Product Description: “Loving to heal is better than fighting to fix.”-David Montgomery “Reading David Montgomery's Loving to Heal is like floating down a cool, gently flowing stream on a warm day: I felt buoyant, supported, exhilarated, and refreshed...read more

With unprecedented subtlety, compassion and richness of detail, Susan Porter Benson takes readers into the budgets and the lives of working-class families in the United States between the two world wars. Focusing on families from regions across America and of differing races and ethnicities, she argues that working-class families of the time were not on the verge of entering the middle class and embracing mass culture. Rather, she contends that during the interwar period such families lived in a context of scarcity and limited resources, not plenty. Their consumption, Benson argues, revolved around hard choices about basic needs and provided therapeutic satisfactions only secondarily, if at all.Household Accounts is rich with details Benson gathered from previously untapped sources, particularly interviews with women wage earners conducted by field agents of the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor. She provides a vivid picture of a working-class culture of family consumption: how working-class families negotiated funds; how they made qualitative decisions about what they wanted; how they determined financial strategies and individual goals; and how, in short, families made ends meet during this period. Topics usually central to the histories of consumption―he development of mass consumer culture, the hegemony of middle-class versions of consumption, and the expanded offerings of the marketplace―contributed to but did not control the lives of working-class people. Ultimately, Household Accounts seriously calls into question the usual narrative of a rising and inclusive tide of twentieth-century consumption.

When Mike and Millie get bored and decide to travel from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Timbuktoo, they must continuously change modes of transportation as their bicycle breaks down, a canoe tips over, and the whale gets tired out.

Product Description: In this book David Montgomery challenges many operative myths about the music of this great, but often misunderstood, Viennese master. Chief among them is the lingering notion that Schubert was poorly-trained but still managed to turn out brilliant, if often flawed, scores...read more

Product Description:  Now in paper, this volume is the first set of annotated oral interviews from the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement to be undertaken by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Interviewees recount their struggles against discrimination both in and outside of the workplace, showing how collective action, whether through unions, the Movement, or networks of workplace activists, sought to gain access to better jobs, municipal services, housing, and less restrictive voter registration...read more

Product Description: This long-awaited volume is the first set of annotated oral interviews from the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement to be undertaken by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Interviewees recount their struggles against discrimination both in and outside of the workplace, showing how collective action, whether through unions, the Movement, or networks of workplace activists, sought to gain access to better jobs, municipal services, housing, and less restrictive voter registration...read more

Johnny Henderson spent four years during the World War II as aide de camp to, General Bernard Montgomery. Shortly before he died in 2003, Henderson wrote about his time with Monty at Tac HQ. His account takes the form of a series of insightful anecdotes and brief pen sketches that give a window on life with Monty and those with whom he worked.

Product Description: These visitors books make a stylish place for your guests to leave a record of their stay. With lots of high-quality lined pages, concealed wire-o-binding for laying flat when in use, and a cloth spine, they're both practical and a joy to have on display.

Product Description: An illustrated how-to reference. There are five key areas of the home where soft furnishings can make a big difference: bath, bedroom, kitchen, dining and living room. Best of all, soft furnishings can be easily created by anyone with a sewing machine -- even beginners...read more

Product Description: These journals, record books and notebooks make wonderful gifts and are ideal for notes, recipes, record-keeping, reference and late-night jottings. They feature appealing photography and are a perfect way to keep organized.

Product Description: Enjoy this inspiring guide to using essential oils. To treat common ailments, revitalize, relax, or simply surround yourself with fragrance, this is the only book you need.

Product Description: This book outlines the expansion of the legal, police and military powers of the United Nations. These new powers will allow it to operate as a world government.

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Product Description: All in color! Stimulating oils have been used through the ages to refresh the body and revive the spirits. Among the energizing essences nature bestows on us are bergamot, cedarwood, peppermint, black pepper, lime, thyme, lemon, and juniper...read more

Product Description: Lavish color photographs of gorgeous room settings are only the beginning. Spectacular soft furnishings that are also quick and easy to make are the focus of attention. Ideas on colors and patterns that will give you the confidence to tailor your projects to coordinate with, add life to, or draw together the decorative schemes in your home complete the picture...read more

Product Description: All in color! Uplift the spirits, ease aching muscles, and benefit the body on every level. Essences ranging from neroli to peppermint and frankincense, recognized throughout history for their restorative properties, can bring you ever-greater feelings of joy and contentment...read more

Product Description: Pulbrook and Gould Flowers is the story of their style, celebrated with a collection of new flower arrangements. From the classic to country to contemporary, traditional ideas are interpreted into modern designs for all occasions.'

A respected decorator discusses the principles and elements of good design that she has employed in her own home, including tips on color, flooring, storage, and fabrics

Drawing from the furniture painting heritage of Sweden and America, a step-by-step guide offers projects for painting a wide variety of furniture, including plans for refurbishing old cupboards, beautifying a basic chair, and other projects.

Product Description: All of the key information that you need to know in a paediatric emergency is reproduced as easy to read charts with clear text and diagrams. All protocols and procedures are consistent with those in Advanced Paediatric Life Support (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)