Download or read book Thrift Store Graces written by Jane Knuth and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “ridiculous” religious thinking—that when we help the poor, they end up helping us—is at the heart of the 30 stories that Jane Knuth shares in Thrift Store Graces, the sequel to her popular Thrift Store Saints. Similar to the first book, Thrift Store Graces contains personal accounts of Knuth’s experiences serving as a once reluctant, now enthusiastic volunteer at a thrift store in Kalamazoo, Michigan. What sets Thrift Store Graces apart from her first book is that Knuth introduces us to some far more challenging personal situations that emerge as a result of her volunteer work. Additionally, she invites us to join her as she hesitantly embarks on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje in war-ravaged Bosnia. Through it all, her delightful sense of humor keeps her going, along with her conviction that some of God’s greatest gifts come disguised as difficulties. Witty, inspiring, and thought-provoking all at once, the stories in Thrift Store Graces subtly compel us to redefine what it means to volunteer and to rethink why it is that we volunteer in the first place.

Download or read book Thrift Store Saints written by Jane Knuth and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First place winner for "Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith" from the Catholic Press Association! Thrift Store Saints is a collection of true stories based on Jane Knuth’s experiences serving the poor at a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in the inner city of Kalamazoo, Michigan. At the outset of the book, Knuth is a reluctant new volunteer at the store, sharing that her middle-class, suburban, church-going background has not prepared her well for this kind of work. By the end of the book, Knuth has undergone a transformation of sorts, and neither she nor we can ever view the poor in the same way again. Knuth’s transformation is rooted in the prevailing message of Thrift Store Saints: When we serve the poor, they end up helping us as much as we help them. Throughout the book we are introduced to new “saints,” as Knuth thoughtfully, at times humorously, describes how her encounters with the poorest people led her to the greatest riches of God’s grace. Thrift Store Saints makes clear that it doesn’t require heroic Mother Teresa-types to make a difference with the poor, and it even more powerfully shows us that working with them is not gloomy, depressing work. Knuth’s moving stories demonstrate the profound joy any of us can experience when we see serving the poor not as social work, but as a spiritual path that leads us to the heart of Jesus.

Download or read book I Brake for Yard Sales written by Lara Spencer and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller by the host of HGTV’s Flea Market Flip, packed with expert tips for bargain-hunting home decorators. Former Good Morning America and Antiques Roadshow host Lara Spencer is a self-confessed frugalista with a passion for shopping at yard sales, thrift shops, and estate sales, and for decorating her home—and friends’ homes—with her fabulous finds. In I Brake for Yard Sales, Lara shares her secrets for bargain hunting and tells you where to shop, what to look for, how to pay for it, how to restore it, and finally, where to put it in your house. Peppered with wisdom from world-renowned appraisers as well as contributions from well-known designers, this book also features the house of comedienne and good friend Kathy Griffin, which Spencer herself refurbished and decorated.

Download or read book Empire written by Gore Vidal and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empire, the fourth novel in Gore Vidal's monumental six-volume chronicle of the American past, is his prodigiously detailed portrait of the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century as it begins to emerge as a world power. ------While America struggles to define its destiny, beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. One of Vidal's most in-spired creations, she is an embodiment of the complex, vigorous young nation. From the back offices of her Washington newspaper, Caroline confronts the two men who threaten to thwart her ambition: William Randolph Hearst and his protégé, Blaise Sanford, Caroline's half brother. In their struggles for power the lives of brother and sister become intertwined with those of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, as well as Astors, Vanderbilts, and Whitneys--all incarnations of America's Gilded Age. ------"Mr. Vidal demonstrates a political imagination and insider's sagacity equaled by no other practicing fiction writer," said The New York Times Book Review. "Like the earlier novels in his historical cycle, Empire is a wonderfully vivid documentary drama." ------With a new Introduction by the author.

Download or read book Secondhand Chic written by Christa Weil and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun, funky, and fabulous, this book offers a personal buying guide for anyone who wants to look like a million for a fraction of the cost.

