This comprehensive guide opens the door to the world of embroidery and needlepoint, where you can explore traditional skills and make the most of your creativity. It aims to inspire and encourage, as well as teach the art of stitching—from basic skills, such as cross stitch and satin stitch, to more complex techniques including blackwork, beading, trame, and smocking. Also included is all the advice you'll ever need on planning and finishing, as well as projects that demonstrate many ways to put your stitching skills into practice. Each stitch is photographed in color and described in detail, with clear step-by-step instructions and full-color diagrams. Tip boxes offer expert advice and suggestions, while all the most common pitfalls—and how to put mistakes right—are demonstrated.

Hollywood's survivors share their secrets to success -- where, they came from, how they made it, and how you can too. How I Broke into Hollywood shares the voices of nearly fifty Hollywood survivors as they revisit the highs and lows of their careers in their own words, dishing dirt and imparting the wisdom they gained along the way. We learn what drew them to the industry and what made them stay, what inspired and appalled them, and what secrets propelled them to professional stardom. (Hint: a good attitude -- and an unflappable ego -- don't hurt.)

In his international bestseller, Dinosaur Brains, psychologist Albert J. Bernstein told readers how to deal with difficult people at work. Now, in a groundbreaking new book, Bernstein tackles a more serious problem that profoundly affects the lives of millions of people: walking time bombs.

What's a campaign, non-profit, or advocacy group to do when the public wants individualized, interactive, on-demand content thisveryminute? The good news is that the tools for building active social networks already exist. They are surprisingly affordable, and they seem to work well for both national movements and small, local campaigns. Person-to-Person-to-Person takes what you already know about human nature and incorporates the concepts in an affordable, tangible way into strategy.

The rise of Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) and its eventual demise represents one of the landmark episodes in the history of the American space program. The story of this failed initiative is one shaped by key protagonists and critical battles. It is a tale of organizational, cultural, and personal confrontation,

Talking About Identity Theft: A How-To Guide contains step-by-step instructions for any organization—large or small, business, community or social—to help its members, employees or audience learn more about identity theft. This guide was developed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, as part of its ongoing work to educate consumers about identity theft. You may find it helpful to first view the guide’s companion DVD, Deter, Detect, Defend, a brief video that provides an informative overview. This effort focuses on what each of us can do to make a difference, and specifically what you can do to make a difference.

This publication highlights the potential contribution of bioenergy to world energy demand. It summarises the wide range of biomass resources available and potentially available, the conversion options, and end-use applications. Associated issues of market development, international bioenergy trade, and competition for biomass are also presented. Finally, the potential of bioenergy is compared with other energy supply options.

An entertaining selection of “modern” ghost stories selected “to include specimens of a few of the distinctive types of modern ghosts, as well as to show the art of individual stories.”
Sure to please the love of the supernatural in all of you.

The airplane ranks as one of history’s most ingenious and phenomenal inventions. It has surely been one of the most world changing. How ideas about aerodynamics first came together and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine that it became is the epic story told in this six-volume series, The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey through the History of Aerodynamics in America.