In The Footsteps Of Sheep

Author : Debbie Zawinski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Knitting
ISBN : 0942018389

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In the Footsteps of Sheep by Debbie Zawinski Pdf

"In the Footsteps of Sheep details the completion of a mission the author, a Welsh-born Scot, set for herself: to travel and camp throughout Scotland, find cast off tufts of wool from 10 Scottish sheep breeds, then spin the wool on her spinning stick while walking (or waiting for ferries), and finally design and knit one pair of socks to represent each breed ... all the while writing about her adventures and taking plenty of photographs. Debbie has written beautifully about her journey; the hills, shorelines, and bogs explored; the sheep and people she met along the way; weather both foul and fair, and a particularly exciting chapter about the intriguing St. Kilda archipelago and its feral Soay and Boreray sheep. The eleven sock patterns, one at the end of each chapter, are a bonus and, for those of us unable to gather and spin our own fleece, all were test-knitted with commercial wool. The designs are knitted from top to toe with different motifs, among them color-patterns, cables, spirals, stripes, Kilt Hose with top-turnovers, and a pair of baby booties."--Provided from Amazon.com.

Author : Joanna Cannon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501121906

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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon Pdf

Part coming-of-age story, part mystery, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly charming debut about a community in need of absolution and two girls learning what it means to belong.

Author : Irene Waggener
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578758105

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Keepers of the Sheep by Irene Waggener Pdf

Follow Irene Waggener's journey into the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco to learn about a knitting tradition that stretches back in time through generations to the very origins of the craft.In this collection of essays and patterns, Irene provides a glimpse of life in a High Atlas village where knitting once played a key role in surviving harsh, snowy winters.The knitting patterns in this book include traditional designs by shepherds who want to share their knowledge with other knitters and future generations. The patterns are presented against the backdrop of Irene's essays, providing the cultural and environmental context in which knitting was practiced in the High Atlas.In addition, Irene's research takes the reader backwards in time as she examines the history of knitting in Morocco and North Africa. Through historical accounts, linguistic clues, and museum artifacts - some of which have not been available to the general public until now - Irene presents a picture of early knitting and how it may have developed in North Africa. Her research is accompanied by knitting patterns inspired by historical sources, bringing to life once again the skills of early North African knitters.

Author : George Steinberger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0990395022

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In the Footprints of the Lamb by George Steinberger Pdf

George Steinberger (1865-1904) lived a relatively brief life, and during those years he suffered much, as the reader will clearly discern in this book. However, God's grace taught and sustained this thirsty-hearted follower of the Lamb in the midst of many difficulties. Suffering can either make us or break us; Steinberger chose to take the former route. He lived by the truth of 1 Peter 5:10: "But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you." While this is a relatively small volume, it is packed with divine truth, written by a master of the devotional life. The book must be read and reread slowly, allowing the Spirit of God to penetrate one's heart with this biblically-based truth. As Christians, we are exhorted to "imitate the faith" of those worthies who have gone before us (Heb. 13:8). The faith of George Steinberger is worthy to be imitated, as he challenges us to "follow the Lamb wherever He goes (Rev. 14:4).Ole Hallesby, author of the classic volume "Prayer," said about this book: "I know of no devotional book that I have reread so many times. It is to an unusual degree filled with words of eternal life. Though many years of bitter suffering, its author learned to see the Savior as the Lamb of God and himself to walk the pathway 'in the footprints of the Lamb."

Author : Leda Schubert
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780374322960

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Feeding the Sheep by Leda Schubert Pdf

From watching Mom shepherd, shear, spin, and knit, a little girl finds out just how her sweater is made.

Author : Anne Laurel Carter
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780888999030

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The Shepherd's Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter Pdf

Amani, a young Palestinian girl, looks to the meadows of the Firdoos to get her sheep the food they need, but when Israeli settlers impede her ability to get to the pasture, she must try to find a peaceful solution to the problem.

Author : Esther Rutter
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1783784369

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This Golden Fleece by Esther Rutter Pdf

A history of Britain's long love affair with wool, told through a year of knitting garments from around the British Isles.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446456286

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Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer Pdf

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER 'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS ______________ Abigail Wendover has no time for love. She is far too busy protecting her niece, who has fallen madly in love with a suspected fortune-hunter. But her efforts become vastly more complicated with the arrival of Miles Calverleigh, the black sheep of his family - a reckless bachelor with a scandalous past. Abby soon discovers that, despite successfully managing her niece's love life, she has far less control over her own unruly heart. ______________ '[My] generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton 'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE 'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN 'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA 'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS ______________ Readers love Black Sheep ... ***** 'Witty and laugh out loud funny... Black Sheep is priceless.' ***** 'I highly recommend this to everyone, even if regency isn't your thing.' ***** 'Absolutely wonderful!!!' ***** '6-stars. My favorite along with Faro's Daughter.' ***** 'This is one of my favourite Heyer's.'

