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  The Art & Tradition of Beadwork

  Marsha C. Bol

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  A former professor and museum director offers a fascinating, in-depth look at the culture and history of beaded objects around the world. From a beaded dress found in an ancient Egyptian tomb to the beaded fringe on a 1920s Parisian flapper’s hem, humans throughout history have used beading as a way to express, adorn, and tell a story. Bol explores beadwork across the world and through the ages, showing how beading has taken on many different styles, forms, and purposes for different cultures. She looks at children’s clothing, puberty ceremonies, burials, emblems of social status and leadership, festivals, and many other cultural occasions that involve the use of beadwork. Images of artifacts and heirlooms as well as photography of people and their beadwork enhance the scholarship of this book for a beautiful, enlightening addition to art, history, multicultural collections everywhere.

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  Dixie Clockmakers

  James Gibbs

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  The first in-depth study of Southern clockmakers and the magnificent artistry they brought to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century timepieces.   Entitled Dixie Clockmakers, this volume traces the development of clockmaking and horological history below the Mason-Dixon line and documents the works of those artisans who designed and constructed some of the world’s finest timepieces.   Author James W. Gibbs focuses primarily upon clockmaking in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the District of Columbia, but attention also is given to eight other states. Included are some sixty photographs illustrating outstanding examples and details of Southern clockmaking.  Dixie Clockmakers also lists every known clockmaker and watchmaker in the South during the two centuries, along with nomenclature common at the time, and advertisements used by individual craftsmen.

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  Dog Years - Faithful Friends...

  Amanda Jones

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  The photographer behind Unleashed combines man’s best friend with time in this touching portrait collection capturing dogs as puppies and as older dogs. 
   
  Dog Years is a heartwarming look at the lives and stories of thirty dogs. By presenting portraits of each dog as a puppy and again as an older dog, photographer Amanda Jones reveals the unique spark of personality that lasts a lifetime. These beautiful images of breeds ranging from golden retrievers and Great Danes to pugs and French bulldogs are accompanied by reflections from loved ones on the lives they share with their furry companions. The result is a celebration of each dog and a tribute to the relationships we share with our four-legged friends.

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  Somebody's Doodle

  Nikki Attree, Richard Attree

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  How could anybody steal a dog like Gizmo … ? 
   
  When petty criminals ‘Flash Harry’ Smith and Jack (‘The Lad’) Jones start nicking dogs, they soon realise they’ve bitten off more than they can chew … 
  Their victim, Elizabeth Parker-Smyth, is a high-flying movie producer with a Grand Design of a house and a designer dog to match. Their hostages, Gizmo and Doodle, are the co-stars of her next film: Nobody’s Poodle. Their nemesis, Annie Capello, is a quirky, big-hearted pet detective, who tracks the dognappers through cyberspace and finds herself entangled in their shenanigans. 
   
  SOMEBODY’S DOODLE is a fast-moving, heady mix of crime, humour, romance, and some wooftastic dogs. As it races towards the climax, the human protagonists search for truth and reconciliation and glimpse what we can all learn from Man’s Best Friend.

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  Car Talk Field Guide to the...

  Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi

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  A radio road trip across America featuring the wackiest calls from the nuttiest specimens ever to phone the show. A high point of every Car Talk show is the call-in segment, when listeners phone in for advice and regale hosts Click and Clack with tales of their own automotive misadventures. Like Dave from Bemidji, Minnesota, who drives his Chevy Cavalier home from Alaska when it already has 350,000 miles on the odometer. And Dinesh, who strolls across Death Valley. Rather than worry about buzzards, he's concerned about how his car will hold up in the heat. Christy wants to know if she fried her dad's Citation. Adrienne frets that a load of rocks might crush her Saab. Single guy John wonders if he should tidy up his car for a first date or reveal its trashy self. And when Ann's husband travels from Georgia to Florida to get his vasectomy reversed, Ann drives like a banshee to bring him back home. Ever since, their Caravan makes strange grinding noises. It seems that lunatics aren't confined to Car Talk Plaza. They're everywhere, and they're dialing the phone. Four hilarious radio shows celebrate the land of the free, home of the wacko.

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  Minimalism: The Life Altering...

  Ace McCloud

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  Does your home give you stress instead of serenity? Are you tired of being dragged down by the weight of all your stuff?Whether you want to (1) live in a peaceful environment, (2) experience greater happiness and contentment, or (3) be more organized and productive, this is the audio book for you!How long are you going to let your environment, your possessions, and unhealthy relationships negatively impact your life?In this audio book I will show you just how easy it is to declutter, organize, and streamline your life. Discover straightforward tactics to start removing the stuff you don’t really need, thereby opening up space for real living.Reclaim the joy of a peaceful environment.I will guide you through a pain-free process of decluttering your home and your life. Use simple strategies to reduce the clutter inside your brain and your living space.Implement basic Feng Shui techniques to attract positive energy into your home.Discover easy-to-implement principles of Fung Shui that will open your house to receive life-giving energy. Identify relational red flags indicating toxic people and discover how to effectively minimize their impact on your life At the same time, I will show you how to strengthen the relationships that bring you the most joy.Tame the paper tiger: organize your digital environment.Don’t settle for a life full of unnecessary digital clutter. Use the technologies you already own to simplify your life so you'll worry less, truly enjoy living, and spend your time and energy on what really matters.Bring order to the chaos.Free yourself: Buy It Now!

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