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Yard Art and Handmade Places

Extraordinary Expressions of Home

By: Jill Nokes,Pat Jasper

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Yard Art and Handmade Places

Extraordinary Expressions of Home

By: Jill Nokes,Pat Jasper

Relatively few people in America build their own homes, but many yearn to make the places they live in more truly their own. Yard Art and Handmade Places profiles twenty homemakers who have used their yards and gardens to express their sense of individuality, to maintain connections to family and heritage, or even to create sacred spaces for personal and community refreshment and healing. Jill Nokes, an authority on native plants and ecological restoration, traveled across the state of Texas, seeking out residents who had transformed their yards and gardens into oases of art and exuberant personal expression. In this book, she presents their stories, told in their own words, about why they created these handmade places and what their yard art has come to mean to them and to their communities. Rather than viewing yard art as a curiosity or oddity, Nokes treats it as an integral part of home-making, revealing how these places become invested with deep personal or social meaning. Yard Art and Handmade Places celebrates the fact that, despite the proliferation of look-alike suburbs, places still exist where people with ordinary means and skills are shaping space with their own hands to create a personal expression that can be enjoyed by all.

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University of Texas Press

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0292787995

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No Choice But Freedom

A Novel of Treachery and Triumph in Colonial America

By: Pat Mattaini Mestern

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No Choice But Freedom

A Novel of Treachery and Triumph in Colonial America

By: Pat Mattaini Mestern

Joanna Turnbull's marriage to Talbot Showcroft is foundering in the wake of his emigration to the colonies, leaving her and their baby son in the care of her dictatorial father who encumbered her marriage with an unusual nuptial agreement. Her best friend Katie has been disowned by her father for taking up with a fugitive Scot fleeing the aftermath of the battle of Culloden. Joanna resolves the issues by moving to the Colonies, taking Katie and her husband with her. The book's title is appropriate. As the plot wraps around the issues of loyalty to family and personal principles, each of the characters faces his or her own choices of depravity or virtue, slavery or freedom.

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Dudley Court Press, LLC

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0997011904

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9780997011906

Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution

By: Maxine Berg,Pat Hudson

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Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution

By: Maxine Berg,Pat Hudson

The role of slavery in driving Britain's economic development is often debated, but seldom given a central place. In their remarkable new book, Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson 'follow the money' to document in revealing detail the role of slavery in the making of Britain’s industrial revolution. Slavery was not just a source of wealth for a narrow circle of slave owners who built grand country houses and filled them with luxuries. The forces set in motion by the slave and plantation trades seeped into almost every aspect of the economy and society. In textile mills, iron and copper smelting, steam power, and financial institutions, slavery played a crucial part. Things we might think far removed from the taint of slavery, such as eighteenth-century fashions for indigo-patterned cloth, sweet tea, snuff boxes, mahogany furniture, ceramics and silverware, were intimately connected. Even London’s role as a centre for global finance was partly determined by the slave trade as insurance, financial trading and mortgage markets were developed in the City to promote distant and risky investments in enslaved people. The result is a bold and unflinching account of how Britain became a global superpower, and how the legacy of slavery persists. Acknowledging Britain's role in slavery is not just about toppling statues and renaming streets. We urgently need to come to terms with slavery's inextricable links with Western capitalism, and the ways in which many of us continue to benefit from slavery to this day.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509552707

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9781509552702

De Valera

Long Fellow, Long Shadow

By: Tim Pat Coogan

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De Valera

Long Fellow, Long Shadow

By: Tim Pat Coogan

Eamon de Valera – 'The Long Fellow' – remains a towering presence whose shadow still falls over Irish life. The history of Ireland for much of the twentieth century is the history of de Valera. From the 1916 Rising, the troubled Treaty negotiations and the Civil War, right through to his retirement after a longer period in power than any other 20th-century leader, Eamon de Valera has both defined and divided Ireland. He was directly responsible for the Irish Constitution, Fianna Fail (the largest Irish political party) and the Irish Press Group. He helped create a political church-state monolith with continuing implications for Northern Ireland, the social role of women, the Irish language and the whole concept of an Irish nation. Many of the challenges he confronted are still troubling the peace of Ireland and of Britain, and some of the problems are his legacy. Tim Pat Coogan's comprehensive study of this political giant is a major addition to the history of Irish-British relationships.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1784975370

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9781784975371

Montana Mavericks Books 5-8

By: Jackie Merritt,Pat Warren,Rebecca Daniels,Helen R. Myers

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Montana Mavericks Books 5-8

By: Jackie Merritt,Pat Warren,Rebecca Daniels,Helen R. Myers

The return of the Montana Mavericks: Tough cowboys who you can't help but fall in love with. Enjoy books 5-8 in the series: The Rancher Takes a Wife by Jackie Merritt, Outlaw Lovers by Pat Warren, The Way of the Wolf by Rebecca Daniels and The Law is No Lady by Helen R. Myers.

