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Book SynopsisAward-winning designer, illustrator, and creative director Michael Storrings captures the beauty of Cherry Blossom season in Washington, DC. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. An insert of the full puzzle image is also included.• 1000 pieces• Box Size: 11.25 x 8.25 x 2, 86 x 210 x 51 mm• Puzzle Size: 27 x 20, 508 x 686 mm• Contains insert with information about the artist and image• Minimal puzzle dust

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Book SynopsisWho has time to scrapbook? Not Mommy!For the busy mom-on-the-go, this memory keeper offers a quick and easy way to capture the everyday moments of motherhood. With enough space to record a single thought, a family quote, or a special event each day for five years, this beautiful keepsake makes sure those precious memories will last a lifetime.

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Book SynopsisChallenge yourself with these fun crossword puzzlesChallenge yourself with this set of 200 cryptic puzzles from the most famous crossword in the world compiled by the Times Crossword Editors.Following in the tradition of The Times' authoritative, highest-quality, challenging cryptic crosswords, this latest collection offers an enjoyable and stimulating way to while away your free time and exercise the grey matter with intriguing clues and complex wordplay.Enjoy pitting your wits against the crafty elegance of the world's best crossword settersAddictive, taxing and compelling, this book is packed with 200 high-quality puzzles chosen by former Times Crossword Editors.Puzzles selected from Times Cryptic Crossword Books 14, 15 and 16.

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Book SynopsisGet ready for season two of Clarkson's Farm with Kaleb Cooper's worldly wisdom on life's big issues, from the difference between straw and hay to the importance of having a hair perm. Chipping Norton's celebrity farmer Kaleb Cooper has strong views on lots of things: sheep ('suicidal morons'), Jeremy Clarkson ('there are two types of farming, unless you count whatever it is Jeremy thinks he's doing'), goats ('they're a proper good clear-up animal, they eat everything - no wonder they taste horrible'), New York ('if it's like London, where there are no tractors, that's no good') and more. In The World According to Kaleb, he shares his thoughts on topics such as philosophy, celebrities and why farming is the best job in the world. He even tells us why the chicken crossed the road. Dubbed 'the real star of Clarkson's Farm', Kaleb reveals his true, loveable, funny and down-to-earth self, with deadpan gags and unique observations that will have you crying with laughter. Utterly hilarious, this is Kaleb as you've got to know him and love him on the hugely successful television series.Trade ReviewA great gift for someone who loves to laugh * My Weekly *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is far more than an ethnography of the Russian musical diaspora: it investigates the stages of emigration of Russian composers as manifested in the music they actually composed. The wide range of composers and compositions examined makes this volume an excellent addition to the shelf that includes more general histories of 20th– and 21st–century Russian music, such as work by Malcolm Brown and Richard Taruskin. . . . Highly recommended. -- W. E. Grim, Strayer University * Choice *Russian Composers Abroad: How They Left, Stayed, Returned examines the movement of both Soviet and post-Soviet composers within the greater paradigm of socio-political identities, ones which shifted and morphed, or not, according to geography and circumstance. Connections in and around these inner and outer realities are ones Dubinets takes particular care with; such investigations have pointed resonance to the current, perilous displacements and journeys being made by so very many. Utilizing a myriad of references and quotations from a variety of sources (including composers Boris Filanovsky, Anton Batagov, Serge Newski and Dmitri Kourliandski) Dubinets examines the 20th and 21st-century diasporic musical landscapes through wonderfully contextualized lenses of history, culture, finance, socio-religious beliefs and practices, and old and current politics, as well as the ways in which identity can and does change according to a combination of these factors. -- Catherine Kustanczy * The Opera Queen *This weighty 388-page-long musicological work by Elena Dubinets is clearly a work of love. Love for her own country of origin, love for the music, and last but not least, love for the achievements that many of the composers Ms. Dubinets has known personally have reached. . . . Elena Dubinets follows the history, fate, and success of many composers, their initial struggle to adapt to a new and mostly-unknown ambiente. She does so in a sincere and partly hard way, describing the noble but also selfish aspects of each of her subjects. -- Giorgio Koukl * EarRelevant *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsNote on TransliterationIntroductionPart I: National versus Global1. The "Universal": Globalizing the Local2. The National: Super-Icons3. National Identification versus Cultural Affiliation: Non-Russian Composers4. Cultural Affiliation versus Citizenship: Russian DiasporaPart II: How to: Perspectives of Music Creation5. The "Social" Perspective6. The "Production" PerspectivePart III: How they left7. A Brief History of Russian Diaspora Through Music8. "Kolbasa Emigration": a New Cultural Mythology?Part IV: How they stayed9. The Trauma of Migration10. The Many Professions11. Supporters and ConnectorsPart V: How they returned12. Homecoming and Reception at Home13. Russia under Putin: to stay or to go?ConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisStay fearless and focused with the help of the powerful quotations and awesome affirmations in this pocket-sized collection of unshakeable confidence If you’ve got a goal or a dream, never let doubt stand in your way. Setbacks and worries are totally normal, but the right words at the right time can help you overcome them. This little book, packed full of powerful quotes and valuable reminders, is the perfect companion on your quest to conquer your fears and claim your victory. From the timeless ideas of ancient sages to sound advice from modern superstars, these are words to get you feeling great and thinking big. As well as the hard-won wisdom of successful writers, artists and thinkers, this book includes a host of motivational affirmations and daily reminders such as: You contain endless possibilities Believe it and you’ll become it You are the hero of your story Show up for yourself Your intuition is your power Moving on is moving up

