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Country Editor's Boy: A Memoir
by Hal BorlandA memoir of youthful years spent in Colorado as the American West was transformed, by the author of High, Wide, and Lonesome and The Dog Who Came to Stay. Country Editor&’s Boy picks up where Hal Borland&’s classic memoir High, Wide and Lonesome left off: with Borland, on the cusp of adulthood in the early twentieth century, making his way in an eastern Colorado town that still retained all the flavors of the Old West. Borland&’s father, the editor of a local weekly newspaper, was working to help his publication transition along with the town around him. At the same time, young Hal was experiencing dramatic social and economic change in his own way. In a matter of a decade, Borland&’s Colorado town shifted from a frontier outpost to part of a rapidly urbanizing new America. This memoir shows a boy entering adulthood as the world around him comes of age. Evocative and wholly engrossing, Country Editor&’s Boy is a vividly drawn portrait of western life, by one of the greatest naturalist writers of his age.
Your Best Year Yet!: 10 Questions to Change Your Life Forever
by Jinny S. DitzlerFeel you're not getting anywhere? Putting off what matters most because you&’re too busy? Know you have talent and intelligence you're not using? Translated into 12 languages and in its 19th printing in the UK, Your Best Year Yet! is considered the source book for personal transformation and planning that has motivated and inspired people for over 17 years. This system has helped over a million people to stop thinking about what they want – and start making things happen. Just imagine:Having more moneyFeeling and looking betterEnjoying fulfilling relationshipsDoing more of what matters to youHaving meaning in your lifeFinding spiritual inspirationYou already have what it takes to achieve the results you&’ve always wanted. Here&’s the missing piece that helps you put that talent to work in way that&’s simple, fun, and practical. Life goes too quickly to waste – start today to make the next 12 months Your Best Year Yet! PRAISE: &“Ditzler masterfully guides you from thought to action, and inspires you to start actualizing your heart&’s desires this year.&” —John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus &“Enhances the quality of thinking needed to select important goals. It enables us to make choices that ensure personal satisfaction and success in the real world.&” —D. A. Benton, author of How to Think Like a CEO &“Using Best Year Yet helped us helped us achieve results that were truly incredible - it made a huge difference in the outcome of our expedition." —Erik Weihenmayer, first blind climber to summit Mount Everest and author of Touch the Top of the World and The Adversity Advantage &“Your Best Year Yet! is an excellent guide to setting and accomplishing goals for personal and professional success originated in workshops the author has been teaching for 25 years. Ditzler offers a clear, concise and thorough "framework" for defining values, identifying important roles and prioritizing and focusing energy where it will make the most difference to you.&” —Publishers Weekly
Putting First What Matters Most: Proven Strategies for Success in Work and in Life
by Jane K. ClelandJUGGLE MULTIPLE PRIORITIES WITH CONFIDENCEIf you feel as if you can&’t ever get caught up at work or in life—this book is for you! World-renowned speaker and author, Jane K. Cleland, shares proven priority-setting strategies and time management and communications tactics—ideas that you can customize for your own situation and put to work right away. Through fun and engaging assessments and exercises, you&’ll discover:• Step-by-step approaches to setting—and reaching—goals• How your personality affects your productivity and communication style• Where your strengths really lie—and how to capitalize on them• How to remain calm in a crisis by demonstrating true grace under pressure• A community of like-minded people—you&’ll read their inspirational stories and learn from their successes
Jump Into Punch Needle: For Beginners; 6 Embroidery Projects; Step-by-Step Guide
by Carrie J. BuckLearn the art of punch needle embroidery Beginners rejoice—getting started with punch needle embroidery has never been easier! This project-based introductory guide will give you everything you need to know to explore and enjoy a fun, hands-on fiber art. Stitch six cute flora-and-fauna-themed projects like sewing accessories, purses, wallhangings, pillows, and more. Some projects include optional alternative finishing designs for those looking for extra inspiration. While this book is ideal for beginners, the adorable designs are still perfect and enjoyable for all punch-needle embroiderers! Punch-needle beginners delve into 6 versatile projects with step-by-step instructions Includes comprehensive information on tools needed plus endless tips and tricks Get hooked on a new, fun, and relaxing fiber art technique!
