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Reimagine family-friendly comfort food: this comprehensive cookbook makes daily home cooking a nourishing, easy, and anticipated part of the day. At Home Favorites provides cozy home cooks with flavorful and accessible recipes, including pizza, pasta, one-pot meals, and more. Bringing modern flavor and ingredient profiles to classic home-cooking recipes, these dishes will appeal to all ages and are crafted to include all dietary preferences. Whether you’re making butternut squash pizza, potato gnocchi with a beef-cinnamon sauce, or a classic minestrone, this cookbook promises appetizing inspiration for family meals any night of the week. Visually-driven guides to making pizza doughs, fresh pastas, and dumplings make this volume a fantastic resource for cooks of all skill levels. OVER 100 RECIPES: Recipes span favorite dishes and exciting, seasonal flavor profiles. Easy variations make recipes suitable for eaters with different diets, and tips on prepping, storing, and repurposing leftovers cater to busy home cooks interested in reducing food waste. FROM THE WILLIAMS SONOMA TEST KITCHEN: Step-by-step recipe instructions, helpful tips, techniques, and serving ideas make this the most accessible reference for home cooks to serve classic dishes, as well as contemporary twists on old favorites. IN-DEPTH VISUAL GUIDE: Visually-driven sections on pizza doughs, fresh pasta, and dumplings give home cooks of all skill levels the reference guide they need to create delicious, nourishing home-cooking favorites.

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Outdoor Life Shooting Editor John B Snow teaches you all you need to skillfully exercise your Second Amendment rights with this comprehensive guide to sport, self defense, and target shooting.New for 2020, this Paperback edition of Outdoor Life’s Ultimate Shooting Skills manual is the perfect guide to being a stronger sportsman and responsible gun owner. John B Snow, shooting editor of Outdoor Life magazine shares over 200 tips to improve your range and field shooting skills.

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Over 150 practical tips and guides that will help safeguard your family during a pandemic.COVID-19 has changed the world and touched the lives of millions. Yet this may be just the first of a potentially terrifying wave of new and lethal pandemics that Governments are ill equipped to handle. New York Times Bestselling author Tim MacWelch and emergency management expert Joseph Pred provide expert and proven advice that can save you and your family when no-one else can. Learn how to create your own facemasks, stock your pantry, and quarantine safely in your own home. With over 150 clearly illustrated survival tips, The Essential Pandemic Survival Guide is the best way that you can protect your family from the lethal impact of a global pandemic. Topics include: • Masks and gloves: What you need to know. How to use properly, common do’s and don’ts • DIY clean suit • Hand sanitizer • Your ultimate first-aid kit • Create an isolation room at home, if you must (and how to make that decision) • How to stock up sensibly for a potential lockdown. • The Ultimate Pandemic Checklist: Food, water, medical supplies, pet care, toiletries, personal items, and more • Help others deal with stress and anxiety • Manage your own mood and mental state • Care for pets in a pandemic • Make a family emergency plan • Help your local community prepare for disasters • 12-month schedule for checking on plans and preparedness with family • Put together your toolkit • Disinfect water • Chart your survival priorities • Pack your bug-out bag

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The 2020 IBPA Awards Winner! Bring an authentic slice of Downton Abbey into your kitchen with over 100 delicious recipes from this official cookbook.Embrace Highclere glamor and the cuisine and customs of the Crawley household with The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook! Whether adapted from original period recipes or replicated and inspired by the screen, all 100+ recipes of this book reflect the influences found on Downton Abbey tables. Food historian Annie Gray gives a rich and fascinating insight into the background of the dishes popular between 1912 and 1926—a period of tremendous change and conflict, as well as culinary development. Featuring stunning photographs of dishes and the beloved series, plus notes on customs of the time, quotes from characters, and descriptions of scenes, this unique cookbook provides vivid context for the dishes and brings the show to life. Savor the rich traditions and historic flavors of Downton Abbey for contemporary palettes with Cornish Pasties, Jam and Custard Tarts, and more! With these historic recipes—compelling to a contemporary palate and easy to replicate in today’s kitchens—savor the rich traditions and flavors of Downton Abbey without end.