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Book Synopsis Celebrate your love of the HARRY POTTER™ films with this hardcover journal recreating Harry Potter’s acceptance letter to HOGWARTS™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This journal includes 192 ruled pages, a ribbon placeholder, and magnetic snap closure.   

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Book SynopsisPart of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example features Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night'. Regarded as one of Van Gogh’s finest works The Starry Night was painted during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole following a mental breakdown. Based on the view from his window at the asylum as well as his imagination this incredible painting is one of the most recognized in the world.

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Book SynopsisCat Box is a colorful set of 100 postcards in a unique format: featuring ten pieces of artwork each from ten talented artists, this collection contains a rich variety of mediums, styles and feline personalities. Affectionate or aloof, active or sleepy, straightforward or mysterious - this whimsical box of one hundred cats features one hundred feline-themed postcards from ten artists working across the globe: Marie Afeldt, Yelena Bryksenkova, Bono Kim, Kathy Lam, Emma Morton, Miroco Machiko, Endre Penovac, Agathe Singer and Naomi Wilkinson. The box features something for every cat person: cats near houseplants, futuristic embroidered cats, block printed kitties, whimsical cats in dreamy colors, impossibly fluffy black cat. Cat Box is the perfect gift for every kitty lover.

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Book SynopsisGrab your colored pencils and get ready for a scare with The Unofficial Horror Movie Coloring Book, which is full of scenes inspired by your favorite horror films. What’s your favorite scary movie? With The Unofficial Horror Movie Coloring Book, you don’t have to pick just one. Featuring coloring pages inspired by your favorite scary movies, you’ll find creepy images sure to spook any horror fan.The Unofficial Horror Movie Coloring Book features art inspired by: -Halloween -Child’s Play/Chucky -Scream -The Exorcist -Annabelle -Candyman -The Amityville Horror -Evil Dead -The Ring -And more!Trade Review"A fantastic art-fueled journey...horror fans will love this book." —Brittnic Creations"A really fun way to combine hobbies." —Snuff Out the Light"Packed with stunning illustrations." —Bloody Disgusting"Perfect purchase for your horror-loving bestie or partner." —Nerdbot

