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  Singer: The Complete Photo Guide...

  Nancy Langdon

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  The essential one-stop sewing machine reference with hundreds of photos and diagrams, covering everything from fundamentals to advanced techniques.  
   
  Discover the mysteries of your sewing machine! Learn ways to get the most out of your machine and attachments, the best tools to use, and how to sew with a variety of fabrics. Then dive into sewing techniques for beautiful garments and stunning home décor designs: Learn how to make and finish seams; lay out, cut, and mark patterns; sew bias strips; and make pillows, cushions, and piping. 
   
  Get tips and techniques for serger sewing, and discover how to create serger seams and finishes. Tackle first-time sewing projects with confidence, and refresh your memory on favorite techniques. Boost your wardrobe by altering store-bought patterns for a perfect custom fit. Refresh your tabletop with gorgeous tablecloths, placemats, and napkins, and create impressive bed and bath accessories. 
   
  Ready to build your sewing skills and achieve professional results? You’ll learn how to:Operate your sewing machine or serger like a proCustomize clothing with buttons, pockets, collars, and moreMake buttonholes with easeCreate seam finishes, make closures, and attach zippersSew your own activewearMake slipcovers, pillowcases, and duvet covers, and more 
   
  Packed with so much information, this valuable resource offers a lifetime of sewing success for all skill levels. Start your sewing journey today and see what amazing things you can create!

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  Adirondack Cookbook

  Hallie Bond, Stephen Topper

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  The history, culture and flavor of the Adirondacks is captured in this unique cookbook featuring nearly 100 recipes from the mountains of New York.   With the wild woods just outside their doors, the people of the Adirondack Mountains have always enjoyed the freshest of foods that could be hunted, gathered, or harvested. This cookbook offers nearly 100 modern recipes with a rustic twist, making use of the indigenous fish, game, fruits and vegetables of the Adirondacks. Featured recipes include Dandelion Salad, Campfire Trout, Maple-Glazed Root Vegetables, Maple Ice Cream, and Strawberry and Rhubarb Cobbler. Giving historical and cultural context to these and other dishes, authors Hallie Bond and Stephen Topper include fascinating stories and side notes as well as archival photographs from The Adirondack Museum.

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  999 Amazing & Interesting Facts...

  Prof. John Chao

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  The planet comprises informative, exciting, and fascinating facts, with over 200 countries and over 7.8 billion people (animals, plants, and other organisms). For example, the land of the Kiwis has the largest concentration of pet owners on the planet. In Nicaragua, you’ll find one of only two flags in the world with the color purple. If you properly want to learn more about the earth and its ever-increasing population? Continue reading to discover some fascinating facts about the earth’s history, present, and future. There are many mysteries around the universe. Some are solved, some are puzzling, and some are still unknown. But eventually, the newest becomes known, and once proven, it becomes fact. 
  Did you know..... 
  -> In 2011, a woman named Aimee Davison paid $10,000 for a “non-visible” piece of jewelry. 
  -> Carrots used to be purple. 
  -> Benjamin Franklin only had two years of formal schooling. 
  -> The average person forgets 90% of his or her wishes. 
  -> Cucumber is a fruit, not a vegetable, since it has seeds in the middle! 
  -> Brazil's name has derived from a tree! 
  -> Plants are irritated by human noise. 
  -> Apple is 25% air, which is why it floats on water! 
  There's so much more....!

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  Learn Flower Painting Quickly -...

  Trevor Waugh

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  A fun and accessible guide to painting flowers in watercolour with step-by-step exercises.
  World-renowned artist Trevor Waugh reveals the secrets of painting flowers in watercolour in this fun, easy-to-follow book. Focusing on the techniques that matter the most, you'll be able to start producing better flower paintings in the space of an afternoon. 
  The book includes expert guidance on all aspects of flower painting in watercolour, including the basic shapes and how to combine them, how to design the perfect composition and how to create subtle and evocative effects. The author shares tips on how to use colour to create realistic-looking flowers and foliage, his go-to basic palette and details on how to create beautiful, nuanced colour mixes. There is also a section on how to achieve real artistry in your work, using hard and soft edges, clever observation and different angles to perfect your work. 
  Armed with this beautiful book, packed with breathtaking inspirational paintings and a selection of helpful step-by-step demonstration sequences, you'll become an expert flower painting in no time at all.

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  Confessionum Libri Tredecim

  Saint Augustin

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  Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Augustine of Hippo, written between AD 397 and AD 398. Modern English translations of it are sometimes published under the title The Confessions of St. Augustine in order to distinguish the book from other books with similar titles. Its original title was "Confessions in Thirteen Books", and it was composed to be read out loud with each book being a complete unit.

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  Inexact Science - The Six Most...

  Bruce Dowbiggin, Evan Dowbiggin

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  A fascinating in-depth analysis of six of the NHL’s most interesting drafts
  		 
  From Guy Lafleur to Sidney Crosby to Connor McDavid, the annual draft of hockey’s most talented young prospects has long been considered the best route to Stanley Cup glory. Inexact Science delivers the remarkable facts behind the six most captivating NHL Drafts ever staged and explores the lessons learned from guessing hockey horoscopes. How did it change the business of the sport? And where is the draft headed next? The authors answer intriguing questions like: What if Montreal in 1971 had chosen Marcel Dionne No. 1 overall and not Guy Lafleur? How exactly is it that Wayne Gretzky went undrafted? How did the Red Wings turn their franchise around so dramatically in the 1989 Draft? Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin also delve into the controversies, innovative ideas, and plain old bad judgment that’s taken place on the draft floor. Always informative and entertaining, Inexact Science encapsulates the many compelling, wild, and unique stories in five-plus decades of NHL Draft history.

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