The star of HBO’s Tracey Takes On . . . shares her love of knitting alongside “unexpectedly enticing designs” in a book that will have you in stitches (NPR). Tracey Ullman has been known for almost 20 years as an award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and producer, well-loved for her eccentric and iconoclastic humor. She is also an avid knitter, and she brings the same freewheeling spirit to her most recent production, a book she created with knitwear designer and yarn-shop owner Mel Clark. Although she has been knitting since the age of four, Ullman was, she says “helpless to make anything other than long, holey scarves” until she met Clark, who taught her how to follow a pattern and knit for real. Passionate and funny, serious and spirited, Knit 2 Together features lively lessons for beginners and more than 30 original designs for knitters of all abilities and stripes—from witches britches and house slippers to a saucy apron and a table skirt. Complete with sidebars and vibrant color photographs, the book also relates Ullman’s personal stories and reflections on her life in knitting. This one-of-a-kind brainchild of two perfectly matched creators—one a master of knitting, the other a master of wit—is sure to delight veteran and novice alike.
Dick and Jane are in trouble – money trouble. Like their friends, and maybe like you, they struggle to stay afloat on a sea of debt. After listening to a radio program, they discover there might be a way out. But it will be hard. It will hurt. Can they do it? They are in debt. They face car repairs and job losses. Dare they think they could possibly retire in comfort someday? Is retiring early an impossible dream or something they could actually achieve? This Fable is fiction. Fiction that presents real challenges and choices that regular people face every day. You are sure to recognize the similarities to events in your own life. Join Dick and Jane, and their friends Sally and Lamar, as they learn, experiment, and get control of their financial lives. “Buy Dick and Jane Learn About Money” now. It’s available in all on-line bookstores.
Are you nearing retirement? Are you prepared for what is to come when you stop working and earning? You must read this book NOW! If you are getting close to retirement age, the chances are you fall into one of two categories. You are either looking forward to it with unrestrained zeal and planning a thousand vacations, or you are secretly dreading it. Whichever one you are the facts remain the same. You must plan for the future and in this new book, Are You Starting to Think About Retirement, we examine why you should think, decide, plan, and act now, before it’s too late. This short read is packed with information and looks at things like: 1) How you will spend all that free time 2) Where you will live 3) What standard of living you’ll have 4) Planning for death 5) How to use your savings wisely 6) Dealing with changes to your plans And more… We should all plan carefully for retirement so that we can get the most from it. With Are You Starting to Think About Retirement, you can start to make your ideas a reality. Get a copy today and start planning for what tomorrow will bring!
Everyone who has a job dreams of the day they’ll retire. They envision cross-country road trips or relaxing cruise vacations. But after they’ve had their fill of fun and leisure, what’s left? “How to Decide What to Do When You Retire” aims to help you fill the inevitable gaps long before you’re ready to retire. This book will show you how. The last thing you want after you’ve said goodbye to your career is to find yourself with no purpose, nothing to fill those empty hours. This guide will help you connect the dots. It will help you find what makes you happy, what brings you the joy, and what makes sense for you and your future. If you’re ready to take charge of your retirement, buy a copy of this book today and learn how to make your retirement dreams a reality!
You can feel the anticipation when you think about retiring. It fills you with excitement, with longing. and with anxiety too. You’re looking forward to it. You have things to do and people to see. But will you be ready? How much is enough? How long will you live? Life and health spans are increasing. Your retirement could last longer than you think. Maybe much longer. Will you run out of money before you run out of life? “Your Forever Retirement: How to make your Nest Egg last forever” will show you how to manage your retirement money so you never run out. Read it today.
Discover the work of Mary Webb, an artist with a passion for colour and landscape. Journeys in Colour features Webb's art from 1967 to the present day and is the largest ever exhibition of work by this Suffolk-based artist.On display you will find striking abstract paintings, screen prints, drawings and collages. You will also be able to see recent work, inspired by a trip to Utah, USA, which has never been seen before. Included in the exhibition will be a work by Mary Webb from the UEA Collection of Abstract and Constructivist Art, Architecture and Design, which is permanently housed at the Centre. Webb acknowledges Sonia Delaunay as a significant influence and this artist's work also forms part of the UEA Collection. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated book.