Download or read book Thrift Shopping written by Sandy Donovan and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for just the right outfit for a big party? Or maybe you want to build some funky shelves for your bedroom. Instead of heading for the mall, consider checking out a thrift store. It's a great way to grab some awesome bargains. Thrift shopping started out as a way for charitable organizations to earn money for their missions by selling a variety of items at reasonable prices. Over the decades, it's become a hot recreational activity for all kinds of people, including celebrities! Thrifting opportunities range from traditional thrift stores, consignment shops, vintage and antique stores, flea markets and garage sales, to auctions, estate sales, and online sites such as eBay, Etsy, and Poshmark. You can find just about anything: clothing, jewelry, accessories, sporting goods, vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, furniture, home goods, books, artwork, toys, gift ideas, even cars. The sky's the limit! Check out Thrift Shopping to discover how to thrift and where to thrift. Learn how to judge quality, when and where to shop for bargains, and how to organize your own yard sale. Get tips for upcycling your thrift-shopping finds for your own personal use or to resell them. With a little imagination and not a whole lot of money, you can find—or make—unique treasures while going green with your shopping habits.

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Download or read book The Thrift Book written by India Knight and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-07-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thrift Book is a guide to how to live well while spending less by bestselling writer India Knight. Feeling poor because of the credit crunch? Feeling guilty because of global warming? Feeling like you'd like to tighten your belt, but aren't ready to embrace DIY macramé handbags? No need to panic. Put down the economy mince and buy this book instead - it's a blueprint for living beautifully, while saving money and easing your conscience. India Knight will show you: - How to make wonderful dinners with every little money - How to dress on a budget and still look fabulous - How to make friends and start sharing with your neighbours - How to holiday imaginatively - with barely a carbon footprint Try it - you have nothing to lose but your overdraft. 'A blueprint for living well, however broke you are, with thrifty tips on looking fab, cooking, pampering and partying' Cosmopolitan 'The Thrift Book might be the only sure-fire investment out there' Harper's Bazaar 'A triumphant treat and a useful and sensible manual' Independent India Knight is the author of four novels: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me, Comfort and Joy and Mutton. Her non-fiction books include The Shops, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook and The Thrift Book. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her three children.Follow India on Twitter @indiaknight or on her blog at http://indiaknight.tumblr.com.

Download or read book Thrift Store Paintings written by Jim Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gems culled from thrift shops reveal a "twilight zone where high art, popular culture and the collective unconscious overlap."--The New York Times

Download or read book The Ultimate Consignment and Thrift Store Guide written by Carolyn Schneider and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Consignment & Thrift Store Guide is your international road map to the world's best consignment, thrift, vintage & secondhand stores. Find out where to shop and save thousands of dollars on nearly new designer clothing & accessories, furniture, household items, sporting goods, books & much more. Locate the best stores to bring your gently used clothing and other items and turn them into cash. Features hundreds of listings in the US, Canada and other countries. Handy tips to help you become an expert bargain shopper within the palm of your hand. For the smart, savvy shopper. Entertainment Weekly says, "These no frill listings are invaluable" www.savvyshoppingguide.com

Download or read book Thrift Wars written by Eric Michael and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrift Wars is the first book to provide instruction on all aspects of building a successful online home business selling books, vintage collectibles and selling used clothes and other products on multiple internet platforms from the comfort of your own home. Complete primers on internet selling and retail arbitrage can cost up to $200. After all, why would a successful thrift shop reseller tell competitors instructions how to build profitable shop in their own niches for cheap? They wouldn't, right? Well, I have been a successful seller on Amazon, eBay and Etsy for years, but I have recently transitioned to providing help for aspiring online business owners, so I have no reservations about telling you exactly how to find the most profitable sales items at second hand stores and sell them online for high profit margins - for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. As soon as you sell one additional inventory item, this book pays for itself! Thrift Wars offers a unique combination of the most important tips for building your profitable online home business: The first complete guide to reselling thrift store items using internet arbitrage - illustrated with actual thrift shop treasure found hidden on the shelves of Goodwill and Salvation Army and the prices the items were sold for online. Learn how to process a thrift shop like a professional and locate the most profitable resale items. Learn how to determine which online platfrom you should sell your items on for maximum profit. Learn which affordable tools can make you a more efficient thrift store flipper Learn how to diversify your online sales across multiple internet sites by learning how to sell on Amazon, in addition to selling on eBay and Etsy. 90% of your competition sells on only one platform. Blow them out of the water by using the unique benefits each platform provides to the thrift store flipper. Learn how to sell something on Amazon, including instructions on how to sell textbooks to Amazon. Learn the pros and cons of selling used books, media, CDs and video games on Amazon FBA. Tips for eBay buying and selling, including selling used clothes and vintage clothing on eBay. Swipe precious metal treasure like gold jewelry and sterling silver items from right under the noses of your competition. Learn how to build a great Etsy shop for selling vintage and retro items - includes Etsy SEO and Social Media for Etsy. You've heard the stories of people that sell $2,000-10,000 a month worth of goods found at second hand stores. Many of these stories are true! With a little bit of research (reading Thrift Wars is an excellent start) and some hard work, you too could easily expect to earn comparable monthly revenues. Don't wait for your competitors to catch up. Please scroll up and Order Now.

