Knitting Without Needles: A Stylish Introduction to Finger and Arm Knitting


Anne Weil - 2015
    Knitting Without Needles brings cool home, gifts, and clothing accessories--cowls, totes, rugs, poufs, scarves, and more--within arm’s reach. An all-in-one resource for a new kind of craft, this book shows you how to loop yarn with your fingers or your forearms with thirty patterns that are simple to follow and produce stylish results. Best of all, many of them knit up fast—in less than an hour! Even if you’ve never picked up knitting needles, you can easily master the techniques to make fun knits with kids and for kids (a princess crown, baby booties) and even last-minute gifts (a statement necklace for your fashionista friend). With stunning photography, plenty of step-by-step photos, and a detailed resource section, Knitting Without Needles is your go-to for a new way to knit.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed: The Secrets of Handbuilding Shown in Unique Cutaway Photography


Jacqui Atkin - 2012
    The author instructs in coil, slab, mold, and pinch techniques to produce pots, bowls, vases, tiles, and other decorative pieces. She also advises on acquiring basic tools, mixing and preparing clay, and using coloring agents. Newcomers to pottery crafting will especially appreciate her tips for making projects easier to accomplish, such as use of a hairdryer at regular intervals for drying out too-wet clay, and easy methods for keeping clay soft and pliable. Step-by-step color photos with detailed captions guide handcrafters through each project from start to finish. Many photos are of the cutaway type to show correct hand positions for controlling the clay, both inside and outside the form. Here's the book that takes the mystery out of handbuilding in clay, demonstrating each step in the pottery-making process. More than 400 color photos.

The Cuter Book


Aranzi Aronzo - 2010
    Filled with the same irreverent humor that made the characters pop to life in The Complete Aranzi Aranzo, The Cuter Book is a simple instructional book for crafters of all ages and skill levels.The Cuter Book contains detailed design patterns that are easy to understand by inexperienced crafters, and still unique enough to be appreciated by veteran craft masters.New doll patterns include:Holiday themed dolls-Ghouly, Mr. Tree, Santa, Rudolf & Reindeer, Miss Pumpkin, Mr. Bag, Snowman & SnowbunnyNew Mascots-Chuuko, Miss Kid, Tetsu, Mr. Happy, Pigton, Happy Fairy, LambetteNew Friends-Black Cat, Cow, Elephant, Fox, Lizard, the Lil Fruits, The Alphabet Gang, Stallion, Lion, Flower, Chick, the WeathermenOld Friends- Donkey, Penguin, Munky, Towel Dolls, Eyelash Bunny, Car Folk, Panda Bug, Red Birds, Snakes, Turtles

The Gobbler


Adrian Edmondson - 1995
    Julian Mann, the hard drinking, preening, and sexually provocative star of the TV sitcome Richard the Nerd, feels caught on the horns of a dilemma: should he be concentrating on his career, which is on the slide after an unseemly bout of fisticuffs at the BAFTA awards; or following his baser instincts and bedding every young girl in sight?His twin dreams of comic immortality and a penthouse flat full of booze and young models seem to be frustrated by his wife and children; by Tom, his wife's best friend from university days, a pretentious 'National Theatre Player' who appears to be competing with Julian on the small sreen and in the bedroom; by the tax man, who's chasing him for sixty thousand pounds; and by Lillith, a psychotic fan, and member of a strange Herculean cult whose eight-year cycle of death and regeneration might augur Julian's imminent nemesis...

Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay


Daniel P. Calvisi - 2011
    The author provides detailed lessons on format, capturing voice and tone on the script page and developing great characters with powerful dialogue.brbrAlso includes exclusive insights from major industry professionals that interacted with the author at events in Los Angeles and New York City, including Robert Zemeckis, the screenwriters of Final Destination, Limitless and Blade Runner, Louis C.K. and the President of Production of Columbia Pictures.brbrPraised by SCRIPT magazine, "Story Maps#58; How to Write a GREAT Screenplay" is NOT a formula or just another structure paradigm -- it is the view from behind the desk of the people evaluating your screenplay, what they want to read and what they will buy. With all the competition in the Hollywood marketplace, your script can't just be good, it must be GREAT.

Just Wacky


Andy Griffiths - 2004
    An Australian bestseller, this book's out-of-control humor will drive you over the edge!Do you bounce so high on your bed that you hit your head on the ceiling?Do you ever look in the mirror and see a wild-eyed lunatic staring back at you?Do you often waste your time taking crazy tests like this one?If you're not completely crazy yet, you will be by the time you finish this book. Written by Andy Griffiths and starring...Andy Griffiths, this madcap collection of outrageous adventures and outlandish illustrations may drive you over the edge of sanity -- but it will be worth it!

Heat Exchange


Deana Farrady - 2016
    Two people who might never have met. His Pride...Nyall Anderson, Seattle's tech startup king, doesn't do commitment and never loses his cool. He has no time for chatty virgins who blurt out their life stories in elevators.Her Prejudice...Curvy caterer Janey Pankowski knows all about hot, rich dynamos like Nyall. His type never looks at boring virgins like her, which is good, because all she wants is a nice, normal guy she can settle down with in the suburbs.Their Bargain...Then the elevator gets stuck...Now Janey's considering the most tempting proposition of her life: Let this gorgeous playboy teach her a thing or two about not being a virgin. All she has to do is give him something in return. The question is, what could a man like Nyall want from a woman like her?A steamy romantic comedy.Note: This is Book 1 in a 2-book series. It ends on a cliffhanger.This is not a "sweet & clean" romance. It contains raunchy language and adult situations and features a passionate, dirty-talking hero.

