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Book SynopsisJust say “no” to piles of sticky notes and scraps of paper with your passwords and logins! Keep track of them in this elegant, yet inconspicuous, alphabetically tabbed cognac leatherette notebook. In this 4” × 6” hardcover notebook with removable cover band, record the necessarily complex passwords and user login names required to thwart hackers. You’ll find: Internet password safety and naming tips A to Z tabbed pages with space to list website, username, and five passwords for each Dedicated pages to record software license information, with spaces for license number, purchase date, renewal date, and monthly fee Dedicated pages to record network settings and passwords, including for modem, router, WAN, LAN, and wireless A notes section with blank lined pages This internet password logbook provides an easy way to keep track of website addresses, usernames, and passwords in one discreet and convenient location.

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Book SynopsisNow you can color along with the master, Thomas Kinkade, painter of light. From luminous lighthouses and frothy seascapes to candlelit villages and welcoming front porches, relax as you color in this soothing atmosphere of beauty and inspiration. In this unique coloring book, sixty-three of Thomas Kinkade's most popular paintings are presented in color across from the black line art of the same image to be colored. Enter the world of the painter of light yourself, as you create your own renditions of these classic artworks, including such gems as Aspen Chapel, Garden of Prayer, and Stairway to Paradise.

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Book SynopsisIntroducing the latest addition to the bestselling One Line a Day series! Same great content as the original bestselling memory book in a fresh new floral look – gorgeous watercolour blossoms by rising star Yao Cheng – that has wide appeal.Trade Review"If you struggle committing to writing a daily journal, then Floral One Line a Day: A Five Year Memory-Book by Yao Cheng is the ideal solution for you. Adorned with watercolour florals and gold accents, this handy pocket-sized journal lets you track your daily memoirs in just one line so you can reflect over the ups-and-downs of life over five years" PaperCrafter

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Book SynopsisTest your powers of logic with these challenging Su Doku puzzles.Specially compiled to provide the most deadly Su Doku challenge, this is the only volume for Su Doku enthusiasts who need a puzzle that really tests their mettle.Prepare yourself for the toughest Su Doku challenge there is. These diabolically difficult Ultimate Killer Su Doku puzzles will really put your brainpower to the test as you warm up' with the 100 Deadly Killer puzzles before steeling yourself to take on the 100 Extra Deadly Su Dokus. Are you ready for the challenge?Not for the faint-hearted. The puzzles use the same 9x9 grid as a regular Su Doku, but have an extra mathematical element that multiplies the challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the digits 1 to 9, but also to make sure that the outlined sections, called cages, add up to the number given in each cage.Warning: Not suitable for amateur puzzlers!

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Book SynopsisAn addictive all-ages activity for crafters and artists, Paint by Sticker: Cats includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant cat images-the stickers, the templates, the simple directions. The Paint by Sticker series is now purrfect for cat lovers! Create gorgeous illustrations of felines in low-poly (geometric polygon shapes) style, one sticker at a time. There's a playful ginger tabby hanging from her paws and an elegant, blue-eyed Siamese angling for a head scratch. Images are divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the next, and the next, and relish the joy of watching a "painting" emerge! The card stock pages are perforated for easy removal, making it easy to frame the completed images.

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Book SynopsisStunning stationery that looks like a stack of classic LEGO bricks!

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Book SynopsisNearly ten years in preparation and production, Jewelry Concepts and Technology is the definitive guide and handbook for jewellery makers on all levels of ability. It is also a unique reference source for those not directly active in the field but who wish to gain an understanding of what lies behind the jewellery-making mystique.

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Book Synopsis''The clouds are nature''s poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger of being overlooked ...''Gavin Pretor Pinney is the chairman and founder member of the Cloud Appreciation Society. He contends that we are blessed in this country with a uniquely rich and varied cloudscape, which has hitherto been sadly undervalued. His book teaches us to appreciate their different varieties - the cumulus, nimbostratus and Morning Glory to name only a few - and all their beauties and significances, both meteorological and cultural. We learn how Hindus believed the cumulus clouds were the spiritual cousins of elephants, how thermal air currents act on fair weather cumuli, and how to save a fortune in psychiatric bills by using the clouds as Rorschach images that reflect our state of mind as well as nature''Trade Review'A lovely book, the sort that everybody should have in the car or on the kitchen windowsill' * Daily Telegraph *'His style is genial, his enthusiasm uplifting and his book nothing less than a subtle but glorious mantra for a way of life.' * Metro *'Read this eye-opening and amusingly written book and you will realise that beautiful as they are clouds are not just put there for decoration, they are truly awesome things.' * Daily Mail *'Eloquent and engaging...Beautiful illustrations, photos and diagrams throughout, which show how spectacular the sights can be for the ardent cloudspotter.' * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisKim Krans’s NEW YORK TIMES bestseller THE WILD UNKNOWN TAROT (375K copies sold) launched a culture-shifting brand that redefined tarot for the twenty-first century. Now comes Krans’s next deck in her bestselling series, THE WILD UNKNOWN ALCHEMY DECK AND GUIDEBOOK. This stunning oracle deck reveals insights into the ancient mysteries of alchemy: the metaphorical process of turning lead (unconsciousness) into gold (enlightenment). Alchemy is the doorway to the imagination and self-discovery. You do not need to be an expert in metals, symbols, astrology, or Latin to become an alchemist. Whether a baker, mechanic, surgeon, seamstress, or surfer—those who become masters of their materials are all alchemists. The magic of Alchemy is available to anyone who is willing to explore, observe, and invoke transformation. Paired with a 224-page, hand-lettered, fully illustrated guidebook written and designed by Kim Krans, THE WILD UNKNOWN ALCHEMY DECK includes 71 beautiful, easy-to-shuffle hexagon cards divided into six suits: The Cosmic Forces, The Colors, The Seasons, The Materials, The Mysteries, and The Operations. Illustrated in Krans’s iconic style of elegant line art and lush watercolor painting, each full-color card offers a tool for self-study and exploration, expressed through symbol, image, and language. The unique shape of the cards allows edges to meet and images to meld and transform, with all-new connecting spreads, including readings for revealing energetic and emotional blockages, identifying what is serving and what is draining, and much more. Through this profound experience of observing image, color, and materials with an alchemical perspective, new gifts and discoveries are revealed. This deck is a journey to awakening and reuniting us with what may be dormant or unseen as we begin to weave together the physical and mystical aspects of our lives.

