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  Stamp Collecting - The Beginners...

  Thomas J. Rice

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  An introduction to the world of stamp collecting.This audio program will teach you how to get started on it as a beginner — learning the basics of it so you can do the right things to get started and know what to do. Next, you will learn more advanced methods of collecting and what more mature collectors do when spending time on their collections. And, lastly, you will learn how you can turn this into a profitable business and make money at it if your interests lie in that direction.This audiobook is for both children and adults, for parents wanting to get their kids into the hobby and for those serious about learning more about it — including how wise collectors earn incomes at it.Here's a preview of what you'll learn:The charm of stamp collectingStamps with a historyStamps as works of artWhat to collect and how to collectGreat collectionsAnd basically everything you need to know to start stamp collecting today

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  Surrealism

  Nathalia Brodskaya

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  The Dada movement and then the Surrealists appeared in the First World War aftermath with a bang: revolution of thought, creativity, and the wish to break away from the past and all that was left in ruins. This refusal to integrate into the Bourgeois society lead Georg Grosz to remark of Dada, “it’s the end of-isms.” Breton asserted that Dada does not produce perspective, “a machine which functions full steam, but where it remains to be seen how it can feed itself.” Surrealism emerged amidst such feeling. These artists often changed from one movement to another. They were united by their superior intellectualism and the common goal to break from the norm. Describing Dada with its dynamic free-thinkers, and the Surrealists with their aversive resistance to the system, the author brings a new approach which strives to be relative and truthful. Provocation and cultural revolution: Dada and the Surrealists, aren’t they above all just a direct product of creative individualism in this unsettled period?

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  Nathalie Dupree's Favorite...

  Nathalie Dupree, Cynthia Graubart

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  Nathalie Dupree, the "Queen of Southern Cuisine," is a storyteller, and in celebration of her 80th birthday, she shares her favorite culinary stories. Her activist spirit, humor, feisty personality, and authoritative knowledge of cooking make this a must-have cookbook for everyone who has invoked her name in a conversation about Southern food.

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  Mannahatta - A Natural History...

  Eric W. Sanderson

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  What did New York look like four centuries ago? An extraordinary reconstruction of a wild island from the forests of Times Square to the wetlands downtown.  Named a Best Book of the Year by Library Journal, New York Magazine, and San Francisco Chronicle   On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it’s difficult to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that.  Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing in words and images the wild island that millions now call home. By geographically matching an eighteenth-century map with one of the modern city, examining volumes of historic documents, and collecting and analyzing scientific data, Sanderson re-creates topography, flora, and fauna from a time when actual wolves prowled far beyond Wall Street and the degree of biological diversity rivaled that of our most famous national parks. His lively text guides you through this abundant landscape—while breathtaking illustrations transport you back in time. Mannahatta is a groundbreaking work that provides not only a window into the past, but also inspiration for the future.   “[A] wise and beautiful book, sure to enthrall anyone interested in NYC history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)   “A cartographical detective tale . . . The fact-intense charts, maps and tables offered in abundance here are fascinating.” —The New York Times   “[An] exuberantly written and beautifully illustrated exploration of pre-European Gotham.” —San Francisco Chronicle   “You don’t have to be a New Yorker to be enthralled.” —Library Journal

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  Sweetwater's Simple Home - Sew...

  Lisa Burnett, Karla Eisenach,...

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  “Sweetwater’s simple style shines through . . . from a laundry hamper to a covered office chair and quilts for the nursery or the master bedroom.” —Quilts & More A house becomes a home with handmade touches added to every room. With inspiring designs from the mother-daughter trio behind Sweetwater, it’s easy to add expressive touches everywhere, from the dining room to the bedroom to the laundry room. Keep it simple and surround yourself with things you absolutely love. 35 beginner-friendly projects, including quilts, pillows, table linens, and accessories—many can be made in a day or lessFresh, modern ideas for making things pretty and practicalBring Sweetwater’s popular signature style to all your sewing and craft projectsLearn simple, creative techniques for decorating with appliqué, stenciling, stamping, and embroidery“[A] lovely, lovely book. Actually, even though the projects are all fairly straightforward it’s one of the nicest quilting books I’ve looked at in a long while and the photos are fabulous . . . My favorites were the scalloped placemats, the lampshade, the work chair slipcover, tray liner, and some of the bags. All of these are straightforward enough for any beginner, but even for someone whose been sewing as long as I have they would make great additions to brighten up the home.” —Run Quilt Knit Write“If you like simple projects with a modern approach, a few (or a lot) of projects in this book will appeal to you . . . All of these projects are ‘beginner-friendly,’ which is nice for beginners but also nice for those among us who are looking for a fast project (need a quick gift?).” —Portland Modern Quilt Guild

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  Hawker Hunter in British Service

  Martin Derry, Neil Robinson

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  “For any enthusiast and/or modeler of the Hawker Hunter this book will be like catnip . . . outstanding images of this classic post war aircraft.” —Vintage Airfix Initially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat day interceptor, the Hawker Hunter rapidly succeeded the first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. Powered by the then newly developed Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet, the Hunter’s performance transformed the RAF’s day fighter squadrons from the mid-1950s until the advent of the English Electric Lightning from the early 1960s.   Even then, as successively improved variants of the type were produced with increasingly more capable engines and expanded fuel capacity, the Hunter successfully transitioned into a strike/ground attack fighter-bomber and fighter reconnaissance platform. Two-seat variants were developed for training and other secondary roles with the RAF and the Royal Navy and a few remained in use until 2001, albeit with specialized MoD Test and Evaluation units—well over forty years after the type’s initial introduction.   This addition to the Flight Craft series follows our well-established format in that it is split into three primary sections. The first covers the Hawker Hunter using numerous photographs, informative captions and tables. The second is a 16-page full-color illustration section featuring detailed profiles and 2-views of many of the color schemes and markings carried by Hunters. The final section lists as many injection-molded plastic model kits of the Hunter, in all the major scales, that the authors could obtain, plus a photo gallery of models made by some of the world’s best modelers.   “A delight for anyone modeling a Hunter as it is so comprehensive.” —British Military History

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