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Silhouette

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1552548333

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9781552548332

How to Be Like Jackie Robinson

Life Lessons from Baseball's Greatest Hero

By: Pat Williams

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How to Be Like Jackie Robinson

Life Lessons from Baseball's Greatest Hero

By: Pat Williams

Unlike other books on Jackie Robinson, this book not only profiles his amazing life, but also offers valuable lessons drawn from his experiences that can directly apply to practical, everyday improvements and personal success.

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Health Communications, Inc.

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0757301738

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9780757301735

The Cynthia Morgan Story

The Novel of Two Souls Predestined to Be Together

By: Gillespie Pat Gillespie,Pat Gillespie

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The Cynthia Morgan Story

The Novel of Two Souls Predestined to Be Together

By: Gillespie Pat Gillespie,Pat Gillespie

In the mid-1800 s, a witch befriended a wealthy sea Captain s daughter, Clarisa. The witch tells her of the man she will marry. Back then, the marriage was arranged by the girl s parents. Unbeknownst to anyone, the witch fell in love with the same man and before the two were to wed the witch cursed Clarisa. Thus ending her life when she gave birth to her first-born child, a girl. For several generations after, the curse carried on, until it reached Catherine Habersham-Fairbanks, where both she and her daughter die. After their deaths, Catherine s husband, Morgan Fairbanks, an OB-GYN, learns that she was the last known heiress to the Morgan Estate in New Orleans, which he now inherits. Once he takes charge of the estate, things get really intense. He meets the spirit of his late wife s great-great grandmother, Cynthia Morgan, who is the spitting image of his beloved Catherine. At the same time, a very powerful man decides he wants the Morgan Estate for himself, and is willing to kill for it. It s now Cynthia and Morgan s story with yet one more crucial hitch, Michael Fairington, who had been done in by Cynthia s father, when he discovered her pregnancy.

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iUniverse

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144017055X

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9781440170553

Indy 500 Recaps

The Short Chute Edition

By: Pat Kennedy

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Indy 500 Recaps

The Short Chute Edition

By: Pat Kennedy

This book started as a self-serving exercise to personally organize the major details and interesting facts of each Indianapolis 500 over the hundred-plus-year history of the greatest race in the world. For many of us passionate racing fans who have attended a multitude of 500s, there is a tendency for the details of the races to (somewhat) blend together. I hope this book will help to provide clarity in this regard as well as educate. During high school, many of us chose to use CliffsNotes to assist in the education process. This book is somewhat patterned after that concept. It falls somewhere between Donald Davidson and Rick Schaffer—the best and by far the most detailed book on the history of the Indianapolis 500—and a multitude of pictorial books with limited information. I hope it will prove to be an easy read with entertaining and educational information.

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AuthorHouse

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1728348404

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9781728348407

More Deaths Than One

By: Pat Bertram

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More Deaths Than One

By: Pat Bertram

Bob Stark returns to Denver after 18 years in Southeast Asia to discover that the mother he buried before he left is dead again. He attends her new funeral and sees . . . himself. Even worse, two men who appear to be government agents are hunting him for no reason that he can fathom. With the help of a baffling young woman Bob meets in a coffee shop, he uncovers the unimaginable truth.

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Second Wind Publishing

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1935171259

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9781935171256

Sideline Scandals

A Novel

By: Pat Tucker

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Sideline Scandals

A Novel

By: Pat Tucker

The game’s afoot once again in this sizzling sequel to Football Widows—with new members and new drama, courtesy of the women behind the NFL’s biggest stars—and play is getting dirty on and off the field. Sasha Davenport is riding her popular Football Widows social club all the way to the top. She’s got the right look, the high-profile job, and a glamorous public image that belies all her previous salacious activities. The one thing that eludes her is the star player she needs to complete the cast of her made-for-reality TV life. Will Sasha be able to reach stardom, or will she only cause problems? Meanwhile, Los Angeles Sea Lions NFL wife Tatayna Bacall has been faking enthusiasm for the game for too long. Now she wants her star quarterback husband to find a job as a sports analyst so their life can take on some kind of normalcy. Joining the Football Widows Club gives her hope that there is life outside the huddle. But what she doesn’t realize, Tatayna will use the women of the club in any way that could benefit her rise to stardom. No matter their attempts at normalcy, only more drama and mayhem follow these women in Sideline Scandals.