Frontier Fires (The Blue Hawk Trilogy)
by Rosanne BittnerThe love story of Caleb and Sarah Sax continues in the second book of the Blue Hawk trilogy, which takes them to 1833 Texas (then still part of Mexico), when the hunger for free land fueled the growing populace. Inevitably, these new settlers want Texas to be an independent province apart from Mexican rule. Caleb&’s family is pulled into the Mexican war, and one of Caleb&’s cherished sons rides off to join the fight at the Alamo. Thinking his son has died, Caleb must contend with this terrible sorrow amid facing an old enemy who returns to once again to destroy Caleb and Sarah&’s life together. Danger and tragedy lurk everywhere, but Caleb and Sarah share a love that rises above all trial and tragedy. Frontier Fires is packed with stunning and factual American history and shows how one family became crucial to the birth of Texas.PRAISE:&“Power, passion, tragedy, and triumph are Rosanne Bittner&’s hallmarks. Again and again, she brings readers to tears.&” —Romantic Times&“Extraordinary…Bittner&’s characters spring to life.&” —Publishers Weekly
Contemporary Weaving: Bold Colour, Texture & Design on the Frame Loom
by Allyson RousseauDive into eye-catching contemporary weaving With renowned artist Allyson Rousseau, contemporary weaving is simple, bold, and colourful. In this book, Allyson explores everything a beginning weaver needs and provides techniques advanced weavers can combine and expand on in their practices. Start by exploring fibres and tools, and then build your own frame loom. Dive into the many weaving techniques that characterize Allyson’s contemporary pieces. Take your home decor to the next level with projects like wall hangings, pillows, and coasters, and make unique brooches and necklaces that stand out in any setting. Bright colours and bold designs made to stand out in the home or as accessories Includes all the information a beginner needs to start weaving, from making a frame loom and choosing fibre, to completing a stunning project Learn to build your own designs using colour theory, grid planning, and palette building
The Dark Labyrinth: A Novel
by Lawrence DurrellWho will survive the Labyrinth of Crete?A group of English cruise-ship tourists debark to visit the isle of Crete&’s famed labyrinth, the City in the Rock. The motley gathering includes a painter, a poet, a soldier, an elderly married couple, a medium, a convalescent girl, and the mysterious Lord Gracean. The group is prepared for a trifling day of sightseeing and maybe even a glimpse of the legendary Minotaur, but instead is suddenly stuck in a nightmare when a rockslide traps them deep within the labyrinth. Who among the passengers will make it out alive? And for those who emerge, will anything ever be the same?
The Disappearance: The Disappearance, Above The Law, And A Killing In The Valley (The Luke Garrison Series #1)
by J. F. FreedmanA former prosecutor is determined to save a man accused of murder in this &“completely engrossing&” legal thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author (Detroit Free Press). During a sleepover with her two friends, Emma goes missing. The owners of a local news network, her parents have money and power. As the police scour the city, Emma&’s father offers a $250,000 reward for his daughter&’s safe return. Eight days after the abduction, two hikers find her. Emma has been dead for days. After a year&’s fruitless search, the police make an arrest, picking up the network&’s star anchorman. As Emma&’s father brays for blood, Luke Garrison is the only person who dares to stand in his way. Once a merciless District Attorney, Luke became a defender after mistakenly sending a man to the gas chamber. Now he will let no one—not even a bereaved father—rush justice. But is he doing the right thing, or is he fighting to set a killer free?
Portraits: A Novel
by Cynthia FreemanFrom New York&’s Lower East Side to San Francisco, four generations of an immigrant family in America come to life in this New York Times–bestselling saga. In an act of great courage and will, Esther Sandsonitsky leaves her abusive new husband and tiny village on the border between Poland and Germany for the more welcoming shores of the United States. When she makes her way through the throng at Ellis Island, the world is on the threshold of a new century. But Esther is on her own quest: to capture a piece of the American dream for her children, including Jacob, the son she was forced to leave behind.Portraits tells an indelible story of the struggles and sacrifices of a family—and a people—searching for a place to belong.