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This engaging collection of more than 70 kid-friendly recipes for breakfast, soups, salads, main courses, snacks and dessert will have kids cooking up surprisingly healthy favorites without sacrificing any of the flavors and ingredients they love.Healthy eating doesn’t have to be a bummer for the school-age crowd. With this collection of 70+ tasty and nourishing recipes—kid-proven favorites plus fun ideas for serving them—young chefs will learn to cook enticing dishes that are also surprisingly nutritious. With recipes such as healthyish banana bread, fruit-and-nut granola bars, inside-out veggie sushi rolls, and chicken-pineapple kebabs, aspiring cooks will be whipping up healthy dishes, featuring flavors they love, for all times of the day. Helpful step-by-step instructions, lavish photographs of finished dishes, colorful illustrations, and expert tips and tricks will inspire kids to eat well with yummy dishes they make themselves. This fifth volume in the Junior Chef series continues to inspire and engage kids in the kitchen with easy-to-follow recipes, fun serving ideas, and straightforward cooking techniques.

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A powerful personal journey with multi-platinum country star John Denver, featuring intimate stories and never-before-seen photographs. This memoir from Lowell Norman, a close friend and videographer of the late star, offers a rare and fascinating look inside Denver’s successful but turbulent life.The award-winning country star, John Denver was once described as a complicated man who wrote simple songs. In Rocky Mountain Highway, close friend and videographer, Lowell Norman reveals rare stories and never-before-seen photos of a John Denver that is at turns familiar and shockingly unexpected. He recounts the emotional live performances and the challenges of shooting such a big star. He describes in harrowing detail the frightening experience of being harassed by gun wielding soldiers with Denver on his tours of Africa for The Hunger Project. He tells the riveting story of dangling from a helicopter with a video camera while the intrepid singer tried to swim with hum

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Satisfying, easy, and great for family dinners, this book contains 200+ modern slow-cooker recipes that bring the fresh flavors, ethnic influences, and seasonal ingredients to inspire today’s cooks. Classic recipes are refreshed with an amazing international pantry of seasonings, easy side dishes, and innovative garnishes in this amazing cookbook! Everyday Slow Cooking focuses on contemporary slow cooker favorites without forgetting some of the best slow cooker classics. A broad range of modern recipes take their cues from global influences, seasonal ingredients, and the richly layered, fresh flavors of today, while the classics continue to offer comfort, satisfaction, and make-ahead ease. Beautiful, full-color photography, easy-to-follow recipes, and a comprehensive introduction offer all the inspiration and explanation needed to turn out delicious slow cooker meals. With chapters dedicated to various meats, seafood, veggies, grains & legumes, deserts, and stocks/sides/sauces, this book is truly the last stop on your journey to slow-cooker perfection.

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Take a visual trip through indie rock with this stunning photography collection jam packed with intimate snapshots, late night club gigs,and exclusive portraits by renowned music photographer Piper Ferguson.Indie, Seen is the timely journey through the alternative music scene via the lens of music photographer Piper Ferguson. Beginning her career in the late 1990s as a woman photographer in a once male-dominated field, Piper is known for telling dynamic and intimate stories from behind her lens. The results are beautiful, enthralling, and truly original photographs. Indie, Seen presents Piper’s most personal and exclusive works curated in one volume, from her first portrait sessions with artists like Joe Strummer and Richard Ashcroft, to festival performances, behind-the-scenes photoshoots, editorial portrait sessions, and wild nights out. Enjoy vibrant images of iconic indie rock performers, such as Interpol, The Strokes, Coldplay, and Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. With more than 200 images, Indie, Seen is a must-have for every rock and music history fan to indulge and explore the moments behind the music. She was there--now you can be, too. AMAZING IMAGERY: Piper shoots in a wildly creative and intuitive style that makes every photograph jump off the page. Catch your favorite (and new favorite) artists jumping and jamming, posing and playing, and expressing the power of doing it for yourself. GREAT GIFT FOR MUSIC FANS: Presented in a gorgeous hardcover format, this book makes a great gift for not only indie rock fans, but all musical and cultural historians. It’s a perfect coffee-table book to recapture the moment these bands changed music forever. SHE ROCKS: Piper Ferguson found success in her own indie way, from running clubs to capturing iconic music moments. Many pages throughout the book highlight the stories and shots that meant the most to her as a fierce woman in music.

