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The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

Timeless Fun for a New Generation

By: Elaine Batiste,Natalie Crowley

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The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

Timeless Fun for a New Generation

By: Elaine Batiste,Natalie Crowley

An illustrated step-by-step guide to classic fun and handy skills for a new generation Turn the clock back to a simpler time and unlock hours of timeless fun as you discover how to: Tie knots Make a bird feeder Write a thank you note Make a pie Build a campfire Use a compass Wrap a gift with brown paper and string Sew by hand Grow tomatoes Fix a flat bicycle tire Make refrigerator pickles Sew buttons Make lemonade Grow and dry herbs Mend a sock Make natural dyes Skip stones Start quilting Perform coin tricks Make an omelet Fold paper airplanes Explore photography Each chapter includes clear, illustrated step-by-step instructions as well as information about the history of that skill. For example, did you know that lemonade is credited with helping fight the plague in Paris? Or that paper airplanes became popular during World War II because traditional toys weren’t available? With so many activities to explore, this book will be one kids turn to again and again.

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Abrams

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9798887070124

The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

Timeless Fun for a New Generation

By: Elaine Batiste,Natalie Crowley

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Timeless Fun for a New Generation

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Dreaming by the Book

By: Elaine Scarry

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Dreaming by the Book

By: Elaine Scarry

A pathbreaking work about the way literature teaches us to use our imagination. We often attribute to our imaginative life powers that go beyond ordinary perception or sensation. In Dreaming by the Book, the noted scholar Elaine Scarry explores the apparently miraculous but in fact understandable processes by which poets and writers confer those powers on us: how they teach us the work of imaginative creation. Writers from Homer to Heaney, Scarry argues, instruct us in the art of mental composition even as their poems progress: just as painters understand paint, composers musical sounds, and sculptors stone or metal, verbal artists understand and deploy the only material in which their creations will get made - the backlit tissue of the human imagination. In her brilliant synthesis of cognitive psychology, literary criticism, and philosophy, she explores the five principal formal practices by which writers bring things to life for their readers; she calls them radiant ignition, rarity, dyadic addition and subtraction, stretching, and floral supposition. The transforming power of these mental practices can be seen in their appearance in great literature, of course, but also in applying them to - and watching how they revise - our own daydreams. Dreaming by the Book is not only an utterly original work of literary analysis but a sequence of on-the-spot mental experiments.

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Macmillan + ORM

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146684552X

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9781466845527

Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America

By: Timothy Archambault,Elaine Keillor,John M. H. Kelly

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Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America

By: Timothy Archambault,Elaine Keillor,John M. H. Kelly

This book is a one-stop reference resource for the vast variety of musical expressions of the First Peoples' cultures of North America, both past and present. Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America documents the surprisingly varied musical practices among North America's First Peoples, both historically and in the modern context. It supplies a detailed yet accessible and approachable overview of the substantial contributions and influence of First Peoples that can be appreciated by both native and nonnative audiences, regardless of their familiarity with musical theory. The entries address how ethnomusicologists with Native American heritage are revolutionizing approaches to the discipline, and showcase how musicians with First Peoples' heritage are influencing modern musical forms including native flute, orchestral string playing, gospel, and hip hop. The work represents a much-needed academic study of First Peoples' musical cultures—a subject that is of growing interest to Native Americans as well as nonnative students and readers.

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501

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313055068

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9780313055065

Journey to Vaja

Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family

By: Elaine Kalman Naves

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Journey to Vaja

Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family

By: Elaine Kalman Naves

Part autobiography, part family chronicle, and part immigrant saga, Journey to Vaja tells the story of the Weinbergers over the course of two centuries. From settlement in a Hungarian village in the late eighteenth century to the German occupation of Hung

