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Patternmaking for Womenswear: Constructing Base Patterns, Vol. 2: Bodices, Sleeves and Collars
Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method introduced in this book is explained in a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed way, covering all the information necessary for creating different bodices, sleeves and collars for womenswear.
This book contains the ideal method for creating base patterns to tailor bodices, sleeves and collars to different contemporary styles and modern designs. It covers the information necessary for drafting flat patterns for nearly every form there is in a progressive way in terms of difficulty and can easily be adapted to all skill levels. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen after countless years of experience in the studio and in the classroom, the method for the creation and adaptation of flat patterns shown here is suitable for a wide audience, including professionals, students and basically anyone who loves to sew. This expanded and updated volume on bodices, sleeves and collars is the second in a series of womenswear guides that will explore the exciting world of garment-making, a gateway designed to help fashion design students and sewing lovers understand and design patterns on their own.
Simply Lies
NO TRUTH
Former Jersey City detective and single mother of two, Mickey Gibson, now works for global investigation company, ProEye, to track down assets of the wealthy who have tried to avoid their creditors. One day she gets a call from a colleague, Arlene Robinson, asking her to visit the home of a notorious arms dealer who has cheated some of ProEye’s clients in the past. Mickey arrives at the mansion to discover the body of a man hidden in a secret room.
NO LIMITS
It turns out that nothing is at it seems. The arms dealer did not exist, and nobody at ProEye knew of Arlene Robinson. Mickey had been tricked and now the cops were involved. The body was that of Harry Langhorne, who’d been in Witness Protection having had links with the mob.
NO FEAR
Now begins a cat-and-mouse showdown between hardened ex-cop, Mickey, and a woman with sociopathic tendencies who has no name and a mysterious past. She intends to get what she wants and people who get in her way will die. For Mickey to stop her, she must first discover her true identity and what damaged her all those years ago. And the truth behind why she selected Micky to become her nemesis . . .
Its Mine
‘Crypto’, a loose term that means many things to different people, only entered the public consciousness within the last five years or so, now evident by the volume of public discussion, commentary and analysis spread across every conceivable media outlet.
Cryptography has been around for millennia, but Bitcoin only arose in 2009, and it was the spark that has taken crypto from a small group of enthusiasts into a many-tentacled creature, now attaching itself to an astonishing number of projects across all manner of applications, challenging both public and private power centres and long-established norms as it spreads. Starting with the emergence of cryptocurrencies, a whole new host of life-forms have emerged – NFTs, the metaverse, Defi, Web3 and DAOs – all of them changing the very notion of ownership.
It’s Mine digs into the history and concept of ‘ownership’, which ecosystems nurture it, and where we are now. Filled with anecdotes, observations and interviews, the book takes an entertaining and accessible look at how Bitcoin made its mark, how its technology is being re-purposed to enable a revolution, and (in non-technical terms) how it all works. It explores how these new crypto ‘life-forms’ will interact with the rest of the virtual and physical world, while making some very rich and some very poor.
TUTANKHAMUN
Pharaoh.
Icon.
Enigma.
Lost for three thousand years, misunderstood for a century.
A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond imagination. The lost tomb of Tutankhamun ignited a media frenzy, propelled into overdrive by rumours of a deadly ancient curse. But amid the hysteria, many stories - including that of Tutankhamun himself - were distorted or forgotten.
Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma takes a familiar tale and turns on its head. Leading Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley has gathered ten unique perspectives together for the first time, including that of the teenage pharaoh and his family, ancient embalmers and tomb robbers, famous Western explorers and forgotten Egyptian archaeologists. It's a journey that spans from ancient Thebes in 1336 BCE, when a young king on a mission to restore his land met an unexpected and violent end, to modern Luxor in 1922 CE when the tomb's discovery led to a fight over ownership that continues to this day.
Above all, this is the story of Tutankhamun, as he would have wanted to be remembered. Piecing together three thousand years of evidence and unpicking the misunderstandings that surround Egypt's most famous king, this book offers a vital reappraisal on his life, death and enduring legacy.
Loveless
With special bonus content – a brand new story by Alice Oseman
WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2021
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The fourth novel from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire and the graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series.
It was all sinking in. I’d never had a crush on anyone. No boys, no girls, not a single person I had ever met. What did that mean?
Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person one day.
