be truly poor. If you lack inner capital, all the money in the world cannot set you free.” Bryant gives readers tools for empowerment by covering everything from achieving basic financial literacy to investing in positive relationships and approaching wealth with a completely new attitude. He makes this bold and controversial claim: “Once you have satisfied your basic sustenance needs—food, water, health, and a roof over your head—poverty has more to do with your head than your wallet.” Bryant wants to restore readers' “silver rights,” giving them the ability to succeed and prosper no matter what very real roadblocks society puts in their way. We have more power than we realize, if only we can recognize and claim it. “We are our first capital,” Bryant writes. “We are the CEOs of our own lives.”
Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter: Improve Any Quilt with Easy-to-Follow Lessons
by Katie Pasquini Masopust Brett BarkerArt lessons every quilter will love •Traditional quilter? Art quilter? Improve ANY quilt with this book! • Quick no-sew design exercises to make your talents shine • Build a color wheel from fabric to learn color principles • Discover the easy "Nine-Patches" of color and composition
The N64 Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo 64
by Chris ScullionThis comprehensive guide to the iconic Nintendo 64 game consol covers every game produced for the system.Although the Nintendo 64 struggled in the shadow of the bold and shiny Sony PlayStation, it was beloved by nearly everyone who owned one. Despite its relatively small library, the N64 had a number of groundbreaking titles, such as Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, Mario Kart 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Each of these revolutionized the way we play and remain the stuff of legend for fans. The N64 Encyclopedia covers these major gaming touchstones, along with every other game released for the system, no matter how obscure. It also includes every game released in Japan, even those intended for the ill-fated Nintendo 64DD add-on which never left the country. With over four hundred games covered, screenshots for every title and a light-hearted writing style designed to make reading it a fun experience, The N64 Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to a revolutionary gaming system.
The Monogamy Myth: A Personal Handbook for Recovering from Affairs
by Peggy VaughanOne of the most valuable survival guides for men or women recovering from a partner's affair.Featured on Oprah, 48 Hours, CNN, Fox News, and in USA TodayIn this landmark book, Peggy Vaughan helps us to understand the stages of suspicion, confrontation, and the healing process necessary to recover, including rebuilding self-esteem, the marriage/divorce dilemma, and seeking professional help. Packed with practical, time-tested advice and successful strategies, this authoritative guide reveals: You are not alone—estimates are that at least 60 percent of men and 40 percent of women will have an extramarital affair. People from all walks of life have affairs—devoted parents, religious individuals, regardless of income or social class. Our society contributes to the prevalence of affairs. An affair does not mean the end of a marriage. Recovery is fueled by honest, open discussion of the affair.Substantiated by case studies, ongoing research, and the author's own experience, this updated third edition includes information on the role of the Internet in relationships, shares the words of others who are recovering from affairs, and describes the six-step program for establishing communication between partners that can actually prevent affairs.
French Braid Quilts with a Twist: New Variations for Vibrant Strip-Pieced Projects
by Jane Hardy MillerThey’re here! Dramatic new French Braid quilts in styles quilters will love French Braid lovers, you won’t want to miss the latest evolution of Jane Hardy Miller’s wildly popular design series. Quilters have been asking for more, and Jane delivers with a collection of 8 vivid new quilts that give some bold and surprising twists - you’ll want to try them all. If you’ve never made a French Braid quilt before, you’ll be surprised how easy it is to sew these dramatic designs. Collect all four of the best-selling French Braid quilt books. • 8 quilt projects offer the new styles quilters have been asking for • Easy strip piecing and clear instructions guarantee success for quilters of all levels
The Modern Appliqué Workbook
by Jenifer DickA modern take on appliqué! • Learn the innovative Invisible ZigZag Machine Appliqué method from start to finish • Simple step-by-step instructions let you create perfect blocks that mimic fine hand appliqué • Includes 11 inspiring modern quilt projects to help build your skills This comprehensive guide proves that appliqué is no longer an unattainable goal. Inside, author Jenifer Dick reveals her signature Invisible Zigzag Appliqué method with in-depth information, troubleshooting tips, and plenty of helpful hints. Plus, visual step-by-step instructions show you how to design, prepare, and sew an appliqué quilt. Intuitive and easy to follow, the book is organized into five parts showcasing 11 modern quilt projects. Each project uses a variety of preparation methods providing plenty of opportunity to test out your new skills.