Different minds learn differently," writes Dr. Mel Levine, one of the best-known education experts and pediatricians in America today. And that's a problem for many children, because most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy. As a result, these children struggle because their learning patterns don't fit the schools they are in. In A Mind at a Time, Dr. Levine shows parents and others who care for children how to identify these individual learning patterns. He explains how parents and teachers can encourage a child's strengths and bypass the child's weaknesses. This type of teaching produces satisfaction and achievement instead of frustration and failure. Different brains are differently wired, Dr. Levine explains. There are eight fundamental systems, or components, of learning that draw on a variety of neurodevelopmental capacities. Some students are strong in certain areas and some are strong in others, but no one is equally capable in all eight. Using examples drawn from his own extensive experience, Dr. Levine shows how parents and children can identify their strengths and weaknesses to determine their individual learning styles. For example, some students are creative and write imaginatively but do poorly in history because weak memory skills prevent them from retaining facts. Some students are weak in sequential ordering and can't follow directions. They may test poorly and often don't do well in mathematics. In these cases, Dr. Levine observes, the problem is not a lack of intelligence but a learning style that doesn't fit the assignment. Drawing on his pioneering research and his work with thousands of students, Dr. Levine shows how parents and teachers can develop effective strategies to work through or around these weaknesses. "It's taken for granted in adult society that we cannot all be 'generalists' skilled in every area of learning and mastery. Nevertheless, we apply tremendous pressure to our children to be good at everything. They are expected to shine in math, reading, writing, speaking, spelling, memorization, comprehension, problem solving...and none of us adults can" do all this, observes Dr. Levine. Learning begins in school but it doesn't end there. Frustrating a child's desire to learn will have lifelong repercussions. This frustration can be avoided if we understand that not every child can do equally well in every type of learning. We must begin to pay more attention to individual learning styles, to individual minds, urges Dr. Levine, so that we can maximize children's learning potential. In A Mind at a Time he shows us how.
Different minds learn differently' writes Dr Mel Levine, one of the best-known education experts and paediatricians in America today. And that's a problem for many children, because most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy. In A MIND AT A TIME, Dr Levine shows parents and others who care for children how to identify these individual learning patterns. He explains how parents and teachers can encourage a child's strengths and bypass the child's weaknesses. This type of teaching produces satisfaction and achievement instead of frustration and failure. Different brains are differently wired with eight fundamental systems of learning that draw on a variety of neurodevelopmental capacities. Certain students are strong in certain areas and some are strong in others, but no one is equally capable in all eight. Learning begins at school, but it doesn't end there. Frustrating a child's desire to learn will have lifelong repercussions. We must begin to pay more attention to individual learning styles, to individual minds, urges Dr Levine, so that we can maximise our children's learning potential. A MIND AT A TIME shows us how.
From New England to Alaska, this 544 page resource is filled with helpful advice, historical background, and practical facts on how to reach scores of park system properties, when to go, and what to do there.
This unflinching, quirky novel follows a flawed yet lovable everyman as he searches for Home. We never learn his name. Nor do we learn her name--the woman whose freight is still too much for him to carry. But we know he likes soft things. We know he works through pain. We know his childhood still clings to him, despite his graying hair. And through knowing him and all his freight, ours is easier to bear.
Lessons Learned is an important phase in project management. This is when organizations can pave the way for future project success by documenting mistakes so they are not repeated and recording best practices so they are repeated. This book covers the important role a project management office (PMO) plays in promoting lessons learned. Project managers learn how to improve processes by applying lessons learned. The book emphasizes "actionability," or producing a process improvement that can be acted upon by anyone in the PMO or project team.
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