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The art of memory collecting : create scrapbooks, zines, trinkets, collages and keepsakes to preserve treasured moments / by Calvi, Martina,author.;
15 creative projects that will inspire you to preserve memories and indulge your sentimental, crafty side! Memory-collector Martina shares techniques and inspiration to show how fun and simple collaging and scrapbooking is, with 15 projects to inspire personal, one-of-a-kind creations to use up those old photos, tokens and memories you have stuffed in your drawer. Projects feature: Scrapbooking Journal, Framed Memory Wall Art, Memory Box, Holiday Journal, Tiny Trinket Tin, Pressed Floral Bookmark, Memory Magnets, Accordion Friendship Zine, Memory Locket, Miniature Travel Zine, Time Capsule, Secret Pocket Card, Map Collage, Scrap Wall Hanging and Martina's famous Snail Mail Art. No special skills or equipment needed, just go out and collect memories to create treasured keepsakes for life.
Subjects: Scrapbooking.;
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15-minute Mandarin Chinese : learn in just 12 weeks / by Cheng, Ma,author.; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
Learn Mandarin Chinese in just 15 minutes a day with this revolutionary language learning system, now with an accompanying free app that is available in the App Store and Google Play. Practicing your language skills is quick, easy, and fun with 15-Minute Mandarin. There's no homework. Instead, use the visual guide and the free app to test yourself as you learn. Perfect your pronunciation by listening to native speakers, and learn from real-life examples that cover every holiday and business situation. Each full-colour course book has themed chapters and common everyday scenarios, a menu guide, and translation dictionaries. Whether you're just starting to learn Mandarin Chinese or you want to brush up, there's no easier way to learn.
Subjects: Chinese language; Chinese language; Chinese language; Chinese language; Mandarin dialects; Mandarin dialects; Mandarin dialects; Mandarin dialects;
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A Christmas witness / by Todd, Charles,author.;
"December 1921. Being single and a new Chief, Inspector Rutledge of Scotland Yard gets the short straw at Christmastime and is called upon by Chief Superintendent Markum to go to the Kentish home of a lord recovering from an attempt on his life. In bed with a concussion, the man is convinced someone is trying to kill him after he claims he was struck by the hoof of a running horse whose rider never stopped to check on him. Struggling with his own demons from the war and misgivings about helping a man who, as a colonel, oversaw the suffering of those on the frontlines from afar, Rutledge undertakes an uneasy investigation. And as the winter holiday approaches, he becomes increasingly convinced that nothing is as it seems"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Novellas.; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office. Criminal Investigation Department; Attempted murder; Christmas stories; Criminal investigation; Police; Rutledge, Ian (Fictitious character); World War, 1914-1918;
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Apple cider slaying / by Lindsey, Julie Anne.;
Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to Smythe Orchards, Winnie and her Granny's beloved twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But any way you slice it, it's struggling. That's why they're trying to drum up business with the "First Annual Christmas at the Orchard," a good old-fashioned holiday festival with enough delicious draw to satisfy apple-picking locals and cider-loving tourists alike--until the whole endeavor takes a sour turn when the body of Nadine Cooper, Granny's long-time, grudge-holding nemesis, is found lodged in the apple press. Now, with Granny the number one suspect, Winnie is hard-pressed to prove her innocence before the real killer delivers another murder...
