Features solid knitting advice with a hip, irreverent attitude * Perfect for beginners and intermediate knitters * On trend--speaks to a "new school" of knitters who want to infuse renegade spirit in their crafting projects *Fun package--bound in "leather" this sexy and campy design is sure to...  more

Features solid knitting advice with a hip, irreverent attitude * Perfect for beginners and intermediate knitters * On trend--speaks to a "new school" of knitters who want to infuse renegade spirit in their crafting projects *Fun package--bound in "leather" this sexy and campy design is sure to be talked about by hip, cutting-edge crafters Not your mother's knitting book, DomiKNITrix is all about bringing discipline to knitting and then using that discipline to create funky and hip projects that knitters want to wear, use, and give away with pride. Based on the popular Web site of the same name, this book will show hip crafters fun ways to tweak designs and give them a unique edge. More than just a collection of projects, this book gives you all the information you need to become an accomplished knitter in terms of tips, techniques, things to avoid--all in a fun and useful package."

UNBUCKLE YOUR BELT AND PULL UP A CHAIR.  IT'S THE SPICIEST, SAUCIEST, MOST RIB-STICKING PLUM YET. Recipe for disaster: Celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle comes to Trenton to participate in a barbecue cook-off and loses his head --literally. Throw in some spice: Bail...  more

UNBUCKLE YOUR BELT AND PULL UP A CHAIR.  IT'S THE SPICIEST, SAUCIEST, MOST RIB-STICKING PLUM YET. Recipe for disaster: Celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle comes to Trenton to participate in a barbecue cook-off and loses his head --literally. Throw in some spice: Bail bonds office worker Lula is witness to the crime, and the only one she’ll talk to is Trenton cop, Joe Morelli. Pump up the heat:" Chipotle’s sponsor is offering a million dollar reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the capture of the killers. Stir the pot: Lula recruits bounty hunter Stephanie Plum to help her find the killers and collect the moolah. Add a secret ingredient: Stephanie Plum’s Grandma Mazur.  Enough said. Bring to a boil: Stephanie Plum is working overtime tracking felons for the bonds office at night and snooping for security expert Carlos Manoso, A.K.A. Ranger, during the day.  Can Stephanie hunt down two killers, a traitor, five skips, keep her grandmother out of the sauce, solve Ranger’s problems and not jump his bones? Warning: Habanero hot.  So good you’ll want seconds.

Meg Fratano has just witnessed the unthinkable: her husband of twenty-seven years making love to another woman. In her bed. And all Meg wanted to do was watch. Quietly, secretly, watch. Then she realized her life would never be the same. Meg isn’t sure what she wants, but she knows...  more

Meg Fratano has just witnessed the unthinkable: her husband of twenty-seven years making love to another woman. In her bed. And all Meg wanted to do was watch. Quietly, secretly, watch. Then she realized her life would never be the same. Meg isn’t sure what she wants, but she knows it’s not what she had. After almost three decades of marriage and two children, she has finally awakened to how unhappy she is. Now, with the help of friends old and new, and even her teenage daughter -- a former brat who has blossomed into a startlingly wise young woman -- Meg just might break through the chains of everyone’s expectations for her and find the strength to take the first step on her own path. To strip away a lifetime of inhibitions. To dance naked at the edge of dawn...

Subtitle: : Including Applique, Patchwork, Quilting, Initials and Monograms, Fringes and Tassels, Smocking, Seams and Hems In her Preface to this book celebrated needlecraft authority Mary Thomas declares that "embroidery, like every other art...needs to be understood to be enjoyed....  more

Subtitle: : Including Applique, Patchwork, Quilting, Initials and Monograms, Fringes and Tassels, Smocking, Seams and Hems In her Preface to this book celebrated needlecraft authority Mary Thomas declares that "embroidery, like every other art...needs to be understood to be enjoyed. Once the rules of the game are known, there not only comes the urge to create with needle and thread, but a knowledge which enables the better appreciation of the old masterpieces, as well as those produced in our own day." With this ambition in mind, Miss Thomas takes the reader on an encyclopedic tour of the world of needle art. In an effort to develop a full appreciation of embroidery, she explores virtually every technique -- indeed, she covers just about everything that can be done to fabric with a needle and thread. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Hodder and Stroughton Limited, London, 1936.