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Book Synopsis"If you really want to get under the skin of a city, the 500 Hidden Secrets series, which covers a number of cities from Havana to Ghent, all written by people who know the cities inside out, is ideal. It's an innovative and refreshing take on the traditional travel guide."- The Independent The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels is a guide to the Brussels that no one knows. It takes you to undiscovered art museums, forgotten squares and secret shops. The book doesn't mention everything there is to see. There are already more than enough guides that cover the familiar tourist places. This book goes one step further and lists the places the author would recommend to friends if they asked him where to go in Brussels. Here you will find the 5 best places to eat frites, the 5 small museums that no one should miss and the 5 best record shops in town. The aim is to take the reader to the unexpected places that give the city its charm, like the restaurant on the top floor of the national library, or the metro station that is decorated with 140 characters from Tintin albums, or the art cinema that seats just 20 people. You do not have to do everything listed in the book, but you are urged at the very least to drink a Gueuze beer in one of the 5 best Brussels bars, eat at one of the 5 best fish restaurants, and visit one of the 5 best independent cinemas. If you do, you will begin to discover a city that no one else knows. The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels offers a practical guide to Brussels' finest places, and Derek Blyth covers all bases to ensure no visitor to the city is ever anything short of captivated. Packed with accessible, easy-to-read information summarised in handy lists, maps, itineraries, sections on food & drink, accommodation, green spaces, museums, galleries and shops; this guide is an essential resource for the inquisitive traveller.

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Book SynopsisThis pack contains 500 high-quality origami sheets printed with colorful and traditional Chiyogami Patterns.

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Book SynopsisYour personal gateway to one of the most effective daily tools for cultivating creativity, personal growth and productivity.Morning pages are three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness writing done first thing in the morning. They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind, and are intended to provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand. This daily writing, coupled with the 12-week programme outlined in The Artist's Way, will help you discover and recover your personal creativity, artistic confidence and productivity.The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal includes an introduction by Julia Cameron with complete instructions on how to use the morning pages and benefit fully from their daily use. Its inspiring quotations will guide you through the process, and a final chapter shows how to start an Artist's Way study group.

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Book SynopsisNSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, is the definitive resource for personal trainers, health and fitness instructors, and other fitness professionals. It is also the primary preparation source for those taking the NSCA-CPT exam.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Structure and Function of the Muscular, Nervous, and Skeletal SystemsJared W. Coburn, PhD, and Moh H. Malek, PhDChapter 2. Structure and Function of the Cardiorespiratory SystemMichael R. Esco, PhD, and Moh H. Malek, PhDChapter 3. BioenergeticsCarmine Grieco, PhD, and N. Travis Triplett, PhDChapter 4. BiomechanicsDouglas W. Powell, PhD, and Megan A. Bryanton Jones, PhDChapter 5. Responses and Adaptations to Resistance TrainingMichael D. Roberts, PhD, and Kevin W. McCurdy, PhDChapter 6. Responses and Adaptations to Aerobic Endurance TrainingDon Melrose, PhD, and David J. Heikkinen, PhDChapter 7. Nutrition Concepts and StrategiesEric R. Helms, PhD, and Brian St. Pierre, MS, RDChapter 8. Exercise Psychology, Goal Setting, and MotivationE. Whitney G. Moore, PhD, and Brian T. Gearity, PhDChapter 9. Client Consultation and Health AppraisalRobert Linkul, MS, and Chat Williams, MSChapter 10. Fitness Evaluation, Selection, and AdministrationRobert Lockie, PhD, and Laura Kobar, MS, MCChapter 11. Fitness Evaluation Protocols and NormsDavid H. Fukuda, PhD, and Kristina L. Kendall, PhDChapter 12. Flexibility and Warm-Up Concepts and Bodyweight and Stability Ball Exercise TechniqueNick Tumminello, Jonathan Mike, PhD, and Jay Dawes, PhDChapter 13. Resistance Exercise TechniqueRonald L. Snarr, PhD, and Alexis Batrakoulis, MSChapter 14. Cardiovascular Exercise TechniqueBenjamin H. Reuter, PhD, and Margaret T. Jones, PhDChapter 15. Resistance Training Program DesignBrad J. Schoenfeld, PhD, and Ronald L. Snarr, PhDChapter 16. Aerobic Training Program DesignMike Martino, PhD, and Nicole C. Dabbs, PhDChapter 17. Plyometric and Speed Training Program Design and TechniqueJason C. Casey, PhD, and Chris A. Bailey, PhDChapter 18. Clients Who Are Preadolescent, Older, or PregnantWayne L. Westcott, PhD, and Avery D. Faigenbaum, EdDChapter 19. Clients With Nutritional or Metabolic ConcernsAbbie Smith-Ryan, PhD, and Cassandra Forsythe, PhD, RDChapter 20. Clients With Cardiovascular or Respiratory ConditionsCindy M. Kugler, MS, Steven M. Laslovich, PhD, and Paul Sorace, MSChapter 21. Clients With Orthopedic, Injury, or Rehabilitation ConcernsMorey J. Kolber, PhD, PT, Dean Robert Somerset, BSc, and Michael G. Miller, PhD, ATCChapter 22. Clients With Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, or Cerebral PalsyGavin Colquitt, EdD, and Kelli M. Clark, DPTChapter 23. Resistance Training for Clients Who Are AthletesJoseph J. Bonyai, MEd, and Tyler D. Williams, PhDChapter 24. Facility and Equipment Layout and MaintenanceJamie L. Aslin, MS, and Chat Williams, MSChapter 25. Professional, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities of Personal TrainersAnthony A. Abbott, EdD, and Georgia H. Goslee, JDAppendix: The Business of Personal TrainingMark A. Nutting, BS and Robert Linkul, MS

