Other books that might interest you

• 

  Quilting Sewing & Applique:...

  Heidi Pridemore

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Beginner's Guide to Quilting, Sewing, and Appliqué is the perfect book for young and new quilters. Author Heidi Pridemore has created a collection of 13 different types of blocks that, when finished, can be fashioned into a patchwork quilt. She also includes 7 fun-to-make projects in bright, bold styles and colors that are not only achievable for young makers, but also incorporate all the basic sewing skills young and even new makers of all ages need to become successful quilters. The motifs are teen-approved—hearts, stars, daisies, butterflies, and more—and will appeal to the young maker audience. As a solid "workshop" book for young makers, this one combines both sewing and quilting techniques and will appeal to the quilt market audience. Heidi Pridemore has a You Tube channel with over 8K subscribers where she uploads instructional videos to support the content through QR codes.

  Show book

• 

  Along Lake Michigan - Shipwreck...

  Michael Schumacher

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The Great Lakes are graveyards of a vast number of shipwrecks (30,000 by some estimates), and Lake Michigan has more than the other four lakes combined. The stories of those wrecks tell the history of that mighty lake in its endless, mercurial challenge to human endeavor. 
   
   
   
  Michael Schumacher charts the course of shipping disasters great and small on Lake Michigan. He illuminates the details of maritime weather and shipcraft, the lives devoted to and lost on the water, and the mistakes and monumental failures that led to these ships' watery ends. 
   
   
   
  Here are tragic tales like that of the Eastland, the deadliest shipwreck in Great Lakes history, lost while docked in the Chicago River; the Rouse Simmons, a wooden schooner loaded with Christmas trees; the train ferry Milwaukee and the Wisconsin, a package freighter, gone within one week of each other in October 1929; and the passenger vessel the Lady Elgin, a devastating loss met with incredible heroism. 
   
  The stories of these shipwrecks, spanning a full century of commercial traffic on Lake Michigan, document the myriad forms of bravery and misfortune that mark our encounters with the Great Lakes.

  Show book

• 

  Coping With The Grief & Loss of...

  Nicole Bennett

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Losing a beloved pet leaves a kind of silence that echoes through every corner of your life. It’s a grief that runs deep—often misunderstood by others, yet painfully real to those who’ve shared their heart and home with an animal companion. 
  This gentle, compassionate guide is here to support you through that loss. Whether you’re feeling numb, overwhelmed, or uncertain about what healing even looks like, each chapter offers a space to breathe, reflect, and begin to mend—at your own pace, without judgment. 
  Inside, you’ll find guidance to help you: 
  •	Understand why pet loss hurts so deeply—and why that grief matters 
  •	Navigate the numbness and disbelief of the early days 
  •	Cope with denial and the wish to undo what’s happened 
  •	Face the anger that often hides beneath the heartbreak 
  •	Let go of guilt and self-blame without letting go of love 
  •	Manage the emotional waves that come without warning 
  •	Begin to find peace while honoring your pet’s memory 
  •	Talk with children about loss in honest, age-appropriate ways 
  •	Make sense of the decision to choose euthanasia 
  •	Open your heart to a new pet without betraying the old bondWith warmth, clarity, and respect, this book offers a safe place to land in one of life’s hardest moments. Because healing from the loss of a pet isn’t about forgetting—it’s about learning how to carry the love with you, always.

  Show book

• 

  The Witch's Garden - Plants in...

  Sandra Lawrence

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The Witch's Garden describes over fifty of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary, and storied plants—from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits, and to even induce immortality. 
   
  Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens, documenting the beliefs and rituals surrounding the natural world. This book beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants.

  Show book

• 

  Personal Narrative of Travels to...

  Alexander von Humboldt

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In 1799, with extensive travel permissions from the Spanish government, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland departed for the Americas on a journey of exploration that would last well into 1804. In writing the “Personal Narrative…”, von Humboldt combined a description of the places and people of their travels with diverse scientific observations; but particularly of plants and animals, geology, weather and astronomy. von Humboldt’s narrative (and Thomasina Ross’s translation) of their adventures is marvelously well written and at times poetically descriptive. Volume I of the “Personal Narrative….”, covers their preparations, departure from Spain, and their travels to the Canary Islands, Tobago, Cumana and vicinity, and Caracas and vicinity in Venezuela.Alexander von Humboldt was a member of the Prussian aristocracy. He was well educated and as a young man worked as an inspector of mines. After receiving an inheritance from his Mother, he was able to follow his desire to explore and follow scientific pursuits, and was sufficiently wealthy to equip and fund his scientific expeditions. Although not a household name today (unless you live in one of the 18 places named after him), von Humboldt was the best known naturalist of his day, and his published observations and interpretations have a very important place in the history of science. For example, he strongly influenced Charles Darwin. He aimed to find the universal principles that integrate all aspects of nature (the Unity of Nature) rather than to just describe and as such is considered to be the founder of biogeography; and he is recognized as being among the first to describe the effect of human activity on climate.(written by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan)

  Show book

• 

  Palmistry - Your Plain & Simple...

  Sasha Fenton

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Your Plain & Simple Guide to Reading Destiny in Your Hands.   This delightful and practical guide demonstrates how easy it is to read hands for fun and insight. The basic premise here is that our hands provide a glimpse of our personalities, health, strengths, and weaknesses—and even what may happen to us in the future. Each line, mound, and finger is a clue that can easily be deciphered if you have the right information.   In Palmistry, Fenton covers the basics of hand reading, including the lines, mounts, fingers, and thumb. She shows readers how to judge someone’s character, health, love and relationship interests, moneymaking ability, and long-term destiny.   Chapters include:  The Map of the Hand  The Phalanges (bones between the fingers and joints)  The Major Lines  The Minor Lines  Love and Relationships  How to Make Handprints    With this plain and simple guide, you’ll be reading hands like a pro in no time!   This book was previously published as Palmistry Plain & Simple.

  Show book