Take historic outline embroidery to a twenty-first century level. Redwork and its lesser-known sisters, blue-, black-, gold-, and greenwork are fresh for the modern era in Joan Shay's updated, embellished presentation. Combine light, lovely pattern designs with simple embroidery stitches and fun, ea[...]
Digging up new evidence in the case of the Romanovs' execution, the author exposes the bones recently unearthed by the Russians as fake and reveals an alliance among the governments of seven nations to save the Romanov family. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.[...]
HTML and CSS can be a little daunting at first but fear not. This book, based on Shay Howe's popular workshop covers the basics and breaks down the barrier to entry, showing readers how they can start using HTML and CSS through practical techniques today. They'll find accompanying code examples onli[...]
"This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves."--Shay
"Uglies "told Tally Youngblood's version of life in Uglyville and the budding rebellion against the Specials. Now comes an exciting graphic novel revealing "new "adventures in the Uglies world--as seen through the eyes of Shay, [...]
Devised with the help of expert examiners and teachers, an easy-to-use literature study guide which aims to provide students with a better understanding and appreciation of the text. Also of interest to the general reader.[...]
When Jody leaves for school one morning, his idol, ranch hand Billy Buck, promises 'it won't rain today'. However, it does, with tragic consequences... Hardback 130pp[...]
"This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves."--Shay
"Uglies "told Tally Youngblood's version of life in Uglyville and the budding rebellion against the Specials. Now comes an exciting graphic novel revealing "new "adventures in the Uglies world--as seen through the eyes of Shay, [...]
In this strikingly original and groundbreaking book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's "Iliad" with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the "Iliad" was written twenty-seven centuries ago it has much to tea[...]
This study describes and analyzes the phenomenal popularity of exotic dance forms among mainstream Americans. Throughout the twentieth century and especially since 1950, millions of Americans have begun learning and performing various Balkan dances, the tango, and other Latin American dances, along [...]
While there are many books that address focus groups, most are directed at business and marketing. This book differs by demonstrating the specific steps necessary to conduct focus groups in educational and psychological settings. Using numerous examples, the authors show how to prepare for a focus g[...]
Over the past fifty years national dance companies from Turkey, Egypt, Mexico, Greece, the former USSR and Croatia have dominated concert stages throughout the world. Anthony Shay makes coherent sense of these national programs, which have previously received scant academic attention. Specifically, [...]
From the kordax dancers of ancient Greece, to the pantomimes of ancient Rome, to the slave-girl singers in Caliphal Baghdad, to the dancing boys in present-day Afghanistan, and the belly dancers in Egypt, professional entertainers in the Islamic world endured low social status, were regarded as sexu[...]
This book is to help those who have heard of Hoodoo & Rootwork but have no idea where to start, and would like to begin practicing. After the information in this book is learned, the reader will have a firm understanding of the basic elements of Hoodoo to being practicing on their own.[...]
In the aftermath of the terror campaign launched on September 11, 2001, the United States declared war against global terror. It identified the al-Qaida organization and Afghanistan under the Taliban regime as the initial targets of the offensive, and Iraq as the next. However, aside from the countr[...]
This is a comprehensive, invaluable reference to hand building that will be popular with crafters & ceramicists alike. With a wealth of information, elegant design, and time-tested advice, this beautiful beginner's book covers the most popular topic in ceramics. Just as in her celebrated workshops, [...]