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Book SynopsisA guided journal with a fresh approach to the trendof journal-as-tool-for-self-examination. The journal is delightfully illustrated in the authors’ trademark style— accessible, whimsical, detailed. Blending inspiring examples with engaging instruction, this journal asks: What do we learn about ourselves when we measure our gratitude, confidence, and distraction levels? What do our collections say about who we are: our books, music, the clothes we wear? Observe, Collect, Draw! functions as a mini-course in information design, as accessible to beginners as it is engaging to seasoned info designers.Trade Review"The book provides tools for creating data portraits and is richly illustrated throughout, concluding with a section that includes more white space for readers to craft their own visual language." -- Eye magazine

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Book SynopsisBestselling artist Joy Laforme expertly applies her unique sense of color, texture, and whimsy to a magnolia-filled residential block on the Spring Terrace 1000 Piece Puzzle. • 1000 pieces, Ribbon Cut • Box: 8 x 8 x 2.5”, 203 x 203 x 64mm • Puzzle: 27 x 20', 686 x 508 mm • Includes Puzzle Insert with Puzzle Image • Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper and is made responsibly from FSC-certified material. Printed with nontoxic inks.

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Book SynopsisIntroducing the latest addition to our bestselling One Line a Day series! Same great content as the original memory book but in a new artful look that's fresh, modern, and widely appealing-from rising-star creative studio Moglea.Trade Review"This book will make it easy to reminisce and relive your most precious memories. One Line A Day by Moglea lets you transcribe your thoughts and feelings for up to five years." -- PaperCrafter"A five-year memoir to record your thoughts and events." -- FUSED Magazine

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Book SynopsisHARRY POTTER (BLACK AND GOLD) MINI COLA BOTTLE.

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Book SynopsisNurture your relationship with yourself with The Little Book of Self-Love.The Little Book of Self-Love will show you how to practise self-compassion and kindness with uplifting quotations, real-world tips and gentle exercises, teaching you how to love yourself a little bit more every day. The Little Book of series has sold 1 million copies worldwide, with titles like The Little Book of Courage, The Little Book of Gratitude and The Little Book of Kindness. “I celebrate myself and sing myself.” – Walt Whitman

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Book SynopsisChallenge yourself at home with word and number puzzlesAn updated edition from expert crossword setter and experienced tutor, Tim Moorey, including 24 brand-new annotated practice crosswords.Cryptic crosswords are no longer the preserve of the elite: in this easy-to-use guide, Tim demonstrates that anyone who enjoys words and word play can learn to solve a cryptic crossword clue.With clear pictorially presented explanations for many clues, you can revel in the deep satisfaction that comes from finishing cryptic crossword puzzles.Designed to apply to the solving of any cryptic crossword, this book develops and expands Tim's first book, How to Master The Times Crossword, and is designed to guide the cryptic crossword beginner to an enriched solving experience.24 clearly annotated practice puzzles from different newspaper and magazine sourcesMany new hints and tips to help every solverGreatly expanded lists e.g. of those all-important abbreviations you should know10 top tips from a champiTrade Review“The best ‘how to solve’ book available” Richard Browne, former Crossword Editor The Times “The clarity of Tim’s methodical explanations allowed me, a complete novice, to get to grips with cryptics with optimism and an ever- growing pleasure. The book is a compelling and entertaining read in its own right, an invaluable tool and companion in demystifying the art of the Crossword.” Andrew Marriner “I struggled with cryptics but after reading this book I have improved such that I can now complete most crosswords.” Ronald Dillon “I have recently discovered cryptic crosswords which have become a huge hobby and interest. I have read your book which is extremely informative and have learnt a lot. It has definitely improved my solving skills.” Jonathan Levene (13)

