Make an endless summer of fun for boys and girlsGet your kids camping, playing, and exploring with 21 fun-to-make projects that provide countless hours of indoor and outdoor enjoyment for both boys and girls. Everything you need to outfit a child to go adventuring is here: backpacks, teepees, sleeping bags, sun hats, cargo vests and shorts, outdoor-themed bedroom sets with quilts, and much more. The whole family will also enjoy the bonus nature-themed craft...

In her first full-length collection of poems, Win depicts a colorful world imbued with unexpected paradoxes: nature is both comforting and savagely unnerving; love is permanent and fleeting; the accuracy and flaws of memory abound. Her experiences with illness and recovery intertwine with her identity as a Burmese American daughter of immigrant doctors, flowing in poems like “Hands”: My father’s hands, frail birds, shaking wings. / In Burmese, “win” means bright. / Hands that stitched ...

What do teenagers in the United States have in common with teenagers in Great Britain, Canada, Mexico, and other countries around the world. ‘SUP does Real Talk about the world’s future leaders by contradicting the exaggerated fear that adults have of irresponsible, self-loving adolescents who take “Me” photographs all day over their pricey phones.

In "Practical Bookbinding," Paul Adam masterfully navigates the intricate art of bookbinding, offering both novices and seasoned artisans a comprehensive guide to techniques and materials. With meticulous attention to detail, Adam elucidates traditional methods while integrating contemporary approaches, resulting in a text that balances practicality with artistic expression. The book is enriched with vivid illustrations and step-by-step instructions, positioning itself as an essential reso...

A collection of dreamlike poetry, accompanied by ink drawings, reflecting on the experiences of living in an aging body.With her latest collection, Maw Shein Win deftly braids together the pleasures, pains, and anxieties of living in an aging body, revealing how a mind can log thoughts and observations. Win employs new poetic forms to invite her readers into realms that are both deeply personal and universal, rendered with dreamlike imagery and surprising humor. Re...

With sharp focus and startling language, the poems in Maw Shein Win’s second book, Storage Unit for the Spirit House, look through physical objects to glimpse the ephemeral, the material, and the immaterial. Vinyl records, felt wolverines, a belt used to punish children, pain pills, and “show dogs with bejeweled collars” crowd into Win’s real and imagined storage units. Nats, Buddhist animist deities from her family’s homeland of Burma, haunt the book’s six sections. The ...

The first English edition of the popular young adult novel Les fantômes de Spiritwood, originally published in French by Éditions de la nouvelle plume, translated by the author**One summer night, Ethan and four friends are heading north of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, for a weekend of camping to watch the northern lights, but their car swerves off the road and ends up in the ditch. The teenagers head back to Spiritwood on foot, but a severe thunders...

Get ready to picnic with designs for a tote, a sunhat, and nine other projects for the sunny season!Sally Bell and Susan Maw, the beloved pattern makers of Maw-Bell Designs, bring you eleven projects to take you outside for a feast with your loved ones. These traditional-with-a-twist designs are casual and stylish, and make the perfect setting for an outdoor getaway.Make six quilts, a picnic tote, a backpack, pillows, a sweet sunhat, and an ant pincushion—a...

This book supplies a simple, memorable, and effective formula to solve problematic behaviors in the work environment and life in general. An invaluable guidebook, it will help readers move beyond mediocrity and achieve happier, more successful lives.The Work-Life Equation: Six Key Values That Drive Happiness and Success is for the millions of people and business managers who are surrounded by bad behavior—with its attendant mediocre or unsatisfying results...

Some of us have been misinformed about what it takes to succeed.We were taught to work hard, never give up, and pay our dues with blood, sweat and tears in order to get what we want.And lots of us have been practicing that – slowly but surely driving ourselves into a state of overwhelm and exhaustion.It turns out that was bad advice.For a variety of reasons.Because working hard for what you want doesn't actually work that well. It's unreliable, it's ...

How to Use Law of Attraction in RelationshipsMost of us can think of ways our relationships could be better …... we could be happier, getting or giving more support, or experiencing more intimacy. We could have more fun or maybe share responsibilities more equally.Or maybe we don't have a love relationship at all yet and we'd like that to fire up a rockin' love life.This ebook is for those who want to use law of attraction to enhance their relationships....

In "Practical Bookbinding," Paul Adam offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate art of bookbinding, blending detailed craftsmanship with a user-friendly approach. The text is structured to cater to both novices and seasoned craftsmen, detailing efficient techniques and innovative methods that reflect contemporary practices while respecting traditional skills. Adam's literary style is clear and instructive, often employing visuals and step-by-step guides that evoke the tactile nat...