Author : Jerry Kelly
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,7 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781567924312
Artists' books always contain art, and the art often serves as the primary reason for the book's existence. This title explores more than 70 books that represent the 'best of both worlds'. It features books whose pages reveal the best graphic work of the past century.
Author : Laura Vanderkam
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 35,44 MB
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0143109723
Everyone has an opinion, anecdote, or horror story about women and work. Now the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast shows how real working women with families are actually making the most of their time. “Having it all” has become the subject of countless books, articles, debates, and social media commentary, with passions running high in all directions. Many now believe this to be gospel truth: Any woman who wants to advance in a challenging career has to make huge sacrifices. She’s unlikely to have a happy marriage, quality time with her kids (assuming she can have kids at all), a social life, hobbies, or even a decent night’s sleep. But what if balancing work and family is actually not as hard as it’s made out to be? What if all those tragic anecdotes ignore the women who quietly but consistently do just fine with the juggle? Instead of relying on scattered stories, time management expert Laura Vanderkam set out to add hard data to the debate. She collected hour-by-hour time logs from 1,001 days in the lives of women who make at least $100,000 a year. And she found some surprising patterns in how these women spend the 168 hours that every one of us has each week. Overall, these women worked less and slept more than they assumed they did before they started tracking their time. They went jogging or to the gym, played with their children, scheduled date nights with their significant others, and had lunches with friends. They made time for the things that gave them pleasure and meaning, fitting the pieces together like tiles in a mosaic—without adhering to overly rigid schedules that would eliminate flexibility and spontaneity. Vanderkam shares specific strategies that her subjects use to make time for the things that really matter to them. For instance, they . . . * Work split shifts (such as seven hours at work, four off, then another two at night from home). This allows them to see their kids without falling behind professionally. * Get creative about what counts as quality family time. Breakfasts together and morning story time count as much as daily family dinners, and they’re often easier to manage. * Take it easy on the housework. You can free up a lot of time by embracing the philosophy of “good enough” and getting help from other members of your household (or a cleaning service). * Guard their leisure time. Full weekend getaways may be rare, but many satisfying hobbies can be done in small bursts of time. An hour of crafting feels better than an hour of reality TV. With examples from hundreds of real women, Vanderkam proves that you don’t have to give up on the things you really want. I Know How She Does It will inspire you to build a life that works, one hour at a time.
Author : Julia Bowman
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 32,9 MB
Release : 2021-10-25
Category :
ISBN :
The Best of Both Worlds is the space adventures of a tutu wearing little girl, Layla, that serves to help parents explain to their children the concept of separation and divorce. It promotes imagination, problem solving skills and community for children whose parents are going through or are divorced/separated. Join Layla as she works through the big emotions of having her family and the world they live on split down the middle. The Best of Both Worlds sprinkles stardust on your changing family dynamic and brings the magic of new beginnings back into your homes.
Author : Richard Koepke
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,16 MB
Release : 2009-10
Category :
ISBN : 1449025544
Can a murdered person come back from the grave to tell her autobiography through the voice of a psychic medium? During the summer of 1980, a young Canadian beauty, Dorothy Stratten, and her husband, Paul Snider, were murdered in Los Angeles under mysterious circumstances and a shroud of cover-up. Many lives would change drastically as people abandoned the Playboy ship en masse in the aftermath. This book offers theological insight into sexual abuse, hedonism, PTSD trauma, stress-related illness, human trafficking, codependence and forgiveness.
Author : Ken Bell
Publisher :
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 29,66 MB
Release : 2019-03-17
Category :
ISBN : 9781090606358
Having lost our youngest daughter in 2016, we created an initial cookbook on vegan comfort food, honoring all that she stood for in her brief, yet beautiful, 21 years. Now we find ourselves on "Volume 2 - Finger Foods" which continues to keep her memory of being a true foodie alive. With the ongoing focus on what was important to her, "food, family, fun", this unconventional approach to the relationship with food, making that quality time with people we love, both near and far, we continue to remind ourselves of the sweetness of life and all that is important."In this book, traditional recipes submitted by friends and family in tribute to loved ones lost, have been converted into healthier options of the original recipe. Demonstrating that you are able to eat healthy and still have all the great flavors your palate and memories long for. "Life is sweet, and with no guarantees so eat and be merry and make many, many fabulous memories along the way."
Author : Cynthia Gabriel
Publisher :
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 10,28 MB
Release : 2017-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1558328815
Offers expectant mothers seeking natural childbirth in a hospital a detailed look at pregnancy and labor, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.
