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Home, Garden, and DIY September 2017
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| 350+ Crochet Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets by Jan EatonOffering a treasury of tips, techniques, and trade secrets for crocheters (both new and experienced), this wide-ranging book provides numerous projects and quick fixes for problems crocheters may encounter. It also discusses everything from choosing the right hook and yarn to creating your own designs. Step-by-step color photos enhance the text and will have readers crocheting something fine in no time. |
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| Potted: Make Your Own Stylish Garden Containers by Annette Goliti Gutierrez and Mary GrayIf you're tired of trying to find the perfect (and affordable) planter, stop searching and make your own! Projects are sorted by material (concrete, plastics, metals, terra-cotta, and organic materials) and come with colorful photographs and a list of tools and materials needed. Along with step-by-step instructions that detail how to make a tiled cinderblock planter, flying saucer planter, and 21 more planters, the authors also offer encouragement to try your own ideas. |
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| The Harvest Baker: 150 Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Fresh-Picked Flavors of Fruits, Herbs & Vegetables by Ken HaedrichIncorporating a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and herbs into muffins, scones, flatbreads, calzones, pizzas, cookies, cakes, pies, and more, The Harvest Baker includes dishes such as tomato slab pie, savory vegetable skillet bread, sweet potato buttermilk biscuits, fresh mint brownies, and three-berry crostata. Recommendations for baking tools as well as recipes for glazes and sauces are also included. This bounty of sweet and savory dishes will inspire and delight gardeners, bakers, and those who just like to eat good food. |
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Best Sweets & Treats for Two : Fast and Foolproof Recipes for One, Two, or a Few
by Laura Arnold
There’s nothing quite like a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie or slice of cake, but who wants an entire batch of sweets when only one or two people are around to eat them? Well, now have your bite-size treats and eat them too! Gone are the days of throwing out leftover cake and brownies. Try making one of these portion-friendly desserts instead, with recipes like: Cheesecake Bites, Coconut Chocolate Macaroons, Rocky Road Cake, Flourless Chocolate Mini Cakes and Cherry Hand Pies. With Best Sweets & Treats for Two, indulge your love for baking but keep the portions in check.
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Focus on: Creative Writing
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How to Blog a Book : Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work One Post at a Time
by Nina Amir
Blogging is one of the most efficient ways to share your work with an eager audience. In fact, you can purposefully hone your blog content into a uniquely positioned book--one that agents and publishers will want to acquire or that you can self-publish successfully.
Whether you're a seasoned blogger or have never blogged before, How to Blog a Book Revised and Expanded Edition offers a fun, effective way to write, publish, and promote your book, one post at a time.
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| The Art of Memoir by Mary KarrMemoirs have been having a moment for a while now. If you want to write your own and you'd like a guide, this irreverent, funny yet full-bodied bestseller is a good place to start. Mary Karr, a university professor and the author of three acclaimed memoirs (The Liar's Club, Cherry, and Lit), uses examples from her own books (along with others by favorite authors), shares literary anecdotes, and discusses her writing process while identifying the elements of a successful memoir. |
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Wonderbook : An Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
by Jeff VanderMeer
The first fully illustrated creative writing guide, filled with more than 200 full-color images, Wonderbook is for every beginning or intermediate fiction writer, all creatives and anyone who wants to recharge their imagination.
Wonderbook energizes and motivates with inspiring, accessible examples while also providing the practical, nuts-and-bolts information that writers need to improve their craft. Original drawings, maps, renderings and exercises create a spectacularly beautiful and inspiring object, while sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names in fantasy today, such as George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, Catherynne M. Valente, and Karen Joy Fowler, to name a few, provide helpful tips and inspiration.
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Infinite Words : A Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Publishing
by Zane
Drawing on decades of experience as a mega-bestselling novelist, successful publisher, and executive producer of two TV shows, Zane offers practical advice on writing and publishing to aspiring writers across all media, including books, TV, and film. With her signature wit and straightforward style, Zane tells it like it is, emphasizing hard work, discipline, and commitment as the keys to a successful writing career.
Infinite Words isn’t just a reference guide; it’s an essential companion for writers facing the unique challenges and opportunities of today’s ever-evolving world.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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