The "parental unit" started a private investigation business when Dad retired from police work. His wife assists him and their two daughters, Isabel, (Izzy) a 30-year-old with a habit of being arrested, and Rae, a 15-year-old Cheetos-loving teen, would like to think that they help out...  more

The "parental unit" started a private investigation business when Dad retired from police work. His wife assists him and their two daughters, Isabel, (Izzy) a 30-year-old with a habit of being arrested, and Rae, a 15-year-old Cheetos-loving teen, would like to think that they help out in the family business. Especially where Izzy is concerned, this is a stretch. Brother David is a successful attorney who has nothing to do with the family enterprise. He has troubles of his own. Izzy has been living in the apartment of a friend while he is away. When he returns unexpectedly, it quickly becomes clear that being roommates with an old, cigar-smoking, poker-playing, big drinker isn't going to work. Izzy moves home temporarily and then the fun begins. She decides that their new next door neighbor, John Brown, whose landscape gardening business she judges to be a cover, is somehow making women disappear. She gets herself invited to dinner, discovers a locked room, believes his name is phony, follows him everywhere, has a restraining order against her, and still she can't let it go. Meanwhile, Rae has befriended a great guy, a cop named Henry Stone, who is almost too good to be true. The ball keeps rolling faster and faster with David's problems, her parents' frequent vacations, which they refer to as "disappearances," and the fact that everyone in the family has secrets from one another. If there is any curse at work here, it is that all the family members are terminally nosy.

Stay young-looking naturally with this easy 5-minute exercise regimen. These proven techniques will strengthen the muscles around your throat, mouth, eyes, eyebrows, and forehead. Full-color, step-by-step photos show you 21 exercises to firm up your chin and neck, fortify the muscles around your...  more

Stay young-looking naturally with this easy 5-minute exercise regimen. These proven techniques will strengthen the muscles around your throat, mouth, eyes, eyebrows, and forehead. Full-color, step-by-step photos show you 21 exercises to firm up your chin and neck, fortify the muscles around your eyes, and work on your whole face. 64 pages (all in color).

Whether worn as a beach cover-up or donned as an elegant evening wrap, ponchos are everywhere. Now, with Viva Poncho, knitters can make the newest sartorial sensation their own. This fun, fresh book offers 20 poncho designs for every season and in every style-serapes, raglans, wraparounds,...  more

Whether worn as a beach cover-up or donned as an elegant evening wrap, ponchos are everywhere. Now, with Viva Poncho, knitters can make the newest sartorial sensation their own. This fun, fresh book offers 20 poncho designs for every season and in every style-serapes, raglans, wraparounds, semicircles, rectangles, pullovers, capelets, and even a dog poncho. Patterns suitable for both beginners and experienced knitters are included, all accompanied by clear, easy-to-follow explanations. Simple to make and give as gifts (since sizing is easy), practical and stylish to wear, and suitable for all sorts of creative adaptations, ponchos are an ideal project for every knitter. In fact, the authors encourage customization, showing how to add a hood or a collar, or devise personalized color schemes. Like the fashionable garments themselves, Viva Poncho will be the perfect impulse buy. AUTHOR BIO: Christina Stork is the owner of Article Pract, an award-winning San Francisco yarn shop. Before making knitting her full-time profession, she was a culinary writer. Leslie Barbazette is the founder of Citizen Bags, a commercial line of hand-knitted totes and accessories. This is her first book. David Verba is a fine-art photographer best known for his black-and-white studies of the American western landscape.

This comprehensive book on machine quilting contains all the information a quilter needs from the purchase and care of necessary equipment to techniques for finishing a quilt. It includes exercises to improve quiltmaking skills, such as sewing straight lines, squares, circles, stars, hearts, and...  more

This comprehensive book on machine quilting contains all the information a quilter needs from the purchase and care of necessary equipment to techniques for finishing a quilt. It includes exercises to improve quiltmaking skills, such as sewing straight lines, squares, circles, stars, hearts, and even one's name.  With easy-to-follow diagrams, steps, and pictures, this book is a must-have for all quilters.

Over 200 years of floral-patterned quilts are gathered in one volume.  The selection of 66 botanical quilts ranges from traditional to contemporary designs, all with full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions.

