Download or read book The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs written by Christina Hopkinson and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hopkinson pens a hilarious and acutely-observed novel about marriage, motherhood, children, and work and readers everywhere will find Mary's trials hilariously familiar as they cheer her on in her efforts to balance home, work, children, and a clean bottom stair! What's the thing you hate most about the one you love? Mary doesn't know whether it's the way he doesn't quite reach the laundry basket when he throws his dirty clothes at it (but doesn't ever walk over and pick them up and put them in), or the balled-up tissues he leaves on the bedside table when he has a cold, or the way he never quite empties the dishwasher, leaving the "difficult" items for her to put away. Is it that because she is "only working part-time" that she is responsible for all of the domestic tasks in the house? Or, is it simply that he puts used teabags in the sink? The mother of two young boys, Mary knows how to get them to behave the way she wants. Now she's designing the spousal equivalent of a star chart and every little thing her husband does wrong will go on it. Though Mary knows you're supposed to reward the good behavior rather than punish the bad, the rules for those in middle age are different than the rules for those not even in middle school...

Download or read book Textiles and Clothing written by Mohd Shabbir and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely and important book aims to help achieve a more sustainable textile industry; researchers from both textile and environmental domains will benefit from reading it. Since it is imperative to rehabilitate our damaged environmental ecosystems, there is a pressing demand for more sustainable green processes in the textile and clothing industry. As a consequence, greater emphasis needs to be placed on research into eco-friendly processes particularly suited for this industry. With this goal in mind, all environmental aspects relating to the textile and clothing industry are discussed in this book in four broad areas: Highlights the negative impact on the environment by textile industries; Discusses textiles finishing by natural or eco-friendly means; Promotes natural dyes as environment-friendly alternatives to synthetics; Reviews textile effluents remediation via chemical, physical and bioremediation. Included in the 11 informative chapters are topics covering the correlation between the environment and the processing and utilization of textiles and clothing. The book opens with a discussion on the direct impact that the textile industry has on the environment. The hazardous environmental consequences that synthetic dyes used to color textiles have on the environment are highlighted in the next chapter. Greener alternatives to dyeing are discussed in detail in the next chapters followed by a discussion of eco-friendly ways of finishing textiles. The book concludes with a section of chapters providing solutions to address the environmental hazards associated with the textile industry.

Download or read book Color Grading 101 written by Charles Haine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written both for students and working professionals, this book walks readers step-by-step through the foundations of color grading for projects of any size, from music videos and commercials to full-length features. In this clear, practical, and software-agnostic guide, author Charles Haine introduces readers to the technical and artistic side of color grading and color correction. Color Grading 101 balances technical chapters like color-matching, mastering, and compression with artistic chapters like contrast/affinity, aesthetic trends, and building a color plan. The book also includes more business-focused chapters detailing best practices and expert advice on working with clients, managing a team, working with VFX, and building a business. An accompanying eResource offers downloadable footage and project files to help readers work through the exercises and examples in the book. This book serves as a perfect introduction for aspiring colorists as well as editors, cinematographers, and directors looking to familiarize themselves with the color grading process.

Download or read book Stitched Memories written by Tilly Rose and published by SearchPress+ORM. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Exquisite content . . . This beautiful book will inspire anyone to venture into the world of creating your own pieces of textile artworks.” —Hot Brands Cool Places Our homes are full of treasured items from the past. Hidden away from view but never thrown away, they are our links to the special people and events that tell our story. In this beautiful and inspiring book, Tilly Rose encourages you to seek out your precious stash of pre-loved items and transform them into beautiful and practical textile artworks that celebrate the lives of your loved ones and preserve your memories for generations to come. Tilly shows you how to make 15 gorgeous projects, including cloth journals, lavender hearts, framed collages, wall hangings and miniature quilts. All of the designs have a story to tell and are made using a plethora of vintage fabrics, threads, lace, ribbon, buttons, beads, photographs and other found items. If you don’t have a collection of suitable materials at home, you can have fun sourcing them from online marketplaces, thrift/charity stores and flea markets, and try mixing them with modern fabrics and embellishments for a more contemporary look. The projects incorporate a range of exciting techniques, all explained through clear instructions and step-by-step photographs, including layering and collage, hand embroidery, transferring your own designs to cloth, stamping, appliqué, embellishing, patchwork, free motion embroidery and photo transfer. “[A] stunning book . . . I love that if like me you enjoy other crafts such as stamping, mixed media and papercraft, these can all be incorporated into your work and give you an individual look to any project.” —Postcard Reviews

