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Book cover for "Animal friends to sew"
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Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Description:
"A beginner-friendly craft book including 15 main projects with 2-3 variations each (so, 30-40 projects total) showcasing adorable animal-themed sewing projects for kids' room décor, handmade toys, and wearable accessories"--
Book cover for "The boyfriend"
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Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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Current read - hoping to love!
Description:
"Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. Then she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Before she knows it, Sydney is swept off her feet. But the brutal murder of a young woman--the latest in a string of deaths across the coast--confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel...
Book cover for "Breaking free from broke"
Star rating for Breaking free from broke
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Love George's snarky advise!
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"Household debt is at an all-time high, and every day people--just like you--are feeling more cynical and hopeless about their financial futures. It's time to stop believing countless lies from a system designed to take your money--lies like student loans are the golden ticket to a good-paying job, car payments are just part of life, and that you need to have a credit card.Ramsey Personality and personal finance expert George Kamel shares his story...
Book cover for "Cassandra in reverse"
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3.1 stars
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A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK from the author of the GEEK GIRL series, now on NETFLIX!
"Fascinating...witty...self-deprecating...We meet Cassandra on the worst day of her life. She's getting fired, her boyfriend dumps her, and her roommates hate her. On that same day, she discovers she has the power to go back in time. You'd think you would know how this book is going to end, but it really surprised me. There's a twist at...
Book cover for "The complete manual of sewing"
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"Become a proficient sewist today. Gather up thread, fabric, a needle, or a sewing machine, and you are ready to take your first steps in sewing! Designed for beginner sewists and those who already have the basics, this book offers you the essential knowledge for using those fabrics that have been waiting for the perfect project. Have doubts about a part of your sewing machine? Have questions about the quality of your fabric? Are you confused about...
Book cover for "The coworker"
Star rating for The coworker
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone at work thinks so. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m. So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrel--beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running--is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything. Now, Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds...
Book cover for "Designing clothes with the flat pattern method"
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5 stars
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"The Flat Pattern Method teaches you to customize your clothes with new pattern shapes, style lines, and details with step-by-step instructions!"--
Book cover for "The dumb things smart people do with their money"
Star rating for The dumb things smart people do with their money
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
"After decades working as a Wall Street trader, investment adviser, and money expert for CBS, Jill Schlesinger reveals thirteen costly mistakes you're probably making right now with your money without even knowing it. Drawing on heartfelt personal stories (yes, money experts screw up, too), Schlesinger argues that it's not lack of smarts that causes even the brightest, most accomplished people among us to behave like financial dumb-asses, but simple...
Book cover for "The easy Puerto Rican cookbook"
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Book cover for "Everydaycook"
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
Recipes organized around time-of-day from The Food Network stalwart.
Book cover for "Expiration dates"
Star rating for Expiration dates
Average Rating:
3.2 stars
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Another Rebecca Serle worth a read.
Description:
"Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan in store for her. Ever since she was young, whenever she met a new guy, Daphne would find a slip of paper with exactly how long they'd spend together--4 months, two weeks, one night. That's how she met her ex-boyfriend and current best friend, Hugo, the only person in Daphne's life who knows of her secret. Followed by a string of men and countless dates, Daphne resigned herself to the fact that she was...
Book cover for "Fat quarter"
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"Part of a new series of stash-busting sewing books aimed at beginner to intermediate crafters, this book features 25 quick and easy projects to make - and all from half a yard of fabric or less. Each project has easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and beautiful accompanying photography, as well as a comprehensive tools-and-techniques section."--
Book cover for "Hand-painted textiles"
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This is definitely
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"This beautiful and inspirational book written by a doyenne of British textile design explores the art of painting and making patterns on cloth. Fabrics bring colour and vibrance to our lives, adding inventiveness and charm to both our clothes and our domestic interiors. In this book, lifelong textile designer Sarah Campbell takes you through her world of pattern and colour to uncover the joys of design from dots, stripes and checks to more surprising...
Book cover for "How to make it"
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"Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, [this book] provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices that keep these creative entrepreneurs on track. With Q&As, insider tips, and DIYs from each maker, these pages offer guidance and encouragement to artists just starting their careers and to professionals looking to take their creative business to...
Book cover for "In five years"
Star rating for In five years
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Notes:
Creative storyline - magical realism lite.
Description:
Where do you see yourself in five years? When Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Cohan is asked this interview question, she has a meticulously crafted answer for it. Later, a newly engaged Dannie goes to sleep confident in her five-year plan. But then she wakes up in a different apartment, with a different ring, and beside a very different man. She discovers that it's 2025, five years in the future. After an intense, shocking hour, Dannie wakes again,...
Book cover for "Invest like a girl"
Star rating for Invest like a girl
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
An approachable, empowering guide to investing that helps you level the financial playing field, move toward financial independence, and grow your money, from one of the internets favorite personal finance educators. An approachable, empowering guide to investing that helps you level the financial playing field, move toward financial independence, and grow your money, from one of the internets favorite personal finance educators.
Book cover for "Just the nicest couple"
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3.3 stars
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"A husband's disappearance links two couples in this twisty thriller ... Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend's house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina's friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything...
Book cover for "The new classic home"
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New to me! Hope to love!
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"Designer Paloma Contreras's guide to pairing traditional style with modern design to create classic interiors with a touch of glamour and an infusion of color"--
Book cover for "The new design rules"
Star rating for The new design rules
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The pictures alone are worth a look!
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"From the author of the bestseller Styled, here is Emily Henderson's masterclass on interior design. From picking paint for your living room to embarking on a complete kitchen renovation, learn how she approaches every decision in designing a home, so you can take risks without experiencing regret"--
Book cover for "Once upon a chef"
Star rating for Once upon a chef
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Jen Segal can make anyone believe they are a world class chef!
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"With the authority of a professional chef and the practicality of a busy working mom, [the author] teaches you to improve your cooking one recipe at a time, with helpful tips on topics such as how to season correctly with salt, how to balance flavors, and how to make the most of leftovers"--Amazon.com.