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  Realistic Painting Workshop -...

  Dan Carrel

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  Anyone can learn to paint with this step-by-step, transformational painting method. 
   
  This is a unique, how-to art instruction book, taught by masterful artist Dan Carrel. Using Dan’s original method of painting, readers with little or no painting experience will easily learn to create realistic renderings of any subject. Through a simple process of layering and learning how to create light and shadow with paint, a complex and sophisticated image emerges. What begins as chaotic color is transformed into an orderly, realistic finished piece of art.  
   
  Dan Carrel has been teaching workshops for over thirty years with amazing results. No matter what your artistic inclination, and even if you have never picked up a paintbrush, you’ll find yourself painting beyond your wildest expectations. Anchored in a positive philosophy of creative discovery, this workshop teaches Dan’s no-fail techniques through accessible, step-by-step visual instruction and inspiration.

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  Blissful Thinking - A Memoir of...

  L.L. Kirchner

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  Never give up, especially on yourself. 
  In L.L. Kirchner’s Pushcart-nominated memoir of “resistance and surrender… [the author’s] voice is humble and self-aware” (Kirkus Reviews) as she undertakes a desperate post-divorce search for nirvana, leaving behind university halls in the Persian Gulf for the streets of Manhattan and, ultimately, a sex cult in India. 
  Between the gym her family owned and the years she’d spent in substance abuse recovery, Kirchner believed she was grounded in all things wellness. But after a tumultuous year in Qatar, which included the discovery that she'd never have children, her husband demanded a divorce. Over the telephone. 
  Fearing a return to her substance use disorder, she tries to regain trust in the universe through yoga, meditation, chanting, boyfriends, more yoga… Each brings some relief, but her painful family dynamics remain unresolved. Until illness forces her to reckon with the gift her mother had always given her—hope. 
  In a memoir that’s both rapturous and page-turning, Kirchner captures the terrors and joys of searching for radical honesty — and a second date. 
  What people are saying about Blissful Thinking: 
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brings awareness & normalcy to taboo questions about mental health, sex, our life's purpose. -Goodreads Review 
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book felt like a friend cozying up to me and telling her stories of exploration and loss with humor and vulnerability. -Goodreads Review 
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you like humorous tales of spirituality seeking, addiction, cults, psychology, and relationship drama of all kinds, you'll love this witty, engaging memoir. -Goodreads Review

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  House Lessons - Renovating A Life

  Erica Bauermeister

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  Have you ever fallen in love against all odds? Discover what happens when a house has its own lessons to teach in this moving and insightful memoir that ultimately shows us how to make our homes (and lives) better. 
  In this mesmerizing memoir-in-essays, New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister renovates a trash-filled house in eccentric Port Townsend, Washington, and in the process takes listeners on a journey to discover the ways our spaces subliminally affect us. 
  A personal, accessible, and literary exploration of the psychology of architecture, this audio book is designed for homeowners, remodelers, and those who are simply curious about how our built environments shape who we become.

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  Making Jewelry with Gemstone Beads

  Barbara Case

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  Bead with beautiful gemstones and create dazzling earrings, bracelets, and more—includes over one hundred projects for all skill levels. 
   
  You can learn to create gorgeous gemstone jewelry with this collection of over one hundred projects, ranging from eye-catching earrings and accessories to exquisite necklaces and bracelets. This beautiful book offers an impressive range of twenty-eight beautiful semi-precious stones (including birthstones) and a glimpse into the fascinating history and mythical properties behind them. Projects range from the simplest stringing to more detailed beadwork to cater for all levels of ability. 
   
  Discover a variety of versatile ideas that can be adapted for any type of gem or bead—with clear artwork, vivid photos, and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.

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  The First Real Kitchen Cookbook...

  Megan Carle, Jill Carle

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  The authors of College Cooking guide you on your next step to adulting: shopping for, preparing, and eating your own meals—in your own kitchen. 
   
  Every year, tens of thousands of hungry twentysomethings graduate college and rent their first apartment. They love food and want to learn how to cook. The First Real Kitchen Cookbook is the just-graduated’s go-to guide, explaining in a friendly, encouraging voice everything that can be done on a tiny four-burner stove with minimal equipment and utensils. Fellow twentysomethings Megan Carle and Jill Carle teach new cooks how to stock a pantry on the cheap, buy meat, roast a chicken, cook vegetables, and bake cakes from scratch—all the basics and more! 
   
  “Sure, this is for those of you just setting up your ‘first real kitchen,’ but guess what? There is a lot of helpful information for those of us who’ve had our own kitchens for years. We can all use a little help now and then . . .” —Cooks & Books & Recipes 
   
   
   
  “A great cookbook for someone who doesn’t have much experience cooking, but wants to get a real start on the subject.” —Errant Dreams

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  The World's Worst - A Guide to...

  Mark Frauenfelder

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  An exploration of very bad things, from the most disgusting fruit to the worst case of speculative hysteria.   Many books are dedicated to the finest things life has to offer. This is all well and good, but the real entertainment is to be found not in the cream of the crop, but at the bottom of the barrel. The World’s Worst is a celebration/indictment of nearly fifty infamous and little-known exemplars of the awful. In thoroughly researched, scathingly funny essays, Mark Frauenfelder avoids the obvious and digs deep to tell the fascinating tales of the worst people, places, and things on Earth for the reader’s amusement and edification. Simply put, The World’s Worst is hilariously unafraid to wallow in the mire. Horrible highlights lowlights include:   *Most Unappealing Fetish *Most Disgusting Coffee Drink *Most Horrific Self-Help Technique *Least Adorable Pet *Saddest Fate for an Island Nation *Worst Molasses-Related Disaster, and more

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