Author : Maisie Chan
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1647000343
A touching and funny middle-grade story about a boy whose life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother moves in Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with his family in England. Things get worse when Danny finds out he’ll have to share his room with her, and she took the top bunk! At first, Danny is frustrated that he can’t communicate with her because she doesn’t speak English—and because he’s on the verge of failing math and Nai Nai was actually a math champion back in the day. It just feels like he and his grandmother have nothing in common. His parents insist that Danny help out, so when he’s left to look after Nai Nai, he leaves her at the bingo hall for the day to get her off his back. But he soon discovers that not everyone there is as welcoming as he expected . . . Through the universal languages of math and art, Danny realizes he has more in common with his Nai Nai than he first thought. Filled with heart and humor, Danny Chung Sums It Up shows that traversing two cultures is possible and worth the effort, even if it’s not always easy. "Maisie Chan has delivered the perfect equation for a sweet middle-grade read: one loveable and relatable character plus a delightful (and sometimes trouble-making) grandmother equals one heart-warming story about friendship, family, and finding yourself."—Elizabeth Eulberg, author of The Great Shelby Holmes series “Danny Chung Sums It Up is wonderful! Full of heart and humour, and it brilliantly highlights the importance of being true to yourself.” —Katie Tsang, author of Dragon Mountain and the Sam Wu series with Kevin Tsang. “This sweet middle-grade novel is about 11-year-old Danny who grows to love his grandma who has come from China. A lovely relatable story about acceptance and being who you are!” —A.M. Dassu, author of Boy, Everywhere “I loved reading about the intergenerational relationship between Danny and his grandmother. We all need a Nai Nai in our lives.” —Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G “I loved this middle-grade debut from Maisie Chan. It offers a lot of laughs and true poignant family moments.” —Sheila M. Averbuch, author of Friend Me “A hilarious, warm story about a boy and his grandmother and the incredible team they make together. Maisie Chan has a gift for creating unforgettable characters, both old and young. Nai Nai and her lychees, and Danny and his Druckon, are characters you'll remember forever!” —Leila Rasheed, author of Chips, Beans and Limousines “I challenge you to not giggle whilst reading this delightfully funny and warm debut! Loved Danny Chung and his magnificently mischievous Nai Nai who disrupts Danny’s world! Warmed the cockles of my heart! Utterly lovely. Bravo Maisie Chan!” —Liz Hyder, author of Bearmouth, Winner of the Waterstones Children’s & Y.A. Prize
Author : Jane Dunnewold
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2020-06-29
Category :
ISBN :
Unlock the magic of printing paper and fabrics with real leaves and flowers! This thorough guide explains how to choose plant materials and includes non-toxic formulas for chemical solutions that make prints vibrant and permanent. Use a simple metal pot to steam your botanical prints and then learn to enhance them with brightly colored dyes, gold leaf, watercolor and more! Dunnewold's vast experience with the surface design techniques she describes in detail in these pages, revolutionizes botanical printing. Make art prints to frame, cards to give as gifts, and beautiful collages . All of the processes in this book can also be used on fabrics.
Author : Rosalind Cattenach
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 2016-06-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781908421265
Albert Best was a wonderful medium and healer. Irish-born, he lived much of his life in the Glasgow region of Scotland. This tribute to his work, first published in 1999 deserves to be available to people who are searching for knowledge today. It went out of print with the passing of the author who was a close friend of Albert's for many years, so we felt it was time to reissue it. His work took him across the world to help those in need and although a very private man he touched many peoples' hearts and gave hope to those in desperate need. This is a heart-warming tale of a man who devoted his life to others, told by those who knew him best.
Author : S.P. Miskowski
Publisher : JournalStone
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 15,59 MB
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1950305279
In this companion novella to the Bram Stoker Award®-nominated The Worst Is Yet to Come, Roland and his sister Pigeon are the kind of people most visitors to the small town of Skillute never notice: ordinary, hardworking folk who keep to themselves. They obey the speed limit and pay their taxes on time. Yet something isn’t quite normal about these adult siblings who perform strange rituals in the basement and tend to their garden late at night. To their affluent new neighbors, caught up in a fantasy of pastoral family life, Roland and Pigeon might as well be invisible. Old acquaintances take them for granted, as though they’re part of the fragmented landscape. In truth, no one knows what secret worlds they may inhabit, whether stalking the living or speaking to the dead.