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Celebrate Italian cuisine with more than 90 recipes for authentic, carefree dishes perfect for small gatherings and everyday meals with friends and family.Take a culinary journey through l'Italia with more than 90 recipes for fresh, authentic Italian cooking. The dishes in this mouthwatering collection emphasize carefree Italian cuisine perfect for elevating everyday dining. For intimate gatherings, a batch of Turin-style breadsticks with prosciutto served with Garibaldi spritz cocktails is sure to impress. Celebrate summer flavors and enjoy a night of alfresco dining with bowls of summer minestrone and a peach, tomato and burrata salad garnished with fresh mint and basil. On busy weeknights, a crispy pizza with roasted peppers and soppressata satisfies even the pickiest of eaters. And nothing caps off a delicious evening quite like a sweet pick-me-up such as a dark chocolate panna cotta with cherries. Including a handy section on stocking your Italian pantry and notes on classic Italian staples, Everyday Italian serves as a handy compendium for home cooks of all skill levels to add a little italiana to their kitchens. 90+ RECIPES: Flavorful Italian recipes in this volume span appetizers, soups, salads, pastas, rice and polenta dishes, pizzas and focaccias; meat, fish, and vegetable entrees; and desserts. EXPERT AUTHOR: Domenica Marchetti is the author of several books on Italian cooking. Her recipes and articles on Italian home cooking have been widely published in national publications including Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, the Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post, as well as online publications. INCLUDES INGREDIENT GUIDE: A section on common ingredients found in Italian kitchens breaks down the essentials of stocking your Italian pantry. FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY: Everyday Italian features gorgeous full-color photography of the recipes to help inspire and ensure success. COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Complete your collection of Williams-Sonoma cookbooks with Everyday Italian. FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: Everyday Italian includes easy-to-understand instructions for home cooks of all skill levels.

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The Mother''s Gratitude Journal is a guided journal moms can use to reflect on ordinary days and extraordinary moments using approachable, thought-provoking prompts. Capture the essence of the season you’re in, while infusing those long days with a bit of celebration for yourself--and gratitude for the opportunity to experience it all. Created by Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers, co-hosts of The Mom Hour podcast, this journal will inspire moms to not only record memories but also reflect on what these intense days, weeks, months, and years of motherhood mean to us. Francis and Powers, experienced mothers with decades of parenting experience between them, provide encouragement throughout the journal, reminding moms that, “it’s all going to be okay.” With space to record ordinary moments and capture the sweet details of everyday parenting, prompts that will help you document can’t-miss memories, and journal pages for longer reflections, this

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Journey back in time and around the world to learn about dozens of dinosaurs in this beautifully illustrated atlas.Travel the world in prehistoric times to meet the dinosaurs that ruled the land, the reptiles that terrorized the seas, and the pterosaurs that filled the skies. Seek and find the dinosaur fossils left for us to learn about these awesome creatures. Visit each of the world’s continents to discover where your favorite dinosaur has been unearthed and what has been found near you! DISCOVER DOZENS OF DINOS: Filled with fascinating facts about more than 125 dinosaurs, from the Allosaurus to Yutyrannus! Learn where they lived, what they ate, and how to pronounce their names. TRAVEL THE WORLD: Explore the world from Africa to Asia to Antarctica with detailed maps and facts about the dinosaur discoveries made there. JOURNEY THROUGH TIME: Visit the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods to learn about the dinos who lived then and their habitats. BRILLIANT ILLUSTRATIONS: Dinosaurs and environments are depicted in bright, colorful, stylized illustrations that accurately represent their features and characteristics. READ ALONE OR READ ALOUD: Independent readers will pore over the hundreds of fascinating facts about dinosaurs, and emerging readers will love learning along with their favorite grown-up. SPOT THE DINO! “How many pterosaurs can you spot?” or “Which Triassic dinosaurs have long necks?” Use the clues to find dinosaurs throughout the book!

