Kathleen Tracy: 11 books
A Prairie Journey
Small Quilts That Celebrate the Pioneer Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
Enjoy 13 petite quilts with ties to the past, each inspired by yesterday's traditional blocks and today's reproduction fabrics. Best-selling author Kathleen Tracy whisks you back to an era when the classic quilt blocks of today were just making their debut.
Stitch projects such as Wagon Wheels,...
Sacha Baron Cohen
The Unauthorized Biography: From Cambridge to Kazakhstan
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2007
The first biography of the comedic genius behind the cult favorite TV show "Da Ali G Show" and the high grossing—and gross out—smash film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
If the millions of fans who flocked to the blockbuster...
Diana Rigg
The Biography
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
The true story of the award-winning actress who became an icon as Emma Peel on The Avengers.
Voted the “sexiest television star of all time” by TV Guide readers, Diana Rigg is best known as the brilliant and seductive British agent Emma Peel on The Avengers. But the Tony and Emmy Award–winning...
Small and Scrappy
Pint-Size Patchwork Quilts Using Reproduction Fabrics
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Based on traditional patterns, these delightful little patchwork treasures are perfect additions to a quilter's decor. Stitch classic blocks using your favorite reproduction fabrics and create sentimental, handmade treasures you or a loved one will appreciate every day.
16 simple, small, and...
by Cara Lockwood, Beth Kendrick, Megan McAndrew
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Out with the old, in with the new, and on with the party!
Maybe it's just another midnight...or maybe there really is magic in the air when December 31st becomes January 1st, and confetti kisses and champagne toasts kick off a new year, a new romance, a new look, a new attitude.
Celebrate the start...
by Kathleen J. Headley, Tracy J. Krol
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Nestled in the middle of the southwest side of Chicago are the neighborhoods of Chicago Lawn, West Lawn, and Marquette Manor. All three border picturesque Marquette Park, which intertwines their histories. The pages of Legendary Locals of Chicago Lawn and West Lawn are filled with tales of people...
Superstars of the 21st Century: Pop Favorites of America's Teens
Pop Favorites of America's Teens
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
This book offers a series of biographical portraits of the young performers who have reached superstardom in today's popular culture.
• Chapters on the young superstars who are today's teen icons
• Photographs of the young superstars of this generation
• An extensive bibliography of additional sources in print and online
• A comprehensive index
Performance Standards for Restaurants
A New Approach to Addressing the Obesity Epidemic
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
This report presents the results of a conference of 38 national experts in nutrition and public health who met to develop performance standards that could guide restaurants toward facilitating healthier choices among consumers and that local communities or states could use as a model for developing and implementing either voluntary or mandatory certification programs.
Media Disparity
A Gender Battleground
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
For decades, scholars have repeatedly found the inequity of gender representations in informational and entertainment media. Beginning with the seminal work by Gaye Tuchman and colleagues, we have repeatedly seen a systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in media. Examining the...
Widows' Words
Women Write on the Experience of Grief, the First Year, the Long Haul, and Everything in Between
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2019
Becoming a widow is one of the most traumatic life events that a woman can experience. Yet, as this remarkable new collection reveals, each woman responds to that trauma differently. Here, forty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words.
Some were widowed young, while others were...
Connecting Teaching and Learning
History, Evolution, and Case Studies of Teacher Work Sample Methodology
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning.
Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...