The First Royal Media War: Edward VIII, The Abdication and the Press
by Adrian PhillipsThe abdication crisis of 1936 demolished the wall of silent deference that had protected the British royal family from press comment and intrusion since the days of Queen Victoria. King Edward VIII was a child of the burgeoning age of media and the first celebrity monarch, but the immense personal popularity created by his charm and good looks was not enough to save him when he came into conflict with a government that embodied the conservative ethos of the time. Nor did the support of powerful media barons. In the United States William Randolph Hearst, who inspired Citizen Kane, dreamed of giving Britain an American Queen and maneuvered with Wallis Simpson to place her on the throne. In Britain the Anglo- Canadian newspaper magnate Lord Beaverbrook hoped to use the confrontation between the King and the government to force the prime minister, his bitter enemy Stanley Baldwin, out of power. Edward was blocked from broadcasting his case directly to the public, which was the source of deep resentment to him. The government treated the couple’s media initiatives as declarations of war and was prepared to respond savagely. The British press remained tactfully silent almost until the end of the crisis, but behind the scenes, a cold war was being fought. For the rest of his life, Edward fought to air his grievances against the ill-treatment to which he thought that he had been subjected. He believed that he had been forced to abdicate by a coalition of reactionaries grouped behind the Archbishop of Canterbury. Edward resented bitterly the ostracism to which he and Wallis were subjected by his brother and sister-in-law, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, especially the refusal to grant his wife royal status. With sometimes farcical results, Edward tried to find authors who put over his side of the story. Beaverbrook supported Edward but tried to bend Edward’s quest to fit his own agenda. The establishment did its utmost to restrain Edward and maintain a discreet silence over the crisis, but gradually members of the royal court abandoned reticence and fought back. The abdication challenged the British monarchy as an institution. A large part of the legacy is today’s no-holds-barred media environment where the royal family's issues are fought in a ruthless glare of worldwide attention.
The Ryer Avenue Story: A Novel (Murder Room Ser.)
by Dorothy UhnakOn a snowy night in 1935, a decades-old secret begins with a killingWalter Stachiew has powerful arms, matinee-idol looks, and an easy charm that he uses to distract his neighbors in the Bronx from his bad habits, which include a love of liquor and a fondness for teenage boys. When he is found one night, beaten to death with a shovel, the natural suspect is his drinking buddy, Stanley Paycek, who is tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in the electric chair. He is just a few minutes from death when his son Willie whispers the truth about who killed Walter Stachiew.Willie is a hateful boy, rat-faced and ostracized, but he and a few of his schoolmates know more about Stachiew&’s death than they will ever tell. As they grow into men, finding success all over the globe, the secret of that night binds them together forever. As the hate festers in Willie&’s heart, it threatens to one day destroy them all.
Who's Afraid of Opera?: A Highly Opinionated, Informative, and Entertaining Guide to Appreciating Opera
by Michael WalshFor anyone who has been intimidated, overwhelmed, or just plain confused by what they think opera is, WHO’S AFRAID OF OPERA? offers a lively, readable guide to what author Michael Walsh describes as "the greatest art form yet invented by humankind." From opera's origins in Renaissance Italy to The Who's rock odyssey “Tommy” and Stephen Sondheim's “Into the Woods,” Walsh explores what opera is and what it's not, what makes a great singer, and why it takes Tristan so long to die. So curtain up! It's time to settle into your seat, close up your program, and watch the house lights go down. And get ready for the musical ride of your lives.
The Complete Manual of Sewing: 120 Visual Lessons for Beginners (Reference Guide Ser.)
by Marie Claire MagazineBecome a proficient sewist today Gather up thread, fabric, a needle, or a sewing machine, and you are ready to take your first steps in sewing! Designed for beginner sewists and those who already have the basics, this book offers you the essential knowledge for using those fabrics that have been waiting for the perfect project. Have doubts about a part of your sewing machine? Have questions about the quality of your fabric? Are you confused about the best seam to use? Refer to this manual and get started with confidence! This visual guide will teach you how to sew by hand or machine with 120 comprehensive lessons Provides the basics and beyond, from supplies and first steps to sewing collars, sleeves, pockets, and more Includes tips and tricks to solve pesky sewing issues Sew confidently with this thorough guide for beginner and advanced sewists alike!