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Book SynopsisDogs communicate with so much more than barks and tail wags. Misreading doggie body language makes life challenging for dogs and their humans. This small but mighty book is your perfect illustrated guide to seeing and understanding the subtle visual cues and interpreting the behaviours used by your beloved pup to express how they’re feeling. The more we notice and listen to what our dogs are trying to tell us, the more we can improve our relationship with our best friends, helping them to feel safe and happy. Original illustrations help you compare similar facial expressions, body language and gestures Interpret your dog's cues and learn how your dog uses his ears, eyes, mouth, tail and posture to communicate with you Spot the signals your dog is trying to give you to tell you they're stressed or conflicted Trade Review'You need this book. The end. That’s all this review has to say. You need it.' * Oh My Dog Blog, Fall Reading Guide *'In summary, this is a brilliant book that every dog owner would benefit from. An invaluable reference for helping new owners understand their companion's language.' -- Sue Jillett KCAI GCDS * The Kennel Gazette *

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Book SynopsisThe ideal gift for su doku enthusiasts.If you like to live dangerously and push beyond your mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times'' toughest Ultimate Killer puzzles. A bumper collection of more than 360 puzzles for hard-core solvers. Selected from The Times these puzzles will challenge the sharpest minds.Includes Deadly-level Killer puzzles, and Extra Deadly, to really test your limits: this is the only place you''ll find such a torturous collection in a single book.These puzzles are not for the fainthearted, they use the same 9x9 grid as Su Doku, and have an added mathematical challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the digits 1-9, it is also necessary to ensure that the outlined cubes add up to the same number as well.But unlike with previous books, there is no chance to ease yourself in with Easy, or even Tough puzzles: this book is the Ultimate Killer Su Doku completely deadly.Puzzles in this collection are taken from T

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Book SynopsisThe secret to living a better, deeper, more fulfilling life. Or at least, the secret to chilling out just a tiny bit. Wise, kind, observant and gentle, alpacas are the Dali Llamas of the animal kingdom. Their days consist of quiet contemplation, empathy and sweet-natured interactions with their herd we have much to learn from them.So take a deep breath, still your mind and rise above the fray, to learn to live life the alpaca way.

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Book SynopsisWriter''s block has met its match with Writer''s Toolbox!Designed by a longtime creative writing teacher, this innovative kit includes a 64-page booklet filled with exercises and instructions that focus on a right-brain approach to writing. Sixty exercise sticks: First Sentences, Non Sequiturs, and Last Straws will get stories off the ground, 60 cards fuel creative descriptions and four spinner palettes will ignite unexpected plot twists. For any aspiring writer, this kit is the perfect first step on the path to literary greatness! Inspires writers with creative prompts and samples Gets writers in the right headspace to let creativity flow Features 60 writing exercises and other creative games Make those days and nights of struggling to create writing ideas go away without having to bury yourself in more books with Writer''s Toolbox, which makes for the perfect gift for writers.

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Book SynopsisChallenge yourself at home with word and number puzzlesFrom the puzzles section of The Times our Editors have chosen the best selection of general-knowledge and definition crossword puzzles to keep even the most eager enthusiasts entertained for hours.This collection of 300 accessible puzzles is utterly addictive, yet concise enough to be solved relatively quickly.Encompassing a wide range of subjects including geography, literature, history and culture, these general-knowledge and definition-based puzzles will test your word power and broaden your horizons at the same time.With clues that are satisfyingly skillful and containing no cryptic elements, these crosswords are guaranteed to stretch your mind and entertain you equally.Puzzles taken from previously published titles.

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Book Synopsis120 and 130 Series Saloon, 220 Series Estate and P1800 Series Sports Coupe. Petrol: 1.8 litre (1778cc) and 2.0 litre (1986cc).

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Book SynopsisA take-anywhere edition of the popular kids' acting and guessing game charades. It's simply great family fun in a pocket-sized pack! There are 6 categories; Object and Animals, People and Characters, Actions and Activities, Films and TV, Books and Songs and Rhymes, Anything and Everything. For ages 6+.

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Book SynopsisMaximize employee performance with this updated edition of the classic bestsellerIn Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, renowned thought leader and internationally recognized workplace expert Aubrey Daniels takes a look at todayâs rapidly changing work environment, providing a timely update to his seminal book on performance management. As one of the foremost speakers and writers in the human performance field, for nearly 40 years Daniels has worked with organizations to apply scientifically-based behavioral tools and principles to effectively address workplace issuesâparticularly as they relate to management, leadership, culture, innovation, safety, engagement, and collaboration. Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, presents Danielsâ proven strategies that haveTable of Contents Preface vii PART 1: The Perils of Traditional Management1 Fads, Fantasies, and Fixes 32 Management by Common Sense Is Not Management at All 133 Louder, Longer, Meaner 21 PART 2: The Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement4 Behavior Is a Function of Its Consequences 315 The ABCs of Performance Management 416 The High Price of Negative Reinforcement 497 Capturing Discretionary Effort Through Positive Reinforcement 638 Decreasing Behavior—Intentionally or Otherwise 759 Effective Delivery of Reinforcement 83 PART 3: The Scientific Approach to Leadership10 Pinpointing 9711 The Effective Use of Measurement 10912 Performance Feedback 12113 A Model for Problem Solving 129 PART 4: Turning Good Intentions into High Performance14 Goal Setting to Shape Behavior 13915 The Four R’s of Effective Management Recognition, Reward, Reinforcement, and Relationships 14916 Compensation and Performance Appraisal 16717 Employee Engagement It’s Not About the Employees 18118 Technology and Behavior 19119 Getting Smarter Quicker 20320 Performance ManagementThe Executive Function 215 Epilogue 225References 231Index 235

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Book SynopsisBumblebees, dragonflies, fireflies, ladybugs, spiders! This sturdy matchbox-style box contains twenty-five wood-backed rubber stamps in an assortment of buggy shapes and textures. A veritable kit of bug parts—heads, bodies, antennae, legs — Stamp Bugs contains everything you need to create your favorite insects or invent new ones! The combinations are infinite.

