The Tao of Vegetable Gardening explores the practical methods as well as the deeper essence of gardening. In her latest book, groundbreaking garden writer Carol Deppe (The Resilient Gardener, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties) focuses on some of the most popular home garden vegetables?tomatoes, green beans, peas, and leafy greens?and through them illustrates the key principles and practices that gardeners need to know to successfully plant and grow just about any food crop.
Chelsea Green Publishing
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9781603584876
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Book
How to Train Your Human
By Babas,
A witty and winsome new way of looking at the complex relationship between cats and people: through the eyes of one erudite and attentive Italian gatto.We live on a planet infested with humans. They are a pernicious species, yet undeniably clever and capable - even if the reasons behind their actions are often incomprehensible to us felines.But while it is true that there have never been so many primates on Earth, in reality, they are quite simple to teach using well-practiced domestication techniques, such as loud vocalizations, strategic nighttime alarms, and selective displays of affection.And if you choose your specimen carefully, you'll find that it can be completely tamed, and you'll end up with the best, most faithful companion you could possibly wish for.
HarperVia
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9780063336483
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Hardcover
The Dress Diary
By Strasdin, Dr. Kate
A revealing and unique portrait of Victorian life as told through the discovery of one woman's textile scrapbook.. In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments - some her own, others donated by family and friends - she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of their lives. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands of Kate Strasdin, a fashion historian and museum curator. Using her expertise, Strasdin spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within the album's pages, and the lives of the people within. Her findings are remarkable. Piece by piece, she charts Anne's journey from the mills of Lancashire to the port of Singapore before tracing her return to England in later years.
Pegasus Books
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9781639364213
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Hardcover
How to Celebrate Everything
By Rosenstrach, Jenny
A New York Times Best Cookbook of Fall 2016 * A warm and inviting guide to turning birthdays, holidays, and everyday occasions into cherished traditions, with more than 100 time-tested recipes - from the creator of the popular blog and book Dinner: A Love Story and author of the New York Times bestseller Dinner: The Playbook "Families crave rituals," says Jenny Rosenstrach, and by rituals she means not just the big celebrations - Valentines Day dinners, Mothers Day brunches, Halloween send-offs, Thanksgiving feasts, holiday cocktail parties - but the little ones we may not even realize are rituals: a platter of deluxe nachos on Super Bowl Sunday, or a bowl of creamy mashed potatoes after every braces-tightening session. Whether simple or elaborate, daily or annual, these rituals all serve the same purpose for Rosenstrach: to bring comfort, connection, and meaning to every day. 100 recipes, including: * popovers, apple fritters, and golden pancakes, perfect for sleepover mornings or birthday breakfasts * "Interfaith Sliders": one version with ham and another with brisket * Rosenstrachs legendary chocolate Mud Cake - plus an entire section on birthdays, including a one-size-fits-all party planner that does not rely on pizza * complete menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve * and, of course, dozens of Rosenstrachs signature family dinners: Grilled Soy-Glazed Pork Chops, Harissa Roasted Chicken, Crispy Chickpeas with Yogurt Sauce and Naan, Grilled Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Butter and Summer Cabbage, and more In this digital, overscheduled age, How to Celebrate Everything helps families slow down, capture the moments that matter - and eat well while doing it.. Praise for How to Celebrate Everything "I have been an ardent fan of Jenny Rosenstrachs beautiful writing for years. I always know that every word of her books will be something to savor, and How to Celebrate Everything will strike a chord with anyone who enjoys family, friends, and delicious food." - Ree Drummond, New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks. "Enjoy How to Celebrate Everything for the easy-to-follow recipes. But even more satisfying are the wonderful anecdotes of family life and [Jenny Rosenstrachs] genial examination of the lasting role that food plays in our lives beyond the plate." - Family Circle (September "What Were Reading" Pick) "With characteristic warmth and humor, [Rosenstrach] urges readers to ritualize and celebrate the small moments in family life by sharing stories from her own. . . . Rosenstrach is a skilled storyteller and introduces each occasion with an engaging essay before offering up the much-loved recipes that inspired it. . . . A delicious and delightful ode to the ways family and food intertwine, reinforcing each other." - BOOKLIST "Featured recipes are proven kid friendly and presented with humorous mommy angst and nostalgic commentary . . . Rosenstrach inspires, reminding us that the real celebration is family itself." - Publishers Weekly "This well-designed cookbook comes with a side helping of lifestyle inspiration." - Library Journal
Ballantine
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9780804176309
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Hardcover
Mending Life
By Montenegro, Nina
Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending can be a gently healing practice in our daily lives and a small act of rebellion in a world where many things are discarded without thought.Mending Life encourages us to cherish our things by repairing them rather than discarding them. It also encourages us to change our consumption habits so that with small mends here and there, we extend the life of our garments and other household items. This handbook is for beginners but also offers more advanced techniques to those with some experience in mending. You'll learn basic techniques such as patching, but will have options to take it a step further with decorative sashiko stitching; you'll also learn how to darn socks and mend sweaters, as well as things like a tear in a bedsheet or down jacket. And along the way, the authors share heartfelt stories about the powerful act of mending, which strengthens not only the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well. Vibrant, full-color illustrations are woven throughout the handbook. Mending Life is a timeless, practical guide to cherishing and caring for our belongings.
