"Take away all that the working class has given to English literature and that literature would scarcely suffer..." - Virginia Woolf, 1940The four women whose stories this book tells - Shelagh Delaney, Ann Quin, Buchi Emecheta and Andrea Dunbar - were born into and lived among working class communities. They wrote some of the most important works of literature of the 20th century. In the course of the book Laura will grapple with the meaning of working class identity, and consider ...

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.

Pump up your business with the latest, greatest marketing techniquesThis updated edition of Marketing for Dummies will walk you through the latest marketing technologies and methods, including customer experience, retargeting, digital engagement across all channels and devices, organic and paid SEO, Google ads, social media campaigns and posts, influencer and content marketing, and so much more. You’ll discover what works, what doesn’t, and what is best fo...

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...

The New York Times-bestselling author "offers some practical tools for finding a more holistic return on an MBA investment" (David Wood, Fisher Graduate School, Monterey Institute, MBA, 1993).As an MBA graduate, you can't risk wasting that expensive education, so it's time to reach for as much money and status as you can. It's the safe thing to do. Isn't it?Not necessarily. Mark Albion doesn't pretend to have all the answers, but his unique perspec...

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...

Upgrade your pincushion collection or make the perfect gift for a fellow sewist with these adorable projects from today's top designers.Tired of the basic tomato pincushion? Why not a little cabin, ladybug, or New York taxi? Make Pincushions features 12 fun and creative projects from designers like Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs, Leanne Beasley of Leanne's House, and others.You'll find playful patterns for Pieced Pincushions, 3-D Pincushions, and ...