As she starts university with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia’s ready to find romance, and with her outgoing roommate on her side and a place in the Shakespeare Society, her ‘teenage dream’ is in sight.
But when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia ends up in her own comedy of errors, and she starts to question why love seems so easy for other people but not for her. With new terms thrown at her – asexual, aromantic – Georgia is more uncertain about her feelings than ever.
Is she destined to remain loveless? Or has she been looking for the wrong thing all along?
This wise, warm and witty story of identity and self-acceptance sees Alice Oseman on towering form as Georgia and her friends discover that true love isn’t limited to romance.
The Once and Future Sex
What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what’s shifted over time?and what hasn’t.
Enshrined medieval thinkers, almost always male, subscribed to a blend of classical Greek and Roman philosophy and Christian theology for their concepts of the sexes. For the height of female attractiveness, they chose the mythical Helen of Troy, whose imagined pear shape, small breasts, and golden hair served as beauty’s epitome. Casting Eve’s shadow over medieval women, they derided them as oversexed sinners, inherently lustful, insatiable, and weak. And, unless a nun, a woman was to be the embodiment of perfect motherhood.
In contrast, drawing on accounts of remarkable and subversive medieval women like Eleanor of Aquitaine and Hildegard of Bingen, along with others hidden in documents and court cases, Janega shows us how real women of the era lived. While often mothers, they were industrious farmers, brewers, textile workers, artists, and artisans and paved the way for new ideas about women’s nature, intellect, and ability.
In The Once and Future Sex, Janega unravels the restricting expectations on medieval women and the ones on women today. She boldly questions why, if our ideas of women have changed drastically over time, we cannot reimagine them now to create a more equitable future.
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Avocado Anxiety
The food stories behind your favourite fruits and vegetables.
Have you ever wondered who picked your Fairtrade banana? Or where all the wonky carrots go? How far do you think your green beans travelled to get to your plate? Above all, how do we stop worrying about our food choices and start making decisions that make a difference?
In an effort to make sense of the complex food system we are all part of, Louise Gray decides to track the stories of our five-a-day, from farm to fruit bowl, and discover the impact that growing fruits and vegetables has on the planet. Through visits to farms, interviews with scientists and trying to grow her own, she digs up the dirt behind organic potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes and a glut of courgettes.
In each chapter, Louise answers a question about a familiar item in our shopping basket. Is plant protein as good as meat? Is foraged food more nutritious? Could bees be the answer to using fewer chemicals? Are digital apps the key to reducing food waste? Is gardening good for mental health? And is the symbol of clean eating, the avocado, fuelling the climate crisis?
As pressure grows via social media to post pictures of food that ticks all the boxes in terms of health and the environment, these food stories from the author of the award-winning The Ethical Carnivore are also a personal story of motherhood and the realisation that nothing is ever perfect.
The Upside-Down World
A charming and highly personal introduction to the artists of the Dutch Golden Age
Twenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of this new place, he threw himself into the Dutch museums. Soon, he found himself unearthing the strange, inspiring and sometimes terrifying stories of the artists who shaped one of the most luminous moments in the history of human creativity, the Dutch Golden Age.
As he explored the hidden world of the Dutch Masters (and one Mistress), Moser met a crowd of fascinating personalities: the stormy Rembrandt, the intimate Ter Borch, the mysterious Vermeer. Through their art, he got to know their country, too: from Pieter Saenredam's translucent churches to Paulus Potter's muddy barnyards, and from Pieter de Hooch's cozy hearths to Jacob van Ruisdael's tragic trees. Over the years, Moser found himself on increasingly intimate terms with these centuries-dead artists, and found that they, too, were struggling with the same questions he was. Why do we make art? What is art, anyway - and what is an artist? What does it mean to succeed as an artist, and what does it mean to fail?
The Upside-Down World is an invitation to ask these questions, and to turn them on their heads: to look, and then to look again. It is a brilliant, colourful and learned book for anyone, whether lifelong scholar or curious tourist, who has ever felt the lure of the Dutch galleries. It shows us art, and artists, as we have never seen them before.
PAWS: Gabby Gets It Together
Are you a fan of Raina Telgemeier or Shannon Hale? Then don’t miss PAWS, a new graphic novel series about best friends, cute dogs, and all the fun (and trouble) that comes with them. Perfect for fans of Real Friends, Roller Girl, and Allergic, this funny and heartwarming series is the Baby-Sitters Club for pets!
