Sara: 3724 books
A Place That Matters Yet
John Gubbins's MuseumAfrica in the Postcolonial World
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
A Place That Matters Yet unearths the little-known story of Johannesburg’s MuseumAfrica, a South African history museum that embodies one of the most dynamic and fraught stories of colonialism and postcolonialism, its life spanning the eras before, during, and after apartheid. Sara Byala, in examining...
Negotiating Difference in French Louisiana Music
Categories, Stereotypes, and Identifications
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
Sara Le Menestrel explores the role of music in constructing, asserting, erasing, and negotiating differences based on the notions of race, ethnicity, class, and region. She discusses established notions and brings to light social stereotypes and hierarchies at work in the evolving French Louisiana...
Translation and Language Education
Pedagogic Approaches Explored
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
The revival of translation as a means of learning and teaching a foreign language and as a skill in its own right is occurring at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities.
In this book, Sara Laviosa proposes a translation-based pedagogy that is grounded in theory and has been...
Travel Marketing and Popular Photography in Britain, 1888–1939
Reading the Travel Image
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
This bookexplores how popular photography influenced the representation of travel in Britain in the period from the Kodak-led emergence of compact cameras in 1888, to 1939. The book examines the implications of people’s increasing familiarity with the language and possibilities of photography on...
by Sara Wales
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
A sweet book encouraging you to be happy and 'STAY POSITIVE' There are positive self-talk phrases to keep you motivated, as well as quotes to keep you thinking about the goodness in life.
Continuous Container Gardens
Swap In the Plants of the Season to Create Fresh Designs Year-Round
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
Extend the life of your container garden beyond the summer months with an innovative system created by Sara Begg Townsend and Roanne Robbins. Beginning with a central woody plant, garden ornament, or eye-catching perennial, you’ll learn how to swap in seasonal plants for a dynamic display that looks...
Simple Woven Garments
20+ Projects to Weave & Wear
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2015
Fun and wearable weaving patterns!
Simple Woven Garments is both a pattern book and an idea book for creating simple woven shapes and turning them into everyday, highly wearable fashions. Readers will enjoy classic woven styles and nods to today's style trends in a collection of 20 woven garments...
Poetic Crochet
20 Shawls Inspired by Classic Poems
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Crocheted shawls inspired by classic poetry!
Just as poetry laces together the simplest of words into dramatic lyrical pieces, Poetic Crochet uses basic stitches to create a romantic, breathtaking collection of shawls and wraps.
When creating this classic, wearable collection of shawls,...
by Marc Blake, Sara Bailey
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Tales of horror have always been with us, from Biblical times to the Gothic novel to successful modern day authors and screenwriters. Though the genre is often maligned, it is huge in popularity and its resilience is undeniable. Marc Blake and Sara Bailey offer a detailed analysis of the horror genre,...
Sweet Hell on Fire
A Memoir of the Prison I Worked In and the Prison I Lived In
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
"A gritty, raw, and engrossing voice."—Publishers Weekly
I was a bad mother,
a bad daughter,
a bad wife, a bad friend.
Boozed out and tired,
with no dreams
and no future.
But I was a good officer.
Sara Lunsford helped cage the worst of the worst, from serial killers...
by Sara Mei
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Sempre la solita storia: nuova città, nuovo lavoro, nuova vita. Metti tutto in valigia, ti trasferisci e resti ad aspettare che accada qualcosa e che ricominci tutto daccapo.
Stavolta è il turno di Edimburgo, dove Jennifer è arrivata da meno di due mesi e fatica ad ambientarsi. In cerca di una...
Flex Mom
The Secrets of Happy Stay-at-Home Moms
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
In this book, former stay-at-home mom Sara Blanchard draws on her experience to:
Explain why it’s easy to fall into the trap of SAHM vs working mom
Introduce the Flex Mom as the third model of motherhood
Teach you how to create the space you need to pursue your passions
Help...
The Case Against Homework
How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when it takes away from reading time? And what is the real purpose behind those devilish dioramas?
The time our children spend doing homework...
by Sara Davenport
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2018
Understanding Alzheimer's is a comprehensive look at the most up-to-date research into this devastating disease. As well as the early symptoms and effects of Alzheimer's, it features some of the supplements and treatments thought to improve sufferers' symptoms - useful if you're worried about your own health or that of someone you know.