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1) Alterations
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Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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For fans of Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese and Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, this funny yet poignant middle-grade coming-of-age story highlights the struggle of feeling invisible while yearning to be seen by all.
Kevin Lee is having a really bad week. Although he lives in a crowded Toronto apartment above the family's alterations and dry-cleaning store, he mostly goes unnoticed. Dad has been MIA since the divorce....
Kevin Lee is having a really bad week. Although he lives in a crowded Toronto apartment above the family's alterations and dry-cleaning store, he mostly goes unnoticed. Dad has been MIA since the divorce....
2) Alterations
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English
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Gigi, Ellen, Lilly… three women so desperate to change their lives that they turn to the mysterious Dr. Kite, who offers them an implant that can control their mind. Will Gigi find her true love? Can Ellen's miraculous, sudden weight loss bring her romance and self-respect? Can Lilly put her bitter divorce behind her? They're willing to risk it all to find the happiness they've always searched for. But sometimes your deepest desire can become your...
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English
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In a world woven of secrets, a woman seeks a back-alley tailor for a sinister procedure, but she can't escape from her own tangled web of lies.
The women of Arras are expected to fall into assigned roles, serve as loving wives, and provide healthy children into the world's tapestry. But, perfection comes at a price and not even the looms of Arras can manipulate away every problem in the fabric of life. Something Karoline Swander knows all too well....
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A semi-autobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about a Canadian-Chinese boy who feels invisible at home and in school but longs to stand out"--
Kevin Lee is having a really bad week. Although he lives in a crowded Toronto apartment above the family's alterations and dry-cleaning store, he mostly goes unnoticed. School isn't exactly an oasis either--being one of the few Asian kids makes for some unwelcome attention. But when Kevin's class plans...
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English
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Robert Anton Wilson's final book explores the "relativity of reality" in a mind-bending stream of essays. Among other topics, the master of guerrilla ontology examines The Celtic Roots Of Quantum Theory, Schrödinger's Other Cat, Joyce & Daoism, Sexual Alchemy, Left and Right: A Non-Euclidean Perspective, and Cheerful Reflections On Death And Dying. RAW's description of his run for Governor of California as the candidate for his Guns & Dope Party...
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English
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Frank Marotta was born and raised on the mean streets of New York City in the 1950's. Corona, Queens, was a close-knit, blue-collar, predominantly Italian neighborhood. It had the distinction of being the site of the two World's Fairs, in 1939 and 1964. Now known as Flushing Meadows Corona Park, it's home to the New York Mets Citi Field, the Arthur Ash Tennis Stadium, Queens Theatre in the Park, and the New York City Hall of Science. But, such upscale...
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Sew a Decorative Stitched Tunic volume 7
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English
Description
In the final session, Nicki will discuss some simple options to customize the tunic. Get a brief overview of easy pattern alterations to create different looks.
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English
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"Everyday Alterations" is a handbook of the causes, effects, and remedies for some of the more common errors in cutting and making men's garments, including shirts, coats, trousers, shorts, etc. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful diagrams, this volume will be of utility to anyone with a practical interest in fixing and altering clothes. Contents include: "Alteration on Coats", "Alteration on Vests", "Alterations on Trousers", "Coats",...
Author
Publisher
Hoaki Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This manual provides all necessary knowledge for anyone who wants to acquire the basic skills for mending, altering and fixing clothes. The publication explains in an easy to understand and simple language the most usual clothing repairs, like shortening pants, a seam to be redone, darning a hole, shortening the sleeves of a shirt, etc. From learning to do stitches by hand to using the sewing machine, the author guides the reader throughout the process...
20) Game Changer
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English
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The mighty storm wrecking havoc on the city and the ensuing fire engulfs Dr. Kite's warehouse, destroying his experiments and the ugly truths hidden in the depth of its high walls. In the aftermath, Kite escapes from the city to the safety of a small coastal town, where nobody knows him... or do they?
The three women, their lives previously altered by his novel mind-control chips, forge another life. Will Gigi hold on to true love? Ellen has lost...
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