Meet best friends Gabby Jordan, Priya Gupta, and Mindy Park. They’re different in just about every way—personalities, hobbies, family, and more—but they have a few important things in common: they’re all in the same class, they absolutely love animals, and for reasons that are as varied as the trio themselves none of them can actually have any pets.
Unable to resist the adorable temptation any longer, the girls decide to come up with a way to finally get their hands on some furry friends. And, as luck would have it, it seems like their neighborhood is in need of some afterschool dog-walkers. So, just like that, PAWS is born!
But it turns out that running a business is harder than it looks, especially with three co-owners who are such different people. The girls soon argue about everything, from how to prioritize their commitments to the best way to keep their doggy clients happy. And when their fighting ultimately leads to a doggo crisis, will it tear their business and friendship apart or will they be able to get it together to save the day?
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
In war, there is no easy victory.
When troops invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein's regime, most people expected an easy victory. Instead, the gamble we took was a grave mistake, and its ramifications continue to reverberate through the lives of millions, in Iraq and the West. As we gain more distance from those events, it can be argued that many of the issues facing us today - the rise of the Islamic State, increased Islamic terrorism, intensified violence in the Middle East, mass migration, and more - can be traced back to the decision to invade Iraq.
In The Iraq War, award-winning documentary maker James Bluemel collects first-hand testimony from those who lived through the horrors of the invasion and whose actions were dictated by such extreme circumstances. It takes in all sides of the conflict - working class Iraqi families watching their country erupt into civil war; soldiers and journalists on the ground; American families dealing with the grief of losing their son or daughter; parents of a suicide bomber coming to terms with unfathomable events - to create the most in-depth and multi-faceted portrait of the Iraq War to date. Accompanying a major BBC series, James Bluemel's book is an essential account of a conflict that continues to shape our world, and a startling reminder of the consequences of our past decisions.
Moab Is My Washpot
Moab is My Washpot, the remarkable story of Stephen Fry's tumultuous early life, is by turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable.
It's the story of a boy sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven, who survives beatings, misery, love, ecstasy, carnal violation, expulsion, imprisonment, criminal conviction, probation and catastrophe to emerge, at eighteen, ready to try and face the world in which he had always felt a stranger.
Fry writes with the wit and warmth which have become his hallmark, but with shocking candour too. For anyone seeking to understand one of Britain's greatest cultural treasures, this book is utterly essential reading.
Raising Hell, Living Well
Part cultural criticism, part rueful confessional, a reformed brand strategist brings to light the impact of influence on us and our society and offers an escape in this ironically persuasive case for not being so easily influenced anymore.
We live in a world that is under the influence.
Our lives are being choreographed by forces that want something from us. Everything from ingrained family values to mind-altering algorithms create our foundations, warp how we see the world, manipulate our decisions, and dictate our beliefs. Yet rarely do we question these everyday influences of our modern times even as we go further down the path of unwell, unhappy, and unhinged.
A high-spirited exploration through the troublesome influences of our world, Raising Hell, Living Well, Jessica Elefante’s eye-opening debut, follows one bullshit artist’s journey, from small-time salesperson to award-winning corporate strategist to founder of the digital wellbeing movement Folk Rebellion, in coming to terms with how she was wielding influence—and the forces she was under herself.
With whip-smart writing and wry humor, Elefante’s collection of essays is a head-trip through her misadventures. From explaining productivity as a symptom of the influence of capitalism to how the wellness industry makes us feel more unwell or our unquestioning participation in oversharing, optimization, and instant gratification, she invites us to reexamine our world, our pasts, and ourselves through the lens of influence. Now a reformed brand strategist, Elefante lays bare her own culpability, sharing what she learned—and what she got wrong. She offers a new take on intentional living and provides a simple practice to deconstruct how the powers-that-be are attempting to modify our behaviors. Before you know it, you’ll be questioning everything from how you take your coffee to how our social institutions are structured. And you’ll learn how to live free from the influences around us—including Elefante herself.
The much-needed subversive voice to demystify these times, Elefante will make you angry, make you laugh, and make you think about how you’re really living. Unpretentious, sharply observed, and devil-hearted, Raising Hell, Living Well holds out a hand to help you climb out from under the influence.