Author : Brian Hogan
Publisher : Asteroidea Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780979905612

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There’s a Sheep in my Bathtub by Brian Hogan Pdf

The 10th Anniversary of "There's a Sheep in my Bathtub" is being marked and honored by a fresh edition with updated content and many more illustrations - 85 in all! What happens when you drop an American family with three small children into the post-Communist chaos of Outer Mongolia? There's a Sheep in my Bathtub chronicles the adventures of the Hogan family as they try to follow God's leading into one of the world's most remote and mysterious enclaves. Brian and Louise meet during their college days at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo and embark on a pursuit of a calling to the nations that propels them from the Navajo Nation’s painted desert in Arizona to the wild steppes of Central Asia. Along their way five children join the cross-cultural roller coaster. Disarmingly honest and charmingly humorous, their tale will thrill you and bring tears to your eyes. An intensely personal memoir, this book still manages to pack a powerful dose of missionary insight and Biblical principles for seeing the Church explode into life among peoples that have never even heard of Jesus. Get comfortable. You will not be able to put it down. From the very first page this book jerks you irretrievably into the outrageous, the uproarious and the impossible to imagine. It has got to be one of the most absolutely fascinating tales to ever prove that the truth is stranger than fiction. Nevertheless, it throbs with a sobering and relentless sense of calling and purpose that is truly inspiring. --- the late Dr. Ralph D. Winter, Founder, U.S. Center for World Mission I wept, laughed and was stirred by this book. I love a good story, and this is a really good one! You won’t be able to put it down! --- Floyd McClung., author of Living on the Devil’s Doorstep

Author : Donald McCaig
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497635128

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Nop's Hope by Donald McCaig Pdf

A young widow travels the competition circuit with her border collie in this novel by the author of Nop’s Trials, “a great writer” (James Herriot). After her husband and daughter are killed in a car accident, Penny Burkeholder leaves her Shenandoah Valley home with her eighteen-month-old border collie, Hope, the only friend she has left in the world. Together, they make their way across the country in a battered pickup, earning money by doing ranch work and competing in sheepdog trials. One dream keeps the grieving young widow going: to compete at the national finals in Wyoming and turn Hope into a winner. Filled with fascinating detail about sheepdog trials and the uncanny closeness that develops between canine and human team members, Nop’s Hope evokes the quiet beauty of the back roads and ranches of the American West and brings to life unforgettable characters, both human and canine, including Hope’s sire, Nop.

Author : Sally Coulthard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781643136592

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Follow the Flock by Sally Coulthard Pdf

An addictively free-ranging survey of the massive impact that the humble and loveable sheep have had on human history. From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the rolling hills of medieval England to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, the domesticated ungulates of the genus Ovis—sheel—have been central to the human story. Starting with our Neolithic ancestors' first forays into sheep-rearing nearly 10,000 years ago, these remarkable animals have fed us, clothed us, changed our diet and languages, helped us to win wars, decorated our homes, and financed the conquest of large swathes of the earth. Enormous fortunes and new, society-changing industries have been made from the fleeces of sheep, and cities shaped by shepherds' markets and meat trading. Sally Coulthard weaves the rich and fascinating story of sheep into a vivid and colorful tapestry, thickly threaded with engaging anecdotes and remarkable ovine facts, whose multiple strands reflect the deep penetration of these woolly animals into every aspect of human society and culture.

Author : John Connell
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783784196

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The Cow Book by John Connell Pdf

Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, he finds himself back on the farm and begins to learn the ways of the farmer and the way of the cows. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day - cleaning the outhouses, milking the herd, tending to sickly lambs, helping the cows give birth. But alongside the routine events, there are the unforeseen moments when things go wrong: when a calf fails to thrive, when a sheep goes missing, when illness breaks out, when depression takes hold, when an argument erupts and things are said that cannot be unsaid. The Cow Book is the story of a calving season. It is also the story of the cow itself, from its domestication and worship as a God by the Ancient Egyptians to the modern practice of mechanized herds, via the figure of the cowboy, the destruction of the American buffalo, the demise of the aboriginal jackaroos and the consequences of BSE. And, above all, it is the story of Connell's life as a farmer, of his relationship with his birthplace of County Longford, with the community around the family farm, with the animals he tends, and with his father.

Author : Sally Coulthard
Publisher : Apollo
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Sheep
ISBN : 1789544211

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A Short History of the World According to Sheep by Sally Coulthard Pdf

Author : Marlon James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101011317

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The Book of Night Women by Marlon James Pdf

From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings "An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breath­takingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.

Author : Jim Pipe
Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01
Category : Werewolves
ISBN : 0749621176

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In the Footsteps of the Werewolf by Jim Pipe Pdf

A light-hearted look at the myths and stories surrounding the werewolf.