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Knit unique beanies inspired by the jaw-dropping and unique landscapes from each of the 63 US National Parks.From the brightly colored pebbles of Lake McDonald in Montana’s Glacier National Park to the regal granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome in California’s Yosemite Valley, the US National Parks contain some of the most recognizable and iconic natural landmarks in the world. Capture the majesty each national park offers with original beanie patterns created by knitting designer and outdoor enthusiast Nancy Bates. Beanies range from simple beanie constructions to more challenging stitch patterns such as the two-color crossovers inspired by South Dakota’s Badlands or the multiple cable designs inspired by New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns. Clear charts, easy-to-read keys, and thorough instructions help any knitter, whether beginner or experienced, through these gratifying projects. Show your love and appreciation of our national parks with these beautiful and practical beanie projects you can wear any time or any place. 63 KNITTING PATTERNS: Every US National Park is celebrated with a unique beanie design, including the newly designated park New River Gorge in West Virginia BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED: Each pattern is accompanied by photos of the finished beanie and gorgeous images of the park’s landscapes that inspired it INSPIRED BY NATURE: Learn about each national park’s unique fauna, flora, and landscapes that inspired each original beanie, from the Painted Wall in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the Salt Flats in California Death Valley EASY-TO-FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the 63 beanies knitting patterns have been tested and verified and offer clear charts so that knitters of every skill level can knit a beanie in no time

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The perfect gifty little cookbook for those who entertain casually and frequently, with more than 30 delicious recipes for simple but innovative bar snacks, small dishes; and an assortment of inspired cocktails. Beautifully designed with full color illustrations. Add a fun and easy spark to any cocktail party with this lively collection of more than 40 recipes for simple but deliciously innovative bar snacks, light dishes; and an assortment of classic and inspired cocktails. Whether you choose to focus on just snack and olives; small bites such as empanadas, deviled eggs or bruschetta; or more extravagant dishes such as Grilled Spicy Steak & Pepper Kebabs with Lemon-Paprika Aioli or Sea Scallop & Avocado Ceviche you’ll find many ideas to enliven your get-together.

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Celebrate the characters, customs, and drinking way of life at Downton Abbey with this official cocktail book!Enjoy the Crawley family's favorite beverages and immerse yourself in the historic culture of the beloved television series with over 75 enticing recipes in The Official Downton Abbey Cocktail Book! Featuring easy-to-follow recipes from the 1920s prohibition period in Britain, this well-curated selection reflects drinks concocted and typically served at the time both upstairs and down, as well as in society. This unique cocktail book is organized by the rooms in the Abbey in which the drinks were served, spans a variety of occasions, and showcases gorgeous photos from the set of Downton Abbey.

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Tired of spending money on contractors? Does home repair seem beyond you? Matt Weber and the team at Extreme How-To share over 300 guides to help you save money while improving your home.Whether a first time home owner or an experienced amateur fixer, everyone can learn something from this comprehensive guide to home repair. Written by Matt Weber and his team of home repair experts from Extremehowto.com, this new 2020 paperback edition is guaranteed to help you become your own contractor.

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Make every day healthy and delicious with Salad of the Day, now available in an affordable paperback. Get inspired with gorgeous photography and great recipes for a year’s worth of fresh salads and dressings. Cooks of every skill level will find inspiration for easy, healthy meals in Salad of the Day, a calendar-style cookbook offering 365 enticing salads for any season, occasion, or mood. Vibrant, fresh, and versatile, salads make a fantastic meal or side dish any day of the year. Capture the essence of spring with a pasta salad featuring sugar snap peas and slender asparagus. Savor the flavors of summer with juicy ripe tomatoes and sweet corn kernels tossed with piquant blue cheese. In autumn, enjoy a warm wild mushroom salad dressed in bacon vinaigrette. During the winter, pair bright citrus fruits with skirt steak and peppery arugula. Each recipe includes dressing recommendations, and helpful notes offer serving and substitution ideas.

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This elegant coffee table cookbook highlights the luxe and elegance of the Christmas at Downton Abbey and features a collection of traditional British holiday recipes, from appetizers to desserts, that were popular during the Edwardian period.Take a seat at the Christmas table of Downton Abbey, the historic British estate at the heart of the popular PBS series. Downton fans will appreciate this enticing collection of classic British holiday recipes from the Edwardian era, evocative narratives about Christmas traditions, and seasonal anecdotes from the award-winning series. Colorful photographs of finished dishes, fan-favorite moments from the Christmas episodes, and excerpts of character quotes bring the spirit of the holidays to life.

