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Arne & Carlos’ Favorite Designs: Greatest Hits and New Inspirations

Across 15 years and 7 uniquely beautiful instructional books, Arne & Carlos have built their brand, from breakout phenomenon to reliable suppliers of creative inspiration. Now they’ve gathered the “best of the best”―70 of their favorite techniques and patterns, including balls, dolls, birds, slippers, sweaters, scarves, mittens, and more―in a sourcebook that has something for everyone. Arne & Carlos not only share their greatest hits in fresh and exciting ways, they also provide 15 brand-new projects, for 85 masterful designs in total.

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The Favorite Sister

From Jessica Knoll – author of Luckiest Girl Alive, the instant New York Times best seller and the best-selling debut novel of 2015 – comes a blisteringly paced thriller starring competitive sisters whose dark secrets and lies result in murder when they sign on to a reality TV show. 

When five hypersuccessful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called Goal Diggers, the producers never expect the season will end in murder…. 

Brett’s the fan favorite. Tattooed and only 27, the meteoric success of her spin studio – and her recent engagement to her girlfriend – has made her the object of jealousy and vitriol from her castmates. 

Kelly, Brett’s older sister and business partner, is the most recent recruit, dismissed as a hanger-on by veteran cast. The golden child growing up, she defers to Brett now – a role that requires her to protect their shocking secret. 

Stephanie, the first black cast member and the oldest, is a successful best-selling author of erotic novels. There have long been whispers about her hot, nonworking actor-husband and his wandering eye, but this season the focus is on the rift that has opened between her and Brett, former best friends – and resentment soon breeds contempt. 

Lauren, the start-up world’s darling whose drinking has gotten out of control, is Goal Diggers’ recovery narrative – everyone loves a comeback story. 

And Jen, made rich and famous through her cultishly popular vegan food line plays a holistic hippie for the cameras but is perhaps the most ruthless of them all when the cameras are off. 

The Favorite Sister explores the invisible barriers that prevent women from rising up the ranks in today’s America – and offers a scathing take on the oft-lionized bonds of sisterhood and the relentless pressure to stay young, relevant, and salable. 

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Inspiration From the Top: A Collection of My Favorite Quotes

Inspiring quotes that give courage and power to overcome discouragement and help you meet your goals.

Through a stellar compilation of his favorite motivational quotes and sayings, acclaimed motivational speaker Zig Ziglar offers readers a new way of looking at life: that we are not the victims of chance, or fate, or own failings, but that everyone who ever achieved success did it despite mistakes and discouragement, and as a result of CHOICE. 

Now, more than ever before, readers will get a glimpse of the collected wisdom of hundreds of the most successful people of all time―people who dared to rise above the status quo and find the motivation to make something more for themselves―people like Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, John Maxwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, Winston Churchill, Barbara Bush, John Wayne, Robert Frost, and Dwight D. Eisenhower as well as the Bible.

Through the simple quotes and nuggets of key insight of these great people, the reader will feel refreshed with each turn of the page, gathering the motivation for each new day!

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Entertaining in the Country: Love Where You Eat: Festive Table Settings, Favorite Recipes, and Design Inspiration

An indispensable guide to casual home entertaining filled with imaginative ideas, practical tips, and delicious recipes from well-known chefs, restaurateurs, and tastemakers.
 
Following the success of Love Where You Live: At Home in the Country, Joan Osofsky and Abby Adams serve up an array of inspiring seasonal parties hosted by food professionals and home cooks. These gatherings range from an intimate houseguest breakfast to a large harvest party. Carefully selected for their flair when it comes to entertaining, the hosts welcome the reader into their homes in New York’s bucolic Hudson Valley and New England. Featured are food star Julia Turshen and Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge, who give a neighborly supper; Dana Cowin of Food & Wine fame, who throws a garden cocktail party; and Erin French, the James Beard–nominated chef/owner of The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine, who prepares a lunch in the orchard from her vintage Airstream.
 
The book includes menus with sixty easy-to-prepare dishes and drinks, such as a tantalizing rhubarb spritzer, falafel with dipping sauces, a savory chicken potpie, and ginger cookies. Throughout are ideas for setting festive tables, floral choices, and decorative touches, as well as how to create a functional kitchen and well-stocked pantry. A list of sources of regional markets carrying local products rounds out this go-to entertaining guide.

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The Writer’s Hand: Setting Journal: 100 Quotes Depicting Setting in your Favorite Novels to Inspire You! (Volume 2)

THE WRITER’S HAND JOURNALS are a series of journals created for writers and readers alike. Each book in the series focuses on a different writing aspect. The Setting/Place Journal offers 100 quotes from classic and contemporary authors that are examples of how setting is used, how it affects characters, and how it defines tension. After each quote, there are two blank lined pages for the journal writer to respond to the quote, write their own setting description, analyze the work, or simply admire.

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Cryptograms: 200 Encrypted Quotes From Your Favorite Movies (Cryptograms: Word Puzzles for Brain Training) (Volume 1)

A cryptogram is a fun word puzzle that involves decoding an encrypted message! These types of letter substitution codes have been around for thousands of years. The idea is simple. A phrase, quote, or saying is encoded by substituting each letter for a totally different letter. But using deductive reasoning, spelling patterns, and your wits, you’ll slowly decrypt the message letter by letter until the original text is staring right back at you! They’re a perfect puzzle for word nerds, puzzle lovers, or even students who need a little extra enrichment. This volume of cryptograms contains 200 movie quotes. The puzzles all originally appeared in this book’s companion app “Cryptograms – Word Games for Brain Training” and can be downloaded in the app store. So grab a pencil and a cup of coffee – 200 cryptograms are waiting for you to solve them! Have fun puzzling!

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Patches of Godlight: Father Tim’s Favorite Quotes (The Mitford Years)

Throughout his years as Mitford’s beloved Episcopal priest, Father Tim Kavanagh has been reading and also pondering two crucial questions: How can he guide and encourage his flock? How can he deepen and encourage his own spirit? The result is a wonderful collection of his favorite quotes from thinkers, theologians, poets, and philosophers—from Mark Twain and C. S. Lewis to St. Paul and Wordsworth.

Patches of Godlight is a stunning two-color facsimile of Father Tim’s own leather-bound notebook with his name gold stamped on the cover. Every quote is in his own handwriting, and scattered throughout the margins are his scribbled notes and doodles, even the occasional ink blot or coffee stain. Just as it has for Father Tim, this handsome, “must-have” quote book will provide wisdom and inspiration for millions of Mitford fans.

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Patches of Godlight: Father Tim’s Favorite Quotes (Mitford Years)

A beautiful collection of some of Father Tim’s favorite quotes and a great companion to the Mitford series by the bestselling author of At Home in Mitford and Somebody Safe with Somebody Good 

Written in Father Tim Kavanagh’s own hand, this wonderful collection of quotes brings to life the personal reflections of Mitford’s beloved Episcopal priest. Here Father Tim has carefully recorded his favorite quotes from a variety of thinkers, philosophers, and poets whom he has admired over the years. Next to the quotes are Father Tim’s personal comments, scribblings, and doodlings. From C. S. Lewis and Mark Twain to Aristophanes and St. Paul, these heartwarming words on love, life, and faith are a perfect addition to the Mitford series–and a must-have for Jan Karon’s millions of readers.

Further inspirational and uplifting quotes are collected in a second volume, A Continual Feast.