The Race for God
by Brian HerbertWho needs Heaven? God, it turns out, lives on the planet Tananius-Ofo in the distant galaxy 722C12009. And now, after countless millennia, He’s invited us to come visit Him. Not everybody, mind you. Just an odd assortment of heathens, heretics, pantheists, perverts, and true believers of every sect and creed—all crammed into a single white spaceship piloted by a slightly crazed biocomputer. Each pilgrim is determined to be the first to reach God and learn His secrets . . . If they don’t all kill each other on the way there
Tempted by the Tycoon's Proposal: Tempted By The Tycoon's Proposal / What Happens At The Ranch... (twin Kings Ranch) (Mills And Boon True Love Ser.)
by Rachael StewartA second chance…With the single dad?Hiding under a table with a six-year-old isn’t how hotelier Sophia Lambert usually welcomes VIPs. Fortunately, widower billionaire Jack McGregor is relieved she found his runaway daughter! A thank-you dinner sounds harmless, until workaholic Sophia finds herself tantalizingly attracted to Jack… The deeply desirable single dad reawakens long-buried emotions in Sophia, but his jet-set life is beckoning. Unless Sophia can tempt him with her own proposal: to keep his feet on the ground…From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.
Magical Fairy Homes and Gardens
by Barbara Purchia E. Ashley RooneyFairies—those mythical sprites of folktales and daydreams—are an enduring source of fascination to humans. Designing, creating, and maintaining fairy dwellings and gardens has become popular as an artistic endeavor, family activity, or form of meditation. Published in 2014, Purchia and Rooney's Fairy Homes & Gardens has transported thousands of readers to the magical realm of fairy gardening. In the ensuing years, fairy homes and gardens have become much more than a fleeting trend, establishing a perennial pastime for people of all ages. A treasure trove of ideas, this inspiring follow-up features • images and stories of more than 50 new projects that encompass a wide variety of fairy dwellings—communities, cottages, houses, castles, chalets, and other serendipitous structures, • creations by more than two dozen of the most talented and innovative artists creating fairy environments, • a special chapter on fairy accessories, including furniture, doors, swings, and the other creature comforts that fairies appreciate, • an appendix spotlighting plants that are ideal for incorporation into fairy gardens, and • a foreword that tells the story of Florence Griswold Museum's wildly popular Wee Faerie Garden event. Appealing to fairy enthusiasts and nature lovers of all ages, this book provides bold inspiration to help readers embark on a creative and relaxing pursuit that takes them directly into the world of fairy magic.
Before Augustus: The Collapse of the Roman Republic
by Natale Barca"...the author does an admirable job of showing just how complicated and interconnected all the great patrician families were and how their jealousies and rivalries ultimately led to their undoing and the end of the great Roman Republic." — New York Journal of BooksThe political process that culminated in the transition from Republic to Empire in ancient Rome began with the military reform of Caius Marius in the last decades of the 2nd century BC. Following the Civil War and Sulla’s dictatorship, it developed further with the First Triumvirate of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, and two further civil wars. These wars, which saw Caesar pitted against Pompey, and Octavian fighting Anthony, ended in 27 BC with the rise to power of Octavian, the adoptive son of Caesar. Before Augustus outlines a summary of the last years of the Roman Republic, weaving together the military, political, and social aspects. Scholar Natale Barca sets the protagonists within the complex societal and political system that they operated, analyzing their actions, and the epic battles that ensued.