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Book SynopsisThe Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-5-TR is a concise, affordable companion to the ultimate psychiatric reference, DSM-5-TR. It includes the fully revised diagnostic classification, as well as all the diagnostic criteria from DSM-5-TR in an easy-to-use format.Table of ContentsPrefaceDSM-5-TR Classification Section I: DSM-5-TR Basics Use of the ManualCautionary Statement for Forensic Use of DSM-5-TR Section II: Diagnostic Criteria and Codes Neurodevelopmental DisordersSchizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersBipolar and Related DisordersDepressive DisordersAnxiety DisordersObsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersTrauma- and Stressor-Related DisordersDissociative DisordersSomatic Symptom and Related DisordersFeeding and Eating DisordersElimination DisordersSleep-Wake DisordersSexual DysfunctionsGender DysphoriaDisruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct DisordersSubstance-Related and Addictive DisordersNeurocognitive DisordersPersonality DisordersParaphilic DisordersOther Mental Disorders Medication-Induced Movement Disorders and Other Adverse Effects of MedicationOther Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical AttentionIndex

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Book SynopsisThis beautifully designed guided journal will help you release negativity and find emotional healing, drawing wisdom from the classic, best-selling book Letting Go by world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, spiritual teacher, and researcher of consciousness, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. If you are looking for an anxiety journal, a positivity journal, or a gratitude journal, this is a perfect motivational gift for anyone seeking more balance, clarity, and positivity in their life. Letting go is like the sudden cessation of an inner pressure, or the dropping of a weight. It is followed by a sudden feeling of relief and lightness, with an increased happiness and freedom. Imagine how great it would be if you could experience that release all of the time.. You would be in charge of how you feel, no longer at the mercy of circumstances or other people and your reactions to them. With this mindfulness journal, inspired by Dr

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Book SynopsisCelebrate the captivating worlds of Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli with volume 2 of the bestselling 100-collectible-postcards series.This extensive collection showcases final frames from Studio Ghibli’s feature-length films, from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(1984) to The Boy and the Heron(2023). Housed in a luxe keepsake box, these full-color, gorgeously detailed images of beloved characters and iconic scenes are perfect for keeping or sending—and are sure to delight Studio Ghibli and animation fans of every age.© 1984 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, H; © 1986 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli; © 1988 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli; © 1989 Eiko Kadono/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, N; © 1991 Hotaru Okamoto, Yuko Tone/Isao Takahata/Studio Ghibli, NH; © 1992 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, NN; © 1994 Isao Takahata/Studio Ghibli, NH; © 1995 Aoi Hiiragi, Sh

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Book SynopsisThe Japanese Woodblocks Set of 3 Mini Notebooks features a collection of three mini, foiled notebooks with alternating lined and blank pages. Each notebook has a different beautiful design: The Great Wave, Plum Garden and Sea at Satta. With a sturdy cover and rounded corners, they are perfect to be carried everywhere! Woodblock printing is a traditional artistic medium in Japan most renowned for its use in ukiyo-e or 'floating world' prints. Both moving and mesmerising, this medium captures scenes with considerable atmosphere and vibrancy whether it be crashing waves, autumn leaves or serene waterfalls. This Collection shows some of the best examples of this beautiful style of Japanese Art. Flame Tree: The Art of Fine Gifts.

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Book SynopsisLEGO® NOTE BRICK! A keepsake box designed to look like a colourful stack of bricks.

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Book Synopsis''No one has opened up the CIA to us like Weiner has, and The Mission deserves to win him a second Pulitzer'' JOHN SIMPSON, GUARDIANThe epic successor to Tim Weiner's National Book Award-winning classic,?Legacy of Ashes: a gripping and revelatory history of the CIA in the 21st?century, reaching from 9/11 through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to today's battles with Russia and China and with the President of the United States.At the turn of the century, the Central Intelligence Agency was in crisis. The end of the Cold War had robbed the agency of its mission. More than thirty overseas stations and bases had been shuttered, and scores that remained had been severely cut back. Many countries where surveillance was once deemed crucial went uncovered. Essential intelligence wasn't being collected. At the dawn of the information age, the CIA's officers and analysts worked with outmoded technology, struggling to distinguish the clear signals of significant facts from the cacophony of background noise.Then came September 11th, 2001. After the attacks, the CIA transformed itself into a lethal paramilitary force, running secret prisons and brutal interrogations, mounting deadly drone attacks, and all but abandoning its core missions of espionage and counterespionage. The consequences were grave: the deaths of scores of its recruited foreign agents, the theft of its personnel files by Chinese spies, the penetration of its computer networks by Russian intelligence and American hackers, and the tragedies of Afghanistan and Iraq. A new generation of spies now must fight the hardest targets Moscow, Beijing, Tehran while confronting a president who has attacked the CIA as a subversive force.From Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner,?The Mission?tells the gripping, high-stakes story of the CIA through the first quarter of the twenty-first century, revealing how the agency fought to rebuild the espionage powers it lost during the war on terror and finally succeeded in penetrating the Kremlin. The struggle has life-and-death consequences for America and its allies. The CIA must reclaim its original mission: know thy enemies. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance.A masterpiece of reporting, The Mission includes exclusive on-the-record interviews with six former CIA directors, thirteen station chiefs, and scores of top spies who served undercover for decades and have never spoken to a journalist before.