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Simon and Schuster

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145169847X

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9781451698473

Fabric + Paint + Thread = Fabulous

By: Pat Durbin

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Fabric + Paint + Thread = Fabulous

By: Pat Durbin

If you're ready to take your quilting skills to the next level, this is the book for you! Pat's innovative techniques for painting, free-motion quilting, and embellishing allow you to expand your artistic horizons and make breathtaking art quilts. First you'll paint on fabric to make a simple landscape background. Then the excitement begins! You'll use thread to "paint" astonishingly realistic trees, leaves, and more onto stabilizer, cut out the motifs, and apply them to the quilt. With five projects to choose from, there's plenty of inspiration for your next quilt.

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Martingale

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1604686561

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9781604686562

SpiritPath

By: Pat Patterson

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SpiritPath

By: Pat Patterson

When Arizona ranch owner, Adam Blake, falls in love with Priscilla WhiteCloud, sister of his Navajo foreman, the catalyst for the terrible consequences of their union is set in motion. Amid the historical and political background of the American Southwest in the early to mid-1900's, SpiritPath paints a fascinating picture of the world of that time, encompassing events leading to World War1, the pursuit of the Mexican bandit, Pancho Villa, after his murderous raids on American soil, the horrendous conditions of the Mission directed Indian schools, the fledgling aeronautics industry, the 1929 Stock Market Crash, coinciding with the Government mandated Stock Reduction Plan, so devastating to the herding culture of the Navajo People. Compelling love stories, interwoven with diverse yet profound values, both Anglo and Navajo, evolve as the children and grandchildren of Adam and Priscilla, seek resolutions to their personal conflicts and discover their individual paths to enduring love and spiritual harmony.

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iUniverse

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0595216714

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9780595216710

Change Is in the Wind

By: Pat Bertram

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Change Is in the Wind

By: Pat Bertram

The assignment was simple: submit a short story dealing with change. The results were astonishing, engaging, and incredibly varied. The stories complied in this volume range from taut action drama, to stealthy intrigue, to entralling spirituality, to tangled relationships, to timeless love renewed -- or lost, to angelic second chances. No two of the tales are remotely similar, and yet they are linked in remarkable ways. Each story is tied to all the others in the anthology with two exquisite threads. The first constant theme is redemption; in each case there is a transformation, often painful, that brings new beginnings, new possibilities and revitalized life. The second theme is love -- timeless and true -- expressed in a multitude of ways, but unfailing in bringing hope and newness. Change in the Wind is an extraordinary colletion of marvelous stories from gifted, eclectic writers who draw us into their worlds and leave us wanting more. -- publisher

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Second Wind Publishing

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1935171917

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9781935171911

The Life and Times of Thomas, Lord Coningsby

The Whig Hangman and his Victims

By: Pat Rogers

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The Life and Times of Thomas, Lord Coningsby

The Whig Hangman and his Victims

By: Pat Rogers

This book throws fresh light on British and Irish politics at the start of the 18th century. It tells for the first time the story of a powerful and eccentric peer, Thomas Coningsby, who played a key role in Ireland as the king's "saviour" at the Battle of the Boyne and as one of the top administrators of the Protestant ascendancy. It describes his tumultuous career in local and national politics in England, along with his hectic familial and private life, marked by his combative behaviour towards neighbours and tenants in Herefordshire, where he feuded with the Harley clan and the Duke of Chandos. The book describes his bitter quarrels with political rivals and shows how these were enlisted by the greatest poet of the age, Alexander Pope, to form a devastating critique of the Whig revenge against their discredited rivals. Based on extensive use of unpublished archives, including the numerous cache of letters to and from Coningsby; lawsuits; legal documents such as wills and marriage settlements; as well as newspapers, pamphlets and printed sources.

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A&C Black

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1441185984

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9781441185983

How to Be Like Mike

Life Lessons about Basketball's Best

By: Pat Williams

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How to Be Like Mike

Life Lessons about Basketball's Best

By: Pat Williams

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. But his pre-eminence is more than just extraordinary athletic ability: the lessons of his life-such as focus, passion, hard work, perseverance and accountability-have shaped him into one of the most revered celebrities of the 20th century. In this inspiring book Pat Williams, motivational speaker and senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic, reveals Jordan's method for living a life of greatness that we can all incorporate into our lives. Fascinating anecdotes and quotes from those who know Michael best provide a glimpse into a persona as sweeping and immense as any generation has ever witnessed. Peppered with examples from Williams's life and those of other star athletes and celebrities, this uplifting book shows that we are, indeed, all capable of fulfilling our full potential. Readers from all walks of life can appreciate and aspire to living life like a champion.

