A wide-ranging anthology of personal essays from diverse voices about their relationships to the fibre arts.Sometimes, the reliability of a knit stitch, the steady rocking of a quilting needle, the solid structure of a loom, is all you have. During the pandemic, fiber arts newbies discovered and lapsed crafters rediscovered that picking up some sticks and string or a needle and thread was the perfect way to reduce stress, quell anxiety, and foster...

Can Two Words Whispered by a Horse Lead to Personal Transformation?With limited horse riding experience and no formal equestrian training, native New York attorney, Nancy Lee Gerson, travelled to Colorado on a whim to attend a women's retreat with horses. She spent five days riding and communing with a special horse named Cherokee, who became the ambassador for Nancy's life-changing, serendipitous journey, guided by interspecies connections and inspiring synchronic...

Life is like a yo-yo for fourteen-year-old Bloom Howard. It has ups and downs, and it goes all around. With her parents' constant arguing, her little brother's illness, pressure to keep her grades up, and now a plagiarism accusation on a state writing test, Bloom's anxiety and depression rise and fall quicker than her beloved yo-yo. That's precisely when Bloom's life takes a turn. Through writing poetry, meeting an otherworldly muse, revisiting a friend from an ancient text, and connecting...

About the BookOnions Can Make a Grown Man Cry is a collection of short stories of life and country happenings, based on what the author knows best – love, family, living, and country life. All stories contain a sense of humor that comes naturally with the ups and downs of life’s many experiences. Hopefully, Nancy Lee Mauer’s unique way of looking at life’s twists and turns will resonate with readers from all walks of life.About the AuthorNancy Lee Mauer and her husband...

The Retirement Years is a humorous collection of short stories about the lives of Emma and Elmer Smith. As soon as Elmer retires from the Marines, their adventures begin. Elmer thinks he would like to be a farmer, but when he takes care of his cousin’s dairy farm for two weeks, he finds that he is not cut out for such hard work. Emma and Elmer are a fictitious couple who exist only in the author’s imagination and in no way resemble living persons. No matter how many differences of opinion ...

The book teaches the inner personal dynamics of communication and how the mind processes personal relationships.

The Performing Pianist's Guide to Fingering, the much-anticipated companion to Joseph Banowetz's The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling, provides practical fingering solutions for technical musical passages. Banowetz contends that fingering choices require much thought and consideration and that too often these choices are influenced by historical traditions and ideas rather than by actual performance conditions. By returning to the unedited original compositions, he strives to ...

For author Nancy Lee Klune, the nightmare began with a phone call from a stranger. The man, who identified himself as a family therapist, informed her that her son and daughter-in-law had decided that she was to have no further contact with them or their four children. This call set in motion a ten year journey of deep pain, emotional turmoil, and personal growth as she found ways to cope with this indescribable loss. Each inspirational chapter in Banished explores the dilemmas and challen...

Vices are outlawed in Cloquet in 1918—except on the Island. There, loggers can have the time of their lives with drink, women of the night, and poker games. When the city is threatened by fire, the virtuous citizens of Cloquet have to overcome their prejudice in order to survive. Everything is destroyed—except the Island. As one reporter commented, "The Devil takes care of his own."

Refreshingly Traditional Quilts• 11 quilting projects, from table runners to large bed-size quilts, reveal how fresh, traditional pieced and appliquéd quilts can look in all sizes• For projects with appliqué, full-size appliqué patterns are included so you can start cutting fabric immediately• Inspirational photo gallery shows off the projects in alternate colorways -see how you can achieve completely different looks with your favorite fabrics...

Nina, a new graduate from fashion design in college, gladly accepts the offer to have her palm read as a graduation gift. Smiling, the palm reader tells Nina that she has a long lifeline, as she traces it on her hand. As soon as the words are uttered, the palm reader's facial expression turns to one of fear. In broken English, she whispers, "Break – very bad break in middle of life. Maybe you die."Nina does come close to death at age thirty-four when she and her family are involved...

Year 1 Science Storybooks is a series of eight easy-to-read storybooks written specially to consolidate the science vocabulary of Year 1 pupils. These storybooks are well illustrated with a typeface compatible to pupils’ textbooks. The stories are interesting and creatively designed with a controlled vocabulary that is simple for a child to read without supervision or aid from teachers or parents. A perforated star on each page acts as an incentive award to the fluent readers. They can eit...