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Zero Waste Weaving

Designing Loom-to-Body Clothes

by Ann Richards ...

Zero Waste Weaving explains how waste generated through conventional cut-and-sew techniques can be avoided by creating the woven fabric and the garment together as a unified design. Zero waste loom-to-body clothing that needs minimal cutting and sewing can be produced by designing fabrics that 'shape themselves' during wet finishing, through the interplay of contrasting materials, yarn twists and ... Read more

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Zero Waste Weaving explains how waste generated through conventional cut-and-sew techniques can be avoided by creating the woven fabric and the garment together as a unified design. Zero waste loom-to-body clothing that needs minimal cutting and sewing can be produced by designing fabrics that 'shape themselves' during wet finishing, through the interplay of contrasting materials, yarn twists and
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Children in the Bible

A fresh approach

by Anne Richards ...

What does God think about children? What does this tell us about how we should view and treat children today? In re-examining what the Bible says about children, mission theologian Anne Richards argues that God finds children worthy of call, commission, blessing, healing and salvation. She argues that children are not only deeply woven into God's purposes but are also makers of God's story, ... Read more

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What does God think about children? What does this tell us about how we should view and treat children today? In re-examining what the Bible says about children, mission theologian Anne Richards argues that God finds children worthy of call, commission, blessing, healing and salvation. She argues that children are not only deeply woven into God's purposes but are also makers of God's story,
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The True Story of Vanilla

How Edmond Albius Made History

by Ann Richards ...

Illustrated by Arden Taylor ...

Series Book 3 - Orca Biography
★ “Moving and bittersweet…Discusses the reality of slavery and the racial violence and prejudice formerly enslaved individuals experienced.” — Booklist, starred reviewIn 1841, a 12-year-old enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, made history when he discovered how to hand-pollinate vanilla plants using a bamboo twig.Until that time, only bees in Mexico could pollinate the plant—botanists couldn’t figure out ... Read more

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★ “Moving and bittersweet…Discusses the reality of slavery and the racial violence and prejudice formerly enslaved individuals experienced.” — Booklist, starred reviewIn 1841, a 12-year-old enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, made history when he discovered how to hand-pollinate vanilla plants using a bamboo twig.Until that time, only bees in Mexico could pollinate the plant—botanists couldn’t figure out
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Straight from the Heart

by Ann Richards ...

Straight from the Heart is Ann Richards’s story, told with her trademark candor and spicy humor.Born in a tiny town near Waco, Texas, she entered politics when her husband wouldn’t—and went on to become state treasurer, the first woman elected to statewide office in Texas in fifty years. She’s had her victories and her battles (the breakup of a thirty-year marriage and a bout with alcohol), but it ... Read more

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Straight from the Heart is Ann Richards’s story, told with her trademark candor and spicy humor.Born in a tiny town near Waco, Texas, she entered politics when her husband wouldn’t—and went on to become state treasurer, the first woman elected to statewide office in Texas in fifty years. She’s had her victories and her battles (the breakup of a thirty-year marriage and a bout with alcohol), but it
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Weaving

Structure and Substance

by Ann Richards ...

Weaving: Structure and Substance looks at weave design from several different perspectives, showing how resources, ideas and practical experience can come together in a creative process of designing through making. Emphasizing the potential of woven textiles throughout, Ann Richards follows the success of her sister title Weaving Textiles that Shape Themselves and explores the tactile properties ... Read more

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Weaving: Structure and Substance looks at weave design from several different perspectives, showing how resources, ideas and practical experience can come together in a creative process of designing through making. Emphasizing the potential of woven textiles throughout, Ann Richards follows the success of her sister title Weaving Textiles that Shape Themselves and explores the tactile properties
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Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves

by Ann Richards ...

Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves sounds like a contradiction in terms, but this book sets out to show how textiles can do precisely that: shape themselves. Weaving with high-twist yarns and contrasting materials can create fabrics with lively textures and elastic properties. Although these fabrics are flat on the loom, they are transformed by washing - water releases the energy of the ... Read more

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Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves sounds like a contradiction in terms, but this book sets out to show how textiles can do precisely that: shape themselves. Weaving with high-twist yarns and contrasting materials can create fabrics with lively textures and elastic properties. Although these fabrics are flat on the loom, they are transformed by washing - water releases the energy of the
... Read more
A Book of Doors

by Anne Richards ...