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Health Communications, Inc.

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1558749551

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9781558749559

Adobe Odes

By: Pat Mora

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Adobe Odes

By: Pat Mora

Wine-sipping syllables, a communion of bones, impetuous pinches of chile, and parrot-sassy guacamole. With a mélange of aromas and tastes, colors and sounds, award-winning poet Pat Mora invites readers into her home in this new collection of forty-nine odes. Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s Odas Elemantales and reinvented with a Latina identity, Mora celebrates the ordinary in lyrics that are anything but. Her poetry is the poetry of space—house patterns and adobe constructions—and the human rhythms that happen inside. It is also the poetry of what she loves—chocolate, books, dandelions, church bells, hope, courage, and even rain. Thick with the microcultures of foodstuffs, family, places, regions, deities, spirits, and literary figures, Mora’s adobe universe is luscious and tactile, elemental and dynamic. From family gossip and beauty secrets, to women darning hand-me-downs, to reluctant hands carrying bodies across borders, Mora traverses the tangled threads of culture, community, family, gender, and injustice. Her vivid observations together with her deft handling of symmetry and meter make her poetry uniquely insightful, subtle, and elegant. Sprinkled with Spanish and plenty of spice, each ode is a sensory flurry of mind and body. Together they make a cauldron of flavorful, simmering language. They are meant to be savored as they slowly stir the soul.

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University of Arizona Press

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081654901X

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9780816549016

You Can't Bring That in Here!

By: Pat Thomson

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You Can't Bring That in Here!

By: Pat Thomson

There's something for everyone in this collection of funny short stories. It's packed full of talking pigs, UFOs, gorillas, witches, mischievous house elves, flying postmen and lots more! Find out how Bozo the gorilla helps Jimmy deal with his lazy big brother, what Dinah Price does when she finds the three bears tucked up in her bed and what fate Agnethia Toadfax, trainee witch, has in store for Mr Smike the rude librarian . . .

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Random House

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1446431649

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9781446431641

Lizzy Lizard Couldn't Say Her Name

By: Pat Holloway

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Lizzy Lizard Couldn't Say Her Name

By: Pat Holloway

This is an educational children's picture book that has been recorded onto a CD. This book can be used as a teaching tool to help children to say the letter "L" sound correctly. The colorful illustrations are whimsical and they tend to depict the frustrations that a child experiences when they are not understood by other people. Lizzy Lizard attempts to learn from her friends how to say the "L" sound correctly because her friends think that she is Wizzy Wizard instead of Lizzy Lizard. When Lizzy gets angry from the teasing from her friends she goes into the woods and accidentally comes into contact with some tree sap. The sap causes her tongue to stick to the roof of her mouth. She realizes that this is what her friends had been trying to tell her how to say the letter "L" sound. She finally says her name correctly and now she is Lizzy Lizard instead of Wizzy Wizard.

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Trafford Publishing

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1490724524

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9781490724522

The City, Not Long After

By: Pat Murphy

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The City, Not Long After

By: Pat Murphy

A chilling postapocalyptic novel of hope, despair, art, and war from the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Award–winning author of The Falling Woman. A plague wiped out most of the population, but some have been spared. In San Francisco, those who were left—painters, writers, dreamers—began rebuilding the city in their image: a society based on art, community, and peace. But not everyone has the same pacifist ideals. When a mysterious young woman, Jax, appears in San Francisco, she brings disturbing news. There’s a power-hungry man, a general, moving across California, annexing cities and rebuilding his own version of America, willing to destroy anyone who stands in his way. His sights are set on the Golden Gate Bridge, and his army will soon descend, bringing guns, determination, and violence. If Jax and her allies are to survive, they’ll have to defend themselves with nothing more than their creativity—and the soul of a city that refuses to be dominated. Drawing comparisons to the mind-bending work of Gabriel García Márquez, this lush and thought-provoking dystopian novel is an examination of human spirit, for better or worse, and a magical journey into what it means to survive.

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Open Road Media

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1480483184

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9781480483187

Demetrius the Besieger

By: Pat Wheatley,Charlotte Dunn

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Demetrius the Besieger

By: Pat Wheatley,Charlotte Dunn

Demetrius the Besieger offers the first historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC) to be published in English. Also known as 'The Besieger of Cities', Demetrius is the most fascinating and high profile of the Successors to Alexander the Great, an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure famous for his siege warfare and his legendary womanising: this volume charts the many triumphs and disasters during his career and hispivotal role in the formation of the so-called 'Hellenistic' age.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019883604X

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9780198836049

Vanishing Point

By: Pat Flower

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Vanishing Point

By: Pat Flower

An intense psychological thriller, first published in 1975, in which a possessive and unbalanced woman takes dire steps to hold on to her man. Set in the Far North, the area's suffocating heat fills the book with a similar atmosphere. The author committed suicide in 1978. Includes an afterword by the series editors, Michael J Tolley and Peter Moss.