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This compact, yet comprehensive guide to cooking sous vide shows home cooks how to master the art of cooking with vacuum-sealed ingredients for restaurant-style precision and advance preparation perfection. Includes an introduction to sous vide cooking with special sections on vacuum sealing in plastic, water immersion, and cooking times, as well as recipes for a range of dishes featuring meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and desserts. Sample recipes: Steak-Frites with Rosemary Garlic Butter; Honey-Dijon Salmon with Maple-Glazed Carrots; Pork Chops with Jalapeño-Agave Nectar Salsa; Chicken Thighs with Lemon, Honey & Green Olives; Greek Lamb Chops with Minted Yogurt; Chipotle–Butternut Squash Soup; Risotto with Kale Pesto, Mozzarella & Cherry Tomatoes; Ginger Shrimp with Baby Bok Choy; and Chai-Spiced Apple Pie.

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Learn to make stunning & simple sweets from home with Sweet Treats from Brownies to Brioche.Chef Melodie ‘Mel’ Asseraf is a two-time champion of Food Network’s hit show, Chopped, and was trained in classical French cuisine in Paris. Her simple yet elegant sweets have been a social media sensation—and now, she’s excited to bring the joy of baking to your home. Mel demystifies French techniques and shows you how to use them, along with ten basic ingredients, to make everything from simple cookies, biscotti, bars, and the best brownies you’ve ever tasted, to impressive French pastries and celebratory desserts. Whether it’s making a quick sweet treat to enjoy while you’re binging your favorite show, or creating an elegant Pear Amandine tart for your most elegrant dinner party, you can find any dessert your sweet tooth desires! With 100 recipes, clear, concise instructions, handy chef’s tips,

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This cookbook helps you cook luxuriously with the simplest kitchen set-up...tempting recipes and hard-won wisdom. - The Wall Street Journal A beautifully illustrated cookbook with over 50 recipes much more sophisticated than grilled hot dogs and s''mores... - The Huffington PostAn adventure-rich collection of easy, flavorful, beautiful recipes to make over a campfire and enjoy in the great outdoors. Out There: A Camper Cookbook presents the story and recipes of Lee Kalpakis, a professional cook who returned home to the Catskill Mountains after 14 years in New York City to live in an off-grid camper in the woods. Along with delicious, sophisticated recipes, Lee shares how to get the most out of an unconventional kitchen. This is a guide for pairing down kitchen clutter and stocking up a versatile pantry while maximizing the efficiency of any small cooking space. 75 RECIPES: Delicious and be

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Following the original runaway-hit, The Ultimate Reading Challenge, comes this beautiful portfolio that deepens and expands a child’s love of reading with 15 unique challenges and cool prizes!A reading challenge just for kids! Each pocket inside this portfolio presents young readers with a bookish challenge. Once a challenge is completed, it's time to open the pocket to claim an awesome prize! While many reading challenges and programs are met by reading speed or quantity of books read, the challenges presented in The Ultimate Reading Challenge for Kids! are carefully designed to expand any young reader's experience with reading and create opportunities for accomplishment and success. The perfect gift for both bookworms and reluctant readers, The Ultimate Reading Challenge for Kids! encourages young readers to connect with books in new and creative ways. Challenges include: • Read a book based on a true story. • Watch a movie based on a book. • Read outside. • Read a book out loud. You could read to a sibling, parent, grandparent, or pet. • Create a reading nook: Be creative! Closets, corners, and trees all make for great nooks. And more! Prizes include: • A hologram bookmark • Puffy stickers • A rad keychain • Bookplates And more!

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The world''s most famous gay icons share everything you need to know about life in this bright and lively illustrated book of pithy preambles and indispensable quotes from Liza to Lil Nas X.If life had its own GPS system, navigating it would be a far less stressful slog. Alas, we suffer this pothole-filled dirt road alone… guideless. Thankfully, there’s one thing more knowledgeable and dependable than a GPS, and that’s a Gay Icon! From Beyonce to Betty White, and RuPaul to David Bowie, no one understands the highs and lows, loves and losses quite like a gay icon. Featuring inspiring and entertaining quotes and dynamic illustrations of the icons who said them, you''ll find these musings priceless, refreshing, and relatable... even if they''re coming from Oscar-winners, music legends, and fashion royalty. MORE THAN 70 ICONS are featured in this all-star collection of quotes and illustrations, including Judy Garland, Madonna, Cher

