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  California

  J. Tyrwhitt Brooks

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  Henry Vizetelly, writing under the pseudonym J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, recalls an expedition to California he took between 1847-1848 . Originally, he planned to enlist as a surgeon for the US Army during the Mexican war, but conflicts had ended by the time he applied. In a quick change of plans, he joined a group of prospectors on their way to the newly found gold fields of California. While he might not find service in the military, his training as a physician made him a valuable addition to the ragtag team of explorers.His training as a physician gives us an exacting perspective of the events and people who struck out from more sedate routines to prospect gold in the Californian wilderness. However, he is unprepared to find a cure for the gold fever that has depopulated the surrounding towns. Only one member of the group, an experienced fur-trapper, is able to resist the lustrous lure of nuggets, flakes and gold richly deposited in the dusty desert.Like the others who have left jobs to prospect for gold, he learns how to live on the land and struggle through hardship away from the security of city life. His motley group of changing characters ride through sudden fortunes and disasters while meeting Mormons, Indians and not least of all a bountiful harvest of gold. Before he returns to his home in England, another quick change of fortune undoes his plans for a comfortable retirement and shows us the extent of greed that has sprung up in the mining camps.

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  Container Cultivation 101 -...

  Lisa Low

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  Container Cultivation 101: Elevate Your Gardening Game, One Pot at a Time! 
  Welcome to the vibrant, versatile, and victorious world of container gardening! Whether you’re a city dweller with limited outdoor space, a suburbanite aiming for a tidy garden, or simply someone seeking a fresh spin on traditional gardening, "Container Cultivation 101" is your ticket to a blooming paradise. Immerse yourself in this comprehensive guide, bursting with juicy tips, tricks, and techniques to cultivate lush greenery, no matter the confines. 
  Pot & Plant Pairing: Dive into the art and science of matching plants to their perfect pots. From root depth to drainage and aesthetics, get the lowdown on creating harmonious homes for your plants that ensure growth and grace. 
  Are you ready to redefine what it means to garden? "Container Cultivation 101" turns the traditional garden paradigm on its head, proving that size doesn’t limit splendor. Discover a fresh perspective on what it means to nurture nature, all neatly contained and curated by you. 
  Venture beyond the common flower pot and into a realm where gardening is not just an activity, but an art form. Where every container tells a story, every plant paints a picture, and every arrangement is a living sculpture. Let your creativity run wild, experimenting with combinations, colors, and compositions. Whether it's a serene herb-filled haven you seek or a cascade of vibrant flowers, this book guides you step by step, pot by pot. 
  Roll up your sleeves, pick up your pots, and prepare to be dazzled. Embrace the future of gardening where boundaries blur, and beauty knows no bounds. Here's to new beginnings, flourishing foliage, and the joy of seeing your container garden come to life! 
  Buckle up, green thumbs. Your garden transformation awaits—and it all starts with a single container! 🌺🪴🌿🌸🍅🏺🌼

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  Stitch 50 Dogs - Easy Sewing...

  Alison J. Reid

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  Set tails wagging with this collection of easy patterns for adorable dog designs, all made using simple hand-sewing techniques. 
   
  Featuring many distinctive breeds—including terriers, toy breeds, gundogs, pastoral breeds, utility dogs, hounds, and working dogs—each pooch pattern in this book comes with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates, making them paws-itively perfect for all abilities. 
   
  The only materials you’ll need are felt, needle and threads, brads for eyes, a little stuffing, and some wool roving if you want to add fluffy fur to your dogs. To make your cuddly canines. you’ll use a blanket stitch and running stitch and a couple of basic embroidery stitches, all of which are explained and illustrated for beginners. 
   
  The finished little pups make cute brooches, bag charms, and home accessories, or can even be scaled up to make bigger plushes—all of which will make your dog-loving friends drool!

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  The Year's Work in the Oddball...

  Joseph Campana, Theodore Bale,...

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  “By playing with notions of collecting and cataloging, this anthology offers a range of investigations into detritus and forgotten ephemera.”—Colin Dickey, coeditor of The Morbid Anatomy Anthology   The modern age is no stranger to the cabinet of curiosities, the freak show, or a drawer full of odds and ends. These collections of oddities engagingly work against the rationality and order of the conventional archive found in a university, a corporation, or a governmental holding. In form, methodology, and content, The Year’s Work in the Oddball Archive offers a counterargument to a more reasoned form of storing and recording the avant-garde (or the post-avant-garde), the perverse, the off, the bent, the absurd, the quirky, the weird, and the queer. To do so, it positions itself within the history of mirabilia launched by curiosity cabinets starting in the mid-fifteenth century and continuing to the present day. These archives (or are they counter-archives?) are located in unexpected places—the doorways of Katrina homes, the cavity of a cow, the remnants of extinct animals, an Internet site—and they offer up “alternate modes of knowing” to the traditional archive. “An unruly―and much-needed―model for how to do the archive differently.”—Scott Herring, author of The Hoarders: Material Deviance in Modern American Culture “It was a pleasure to read through this collection, and I suspect some of the essays, if not the entire book, will find itself on the syllabus for my Archive and Ephemera graduate course.”—Museum Anthropology Review “A finely wrought collection of curiosities . . . A vital intervention into how we talk about the stuff that surrounds us.”—Colin Dickey, coeditor of The Morbid Anatomy Anthology

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  Quilt Blocks Around the World -...

  Debra Gabel

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  The author of Quilt Blocks Across America journeys to destinations beyond our borders to bring you new inspiration for travel-themed projects! 
   
  Debra Gabel’s new collection features fifty all-new 6” square appliqué patterns for exciting locales like Tokyo, Sydney, and Venice, plus general travel-themed designs perfect for any kind of appliqué.  
   
  An inspiring gallery of the quilt blocks “in action” gives you plenty of ideas for sewing something special to commemorate your travels . . . real or imagined!

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  Bones Would Rain from the Sky -...

  Suzanne Clothier

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  In Bones Would Rain from the Sky, Suzanne Clothier takes a radical new direction in understanding our life with dogs . . . and our mutual love. Drawing on a lifetime of experience with dogs, this nationally renowned dog trainer brings us astonishing new lessons about our animals-and ourselves.Gently, with intelligence, humor, and unfailing patience, Suzanne Clothier guides us to truly comprehend another creature's mind and heart.You will discover how our dogs see the world from their uniquely canine perspective, how we can meet their deep need for leadership without using force or coercion, and how the "laws" of canine culture often put our dogs at odds with us and our very human world. Clothier's unparalleled insights into aggression in dogs can help prevent a tragedy, including the unnecessary destruction of a pet.As in no other "dog book" or training manual, in Bones Would Rain from the Sky an extraordinary woman shows us how to find a deep connection with another being and to receive an incomparable gift: a profound, lifelong relationship with the dog you love.

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