In Mend It Better" popular craft blogger Kristin M. Roach whose website Craft Leftovers has a regular readership of over 30 000 introduces a fresh spin on mending by adapting traditional techniques for todays crafty sewers. With detailed photography showing each step she teaches a wide range of patching darning & repair stitches using both hand & machine sewing. For all those sewers who never had a grandmother teach them how to sew on a button repair a hem or take in a seam this is a volume of classic craft wisdom taken to the next level. The how-to text is accompanied by dozens of inspiring examples from Kristins own work & that of other notable craft bloggers & artisans. Eco-conscious creatives will love the innovative solutions that use appliques patches brightly coloured accents & intricate lace details. With " Mend It Better" every garment & fabric repair is a chance for crafters to display their self-expression along with their green sensibility." ...

A delicious series for young readers ready to move on from picture books. There's 'magical' baking fun to be had in Grandma's kitchen where any problem can be solved. Lily & Archie fall out when Archie rips Lily's new painting. Is there anything in the 'magical' jar that can make things better between them?

Includes:: a collectable cut out & keep recipe card so readers can bake just like Lily & Archie.

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An extraordinary prodigy of Mozartean abilities Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a distinguished composer & conductor a legendary pianist & organist & an accomplished painter & classicist. Lionized in his lifetime he is best remembered today for several staples of the concert hall & for such popular music as The Wedding March" & " Hark the Herald Angels Sing." Now in the first major Mendelssohn biography to appear in decades R. Larry Todd offers a remarkably fresh account of this musical giant based upon painstaking research in autograph manuscripts correspondence diaries & paintings. Rejecting the view of the composer as a craftsman of felicitous but sentimental saccharine works (termed by one critic "moonlight with sugar water") Todd reexamines the composers entire oeuvre including many unpublished & little known works. Here are engaging analyses of Mendelssohns distinctive masterpieces--the zestful Octet puckish Midsummer Nights Dream haunting Hebrides Overtures & elegiac Violin Concerto in E minor. Todd describes how the composer excelled in understatement & nuance in subtle coloristic orchestrations that lent his scores an undeniable freshness & vividness. He also explores Mendelssohns changing awareness of his religious heritage Wagners virulent anti-Semitic attack on Mendelssohns music the composers complex relationship with his sister Fanny Hensel herself a child prodigy & prolific composer his avocation as a painter & draughtsman & his remarkable polylingual correspondence with the cultural elite of his time. Mendelssohn: A Life offers a masterful blend of biography & musical analysis. Readers will discover many new facets of the familiar but misunderstood composer & gain new perspectives on one of the most formidable musical geniuses of all time." ...

Written by best-selling womens health expert Dr. Miriam Stoppard this fully updated guide to the menopause should help every woman to be at her best throughout this crucial time & in the years beyond. Why do I feel so anxious?" " Should I have trouble remembering things?" " Is it normal to wake up drenched in sweat?" Each womans experience of the menopause is different so " Menopause" looks at all the common symptoms
- from tiredness to tearfulness hot flushes to loss of libido
- & the ways to alleviate them. Dr. Stoppard details the advantages & disadvantages of the full range of hormone replacement therapies (HRT) as well as beneficial complementary treatments. With her unique blend of empathy & candour Dr. Stoppard gives essential advice on nutrition exercise maintaining an active sex life controlling emotions & many more day-to-day concerns. Containing expert guidance up-to-date medical information & self-help tips " Menopause" should help every woman to manager her menopause in the best possible way."

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The menopause is a natural event in every womans life yet its often a source of stress & anxiety because we dont know what to expect. 70 per cent of women experience daily symptoms including hot flushes anxiety & depression. These can be very distressing & affect your quality of life. Packed with practical advice & the latest information this guide explains all the treatments available to help alleviate problems. HRT is also covered with the risks & benefits fully explored as well as what the latest research says. There are also chapters on complementary therapies diet exercise sex & other lifestyle changes to help you manage your symptoms holistically & protect your long-term health. Whatever stage of the menopause you are at this book provides practical helpful & inspiring information to help you live healthily & positively. ...