Crochet One-Skein Wonders® for Babies: 101 Projects for Infants & Toddlers


Judith Durant - 2016
    Each project uses just one skein of yarn, many take just a few hours to complete, and plenty are suitable for beginners. Hats and caps, bootees and socks, mitts, dresses, tops and bottoms — plus blankets, bibs, soft toys, bottle cozies, diaper bags, and more — there’s something here for every baby! These original patterns were contributed by 54 designers around the world, and each one comes with complete instructions, charts, schematics, and beautiful photographs.

Unexpected Love


Preston Walker - 2017
    The path you’re meant to follow in life might be the one that you least expect. Jack Mason has known for a long time that he’s meant to live differently from his parents. A wolf shapeshifter, he wants to go off on his own and finally find his independence. The only problem is that he’s an omega, which means that everyone takes him for granted. An omega off on his own is just asking for someone to rescue him. This time, Jack’s rescuer is Tristan Barrow. The young alpha leader of a wolf pack in Portland, Oregon, Tristan is still mourning the death of his parents when he winds up saving Jack from the same mysterious creature that killed them. Unfortunately, Jack is injured so badly in the fight that the only way to give him strength is for Tristan to mark him, stealing away the independence he fought so hard for. Thrust together by fate, the two wolves are now bound for life. Is it possible that love can blossom in such an unlikely place? And will Tristan ever be able to find justice for his parents? This is a standalone novel approximately 50,000 words and has a happy ending. This book is not suitable to anyone under the age of 18 due to sexually explicit content.

The Fords: An American Epic


Peter Collier - 1987
    The story begins with Henry I, the mechanical wizard, tinkerer, and mad genius who drove the automobile into the heart of American life and conquered the world with it. But in the end he became an embittered crank who so possessively loved the company he built that when his son, Edsel, tried to change it to suit the times, Henry destroyed him. It was left to Edsel's son, Henry II, to avenge him and save the Ford Motor Company. From the details of Henry I's illicit affair, which produced an illegitimate son, to the life and loves of "Hank the Deuce" and his celebrated feud with Lee Iacocca, this is an engrossing account of a vital chapter in American history. The authors have added a new preface to this now classic work, showing how Henry II's line lost out to the line of his brother William Clay Ford in the quest to control the company in the twentieth century.

The Far Shore


Paul T. Scheuring - 2017
     Lily receives a most unexpected visitor: an “heir finder” who informs her she is the sole beneficiary to an unclaimed fortune—$16 million left behind by a grandfather she never met. The boon comes with a caveat: the money can only be claimed if the remains of her grandfather—a man who went missing in action in World War Two—are located and he’s proven legally dead. The Far Shore follows Lily as she embarks on a global odyssey—from the shores of South Carolina to the deepest jungles of Myanmar—in a quest for answers. In the process, she uncovers an incredible story—that of a stricken, shell-shocked soldier who left the battlefield and went to the ends of the earth in an attempt to answer the age-old questions of mankind: Why do we suffer? Is there a God? Is there a way out? It is a journey that will change Lily forever; for, like her grandfather, she finds herself going further afield in search of answers, deeper into harm’s way, into both the unmapped places of the world and of the heart, where she will find either unimaginable wisdom and wealth . . . or madness and death.

The Baby and Fly Pie


Melvin Burgess - 1993
    For Sham and Fly Pie, there's no escape from the grim reality of their lives - every day they sort rubbish on the tip for Mother Shelly. Then one day everything changes when they find a baby on the Tip - a baby worth seventeen million pounds.

The Crafter's Companion: Tips, Tales and Patterns from a Community of Creative Minds


Snowbooks, Ltd. - 2007
    A perfect resource for practical projects and encouraging words, 'The Crafter's Companion' is for everyone who loves the world of hand-crafts and anybody who's ever wondered what exactly there is to love about it.

The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook


Thurston James - 1989
    The author demonstrates the techniques involved in using more than thirty different materials ranging from papier-mache to breakaway glass.While the use of some materials-plaster and polyester resins, for example-is covered to some extent in other publications, information on the selection and use of rubber materials (latex, neoprene, silicone, and the urethanes) and the procedure for making breakaway windows and bottles is available only in The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook.Written in an easy, conversational style, the book will be useful to anyone involved with theater properties, puppetry, and costuming (as professionals or amateurs). It will also serve admirably the needs of students taking classes in those subjects.Completing the book is a special section on designing and building a vacuum forming machine suitable for use in constructing theater props. More than 450 photographs illustrate the step-by-step procedures explained throughout the entire text.

Blood Bowl


Matt Forbeck - 2005
    Dirk 'Dunk' Hoffnung, once a barbarian swordsman, is now a rookie quarterback in the toughest football league you've ever seen. Follow his career as he goes from Most Promising Newcomer to MVP!