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  The Art of Paper Quilling -...

  Claire Sun-ok Choi

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  A complete guide to the centuries-old papercraft that involves curling, coiling, and combining strips of paper into unique designs. 
   
  With a focus on simple, elegant projects, The Art of Paper Quilling offers paper crafters a complete technique guide along with step-by-step project ideas for making beautiful framed pieces, cards, gifts, and more. The designs are all built upon simple rolled coils of paper that when grouped together, form intricate flowers, graceful butterflies, and delicate scrollwork. Quilled designs can be framed or used to embellish greeting cards, books and journals, and many types of simple paper structures. Claire Sun-ok Choi is an expert paper artist who has influenced the revival of this fanciful art form with her inspiring exhibits and internationally known books.

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  The Mirror at Midnight - A South...

  Adam Hochschild

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  A “stunning blend of reportage, travelogue, history and meditation” by the New York Times–bestselling author of King Leopold’s Ghost (Publishers Weekly). National Book Award finalist Adam Hochschild brings a lifetime’s familiarity with South Africa to bear in this eye-opening examination of a critical turning point in that nation’s history: the Great Trek of 1836–39, during which Dutch-speaking white settlers, known as Boers, journeyed deep into the country’s interior to escape the British colonial administration.   The mass migration culminated with the massacre of indigenous Zulus in the 1838 Battle of Blood River. Looking at the tensions of modern South Africa through the dramatic prism of the nineteenth century, Hochschild vividly recreates the battle—and its contentious commemoration by rival groups 150 years later. In his epilogue, Hochschild extends his view to the astonishing political changes that have occurred in the country in recent decades—and the changes yet to be made.   Hochschild’s incisive take on these events, noted Nadine Gordimer, “is far more than an outsider’s perception of the drama of our country. Read him, in particular, to understand the rise of white extremism which is threatening the democratic vision of the African National Congress and its allied progressive constituency among people of all colors.”   “A good book for anyone who wants a succinct and precise account of how this fascinating country has got where it is. . . . This is a book I recommend warmly.” —Archbishop Desmond Tutu   “One of the most illuminating books ever written on contemporary South Africa.” —Publishers Weekly   “Thoroughly researched, immensely readable . . . A work of vivid reportage and astute political analysis.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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  Waiting For Our Vote

  George S. Corey

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  From the imagination of satirist George S. Corey, Waiting for Our Vote is an entertaining reflection on voting rights, featuring Presidents Lincoln and Biden, Vice President Harris, Stacey Abrams—and Elsa Égale, a 1930s cabaret singer with a musical message.

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  RV Camping

  Olivier Brad

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  Do you yearn for wide open spaces and the freedom to move to a new place whenever you like?Do you own an RV or are you considering buying or hiring one?The lure of the wilderness and a life under the stars is something that appeals to more people every year. The idea of cooking on an open fire, seeing places that are off the beaten track and then moving on to a new destination when you chose, is something that harks back to some of our most ancient instincts.This audiobook, RV Camping: A Beginner's Guide to RV Living and RV Lifestyle, is perfect for anyone who is thinking of that sort of vacation or even just changing their lifestyle for a while and provides information on:How to plan your trip to get the most of itDifferent types of RVHow and where to rent your RVMaking sure you are up to date with safety and first aidCooking while using your RVTips and advice for this sort of livingAnd more…While many of us love the romantic idea that comes with living in an RV for a couple of weeks or for a prolonged period of time, the reality is that it takes plenty of in-depth preparation so that you will be as comfortable as possibleRV Camping offers an insight into this lifestyle like never before and is suitable for anyone who wants to be sure they get the basics right before they go.

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  Star Guitars - 101 Guitars That...

  Dave Hunter

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  “A guitar nerd’s dream . . . more than 700 photos of some of the most famous guitars in the world.” —Alternative Press 
   
  These are the guitars so famous that fans know their names: B.B. King’s Lucille, Eric Clapton’s Blackie, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s First Wife, Billy F. Gibbons’ Pearly Gates, Neil Young’s Old Black, and many more. This is the first-ever illustrated history of the actual guitars of the stars that made the music. Other guitar histories look at the rank-and-file models, but this book is unique in profiling the actual “star guitars”—the million-dollar babies, such as the 1968 Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix burned at Woodstock, which sold at Sotheby’s auction house in 1993 for $1,300,000. Musicians buy guitars to emulate the stars—Clapton’s Strat, Slash’s Les Paul—and this book explains the stars’ modifications, showing how others can recreate those famous tones. 
   
  “Aside from being a thoroughly captivating read, it’s fully stocked with superb photos, tour posters, and artwork.” —Guitar & Bass Magazine

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  Confessions to My Mother

  Cathy Guisewite

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  For years, Cathy and her mother have been working out their relationship on the comic pages in such an honest, relatable, humor-filled way that thousands of mothers and daughters have written to say the comic strip is the single thing that has helped them keep speaking to each other over the years. In Confessions to My Mother, Cathy helps daughters speak to their mothers in an even more poignant way--with page after page of everything from embarrassing truths..."The last time you came to visit I spent a whole day hiding things before you got here."to belated admissions...I'm sorry for the 10 to 15 years I spent grunting at you."to personal revelations...The inside of my bathroom cabinet looks exactly as bad as the inside of your bathroom cabinet."and heartfelt sentiments.."When I make your chicken soup, it doesn't taste like your chicken soup.""The thing I am the most sure of in my life is that you love me.""Because of you, I can't throw out a cardboard box."According to creator Cathy Guisewite, Confessions to My Mother is "all the deep, insightful, meaningful things I want to say to Mom, but never actually say because I'm too busy acting like a five-year-old when I'm with her."

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