Sasquatch Books
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9781632172525
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Hardcover
Make It Up
By Rayma, Marie
It isn't a secret that beauty products are full of chemicals we can barely pronounce, no less want to involuntarily ingest. We all deserve to know what we put on our bodies, and to have products that fit our exact needs. No more messing around at beauty counters: Make It Up will show you how you to make just what you need, and want, when you need it.Author Marie Rayma found herself eating healthfully, but clueless about how to clean up her beauty regimen. So she started making her own real makeup and skin care: bright lipsticks, quality mineral powders, high-performance eyeliners, and masks and cleansers that yield results. Make It Up shares the foolproof recipes Marie has learned through years of trial, error, and testing.The book starts by walking through natural ingredients available in most kitchens, online, or at local food stores.
Running Press
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9780762460847
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Print book
Organizing a Makerfest
By Fontichiaro, Kristin
At MakerFests, makers of all kinds come together to show off their projects and share knowledge with the public. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn how to host their own MakerFests. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
Cherry Lake Publishing
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9781634721905
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Print book
Bring It!
By Rosen, Ali
Bring It! is the ultimate source for potluck, picnic, or dinner party-worthy dishes that combine simple prep with big taste!The word "potluck" may inspire memories of church dinners and mystery covered dishes. But today's potlucks are essentially outsourced dinner parties, which make gathering around a shared table a cinch. Inside Bring It!, you will find dozens of impressive-looking recipes that come together easily, and are perfect for carrying to any occasion. Author Ali Rosen has put a long career in the food world to use, drawing on chef and restaurant secrets for easy dishes that will have friends begging for the recipe. Must-have dishes include: Pimento Cheese and Crab Dip Snap Pea Salad with Parmesan and Bacon Pistachio and Anchovy Pasta Short Ribs with Quick Pickled Shallots S'mores Bars Each recipe includes a note called "How to Bring It," for make-ahead, reheating, and transport instructions. Flavors are designed for maximum impact, but won't take hours to cook, or require special ingredients. Have dinner with the neighbors, sit down to a picnic in the park, or bring a dish to the school luncheon. They come together easily, hold well, and travel beautifully. They'll have you rethinking the potluck.
Running Press
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9780762462728
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Hardcover
10-Minute Seasonal Crafts for Winter
By Lim, Annalees
From School Library Journal Gr 3-5-Turn a dried orange slice into a festive ornament or small drink bottles into penguin bowling pins. Nine art projects, most made with found natural objects such as pine cones, pebbles, and leaves, encourage creativity using techniques that include gluing, printing, and tying twigs together. On the plus side, materials are easily available. On the minus, process photos are hemmed in by twig frames and overly ornamented design, making potentially useful details too small to see. Many of the activities fail to specify size and scale, leaving it up to crafters to experiment via trial and error. While it is true that these projects can be completed in 10 minutes, assembling the materials, cleaning up, and allowing for the projects to dry will stretch that out.
Windmill Books
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9781477792186
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Book
Labcraft Wizards
By Austin, John
Being a wizard takes training, practice, and a few tips from an expert. Labcraft Wizards provides dozens of step-by-step projects to transform everyday objects into instruments of magic, such as a sculpted magic wand, gooey ogre snot, bouncy dragon eggs, edible brewed slugs, an enchanted hourglass, and more! Through its creative activities, Labcraft Wizards encourages scientific observation and helps eager minds explore basic concepts in chemistry and physics through experimentation.
