Traditional Crafts and Skills from the Country (Burch Monte)(Paperback)

Traditional Crafts and Skills from the Country (Burch Monte)(Paperback)

Time-honored practices for a more self-reliant and satisfying lifestyle. Ever have the urge to raise your own chickens, grind your own flour, or start your own compost pile? If any of these ideas sound appealing, this is the book for you. A growing number of people are intrigued by the

The Ultimate Guide to Skinning and Tanning: A Complete Guide to Working with Pelts, Fur, and Leather (Burch Monte)(Paperback)

From a master, a comprehensive guide to preserving skins and pelts

Little Country Cottage: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom (Ferraro-Fanning Angela)(Paperback / softback)

Little Country Cottage: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom offers nature-based crafts, bakes and gardening projects in a celebration of self-sufficient, eco-friendly, country cottage-style

Lost Skills and Crafts Handbook (Titchmarsh Alan)(Pevná vazba)

In this inspirational and practical guide to country life, passionate and hugely knowledgeable countryman Alan Titchmarsh explores the heritage of rural Britain, its landscapes and wildlife, its traditions, customs and crafts. The Lost Skills and Crafts Handbook will help you rediscover your love

Cleaning and Preparing Gamefish: Step-by-Step Instructions, from Water to Table, First Edition (Burch Monte)(Paperback)

An essential guide for freshwater and saltwater anglers and cooks

Traditional Scandinavian Knitting (McGregor Sheila)(Paperback)

An expert on traditional Scandinavian knitting explains the distinctive craft's origins, its various types, and knitting techniques in this classic guide. Sheila McGregor's in-depth treatment ranges from the regional styles of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to those of the North Atlantic Islands of

Soul Midwives' Handbook (Warner Felicity)(Paperback)

Soul Midwives are holistic and spiritual companions to the dying. They draw on traditional skills, applying them to our modern world to ease the passage of those who are dying. Their services are used within people's own homes, in hospices, and care homes. Anyone with an open heart and a desire to

Mandarin B for the Ib Diploma Grammar and Skills Workbook (Burch Yan)(Paperback)

Build confidence for the written and oral assessments with hours of essential grammar practice activities and opportunities to develop writing skills. -Ensure structured language practice through comprehensive coverage of all IB grammar points and in-depth practice of core reading and writing

Creative Coping Skills for Children: Emotional Support Through Arts and Crafts Activities (Thomas Bonnie)(Paperback)

Shiva: Stories and Teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana (Vanamali)(Paperback)

The traditional understanding of Shiva told through stories and teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana - Explains Shiva's contradictory forms, such as destroyer or benefactor, and how his form depends on the needs of the devotee - Reveals how Shiva's teachings allow one to see through the illusions at

100 Poems from the Japanese (Rexroth Kenneth)(Paperback)

The poems are drawn chiefly from the traditional Manyoshu, Kokinshu and Hyakunin Isshu collections, but there are also examplaes of haiku and other later forms. The sound of the Japanese texts i reproduced in Romaji script and the names of the poets in the calligraphy of Ukai Uchiyama. The

How to Love a Country: Poems (Blanco Richard)(Paperback)

A timely and moving collection from the renowned inaugural poet on issues facing our country and people--immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues, and more. Through an oracular yet intimate and accessible voice, Richard Blanco addresses the complexities and contradictions of our nationhood

Rainbow a Day...! Over 30 activities and crafts to make you smile (Scholastic)(Paperback / softback)

A Rainbow a Day keeps the grey clouds away! Discover rainbow-themed activities, from fun crafts to healthy snacks, sparkling slime recipes to rainbow pictures you can colour and put up in your

Cotswold Arts and Crafts Architecture (Gordon Catherine)(Paperback)

Between 1890 and 1930, Arts and Crafts architecture proliferated within the Cotswolds. The range and quality of the buildings was exceptional as the region provided the perfect environment for the Movement's ideals and principles. Arts and Crafts architects relished the robust vernacular precedent

Word to the Wise: Traditional Advice and Old Country Ways (Binney Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

This fascinating compilation of accumulated wisdom includes traditional sayings and superstitions to explain whether, and why, they still work today. With advice on the practical necessities of cooking, gardening, housekeeping and health, as well as proverbial wisdom concerning good behaviour for

Africa Is Not a Country (Melnicove Mark)(Paperback)

Africa is not a country. From the tiny island nations of Comoros, Seychelles, and S o Tom and Pr ncipe, to its largest country (Sudan), Africa is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres. Unlike any other continent, it is divided into two almost equal lengths by the equator, and it is

Fair Isle Knitting and Design (Merrall Nicki)(Pevná vazba)

Traditional Fair Isle knitting and design skills were originally handed down from one Shetland generation to the next, with each new generation of knitters experimenting, adapting, and extending the repertoire of patterns to develop the Fair Isle knitting we see today. Fair Isle knitting is

Monet - The Ultimate Impressionist (Patin Sylvie)(Paperback / softback)

Claude Monet transformed light and colour into art. This book traces his career from his 'Impression, Sunrise' of 1874, which caused uproar among the critics, to his last near-abstract paintings of water and reflection which he painted when he was almost

Love in the Country (Shaw Rebecca)(Paperback / softback)

Friendship, a newcomer - and romance ... from the author of THE VILLAGE GREEN

Folk Tales from the Garden (Smith Donald)(Paperback)

Stories told in and about gardens, from the smallest back yard to the largest country estate Step into the garden, find a shady spot under a branch and discover folk tales told in gardens, about plants, people and nature. Much like stories, gardens can evoke joy, soothe sadness and help us

Modern Construction Management (Harris Frank)(Paperback)

While the construction process still requires traditional skills, the dynamic nature of construction demands of its managers improved understanding of modern business, production and contractual practices. This well established, core undergraduate textbook reflects current best practice in the

Committed: Remembering Native Kinship in and beyond Institutions (Burch Susan)(Paperback)

Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, a federal psychiatric hospital in South Dakota. But detention at the Indian Asylum, as families experienced it, was not the beginning or end of

Kingdom of Fife - 40 Coast and Country Walks (Bailey Dan)(Paperback / softback)

Following on from the 'Pocket Mountains Town and Country' series of shorter walks, this guidebook explores the coast and countryside of the Kingdom of Fife. It features 40 short walks in and around the Kingdom. It also travels north through Dunfermline and Glenrothes to Falkland and beyond to St

The Country Blues (Charters Samuel)(Paperback)

From the field cries and work chants of Southern Negroes emerged a rich and vital music called the country blues, an intensely personal expression of the pains and pleasures of black life. This music--recorded during the twenties by men like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big Bill Broonzy, and Robert