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Wakefield Press

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1862542929

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9781862542921

Northwest Gardener's Handbook

Your Complete Guide: Select, Plan, Plant, Maintain, Problem-Solve - Oregon, Washington, Northern California, British Columbia

By: Pat Munts,Susan Mulvihill

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Northwest Gardener's Handbook

Your Complete Guide: Select, Plan, Plant, Maintain, Problem-Solve - Oregon, Washington, Northern California, British Columbia

By: Pat Munts,Susan Mulvihill

The complete guide to select, plan, plant, maintain, and problem-solve for gardeners living in the Northwest (including Oregon, Washington, northern California and British Columbia). The Northwest Gardener's Handbook is filled with all the need-to-know information to make your Northwestern garden a success. This book is the when-to, how-to, and what-to of gardening for the more experienced gardener. "When to" information assists gardeners with the proper care and timing for everything from planting to watering. "How to" gives you the best methods needed for your garden. "What-to" covers the climate and topography of the region and the best way to manage and choose annuals, perennials, bulbs, edibles, groundcover, roses, shrubs, trees, vines, native plants and many more types of plants and situations. A section devoted to water-wise gardening offers insight into a key component of every garden which is especially in this region. Save water, money and time with Pat's tips! Gorgeous, full-color photographs provide at-a-glance information on the best plants to use in any situation. Create the best garden possible, using information designed for your specific needs. Whether you're designing a garden from scratch or maintaining one that you've had for years, this is the book for you!

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Cool Springs Press

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1627885528

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9781627885522

The Perfect Distance

Ovett and Coe: The Record Breaking Rivalry

By: Pat Butcher

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The Perfect Distance

Ovett and Coe: The Record Breaking Rivalry

By: Pat Butcher

The definitive, fully authorised story of the record-breaking rivalry between London Olympics organiser Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett. Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe presided over the golden era of British athletics. Between them they won three Olympic gold medals, two silvers, one bronze and broke a total of twelve middle-distance records. They were part of the landscape of the late seventies and early eighties -- both household names, their exploits were watched by millions. As far apart as possible in terms of class and upbringing -- Ovett is the art student, the long-haired son of a market-trader from Brighton, a natural athlete; Coe's formative years were spent under the rigorous training routine of Peter Coe, a self-taught trainer who referred to his son as 'my athlete' -- their rivalry burned as intense on the track as away from it. The pendulum swung between the pair of them -- each breaking the other's records, and, memorably, triumphing in each other's events in Moscow in 1980 -- for the best part of a decade, until the final showdown at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 . . . The Perfect Distance is both a detailed re-creation and a fitting celebration of the greatest era of British athletics.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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1780225318

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9781780225319

Bearback

The World Overland

By: Dr. Pat Garrod

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Bearback

The World Overland

By: Dr. Pat Garrod

‘Inspired’, ‘enthralling’ and ‘stylish’ are just some of the words used to describe the first edition of Bearback. Now in paperback, Pat Garrod’s remarkable story is set to be discovered by even more travellers.. Imagine jacking it all in, packing your life into a 41-litre pannier and riding into the sunset. Bearback is the story of two GPs who did just that, downing stethoscopes to take off on their motorcycle, The Bear, to see the world. Across the deserts of Africa, over the mountains of the Andes, deep into the jungles of Indochina, and beyond the Arctic Circle; 100,000 miles through six continents and 64 countries. A circumnavigation of epic proportion and entirely unsupported, it was to become one of the longest journeys ever undertaken by a couple on one motorcycle, a journey destined to change their lives forever. ‘A remarkable journey. Searching, honest, uplifting’ – Sir Ranulph Fiennes ‘An inspired travelogue, dispelling the myth that remarkable journeys are out of your grasp’ – National Geographic Traveller ‘Belts along at a cracking pace. Stylish and good quality’ - RIDE ‘I didn’t want this enthralling book to end. If you only read one travelogue this year, make it this one’ – Real Travel, Book of the Month ‘We’ve all dreamed about it – quitting the job, packing up the house, and hitting the road for the adventure of a lifetime. Few do it, and even fewer do it as well as Pat Garrod’ – Travel Africa Magazine