Download or read book Thrift Shopping written by Sandra Donovan and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to shopping for secondhand goods provides information and advice on searching for and evaluating items at thrift shops, flea markets, online sites, and similar sources; purchasing skills; remaking purchased items; and selling.

Download or read book To Seek a Newer World written by JR ROBERT F. SLOAN KENNEDY (SAM.) and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays by Robert F. Kennedy, which grew out of speeches, travel and his experience as Attorney General and a United States Senator, pose a simple question for America and consequently for the free world, in the 60s and 70s: Are you willing to dare? Today's challenges are awesome in scope and baffling in complexity. A military coup in Brazil may effect the entire hemisphere and endanger the Alliance for Progress. Riots and decay in the American cities pose the dangers of war in the streets, and a permanent alienation of black and white America. Vietnam raises the possibility of recurrent draining conflict, with a huge and unknown China beyond. And overall loom the new weapons of war, threatening at every moment to destroy all they were designed to defend. But for all the problems, says the author, our fortunes need not and cannot be surrendered to an inscrutable fate. The question posed is not to America's resources, not to their ability, but to their commitment and character. This is the question Robert Kennedy repeatedly addresses in To Seek a Newer World. As a major architect of positions and policies at home and abroad since 1961, he is candid in assessing his countries shortcomings and mistakes. Yet his call for a new ordering of national priorities is a hopeful one - to match American heritage and power with a new effort and will - to seek a newer world for the United States and for the community of man.

Download or read book Franklin s Thrift written by David Blankenhorn and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans today often think of thrift as a negative value—a miserly hoarding of resources and a denial of pleasure. Even more telling, many Americans don't even think of thrift at all anymore. Franklin’s Thrift challenges this state of mind by recovering the rich history of thrift as a quintessentially American virtue. The contributors to this volume trace how, from the eighteenth century on, the idea and practice of thrift has been a robust part of the American vision of economic freedom and social abundance. For Benjamin Franklin, who personified and promoted the idea, thrift meant working productively, consuming wisely, saving proportionally, and giving generously. Franklin's thrift became the cornerstone of a new kind of secular faith in the ordinary person's capacity to shape his lot and fortune in life. Later chapters document how in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, thrift moved into new domains. It became the animating idea behind social movements to promote children's school savings, create mutual savings banks and credit unions for working men and women, establish a federal savings bond program, and galvanize the nation to conserve resources during two world wars. Historians, enthusiasts of Americana or traditional American virtues, and anyone interested in resolving our society's current financial woes will find much to treasure in this diverse collection, with topics ranging from the inspirational lessons we can learn from the film It’s a Wonderful Life to a history of the roles played by mutual savings banks, credit unions, and thrift stores in America’s national thrift movement. It also includes actual policy recommendations for our present situation.

Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1989-05-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Download or read book Suzy Gershman s Born to Shop New York written by Suzy Gershman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-08-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-known shopping series on the market, Suzy Gershman’s Born to Shop Guides offer opinionated advice from the inimitable Suzy Gershman on where to find the best stores, boutiques, markets, and values in some of the world’s top shopping locales. • The best places to shop, from world-class department stores to bargain basements • Detailed descriptions of shopping neighborhoods • Listings of conveniently located hotels and restaurants • Easy-to-follow shopping tours • Size conversion charts • Shipping, customs, and VAT information