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  Japanese Quilt Inspirations - 14...

  Susan Briscoe

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  The acclaimed quilter presents ten quilt designs and four bonus projects designed to show off your gorgeous Japanese fabrics in this illustrated guide. Japanese fabrics are renowned for their distinctive quality and elegant, intricate designs. Now expert quilter Susan Briscoe presents fourteen projects specially designed to showcase these gorgeous materials. Inspired by her time living in Japan, Briscoe offers ten quilts and four smaller projects that combine traditional Japanese patterns and motifs with fast and simple techniques. Each quilt is shown in two different colorways and shown both as hand and machine quilted designs. As an added bonus, there are four simple-to-make projects—such as rice bags and table runners—for using up leftover quilt blocks. Japanese patchwork style is incredibly versatile, and the finished projects will be at home anywhere from the most modern interiors to the most rustic cottages.

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  Does Santa Exist? - A...

  Eric Kaplan

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  Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but may not really be there-just like Santa and his reindeer.Even after we outgrow the jolly fellow, the essential paradox persists: There are some things we dearly believe in that are not universally acknowledged as real. In Does Santa Exist?, Kaplan shows how philosophy giants Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein strove to smooth over this uncomfortable meeting of the real and unreal-and failed. From there he turns to mysticism's attempts to resolve such paradoxes. Finally, he alights on comedy as the ultimate resolution of the fundamental paradoxes of life.Kaplan delves deeper into what this means, from how our physical brains work to his own personal confrontations with life's biggest questions: If we're all going to die, what's the point of anything? What is a perfect moment? What can you say about God? Or Santa?

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  The 50 Greatest Dishes of the World

  James Steen

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  Having dined and worked with some of the most brilliant chefs
  
  around the world, top food writer James Steen presents the definitive 50 dishes
  
  to die for.
  
  Let your taste buds travel the world to discover the delights of
  
  Vietnam's meaty pho, Japan's aromatic ramen, and the rib-sticking, spicy gumbo
  
  of America's Deep South. Learn the truth and fascinating histories of our
  
  favourite foods – how Queen Victoria loved a tongue-tingling curry and precisely
  
  why Marmite is an essential part of Queen Elizabeth's fried breakfast.
  
  Help settle the rows over the origins of the juicy burger, the swirly-peaked
  
  pavlova and the cherry-topped ice cream sundae. Oh, and is beef Wellington – so
  
  very British – actually named after the streets of Chicago?
  
  Including intriguing facts and valuable
  
  cooking tips, The 50 Greatest Dishes of the
  
  World is the epicurean's
  
  indispensable epicurean's travel
  
  guide.

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  Household Hacks - 150+ Do It...

  Ace McCloud

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  Are you tired of doing things the hard way? Would you like to save time and money?Whether you want to (1) discover incredible household hacks, (2) save time and money, or (3) optimize and organize your home environment the right way, this is the audio book for you!The best hacks and tips for cleaning and organizing your home!Hacks are wonderful shortcuts and clever tricks that make it much easier to live your life. These household hacks are innovative solutions to many of the problems you may face on a regular basis.Rediscover joy in your environment.Being chronically disorganized can affect your relationships and your mental well-being, as well as your physical health! In this audio book you will discover what you can do to put everything in its proper place for peace of mind and a happier, healthier life.Rid your house of toxic chemicals and clean just as effectively using natural methods.Discover ways to easily clean, optimize, and organize every room in your home.The best household hacks in modern history.Don’t settle for toxic store-bought cleaning products, unorganized methods of storage, and spending all kinds of money on things you don't really need. Throughout this audio book you will find incredible hacks for simplifying your life, maximizing your money, building a safe environment for children, and creating an inviting ambiance for both yourself and your guests.Discover just how incredible your home can be.Live Better: Buy It Now!

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  Langstroth on the Hive and the...

  L. Langstroth

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  Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving an even, approximately bee-sized space between the top of the frames holding the honeycomb and the flat coverboard lying above, he was able to quite easily remove the latter, which was normally well cemented to the frames with propolis making separation hard to achieve. Later he had the idea to use this discovery to make the frames themselves easily removable. He found that, if he left a small space (less than 1/4 inch or 6.4 mm) between the combs, or between the combs and the sides of his hives, the bees would fill it with propolis thus cementing the combs into the hive. On the other hand, when he left a larger space (more than 3/8 inch or 9.5 mm) the bees would fill it with comb which had a similar effect. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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  Sextant - A Young Man's Daring...

  David Barrie

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  Award–winning author David Barrie explores the history of the Sextant and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. 
   
  Since its invention in 1759, a mariner’s most prized possession has been the sextant. A navigation tool that measures the angle between a celestial object and the horizon, the sextant allowed sailors to pinpoint their exact location at sea. 
   
  David Barrie chronicles the sextant’s development and shows how it not only saved the lives of navigators in wild and dangerous seas, but played a pivotal role in their ability to map the globe. He synthesizes centuries of seafaring history and the brave sailors who have become legend, including James Cook, Matthew Flinders, Robert FitzRoy, Frank Worsley of the Endurance, and Joshua Slocum, the redoubtable old “lunarian” and first single-handed-round-the-world yachtsman. He also recounts his own maiden voyage, and insights gleaned from his experiences as a practiced seaman and navigator. 
   
  In the tradition of Dava Sobel’s Longitude, David Barrie’s compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery is an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created. Full of heroism, danger, and excitement, told with an infectious sense of wonder, Sextant examines a masterful achievement that changed the course of history.

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