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  Northern Light - Power Land and...

  Kazim Ali

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  The child of South Asian migrants, Kazim Ali was born in London, lived as a child in the cities and small towns of Manitoba, and made a life in the United States. As a man passing through disparate homes, he has never felt he belonged to a place. And yet, one day, he finds himself thinking of Jenpeg, a community thrown up around the building of a hydroelectric dam on the Nelson River, where he once lived for several years as a child. Does the town still exist, he wonders? Is the dam still operational?When Ali goes searching, however, he finds not news of Jenpeg, but of the local Pimicikamak community. Facing environmental destruction and broken promises from the Canadian government, they have evicted Manitoba's electric utility from the dam on Cross Lake. In a place where water is an integral part of social and cultural life, the community demands accountability for the harm that the utility has caused.Troubled, Ali returns north, looking to understand his place in this story and eager to listen. Over the course of a week, he participates in community life and learns about the politics of the dam from Chief Cathy Merrick. In building relationships with his former neighbors, Ali explores questions of land and power—and in remembering a lost connection to this place, finally finds a home he might belong to.

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  Cat Lover's Daily Companion -...

  Kristen Hampshire, Iris Bass,...

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  A unique, easy-to-use, and inspiring handbook filled with a year’s worth of insight, helpful tips, and practical advice into the feline-human relationship. 
   
  Whether you’re a cat owner yourself or someone who just loves all things cat, this book will provide you with a lifetime’s worth of ways to enjoy and appreciate cats. The format—a year-long, day-minder-type book—is not meant to be read cover to cover; rather, the book can fall open on any given day and lend applicable information and inspiration. Cat Lover’s Daily Companion is also completely indexed so you’re able to easily search for specific content. 
   
  Each day features essays, anecdotes, activities, and trivia that remind you why you love cats: 
   
  Monday—Practical information, from welcoming a cat home to understanding its basic needs 
   
  Tuesday—Engaging tales of cats in history and literature 
   
  Wednesday—Feline health and wellness topics, from acupuncture to the zodiac 
   
  Thursday—Household tips and ideas for cat-friendly home decor and crafts 
   
  Friday—The world of cat breeds, from Abyssinian to York Chocolate 
   
  Saturday and Sunday—Bonding, relationship building, and planning special occasions with your pet 
   
  With Cat Lover’s Daily Companion, you’ll have a year’s worth of ideas, information, and activities to help you care for, understand, socialize, and honor your feline friend.

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  It Ended Badly - Thirteen of the...

  Jennifer Wright

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  It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History is a history of heartbreak-replete with beheadings, uprisings, creepy sex dolls, and celebrity gossip—and its disastrously bad consequences throughout time 
  Spanning eras and cultures from ancient Rome to medieval England to 1950s Hollywood, Jennifer Wright's It Ended Badly guides you through the worst of the worst in historically bad breakups. In the throes of heartbreak, Emperor Nero had just about everyone he ever loved—from his old tutor to most of his friends-put to death. Oscar Wilde's lover, whom he went to jail for, abandoned him when faced with being cut off financially from his wealthy family and wrote several self-serving books denying the entire affair. And poor volatile Caroline Lamb sent Lord Byron one hell of a torch letter and enclosed a bloody lock of her own pubic hair. Your obsessive social media stalking of your ex isn't looking so bad now, is it?With a wry wit and considerable empathy, Wright digs deep into the archives to bring these thirteen terrible breakups to life. She educates, entertains, and really puts your own bad breakup conduct into perspective. It Ended Badly is for anyone who's ever loved and lost and maybe sent one too many ill-considered late-night emails to their ex, reminding us that no matter how badly we've behaved, no one is as bad as Henry VIII.A Macmillan Audio production.

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  Sewing for Beginners -...

  Claire Caruso

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  Sewing for Beginners: Step-by-Step Guide to Hand Sewing & Sewing Machine (Knitting for Beginners) 
  There аrе ѕо mаnу аdvаntаgеѕ tо lеаrning hоw to sew. It'ѕ rеlаxing, сrеаtivе and fun. Being аblе tо mend riрреd аnd tоrn сlоthing will ѕаvе уоu money. And once уоu dеvеlор уоur ѕеwing ѕkillѕ, уоu can make a little еxtrа on thе side dоing ѕеwing рrоjесtѕ fоr оthеr реорlе. 
  So whаt dоеѕ a bеginnеr need tо knоw before gеtting ѕеriоuѕ about sewing?SЕWING - TООLЅ AND HISTORYSЕWING TERMS АND TECHNIQUES EVЕRУ NЕWBIЕ SHОULD KNOWTOP TIPS FОR LEARNING HOW TО SEWBЕGINNING SEWING - SЕTTING UР YOUR SЕWING AREAHOW TO USE A SEWING MACHINETHINGЅ THАT NEED TО BЕ IN YОUR HAND SEWING KITBАЅIС SЕWING TECHNIQUESHОW TO DО BASIC STITСHЕЅTOP 3 MISTAKES THAT MОЅT CRОЅЅ STITСH ENTHUЅIАЅTЅ MАKЕHOW TО DO CROSS-STITCH - TOP TEN BЕGINNЕRЅ' MISTAKESSIMPLE PROJECTS YOU SHOULD START WITH 
  Don't miss out on this new step by step guide to Sewing. Download today to learn all about it! 

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  I Never Danced With an Eggplant...

  Errol Laborde

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  Vivid vignettes rich with the sights, sounds, and tastes of New Orleans: “A worthy contribution to the library of books celebrating life in the Big Easy.” —Times-Picayune Offering innovative insights into such New Orleans mainstays as Carnival and the Quarter, as well as food, music, sports, politics, history, and more, Errol Laborde provides a look at aspects of Crescent City living usually reserved for residents. The essays include an Orleanian ode entitled “In Praise of the Potato Poor Boy” and several explorations and explanations of Mr. Bingle, the only symbol of Christmas that is unique to New Orleans. These eighty-one vignettes originally appeared in Laborde’s Streetcar column, which currently runs in New Orleans Magazine.  “Strung together like a handful of Mardi Gras beads thrown from a passing float, Laborde’s tales reveal the bright and beautiful as well as the dim and gaudy sides of the city.” —Southern Living

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  The Magical Garden - Spells...

  Denny Sargent, Sophia Sargent

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  The Magical Garden is a curious little book of magic, charms, spells, and bits of traditional and historical lore from and for magical gardens and the curious gardeners who tend to them. What gardener would not want to know the flower they were born under, the traditional magical meanings of bells and chimes, or the healing power of geraniums? Many of these nuggets of wisdom and magic have been handed down from Sophia's grandparents, who extensively used herbs and such in their psychic work. Avid gardener and ancient historian Denny Sargent collected much of the information included here from a wide variety of traditional sources. Roman, Celt, Norse, and Japanese gardeners all believed in garden magic, and some of their most fascinating traditions, spells, and charms are contained in this wonderful little book. In addition to the garden, magical plants, birds, insects, the yard, and the weather are also addressed. Other interesting lore includes: Garden sprites, fairies, and elves; Ancient and magical ways for empowering the garden by planting certain plants in special places; Traditions for celebrating festivals in the garden, ways of using garden plants for protection, and techniques for invoking positive energy with trees. 

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