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773515348

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9780773515345

Northern Soul

An Illustrated History

By: Elaine Constantine,Gareth Sweeney

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Northern Soul

An Illustrated History

By: Elaine Constantine,Gareth Sweeney

The story of Northern Soul is one of practically total immersion, dedication and devotion, where the plain concept of the ‘night out’ was elevated to sacramental dimensions. Where devotees pushed their bodies, their finances and sometimes their minds to brutal and unforgiving extremes. For those who went through that involvement every test of faith or endurance was worth bearing. - From Northern Soul: An Illustrated History. ‘It was a drugs scene, it was a clothes scene. It was about dancing. It came out of this thing. It was about pills that made you go fast. To go fast to make the scene happen.’ - Chris Brick In the late 1960s, a form of dance music took a feverish hold on the UK, finding its heart in the north of England. The music of 1960s-70s black American soul singers combined with distinctive dance styles and plenty of amphetamines to create what became known as Northern Soul – a scene based around all night, alcohol-free club nights, arranged by the fans themselves – setting the blueprint for future club culture. Northern Soul tapped into a yearning for individual expression in northern teenagers, and exploded into a cultural phenomenon that influenced a generation of DJs, songwriters and designers for decades to come. Acclaimed photographer and director Elaine Constantine has brought the movement to life in her film Northern Soul – and that film was the starting point for this book, Northern Soul: An Illustrated History. However, what started out as a project largely comprising of Constantine’s stunning on-set photography, featuring her young, talented cast and highly authentic production, has turned into a unique illustrated history of Northern Soul. In its final form, the beautiful new photography holds the book together thematically, but its real depth lies in the material from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s that Elaine and Gareth have researched and pulled together. Of course, no book can claim to represent everything about a culture. But Northern Soul: An Illustrated History concentrates on individuals’ personal stories from that heady era, as well as being crammed full of truly atmospheric contemporaneous photography – not from press photographers, but from the kids themselves. Be it snaps of soul fans in car parks, hitching a lift or mucking around in photo booths, the combination of real people plus real (and often very dramatic) stories – not to mention the complete absence of label scans and DJ’s top tens – means that the book stands out as a very different proposition from anything yet published on Northern Soul. We would like to think that above all, this book attempts to give you a feel for what it was really like to be there at the time.

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226

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Random House

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0753549670

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9780753549674

Transforming Performance Management to Drive Performance

An Evidence-based Roadmap

By: Rose A. Mueller-Hanson,Elaine D. Pulakos

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Transforming Performance Management to Drive Performance

An Evidence-based Roadmap

By: Rose A. Mueller-Hanson,Elaine D. Pulakos

Recently a revolution has taken place in organizations around the world to transform their performance management systems from burdensome chores into a valuable business practices. Many high-profile companies have announced they are getting rid of the dreaded performance reviews and replacing them with ongoing coaching and feedback. Although these cases are inspiring other organizations to contemplate change, many are left with more questions than answers. While many fads and quick fixes have been proposed to answer these questions, little research exists to support them. This book provides a practical and evidence-based guide for building a performance management approach that actually improves performance. It cuts through the hype and gives actionable advice, useful tools, and real-world examples for organizations to build the business case for change, plan the transformation, design the new system, and implement the change effectively. Featuring research findings as well as concrete strategies from organizations that have proven successful, this book provides a roadmap for meaningful change. It will be of interest to professionals and scholars interested in evidence-based performance management and the challenges facing organizations.

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208

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Routledge

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1351685031

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9781351685030

The Dynamics of Fashion

By: Elaine Stone,Sheryl A. Farnan

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The Dynamics of Fashion

By: Elaine Stone,Sheryl A. Farnan

For fashion students who want to be both in the now and in the know! The Dynamics of Fashion, Fifth Edition, has the latest facts and figures, and the most current theories in fashion development, production, and merchandising giving you the foundation you need in the industry. It offers hundreds of real-life examples of leading brands and industry trends, to show you fashion careers and how to apply what you learn. The book also covers sustainable fashion, wearable technology, social media, and more in detail. An online STUDIO includes self-quizzes, flashcards, and links to videos. New to this Edition ~ Expanded coverage of the latest industry trends, including sustainable fashion, e-commerce, globalization, wearable technology, and the use of social media for fashion marketing ~ Revised 'For Review' and 'For Discussion' questions, new terms added to Trade Talk, and expanded Glossary ~ More than 150 new full-color photographs highlighting the people, principles, and practices of the fashion business ~ 25% new Fashion Focus and Then and Now features bring in current topics and industry trends The Dynamics of Fashion, 5th Edition STUDIO ~ Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips ~ Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions and image identification ~ Branch out with links to curated online multi-media resources that bring chapter concepts to life ~ Expand your knowledge by further exploring special features Then and Now and Fashion Focus PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text. To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501324079.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501324004

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9781501324000

Only for Love

By: Elaine Barbieri

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Only for Love

By: Elaine Barbieri

Passion on the high seas from the author of More Precious Than Gold. Never in her worst nightmares did high-spirited Gillian Haige envision herself in the dank hold of a ship en route to America--as an indentured servant. Desperate to save her twin sister's life, Gillian offer herself to the fiercely handsome captain . . . and loses her heart as well.

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Zebra Books

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0821746499

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9780821746493

Wings of a Dove

By: Elaine Barbieri

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Wings of a Dove

By: Elaine Barbieri

From the author of "Tarnished Angel" and "Eagle" comes a tale of two orphans who survive the trials and tribulations of a love that lasts a lifetime.

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Berkley

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0515102059

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9780515102055

Midnight Rogue

By: Elaine Barbieri

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Midnight Rogue

By: Elaine Barbieri

Her sheltered existence at a New Orleans convent school had protected Gabrielle from the harsh world. Until the night she was kidnapped by Captain Rogan Whitney, as an act of revenge upon Gabrielle's father. Branded an outlaw, Rogan faces a hangman's noose. And Gabrielle must choose between the world she left behind and a perilous future with the man she loves.

