Product Description: "The public classroom is a place where ideas can be engaged, interrogated, argued for, and investigated without fear of reprisal and in the spirit of inquiry- every idea can be questioned and critiqued, even the teacher's." -Michelle Comstock, Mary Ann Cain, and Lil Brannon Creating public space allows diverse voices to be heard and engaged...read more

Product Description: How can our students find - or make - spaces where their ideas and arguments can be heard? Living Room takes up this question in an age defined not only by YouTube and My Space but also the conversion of public streets to festival marketplaces, the creation of cordoned-off and tucked-away “free speech” zones, and the state sanctioning of ethnic profiling...read more

Product Description: Writing a dissertation can be joyful and reaffirming, but it can also feel like wandering into a labyrinth where dimly lit pathways twist and turn toward disaster. What is a dissertation supposed to look like? What is a dissertation supposed to do? Who is supposed to-or allowed to-decide? The Dissertation & the Discipline brings together both dissertation writers and advisors to grapple with these questions and formulate answers...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Add tactile interest to everything-from drapes to handbags, bookmarks to hairpins--and spark your creativity, too! Tassels bring movement and visual pleasure to your home, your fashions, and your life. With these new, exciting, and artistic ideas, you'll feel inspired to craft dozens of different styles, from the simplest to those with spectacular skirts and ornaments, like colorful wrapped rings...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: From shopping bags to newspaper, any piece of paper can be transformed into a work of art. Learn more than two dozen exciting techniques, from sponging, spattering, and smoke smudging to faux finishes, suminagashi, and gilding. Throughout this full-color guide, the works of talented paper artisans offer infinite inspiration...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Add sparkle, movement, and visual pleasure to your life through the art form of tassel making. Filled with new and exciting ideas to create a flurry of tassels, this guide begins with an overview of how to make a simple tassel, including a few fancy knots and cords...read more

Product Description: “A coffee table picture book, a reference book for handwork historians, and an inspirational how-to book for those who love the art of embellishment.”—The Creative Machine Newsletter. Simple projects inspire limitless possibilities for making decorative knots, cords, and braids...read more

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Product Description: Book by Doris Hoover, Nancy Welch