Author: Melynda Van Zee
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: pages, simple, painting, kind, techniques, one, scrapbook, create, painted
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-11-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1579907741
ISBN-13: 9781579907747
Every scrapbook is a personal treasury, filled with our most cherished photographs and keepsakes. Don’t those special memories deserve distinctive, individualized background displays? Of course they do! With these creative ideas, it’s simple to produce one-of-a-kind background papers. Experiment with almost 40 techniques, from faux finishing (sponging, marbling, crackling) to brushing, stamping, and lettering. Make impressions of a child’s hand on paper for an adorable handprint border. Produce a stunning tone-on-tone effect by scraping drops of paint across the paper’s surface with an
Author: Dawn DeVries Sokol
Publisher: Quarry Books
Keywords: pages, series, inspirations, personal, artist, journal
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-07-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1592534120
ISBN-13: 9781592534128
Over 1,000 journal pages presented in one beautiful full-color bookJournals offer their makers a safe place to dream, doodle, rant, and reinvent themselves. They offer viewers rich, visual inspiration. There is a fascination with these revealing and often beautiful pages of self-exploration and personal expression. Journals offer a tantalizing, voyeuristic view of an interior life.This would be the first book to offer examples of over 1000 journal pages in one eye-catching, visual format, and would attract a wide swathe of artists who fully embrace or experiment with this medium.Journaling has
Authors:Joost C. Walraven, Dick Stoelhorst,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: pages, book, rom, full, papers, abstracts, society, concrete, made, structures, new, solutions, tailor
Number of Pages: 1196
Published: 2008-05-07
List price: $309.95
ISBN-10: 041547535X
ISBN-13: 9780415475358
In recent years knowledge of concrete and concrete structures has increased, as has its applications. New types of concrete challenged scientists and engineers, and ecological constraints encouraged the implementation of life cycle design of concrete structures, moving the focus more and more to maintenance and uprating of structures. And since buildings are not only designed for safety and serviceability, but also for flexibility and adaptability, the design of performance based materials and structures has become more and more important. Tailor Made Concrete Structures. New Solutions for ou
Authors:Paul Samuels, Stephen Huntington, William Allsop, Jac
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: pages, volume, full, paper, rom, abstracts, extended, risk, management, research, practice, flood
Number of Pages: 1772
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $354.95
ISBN-10: 041548507X
ISBN-13: 9780415485074
Floods cause distress and damage wherever and whenever they happen. Flooding from rivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people worldwide and economic and insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990. Across the European Union, flood management policy is changing in response to the EU Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks, which requires a move from flood protection and defence to comprehensive flood risk management. Flood Risk Management: Research and Practice includes about 200 contributions from the international conference FL
Author: Terry Cooper
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Keywords: write, pages, learn, frequency, top, words, key, success, reading, really, activity, word, sight, practice, engaging, kids, reproducible, recognize
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2002-02-01
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0439365627
ISBN-13: 9780439365628
Engaging Reproducible Activity Pages That Help Kids Recognize, Write, and Really LEARN the Top 100 High-Frequency Words That are Key to Reading SuccessBuilds Reading Confidence!Watch confidence soar as children master 100 sight words the words most commonly encountered in any text. Children read more fluently, write with greater ease, and spell more accurately when they know these high-frequency words! These fun, ready-to-go practice pages let kids trace, copy, manipulate, cut and paste, and write each sight word on their own. Features words from the Dolch Word List, a commonly recognized c
Authors:Fernando Pages Ruiz, Fernando Pages Ruiz,
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: house, affordable, building
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1561585963
ISBN-13: 9781561585960
The first comprehensive guide of its kind, Building an Affordable House is for homeowners and building contractors who want to incorporate proven cost-saving techniques into their projects. Written by a contractor who has been nationally recognized for his innovative approach to cost control, this book shows readers how to generate significant savings on major projects such as building a new home or adding on to an existing one. The first section provides an economical approach to planning projects, while the second reveals the quality-conscious, cost-cutting strategies the author has uncov
Authors:Angie Crouse, Center for Responsive Politics,
Publisher: Polipoint Press
Keywords: politics, practices, rated, companies, pages, directory, blue, amp
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-11-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0981709141
ISBN-13: 9780981709147
By summarizing the political contributions and business practices of hundreds of corporations, this handy directory helps you support companies that share your political values. Follow your money; you might be surprised. The Blue Pages includes valuable information on political contributions to each major party, employee benefits and labor practices, lawsuits and investigations, and community and charitable programs. As this information starts to affect these companies at the cash register, they may be less inclined to support positions that conflict with their customers’ values. T