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Book SynopsisTies together political economy and affect in a time of decreased expectations.Trade Review“Cruel Optimism, Lauren Berlant’s brilliant new book, lays bare the price of our habitual ways of thinking about subjectivity, temporality, affect, attachment, and political investment. Exploring the condition of precarity that mocks the good life (or at least the better life) that hard work and good behavior are supposed to make possible within liberal democracy, Berlant’s bold analyses of the impasse of the present and her unflinching determination to follow a thought to its necessary end make clear why this is a crucial, indeed a necessary, book at this moment—and also why it will inform our critical discourse for years to come.”—Lee Edelman, author of No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive“Lauren Berlant elegantly weaves together readings of contemporary art, literature, and film to reveal how our persistent aspirations for the good life are continually thwarted. Reading this book is an exciting theoretical experience but it also has a very practical, immediate, everyday quality. Berlant gives us something like a how-to guide for living in the impasse, that is, the affective and political conditions of our present.”—Michael Hardt, co-author of Commonwealth“This brilliant book will be much read and much cited. Lauren Berlant is widely regarded as one of the most important and original critics of contemporary cultural logics. Here she offers a genuinely new angle on familiar processes through her subtle yet forceful reading of cruel optimism, the psychic and structural dynamics that keep people proximate to objects, fantasies, and worlds that seem to diminish them.”—Sara Ahmed, author of The Promise of Happiness“Lauren Berlant is not shitting on you or your dream. OK, yes, her latest book is called Cruel Optimism. . . . . Yes, the University of Chicago professor will break down everything you hold dear: food, love, politics, family, virtuous New Year’s resolutions. And yes, within a few pages, there’s that creeping sensation that, whatever makes you tick, it’s got you on the fast track to ruin and disappointment. . . . Nevertheless . . . Cruel Optimism is less brutal analysis than a dark, lush still-life of American fantasies and our Quixotic lunges toward them. An affective portrait of the 99%.” -- Caitlin Hu * Bitch *“This is Berlant at her most revolutionarily queer, questioning what would happen if we stopped thinking of ourselves in terms of identity categories, and instead reorganized our sense of self around the specific objects and ideas to which we are attached and the affects that they produce in us.” -- Chase Dimock * Lambda Literary Review *“Cruel Optimism is a must read for any scholar interested in exploring the affective dimensions of precarity. . . . Cruel Optimism does precisely what Berlant’s work always does - it changes the conversation in such a way that it makes you wonder why we weren’t talking about these things all along.” -- Anna E. Ward * New Formations *“If you are looking for some new language to use to describe the current crisis of hope, read Cruel Optimism. . . . It is a wild, deeply witty examination of our attachments to food, love, politics, family, and pop culture.” -- Kate Clinton * Progressive *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. Affect in the Present 1 1. Cruel Optimism 23 2. Intuitionists: History and the Affective Event 51 3. Slow Death (Obesity, Sovereignty, Lateral Agency) 95 4. Two Girls, Fat and Thin 121 5. Nearly Utopian, Nearly Normal: Post-Fordist Affect in La Promese and Rosetta 161 6. After the Good Life, an Impasse: Time Out, Human Resources, and the Precrious Present 191 7. On the Desire for the Political 223 Note on the Cover Image: If Body: Riva and Zora in Middle Age 265 Notes 269 Bibliography 303 Index 327

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Book SynopsisArtisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame Tree in a range of hues to suit the moment and featuring magnificent art. They’re hand crafted with decorated edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and lined pages, the Artisan Art Notebooks are perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. And, with robust flexi covers, they’re easy to slip into your bag, a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! The most notable period in Hokusai's artistic life was the latter part of his career, beginning in 1830 when he was 70 years old. He began the series of landscapes he is most famous for: 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji', which included The Great Wave, off Kanagawa, probably his most iconic image.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the power of color. This unique oracle deck uses the language of color to tap into your intuition. This vibrant deck explores the links between color and emotion with 45 cards, each of a different hue. Each card features a unique energetic state—like Creativity, Frustration, or Reflection—mapped to a color associated with that energy. The guidebook offers direction on how to interpret the cards as a message from your higher self, as well as how to infuse your surroundings with a card's energy through meditation and altar building. This beautiful and insightful deck features modern minimal illustrations on every card and shining metallic edges, and comes enclosed in a rainbow-colored, foil-stamped keepsake box. • UNIQUE ORACLE: Drawing from color theory, psychology, and magic, this deck reveals how our deep connection to color is a powerful tool for interpreting energy and accessing the answers within. • GREAT TOOL FOR SELF-REFLECTION: Use these cards for gaining insight into a specific question, contemplating a decision, setting an intention, or for just checking in with yourself. The guidebook includes seven spreads for readings tailored to each of those inquiries. • DISPLAY-WORTHY OBJECT: With eye-catching foil stamping on the box and card edges plus a prismatic design, this deck is as beautiful to display as it is enlightening to use. • GREAT GIFT FOR COLOR LOVERS AND MODERN SEEKERS: This oracle deck is a must-have for fans of the Mystic Mondays Tarot or The Secret Lives of Color. Perfect for: • Modern mystics and those who love them • People looking for a new tarot or oracle deck • Color lovers, artists, and designers with a mystic mindset • Gift givers looking for something both inspirational and stylish

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Book SynopsisYou''re Sweet Cupcake 100 Piece Mini Shaped Puzzle features a frosted cupcake with rainbow-colored sprinkles and liners. The puzzle is packaged in a box that has blank lines on the back to write a special message to someone special.- 100 pieces- Box Size: 3.25 x 4.5 x 1.25, 83 x 114 x 32 mm- Message area on back of package- 100 Pieces

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Book SynopsisClaude Monet 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: Waterlillies, Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies and The Poplars. With a sturdy cover and rounded corners, they are perfect to be carried everywhere! Claude Monet was an extremely insightful and experimental artist, from his first inklings as an Impressionist to his later flirtations with Abstract Expressionism. Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Adorned with poppies, blue sage, dahlias and irises, the waters were disturbed only by bamboos and water lilies. His water garden was originally created to satisfy a need to be near water, and to provide a visual feast that could be enjoyed from his house. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and it became the central focus of many of his works. He said, ‘It took me some time to understand my water lilies. I planted them for pleasure.’ and so he began to work on what is probably the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen. Flame Tree: The Art of Fine Gifts.

