Product Description: Becoming a Family explores the first three intense and joyful years of the family journey. Raising children is a lifelong journey and is never as imagined. It is also a profound personal journey―parents need to trust their own inner sense as a guide for health and truth...read more

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Punchneedle embroidery is back—and it still features the same quick and simple technique as before. But credit for its modern revival must go to today’s increasingly appealing designs, which result in charming works of miniature art. It’s easy to get started: All that’s needed are a punchneedle tool, embroidery hoop, fabric, floss, and the basics found here. Even beginners will soon be able to create exquisite projects that showcase timeless motifs, from flowers and crows to primitive stars. In addition to frameable punchneedle pieces, there are a handful of wearable accents and a gallery of the authors’ works.A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Product Description: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Product Description: Eleven papers presented at a workshop during the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice meetings in April 2006 explore how to maximize the effectiveness of the technical assistance (TA) provided to member states...read more

Product Description: Never Opened. Official US Dept. of Justice: Crime Prevention Series. Cover, pages, edges in perfect condition. No shelf wear. Will ship in a covered protective package within one day using US post office.

Product Description: Exploring the effects of punishment and penality on women’s lives, the impact of feminist reforms on the lives of women in prison, and the systemic barriers that limit change in the context of both provincial and federal prisons, these essays question the role of prisons in our society, the importance of taking account of gender and its intersection with race and class, and the problems of both weak feminist models and the cooptation of feminist ideals and Aboriginal spirituality by correctional systems...read more

Product Description: What It Takes to be a Leader in Hospitality Sales-Principles and Techniques for Success What's the key to success in today's competitive hospitality industry? Sales-the art and science of telling potential customers that you have the product they need, when they need it, and where, at a price that's right for them...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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