Making Money
The Discworld is very much like our own – if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is...
Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one.
The Royal Bank is facing a crisis, and it’s time for a change of management.
There are a few problems that may arise with the job . . . The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire – there's something nameless in the cellar and it turns out that the Royal Mint runs at a loss. Meanwhile, people actually want to know where the money’s gone. It's a job for life.
But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, that life is not necessarily a long one.
He’s about to be exposed as a fraud, but if he’s lucky the Assassins’ Guild might get him first. In fact, a lot of people want him dead. Everywhere he looks he's making enemies.
Oh. And every day he has to take the Chairman for walkies.
All You Need Is Ears
Hudební producent George Martin je právem přezdívaný Pátý Beatle. Byl to právě on, kdo liverpoolskou čtveřici doplnil svým klasickým hudebním vzděláním a citem pro aranžmá a harmonii. Dnes již nesmrtelné skladby mu vděčí za mnohý šťastný nápad: v Yesterday by bez něj nikdy nezaznělo smyčcové kvarteto a není nadsázkou tvrdit, že by Beatles zněli zcela jinak. Beatles však byli jen jednou kapitolou v jeho životě. Martin vzpomíná i na své začátky a s taktem pravého britského gentlemana dává prostor všem lidem, kteří pro něj byli významní. Jeho příběh je tak i příběhem nahrávacího průmyslu a všech převratných změn, které prodělal ve druhé polovině dvacátého století.
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Hudební producent George Martin je právem přezdívaný Pátý Beatle. Byl to právě on, kdo liverpoolskou čtveřici doplnil svým klasickým hudebním vzděláním a citem pro aranžmá a harmonii. Dnes již nesmrtelné skladby mu vděčí za mnohý šťastný nápad: v Yesterday by bez něj nikdy nezaznělo smyčcové kvarteto a není nadsázkou tvrdit, že by Beatles zněli zcela jinak. Beatles však byli jen jednou kapitolou v jeho životě. Martin vzpomíná i na své začátky a s taktem pravého britského gentlemana dává prostor všem lidem, kteří pro něj byli významní. Jeho příběh je tak i příběhem nahrávacího průmyslu a všech převratných změn, které prodělal ve druhé polovině dvacátého století.
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Takmer nič o takmer všetkom
Sú ľudia, ktorí tvrdia, že jestvujeme len v myslení ľudí, volajú sa filozofi. Čím by boli ľudia bez všetkého? Ničím ani by neexistovali, lenže čím by bolo všetko bez človeka? Nik by nevedel nič o tom povedať, pretože len ľudia môžu hovoriť pre tých
čo radi premýšľajú, je tu trochu filozofie, mnohé z dejín človeka a niekoľko úvah o budúcnosti.
Krátke dejiny všetkého napísal súčasný úspešný autor mnohých kníh, súčasný francúzsky filozof Jean dOrmesson.RECENZIAKNIŽNÁ REVUE č. 19, 13. 9. 2000
Krátke dejiny všetkéhoNevie sa, čo bolo na začiatku a čo bude na konci. Každý však vie, že bol začiatok a že bude i koniec. Takto lapidárne by sa možno dal vyjadriť obsah knihy Takmer nič o takmer všetkom francúzskeho spisovateľa, ktorý bol u nás do
siaľ neznámym autorom, hoci má na konte poldruha desiatky kníh, a to nie hocijakých. Preto azda nebude neužitočné pripomenúť, že tento gróf, pôvodnou orientáciou filozof, neskôr diplomat, námestník generálneho sekretára Medzinárodnej rady pre filozof
iu UNESCO a riaditeľ denníka Figaro, si už svojím prvým románom Láska je radosť (1956) získal takú autoritu, že sa ako tridsaťročný vo Francúzsku stal "nesmrteľným", keď ho zvolili za člena Francúzskej akadémie. Kým vo Francúzsku jeho knihy fascinova
li, u nás sa pre ne nenašiel vydavateľ ani prekladateľ. Ktovie prečo, keď sa našli pre menej významných... Azda pre autorovu brilantnú kariéru, azda pre ich ľahkosť, azda pre ich nezaraditeľnosť. V každom prípade, d'Omessonova citovosť i jeho rafinov
aná ironická duchaplnosť, jeho brilantné narábanie s tradičnou formou a opatrný vzťah k modernistickým izmom, ale aj múdra rozhľadenosť v metafyzike i sociológii, by boli slovenskej próze dozaista dobrou a užitočnou inšpiráciou. Dnes sa vydanie jeho
prvého prekladu na Slovensku isto zaobíde bez fanfár, ale sotva môže nepotešiť aspoň tú hŕstku dychtivých čitateľov, čo zostali verní dobrému vkusu a čo neprestali veriť mágii slova a vzdelanému rozprávačstvu.
