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  How To Knit - Your Step By Step...

  HowExpert, Deborah Harding

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  How to Knit is a comprehensive look at how to create different stitches and patterns using two knitting needles and some yarn. Finish a scarf or pair of arm warmers from the patterns in the book or knit a sampler of several different stitches. This book imparts the knowledge so that other, more difficult projects can be handled with ease. 
  The book gives a little history of knitting from Egypt and the Middle East all the way to Scotland where the shepherds sat in the fields knitting to enhance family economy while they watched their sheep. It also gives explanations of the different tools needed to knit and descriptions of different needles and yarn. Abbreviations are an important part of knitting a pattern, and the most common abbreviations are outlined in the book. 
  Learn the knit stitch, purl stitch and how to increase or decrease stitches. Also learn the proper way to join yarn and how to finish and block a piece so it looks very professional. Five different common pattern stitch instructions are included, as are two patterns for easy pieces to complete. Don’t skip the part about knitting tips and tricks that seasoned knitters all know. 
  How to Knit will get you ready to knit your first sweater or some baby clothes and give you the knowledge you need to knit just about anything. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  My River Chronicles -...

  Jessica Dulong

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  In 2001, journalist Jessica DuLong ditched her dot-com desk job for the diesel engines of a rusty antique fireboat, the John J. Harvey, and the storied waters of the Hudson. My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson tells the story of this mechanic's daughter and Stanford graduate who had left her blue-collar upbringing behind until the fireboat drew her back, offering a chance to become an engineer and a taste of home she hadn't realized she was missing.The more time DuLong spent toiling in the engine room, running the boat's finely crafted machinery, the more she wondered what America is losing in our shift away from hands-on work. These questions crystallized in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks, when the FDNY called the retired fireboat back into service, and DuLong and the rest of the boat's civilian crew pumped water to fight blazes at Ground Zero. As blue-collar workers clambered on the pile, DuLong was struck by the dignity of physical labor and the honor of having joined the world of skilled labor whose talents were useful at the site.DuLong brings her two worlds vibrantly to life in this beautifully written memoir that evokes the vitality of New York City's bygone working waterfront and the Hudson River, a birthplace of American industry. Blending four centuries of Hudson River history with unforgettable present-day characters and events, DuLong offers a porthole-view narrative of the river and its social tapestry as a microcosm of postindustrial America. As she tracks changes along the shoreline, where industrial sites give way to recreational respites, a celebration of American labor and craftsmanship emerges. While searching along the river's edge for the meaning of work in America, DuLong pays homage to our industrial past and raises important questions about the future at this pivotal moment in our national story.My River Chronicles is a journey with an extraordinary guide, a woman who bridges blue-collar and white-collar worlds and turns a phrase as deftly as she does a wrench. Soulful and illuminating, My River Chronicles is a deeply personal story of a unique woman's discovery of her own roots-and America's-as she runs the fireboat's diesels on the ever-changing river that flows both ways.

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  A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

  John Muir

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  Muir was a preservationist and naturalist.   His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. 
   
  In early March 1867, Muir was injured while working as a sawyer in a factory that made wagon wheels: a tool he was using slipped and struck him in the eye.  This accident changed the course of his life.  He was confined to a darkened room for six weeks, worried whether he’d ever regain his sight. When he did, "he saw the world-and his purpose-in a new light," writes Marquis. Muir later wrote, "This affliction has driven me to the sweet fields. God has to nearly kill us sometimes, to teach us lessons." From that point on, he determined to "be true to myself" and follow his dream of exploration and study of plants. 
   
  A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf recounts Muir's walk of about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from Indiana to Florida. He had no specific route chosen, except to go by the "wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way I could find."  This journal is the earliest of Muir's writings and autobiographically bridges the period between The Story of my Boyhood and Youth and My First Summer in the Sierra.  (Summary from Wikipedia and Introduction)

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  The Labrador Retriever Bible - A...

  Ashley Pearson

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  Do you know the most important game your Labrador Retriever needs to know and how to teach it? Do you know what vaccines your dog needs and at what age? Are you still not able to get your pooch’s attention like you want? This is a comprehensive no fluff training guide that will teach you everything you need to know to make sure your playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy and obedient companion. All the questions a Labrador owner will tend to have (and many they don't) will be answered in this book. They'll include topics such as - How much sleep does my pup need - What Labradors like to eat for treats - Socializing your dog properly - Training for behavioral issues - Efficiently training your dog to be obedient - Coping with your dog's separation anxiety - Fixing Chewing problems If you're thinking of getting a Labrador or already have one, this book will catch you up to everything you'll need to know from taking your untrained pup to a sophisticated obedient canine. Download the audio now and let's begin!

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  MODKID Summer Fun - Sew 7...

  Patty Young

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  The bestselling author of Patternless Sewing Mod Style guides you through stitching cute and affordable warm weather designs for your dolls.    Patty Young, of ever-popular MODKID®, debuts her newest collection of vacation outfits and accessories for 18” dolls in MODKID® Summer Fun. Featuring fashionable details like ruching, gusseted pockets, and gathers, the full-size patterns come in a handy pattern pack format (and can be downloaded to your computer), including an easy-to-follow instruction booklet. From a swimsuit and cover-up to a sleeping bag and beach tote, these miniature designs are simple to make and stylish to boot!   “The perfect addition to your collection if you have a child or know anyone who has a child with a love of 18-inch dolls . . . Patty’s book is full of colored images, detailed instructions, and creative projects that fit the needs of every 18-inch doll across the globe. If you are familiar with Modkid patterns, these will not disappoint in the clarity and style you have come to expect. I love that many of the designs in this book have a kid-sized counterpart available off the rack or in PDF patterns.”—Pattern Revolution

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  At the Water's Edge - A Walk in...

  John Lister-Kaye

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  “This wonderful collection of wildlife encounters will make anyone want to pull on their boots and re-discover the world on our doorsteps.”—Kate Humble, TV host & author 
   
  For the last thirty years, naturalist John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from his home deep in a Scottish glen up to a small hill loch. Each day brings a new observation or an unexpected encounter—a fragile spider’s web, an osprey struggling to lift a trout from the water or a woodcock exquisitely camouflaged on her nest—and every day, on his return home, he records his thoughts in a journal. 
   
  Drawing on this lifetime of close observation, At The Water’s Edge encourages us to look again at the nature around us, to discover its wildness for ourselves and to respect and protect it. 
   
  “A delight.”—Country Life 
   
  “This is a quiet but rousing call to action for anyone who loves the natural world and wants to help preserve it.”—Sunday Telegraph 
   
  “I’d put it in the hands of anyone who ever enjoyed a day out in the fresh air, even those who don’t think they like the countryside: they’ve got to be seduced by this prose.”—BBC Radio Scotland 
   
  “Beautifully observed and rich in description, the book sounds too with an urgent voice, warning of what will be lost to us should we continue to take too little action to protect the natural world.”—Esther Woolfson, author of Field Notes from a Hidden City 
   
  “A thoughtful analyst of the evolutionary interplay between human being and animal.”—The Times

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