The Tao of Vegetable Gardening
By Deppe, Carol
The Tao of Vegetable Gardening explores the practical methods as well as the deeper essence of gardening. In her latest book, groundbreaking garden writer Carol Deppe (The Resilient Gardener, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties) focuses on some of the most popular home garden vegetables?tomatoes, green beans, peas, and leafy greens?and through them illustrates the key principles and practices that gardeners need to know to successfully plant and grow just about any food crop.
How to Train Your Human
By Babas,
A witty and winsome new way of looking at the complex relationship between cats and people: through the eyes of one erudite and attentive Italian gatto.We live on a planet infested with humans. They are a pernicious species, yet undeniably clever and capable - even if the reasons behind their actions are often incomprehensible to us felines.But while it is true that there have never been so many primates on Earth, in reality, they are quite simple to teach using well-practiced domestication techniques, such as loud vocalizations, strategic nighttime alarms, and selective displays of affection.And if you choose your specimen carefully, you'll find that it can be completely tamed, and you'll end up with the best, most faithful companion you could possibly wish for.
The Dress Diary
By Strasdin, Dr. Kate
A revealing and unique portrait of Victorian life as told through the discovery of one woman's textile scrapbook.. In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments - some her own, others donated by family and friends - she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of their lives. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands of Kate Strasdin, a fashion historian and museum curator. Using her expertise, Strasdin spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within the album's pages, and the lives of the people within. Her findings are remarkable. Piece by piece, she charts Anne's journey from the mills of Lancashire to the port of Singapore before tracing her return to England in later years.
How to Celebrate Everything
By Rosenstrach, Jenny
A New York Times Best Cookbook of Fall 2016 * A warm and inviting guide to turning birthdays, holidays, and everyday occasions into cherished traditions, with more than 100 time-tested recipes - from the creator of the popular blog and book Dinner: A Love Story and author of the New York Times bestseller Dinner: The Playbook "Families crave rituals," says Jenny Rosenstrach, and by rituals she means not just the big celebrations - Valentines Day dinners, Mothers Day brunches, Halloween send-offs, Thanksgiving feasts, holiday cocktail parties - but the little ones we may not even realize are rituals: a platter of deluxe nachos on Super Bowl Sunday, or a bowl of creamy mashed potatoes after every braces-tightening session. Whether simple or elaborate, daily or annual, these rituals all serve the same purpose for Rosenstrach: to bring comfort, connection, and meaning to every day. 100 recipes, including: * popovers, apple fritters, and golden pancakes, perfect for sleepover mornings or birthday breakfasts * "Interfaith Sliders": one version with ham and another with brisket * Rosenstrachs legendary chocolate Mud Cake - plus an entire section on birthdays, including a one-size-fits-all party planner that does not rely on pizza * complete menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve * and, of course, dozens of Rosenstrachs signature family dinners: Grilled Soy-Glazed Pork Chops, Harissa Roasted Chicken, Crispy Chickpeas with Yogurt Sauce and Naan, Grilled Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Butter and Summer Cabbage, and more In this digital, overscheduled age, How to Celebrate Everything helps families slow down, capture the moments that matter - and eat well while doing it.. Praise for How to Celebrate Everything "I have been an ardent fan of Jenny Rosenstrachs beautiful writing for years. I always know that every word of her books will be something to savor, and How to Celebrate Everything will strike a chord with anyone who enjoys family, friends, and delicious food." - Ree Drummond, New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks. "Enjoy How to Celebrate Everything for the easy-to-follow recipes. But even more satisfying are the wonderful anecdotes of family life and [Jenny Rosenstrachs] genial examination of the lasting role that food plays in our lives beyond the plate." - Family Circle (September "What Were Reading" Pick) "With characteristic warmth and humor, [Rosenstrach] urges readers to ritualize and celebrate the small moments in family life by sharing stories from her own. . . . Rosenstrach is a skilled storyteller and introduces each occasion with an engaging essay before offering up the much-loved recipes that inspired it. . . . A delicious and delightful ode to the ways family and food intertwine, reinforcing each other." - BOOKLIST "Featured recipes are proven kid friendly and presented with humorous mommy angst and nostalgic commentary . . . Rosenstrach inspires, reminding us that the real celebration is family itself." - Publishers Weekly "This well-designed cookbook comes with a side helping of lifestyle inspiration." - Library Journal
Mending Life
By Montenegro, Nina
Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending can be a gently healing practice in our daily lives and a small act of rebellion in a world where many things are discarded without thought.Mending Life encourages us to cherish our things by repairing them rather than discarding them. It also encourages us to change our consumption habits so that with small mends here and there, we extend the life of our garments and other household items. This handbook is for beginners but also offers more advanced techniques to those with some experience in mending. You'll learn basic techniques such as patching, but will have options to take it a step further with decorative sashiko stitching; you'll also learn how to darn socks and mend sweaters, as well as things like a tear in a bedsheet or down jacket. And along the way, the authors share heartfelt stories about the powerful act of mending, which strengthens not only the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well. Vibrant, full-color illustrations are woven throughout the handbook. Mending Life is a timeless, practical guide to cherishing and caring for our belongings.
