Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1896, "Robert's Rules of Order," remains to this day the manual of choice when it comes to conducting orderly productive proceedings. As General Henry M. Robert describes in his preface to the work, "The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish in the best possible manner the work for which it was designed. To do this it is necessary to restrain the individual somewhat, as the right of an individual,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From one of our most beloved authors, a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home--now richly illustrated with almost four hundred images. A national bestseller, At Home is Bill Bryson's epic chronicle of domestic history. In this lavish new edition, his riveting room-by-room journey of discovery around his house--a Victorian parsonage in southern England--is enhanced by some four hundred carefully selected full color and...
Author
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Knit to Flatter is about celebrating the body you have been given and creating sweaters that make you look and feel great. Part instruction manual and part pattern collection, Knit to Flatter teaches you how to assess your shape--top-heavy, bottom-heavy, or proportional- and then knit accordingly. With a great sense of fun and acceptance, Amy Herzog presents silhouettes and styles that work with each body shape, along with four ideal sweater patterns...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Grant writing seems quite straightforword to people who don't need a grant, but very difficult to people who are desperate for funding - especially in this post-9/11 environment of massive budget cuts and urgent need. The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need: An Insider's Guide, written by two authors who have won millions of dollars in grants, provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide for grant writers, de-mystifying the process while offering...
Author
Language
English
Description
Colorado's Hot Springs is an entertaining, comprehensive guide to the state's sweet soaking sites and their histories. The photographs capture each spring's unique character and beauty. Each chapter blends descriptions of the warm water wonders with stories about the unique characters, events, and ancient use by Native Americans. The springs are Colorado's warm water ocean and Debbie visited each one. This all new, up-to-date guide profiles forty-four...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Jeff Hutton shows you and your kids how to grow your own food and your favorite flowers, attract butterflies, create crafts, and more.Teach your children how to start garden seeds indoors as well as how to preparesoil, plant seeds, and transplant seedlings. Additionally, there are over a dozen fun recipes and instructions for making stepping stones, decorating egg cartonplanters, planting a sunflower maze, and much more.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides a running account of the origin of the most common American family names, with special attention to the social conditions and customs surrounding the adoption of surnames in England and in Europe in general. Names are treated in four main groups: patronymics, occupational names, nicknames, and place names. Also includes a list of 2,000 most common surnames in the U.S.
Series
Core knowledge volume Bk. 4
Language
English
Description
"Give your child a smart start with the revised and updated What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know How can you help your child at home? This book answers that important question and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American fourth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum,...
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides hundreds of entries and over 250 photographs of such Holocaust related topics as antisemitism, euthanasia, and mischlinge, incuding biographical information on such notorious figures as Adolph Hitler, Josef Mengele, and Amon Goeth.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In today's challenging job-market, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and advice on which job-hunt strategies work--and which don't. This revised edition combines classic elements like the famed Flower...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide to the modern world of meat places an emphasis on sustainable meat production and includes coverage of a diverse range of options, explaining the misleading practices behind today's labels while providing more than 250 recipes.