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Give a gorgeous handmade gift with over 25 simple patchwork patterns!Patchwork isn't just about making quilts; it's about creating smaller projects too, and sewing something pretty to treasure! This book has a tempting range of quick-to-stitch patchwork patterns to get you started; from applique cushion designs and hand-pieced doll's quilts to pretty birdhouses, brooches, boxes and even soft toy rabbits in pretty patchwork dresses. Each chapter features easy-to-follow instruction...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA celebrated bartender at the Ritz Hotel during the Nazi occupation of Paris harbors a dangerous secret in this “magnificent” (ELLE), “brilliant” (Le Parisien) international bestseller based on a true story."The Barman of the Ritz brilliantly captures the tense, morally murky atmosphere of Nazi-occupied France. Ri...

In "The Apology of the Augsburg Confession," Philipp Melanchthon offers a profound theological response to the Roman Catholic Church's criticisms of Protestant beliefs articulated in the Augsburg Confession of 1530. This work is marked by Melanchthon's meticulous exegesis and diplomatic tone, reflecting the tumultuous landscape of the Reformation. Employing a blend of classical rhetoric and biblical scholarship, Melanchthon defends key Protestant doctrines such as justification by faith an...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are an experienced JavaScript developer who wants to improve the design of his or her applications, or find yourself in a situation to implement an application in an unfamiliar domain, this book is for you. Prior knowledge of JavaScript is required and prior experience with Node.js will also be helpful.What you will learnMake communication with businesses more productive by identifying your requiremen...

Published at the end of the World War as Erinnerungen eines Lebemanns, the story of a sensitive boy with an insatiable curiosity for pleasures of the flesh (unlike the rest of us). Each incident of his experience is faithfully recounted in extraordinary detail.

"This curiously moving history . . . traces the development of collections since the Renaissance through lively portraits of famous collectors." — The New YorkerFrom amassing sacred relics to collecting celebrity memorabilia, the impulse to hoard has gripped humankind throughout the centuries. But what is it that drives people to possess objects that have no conceivable use? To Have and To Hold is a captivating tour of collectors and their treasur...

The “insightful [and] even-handed” (Outside) story of a heroic animal whose existence is in danger.The wild horse, popularly known as the mustang, is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it stands for: freedom, independence, the bedrock ideals of the nation. But in modern times it has become entangled in controversy and bureaucratic mismanagement, and now its future is imperiled. In Wild Horse Count...

“I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. A stunning and heart-gripping tale.” —André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameA New York Times Book Review Editor’s ChoiceThe critically acclaimed, internationally...

**A tale of Nazi lives, mass murder, love, Cold War espionage, a mysterious death in the Vatican, and the Nazi escape route to Perón's Argentina,"the Ratline"—from the author of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning East West Street."Hypnotic, shocking, and unputdownable." —John le Carré, internationally renowned bestselling author**Baron Otto von Wächter, Austrian lawyer, husband, father, high Nazi official, senior SS officer, former governor of Galicia dur...

**A profound, important book, a moving personal detective story and an uncovering of secret pasts, set in Europe’s center, the city of bright colors—Lviv, Ukraine, dividing east from west, north from south, in what had been the Austro-Hungarian Empire.A book that explores the development of the world-changing legal concepts of “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” that came about as a result of the unprecedented atrocities of Hitler’s Third Reich.**It is also a spellbind...

A TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling epic, a multi-generational family saga of land, blood, and power that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century.Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching examination of the bloody price of power, The Son

A hilarious, heartfelt, and refreshingly honest memoir and New York Times bestseller by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek, and Cougar Town who has become “the breakout star of Instagram stories...Imagine I Love Lucy mixed with a modern lifestyle guru” (The New Yorker).There’s no stopping Busy Philipps. From the time she was two and “aced out in her nudes” to expl...