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Book SynopsisDSM-5-TR is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers. With contributions from over 200 subject matter experts, this must-have updated volume boasts the most current text updates based on the current literature.Table of ContentsDSM-5-TR ClassificationPreface Section I: DSM-5-TR Basics IntroductionUse of the ManualCautionary Statement for Forensic Use of DSM-5-TR Section II: Diagnostic Criteria and Codes Neurodevelopmental DisordersSchizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersBipolar and Related DisordersDepressive DisordersAnxiety DisordersObsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersTrauma- and Stressor-Related DisordersDissociative DisordersSomatic Symptom and Related DisordersFeeding and Eating DisordersElimination DisordersSleep-Wake DisordersSexual DysfunctionsGender DysphoriaDisruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct DisordersSubstance-Related and Addictive DisordersNeurocognitive DisordersPersonality DisordersParaphilic DisordersOther Mental DisordersMedication-Induced Movement Disorders and Other Adverse Effects of MedicationOther Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention Section III: Emerging Measures and Models Assessment MeasuresCulture and Psychiatric DiagnosesAlternative DSM-5 Model for Personality DisordersConditions for Further StudyAppendixAlphabetical Listing of DSM-5-TR Diagnoses and Codes (ICD-10-CM)Numerical Listing of DSM-5-TR Diagnoses and Codes (ICD-10-CM)DSM-5 Advisors and Other ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisMore than 400,000 copies sold across the Pantone line!Add some color to your correspondence with these postcards featuring Pantone''s iconic color chip design. The 50 postcards in the set offer an exciting array of shades to share with friends and family near and far.• BELOVED PANTONE COLORS: Each of these 50 postcards features a single Pantone color (and iconic chip design)—and all-new colors as compared with previous Pantone stationery products.• A COLORFUL GIFT: Design enthusiasts, artists, and creative types of all stripes will love the postcards in this set—and the clever packaging.• INCLUDES: 50 unique full-color postcards in box with hinged lid and lifting ribbon