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390

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Zebra Books

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0821750380

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9780821750384

Tarnished Angel

By: Elaine Barbieri

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Tarnished Angel

By: Elaine Barbieri

Devina Dale is a courageous pioneer who dares to face the wild West, and nothing will stand in the way of her dreams. But Devina has haunting secrets from the past that threaten her safety, a corrupt father who is determined to protect his only daughter, and a handsome outlaw who has become the enemy she can't help but love.

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452

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Berkley

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0515097489

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9780515097481

A Soldier's Heart

By: Leslie Lynn,Elaine Sima

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A Soldier's Heart

By: Leslie Lynn,Elaine Sima

After a storybook courtship and a whirlwind marriage to Miss Serena Fitzwater, Lord Matthew Blackwood is called back to war. The wounded hero who later returns is no longer the fairy-tale knight Serena married, and the true battle of hearts begins, for now they must weave a new beginning. Original Regency Romance.

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212

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Fawcett

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0449219682

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9780449219683

Amber Fire

By: Elaine Barbieri

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Amber Fire

By: Elaine Barbieri

From the author of "Tarnished Angel" and "Dangerous Virtues: Chastity" comes the tale of a young beauty who must choose between a respectable family friend and the rogue who has captured her heart.

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530

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Love Spell

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050552290X

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9780505522900

Timeless

By: Linda Lael Miller,Diana Bane,Elaine Crawford,Anna Jennet

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Timeless

By: Linda Lael Miller,Diana Bane,Elaine Crawford,Anna Jennet

Love breaks free from the hands of time in four breathtaking tales wherein a vintage dress-shop owner travels to Medieval England, a woman's dreams reveal a secret love from the past, an engaged workaholic experiences a romantic deja vu, and a heroine plunges off the Cornwall cliffs and into a knight's arms.

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278

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Berkley

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0425137015

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9780425137017

To Have and to Hold

By: Jane Bonander,Elaine Coffman,Joan Johnston,Kasey Michaels

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To Have and to Hold

By: Jane Bonander,Elaine Coffman,Joan Johnston,Kasey Michaels

A second collection of bridal-themed short stories presents the combined talents of four authors: Jane Bonander, Elaine Coffman, Joan Johnston, and Kasey Michaels. Original.

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372

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Avon Books

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038077691X

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9780380776917

Dangerous Virtues

Honesty

By: Elaine Barbieri

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Dangerous Virtues

Honesty

By: Elaine Barbieri

Her life changed forever by an accident, Honesty continues to search for her sisters, Purity and Chastity. Raised in a bawdy Abilene saloon, Honesty makes a living as a cardsharp, and a crooked one at that. Then she meets Texas Ranger Sinclair Archer, and a love that could finally make an honest woman of her.

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406

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0843940808

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9780843940800

Dream Warrior

By: Elaine Barbieri

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Dream Warrior

By: Elaine Barbieri

A life alone on the sprawling plains of Kansas has turned Lila Chesney into a woman as unpredictable and unsettled as the land she calls home - a woman of strong character, powerful will, and indomitable spirit. But it is her trusting heart that is put to the test when cruel fate and a band of desperadoes draw her beloved brother into a perilous life as the wild west's Number one outlaw.

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460

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Zebra Books

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0821753029

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9780821753026

Love Potion

By: Rebecca Paisley,Elaine Crawford,Aileen Humphrey

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Love Potion

By: Rebecca Paisley,Elaine Crawford,Aileen Humphrey

Just in time for Valentine's Day, four delightful novellas featuring Cupid's quest to bring love to unlikely couples. Featured are Gingham and Gold, Heart's Desire, Music from the Gods, and Just Friends, Of Course.

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280

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Jove Books

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0515115495

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9780515115499

Treasured Romance

By: Zondervan Publishing,Peggy E. King,Velma S. Daniels,Lydia Heermann,Elaine L. Schulte

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Treasured Romance

By: Zondervan Publishing,Peggy E. King,Velma S. Daniels,Lydia Heermann,Elaine L. Schulte

Volume 1.

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492

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Zondervan Publishing Company

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0310209528

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9780310209522

Escape Not My Love

By: Elaine Coffman

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Escape Not My Love

By: Elaine Coffman

When free-willed Jennifer Baxter defies her father and journeys to Mexico to teach school, her angry papa hires Jay Culhane to retrieve the errant educator, but the lawless lover becomes putty in her loving hands.

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532

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Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated

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156895509X

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9781568955094

River Temptress

By: Elaine Crawford

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River Temptress

By: Elaine Crawford

A passionate new Wildflower romance that embraces the sizzling fury of the old West. Tomboy Georgette Pacquing thinks twice about her boyish ways when she meets arrogant riverboat gambler Pierce Kingston, His conceit and Southern charm makes Georgie want to teach him a lesson in love. So, she trades in her britches for a corset--only to have her scheme backfire.

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Diamond/Charter

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155773867X

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9781557738677

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