What About the Baby?
by Clare McNallyMOTHER. BABY. AND EVIL MADE THREE…Though little older than a child herself, Gabrielle Hansen is determined to give her baby all the love that had been denied her in the orphanage she called home. Except as the baby grows inside her, strange chants begin to enter her mind. . . visions of death haunt her dreams . . . and dead animals turn up in her bed, their blood smeared on bedroom mirrors. But the real horror begins when Gabrielle learns the truth about the dark forces that have been watching her, and lusting after her unborn son. She races across the country in desperation, trying to flee an undying evil from the past that wants the one thing that Gabrielle holds most dear— her baby.PRAISE FOR CLARE MCNALLY:&“You won&’t sleep after you read this one!&” ~The West Orange Times on Somebody Come and Play"A macabre imagination and a tight rein on your nerves are required for McNally's latest release.&” ~Publishers Weekly on Good Night Sweet Angel
Seasons of Life Quilt: Techniques & Patterns for 13 Baltimore Album Quilt Blocks
by Sandra L. MollonFall in love with Baltimore Album quilts Take on your next quilting feat with a champion quilt! From expert quilter Sandra Mollon, recreate the “Seasons of Life” quilt, which is now a part of a permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. Learn techniques for incorporating unusual fabrics, creating dimensional flowers, as well as shading with inks and embellishing blocks. In true “Baltimore” style, each of the 13 blocks features a different tribute to nature in highly stylized fashion: baskets, wreaths, flowers, leaves and vines, and small garden or forest animals. Appliqué each block for your very own stunning creation. Learn tons of techniques with appliqué, embroidery, ribbon work, beading, and more! Includes full-sized pattern and instructions to the award-winning “Seasons of Life” quilt Make 13 unique blocks with a pieced and scalloped border encircling the blocks
Folk Art Garden Applique Sampler: Fanciful Wool Blocks to Stitch
by Erica KaprowAppliqué your way through a folk art garden Folk art and nature motifs come together to create a gorgeous 30-block wool appliqué sampler quilt designed by best-selling author Erica Kaprow. A black background and simple embroidery embellishment highlight beautiful jewel-toned colors. Erica shows you how easy it is to get lost in wool appliqué; the craft is incredibly portable and perfect for a wool appliqué class or personal challenge! Each block has step-by-step instructions and full-size patterns. Embellish the whimsical quilt with simple embroidery stitches taught in the book and finish with instructions on putting the blocks together. Get inspired by flower gardens and folk art motifs to create a spectacular 30-block sampler quilt Take traditional wool appliqué and make it shine! Best-selling Erica Kaprow’s whimsical designs play with brilliant jewel colors that pop dramatically on a rich black background A perfect fit for quilters who love color and wool appliqué
A Perilous Conception: The Detective Baumgartner Mysteries, Book 1 (Detective Baumgartner Mysteries #1)
by Larry Karp1976: Dr. Colin Sanford, a brilliant, ambitious obstetrician practicing in the Pacific Northwest, resolves to become the first to produce a baby by in vitro fertilization, despite the controversy raging over the ethics of artificially-assisted human reproduction. He recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist at the University who's frustrated by the ultra-conservative policies of her department chairman. Working secretly, they set out to put their names in history books. And, incidentally, to cash in.In due course, a Sanford patient, Joyce Kennett, gives birth to a healthy boy. There is rejoicing all around. So why does Joyce's husband erupt in rage, fatally shooting both Hearn and himself? Emerald Police Detective Bernie Baumgartner doggedly seeks the answer. Soon a double cat-and-mouse game develops between the detective who refuses to be bested and the doctor determined to be the best....