Every woman experiences the menopause in different ways so you need to know what to expect in order to help yourself. This book explains the various stages of the menopause including the perimenopause & helps you understand how it can affect your body & your emotions. It evaluates all the options available-including HRT & explains what treatment & lifestyle changes will help you stay healthy & happy. With in-depth coverage of HRT covering new developments & weighing up the risks & benefits advice on adopting an holistic approach to managing the symptoms & side effects including conventional medicine & alternatives diet & lifestyle changes Menopause For Dummies will help you make the right decisions & stay in control. ...

Pocket-sized & packed with all the information you need for a memorable holiday AA Essential Menorca" is great value for your ...

This vibrant series covers over 170 destinations worldwide including our new range of UK specific titles from cosmopolitan urban delights to sun-kissed beach idylls. Bursting with insightful & easily accessible information these guides are full of practical information on how to make the most of a city break or longer holiday. The compact format quickly locates the top must see & do attractions. It spans a wide range of destinations including those served by budget airlines. It offers the most comprehensive list of UK city titles currently available. It has practical listings to suit varied budgets & tastes. It has imaginative suggestions that reveal each destinations hidden gems. It is organised by recognisable areas making orientation easy. ...

Fully detailed 1:40 000 scale topographical map of Menorca including street plans for central Ciutadella & Mao (Mahon). Digital editions of this map are available for use on mobile phone apps from Viewranger Memory Map & My Trails plus versions for mapping gps units & gps software are available from Mapyx Quo & Memory Map. All walking routes from new Walk! Menorca 2nd edition guide book are clearly highlighted. Replacing our popular paper 3rd edition all information has been updated & new design standards incorporated combining masses of useful information with outstanding clarity. In addition to all the things you would expect to find on a map of Menorca are more unusual places such as the MCC (Menorca Cricket Club yes really) & those up-market Rural Hotels. Completely new for our 4th Edition are all the new walking routes from our new Walk! Menorca the ancient Cami de Cavalls dispatch rider route around the island with both the opened & projected sections the new cycling routes being promoted by the Consell de Menorca. Add in our usual updating for new roads & developments including an outbreak of roundabouts that s nearly an epidemic & you get our 4th Edition of Menorca Tour & Trail Map. Quite simply this is the biggest most comprehensive & up-to-date map of Menorca that is available. Our 4th Edition is available in Super-Durable & Map-Paper versions. Our Super-Durable version is printed on a high-density polymer with a heat-fused china clay coating using special 100% oxygenation inks. The result is a map that feels like silk but performs as if it is indestructible; its water-proof baby-proof & almost dog-proof. Our Map-Paper uses a finest top quality cartographic paper. ...

Achieving your best body ever requires that two elements merge as one: solid training & good nutrition. This book provides the nutritional component of that muscle-building equation offering the Men's Health take on food for fitness. Men's Health Muscle Chow" gives you more than 150 simple recipes for delicious meals ranging from workout protein shakes to healthy dinners the whole family will enjoy. Inside you'll find: eight easy-to-remember dietary strategies to keep your eating habits in line; filling breakfasts like banana protein pancakes; energizing entries including muscle-bound chilli & mahi fish wraps; hunger-killing snacks such as malted almond bombs; even desserts like key lime pie
- all designed to help burn fat & build muscle; a shopping list that makes it easy to stock up on essential ingredients & kitchen tools; a troubleshooting guide for guys with more experience at the gym than in the kitchen; & insider strategies tips tricks of the trade. And " Men's Health Muscle Chow" is much more than just a cookbook. It offers a solid foundation for understanding meal timing & the effects nutrients have on your body. Author Gregg Avedon also outlines his program of 2-month diet cycles that help you set & reach your fitness goals."
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