Make It Up
By Rayma, Marie
It isn't a secret that beauty products are full of chemicals we can barely pronounce, no less want to involuntarily ingest. We all deserve to know what we put on our bodies, and to have products that fit our exact needs. No more messing around at beauty counters: Make It Up will show you how you to make just what you need, and want, when you need it.Author Marie Rayma found herself eating healthfully, but clueless about how to clean up her beauty regimen. So she started making her own real makeup and skin care: bright lipsticks, quality mineral powders, high-performance eyeliners, and masks and cleansers that yield results. Make It Up shares the foolproof recipes Marie has learned through years of trial, error, and testing.The book starts by walking through natural ingredients available in most kitchens, online, or at local food stores.
Organizing a Makerfest
By Fontichiaro, Kristin
At MakerFests, makers of all kinds come together to show off their projects and share knowledge with the public. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn how to host their own MakerFests. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
Bring It!
By Rosen, Ali
Bring It! is the ultimate source for potluck, picnic, or dinner party-worthy dishes that combine simple prep with big taste!The word "potluck" may inspire memories of church dinners and mystery covered dishes. But today's potlucks are essentially outsourced dinner parties, which make gathering around a shared table a cinch. Inside Bring It!, you will find dozens of impressive-looking recipes that come together easily, and are perfect for carrying to any occasion. Author Ali Rosen has put a long career in the food world to use, drawing on chef and restaurant secrets for easy dishes that will have friends begging for the recipe. Must-have dishes include: Pimento Cheese and Crab Dip Snap Pea Salad with Parmesan and Bacon Pistachio and Anchovy Pasta Short Ribs with Quick Pickled Shallots S'mores Bars Each recipe includes a note called "How to Bring It," for make-ahead, reheating, and transport instructions. Flavors are designed for maximum impact, but won't take hours to cook, or require special ingredients. Have dinner with the neighbors, sit down to a picnic in the park, or bring a dish to the school luncheon. They come together easily, hold well, and travel beautifully. They'll have you rethinking the potluck.
10-Minute Seasonal Crafts for Winter
By Lim, Annalees
From School Library Journal Gr 3-5-Turn a dried orange slice into a festive ornament or small drink bottles into penguin bowling pins. Nine art projects, most made with found natural objects such as pine cones, pebbles, and leaves, encourage creativity using techniques that include gluing, printing, and tying twigs together. On the plus side, materials are easily available. On the minus, process photos are hemmed in by twig frames and overly ornamented design, making potentially useful details too small to see. Many of the activities fail to specify size and scale, leaving it up to crafters to experiment via trial and error. While it is true that these projects can be completed in 10 minutes, assembling the materials, cleaning up, and allowing for the projects to dry will stretch that out.
Labcraft Wizards
By Austin, John
Being a wizard takes training, practice, and a few tips from an expert. Labcraft Wizards provides dozens of step-by-step projects to transform everyday objects into instruments of magic, such as a sculpted magic wand, gooey ogre snot, bouncy dragon eggs, edible brewed slugs, an enchanted hourglass, and more! Through its creative activities, Labcraft Wizards encourages scientific observation and helps eager minds explore basic concepts in chemistry and physics through experimentation.