Butterfly Stitches: Hand Embroidery & Wool Appliqué Designs
by Catherine RedfordBeautify with butterflies! Appliqué and embroidery designs for nature lovers Let your creativity take flight with a rainbow of embroidered butterflies! Internationally recognized teacher Catherine Redford shares her passion for embroidery and embellished wool appliqué. Embroidery, appliqué, or a combination of both? The choice is yours, as you customize 12 designs for 36 unique looks! With delicate details, these winged beauties will inspire you to start your next sampler quilt, pillow, or small project. With an overview of materials, basic stitches, and a robust gallery of ideas, you’ll be ready to unwind and enjoy the soothing practice of hand stitching! Embroider and appliqué butterflies with renowned teacher Catherine Redford Inspiring projects! A gallery of electrifying ideas to ignite your creativity Relax with pretty, portable hand-stitching projects and meditative stitches
To Have and To Hold: A Personal Handbook for Building a Strong Marriage and Preventing Affairs
by Peggy VaughanFrom the author of The Monogamy Myth, an essential guide written specifically for married couples to strengthen their relationship and prevent affairs.Based on Peggy Vaughan's 30 years of work with married couples and the issue of affairs, this new handbook challenges the assumption that monogamy can be taken for granted, and provides the tools for building a strong marriage and preventing affairs.Explaining the need to focus on preventing affairs before there is any threat to a marriage, she draws on her survey of 755 people regarding their beliefs to present "What Won't Work" and "What Will Work" to prevent affairs.Throughout To Have and to Hold, Vaughan details specific strategies and techniques, emphasizing that:Relying on attitudes and beliefs is not sufficient to maintain a monogamous relationship over a lifetime.Focusing on actions and behaviors is far more significant to strengthen a relationship.Responsible honesty is the single most important factor in preventing affairs.Everybody (society as a whole) plays a role in supporting couples' efforts to maintain monogamy.Parents have a special responsibility to break the pattern for future generations.Four appendices present Vaughan's survey questionnaire along with detailed breakdowns of responses.
The Rancher's Christmas Prize (Montana Country Legacy)
by Rebecca Winters Amanda ReneeThe best-laid holiday plans…Roping Her Christmas Cowboy by Rebecca WintersMontana cowboy Toly Clayton should be flying high. Instead, he’s been handed the worst kind of Christmas gift—a diagnosis that could spell an early end to his rodeo career. Hiding his secret proves harder than Toly thinks…especially from stunningly sexy barrel racer Nikki Dobson. As the line between “friends” and “more than friends” fades, Toly’s career, friendships and even his heart are on the line.A Snowbound Cowboy Christmas by Amanda ReneeGetting stranded at the Silver Bells guest ranch in Saddle Ridge, Montana, for Christmas with the dreamy Dylan Slade should be idyllic. But for real estate acquisitions expert Emma Sheridan, it’s a disaster! Dylan is standing in the way of the deal that could secure her promotion and her daughter’s future. Now Dylan has two weeks to change her mind about her company’s takeover. And maybe even about him.Previously published as Roping Her Christmas Cowboy and A Snowbound Cowboy Christmas
Captivated by the Millionaire (Mills And Boon True Love Ser.)
by Nina SinghThey’re not looking for love…Until love finds them!On paper it just shouldn’t work. Jess is a bohemian artist who loves her life in the close-knit Martha’s Vineyard community while Jordan is a millionaire bachelor, CEO and a “bright lights, big city” guy. There’s no denying the attraction between them, but neither are in the right place for a relationship. However, fate and an adorable little girl entrusted to their care have other ideas…“Christmas with Her Secret Prince by Nina Singh was so good that I picked it up and didn’t put it down.”—Goodreads“…I highly recommend this one, Ms. Singh has written a story that ticks all of the boxes for a true romance that is sure to warm your heart and leave you smiling, thank you for a fabulous story.”—Goodreads on Snowed in with the Reluctant Tycoon
Fragile Bully: Understanding Our Destructive Affair with Narcissism in the Age of Trump
by Laurie HelgoeObsessive self-promotion, an aggressive triggering response, and retaliatory rants. “Both sensitive and incisive, beautifully capturing the paradoxical dynamic of narcissism—that the grandiosity and surrounding bravado belies an underlying fragility and brittleness.” —Kenneth N. Levy, PhD, Associate Professor, Penn State University; Senior Fellow, Personality Disorders Institute, Cornell University Even before Donald Trump entered America’s highest office, an international survey revealed that narcissism is part of the assumed “national character” of Americans. While only a small number actually meet the criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, those exploitive few have a way of gaining center stage in our culture.Fragile Bully: Understanding Our Destructive Affair With Narcissism in the Age of Trump looks beyond the sound bites of self-aggrandizing celebrities and selfish tweets to the real problem of narcissism. We see past the solo act to the vicious circles that arise in relationships with a fragile bully, and how patterns like this generate both power and self-destruction. We also look at the problem of Echo, how so many of us get hooked by the narcissist, and how variations on the destructive affair leave both partners dehumanized and diminished. Once we recognize the steps in each dance, we can break the cycle and allow and the possibility of true engagement.
