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Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780711253988
New edition of a classic tale from one of the 20th century's bestselling children's authors.
Author : Witold Rybczynski
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780374713355
Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? In Now I Sit Me Down, the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social history--of different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle America--the Barcalounger--traces its roots back to the Bauhaus. Rybczynski weaves a rich tapestry that draws on art and design history, personal experience, and historical accounts. And he pairs these stories with his own delightful hand-drawn illustrations: colonial rockers and English cabrioles, languorous chaise longues, and no-nonsense ergonomic task chairs--they're all here. The famous Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner once remarked, "A chair is only finished when someone sits in it." As Rybczynski tells it, the way we choose to sit and what we choose to sit on speak volumes about our values, our tastes, and the things we hold dear.
Author : James A. Levine
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781137464330
That the average adult spends 50 to 70 percent of their day sitting is no surprise to anyone who works in an office environment. But few realize the health consequences they are suffering as a result of modernity's increasingly sedentary lifestyle, or the effects it has had on society at large. In Get Up! , health expert James A. Levine's original scientific research shows that today's chair-based world, where we no longer use our bodies as they evolved to be used, is having negative consequences on our health, and is a leading cause of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Over the decades, humans have moved from a primarily active lifestyle to one that is largely sedentary, and this change has reshaped every facet of our lives—from social interaction to classroom design. Levine shows how to throw off the shackles of inertia and reverse these negative trends through simple changes in our daily lives.
Author : Vera B. Williams
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780063222496
This classic and heartwarming picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association. "A tender knockout. It's rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling in such a simple, young book."—Kirkus Reviews Vera Williams tells of a young girl who, along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a new chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner. Into the jar also goes the money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market. There hasn't been a comfortable place to sit in the apartment since a fire in their previous apartment burned everything to "charcoal and ashes." Friends and neighbors brought furniture to their new apartment downstairs, but no one brought anything big or soft or comfortable. Finally the jar is full, the coins are rolled, and in the book's crowning moment, mother, daughter, and Grandma search four different furniture stores, and after carefully trying several chairs, like Goldilocks, they find the chair they've been dreaming of at last. Vera Williams enhances this story about family, community, and the power of working together toward a common goal with her signature folk art-inspired paintings. A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."—The Horn Book Vera B. Williams's beloved picture book favorites include: "More More More," Said the Baby Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart A Chair for Always A Chair for My Mother Cherries and Cherry Pits Music, Music for Everyone Something Special for Me Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
Author : Jivana Heyman
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834842397
“A treasure trove . . . what Yoga, capital Y, is all about.” —Donna Farhi “Nothing less than a gem.” —Judith Lasater “A vital tool.” —Book Riot This daring, visionary book revolutionizes yoga practice, making it truly accessible to everyone—in every body, at any age, and in any state of health Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. But many of us feel discouraged to practice because we see young, slim, flexible, well, and able-bodied people dominating yoga spaces. Yet, yoga is truly a practice for all—conferring enormous benefits to our overall well-being as our bodies change, age, and navigate various health challenges. Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, views yoga as a basic human right—saying we all deserve to practice it in whatever state we find our body or mind. Accessible Yoga offers a simple, clear, and wonderfully adaptable practice for all people regardless of ability, health, and body type. Heyman has spent over twenty years sharing yoga with people of all abilities and backgrounds, and in this book, he shares his knowledge by breaking down complex yoga poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques, and yoga teachings into clearly understandable and practical tools we can use every day, regardless of our limitations or challenges.
Author : Jennie Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1954697023
Author : Christopher Schwarz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1954697155
Author : Christine Smallwood
Publisher : Hogarth
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593229910
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, The Atlantic, Electric Lit, Thrillist, LitHub, Kirkus Reviews • A witty, intelligent novel of an American woman on the edge, by a brilliant new voice in fiction—“the glorious love child of Ottessa Moshfegh and Sally Rooney” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) “[A] jewel of a debut . . . abundantly satisfying.”—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker As an adjunct professor of English in New York City with little hope of finding a permanent position, Dorothy feels “like a janitor in the temple who continued to sweep because she had nowhere else to be but who had lost her belief in the essential sanctity of the enterprise.” No one but her boyfriend knows that she’s just had a miscarriage—not her mother, her best friend, or her therapists (Dorothy has two of them). She wasn’t even sure she wanted to be a mother. So why does Dorothy feel like a failure? The Life of the Mind is a book about endings—of youth, of ambition, of possibility, but also of the meaning that an inquiring mind can find in the mess of daily experience. Mordant and remorselessly wise, this jewel of a debut cuts incisively into life as we live it, and how we think of it.
Author : Raymond Chandler
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547190608
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Ashton Applewhite
Publisher : Celadon Books
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781250297242
Author, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age. In our youth obsessed culture, we’re bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working world and olders should just step aside for the new generation. Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. Explaining the roots of ageism in history and how it divides and debases, Applewhite examines how ageist stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of elders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and offers a rousing call to action. It’s time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind of bias. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. Age pride! “Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” —Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author
Author : Remy Charlip,Lilian Moore,Vera B. Williams
Publisher : Tricycle Press
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1582462011
Explores an individual's relationship to family, friends, and even pets.
Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Bubbles
ISBN : 9780711254022
A hilarious rhyming romp from Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbar. With a poetic text, a fun and funny story, and bright artwork, this is a perfect read aloud for story time.
Author : Tim Hopgood
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781509822003
Is it a hot air balloon? Is it a taxi? No! It's . . . a sofa! Jessy and Tom love their big blue sofa. They love pretending it's a submarine. They love riding it like an elephant. And most of all, they love bouncing on it. Until one day . . . THUD! A joyful adventure story about family life and imaginative play, featuring bright, colourful artwork that will appeal to all ages. Our Big Blue Sofa by Tim Hopgood was the winner of the Cambridgeshire 'Read It Again!' Award and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. This warm and funny book from the award-winning author-illustrator of WOW! Said the Owl is as fresh and original as when it was first published. The perfect book for any child who has ever bounced on the sofa - and every adult who has ever told them not to!
Author : Leisure Arts, Inc
Publisher : Leisure Arts
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781601405951
What makes life so interesting is that things evolve. So it's natural that we feel compelled to rearrange the furniture, remodel what we've outgrown, and redo just for the fun of it. This book helps you feel at home by offering slipcover and upholstery options that blend with your current style. Slipcovers for a variety of chairs and more: Give 'em the Slip; A Better Bistro; Letter Perfect; Pinstriped Pinafore; Barstool Beauty; So-Soft Checkerboard; Dressmaker Details; Easy-Living Slipcovers; Dressing Table Skirt; Totally Tailored Ottoman; All Buckled Up (ottoman); and Feel-Good Felt (daybed). Upholstery: Tailored Headboard; Printed Perfection (chair); Pretty in Piping (chair); and The Look of Leather (ottoman). Better Homes and Gardens® Clever Cover-Ups (Leisure Arts #4320)
Author : Franklin H. Gottshall
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486161648
Superb, step-by-step guide enables even beginners to build heirloom pieces by Hepplewhite, Chippendale, Phyfe, and other masters. Detailed, precise construction drawings, measurements. Full instructions. Over 500 illustrations.