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Book SynopsisTheorizes the political agency of things and natural phenomena—such as trash, food, weather, and electricity—to examine how non-human elements exert force on human politics and social relations.Trade Review“Jane Bennett’s Vibrant Matter is an important work, linking critical movements in recent continental philosophy, namely a vitalist tradition that runs from Bergson to Deleuze and even, on Bennett’s reading, to Bruno Latour, and (on the other hand) a ‘political ecology of things’ that should speak to anyone conscious enough to be aware of the devastating changes underway in the world around us. There is good reason Bennett’s book has, in short order, gained a wide following in disparate areas of political theory and philosophy.” - Peter Gratton, Philosophy in Review“For the sake of assuaging harms already inflicted we have always cobbled together publics that deal with vibrant matters of floods, fires, earthquakes and so on. For the sake of preventing unseen future harms, Bennett’s book argues that we need to take a closer look at how we are embedded in a web of mutual affect that knows no bounds between living and nonliving, human and nonhuman. It is in this refreshingly naïve ‘no-holds-barred’ approach that Bennett’s work has much to offer for a reconsideration of our role as thinking, speaking humans in a cosmos of vibrant matter that we continually depoliticize even in our efforts to ‘protect’ and ‘save’ the earth . . . a highly recommended read.” - Stefan Morales, M/C Reviews“Jane Bennett’s Vibrant Matter is an admirable book for at least three reasons. First, it is wonderfully written in a comfortable personal style, which is rare enough for academic books. Second, Bennett makes an explicit break with the timeworn dogmas of postmodernist academia. . . . The third pointthat makes this book admirable is Bennett’s professional position: Chair ofPolitical Science at Johns Hopkins University. That someone in a PoliticalScience department at an important university could write as candid a workof metaphysics as Vibrant Matter is an encouraging sign. Perhaps philosophical speculation on fundamental topics is poised for a comeback throughout the humanities. “ - Graham Harman, New Formations“Vibrant Matter is a fascinating, lucid, and powerful book of political theory. By focusing on the ‘thing-side of affect,’ Jane Bennett seeks to broaden and transform our sense of care in relation to the world of humans, non-human life, and things. She calls us to consider a ‘parliament of things’ in ways that provoke our democratic imaginations and interrupt our anthropocentric hubris.”—Romand Coles, author of Beyond Gated Politics: Reflections for the Possibility of Democracy“Vibrant Matter represents the fruits of sustained scholarship of the highest order. As environmental, technological, and biomedical concerns force themselves onto worldly political agendas, the urgency and potency of this analysis must surely inform any rethinking of what political theory is about in the twenty-first century.”—Sarah Whatmore, coeditor of The Stuff of Politics: Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life“This manifesto for a new materialism is an invigorating breath of fresh air. Jane Bennett’s eloquent tribute to the vitality and volatility of things is just what we need to revive the humanities and to redraw the parameters of political thought.”—Rita Felski, author of Uses of Literature “Bennett’s is one of those books where, on finishing, you want to begin immediately again to experience the excitement and élan vital of eloquent, simple ideas presented in clear, concise and considered prose, wherein the presence of a generous, kind and unpretentious author speaks straight into your understanding. Vibrant Matter is fresh, alert, quiet and potent, a door opening in a stuffy room to let the outside in, which lets it speak so as to embolden us to breathe differently. It will redraw the boundaries of political thought; it’s already doing so. Read it.” -- Mark Jackson * Emotion, Space and Society *“Orienting us to re-encounter both nature and familiar objects as newly strange and pulsing with ‘thing-power,’ Bennett challenges our worn assumptions concerning the hierarchy between humans and things, the workings of causality, and our deep cultural attachment to matter and nature as inanimate. . . . Her book is surprising, refreshing, and troubling.” -- Lori J. Marso * Political Theory *“For the sake of assuaging harms already inflicted we have always cobbled together publics that deal with vibrant matters of floods, fires, earthquakes and so on. For the sake of preventing unseen future harms, Bennett’s book argues that we need to take a closer look at how we are embedded in a web of mutual affect that knows no bounds between living and nonliving, human and nonhuman. It is in this refreshingly naïve ‘no-holds-barred’ approach that Bennett’s work has much to offer for a reconsideration of our role as thinking, speaking humans in a cosmos of vibrant matter that we continually depoliticize even in our efforts to ‘protect’ and ‘save’ the earth . . . a highly recommended read.” -- Stefan Morales * M/C Reviews *“Jane Bennett’s Vibrant Matter is an admirable book for at least three reasons. First, it is wonderfully written in a comfortable personal style, which is rare enough for academic books. Second, Bennett makes an explicit break with the timeworn dogmas of postmodernist academia. . . . The third pointthat makes this book admirable is Bennett’s professional position: Chair ofPolitical Science at Johns Hopkins University. That someone in a PoliticalScience department at an important university could write as candid a workof metaphysics as Vibrant Matter is an encouraging sign. Perhaps philosophical speculation on fundamental topics is poised for a comeback throughout the humanities. “ -- Graham Harman * New Formations *“Jane Bennett’s Vibrant Matter is an important work, linking critical movements in recent continental philosophy, namely a vitalist tradition that runs from Bergson to Deleuze and even, on Bennett’s reading, to Bruno Latour, and (on the other hand) a ‘political ecology of things’ that should speak to anyone conscious enough to be aware of the devastating changes underway in the world around us. There is good reason Bennett’s book has, in short order, gained a wide following in disparate areas of political theory and philosophy.” -- Peter Gratton * Philosophy in Review *"Bennett is a philosopher and political theorist. But her intellectual work is not primarily about creating new theories. In her writing, she expertly distills and juxtaposes the ideas of Gilles Deleuze, Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum, and others, but her goal is often to create a mood. She wants readers to adopt and embody an ethos that makes room for the vitality of matter." -- Morgan Meis * The New Yorker *Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments xxi 1. The Force of Things 1 2. The Agency of Assemblages 20 3. Edible Matter 39 4. A Life of Metal 52 5. Neither Vitalism nor Mechanism 62 6. Stem Cells and the Culture of Life 82 7. Political Ecologies 94 8. Vitality and Self-interest 110 Notes 123 Bibliography 157 Index 171

