Owen, proprietor of a British bear manufacturing company, imparts her experience to readers, with tips that showcase the true art of fashioning this stuffed, plush animal. Little space is wasted on history and other background information; the book begins with an in-depth look at materials, tools, and stitching techniques, then segues into the how-tos of 10 basic and 12 birthday bears. Every one is imbued with a different personality, thanks to Owen's skills and those of other artists from around the world. Based on the characteristics of, say, a Beatrice or a Bottlebrush Blossom bear, another more fully accoutered bear is born–like August's sun-blessed bear, replete with bikini, umbrella, and towel (but no sand). Joyous color photographs and great instructions will make this English import a child's next best friend. Barbara Jacobs –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The classic home cheese making primer has been updated and revised to reflect the increased interest in artisanal-quality cheeses and the availability of cheese making supplies and equipment.

Looking at the Arab-Israeli military balance in light of the most recent developments in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Lebanan, Syria, and Iran, this book tracks force developments and the changing military balance in each of the Arab-Israeli ring states.

In recent years, embroidered samplers have become highly collectible. Jane Greenoff uses her own historical sampler collection as the inspiration for over 30 unique antique style cross stitch designs so that you can begin a collection of your very own. Each project chapter is inspired by a popular sampler style. Samplers were traditionally used to teach young girls a variety of skills: darning samplers improved mending skills while alphabet samplers helped with literacy and samplers with improving mottoes instilled morality. Band and spot motif samplers were used to record the stitches they had learned. Many of the superb designs are complemented by additional counted thread stitches to encourage you to extend your stitching repertoire, including drawn and pulled thread techniques.

Haynes offers the best coverage for cars, trucks, vans, SUVs and motorcycles on the market today. Each manual contains easy to follow step-by-step instructions linked to hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Included in every manual: troubleshooting section to help identify specific problems; tips that give valuable short cuts to make the job easier and eliminate the need for special tools;notes, cautions and warnings for the home mechanic; color spark plug diagnosis and an easy to use index.

This encyclopedia is about as fair as one can expect about a subject that many people think doesn't exist. The author ( Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience , LJ 8/91) has tried to read much of the skeptical literature and at least to report what it says. Yes, the believers get much more coverage, but there is an attempt to present both sides. The accuracy of the book is also fairly high. A number of errors do occur, which, surprisingly, seem not to have been copied from other sources but to have resulted from misremembering. These small errors do not significantly affect the utility of the book. A useful addition to the reference collection of any academic or public library.

This e-book is the outcome of a project launched by Sexuality Policy Watch in 2004 of a transnational, cross-cultural research initiative that captures the dynamics of current sexual politics in Brazil, Egypt, India, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Turkey and Vietnam, and in relation to the UN and the World Bank. The cases reveal that both research and political activism are needed to further an agenda of change that brings together social justice and erotic justice.

120 poems by Wisława Szymborska, who was awarded Nobel Prize for literature - the largest and most extensive selection of the poet’s lyrics in translations awarded by both American and Polish Pen Clubs.

Published in 1984, the book presents a series of principles and case studies for using ecology as the basis of design. To their credit, the authors consider design over a range of scales, from individual dwellings and boats to villages, cities, and cultures. While the proposals are often dated or fanciful, some, like those for small scale aquaculture and wood-laminate sailing ships captured my interest.

Cultivating Co-operatives is a partnership project between us (Soil Association) and the Plunkett Foundation, working closely with Co-operativesUK and funded by Co-operative Action.

The Battle of Thermopylae ranks as one of the ancient world's most important events, where Spartan King Leonidas and his 300-man bodyguard met the massive army of Emperor Xerxes of Persia, who intended to add Greece to his empire. To no one's surprise, the Spartans were destroyed. While the battle bought the Greeks enough time to defeat the mighty Persians, it was more important for the metaphor it created: occasionally one has to lose to win. This is clearly the inspiration behind Miller's attempt to place this epic tale in the context of a graphic novel. A renowned comics artist and writer known for hard-boiled stories of almost operatic intensity and stylishly overwrought violence, Miller (Sin City) injects his own brand of graphic sensationalism into this ancient tale of national survival. Miller clearly isn't as interested in being a historian as he is in telling a story, but his portrayal of the ancient world is compelling. His drawings of the bearded Leonidas are pensive and starkly imperial. The Persian King Xerxes is represented as majestically African, his body covered in a gaudy and bejeweled network of meticulously rendered chains and bracelets. Form and content are ideally wedded: Miller's writing is stark, his drawings moody and dramatic, and intensified by Varley's grimly appropriate palette of earth and blood. The reader can see and feel the harshness of both the Grecian landscape and Sparta's battle-worshipping culture, as Miller presents the complex historical moment facing the 300.

The Zohar: annotations to the Ashlag Commentary elucidates Kabbalah's primary source of wisdom-The Book of Zohar (The Book of Radiance). This is a book to read with patience, contemplating each sentence as one unveils its meanings. As the text covers its theme-the revelation of the Creator-from many different angles, it allows us to find the phrases or words that will carry us into the depths of this profound and timeless wisdom.

For many of us who entered the temple of the western mysteries during the second half of the 20th century the teachings of Paul Foster Case laid for us a firm foundation for what would become a lifetime spiritual endeavor.

Within these pages you will find innumerable practical techniques to transform your life, served up with a large dose of humor and the stick of the Zen Roshi. Who hates Undoing? Stuffed-shirt academicians, do-nothing sweetness-and-light practitioners of cosmic foo-foo, and would-be slave-owners everywhere. On the other hand, if you are interested in actually accomplishing something, you will love it.

Contents: The Origin of the Manuscript; The Translation of the Arabic Text; In the Name of the Most compassionate God; The Articles of Faith; The Religious Origin of the Yezidis; The Yezidis Myth; The Christian Tradition; The Dogmatic View of Mohammedan Scholars; The Essential Elements in Yezidism; Other Deities and Festivals; Sacraments, Religious Observances and Secerdotal system; Their Customs; List of the Yezidi Tribes; Persecution; Bibliography; Index.