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  Carve & Paint a Crazy Croaker in...

  D. L. Miller

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  A complete guide on how to cut, carve, paint, and assemble a fully jointed and poseable wooden frog! Easy to follow and fun to make, carver, woodworker, and author D.L. Miller provides clear instruction from start to finish – from prepping and roughing out to painting and finishing. Featuring detailed step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, material lists, and full-size wood carving patterns, also included is insightful advice on wood types and the pros and cons of working with each. Develop your woodcarving skills, express your own unique personality and creative style, and bring a new friend to life!

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  Retro Curved Pieced Quilts - 15...

  Erin Grogan

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  Fun, fresh, and super cool, Retro Curved Pieced Quilts features 15 modern quilt patterns designed with a mod vibe in mind! Some quilting experience is beneficial to utilize the book, but whether you're relatively new to quilting or an advanced quilter looking for new inspiration, this must-have quilting book presents visually striking projects that range in size, from pillows and wall hangings to small and large throw-sized quilts that anyone can achieve. Each throwback-inspired piece incorporates curvy piecing and touches of hand stitched elements that elevate each novelty design, of which includes peace signs, records, flowers, and more. Also included are four different technique tutorials for successfully sewing curves, raw edge applique, Daaisy Dresde Quilt Block and Big Stitch Quilting. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and expert tips throughout to ensure success, Retro Curved Pieced Quilts brings a unique, on-trend aesthetic that both modern and traditional quilters will love!

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  Cruises - A Guide To Modern...

  Owen Jones

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  Welcome to a world of boundless exploration and endless possibilities. Let this book, ‘Cruises: A Guide to Modern Cruising Experiences’ be your guide in the realm of travel and adventure. Embark on a literary journey that transcends the ordinary and opens the doors to extraordinary experiences. In the following pages, you will navigate the diverse landscapes of cruising, uncovering the secrets of affordable luxury, the thrill of adventure, and the magic of romance on the water. From family-friendly escapades to educational odysseys, each chapter is a portal to a different facet of the cruising universe. 
  It will bring a wealth of insights and a passion for crafting unforgettable journeys. Whether you are a seasoned traveller or a curious explorer planning your first cruise, this book is your compass to navigate the seas of possibility. Join us as we set sail into a world where every horizon promises new discoveries, and each wave carries the promise of an extraordinary adventure. 
  I hope that you will find this book helpful, useful and profitable. The information in this book on various aspects cruising holidays and related subjects is organised into 21 chapters of about 500-600 words each. 
  I hope that it will interest those who have an interest in cruising vacations.

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  Joseph Mallord William Turner...

  Eric Shanes

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  At fifteen, Turner was already exhibiting View of Lambeth. He soon acquired the reputation of an immensely clever watercolourist. A disciple of Girtin and Cozens, he showed in his choice and presentation of theme a picturesque imagination which seemed to mark him out for a brilliant career as an illustrator. He travelled, first in his native land and then on several occasions in France, the Rhine Valley, Switzerland and Italy. He soon began to look beyond illustration. However, even in works in which we are tempted to see only picturesque imagination, there appears his dominant and guiding ideal of lyric landscape. His choice of a single master from the past is an eloquent witness for he studied profoundly such canvases of Claude as he could find in England, copying and imitating them with a marvellous degree of perfection. His cult for the great painter never failed. He desired his Sun Rising through Vapour and Dido Building Carthage to be placed in the National Gallery side by side with two of Claude’s masterpieces. And, there, we may still see them and judge how legitimate was this proud and splendid homage. It was only in 1819 that Turner went to Italy, to go again in 1829 and 1840. Certainly Turner experienced emotions and found subjects for reverie which he later translated in terms of his own genius into symphonies of light and colour. Ardour is tempered with melancholy, as shadow strives with light. Melancholy, even as it appears in the enigmatic and profound creation of Albrecht Dürer, finds no home in Turner’s protean fairyland – what place could it have in a cosmic dream? Humanity does not appear there, except perhaps as stage characters at whom we hardly glance. Turner’s pictures fascinate us and yet we think of nothing precise, nothing human, only unforgettable colours and phantoms that lay hold on our imaginations. Humanity really only inspires him when linked with the idea of death – a strange death, more a lyrical dissolution – like the finale of an opera.

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  Blood on the Wave - Scottish Sea...

  John Sadler

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  A history of combat in Scottish waters—from the Iron Age to the Cold War—and the changes in the technology and tactics of naval warfare.   Scotland’s long coastline runs from the waters of Galloway and the Solway, through the Irish Sea to the long sea lochs and myriad islands of the Celtic west, around grim Cape Wrath, the coast of Caithness, Pentland Firth and the Orkneys, eastward down to the Moray Firth, the eastern seaboard, to the Forth and the sentinel of the Bass Rock. It is an ancient strand redolent with history. Sea battles have been fought in its lee from the time of Agricola to the Atlantic convoys.   In Blood on the Wave, John Sadler embarks on a pilgrimage around Scotland’s rugged and stunning coastline, to explore the fascinating history that has occurred in its waters. Beautifully illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings, the narrative also describes developments in ship building technique and design, developments in naval gunnery with a look at coastal defenses. From the long-oared Norse galleys that swept down through the isles and the sea lochs to Somerled’s birlinns and nyvaigs contesting with those of Godred of Man in a moonlit clash of spears, many of the fiercest battles in Scottish history have been fought at sea.   Examining an array of skirmishes from the Wars of Independence to the Napoleonic Wars, the scuttling of the Imperial German Navy at Scapa Flow to the lurking threat of Second World War U-boats and nuclear submarines hunting for Soviet spy ships, John Sadler has created a brilliant, insightful and unique portrait of the Scottish war at sea.

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  The Cunning Linguist - Ribald...

  Richard Lederer

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  “Noted linguist Lederer (Anguished English) has a naughty side, which . . . makes this collection of wordplays a bawdily noteworthy achievement.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  Have some fun with your native tongue! 
   
  In The Cunning Linguist, renowned language expert Richard Lederer shows us the naughtier side of wordplay, revealing hundreds of hilarious, ingenious, unabashed, and adults-only puns, jokes, limericks, one-liners, and other adventures in sexual humor. This book of “good, clean dirty fun” will delight word hounds, punsters, bachelor-party goers, and anyone who likes a clever grown-up joke. 
   
  Here’s a taste of The Cunning Linguist: 
   
  Q: What does a man have in his pants that you can also find on a pool table? 
   
  A: Pockets. 
   
  Have you heard about the incompatible couple? 
   
  He had no income, and she wasn’t pattable. 
   
  The four stages of a couple’s sex life: 
   
  Under 35: Tri-weekly 
   
  35-45: Try weekly 
   
  45-55: Try weakly 
   
  55 and over: Try, try, try. 
   
  For much more, sneak between the covers of this unique and laugh-out-loud book. 
   
  “Delightfully raunchy.” —Sidney Sheldon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

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