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Bring your family together by taking them back to nature, wherever you are, with fun, creative activities and adventures. Whether you live in a big city, in the suburbs, or out in the country, Josée Bergeron helps you find creative and simple ways to bring the rhythm of nature into your daily...

Discover how to dress as effortlessly chic as the most beautiful French women and create your own unique capsule wardrobe. FRENCH CHIC: This book is a complete guide to dressing elegantly and living with effortless style. You’ll discover the essential principles of French chic, elegance...

Do you suffer from having too many clothes but there's nothing at all you can wear? Do you always look through your closet and see a series of gorgeous items but find that none of them quite do every time you're in a pinch? Or still worse do you find yourself doing emergency shopping on a...

Overcome emotional overwhelm and unlock deep personal insight through the calming, mindful art of expressive collage. When you are feeling stuck, navigating difficult life transitions, or exhausted by endless analytical thinking, this gentle practice provides a safe refuge. Let your subconscious...

How much will a young Parisian seamstress sacrifice to make her mark in the male-dominated world of 1940s New York fashion? From the bestselling author of A KISS FROM MR FITZGERALD and HER MOTHER'S SECRET. 1940. Parisian seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee France as the Germans advance...

When Dungeon & Dragons made its debut in the mid-1970s, followed shortly thereafter by other, similar tabletop games, it sparked a renaissance in game design and critical thinking about games. D&D is now popularly considered to be the first role-playing game. But in the original rules, the term “role-playing” is nowhere to be found; D&D was marketed as a war game.

The essential guide for gift-giving that makes our dearest feel loved and offers deep and lasting connection—from the author of the bestselling Letters to My Grandchild and creator of the “Letters to . . .” series Riddled with obligation, expense, and waste, gifts are often reduced in our...

From “The Internet’s Mushroom Auntie,” a stunning memoir and illustrated field guide with recipes that shows us how to find ourselves through the edible wild world all around us. Foraging is becoming increasingly popular, from TikTok to tasting menus at the most exclusive restaurants...

Read by the author. Seven questions that will help you design a home that tells your unique story. Since the premiere of her first television show, Grace Mitchell has received thousands of messages from fans wondering how to tell their unique stories in how they design their homes. This design...

Spostarsi con le proprie gambe, senza consumare altro che la propria energia. Assaporare un passo più lento, accorgersi degli alberi, dei negozi, delle persone che incontriamo lungo il tragitto. Arrivare al lavoro svegli e pronti ad affrontare la giornata. Ma anche godersi il silenzio di un sentiero tra i campi, sfogare le emozioni spingendo sui pedali, o sapere che si potrà arrivare direttamente davanti al cinema senza preoccuparsi del parcheggio: sono tante le felicità possibili se si sceglie di vivere una vita a due ruote.

Ron Shandler is a self-described rotoholic. In the beginning, he hoarded newspaper box scores and pored over every number at his disposal. Then came the compulsion to create his own numbers. A monthly newsletter expanded into an annual Baseball Forecaster book, which spawned a media company, websites, tournaments, and more. Part memoir, part madcap history, Fantasy Expert is a fascinating and wide-ranging look at the modern growth and development of the game that went from cottage industry to national obsession.

"Se si sta dentro un bosco in posizione di ascolto, prima o poi si avverte, si intuisce la presenza di un flusso di energia che circola tra i rami, le foglie, le radici. Talvolta è un sussurro, altre volte strepiti e grida. È come se le piante parlassero tra loro." Camminatore infaticabile e sensibilissimo osservatore della natura, Daniele Zovi, negli anni, questi suoni ha imparato ad ascoltarli e interpretarli.

Задумывались ли вы когда-нибудь, благодаря чему появляется тот или иной тренд в одежде? Почему, например, корсет – элемент средневекового гардероба – снова вошел в моду уже в XXI веке? «Игра престолов», «Друзья», «Эйфория», «Аббатство Даунтон» – многие сериалы повлияли и продолжают влиять на модную индустрию. Анна Баштовая на примере культовых телевизионных проектов демонстрирует связь между образами героев и модными тенденциями во всем мире.

Moin in der kleinen Hafenstadt Kiekersum! Das malerische Städtchen an der Nordseeküste ist Bentjes Heimat. Auch wenn sie inzwischen in Hamburg lebt, zieht es sie immer wieder hierhin zurück. So auch aktuell während ihres Urlaubs. Bentje besucht ihr großmütterliche Freundin Finna im Lüttje Glück. Das direkt am Deich gelegene Reetdachhaus war der Wohnsitz des ersten Leuchtturmwärters und ist das älteste Haus des Ortes. Während sie Tee trinken und stricken, erzählt Finna Bentje, dass ihr die Arbeit mit der Pension und dem Apfelgarten zu viel wird.

Hai mai notato quanto le tue emozioni influenzino come vivi ogni singola giornata? La vita di oggi, con la velocità delle informazioni che cambiano continuamente e il carico emotivo sempre più pesante, è diventata una gara a chi si sente meglio. L'ansia e lo stress sono una delle principali cause della nostra insoddisfazione. Non siamo mai veramente felici, perché ci sentiamo sempre in colpa per qualcosa o preoccupati di non riuscire a fare abbastanza. Siamo tutti sotto pressione per fare le cose al miglior modo possibile ma spesso dimentichiamo i nostri bisogni personali e quelli della persona che amiamo.

Finally, a decorating book that transcends trends and applies to every style! You want to create a beautiful, livable home, but you feel stuck. House Rules is your guide to understanding why some rooms look great and other rooms don't look quite right.

Anyone can pick up a pair of needles and a ball of yarn. And everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness in Knitting casts fresh light on this renowned calming craft, and reveals how the act of “knit and purl” can be the epitome of conscious living. Ethical textile artist Rachael Matthews unpicks...

Il cuore di un uomo può battere per molte donne, ma solo una lo può catturare. David l’avrebbe riconosciuta tra mille. Nonostante fossero passati anni, avrebbe riconosciuto il suo viso, il suo profumo, ovunque. Francesca era per lui come un quadro di Botticelli. Lineamenti angelici e una bellezza vera, intrinseca e non artefatta. E poi quel suo sguardo innocente, quella purezza dell’anima, vivace e indomita, che non aveva eguali.

At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate "Quilts of Souls." Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families.

In this charming volume, authors including leading industry professionals and lifelong gamers from all walks of life tell us in their own words what board games mean to them. From stories of friends and loved ones met through games to how others came to make careers and livelihoods out of them, from the story of how an academic strike in Nigeria led to the founding of the first board games convention in Sub-Saharan Africa to how board games helped one autistic child discover his dream job, the essays in this volume lift the lid on how games have changed lives in the most remarkable ways.