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ABC Crochet: An Alphabet Collection of Amigurumi Animals

Mitsuki Hoshi · Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for crafters at all levels, this delightful, authentically Japanese color volume features irresistibly cute amigurumi characters for each letter of the English alphabet and instructions for how to crochet them.Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting stuffed animals—a technique...
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Timeless Beauty: The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany

Louis Comfort Tiffany · Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Pages: 207
Format: Print book

American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany is most famous for his revolutionary and widely popular glass windows, lamps, and vases, but his contributions to late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century art and design were so much more. Tiffany was also a painter, photographer, interior decorator,...
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Container Theme Gardens: 42 Combinations, Each Using 5 Perfectly Matched Plants

Nancy J. Ondra · Storey Pub.
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Simple and foolproof! Enjoy beautiful container plantings with no stress or fuss. Container Theme Gardens offers 42 plans for container arrangements, each using just five specific plants that you can find at your local garden center. There's something here for every setting and every...
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Barron's CDL: Commercial Driver's License Test, 4th Edition

Mike Byrnes and Associates · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

This updated manual prepares professional and prospective tractor-trailer drivers for the test that applicants must pass in order to receive a commercial driver's license. The test, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, is required in all 50 states. Comprehensive coverage...
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Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair

Graydon Carter · Penguin Books
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover

For the magazine's centenary celebration, an anthology of pieces from the early golden age of Vanity FairIn honor of the 100th anniversary of Vanity Fair magazine, Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells celebrates the publication's astonishing early catalogue of writers, with...
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The Wright Brothers

David G McCullough · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestseller

Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright.

On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks...
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Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love: Fun Activities that Inspire Creativity, Problem-Solving and Lifelong Learning

Lynn Lilly · Ulysses Press
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

A collection of educational, entertaining crafts that are sure to get kids and parents to unplug and interactComputers, tablets, and even televisions can be valuable learning tools, but nothing compares to the developmental benefits provided by hands-on crafting and building. Screen-Free...
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Estate Downsizing for Caregivers: Transitioning from a home to an apartment or care facility

Susan Bewsey · Self-Counsel Press, Inc.; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The elderly often need to downsize their lives and lifestyles due to financial, economic, physical, health, or emotional needs. Estate Downsizing for Caregivers is aimed at caregivers and explains how they can help an elderly person with the process of downsizing, while reducing the stress...
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The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time

Cameron Diaz · Harperwave, 2016.
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Cameron Diaz follows up her #1 New York Times bestseller, The Body Book, with a personal, practical, and authoritative guide that examines the art and science of growing older and offers concrete steps women can take to create abundant health and resilience as they age.

Cameron...

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The Paper Hat Book: Super Hats for Super Kids

Alyn Carlson · Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Hats are pure fun and the perfect item to cap off any costume or ensemble. The right headgear ensures complete transformation, especially on the head of an imaginative child.The Paper Hat Book offers creative families 20 fantastic paper hats, all of which can be created quickly and easily...
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Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

Peter Cormack · Yale University Press
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

Beautifully illustrated and based on more than three decades of research, Arts & Crafts Stained Glass is the first study of how the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts Movement transformed the aesthetics and production of stained glass in Britain and America. A progressive school of artists,...
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The Ultimate Cat Book: A comprehensive visual guide to cats, cat breeds and cat care

Alan Edwards · Southwater
Format: Book

A visual encyclopedia of all the main cat breeds of the world, with details of their characteristics, as well as a practical guide to routine care and nutrition, grooming, breeding and showing.,
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The Flower Chef: A Modern Guide to Do-It-Yourself Floral Arrangements

Carly Cylinder · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 223
Format: Print book

THE FLOWER CHEF is a modern, comprehensive guide to floral design that caters to all readers--from beginners who have never worked with flowers before and are looking for a new creative outlet, to decorators, party planners and photographers looking to liven up their spaces. Even professionals...
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New Crafts: Cardboard: 25 original handmade projects shown step by step

Emma Hardy · Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

This creative craft book celebrates the full potential of this humble material, with practical and beautiful items to make such as a card table, decorative pelmet, chandelier, satchel and basket.
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Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste

Bea Johnson · Scribner
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback

Part inspirational story of Bea Johnson (the "Priestess of Waste-Free Living") and how she transformed her family's life for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing one liter per year; part practical, step-by-step guide that gives readers tools and tips to diminish...
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