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1780883862

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9781780883861

Art Is a Spiritual Path

Engaging the Sacred through the Practice of Art and Writing

By: Pat B. Allen

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Art Is a Spiritual Path

Engaging the Sacred through the Practice of Art and Writing

By: Pat B. Allen

Art is a spiritual path—not a religion, but a practice that helps us knit together the ideals and convictions that guide our lives. Creating art can be prayer, ritual, and remembrance of the Divine. And the sharing of this creativity with others in small groups can serve as sanctuary, asylum, ashram, therapy group, think tank, and village square. Pat Allen has developed a reliable guide for walking the path of art through a series of simple practices that combine drawing, painting, and sculpture with journal writing. Designed for readers at any level of artistic experience, the book shows how to: • awaken the creative force and connect with the divine source of creativity • access inner wisdom and intuition about life issues, including both personal and community concerns • find a path to meaning that includes honoring, celebrating, and giving thanks • explore the images and symbols of traditions such as Catholicism, Judaism, shamanism, and Goddess worship • join in spiritual community with others who are following the path of art • discover that artmaking can help us live our ideals and be of service in the world Detailed examples from the author's own practice of art, plus the stories and images of several other people, are presented to illustrate how art becomes a spiritual path in action. At the author's virtual studio, www.patballen.com, readers can post their images and writings, communicate with the author, and subscribe to an electronic newsletter. The site also contains an archive of the images in this book in full color.

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The Cognitive Autopsy

A Root Cause Analysis of Medical Decision Making

By: Pat Croskerry

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The Cognitive Autopsy

A Root Cause Analysis of Medical Decision Making

By: Pat Croskerry

If you wish to visit a new place, help is available everywhere: maps, guide books, Internet sites for trip planning, online reviews and personal advice etc. But nothing beats finding a local guide, someone who lives there, and knows the land, its people, culture and "how things work here".That's exactly the role that Pat Croskerry plays in The Cognitive Autopsy - he's our guide to the still-emerging arena of understanding diagnostic error. Pat has spent a long career working on the front lines in emergency medicine, also known as the emergency room (ER) or the emergency department (ED). Pat knows this place like the back of his hand, and is the perfect person to show us around, and orientate us to what there is to see.The Cognitive Autopsy is a unique and fascinating collection of cases that span the spectrum of diagnostic error types and causes seen in the ED. Each one is its own self-contained story, with lessons of cognitive and affective biases. Stories are powerful, and it is said that stories may be how our knowledge base is organized. A diagnosis is itself a story - the medical story that corresponds to and flows from the patient's story"--

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0190088745

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Essential Oils

All-natural remedies and recipes for your mind, body and home

By: Susan Curtis,Fran Johnson,Pat Thomas

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Essential Oils

All-natural remedies and recipes for your mind, body and home

By: Susan Curtis,Fran Johnson,Pat Thomas

An instructional reference guide to essential oils and aromatherapy from the experts at Neal's Yard Remedies, a trusted source for natural, nontoxic health and beauty products. Learn how to harness the healing powers of essential oils for treating maladies and improving mental and physical well-being so you feel great in every way. Use homeopathic alternatives to treat everyday health and wellness concerns, including: • Acne • PMS • Insomnia • Indigestion • Soothing inflammation • Rebalancing energy • Enhancing focus • Releasing stress Whether you live an all-natural lifestyle or you are just beginning to use alternative methods to eliminate synthetic chemicals from your everyday products, Essential Oils is packed with authoritative information to answer your questions. This visual guide features comprehensive profiles of 88 essential oils, stunning full-color photographs, and helpful guidance for using, blending, and storing. Understand what essential oils are, where they come from, and how they benefit the body. Choose from 33 focused recipes to rejuvenate your total person. Learn classic remedies for the most common emotional and physical conditions. An illustrated A-to-Z reference section helps identify the most useful oils, plus shares tips on application methods and massage techniques. Up-to-date safety recommendations help you learn how to use them for maximum benefit. Essential Oils can help you improve your overall well-being and start you on the path to a more natural you.