A brand-new book from the national bestselling author of The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord. In his million-copy bestseller, Woman, Thou Art Loosed!, Bishop T.D. Jakes showed women how to heal the pain of the past and face the future with confidence. In The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord, he...  more

A brand-new book from the national bestselling author of The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord. In his million-copy bestseller, Woman, Thou Art Loosed!, Bishop T.D. Jakes showed women how to heal the pain of the past and face the future with confidence. In The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord, he helped women improve their relationships with themselves, their men, and God. Now he offers a book to cherish--an inspiring devotional volume that allows women to find the words that give them strength to cope with their troubles every day. Whether they are dealing with anger, anxiety, despair, or fatigue, coping with work, family, or personal pressures, they can quickly find the comfort they need in this helpful book--from one of the most phenomenally popular spiritual leaders of our time.  

This book presents the epidemiology and risk factors for bipolar disorder. It lays out the diagnosis of bipolar disorder as well as its subtypes, the differential diagnosis and comorbidity and the neurobiology and neuropsychology of the disorder. Strategies and treatment considerations are...  more

This book presents the epidemiology and risk factors for bipolar disorder. It lays out the diagnosis of bipolar disorder as well as its subtypes, the differential diagnosis and comorbidity and the neurobiology and neuropsychology of the disorder. Strategies and treatment considerations are presented with chapters on antimanic and antidepressant agents.

Opening just a few weeks after the previous book left off, the penultimate entry in the series is, as the author foretold, the darkest and most unsettling yet. The deeds of Voldemort's Death Eaters are spreading even to the Muggle world, which is enshrouded in a mist caused by Dementors...  more

Opening just a few weeks after the previous book left off, the penultimate entry in the series is, as the author foretold, the darkest and most unsettling yet. The deeds of Voldemort's Death Eaters are spreading even to the Muggle world, which is enshrouded in a mist caused by Dementors draining hope and happiness. Harry, turning 16, leaves for Hogwarts with the promise of private lessons with Dumbledore. No longer a fearful boy living under the stairs, he is clearly a leader and increasingly isolated as rumors spread that he is the Chosen One, the only individual capable of defeating Voldemort. Two attempts on students' lives, Harry's conviction that Draco Malfoy has become a Death Eater, and Snape's usual slimy behavior add to the increasing tension. Yet through it all, Harry and his friends are typical teens, sharing homework and messy rooms, rushing to classes and sports practices, and flirting. Ron and Hermione realize their attraction, as do Harry and Ginny. Dozens of plot strands are pulled together as the author positions Harry for the final book. Much information is cleverly conveyed through Dumbledore's use of a Pensieve, a device that allows bottled memories to be shared by Harry and his beloved professor as they apparate to various locations that help explain Voldemort's past. The ending is heart wrenching. Once again, Rowling capably blends literature, mythology, folklore, and religion into a delectable stew.

In Creative American Quilting, you'll find spectacular quilts that represent not only some of the finest efforts of quilters from decades past, but dazzling contemporary designs to delight and inspire you as well.

Knitting has become the hip new trend among twenty- and thirty-somethings, with celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Winona Ryder, Cameron Diaz, Hilary Swank, and Julianne Moore leading the way. This book explores what virtually everyone’s grandmother always knew-that when passionate knitters...  more

Knitting has become the hip new trend among twenty- and thirty-somethings, with celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Winona Ryder, Cameron Diaz, Hilary Swank, and Julianne Moore leading the way. This book explores what virtually everyone’s grandmother always knew-that when passionate knitters become one with the craft, amazing things start to happen. In Zen and the Art of Knitting, Bernadette Murphy explores how knitting fits into the large scheme of life itself as . . . -Meditation -Creative expression -A way to cure writer’s block -A gift to express love -A way for children to develop fine motor skills -A way to connect generations, past and present Throughout this magnificent work, readers find practical advice, including a knitted stitch per chapter and a basic pattern in the appendix. For serious knitters, casual hobbyists, creative thinkers, and those seeking to discover an unexplored spiritual channel, Zen and the Art of Knitting is a unique work that will be treasured for years to come.

The Knitter's Gift is a wondrous celebration of this deeply personal, introspective art form that blends stories, insights, and practical tips into one magical volume. Edited by Bernadette Murphy -- bestselling author of Zen and the Art of Knitting -- this superb volume will inspire you to...  more

The Knitter's Gift is a wondrous celebration of this deeply personal, introspective art form that blends stories, insights, and practical tips into one magical volume. Edited by Bernadette Murphy -- bestselling author of Zen and the Art of Knitting -- this superb volume will inspire you to share your gift of knitting with your family, your friends -- and even yourself.