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Journey to the Ice Age: discovering an ancient world
Par Peter L. Storck. 2004
Archaeologist's autobiographical account of fieldwork in Ontario that revealed early human settlements near the Great Lakes. Senior curator of the…
Royal Ontario Museum discusses his thirty-year career, including his study of stone-knapping techniques and painstaking work uncovering and correlating artifacts, and describes the challenges Paleo-Indians faced 11,500 years ago. 2004The handmade marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line
Par Kari Chapin. 2010
Guide to marketing handicrafts. Discusses business basics, such as record keeping and pricing. Covers selling goods online, in stores, and…
at craft shows; creating and updating a blog; and advertising in print and on the Web. Features success and failure stories by experienced artisans. 2010Wood magazine: Making great boxes
Par Wood Magazine Staff. 2006
Step-by-step instructions for creating functional and decorative wooden containers. Projects include a tool chest, a letter holder, whale and bird-shaped…
boxes, and a dovetailed jewelry case. Discusses working with veneers and inlays and other shop tips. Intended for readers with a basic knowledge of woodworking skills and tools. 2006The beginner's handbook of woodcarving: with project patterns for line carving, relief carving, carving in the round, and bird carving (Dover Woodworking)
Par William Johnston, Charles Beiderman. 1988
Introduces the novice to basic skills. Discusses various carving tools and explains the advantages and disadvantages of different woods. Provides…
numerous project ideas with pointers on techniques and finishes. Covers entering competitions and exhibits and forming a carving club. 1993The complete book of woodcarving: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Craft
Par Everett Ellenwood. 2008
Award-winning woodcarver draws on thirty years' experience to explain his craft. Provides a short history of woodcarving, then discusses wood…
characteristics and types and the selection of tools and sharpening stones. Covers safety tips and basic to complex techniques. Includes seven step-by-step projects designed to teach various skills. 2008Notes from a native son: essays on the Appalachian experience
Par Garry Barker, Garry G. Barker. 1995
This book contains about 15 years worth of commentary on issues Appalachian, and according to the author his only qualification…
is that he lived and worked there all his life. For high school and adult readersSnark!, the herald angels sing: sarcasm, bitterness, and the holiday season (Snark Series)
Par Lawrence Dorfman. 2011
Bah! Humbug! It's that time of year again. Time to spend too much, drink too much, eat too much, smile…
falsely, dig down deep to try and find "good cheer," battle crowds, try to find parking in over-crowded lots, ignore surly clerks, bartenders, waiters, valets, and parking lot attendants, all in the pursuit of that moment of happiness known throughout the world as--dun, dun, dun: the Holidays. Has there ever been a time more suited to tapping into snark? With commentary, jokes, and quotes regarding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year's; on bad presents, worse in-laws, horrible children, and much more glorious excess. UnratedColorado day by day: family literacy activity calendar
Par Colorado State Library. 2017
The Family Literacy Activity Calendar features an early literacy activity for each day of the year. Developed for families with…
toddlers and preschoolers, activities help parents and children incorporate reading, interactive learning, and fun into every day. Each month has a theme and a reading list of related books. The calendar also has literacy tips for parents, craft "recipes," and links to additional resources. For preschool-grade 2Frank Springer and New Mexico: from the Colfax County War to the emergence of modern Santa Fe
Par David L. Caffey. 2007
Frank Springer rode into Cimarron, New Mexico, and found himself in the middle of the Colfax County War. He was…
a foe of the speculators known as "the Santa Fe Ring" and helped establish Highlands University and the Museum of New Mexico and as president of the Maxwell Land Grant company developed natural resourcesThree weavers
Par Joan Potter Loveless, Joan P. Loveless. 1992
The story of the friendship of three weavers, their unique relationship to wool, the spirit and history of the Taos…
art colony in 1950's New Mexico, the challenge and evolution of the creative process, their participation in craft co-ops, and the joys and sorrows of the weavers' children and grandchildren. The story spans 40 years after the arrival of the author in the family's Model A convertible to Taos, fresh out of Black Mountain College where she studied with Anni AlbersAdventures in physics and Pueblo pottery: memoirs of a Los Alamos scientist
Par Francis H. Harlow, Dwight P. Lanmon. 2016
Francis H. Harlow (b. 1928) is highly regarded as a leading authority on Pueblo Indian pottery, a field of study…
he pursued on his own after moving to New Mexico to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a physicist. In this memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, service in the US Army during World War II, college years, and his fifty-year career as a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. It was his move to the Southwest that provided the impetus for his lifelong hobby: the study of Pueblo history and pottery. His contributions to the field of fluid dynamics have been no less remarkable. Harlow's scientific and scholarly pursuits were augmented by his artistic talent as a painter, a skill he applied to his work in pottery and scienceNevada curiosities: quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff (Curiosities Series)
Par Richard Moreno. 2009
A guide to the bizarre, crazy, extraordinary people, places and things found in Nevada. Moreno tells the readers where to…
find more than 135 of the state's most unusual qualities ranging from the famed Shoe Tree on the Loneliest Road in America (U.S. 50) to the old Pioneer Saloon in the ghost town of Goodsprings, Nevada. Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen award recipientHeirs to a great American fortune and combatants in a lifelong family feud, Sterling and Stephen Clark are vividly chronicled…