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1465495061

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MEAT

Everything You Need to Know

By: Pat LaFrieda,Carolynn Carreño

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MEAT

Everything You Need to Know

By: Pat LaFrieda,Carolynn Carreño

Pat LaFrieda, the third generation butcher and owner of America’s premier meatpacking business, presents the ultimate book of everything meat, with more than seventy-five mouthwatering recipes for beef, pork, lamb, veal, and poultry. For true meat lovers, a beautifully prepared cut of beef, pork, lamb, veal, or poultry is not just the center of the meal, it is the reason for eating. No one understands meat’s seductive hold on our palates better than America’s premier butcher, Pat LaFrieda. In Meat: Everything You Need to Know, he passionately explains the best and most flavorful cuts to purchase (some of them surprisingly inexpensive or unknown) and shares delicious recipes and meticulous techniques, all with the knowledge that comes from a fourth generation butcher. If you have ever wondered what makes the meat in America’s finest restaurants so delectable, LaFrieda—the butcher to the country’s greatest chefs—has the answers, and the philosophy behind it. In seventy-five recipes—some of them decades-old LaFrieda family favorites, some from New York City’s best restaurateurs, including Lidia Bastianich, Josh Capon, Mike Toscano, and Jimmy Bradley—the special characteristics of each type of meat comes into exquisite focus. Pat’s signature meat selections have inspired famous chefs, and now Meat brings home cooks the opportunity to make similar mouthwatering recipes including multiple LaFrieda Custom Burger Blends, Whole Shank Osso Bucco, Tuscan Fried Chicken with Lemon, Crown Pork Roast with Pineapple Bread Stuffing, Frenched Chop with Red Onion Soubise, Beef Wellington with Mushroom Cream Sauce, and Chipotle-Braised Tomahawk Short Ribs, along with many more. Step-by-step photographs make tricky operations like butterflying a veal chop or tying a crown roast easy even for beginners; beautiful double-page photographic diagrams show more clearly than any previous book where different cuts come from on the animal; and advice on necessary equipment, butcher’s notes, and glorious full-color photographs of the dishes complete this magnificent and comprehensive feast for the senses. Throughout the pages of Meat, Pat LaFrieda’s interwoven tales of life in the meatpacking business and heartwarming personal reminiscences celebrate his family’s century of devotion to their calling and are a tribute to a veritable New York City institution. Pat’s reverence and passion for his subject both teach and inspire.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476726019

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9781476726014

Twilight Dance

By: Pat Tito,Pat Bellavia

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Twilight Dance

By: Pat Tito,Pat Bellavia

Liz D'Angelo thinks the stress of caring for her Alzheimered mother is taking its toll but as the hallucinations Liz experiences grow more disturbing, she fears she too has the disabling disease. Words appear in the steam on her bathroom mirror and in flour on the table when she is baking. When an inner voice compels her to drive to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in the dead of winter, Liz accepts the challenge, determined to face her fears. In a rented cottage, Devin James, the ghost of her mother's first love appears, desperately seeking help in finding his killer. Eight people were at the lake in 1945 and Devin is certain one of the other seven did him in. Liz insists it couldn't be either of her parents so it must be one of the other five; Mary, a love starved tease; Angel, a homely girl who doesn't have a chance of snaring her dream man; Johnny, the neighborhood clown with deep secrets; Vicky, a newcomer or; Vito, Devin's best friend. Liz refuses to consider her parents, Annie and Frank, as suspects but there is a slight possibility one of them was responsible for the death.

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iUniverse

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0595201091

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9780595201099

Childrens Literature and the Politics of Equality

By: Pat Pinsent

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Childrens Literature and the Politics of Equality

By: Pat Pinsent

First published in 1997. In this book the author intends to explore some of the many questions which arise as a result of increasing awareness in our society about equality issues. Can the attempt to make books for children consistent with contemporary views about equality go too far? In any case, are children really as much influenced by books and other material as some educationalists would claim? What can or should we do about the 'classics' Of the past? And are today's children's writers so much better at avoiding giving offence to minorities? How much are children affected by the kind of prejudices and preconceptions that we all grow up with but don't always succeed in acknowledging in later life?

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Routledge

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1134091095

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9781134091096

The One-pot Gourmet

125 Simply Delicious Dinners

By: Pat Dailey

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The One-pot Gourmet

125 Simply Delicious Dinners

By: Pat Dailey

Of course one-pot meals are simple to prepare and make cleaning easy, but these 125 delicious recipes--beautifully presented on appealing and contemporary pages filled with hot colors, cool line drawings, and great graphic designs--reach unsurpassed levels of elegance. They're for sophisticated home chefs who want to go beyond the casserole and cook with style. So, what's for dinner? Those who seek supper in a bowl will find options such as Lentil and Sausage Soup with Feta and Mint. Meat-eaters' mouths will water over baked Cornbread-Stuffed Pork Chops with Vidalia Onion Sauce. Memorable meals like luscious Red Snapper Creole will have seafood lovers salivating. Vegetarians can guiltlessly dig into a Ratatouille accented with black olives, capers, and goat cheese, served in a crisp bread shell. All recipes include prep and cooking times, and offer substitutions when appropriate.

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Lark Books

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1579906478

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9781579906474

Cat Baby

By: Pat Thomson

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Cat Baby

By: Pat Thomson

When she decides to dress her kitten, Muffin, in baby clothes and stroll around town with her in the pram, Mary-Anne and her friend Josh have some unusual mishaps and varied reactions from friends and neighbors.