Climb the Highest Mountain (Savage Destiny: The Saga)
by Rosanne BittnerIn this fifth book of Bittner&’s unforgettable Savage Destiny series Zeke and Abbie are forced to defend their children against challenges faced because of their mixed blood. More settlers come west under the Homestead Act, causing the gradual and final demise of the Cheyenne way of life. The surge of new settlers brings with it a wealthy Englishman, Edward Tynes, who builds a cattle ranch near the Monroe homestead and falls in love with Abbie, admiring her strength and bravery, and jealous of her undying love for a man who cannot give her the pampered life Tynes feels she deserves. Zeke leaves to join his warrior son, Wolf&’s Blood, in new Indian wars, and for the first time Abbie&’s loyalty to her husband is tested. But no man can replace the fiercely brave, strong, handsome Zeke Monroe in Abbie&’s life. Climb the Highest Mountain is an action-packed, powerful love story you will never forget, the fifth in a series still in demand years after its first publication.PRAISE:&“Power, passion, tragedy, and triumph are Rosanne Bittner&’s hallmarks. Again and again, she brings readers to tears.&” —Romantic Times&“Extraordinary…Bittner&’s characters spring to life.&” —Publishers Weekly
Quilts of Praise: 9 Projects Featuring 3D Cross & Church Blocks
by Sara NephewCreate devotional 3D quilt blocks showcasing crosses and churches! Crosses and churches graciously soar off the surface of Sara Nephew’s 3D block quilts. Perfect for special occasions year-round—weddings, christenings, memorials, and more — 3D block projects from Quilts of Praise make meaningful religious gifts, church decor, or cherished keepsakes. The book features nine quilt projects in various combinations of the basic blocks, offering a variety of finished pieces from bed-sized quilts to wall hangings to altar cloths and stoles. Sara guides readers step-by-step through each project, including working with value to develop attractive 3D illusions. A gallery of finished pieces inspires additional combinations and colorways. Religious-themed quilt projects are perfect for special occasions or as church decor Achieve stunning 3D effects! The blocks soar off of the surface of the quilt 9 quilt projects showcasing variations and combinations of the basic blocks
The Greatest Escape: A Bomber Command Navigator’s Story of Survival in Nazi Germany
by Martin BarrattThis is the story of a wartime bomber, its crew and of a tantalizing detective story unfolding over nearly a quarter of a century of intensive research. It is also a story of courage, fortitude and endurance and of one man’s will to survive against seemingly insurmountable odds. Bomber Command’s horrific loss rate during the Second World War cannot be underestimated. Of the 120,000 young aircrew who served, 55,373 were to perish, most of them losing their lives over the night skies of Europe. The Battle of the Ruhr, the campaign to destroy the industrial heartland of Germany which raged between March and July 1943, was both savage in intensity and costly in terms of aircrew. Prospects for survival for anyone involved in operational flying with Bomber Command at that time were particularly bleak. Young aircrew could expect a lifespan measured in terms of weeks where seemingly only a fiery death in an exploding aircraft or captivity as a Prisoner of War awaited. It is with this period that the book is primarily concerned and, more specifically, with the crew of Halifax JB869 of 102 Squadron, of which the author’s father was the navigator, and its loss on the night of 4 May 1943. He survived baling out and, later, an attempted lynching on the ground to become a Prisoner of War. But his escape from his shattered aircraft was only the first of many episodes in his two and a half years of captivity that would see him pushed to the limits of endurance and face death more than once. Like so many veterans the author’s father chose not to speak about his wartime experiences until quite late in his life and it was only after his death and the chance discovery of an archive of letters, logbooks, accounts and other material that the full story of his incredible series of escapes came to light. Through extensive research, including face-to-face interviews and correspondence with a significant number of ex-aircrew, the author has painstakingly pieced together the complete story of the crew of this aircraft, identifying and contacting relatives of each crew member and, for some, bringing closure after decades of not knowing how (or in some cases where) their loved one had met their deaths.