Queensland writer Anne Richards captures a period of Queensland's revolutionary change, a half century ago, in her memoir A Book of Doors.A personal account of sex, drugs, and rock & roll, this is also a tale of young love found and lost, with a background of Brisbane's radical social, political, and cultural upheavals during the early 1970s.Recently published by boutique Brisbane publisher ... Read more

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Queensland writer Anne Richards captures a period of Queensland's revolutionary change, a half century ago, in her memoir A Book of Doors.A personal account of sex, drugs, and rock & roll, this is also a tale of young love found and lost, with a background of Brisbane's radical social, political, and cultural upheavals during the early 1970s.Recently published by boutique Brisbane publisher
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Under Their Roof

My shocking true story of surviving serial killers Fred and Rose West

by Kathleen Richards, Ann Cusack ...

Kathleen Richards was just 17 when she and her sister Deirdre found themselves on the doorstep of 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, seeking lodgings from a seemingly friendly local couple: Fred and Rose West.While growing up in poverty-stricken Dublin in the 1960s, Kathleen was abused from a young age. A move to England allowed her to escape, but even so life remained difficult, forcing her to seek ... Read more

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Kathleen Richards was just 17 when she and her sister Deirdre found themselves on the doorstep of 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, seeking lodgings from a seemingly friendly local couple: Fred and Rose West.While growing up in poverty-stricken Dublin in the 1960s, Kathleen was abused from a young age. A move to England allowed her to escape, but even so life remained difficult, forcing her to seek
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The Valuation of Fine Art and Design

A Handbook for Professionals

by Ann-Marie Richard ...

Series series Handbooks in International Art Business
The Valuation of Fine Art and Design provides a detailed analysis of the art and science of valuation, focussing on the process of assigning monetary values to artworks. The book sets out to educate art-world stakeholders in the nuances of pricing in the broadest sense.Construction of appropriate values requires an understanding of the international art market infrastructure in which these values ... Read more

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The Valuation of Fine Art and Design provides a detailed analysis of the art and science of valuation, focussing on the process of assigning monetary values to artworks. The book sets out to educate art-world stakeholders in the nuances of pricing in the broadest sense.Construction of appropriate values requires an understanding of the international art market infrastructure in which these values
... Read more
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MISSING - A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist you won’t see coming

by Ann-Marie Richards ...

Narrated by L. W. Salinas ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Missing
Unabridged

4 hours 42 min

"Wow! Captivating story. What a twist!!" - Jerry E. (ARC review)"Loved, loved, loved the big twist--I did not see that coming!". - ARC reviewSomebody was watching her every move.They knew her schedule, where her daughter went to daycare…After walking out of an abusive relationship, losing her job, falling into debt, and the sudden death of her parents, Isabell Morgan thought her life was b... ... Read more

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"Wow! Captivating story. What a twist!!" - Jerry E. (ARC review)"Loved, loved, loved the big twist--I did not see that coming!". - ARC reviewSomebody was watching her every move.They knew her schedule, where her daughter went to daycare…After walking out of an abusive relationship, losing her job, falling into debt, and the sudden death of her parents, Isabell Morgan thought her life was b...
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Climate Futures Across Disciplines

A Next Generation Approach

Edited by Susan Ann Samuel, Richard Beardsworth, Viktoria Spaiser ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
Climate Futures Across Disciplines explores the multifaceted nature of climate futures, showcasing how early-career researchers are helping to pioneer what innovation in academia might look like.The volume shows how emerging scholars can sustain disciplinary rigour while engaging wider ecological, political, societal, and perceptual concerns. Instead of treating climate change purely as scientific ... Read more

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Climate Futures Across Disciplines explores the multifaceted nature of climate futures, showcasing how early-career researchers are helping to pioneer what innovation in academia might look like.The volume shows how emerging scholars can sustain disciplinary rigour while engaging wider ecological, political, societal, and perceptual concerns. Instead of treating climate change purely as scientific
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The Rich Housewife (A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist)

by Ann-Marie Richards ...

Narrated by Kristi Alsip ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Domestic Psychological Thriller Series
Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

“Delicious read! Wow! Mind-blowing twist at the end!...Loved this story! A great book to escape reality!” –5-Star Review on Goodreads“Lots of surprises and twists. Worth the read.” –5-Star Review on Kobo“Talk about surprises and twists!" – 5-Star Review on AmazonSome people will stop at nothing to get what they want…Formerly homeless hustler Bianca Thomson-Wingarden had it all planned out. She fou ... Read more

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“Delicious read! Wow! Mind-blowing twist at the end!...Loved this story! A great book to escape reality!” –5-Star Review on Goodreads“Lots of surprises and twists. Worth the read.” –5-Star Review on Kobo“Talk about surprises and twists!" – 5-Star Review on AmazonSome people will stop at nothing to get what they want…Formerly homeless hustler Bianca Thomson-Wingarden had it all planned out. She fou
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