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Knit unique beanies inspired by the beauty of California’s natural treasures and distinctive landmarks.Eureka! From the sea life of Monterey and the surfing culture of SoCal, to the glamour of Hollywood and the majesty of the Coastal Redwoods, California has some of the most unique and diverse landscapes in the United States. Capture the history, spectacular scenery, and fascinating landmarks California offers with original beanie patterns created by knitting designer, author, and proud Californian, Nancy Bates. The 26 beanie patterns in this book range from simple beanie constructions depicting the gold rush or the Golden Gate Bridge, to more challenging stitch patterns such as the Forests of the North. From wine country to orange groves, gray whales to monarch butterflies, and everything in-between, the beauty of California is depicted in these charming beanies. Clear charts, easy-to-read keys, and thorough instructions help any knitter, whether beginner or experienced, through these gratifying projects. Show your love for California with these beautiful beanie designs you can wear any time and any place. 26 BEANIE PATTERNS: Including both simple and more challenging stitch patterns, there is something for everyone with these 26 beanie patterns INSPIRED BY THE BEAUTY OF CALIFORNIA: From the state flag to the beautiful Big Sur coastline, each beanie pattern celebrates the beauty of California THE PERFECT GIFT: Perfect for any knitting enthusiast, this book is the gift that keeps on giving with the beanies also being great gifts for fans of Californi SPECTACULARLY PHOTOGRAPHED: Each pattern is accompanied by photos of the finished beanie and California's landscapes, landmarks, flora, and fauna EASY-TO-FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the 26 beanie knitting patterns has been tested and offers clear charts so that knitters of every skill level can knit a beanie in no time

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More than 220 tips for existing, persisting, and thriving independently in the modern world. Looking for a greater sense of control in the chaotic world of today? Concerned about your dependence on existing food and power sources, and other systems beyond your control? Empower yourself with the gift of self reliance–with the Total Self Sufficiency Manual, which has over 220 tips and techniques to empower your independence from survival expert and New York Times-bestselling author Tim MacWelch.

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Make every day delicious and nourishing with Soup of the Day, now available in an affordable paperback. Get inspired with gorgeous photography and easy recipes for a year’s worth of fresh soups, stews, chowders, and chilis. Cooks of every skill level will find inspiration for easy, healthy soups in Soup of the Day, a calendar-style cookbook offering 365 enticing soups for any meal, occasion, or mood. Versatile soup makes a fantastic meal or side dish any day of the year. In the cool months, find filling, comforting soups like Black Bean Soup with Roasted Poblanos & Cotija Cheese and Creamy Brussels Sprouts Soup with Maple Bacon. Fresh and vibrant spring and summer soups include Snow Pea Consommé with Cheese Tortellini and Tomato Tarragon Soup with Fennel Croutons. From light options like Snow Pea Consommé with Cheese Tortellini to flavorful stews and hearty chowders, there’s something to please every palate throughout the year.

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New for 2020! Join the 750,000 listeners of the Sawbones Podcast as Dr Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin humorously discuss centuries of medical myths, mishaps and mayhem, including modern day medicine and pandemics.Newly revised and updated for 2020, this new Paperback edition of the bestselling Sawbones Book gives you a fascinating, horrifying, funny and memorable tour through centuries of medical experimentation and practice (and sometimes malpractice). Learn about trepanation, the COVID-19 pandemic, Norovirus, Chickenpox, Diabetes, and more, all inspired by Sawbones 300+ podcast episodes. Wondering whether eating powdered mummies might be just the thing to cure your ills? Tempted by those vintage ads suggesting you wear radioactive underpants for virility? Ever considered drilling a hole in your head to deal with those pesky headaches? Probably not! But for thousands of years, people have done things like this—and things that make radioactive underpants seem downright sensible! In their hit podcast, Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin McElroy breakdown the weird and wonderful way we got to modern healthcare . . . and some of the terrifying detours along the way. Every week, Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin amaze, amuse, and gross out (depending on the week) hundreds of thousands of avid listeners to their podcast, Sawbones. Consistently rated a top podcast on iTunes, with over 15 million total downloads, this rollicking journey through thousands of years of medical mishaps and miracles is not only hilarious but downright educational. While you may never even consider applying boiled weasel to your forehead (once the height of sophistication when it came to headache cures), you will almost certainly face some questionable medical advice in your everyday life (we’re looking at you, raw water!) and be better able to figure out if this is a miracle cure (it’s not) or a scam. Table of Contents: Part 1: The Contagious Quarantine The Deadly Parade Detox The Black Plague Pliny the Elder The Man Who Drank Poop Parrot Fever Part II: The Unnvering The Resurrection Men Opium An Electrifying Experience Weight Loss Charcoal Erectile Dysfunction Spontaneous Combustion Trepanation The Doctor Is In Part III: The Gross Mummy Medicine Mercury The Guthole Bromance A Piece of Your Mind The Unkillable Phineas Gage Phrenology Robert Liston Urine Luck! Radium Humorism The Straight Poop The Doctor Is In Part IV: The Weird The Dancing Plague Curtis Howe Springer Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em A Titanic Case of Nausea Arsenic Paracelsus Honey Self-Experimentation Homeopathy The Doctor Is In Part V: The Awesome The Poison Squad Bloodletting Death by Chocolate John Harvey Kellogg Vinegar Polio Vaccine The Doctor Is In