in this authoritative look at their colorful forefathers, their passionate disagreements, and their transformative contributions to American museumsDigging Snowmastodon: discovering an Ice Age world in the Colorado Rockies
Par Kirk Johnson, Ian Miller, Kirk R Johnson. 2012
In October 2010, a bulldozer operator working at the base of the Snowmass ski area in Colorado's Rocky Mountains uncovered…
the skeleton of a young female mammoth. Over the next 11 months, this location would yield a treasure trove of amazingly well-preserved ice age fossils - more than 5,000 bones of over 40 kinds of animals - and would change forever our understanding of alpine life in the ice age. The Snowmastodon Project's two lead scientists tell the dynamic story of this discovery and dig: the excitement, emotion, and the colorful cast of characters who made the project a successHidden in plain view: the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad
Par Jacqueline L. Tobin, Jacqueline Tobin, Raymond G. Dobard. 1999
Traces the origin of the Charleston Code from Africa to the Carolinas, from the low-country island Gullah peoples to free…
blacks living in the cities of the North, and shows how three people from completely different backgrounds pieced together an amazing American storyReaders of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips of paper, fingerprints, highlighting, inscriptions. All books have histories, and libraries are…
not just collections of books and databases but a medium of long-distance communication with other writers and readers. Letter to a Future Lover collects brief pieces written in response to library ephemera and addressed to readers past, present, and future. UnratedBone wars: the excavation and celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's dinosaur
Par Tom Rea. 2001
When Diplodocus carnegii was unearthed from the Wyoming badlands in 1899, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie set out to display his prized…
dinosaur. This soon set off a public storm of interest for these incredible creatures around the world. Here is the intrigue, manipulation, rivalry, and skullduggery by which Andrew Carnegie obtained his dinosaur, and by which his opponents did their best to thwart him. For high school and adult readersThe loveliest home that ever was: the story of the Mark Twain House in Hartford
Par Steve Courtney, Steven Courtney. 2011
An illustrated guide and history of the American Gothic house in Hartford that was home to Samuel Clemens and his…
family during the years he wrote some of his most famous booksDo you want to learn crocheting in an easy way with pictures, illustrations and patterns? Are you ready to discover…
how to crochet without all the frustrations? Well, just keep listening and all will be clearer to you! Many people think that crocheting is something that only older people do, but they are wrong! Crocheting is becoming famous again among many young people. Using this popular needlecraft , you can create amazing fashion and home décor projects such as tops, hats, ponchos, scarves, amigurumi patterns, afghans, doilies, tablecloths and bedspreads as well as adorable items for adults and babies. The hardest part is reading the patterns and graphs used to make these great things. So, it could be a little confusing and challenging if you approach for the very first time at this marvellous hobby without the right advices. Inside this book, you'll discover: A comprehensive glossary of those tricky crochet terms that scare most people. How to make cute amigurumi patterns in the simplest way without struggling. How to come up with your first crochet pattern project idea easily, also if you are a complete beginner. The newest needlepoints techniques that nobody teaches you. And much, much more! So, no matter if you are just a beginner or if you already have some experience in crochet, you will learn some new things from this book and you will definitely improve your crochet skills once you go through this book and practice all the presented steps. What are you waiting for? Scroll to the top and click Buy Now in 1-Click or Buy Now and become a crochet master!Crochet for beginners: The ultimate complete guide to learning how to crochet fast
Par Mary Nabors. 2022
Do you want to learn how to crochet in a few days? Or, you are a lover of arts, and…
you can't help but fall in love with the beautiful crochet pieces you see online and in malls? It is even possible that you wonder how those pieces are made. You might just be looking for a new hobby or a great way to spend your holiday. Look no further; you have got a great book in your hands. Contrary to what some people believe, crocheting ain't rocket science. Well, this means that you can learn it fast! And if you are willing to learn it fast and at the same time, learn different tips and tricks on how to go about it, I can tell you that you just picked the right book. With so many crochet types and patterns out there (more keep coming every time and who says that you can't even invent one? It all boils down to your creative abilities) Crocheting can really be a daunting task; you have to sit for many hours trying to figure out a pattern or how to go about a freestyle crochet, you make mistakes, and you have to frog your project and start all over again, your crochet piece when done is really different from the one you are trying to make, and so many other challenges. You should not worry because this book aims to help you, among other things to Learn different types of crochet Have basic knowledge of crochet jargon and interpret patterns. Have a good knowledge of crochet instructions so you can know how to go about crochet patterns. Know how to go about basic crochet stitches Know how to handle left-handed and right-handed crochet Get familiar with common errors in crochet and how to avoid and also correct them. The aim of this book is that beginner crocheters master the art of crochet so, we have taken out time to explain the stitches and also add images for you to visualize what is being explained. Even if you have never used a crochet hook in your life, you can learn to make some basic stitches in a few hours of reading this book and following the instructions. What is more? You can make your own shawl in a few days of practicing! To get started, order this book now