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Book SynopsisPetrol: Citroen 2CV, Citroen 2CV4, Citroen 2CV6, Citroen Ami 6 Estate, Citroen Ami 6 Saloon, Citroen Ami 8 Estate, Citroen Ami 8 Saloon, Citroen Dyane, Citroen Dyane 6 (425cc, 435cc & 602cc). Exclusions:Does NOT cover Visa or Ami Super. Does NOT fully cover 2CV Van, Fourgonette or Acadiane.

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Book SynopsisThe latest volume in the hugely popular Killer Su Doku series from The Times, featuring the highest-quality puzzles with an extra element of arithmetic.This addition to the successful Times Killer Su Doku series will test your skills to the limit, adding the challenge of arithmetic and taking Su Doku to a new and even deadlier level of difficulty.The puzzles use the same 9x9 grid as Su Doku but with an added mathematical challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the numbers 1-9, it is also necessary to ensure that the outlined cubes add up to the same number as well.With 200 new Moderate, Tricky, Tough and Deadly Killer Su Doku puzzles, there is no chance to ease yourself in with simple puzzles. For those who like to live dangerously and push beyond their mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times'' next, terribly tough instalment.

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Book SynopsisThe best dad joke book you'll ever read. Yes, it's that bad. As the ancient adage goes, 'A good dad joke is as bad as a bad dad joke'. On that fuzzy logic alone, 100 per cent of the 180+ dad jokes in this book are pure comedy gold. The jokes included in this tiny tome are revered by dads all over the world – that's how bad they are. Some jokes are old, some are new, some are unrepeatable – but all of them are worn out and tired. If you're a dad, you'll love them. If you're buying it for your dad, don't worry, the book is little for a purpose: should the urge to throw it down the toilet arise, it'll fit in one flush. Like dads themselves, these dad jokes are absolute stinkers. They haven't showered or gone to the gym in a while and, due to bloating, haven't seen their funny bones in a long time. But, like dads themselves, you'd miss them if you didn't hear them every once in a while. They are loveable in their own charming way. But, remember, don't eat all these jokes at once – you'll have a severe nervous breakdown. You have been warned! Table of ContentsClassic Dad Jokes • Punderful Dad Jokes • Awkward & Embarrassing • The Best of the Worst • The Worst of the Best • Badly Behaved Dad Jokes • Just Plain Bad.

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Book SynopsisThe Merry Moonlight Skaters 500 Piece Foil Puzzle from Galison features a festive city scene with ice skaters, skyscrapers, and snow. The shimmery lights of the city come alive with shiny gold foil accents. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.• 500 pieces, some with gold foil accents• Box Size: 8 x 8 x 1.5, 203 x 203 x 41 mm• Puzzle Size: 20 x 20, 508 x 508 mm• Ribbon Cut Pieces• Includes Insert with full puzzle image

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Book SynopsisWritten in the sixteenth century, this book tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China's most famous religious heroes, and his four supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures.

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Book SynopsisA FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand and look wonderful on a desk or table. PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list; robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps everything neat and tidy. THE ARTIST. ‘All of a sudden,’ Monet would one day recall, ‘I had the revelation of the enchantment of my pond. I took up my palette…’ And the rest is art-history. Again and again – well over 200 times, and often working on an enormous scale – Claude Monet would return to water lilies as his subject. THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."

