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To wander through the pages of Joey Green's Incredible Country Store is to experience the innocence and warmth of a bygone era. In this treasury of tips, recipes, and make-it-yourself concoctions, you will discover which country-store gadgets and gizmos have stood the test of time-and which are now collectors' items. You'll find recipes for homemade soaps, candles, perfumes, elixirs, and candies; directions on how to make those wonderful old wooden toys; and illustrations of those confounding brainteaser puzzles from the Ozarks.
Some other treats that await you include:
- Secret formulas for old-time, brand-name products you can make at home-for just pennies. Make your own Chanel No. 5, Chap Stick, Play-Dough, Tiger Balm, and more
- The history, lore, and strange facts behind famous country-store brands and the stores themselves
- Dozens of Joey Green's trademark wacky facts thrown in for good measure--Did you know that Melanie's pregnancy in Gone with the Wind, when calculated by the dates of the Civil War battles mentioned, lasted 21 months? That collectors value some old Cracker Jack prizes as high as $7,000? That originally the cream filling in Oreo cookies was made with pork lard?
Crammed with vintage advertisements and 357 photographs of curiosities from the past, Joey Green's Incredible Country Store has irresistible retro appeal-and makes a great gift!
Two Heroes Questing for Keyblade Mastery
King Mickey and Yen Sid prepare for an impending threat by putting Sora and Riku through the Mark of Mastery exam. They are sent into the Sleeping Worlds, where they face new enemies and make new friends in unfamiliar worlds. If they can successfully unlock seven Sleeping Keyholes and return to their world, they will retrieve a great power and be deemed true Keyblade Masters.
Complete Walkthrough - Follow this guide to gain knowledge about each Sleeping World, the characters within them, Flowmotion tricks for enemies in specific areas, and tips to achieve 100% completion.
Dream Eater Bestiary - Everything you need to know about fighting Nightmares and creating, collecting, and training powerful Spirits to aid you in combat.
Comprehensive Appendices - Special information and statistics about Command Attacks, spells, Keyblades, important items, and more!
Detailed Maps - Easy-to-use world and area maps for each character's walkthrough give you the locations of pertinent items, challenges, important events, and Link Portals. "
Full Coverage OF L.A. Noire: Celebrating the launch of an enhanced L.A. Noire for a new generation with this indispensable guide providing analysis and strategy for the latest versions, including:
- New Collectibles and Their Locations
- Updated Achievements & Trophies
- Brand New Control Schemes, Including VR and Nintendo Switch, with Touch & Gesture Commands
The Complete Experience: Collected in one place for the very first time, we provide in-depth coverage of L.A. Noire in its entirety, including every additional case and all new collectibles!
The VR Case Files: Each of the seven select cases featured in L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files is revealed in full detail, with gameplay tips and strategies to take on the role of Cole Phelps in virtual reality.
Every Mission: A complete walkthrough to rising through the ranks and solving every case with a perfect score. We'll guide you from Patrol, through the Traffic, Homicide, and Vice desks, all the way to the story's thrilling climax.
City Maps: Find everything you're looking for. We identify locations for all Landmarks and Collectibles, as well as critical mission waypoints.
Vehicle Showroom: Stats for all vehicles and where to find them, including the hidden cars you will not discover on your own!
Discover New Items and Abilities: Find out how to get your hands on every new Detective Suit and where to find every Golden Vinyl and Novel Cover.
Detective Training: This is your essential resource to collecting evidence, interrogating suspects, and using intuition to uncover the truth. Plus: coverage of all Street Crimes, Outfits, and everything you need for 100% Completion!
Free eGuide Included: Mobile-friendly eGuide for strategy on the go, all optimized for a second-screen experience.
Latina beauty is everywhere...Salma Hayek tamed Will Smith in Wild, Wild West... Christina Aguilera is storming the music charts...Jennifer Lopez is heating up the silver screen...In fact, the growth of the Latin market is nothing short of remarkable: from the salsa craze to Ricky Martin to the Taco Bell chihuahua, there's no question that the Latin moment has arrived! Today, Latina women are some of the most savvy, affluent, appearance-conscious consumers out there. Now there's a beauty book designed just for this dynamic audience of 11 million.
Compiled by the editors of Latina magazine, Latina Beauty fills a long-empty niche in the beauty book category. Featuring insider tips from the hottest stars, models, and beauty experts, it redefines total beauty from the unique perspective of the Hispanic woman. From the styling gel in their hair to the polish on their toes, Latinas take pride in their appearance--they love talking about it, learning about it, and experimenting with it every day. Gorgeously produced in full color, and packed with information, inspiration, and celebrity insight, Latina Beauty is the only guide they'll need, and the first guide to celebrate what makes Hispanic women so distinct, so powerful, and so beautiful.
The illustrious craft of crazy quilting yields magical works of art. In this second edition of "The Magic of Crazy Quilting," Marsha Michler goes beyond providing guidance on how to create a crazy quilt from start to finish and presents six new, smaller projects such as a purses, pillows and needlebook covers! Inside you'll find an outstanding collection of more than 15 embellishment techniques, four piecing methods, and 1,000 embroidery stitch variations.