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Book SynopsisArgues that a commitment to diversity is frequently substituted for a commitment to actual change. This title traces the work that diversity does, examining how the term is used and the way it serves to make questions about racism seem impertinent.Trade Review“Ahmed’s book is not a how-to guide to ‘what works.’ But On Being Included would be an excellent choice for a faculty-staff reading group about social justice in the academy, because Ahmed provides a rich resource for serious rethinking: ‘My aim is not to suggest that we should stop doing diversity, but that we need to keep asking what we are doing.’” - Meryl Altman, Academe“For those of us interested in diversity work, Ahmed’s On Being Included provides a novel way of thinking about diversity. In her readings of institutional documents interwoven with the voices of diversity workers, Ahmed cautions us to think about diversity as a tool deployed to further crystallize institutionally sanctioned racist practices that recede to the background of everyday life.” - Andres Castro Samayoa, Somatechnics“[A] unique account of diversity as an institutional practice and also of what people do and feel when they do not quite fit the norms of an institution orare ‘out of place’. Ahmed captures the experience of diversity in liberal institutions through the image of a coming up against a brick wall and an important part of this book is the ‘physical and emotional’ labour of confronting that wall.” - Karim Murji, Ethnic and Racial Studies“Regardless of positionality and lived experiences, this text is engaging both intellectually and emotionally. Ahmed’s unflinching candor compels reflection and tough (hopefully productive) conversations far more effectively than a conventional ‘diversity document’. This is a text that moves to confront and change the status quo.” - Corin de Freitas and Alex Pysklywec, Society and Space, Environment and Planning D“Despite having read widely within the field of diversity and higher education, it is rare for a book to so powerfully call to mind my own identities as did this one. . . . This work is most appropriate for an educational anthropology course or unit focused on applied work within higher education. . . . It would also be useful for researchers looking for a new theoretical approach to how discourse and documents perform within institutions or, more provocatively, how they fail to do so.” - Lauren Miller Griffith, Anthropology and Education Quarterly"Just when you think everything that could possibly be said about diversity in higher education has been said, Sara Ahmed comes along with this startlingly original, deeply engaging ethnography of diversity work. On Being Included is an insightful, smart reflection on the embodied, profoundly political phenomenology of doing and performing diversity in predominantly white institutions. As Ahmed queers even the most mundane formulations of diversity, she creates one eureka moment after another. I could not put this book down. It is a must-read for everyone committed to antiracist, feminist work as key to institutional transformation in higher education."—Chandra Talpade Mohanty, author of Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity"Sara Ahmed's sensitive and respectful analysis of the complexities faced by diversity workers in higher education institutions arrives at a moment when we urgently need ways to rethink institutional dynamics and the animating effects of policy regimes and processes. This is a vital book: vital as a compass guiding the eye, heart, and mind to the knowledge that can emerge from the labor of institutional transformation, and vital in the sense of being life-giving to those involved in the process."—Gail Lewis, coauthor of Citizenship: Personal Lives and Social Policy"There are no other books of this caliber examining the institutional culture of diversity in higher education. Sara Ahmed not only offers a rigorous empirical study of how diversity operates in the real world; she also develops a brilliant theoretical framework exploring the affective reproduction of inequality. At the same time, as a black feminist, she draws on her own embodiment of difference and experience as a diversity practitioner."—Heidi Safia Mirza, author of Race, Gender and Educational Desire: Why Black Women Succeed and Fail“Ahmed’s book is not a how-to guide to ‘what works.’ But On Being Included would be an excellent choice for a faculty-staff reading group about social justice in the academy, because Ahmed provides a rich resource for serious rethinking: ‘My aim is not to suggest that we should stop doing diversity, but that we need to keep asking what we are doing.’” -- Meryl Altman * Academe *“Regardless of positionality and lived experiences, this text is engaging both intellectually and emotionally. Ahmed’s unflinching candor compels reflection and tough (hopefully productive) conversations far more effectively than a conventional ‘diversity document’. This is a text that moves to confront and change the status quo.” -- Corin de Freitas and Alex Pysklywec * Environment and Planning D *“[T]he book links deeply theoretical questioning to personal experience, empirical findings in interviews, informal discussions and engaged participant observation. It provides the reader with many insights, some created within different varieties of collective intellectual labor that are referred to as discussions in a seminar, meeting or informal talk, that nourish the quest for reading that is simultaneously compelling and delightful. In its combination of theory and practice, the book offers food for thought to theorists and practitioners alike.” -- Anitta Kynsilehto * International Feminist Journal of Politics *“On Being Included is one of those books that took over my life. It seemed like, for a while, I inserted this text into just about every conversation I had. ‘Oh, that’s similar to what Sara Ahmed talks about when she says … ‘ Maybe it’s because I want people to associate me with this brilliant author! It’s also partially because this book is really smart about dealing with the ways that terms–specifically, diversity–are taken up within the institution (and she does a neat job of thinking through what institution means) and used to obscure particular kinds of work.” -- Erin Frost * Theorizing Feminist Apparency blog *“On Being Included does an excellent job of bringing to life, in highly perceptive ways, the experience of doing diversity work. As ethnography, its strength indeed may lie in bracketing other times and places. However, the resonance with other documented experiences in Britain and Australia contributes to the book’s value in offering not just a picture of diversity politics but a vivid account of the persistent features of contemporary organisational life when faced with projects seeking change.” -- Davina Cooper * British Journal of Educational Studies *“Drawing from interviews and informal conversations with higher education diversity practitioners across the United Kingdom and Australia, scholar Sara Ahmed has crafted a keen meditation on the meaning of diversity in higher education and its implications for inclusion.... Focusing on what practitioners can learn about institutions as they work to transform them, her book will be of interest to anyone seeking to promote greater inclusion at their institution.” * On Campus with Women *“This book offers a grounded and open exploration of what it means to ‘do’ diversity, to ‘be’ diverse. It challenges the reader, both in style and in content, to reconsider relations of power that stick to the multiple practices, meanings, and understandings of diversity, and to reconsider how we engage, reproduce, and disrupt these relations.” -- Juliane Collard and Carolyn Prouse * Gender, Place & Culture *“A key finding in Ahmed’s rich analysis of race relations is how diversity policies can become a mechanism for preserving whiteness. . . . Above all, Ahmed’s corpus of work on race and cultural studies continues to remind us that race is a ‘sticky sign’. . . . The wonder of Ahmed’s book is that it allows us insight into some of the more ephemeral ways whiteness, privilege and institutional discrimination come to operate as normative.” -- Anoop Nayak * British Journal of Sociology of Education *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. On Arrival 1 1. Institutional Life 19 2. The Language of Diversity 51 3. Equality and Performance Culture 83 4. Commitment as a Non-performative 113 5. Speaking about Racism 141 Conclusion. A Phenomenological Practice 173 Notes 191 References 221 Index 235

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