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Book SynopsisThis is a great book if your creative juices are running dry. — Portland Book ReviewA collection of 642 outrageous and witty writing prompts: Banish writer''s block with 642 Things to Write, a fun and playful journal that invites inspiration with plenty of space to write it all down. Brimming with entertaining exercises, this writing prompt journal is sure to get the creative juices flowing. • From crafting your own obituary and penning an ode to an onion, to telling a dying houseplant why it should live and making a case for your favorite fruit, writers of all levels will stretch their imaginations and put pen to paper.• From ridiculous to philosophical, the 642 writing prompts are sure to stimulate the mind and encourage creativity• From the literary minds of the San Francisco Writers'' Grotto, a workspace and creative community in downtown San Francisco. Thirty-five writers from The Grotto contributed to this promp

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Book SynopsisThere are thirty fun and unique cats featured on the Festive Fur Balls 500 Piece Puzzle from Galison. Piece together this puzzle to reveal the protrait of each loveable face over a cup of hot chocolate or egg nog! All Galison puzzles are packaged in a sturdy, matte-finish box perfect for gift giving and storage. Image by Liza Lewis- Box: 8 x 8 x 2'' , Puzzle 20 x 20 - Contains puzzle image reference insert

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Book SynopsisGone are the days when golf was a quaint and old-fashioned pastime. Back on the Olympic program since 2016, the sport has had a rebirth like none other, with professionals like Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy reinvigorating the course, and celebrities from Justin Timberlake to Bill Murray perfecting their backswing. While traditional golf clubs such as the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews are still the measure of all things, exciting new golf courses and golf resorts have multiplied the range of destinations for golf enthusiasts. This volume introduces the most exclusive, sophisticated, and spectacular golf resorts in the world. These are golfing holiday destinations that score not only with sophisticated layouts in charming landscapes — whether against alpine mountain scenery or tropical sandy beaches — but also with wonderful rooms, outstanding food, and comprehensive wellness offers. Within this perfect gift for golfers, each prestigious golf resort is presented with an expert review, covering its benefits on and off the fairways and greens. The sections on resorts are interspersed with background information and amusing anecdotes, capturing the history and contemporary world of golfing. Because as all good golfers know, this is more than a club-and-ball sport, it is a lifestyle. Text in English and German.

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Book Synopsis From legendary animation house Studio Ghibli, this hardcover sketchbook celebrates the enchanting fantasy adventure Howl''s Moving Castle, a film about a pivotal friendship between a quiet girl and a mysterious wizard, and their life-changing adventures in a sorcerous world.Featuring a tactile cloth cover with iconic imagery from the film foil-stamped on the front, lay-flat binding, and extra-thick pages, this sketchbook is perfect for writers, artists, and animation fans alike. 2004 Studio Ghibli - NDDMTDISTINCTIVE AND LUXE FORMAT: Durable cloth-bound hardcover with foil stamping, full-color endsheets, and unlined/blank sketchbook pages. Measures 7 x 9 inches, 128 pages, 140 GSM woodfree FSC-certified paper, great for most art mediums, including pencils, pens, inks, pastels, markers, and more. LAY-FLAT BINDING: This sketchbook lays flat for ease of writing, sketching, and drawing. GREAT GIFT: This sketchbook is pa

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Book SynopsisThis deck of evening mantras is here to help you chill out, release the day, and stop anxious brain babble in its tracks. Pick a card at random and read it out loud to process the daily hubbub in a healthy, non-stressy sort of way. Repeat as/if/whenever needed! Happier dreams not guaranteed, but 86.5% more probable. Nightly affirmation cards to help you sleep rightly + out-of-sightly. Positive affirmation cards make great gifts for teens—and anyone trying to adult! 3.25 x 4 inches; 30 hand-illustrated cards, magnetic closure Conceived and written by Suzi Barrett and illustrated by Naomi Sloman Explore how fans are taking #Affirmators! out of the box, and into the universe! It's . . . Self-Help without the Self-Helpy-Ness!

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Book Synopsis52 Assignments: Street Photography is a guide to putting the creativity back into your photography. It is filled with prompts and projects, nudges and sparks, innovations and inspirations, to help you kick your photographic habits, step out of your comfort zone and add the creativity and character that is the essential feature of professional street photography. The book features 52 colour-coded commissions and concepts with alternative ideas for composing, creating and printing eye-catching images from the street. You will discover different ways of approaching your subjects; challenges and games that add a level of mischief and play to your work; ideas for using maps, books and signs to unleash your creativity; lists of the best festivals and events to attend; prompts for alternative subjects and themes; guides to removing clichés from your work; radical techniques for pushing your camera beyond its limits or using alternative cameras; and examples from historic masters; along with ideas for innovative approaches to processing and printing. The rest of the journal's pages are styled for you to add your own thoughts, technical specifications, quotes and sketches, creating a record of your own 52 photographic assignments. These may be completed weekend by weekend over the course of a year, or dipped into every time you need to bring a new concept or creative approach to your street photography. AUTHOR: Brian Lloyd Duckett is the Principal and Course Tutor at Streetsnappers, a specialist in street photography workshops across Europe. A highly successful commercial and editorial photographer, he teaches as a Visiting Lecturer on photography degree courses. He has worked for many leading newspapers and commercial organizations, but his hobby and passion is street photography. He is the author of Mastering Street Photography (Ammonite Press). SALES POINTS: . 52 assignments to spark new life and creativity in to one's photography . Innovative and inspiring concepts and projects for taking digital, phone, or film camera onto the streets . Includes space for the owner's personal notes and technical records 90 colour photographs and 10 illustrations