Download or read book Glamour Magic written by Deborah Castellano and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Castellano's Glamour Magic makes sure that you have the magical tools you need in order to tip the scales in your favor."—Devin Hunter, author of The Witch's Book of Power and The Witch's Book of Spirits Revolutionize Your Witchcraft to Achieve Your Greatest Desires Glamour is the art of taking what makes you exciting and interesting to others and using it as leverage in accomplishing your Great Work. This fun romp of a book helps you use glamour to accomplish total world domination...or to revolutionize your magical practice if ruling the world isn't your thing. Glamour Magic encourages you to be crafty, cunning, and unafraid to want something fiercely. Learn how historical figures used glamour in their campaigns for greatness. Discover experiments, exercises, and rites for your Craft. Glamour is your secret weapon—your guide to finding what you want and getting it, too. Praise: "Glamour Magic is an alchemical work of art. For the beginning and seasoned Witch alike, this book will tune you in to your Great Work and give you tools with which to achieve it."—Lasara Firefox Allen, author of Jailbreaking the Goddess and Sexy Witch "With wit and good humor, Castellano offers up a series of "experiments"—rituals and visualizations perfumed with hints of history, myth, pop culture and personal experience—that will lace your magic into a corset of enchantment that will steal your breath, but shape and sharpen your focus. Are you ready to unlock the power that lies within? You'll find the keys in Glamour Magic. Just. Say. Yes."—Natalie Zaman, author of Magical Destinations of the Northeast "An unapologetic Witch, Deborah takes you on an journey to unlock your personal power and embrace all that you are. The Glamour Magic exercises are powerful tools to awaken your inner witch. This is a book to inspire and motivate you."—Jacki Smith, founder of Coventry Creations and author of Coventry Magic with Candles, Oils, and Herbs "Deb re-captures the idea of the Witch as Enchantress and lays out the work, both magical and mundane, needed to fascinate and charm anyone—even yourself."—Jason Miller, author of Protection & Reversal Magick "Solid advice on self-improvement wrapped in the transgressive strength of witchcraft. Real power comes from within, and this book shows you how."mdash;Lupa, author of Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up

Download or read book Scent and Subversion written by Barbara Herman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing look at vintage perfume's powerful past, including reviews of more than 300 scents, with stunning period advertisements throughout.

Download or read book Get Faded Vintage written by Barber Shop Gifts Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Barber Journal is perfect for those who want to write down their everyday goals, for barber school or for appointment scheduling, etc. This "Barber Shop " notebook is the great gift for barbers. Notebook: 120 blank grid mix graph paper and blank white pages Duo sided wide ruled sheets Professionally designed glossy softbound cover 6 x 9 dimensions Please take a look at our other products for more great gift ideas for everyone you know!

Download or read book Critical But Stable written by James Sigman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Columns and essays, many originally published in Buzzsaw haircut (Ithaca College student magazine).

Download or read book The Vintage Home written by Judith Wilson and published by Jacqui Small. This book was released on 2008-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s an enduring charm to the shabby-chic, Bohemian and ultra relaxed look we now know as Vintage. It’s the perfect choice for anyone tired of modern white interiors, and ideal for family living as there is minimal maintenance. Yet opting for Vintage is also a way of life: once you’ve started scouring for finds, it will become a pleasurable habit hard to break. Best of all, it has become an eco choice: the more we salvage, the better we feel. In short, creating your very own ‘Vintage Home’ is the perfect antidote to our throwaway world. For anyone keen to escape the wasteland of pared down architecture and identikit shopping, The Vintage Home will show them how to shop cleverly, mix creatively, and put together unique, welcoming and eclectic interiors that are perfect for modern living. Judith Wilson initiates the reader with an exploration of Vintage style’s five key looks –‘Country Vintage’, ‘Boudoir Vintage’, ‘Retro Vintage’, ‘Urban Vintage’ and ‘Modern Vintage’. As putting together your chosen look involves a combination of sifting through what you’ve already got and some leg work, The Vintage Home then takes you shopping in the consumer peripheries of car boots, antique shops and vintage websites. Finally there’s a look at each individual room in the house, and at the elements that give a home its sense of style –from radiators and door handles, to sofas, chairs and tables, from lighting to soft furnishings, and from glass and ceramics to paintings and photos. With page after page of inspirational photographs and a wealth of practical ideas, The Vintage Home will show you how to embrace today’s new decorative, eclectic mood.

