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Folds in Fashion: The Art of Pleating in Clothing Design and Construction
Folds in Fashion: The Art of Pleating in Clothing Design and Construction

Rosa Prieto · Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Step-by-step instructions for 24 specialized techniques for the experienced sewer. The newfound fondness for fashionable handmade clothes is driving a robust market for sewing machines. The New York Times reports that sales more than doubled over the last decade. These creative sewers...
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A Lifelong Love: What If Marriage Is about More Than Just Staying Together?
A Lifelong Love: What If Marriage Is about More Than Just Staying Together?

Gary Thomas · David C. Cook
Format: Hardcover

Gary Thomas believes couples often settle for too little when it comes to marriage. We fail to understand how deeply God cares about our spouse. We diminish our need to not only understand what biblical love really is, but also to become a people who excel at it. We let ourselves drift...
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Invincible: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence, and the Truths to Set You Free
Invincible: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence, and the Truths to Set You Free

Brian F. Martin · Perigee Trade
Format: Hardcover

In*vin*ci*ble: incapable of being overcome "When you grow up living with domestic violence, witnessing those you love tear each other down with physical & verbal blows, your brain doesn't know how to deal with that."- Forward
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Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck
Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck

Amy Alkon · St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition
Format: Print book

"Miss Manners with Fangs." --LA Weekly We live in a world that's very different from the one in which Emily Post came of age. Many of us who are nice (but who also sometimes say "f*ck") are frequently at a loss for guidelines about how to be a good person who deals...
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Craving: Why We Can't Seem to Get Enough
Craving: Why We Can't Seem to Get Enough

Omar Manejwala · Hazelden; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

A nationally recognized expert on compulsive behaviors explains the phenomenon of craving and gives us tools to achieve freedom from our seemingly insatiable desires by changing our actions to remap our brains.When we find ourselves wanting something strong enough, we'll do just about...
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Man on the Run: Helping Hyper-Hobbied Men Recognize the Best Things in Life
Man on the Run: Helping Hyper-Hobbied Men Recognize the Best Things in Life

Zeke Pipher · Howard Books; Original edition
Format: Book

Do you have a hyper-hobbied man in your life? Maybe you are a hyper-hobbied man. Hobbies and adventurous pursuits are good for the soul, says author Zeke Pipher. In fact, the human spirit was designed for challenge, stimulation, even risk. So why a book about hyper-hobbied men? Because...
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Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers, and Recovering Perfectionists
Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers, and Recovering Perfectionists

Sam Bennett · New World Library
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Buoyed by the success of her first book, Get It Done, Sam Bennett offered various online courses and seminars, and, by far, the most sought after and successful was a 12-week course titled "Start Right Where You Are." Based on the course that she taught, and the feedback she received,...
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The Point Is: Making Sense of Birth, Death, and Everything in Between
The Point Is: Making Sense of Birth, Death, and Everything in Between

Lee Eisenberg · Twelve
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

In this engaging and provocative new book, Lee Eisenberg, bestselling author of The Number, dares to tackle nothing less than what it takes to find enduring meaning and purpose in life. He explains how from a young age, each of us is compelled to take memories of events and relationships...
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Stuffocation: Why We've Had Enough of Stuff and Need Experience More Than Ever
Stuffocation: Why We've Had Enough of Stuff and Need Experience More Than Ever

James Wallman · Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover

Stuffocation is a movement manifesto for "experiential" living, a call to arms to stop accumulating stuff and start accumulating experiences, and a road map for a new way forward with the potential to transform our lives.Reject materialism. Embrace experientialism. Live more with...
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A short path to change : 30 ways to transform your life
A short path to change : 30 ways to transform your life

Jenny Mannion · Llewellyn Worldwide
Format: Print book

Join author Jenny Mannion as she offers step-by-step guidance for transmuting old patterns into new, more empowered ways of living.
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Playdhd: Permission to Play.....a Prescription for Adults With ADHD.
Playdhd: Permission to Play.....a Prescription for Adults With ADHD.

Kirsten Milliken · Bookbaby
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Play is the pathway to being an ADHD superstar! Consider all of the famous people who have ADHD- Einstein, Adam Levine, Michael Phelps, Jim Carey, Malcomb Forbes and Shane Victorino, to name a few. All known for being playful in their own way. If you are an adult with ADHD, this book...
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Elegant Weddings: The Ceremony, the Reception, the Clothes
Elegant Weddings: The Ceremony, the Reception, the Clothes

Jens Christiansen · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

Many brides- and grooms-to-be dream of walking down the aisle during their perfect wedding, and for this, a lot of preparation is required. All About Weddings, the sumptuous and lavishly photographed guide to wedding planning, offers in depth suggestions and answers to every question about...
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Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help
Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help

Allison Edwards · Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

Why does my child seem to worry so much? Being the parent of a smart child is great—until your son or daughter starts asking whether global warming is real, if you are going to die, and what will happen if they don't get into college. Kids who are advanced intellectually often...
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