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This next volume in the Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen series moves grilling indoors, with 28 enticing recipes and an introductory section that covers both the equipment—stove-top grill pans and electric indoor grills—and invaluable tips for using it.The Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen takes on stove-top and countertop grills, developing 28 fast and flavorful recipes, from salads and burgers to mains and desserts—each dish designed to help you make the most of your indoor grill. With this idea-packed cookbook, you’ll be able to enjoy delicious grilled meals year-round. Contemporary indoor grills are durable, easy-to-use, easy-to-maintain, and absorb and retain heat well, qualities that translate to fast, even cooking for everything from meat and poultry to more delicate seafood, fruits, and vegetables. Plus, each grill boasts a specially designed cooking surface that means you won’t have to forgo the signature sear marks that characterize the best backyard-grilled burgers and steaks, chops and sausages. In addition to the enticing collection of recipes, the Indoor Grilling Cookbook outlines what makes an indoor grill a must-have kitchen tool and provides helpful tips on how to put this versatile cookware to work. These how-to sections, along with full-color photography of the finished dishes, round out this inspirational cookbook.

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Interior design maven Whitney Leigh Morris makes living in under 400 square feet look elegant and effortless—even with a husband, baby, and two Beagles in the mix. In her debut book, Whitney shares her ideas and practices for making any tiny space efficient and stylish—whether it’s a rustic A-frame in the woods or a chic microapartment in the city. Featuring more than 200 tips for making the most of your little home, Small Space Style is the must-have, incredibly inspirational guide for living large in compact quarters. Join small space lifestyle expert Whitney Leigh Morris as she demonstrates how to keep clutter to a minimum, craft double duty layouts, personalize chic storage, go vertical when surfaces are limited, DIY clever custom built-ins, and even entertain a crowd within confined square footage. With chapters centered around the essentials—living, sleeping, eating, and bathing—Small Space Style features real-life examples from Whitney’s own delightful and sophisticated cottage in Venice Beach, California, as well as home tours of some of her favorite tiny houses, micro apartments, and beautiful, efficient small spaces.

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Made in a lightweight, durable, wipe-clean format, The Forager''s Journal is designed especially for foragers to document the vivid details of their wild food expeditions, describe and draw edible plants and fungi, and capture priceless memories in the outdoors. Made in a lightweight, durable, wipe-clean format, The Forager''s Journal provides space to record everything about your foraging treks. Logs include guided prompts to track key information, such as each plant’s name, colors and markings, settings, as well as your current location, weather, and other notes. Lined and blank note pages enlivened with inspirational quotes allow you to reflect on your wild food discoveries, record the edible plants and fungi you gather, and sketch the ones you don’t recognize. And lists offer a place to note your foraging bucket-list destinations and other thoughts as you embark on your expeditions into the wilderness. This unique journal is destine

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Join the community of millions of romance readers! In this oversize, hardbound book, romance genre-inspired reading challenges are paired with bookish rewards, propelling you toward a sizzling season of reading escapes and satisfying achievements.Exceed your reading goals with The Ultimate Romance Reading Challenge! This collection of 25 prompts inspires readers to embrace their romantic side and explore all the romance genre has to offer. Reading prompts include: --Read a book with an enemies-to-lovers premise --Read a romance novel with a protagonist much older than you are --Read a romance novel published in the year you were conceived --Read a romance novel featuring an LGBTQ+ character The Ultimate Romance Reading Challenge encourages reading habits that help to inspire new ideas and creativity, in your reading life and beyond. REWARDED FOR READING!: Each prize is though

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