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Family-owned business enterprises; Orchards; Country life; Murder;
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Henpocalypse!: Last Bride on Earth. by Cooke, Callie,actor.; Berrington, Elizabeth,actor.; O'Flynn, Kate,actor.; O'Rourke, Lauren,actor.; Haque, Mariam,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Callie Cooke, Elizabeth Berrington, Kate O'Flynn, Lauren O'Rourke, Mariam HaqueOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.A fractious gang of women on a hen-do have survived the apocalypse. But will they survive each other? The world’s population has been halved, and only a few survivors remain. Tucked away in a remote holiday cottage in Wales, a group of sort-of-friends on a Hen Do have escaped the virus. Now they’ll need to band together, take control of their limited resources and find a way to procreate (with a little help from ageing stripper Drew). On top of all that, they’ve got the hard-core Pilates group – holed up nearby – to contend with. But it’s not all doom and gloom! The end of the world is doing absolute wonders for everyone’s weight loss regimes.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.;
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Santa Baby / by Stutzman, Jonathan.; Fox, Heather.;
Santa is feeling old, and being in the business of Christmas for centuries is . . . well, it isn't all milk and cookies. In hopes of regaining some of his pep, Santa asks the spirit of Christmas to give him something for a change: skim off a couple of years and make him younger. But Christmas magic is powerful, and Santa gets more than he wished for. Instead of a fresh new outlook and boundless energy, he needs diapers and a nap-stat. With Christmas only a few days away, the elves rush to teach Santa Baby the basics. But will there be enough time to prepare their new bundle of holiday joy for the job? Funny and spirited, bright and inspiring, and with an unforgettable title, Santa Baby is destined to be a yuletide read families revisit every year.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Christmas stories.; Santa Claus; Infants;
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The last death of the year / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Christie, Agatha,1890-1976,creator.;
"New Year's Eve, 1932. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the tiny Greek island of Lamperos to celebrate the holiday with what turns out to be a rather odd community of locals living in a dilapidated house. A dark sense of foreboding overshadows the beautiful island getaway when the guests play a New Year's Resolutions game after dinner and one written resolution gleefully threatens to perform 'the last and first death of the year.' Hours later, one of the home's residents is found dead on the terrace. In light of the shocking murder, Poirot reveals to Catchpool the real reason he's brought him to the island ... the life of another community member has been threatened. Now both men resolve to ensure that the first murder will be the last."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Islands; Murder; New Year; Nineteen thirties; Private investigators; Promises;
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Five found dead / by Gentill, Sulari,author.;
"After a brutal year battling what should have been a terminal cancer diagnosis, mystery author Joe Penvale and his twin sister Meredith decide to celebrate this new beginning with a holiday on the famed Orient Express. Joining them in Carriage 16 are a medically retired French police detective, a female British detective inspector, a travel blogger and her husband, two true crime podcasters who are seeking an interview with Joe, a widowed duchess, two little old ladies from Lower Slaughter in pursuit of a thief they know is aboard, and an obnoxious man in a green plaid suit. Joe and Meredith's elusive neighbor in 16G keeps to his cabin the first night after an early dinner -- and the next morning his cabin is found soaked in blood, with no sign of his body anywhere"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Cancer; Coronaviruses; Murder; Novelists; Quarantine; Railroad travel; Siblings; Twins; Detective and mystery stories;
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Death of a cookbook author / by Hollis, Lee.;
When Hayley's idol, cookbook author and TV personality Penelope Janice, invites her to participate in a Fourth of July celebrity cook-off at her seaside estate in Seal Harbor, Maine, Hayley couldn't be more flattered. She just hopes she can measure up. With a who's who of famous chefs whipping up their signature dishes, this holiday weekend has all the ingredients for a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience. Instead, Hayley gets food poisoning her first night and thinks she overhears two people cooking up a murder plot. The next morning, a body is found at the bottom of a cliff. Tragic accident or foul play? To solve a real cliffhanger, Hayley will need to uncover some simmering secrets--before a killer boils over again...
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Food writers; Cooking; Murder;
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Sharing too much : musings from an unlikely life / by Evans, Richard Paul,author.;
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) delivers a charming and inspirational collection of personal essays. Before he was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of holiday classics such as The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans was a young boy being raised by a suicidal mother and dealing with relentless bullying. He could not fathom what the future held for him. Now, in this intimate and heartfelt collection of personal essays, Evans shares his moving journey from childhood to beloved author. With his signature "seasoned finesse" (Booklist), he offers the insightful lessons he's learned and engaging advice about everything from marriage to parenthood and even facing near-death experiences. This is a charming essay collection that is the perfect gift all year round"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Anecdotes.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Evans, Richard Paul; Authors, American; Christian authors;
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