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Book SynopsisPart of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example features Moomin: Dangerous Journey.The Dangerous Journey was originally published in 1977. It tells the story of Susanna, who finds a pair of magic spectacles that transport her from the field in which she is reading to an adventure filled with swamps, volcanoes, dried-up oceans and jungles. The young girl’s friends from Moominvalley, including Sniff, Snufkin, TooTicky and Moomin, all help her on her journey to get back home.

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Book SynopsisA beautiful, luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And theyâre powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. Art by Gustav Klimt.

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Book SynopsisA collection that includes two core North Light watercolour guides showing readers the basics. It clarifies and simplifies various aspects of painting with watercolours while at the same challenging artists with different possibilities.

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Book SynopsisSpecific Models Covered:GM Firebird for 1967-81 covering all models of Pontiac Firebird including Esprit, Formula, Turbo Formula, Trans Am and Turbo Trans Am

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Book Synopsis500 number and logic puzzles to test your mental agility with this collection from the MindGames section of The Times, featuring 7 different types of puzzle challenge.The perfect gift for all number and logic puzzle enthusiasts who are looking for a varied challengeThis collection contains the favourites Suko, Brain Trainer, Cell Blocks, Futoshiki, Kakuro, Set Square and KenKen, all from the Times puzzles section.

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Book SynopsisIn White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch life—the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia—to show how the narrative of Dutch racial exceptionalism elides the Netherland's colonial past and safeguards white privilege.Trade Review"White Innocence explains why white Dutch people seem unable to grasp the racism of Zwarte Piet: Assured of their own social progressivism, they can a priori think and therefore do no wrong. . . . Wekker concludes her work with a plea for 'another "embarrassment of riches,"' for acknowledging the racism staring us in the face. In the United States, we might start by recognizing that there is, and always has been, no more audacious identity politics than white identity politics, as Trump and his white-supremacist ilk gleefully demonstrate. At least the illusion of innocence has been stripped away. Or perhaps not?" -- Nick Barr Clingan * The Nation *"White Innocence exposes how Dutch racism is infused with classism, sexism, and homophobia in discussions of everyday racism that includes [Wekker's] own personal exoticization as a child and criminalization as an adult, TV talk shows and films, experiences of mixed-race families, white gay liberation that constitutes Dutch homonationalism . . . and the 'siloing' of gender and race/ethnicity in politics and academics that makes intersectional policy and scholarship impossible. In doing so, Wekker reveals the very real personal consequences for people of color when their very existence is in service of white people." -- Melissa F. Weiner * Journal of Anthropological Research *"White Innocence provides a welcome and thought-provoking impetus to think more acutely about the long-term impacts of imperialism, as well as about the interrelations between colonies and metropole." -- Bart Luttikhuis * History: Reviews of New Books *"White Innocence makes a significant contribution to the field of critical whiteness studies by examining the role of race, especially whiteness, and the legacy of colonialism in the present-day Netherlands." -- Shannon Sullivan * philoSOPHIA *"White Innocence is an enticing invitation to confront the contradictions of Dutch discourse on race, colonialism and violence. . . . Wekker’s work is of vital relevance for those willing to unlearn the legacy of colonialism." -- Lucía Berro Pizzarossa * European Journal of Women's Studies *"This book has been a long time coming. . . . An exemplary work of critical scholarship." -- Paul Mepschen * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. "Suppose She Brings a Big Negro Home": Case Studies of Everyday Racism 30 2. The House That Race Built 50 3. The Coded Language of Hottentot Nymphae and the Discursive Presence of Race, 1917 81 4. Of Homo Nostalgia and (Post)Coloniality: Or, Where Did All the Critical White Gay Men Go? 108 5. "For Even Though I Am Black as Soot, My Intentions Are Good": The Case of Black Pete 139 Coda. "But What about the Captain?" 168 Notes 175 References 193 Index 215

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