Author: Lisa Galvin
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: totes, amp, purses, leather, making
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-08-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1402740603
ISBN-13: 9781402740602

From casual totes to stylish clutches, this compilation offers an irresistible assortment of chic leather projects. The simplicity of the techniques adds to its appeal; even novices can easily make each bag. Photos of the purses in each phase of construction, plus images of the finished items, provide guidance on working with this supple and durable material. Discover a variety of ways to tool, brand, punch, cut, stitch, glue, and embellish leather, and see how to add hardware, such as clasps and latches. Anyone would proudly show off the fringed Cell Phone Bag, Suede Hip Purse, and Alligator

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Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: first, words, easy, search, word
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2005-06-01
List price: $3.95
ISBN-10: 1402722982
ISBN-13: 9781402722981

Parties, games, amusement parks, haunted houses, sleepovers--these are just some of the appealing topics children will find in this collection of simple, fun searches. Each puzzle is organized around a single letter or subject, and there’s a word list to guide them as they look. As kids become involved in solving such puzzles as "Parts of the Body," they’ll learn to recognize basic, important words--including arm, leg, knee, wrist, and toe--and improve their vocabulary. It’s an enjoyable way to set the stage for future reading success.

Authors:Ernest Joyce, Patrick Spielman, Joyce Ernest, Alan Pe
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: making, furniture, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 519
Published: 1987
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0806971428
ISBN-13: 9780806971421

Ernest Joyce, Revised & Expanded by Alan Peters, Technical Consultant, Patrick Spielman It’s been the number-one book on the subject for most of the 20th century; the encyclopedia with the latest information on the tools, techniques, and processes. “This thorough...edition introduces furniture construction, design, and restoration. Choice color photographs accent...abundant black-and-white photographs and drawings...an invaluable reference.”—Booklist.

Author: Toba Garrett
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: cake, decorated
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1402717733
ISBN-13: 9781402717734

As a Master Cake Designer and featured instructor at the prestigious Institute of Culinary Education in New York City, Toba Garrett has taught top industry professionals her decorating secrets. Now, using the same easy-to-follow style that worked so well in her acclaimed book, Creative Cookies, she brings her artistic vision and professional tips to you in this fully illustrated home cake-decorating course. From selecting the proper equipment to the basics of buttercream, easy techniques for creating piping flowers and ornamentation to advanced drapery and border designs, everything you need t

Author: Rodney Frost
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: whatchamacallits, amp, whirligigs, toys, whacky
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2002-09-28
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0806992867
ISBN-13: 9780806992860

These charming mechanical contraptions will captivate anyone who operates them—and creative woodworkers will find them fun to make. “Quite impressive...[Frost] offers colorful drawings. Designs include a dancing lumberjack, an exercising couple, and many more, all powered by handcrank or wind. This title is a nice departure from woodworking titles that require expensive materials and measurements to 1/64". Recommended.”—Library Journal.

Author: Edward Craig
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: insight, brief, philosophy
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2009-10-06
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 140276877X
ISBN-13: 9781402768774

How should we live? What really exists? And how do we know for sure? In this lively and engaging study, Edward Craig argues that learning philosophy is merely a matter of broadening and deepening what most of us do already. But he also shows that philosophy is no mere intellectual pastime: thinkers such as Plato, the Buddhist sages, Descartes, Hobbes, Hume, Hegel, Darwin, Mill, and de Beauvoir responded to real needs and events—and many of their concerns shape our daily lives. 

Author: Charles Keller
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: giggles, amp, jokes, goofy
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2002-03-28
List price: $4.95
ISBN-10: 0806976276
ISBN-13: 9780806976273

Did you hear about the thief who stole a truck full of elastic? He was put away for a long stretch. What a hoot and a goof--and a bellyful of laughs. These jokes and riddles and off-the-wall illustrated wackies will keep kids entertained for hours. Want more? Here they come--giggles direct to you! MAN: Have you got something to cure fleas on a dog? PET SHOP OWNER: I don’t know. What’s wrong with the fleas? WOMAN: What’s this fly doing in my ice cream? WAITER: Probably cooling off. It gets pretty hot in the kitchen.You won’t be able to stop laughing--or sharing these