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Capstone

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1404831231

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All About Him

A Novel

By: Pat Tucker

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All About Him

A Novel

By: Pat Tucker

Felicia Spears is the epitome of a woman scorned. Nothing is right in her life since her ex left, and she blames him for all of her misery. Felicia has every right to be bitter and angry. In the early days, she made incredible sacrifices to help ensure Cooper's success. And it seemed the moment his star began to rise, Felicia was replaced. Now, she's hell-bent on getting what she feels she deserves, especially since that means tearing down Cooper's new life.

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Simon and Schuster

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1593096844

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9781593096847

Champion

By: Pat Smullen

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Champion

By: Pat Smullen

From incredible highs to devastating lows, the championship battles and mental turmoil, Derby winners and cancer heartbreak, Pat has left more than a legacy. Read this and you will agree with me – he is iconic.' RUBY WALSH 'Pat tells his story with the same honesty and humility that defined him as a person. He was a remarkable man and his is a compelling story.' SIR ANTHONY MCCOY 'Pat was an amazing man, a man of dignity who went about life with a smile on his face. He is an example to all of us.' FRANKIE DETTORI 'Inspiring, heart-breaking and unforgettable.' BROUGH SCOTT Pat Smullen was one of the greatest Irish jockeys ever. In a career laden with success, his position as one of the country's best ever flat jockeys was long established. And yet, despite being a nine-time champion jockey, his humility defined him. It was this strength of character that sustained him when, in March 2018, Pat was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. There was never any self-pity. He just dealt with it. And more than that, he brought it centre stage: raising funds and awareness, and channelling his energies into helping others. Pat was a champion in all aspects of life, no matter what setbacks were thrown at him. Tragically, his life was cut short far too early in September 2020. Written in the months before his death, with the assistance of Donn McClean and completed by Pat's wife, Frances Crowley, Champion is the inspirational story of the jockey whose legacy lives on.

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Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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0717194434

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9780717194438

101 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them

How to Craft and Sell Your Songs

By: Pat Luboff,Pete Luboff

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101 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them

How to Craft and Sell Your Songs

By: Pat Luboff,Pete Luboff

Give Your Songwriting a Competitive Edge This book takes you on the songwriter's journey from the first inspiration for a song to the collection of worldwide royalties. Experienced songwriters Pat and Pete Luboff point out the stumbling blocks you'll encounter along the way, and how to turn them into stepping stones to songwriting success. In 101 fun and easy-to-read chapters, you'll find tips on: • building solid, marketable song structures • creating the perfect lyrics accompanied by moving melodies • forming productive and profitable collaboration ventures • producing effective demos that you can pitch • tracking your royalty collection You'll also discover how new technology is changing songwriting and how to use that to your advantage. Plus, you'll get insider tips on traveling to and living in the songwriting centers of the country–Los Angeles, New York City, and Nashville. Everything you need to live and succeed at the songwriter's life can be found in this great resource.

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Penguin

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1440349428

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9781440349423

One Perfect Witness

A Gripping Psychological Suspense

By: Pat Young

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One Perfect Witness

A Gripping Psychological Suspense

By: Pat Young

A death in remote Scotland remains an unspoken secret—for now . . . “A cracking read that will keep you engaged until the very end.” —Sharon Bairden, author of Sins of the Father On a remote Scottish hillside, three paths meet. On each path, a boy, one carrying a gun. When their paths cross, a shot is fired and a boy dies. That leaves two—one killer and one perfect witness . . . This killer will stop at nothing to make sure the witness says nothing. Keeping quiet can be difficult, even for someone who’s been guarding a secret of his own for five years. What if the witness decides he’s been silent too long? Sometimes even the unspeakable must be spoken, if we can find the words . . . From the bestselling author of the psychological thrillers Till The Dust Settles and I Know Where You Live. One Perfect Witness is a gripping thriller with a “brilliant storyline, great characters and an unusually satisfying ending” (Wendy Haines).

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Open Road Media

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1504072499

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9781504072496

A Dictionary of Lace

By: Pat Earnshaw

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A Dictionary of Lace

By: Pat Earnshaw

Handy reference of more than 400 lace-related terms (Florentine knots, lappets, spangles, reticella, honiton, Tuscan filet, etc.) plus discussions of the origin, nomenclature, dating, and development of more controversial lace forms. Over 250 illustrations depict such lovely creations as Queen Victoria's wedding veil and the bridal tulle worn by Diana, Princess of Wales.

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Courier Corporation

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048640482X

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9780486404820

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