Andrews Mcmeel Publishing: 1452 books
Knitivity
Create Your Own Christmas Scene
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
A novel way to decorate for the holidays--instructions for a handknit nativity scene complete with 16 dolls and a foldout manger so that you can display your creations.Inside Knitivity: Create Your Own Christmas Scene, you'll find a wonderful way to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas by...
Living Wabi Sabi
The True Beauty of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Taro Gold inspires and enlightens with Living Wabi Sabi: The True Beauty of Your Life. A blend of Eastern wisdom, feng shui, and the movement toward simplicity, Wabi Sabi is a Japanese expression meaning "wisdom in natural simplicity." Wabi Sabi helps us to see the beauty in imperfection, to discover...
by Mary Beth Temple
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Moth noun: The devil incarnate, eater of both stash and finished objects. Should be treated with a zero-tolerance attitude." --The Secret Language of Knitters* More than 140 terms, from acrylic to yarn porn, are collected and defined for America"s 60 million knitting-obsessed. From...
Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things
How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring Make a Gas Mas
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector, Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring, Make a Gas Mask with a Balloon, Turn Dishwashng Liquid into a Copy Machine, Convert a Styrofoam Cup into a Speaker, and Make a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Things
Did you know that your standard issue...
by Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Miss Manners proclaims a text message to be an electronic equivalent of a Post-it note and about as “serious in nature as the hastily written note passed in class.” Gone are the days when conversing with people meant being in the same room as them, and with those days went established etiquette of...
Miss Manners: On Placid Pregnancy
A Miss Manners Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Pregnancy is a time for happiness, serenity, and discovery, as well as a time for inappropriate tummy touching and over sharing by friends and relatives. Is it acceptable to give parenting advice to your daughter-in-law? To a stranger on the bus? Must one endure co-worker baby showers? Entertaining as...
by Judith Martin
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
American society has it in for growing old. Common phrases such as “Never trust anyone over 30!” and accusations such as “You make me feel old!” imply living a long life is an embarrassment. Miss Manners suggests Americans re-examine their reasoning and leave misplaced vanity at the door. She...
B Is for Botox
An Alphabet Book for the Middle-Aged
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Remember when A was for apple? Well, now (sigh) A is for aging.The A, B, Cs of adulthood differ ever so slightly from the popular grade school primers of the past inside Ross and Kathryn Petras's B Is for Botox: An Alphabet Book for the Middle-Aged. This hilarious board book has a fun, retro...
Sneaky Science Tricks
Perform Sneaky Mind-Over-Matter, Levitate Your Favorite Photos, Use Water to Detect Your Elevation
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Author and delightfully mad scientist Cy Tymony combines the fun of his Sneaky Uses series with a host of fascinating science facts and resourceful tricks in Sneaky Science Tricks, a uniquely entertaining and educational how-to guide for the sly and curious among us.This time, Tymony has concocted...
Steampunk Softies: Scientifically-Minded Dolls from a Past That Never Was
Scientifically-Minded Dolls from a Past That Never Was
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Sarah Skeate and Nicola Tedman offer crafters an array of charmingly raffish characters inside Steampunk Softies: 8 Scientifically Minded Dolls From a Past That Never Was. Even if you're unfamiliar with the term steampunk, chances are you've already discovered it through the works of Jules Verne,...
When Cats Reigned Like Kings
On the Trail of the Sacred Cats
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Nationally syndicated journalist Georgie Anne Geyer explores the connections between the royal and sacred felines of ancient civilizations and the beloved domestic cats of today.Chasing an irresistible mystery across the globe, journalist Georgie Anne Geyer conducted exhaustive research into...
by Cyndi Haynes
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
A heartwarming group of unusual and imaginative suggestions for showing children they are cherished and important, 2,002 Ways to Show Your Kids You Love Them includes literally hundreds of unique and fun ideas to help readers put their feelings into action.
by The American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
According to the unknown author, “Without a perfect knowledge of the art of Carving, it is impossible to perform the honor of the table with propriety; and nothing can be more disagreeable to one of a sensitive disposition, than to behold a person, at the head of a well-furnished board, hacking the finest joints, and giving them the appearance of having been gnawed by dogs.”
Pauses
Reflections on Science, Spirituality, and the Fine Art of Living
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
"In my search for meaning, if something I happen to do makes me feel deep-down good, perhaps that is meaning enough." --Lawrence W. Fagg, PausesA collection of worldly insight, Pauses reaches out to readers, regardless of their age or stage in life, through the heartfelt words of author Lawrence...