Download or read book Grands Vins written by Clive Coates and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1995-06-07 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By far France's largest fine-wine region, Bordeaux is also arguably its greatest, and perhaps the greatest in the world. This extensive survey details the region's history, geography, grape varieties, and other regional wine-making idiosyncracies. Master of Wine Clive Coates profiles the leading chateaux and assesses their top red and white wines. 150 drawings. Map.

Download or read book Vintage Wedding Style written by Elizabeth Demos and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photo-driven wedding look book that's two parts inspiration one part DIY, 'Vintage Wedding Style' is packed with ideas, projects, resources and above all gorgeous photographs of real weddings to help brides-to-be design and dream about their special day

Download or read book Patina written by Kevin Tetz and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Tetz of Paintucation has delivered the first book ever on the many variables involved with patina. In step-by-step format, Kevin walks you through creating patina from existing paint, preserving *already there* patina, and painting patina (steel, plastic, glass). Each process is unique and requires its own set of skills, procedures, and tools. With tens of millions of potential projects to consider, finding the right car or truck to patina shouldn’t be a problem. And now with Patina: How to Create & Preserve you will have the perfect book to guide you through the patina process. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

Download or read book The Beauty of the Burst written by Yasuhiko Iwanade and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1998 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Finally, the long-awaited English edition of this historic Japanese book is here! The Beauty of the 'Burst pays tribute to Gibson's magnificent Sunburst Les Pauls made between 1958 and 1960, the most highly prized solidbody electric guitars ever. The magnitude of their value is directly related to their look (outrageous wood patterns, or "figured" timber), since non-players are paying top dollar for them. The book features lavish full-color photos of these beautiful instruments throughout; the guitars of famous players; a foreword by Ted McCarty; a bio of the author, world renowned collector Yasuhiko Iwanade; and the "Science of the Burst" section with over 30 pages of detailed reference facts on every facet of the guitar, including colors, wood figure, pick-ups, hardware and qualities of "voice." This may be the closest guitarists will ever be able to get to these incredibly collectible beauties! 216 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 Softcover

Download or read book Fading Ads of New York City written by Frank Jump and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-21 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York City is eternally evolving. From its iconic skyline to its side alleys, the new is perpetually being built on the debris of the past. But a movement to preserve the citys vanishing landscapes has emerged. For nearly twenty years, Frank Jump has been documenting the fading ads that are visible, but less often seen, all over New York. Disappearing from the sides of buildings or hidden by new construction, these signs are remnants of lost eras of New Yorks life. They weave together the citys unique history, culture, environment and society and tell the stories of the businesses, places and people whose lives transpired among them the story of New York itself. This photo-documentary is also a study of time and space, of mortality and living, as Jumps campaign to capture the ads mirrors his own struggle with HIV. Experience the ads shot with vintage Kodachrome film and the meaning they carry through acclaimed photographer and urban documentarian Frank Jumps lens.

Download or read book The Ox Factor written by Richard Duvall and published by Shires Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, an unsuspecting United States did not know that its entire defense establishment, from security satellites to requisition orders, fed all that data into a Chinese supercomputer hidden deep within Beijing. When the invasion force struck and wiped out the entire U.S. Pacific fleet, a full conquest of America seemed certain. At first. But where there are computers, there are also programmers, and the fate of the world may lie in one pair of hands: those belonging to the elusive and secretive Ox, the only one who knows how the Chinese were able to pull off their daring cyberattack. Among the many choices facing U.S. President Elizabeth Rutledge is whether to trust Ox and how far; how best to cripple the Chinese; and whether the Union should even be saved. In "The Ox Factor" novelist Richard Duvall explores the unthinkable scenario: a powerful foreign invasion in direct conflict with the indomitable spirit only to be found in the average American. Not to be missed

Download or read book Papier Mache Treasures with Teena Flanner written by Teena Flanner and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides step-by-step instructions for making crafts using paper mâché, plastic or clay molds crumpled newspaper, and various finishes.

Download or read book The Baby s Defender written by Jill Elizabeth Nelson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspirational romantic suspense, a military widow and her newborn go under the protection of a handsome former Army ranger. Westley Foster is the first person Cady Long turns to when she’s attacked in her new home. As a security expert, her late husband’s military buddy is the perfect choice to guard her and her baby daughter . . . and figure out how the attacker is getting inside. But as the unknown enemy closes in, can West keep them safe long enough to catch her would-be killer?