Young Money: 4 Proven Actions to Design Your Wealth While You Still Can
by Dasarte YarnwayTurn Time into Money! If you're under 40, you may not have a lot of money, but you're loaded with a valuable resource: time. It probably doesn't seem like it when you're looking at your student loan debt or scraping up rent money each month, but being young is the ultimate advantage when it comes to building wealth. Starting now means you can experiment, learn from mistakes, bounce back from setbacks, and steadily build your legacy. Rising-star financial advisor Dasarte Yarnway offers a simple 4-step process you can use to become a Master Wealth Builder. It begins with having the right mindset—wealth begins in your mind and then is built every day through intentional actions. Yarnway examines: • The 4 most common financial pitfalls and how to avoid them • The 5 habits all Master Wealth Builders engage in • The 3 best ways to master your income • 7 simple practices for controlling costs A worksheet helps you assess exactly where you are financially, where you want to go, and how you're going to get there. So start now! As Warren Buffett said, “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago.” The sooner you plant, the more shade you'll have.
Hand Quilting with Alex Anderson: Six Projects for Hand Quilters
by Alex AndersonLearn traditional hand quilting on your choice of 6 small projects. Detailed photos show how to quilt in all directions and customize your quilting stitch. Instructions for left-handed and right-handed quilters.
The Spartan Mindset: Mastering the Language of Excellence
by Reed MaltbieWritten with empathy, passion, and practicality, The Spartan Mindset is a masterclass in performance communication and a must-have for high performers and leaders seeking to achieve excellence in the classroom, onstage, at the office, on the playing field, and within everyday life. Considered one of the leading experts on performance communication and coaching theory in sports, "Coach Reed" Maltbie has shaped coaching philosophies at some of the top sporting organizations in the world. His newest book, The Spartan Mindset, effectively leverages his master's degrees in both performance psychology and early childhood development with his 30 years of working with Olympians, Professional athletes, and world champion coaches to demystify the brain's role in high-performance environments. In this groundbreaking work on language, the brain, and performance environments, Coach Reed's masterful storytelling is woven with insightful observations and cutting-edge research to help competitors change the way they communicate with themselves and those they lead—so that anyone can access their best performance. The Spartan Mindset features real-life examples that demonstrate how the right words can spark amazing results. Reed provides readers with a roadmap for shifting the performance mindset, triggering skill pathways in the brain, and igniting a competitive fire that will help any performer access their best day yet. Elite performers in need of an edge, former champions seeking to recapture success, and everyday competitors wanting to get unstuck will find easy to follow and easier to apply concepts like: Strategies for Eliminating peril words that prevent their best performances Advice for properly Employing power words that compel their peak performance A framework for Creating transformational words that can trigger success in themselves and those they lead
Waffen-SS Knights and Their Battles: The Waffen-SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol.1: 1939-1942
by Peter MooneyFourth volume in series Covers Knight's Cross recipients January to May 1944
Cacophony of Bone: The Circle of a Year
by Kerri ní DochartaighThe author of Thin Places reflects on the isolation she experienced after moving into a secluded Irish cottage just before the 2020 global pandemic.