Embrace the Wild Land (Savage Destiny: The Saga)
by Rosanne BittnerThe American Civil War plunges Zeke and Abbie Monroe into violence and separation, danger and torn loyalties. Their first-born son, Wolf&’s Blood, takes part in the Sun Dance, a tortuous ritual that initiates him into life with the Cheyenne. Then war forces Zeke to leave his family to join his white brother, Danny, in the conflict. Abbie is left to face a horrible fate at the hands of Zeke&’s worst enemy while he is gone. For the first time in their beloved marriage her strong, brave, warrior husband is not there to protect her. When Zeke returns to learn her fate, the worst violence in his savage soul rages forth to seek sweet revenge. Zeke and Abbie&’s love transcends loss and tragedy thrown at them by savage people in a savage land that can be tamed by only the bravest souls. Embrace the Wild Land is the fourth book in Bittner&’s Savage Destiny series, and one that has been out of print and unavailable for many years. Now you can own it through a download to your eReader!PRAISE:&“Power, passion, tragedy, and triumph are Rosanne Bittner&’s hallmarks. Again and again, she brings readers to tears.&” —Romantic Times&“Extraordinary…Bittner&’s characters spring to life.&” —Publishers Weekly
Sebastian: Or, Ruling Passions (The Avignon Quintet #4)
by Lawrence DurrellWith Europe reduced to rubble after the Second World War, Constance must seek knowledge beyond the modern in order to heal her patients—and herself. In Durrell&’s fourth installment of the Avignon Quintet, Constance returns to Europe after the end of World War II. A Freudian analyst, she treats the shell-shocked, the battle-fatigued, and other despairing survivors in Geneva. She also treats the traumatized, autistic son of her former lover, Sebastian—a situation that draws her back into the mysterious cult that the sensitive and charismatic Sebastian led in the deserts of Egypt. In Sebastian, Constance&’s pursuit of wisdom in the midst of Europe&’s blackest night is rendered as a gorgeous and heartbreaking quest for truth in a world full of illusion.
Purr-fect Patchwork: 16 Appliqué, Embroidery & Quilt Projects for Modern Cat People
by Pamela Jane MorganCat-loving quilters mew-nite! Embrace your inner cat lady with contemporary cat-themed projects! Play with texture and style to create 16 unique projects from bags and decor to 7 different patchwork quilts. Each project includes step-by-step instructions guiding stitchers on a variety of techniques from foundation paper piecing to free-motion embroidery. Also learn how to play with different substrates such as cotton, linen, wool, wool-blended felt, denim, vinyl, and repurposed clothing. From beginners to more experienced, there is something new to learn for every stitcher. The paw-sibilities are endless! Make the most of your feline fabrics and craft 16 original cat-themed quilts and textile projects Use dozens of techniques from basic piecing, hand embroidery, and machine sewing for a vintage-meets-modern aesthetic Experiment with different textiles and fabrics to create bags, accessories, home decor, and quilts
The Tao of Chip Kelly: Lessons from America's Most Innovative Coach
by Mark Saltveit"Having studied Kelly's time at Oregon extensively, Saltveit has written the book on Kelly. Literally."—Dan Graziano, ESPN This insightful, eye-opening guide reveals the methods and the madness behind the new coach of the San Francisco 49'ers. During his four years as football coach at the University of Oregon, Chip Kelly led the previously unheralded Ducks to a 46-7 record. But Chip Kelly's method goes a lot deeper than his high-risk defense and lightning-fast, no-huddle offense. What is behind Chip's astonishing success? It's a lot more than just plays and tactics. Now that he's run the NFL gauntlet as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and emerged out the other side to come back to the west coast, this book looks at the remarkable philosophy and innovative management strategies that Chip Kelly uses to build elite teams-strategies that every leader or business manager can employ to make their own brand a champion. "He just thinks so differently than anyone I've ever met."—John Neal, Oregon assistant coach "Saltveit lays out a clear picture of how Kelly operates."—Bob Ford, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Meet the New Dawn (Savage Destiny: The Saga)
by Rosanne BittnerIn this totally unforgettable sixth book in the Savage Destiny series, a relentless wave of frontier progress forces itself into the lives of Zeke and Abbie Monroe, threatening their many years of abiding love and forcing a separation unlike any other they have experienced. Zeke joins the Cheyenne in their last effort to hold on to the freedom they knew until the white man invaded their pristine domain and destroyed their game, their hunting grounds, their beautiful innocence. Meet the New Dawn is a keenly powerful and poignant story about the last years of Zeke and Abbie Monroe&’s life together, and how their love and their passion for each other lingers on into their twilight years as proof that age and the challenges of life cannot dim the love these two share, a love that causes a man and woman to see each other only as the fifteen-year-old girl who once touched a savage older man&’s hand over a campfire, a touch that changed both their lives forever. Get out the Kleenex for this powerful read you will never, ever forget!PRAISE:&“Power, passion, tragedy, and triumph are Rosanne Bittner&’s hallmarks. Again and again, she brings readers to tears.&” —Romantic Times&“Extraordinary…Bittner&’s characters spring to life.&” —Publishers Weekly