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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The golden days of complimentary in-flight champagne and cushy sleeping car coaches on the Orient Express are largely behind us. Say hello to $50 "leg room upgrade" fees and bedbug-infested hotels. What's a weary, frustrated traveler to do? Ask Joey Green for advice, that's what! A lifelong world explorer, Green has collected more than a hundred of his best travel hacks to rescue your hard-earned vacation using common, easily-found products. Some...
Author
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Here in almost 500 pages is a descriptive compendium of just about everything we eat and how we cook it. Arranged alphabetically from Abalone to Zampone, the majority of entries in the book deal with the ingredients and processes used in cooking. Tom Stobart says in his Introduction Ingredients are the fundamentals of cookery and every cook who hopes to excel should know about them... Likewise with methods and science in the kitchen, Stobart explains...
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Series
Publisher
Zondervan Academic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need essential information in a hurry. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key to Christian students. Titles in this growing series include Charts of Ancient and Medieval Church History ; Charts of Reformation and Enlightenment Church History ; Charts of Modern and Postmodern Church History...
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Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Little Book of Belfast is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about the city of Belfast past and present. Funny, fast-paced and fact-packed, here you will find out about Belfast's trade and industry, crime and punishment, music, literature and sport, architectural heritage, and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women. It covers not only the famous elements in Belfast's history but also unusual, little-known...
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Series
Publisher
Fall River Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the grace, humor, style, warmth, and intelligence of Michelle Obama. This illuminating and powerful collection offers new insight into the beloved First Lady, mom, and inspiring leader in her own right. The hundreds of quotes are drawn from appearances, speeches, and interviews that took place during her eight historic years in the White House, as well as her professional and private lives.
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Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This sweeping, illustrated panorama of horse-related history and lore will appeal to readers of all ages. Starting with the miniature Eohippus, the work follows the evolution of the horse through Greek mythology, the Middle Ages, the American West, and beyond, profiling race horses, working and war horses, and much more.
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Genealogist Keith Gregson takes the reader on a whistle-stop tour of quirky family stories and strange ancestors rooted out by amateur and professional family historians. Each lively entry tells the story behind each discovery and then offers a brief insight into how the researcher found and then followed up their leads, revealing a range of chance encounters and the detective qualities required of a family historian. For example, one researcher discovered...
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"Unusual, interesting and little known stories of the state of Iowa. A Treasury of IowaTales is aimed at the target of familiarity-plus-novelty. These suspense-packed stories constitute "history for the ordinary person," and a few include really great traditions passed orally from generation to generation."--
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Sometimes figuring out what the words in the Bible mean is confusing, even for grown-ups. This dictionary is an excellent tool to help children more fully understand God's Word. Simple definitions, maps, charts, and many other features make learning about the Bible fun and interesting for young readers.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This is the very first 'teach yourself' book on palaeography, covering all the skills that the genealogist needs to read any document that might be found at any date in English archives. Using a series of graded exercises in transcription, Teach Yourself Palaeography works backwards in time in easy stages from the modern handwriting of the nineteenth century to the court hands of the medieval period, focusing on records that are of particular interest...
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Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The essential guide to using simple twisted stitches to add interest and beauty to handknits Master the simple and addictive art of the twisted stitch. The basics are easy to learn, and the design possibilities (and twist combinations that come to light once you begin) are almost endless. The book starts with a treasure trove of twisted stitch variations, starting with patterns made from diagonals and building from there--adding horizontal and vertical...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The Little Book of Cardiff is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people, and events in the city, from its earliest origins to the present day. Here you can read about the important contributions Cardiff has made to the history of the nation, and meet some of the great men and women, the eccentrics and the scoundrels with which its history is littered. Packaged in an easily readable "dip-in" format, visitors and locals alike...
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In an era of incivility, discover a timeless guide to good manners from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. "The basis of all good human behavior is kindness," says Eleanor Roosevelt in this classic handbook, first published in 1962 as a "modern book of etiquette for modern Americans." As a politician, diplomat, and activist, as well as the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Roosevelt knew that thoughtful, civil behavior was essential...
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Series
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive collection of fun facts about the origins of pretty much everything, from windows to washing machines to websites.
This fact-packed collection recounts the origins, invention, and discovery of just about everything, from the big bang to driverless cars. With sections covering topics such as the arts, sports, weapons, buildings, medicine, food, and many more, you can find out intriguing answers to questions like:
What material was...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The perfect trivia collection for the insatiably curious, provocative poseurs, quizaholics, and science addicts everywherePaul Heiney unravels further science behind those things we take for granted, and explains just why the world and its contents are the way they are. Drawing on questions asked by the public, this book brings some of the finest scientific minds to bear on how the laws of science apply to everyday life.
Publisher
Fall River Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
To find yourself, think for yourself. -Socrates. In our ever-busier world, where the demands of the moment keep us lurching from one task or crisis to the next, it can be difficult to take a moment and reflect on the most important things in life. The Essential Wisdom of the World's Greatest Thinkers helps us do just that. Gathered in this collection are hundreds of memorable quotations collected from some of the greatest minds and most important...
Publisher
Fall River Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Mindfulness is the quality of fullness of attention, immediacy, non-distraction. In that sense, it is the key to life. --Sharon Salzberg Used by millions of people all over the world, mindfulness is an ancient practice rooted in Buddhism, but present in all world religions. It offers a much-needed antidote to the stressful demands and distractions of our fast-paced world. This thoughtfully curated collection includes hundreds of meaningful quotations...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Three timeless books on the art of living gracefully -- from a Renaissance philosopher, a beloved first lady, and the original matron of American manners. The Art of Worldly Wisdom : Seventeenth-century Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián advises people of all walks of life on how to approach political, professional, and personal situations in a dog-eat-dog world. Comprised of three hundred pithy aphorisms, this influential work offers thought-provoking...
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