“Ní Dochartaigh’s reflections during this time are powerful and poignant, examining themes of motherhood, death, and time. As she grapples with depression, sobriety, and fertility, ní Dochartaigh parallels the social turbulence and pandemic chaos with the majesty of nature . . . Personal, relatable, and restorative, Cacophony of Bone voices a crucial plea to have faith in humanity.” —BooklistTwo days after the winter solstice, Kerri ní Dochartaigh and her partner moved to a remote cottage in the heart of Ireland. They were looking for a home, somewhere to settle into a stable life. Then the pandemic arrived, and their secluded abode became a place of enforced isolation. What was meant to be the beginning of an enriching new chapter was instead marked by uncertainty and fear. The seasons still passed, the swallows returned, the rhythms of the natural world went on, but in many ways, everything was forever changed. Mapping the circle of a year—a journey from one place to another, field notes of a life—Kerri tells the story of a changed life in a changed world. And for Kerri there would be one more change: a baby, longed for but utterly, beautifully unexpected.Intensely lyrical and deeply moving, Cacophony of Bone is an ode to a year, a place, the natural world, and most of all to a love that transformed a life. Guided by a voice that is utterly singular, this book is “raw, visionary, lucid, and mystical” (Katherine May), a meditation on home, the deepening of family, and the connections that sustain us.“Kerri ní Dochartaigh is nothing less than an alchemist, and Cacophony of Bone is a wondrous book.” —Margaret Renkl, author of Graceland, At Last“An arrestingly poetic, genre-bending meditation on time and place. If the pandemic made one thing clear, it’s that time is shimmering and slippery, a shapeshifter. It moves the way Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s brilliant mind moves, like a fast, deep river. I am as thrilled by the artistry of her sentences as I am by the wisdom they carry in their current. Cacophony of Bone will live on my bookshelf beside Thin Places, one of my favorite books of the past several years. I know I’ll reach for them both again and again.” —Maggie Smith, New York Times–bestselling author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful
Marblehead's Pygmalion: Finding the Real Agnes Surriage
by F. Marshall BauerAgnes Surriage, it turns out, was more Pygmalion than Cinderella. Her role models were the fiercely independent "codfish widows, "? wives of the early Marblehead fishermen who managed home and family seven months a year without their husbands. In Agnes's version of My Fair Lady, she had to act as her own Henry Higgins while making the often painful transformation from "girl of all works"? at the Fountain Inn to the charming and dignified Lady Agnes, wife of Sir Charles Henry Frankland. After deconstructing the legend for twenty-five years, author F. Marshall Bauer has unearthed a story of money, lust and vindication.
A Reason for Being: A Second Chance Romance
by Penny JordanRead this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book!Return of the runawayTen years ago teenage Maggie fled her home, driven away by her step-cousin Marcus Landersby’s cruel rejection after her foolish advances backfired.Now Maggie returns, reluctantly drawn back by an urgent letter from Marcus’s half-sisters who desperately need her help. She’s unsure proud tycoon Marcus will tolerate her presence. But even if he does, can Maggie live side by side with a man who inspires such an inconvenient longing?Originally published in 1989
Real Life Organizing: Clean and Clutter-Free in 15 Minutes a Day (Clutterbug)
by Cassandra AarssenThe HGTV host&’s bestselling guide to creating a Pinterest-worthy home in just fifteen minutes a day—and on a budget.Organizational expert Cassandra &‘Cas&’ Aarssen, the guru from YouTube&’s ClutterBug channel, reveals her tips, tricks and secrets to a clean and clutter-free home in just fifteen minutes a day. Cas spends her time organizing other people&’s homes, teaching college workshops on organization, and creating weekly videos and blog posts. In this book, she walks you through the steps to creating a beautiful, storage-smart, clutter free, and (almost!) self-cleaning home. You don&’t have to get rid of all of your things, be a yoga loving minimalist, or radically change your lifestyle or personality. The truth is you don&’t need to actually be an organized person to live like an organized person—former slob Cas is proof of that. After you&’ve read Real Life Organizing, you too will be able to live a more organized life without having to give up your sanity. Learn how to: Create a Household Management Binder Make a &“Kids Cupboard&” in your kitchen Create an IN/OUT system Organize paperwork based on your unique style Carry out a painless purge Create a Kitchen Command Center Organize your holidays with a gift closet Build a great toy organizing system Stop wasting time hunting for lost items, and more