Marsha Michler creates wonderfully pleasing works of art with fabrics, threads, and ribbons. Twenty magnificent antique crazy quilts will enthrall quilt lovers, embroidery enthusiasts, and ribbon artists of all levels. Quilt types include: themes, country-style wool, silk, miniature, kids, memory, art, and fund-raiser quilts. Embellishment techniques include: ribbon-work, silk ribbon embroidery, wool embroidery, applique, monogramming, dyeing, and fabric painting.
Alain Briot states that, "The personality of the photographer must be present in the image for an artistic photograph to have value." And in this book he sets out to teach the things that are essential in achieving this goal.
Following his successful first book, Mastering Landscape Photography, Briot goes beyond the conventional rules of composition and takes on a fresh, new approach to teaching the art of photography. Based upon his personal experiences as an artist, teacher, and photographer, he opens new doors to the reader-doors leading to new ways of seeing and composing images.
Briot approaches fine art photography as being a combination of art and technique. In this new book he addresses both of these by presenting artistic and technical information. On the artistic side, Briot introduces artistic concepts that have been rarely, if ever, associated with photography. On the technical side, he presents numerous tools that can help you learn how to create better photographs and provides technical solutions to common photographic problems.
The author practices photography as a fine art. What matters most to him is how photography can be used to express feelings and emotions. For Briot, a good photograph must be both artistically inspired and technically excellent. To have just one of these two elements is not enough for a fine art photograph to be successful.
Topics include: - How to compose with color, with black and white, and with light- Why you need to consider your audience while composing a photograph- Recreate the emotions you felt when you captured your photographs- How the elements of color-hue, contrast, and saturation-work in your images- How to control the elements that have a visual effect in your photographs- How to draw upon your personal way of seeing and then share your vision- How to diagnose image maladies and apply the proper remedies- How to define a color palette for a specific photograph- How to use compositional elements to develop a personal style
Forweword by Tony Sweet
This volume contains 300 of Morphy's best games, carefully annotated by Philip W. Sergeant. While Morphy wrote no books on chess theory and seldom expounded his methods in public, his theories are clearly demonstrated in the games in this volume. You can systematically improve your own game, you can add brilliance to your play by following the technique of quick, forceful development and opening of lines developed by the great 19th-century World Champion.
In a new introduction, Fred Reinfeld, well-known American chess authority, states: "By emphasizing the role of systematic, aggressive development, Morphy helped to mold chess into an art form and into the highest phase of intellectual struggle."
Included in this completely unabridged volume are 54 classic games against such masters as Anderssen, Harrwitz, Mongredien, Bird, Paulsen, and others. There are also 52 games at odds, 52 blindfold games, plus more than 100 others. These games, with explanatory text, offer a great champion's interpretation of such standard chess openings as the Dutch Defense, Evans Gambit, Giuoco Piano, and Ruy Lopez.
-- Appeals to all age levels.
* OVER 15,000 COLLECTOR PRICES -- This guide comprehensively covers a broad range of clocks from the 19th and 20th centuries. All types, all styles, including Ansonia, Empire, New Haven, Terry, Seth Thomas, National, Mueller, Keyless, W.L. Gilbert, and others.
* COMPLETE IDENTIFICATION by type of movement, shape, model name (and model number, if known), case style, ornamentation, size in inches. Specific dates of manufacture given when known or estimates based upon original advertisements and trade catalogues.
* CLOCK TYPES include Cuckoo, Parlor Shelf, Cabinet, Mantel, Statue, Window, Art Nouveau, Animated, Novelty, Watch, and numerous others, comprising every style manufactured in the U.S. during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
* HISTORIES of the major manufacturers precede each series of listings.
* EXTENSIVE INFORMATION on development of the clockmaking industry in the U.S., with a chronology of dates and charts showing the interrelationships among early clock companies.
* HELPFUL ADVICE for the collector or novice clock buyer.
* IN-DEPTH MARKET REVIEW
* EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
* GLOSSARY OF TERMS
These knitted and crocheted fashion accessories and decorative accents for the home vary in their required levels of skill, but all can be completed quickly and require only one skein of yarn. The stitch patterns and clear instructions make it easy for even procrastinators and the less-than-diligent to create a ruffled cravat, a drawstring bag, a tank top, cozy scarves, arm and leg warmers, lace wristlets, fingerless gloves, a mohair pillow, and even a sweater for a baby. Several projects do not require any new yarn at all--instead projects such as the Felted Striped Tote or the Labyrinth Circle Rug are designed using up a skein's worth of leftovers from other projects. A guide to terms and techniques, a resource directory, and a bibliography are also included.
Grab your brushes and get ready to paint a year's worth of decorations. Twenty-eight beautiful ornaments are featured with complete instructions, step-by-step worksheets and patterns. Ornaments are painted by 26 of today's finest decorative painters.
Personalize your papercrafting projects with painted accents
Let acclaimed decorative painter Donna Dewberry show you how to combine simple painting techniques with basic papercrafting materials to create original cards, gift wrap, and scrapbook pages that you'll love to make for yourself and for your loved ones. With more than 25 projects to choose from, you'll be painting your way to beautiful papercrafts for every season and occasion in no time.
Inside you'll learn:
You'll be amazed at how simple it is to create handmade papercrafts with painted accents. Get started now! Combine the best of decorative painting with everything you love about papercrafting.
Full-color reproductions of original pattern swatches, sweaters, and accessories from the Bohus workshop in Sweden, along with the history of the women who designed them.