V d'Ormessonovom prípade ide totiž nao
zaj najmä o mágiu slova a čarovné rozprávačstvo. Lebo keď sa spisovateľ pustí do knihy, ktorú nazve románom alebo Príbehom o veľkom tresku alebo Krátkymi dejinami všetkého, musí mať v talóne bezpodmienečne o čosi viac ako myšlienku, ak má jeho pokus
zaujať prefilozofované publikum či širší okruh čitateľstva, ktoré na blúdenie jemnými labyrintmi súčasnej filozofie nemá jednoducho nervy. D'Ormesson nazve svoj opus románom a čitateľa neprestáva udivovať, že sa dal strhnúť esejistickým rozprávaním,
v ktorom vystupujú dôverne známe moralistické či filozofické kategórie (bytie, zlo, čas, Boh, hmota, zákon, tajomstvo, myslenie, reč, láska, sloboda, viera, nádej a pod.) ako postavy a že ho neoslovujú svojím dramatickým konaním ani skepsou a toporno
sťou, ale naopak - iba radosťou a ľahkosťou. A prekvapený čitateľ si vtedy nevdojak spomenie na neveľmi presné kritické kvalifikácie o tomto autorovi, ktoré mu prisudzovali čaro vyžarujúce zo zvláštnej kombinácie slasti z písania a takmer exaktnej an
alýzy, zo štýlovo čistej, elegantnej a jasnej tematizácie spoločenskej ilúzie a diskrétnej sociologickej sondy. Francúzski kritici majú pravdu: Takmer nič o takmer všetkom je bravúrne zvládnutá zložitosť, prestretá na zlatých podnosoch číreho rozpráv
ačstva. A hoci ide o filozofiu o takmer všetkom, nedozviete sa nič, čo by neskôr komplikovalo vaše takmer nič, ktoré viete o svete, o jeho dejinách i budúcnosti. Chapeau! ako hovoria Francúzi. Klobúk dolu! Veď dejiny človeku už napodsúvali toľko hoto
vých právd, že by akiste zdivel, keby ich mal len zrátať. D'Ormesson nič nepodsúva, nič nezratúva, len rozpráva a vie. "Vyhrali ste obrovskú výhru. Ste človek." Alebo: "Sláva mi! Sláva človeku!" Pravdaže, chvíľami sa môže zdať, že toto vlastníctvo čl
ovečenstva autor trochu preceňuje a nadnáša nad veci, ktoré nie sú vlastníctvom človeka, ale je priam úchvatné, ako vie vykorčuľovať zo všetkých zjednodušení a obísť slepé uličky definitívneho poznania, z ktorých - ako neraz ukázali dejiny myslenia -
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Classroom of the Elite. Vol. 3 Year 2
Having survived their final exams, Ayanokouji and the others are looking forward to an idyllic school-sponsored summer vacation aboard a cruise ship. But nothing is ever quite as it seems with the Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School, and the cruise turns out to be the cover for a series of special tests! What grueling new challenges await them out at sea?!
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On the Edge
When Tug wakes up, he is not in his own bedroom at home. The door is locked and there are bars across the window. Loud music hammers through the house and through his head. Then a woman comes in and says that she is his mother, but Tug knows that she is not his mother ...Outside, Jinny stares through the trees at the lonely house on the hill. She hears strange noises, but she turns away. After all, it's none of her business ...
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Tokyo Revengers (Omnibus) Vol. 13-14
The decisive Christmas battle between Toman and the Black Dragons is finally over. Against all odds, Takemichi untangled a web of family drama and averted a bloody murder. But there’s still the problem of his relationship with Hina. To try and keep her safe from the violence that surrounds the world of delinquents, he broke up with her in no uncertain terms. Just how will Takemichi’s relationship echo back to a changed future, along with the lives he saved?
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