Schiffer publishing aug 2011 (19 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Martha's Vineyard, the idyllic island off the coast of Cape Cod, is captured in picturesque photographs of its common vistas and extraordinary scenery. The journey starts with an aerial tour around the coast of the island; then takes to the road and heads 'up island' from Tisbury. You will pass through the towns of West Tisbury, Chilmark, and Aquinnah and visit a range of attractions including the cliffs of clay and the Gay Head Lighthouse. From the south shore, you will head east to the old whaling town of Edgartown where you will see the architectural styles of previous generations, up-scale restaurants, art galleries, and the nearby Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge. Then, heading back to where you started this tour, you will explore the vibrant, lively community of Oak Bluffs, home to the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association, which now has more than 350 gingerbread cottages. This book is a wonderful remembrance for all who have visited Martha's Vineyard.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A routine trip to the grocery store turns into an amazing adventure as a brave young boy helps the lobsters in the seafood department make a great escape. The crustaceans flee their tiny tank, but can they make their way back to the sea Follow the lobsters as they embark on a fun-filled journey and later reward the young boy who saved them with a spectacular celebration in the sea. Find out what happens when there are Lobsters on the Loose. Krackow, Eric T. (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Gain an introductory understanding of metaphysical concepts from a pagan perspective, beginning with the first principles of the creation of the Universe through the Celestial Soul Groups and their influence upon the evolution of life and expansion of spirit. From basic metaphysical models, the reader learns about the anatomy of the Soul and how it is connected to the Spirit and the Divine Universal Energy. Answers are provided for important questions: Of what is the Soul made How does it learn Where are those memories kept within the Spiritual Being How does the Soul connect through energy to the physical body, other spirits, and the Greater Divine Consciousness within the Universe Through this learning process, individuals can walk through every moment of the day with a sense of higher purpose, greater connection to their spiritual mission, and with insight to meet their personal and spiritual goals. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Encourage children to get outside for some fresh air and exercise with this fun, illustrated book introducing the various ways that animals move about. Children often mimic the actions of their own pets; Busy Bodies expands that tendency, inviting children to pretend to be animals and hop, run, or leap like rabbits, deer, or frogs. They'll exert a lot of energy and get healthy playful exercise with thirteen different animal actions. But it's not just about exercising the body and the imagination; children will learn new words too, as each new animal introduces a new motion. Each activity is illustrated on a double-page spread, and a short rhyme provides just enough description to get the children started. The fun doesn't end with the last page. Rather, the book encourages children to explore more animal actions and invent endless and active games to play. Picture book-ages 0-6.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Extend your gardening season into autumn and enjoy those golden orange leaves and pumpkins with your children. With 235 color images, see for yourself that it's not too cold to still play outside. Games like soil bag obstacle course or creating borders for your spring flowers with a digging contest are perfect during this cooler time of the year. A little planning and a bunch of fun ideas can help you encourage your children's exploration and enjoyment of the garden no matter the time of year. Karden(R) is there waiting to make garden glove puppets and garden art brushes, go on a scavenger hunt, and play garden tic tac toe. With over thirty projects, the possibilities are endless.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore the paranormal history of Oklahoma through its colorful ghost stories and legends, as well as through the eyes of a renowned paranormal team. Have drinks with outlaw ghosts in an old saloon and tip your hat to the lady spirits upstairs in the bordello. Discover why several professional basketball players fear a hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. Learn about an alternate ending to the life of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Follow the atlas and investigate the famous Stone Lion Inn, the 101 Ranch, Overholser Mansion, and other historic haunted locales throughout the state. This spine-tingling cross-section of Oklahoma's history includes dozens of tales of Native Americans, the Civil War, famous outlaws, Wild West shows, oil boomtowns, railroad legends, deadly tornados, and historic Route 66. Haunted Oklahoma awaits you. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Each year, hundreds of New Yorkers disappear under mysterious circumstances never to be heard from again, with their families and loved ones waiting painfully, as the years crawl by, for some word of what happened to them. This book explores this painful epidemic by highlighting individual stories of the missing and their families, among them a 22-month-old baby and a noted judge. Sections include unidentified missing human remains found in New York State, investigation procedures, and the pros and cons of hiring a private detective or a psychic. Perhaps one of these touching accounts will offer hope that someone, somewhere, might have the missing piece to one of these devastating puzzles and help bring any one of these missing persons home.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Many people enjoy collecting antique figures, dolls, toys, containers, sheet music. etc. that show black people in all styles of dress and function. They often depict famous people, musicians, and advertising figures, and the variations are many. This book displays 425 color images from several private collections, each item described with measurements and an estimated value range.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In more than 100 pieces of contemporary flash, 'Tilt' and his collaborators celebrate the lineage of tattoo artists who have paved the way while looking forward to the future of tattooing. Using the five classic bold colors (black, red, yellow, green and brown), the flash in this second volume continues to explore the importance of the origin and essential foundations of tattooing while making its own mark on the visual history of this folk art. Offering a broad range of themes, this is an ideal flash book for anyone in the tattoo industry. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Join little rot-rocker Pukeboy and graffiti artist Gumshoe as they search for Gumshoe's missing paintings in this second book from The Sweet Rot series. This lost art quest leads our two heroes through the vividly lush town of Pollilop Drop encountering a fresh new batch of little rotters. Raiders of the Lost Art is author/illustrator Joe Simko's second book in the series. Known for his rock 'n roll poster art and illustrations on the successful Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages trading card series, Simko brings his own sugary-coated pop-art world to life through the pages of these engaging Sweet Rot books. Young adult-ages 13-18.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rookwood art pottery was made in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1880 until 1967, producing forms that feature delicate colors fired at low kiln temperatures. Pieces are eagerly sought by collectors today and continue to influence contemporary art potters. In this guide 251 color and 166 black and white photographs show hundreds of vases, plaques, bowls, bookends, lamps, tea tiles, and more, with estimated price ranges to reflect the art market.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The God within connects with the Universal God. We are all of the same vibration, ever expanding, always creating, and the energy of the Universe flows through everyone. Sacred Space Meditation Cards, with 56 beautiful images from the Hubble Space Telescope, help draw on revered energy so that the force and potential of inner peace, tranquility, and abundance can be felt. With firm meditation affirmations, the inner self is encouraged to sit quietly and listen, to go beyond the everyday traps the mind sets for us and to reach for the inner calm from which a state of happiness and serenity flows. Spirit can be found in the smallest atom within to the universe and beyond. There is nothing you cannot be. All space is sacred. Be there in each moment and experience the potential and power of Sacred Space.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Roseville Pottery Company began in Roseville, Ohio, in 1890, and produced art pottery decorative ceramics until 1954. Their original appeal has made Roseville pottery popular antiques today. With this guide, you learn the pattern name, date first made, and description with value range for thousands of different shapes of various sizes and glaze colors. The alphabetical organization and workbook format make record keeping easy for today's collectors and dealers.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Over 24,000 items with checklist-style listings, over 12,000 color photos, and accurate estimated values make this collector's guide a must-have for everybody who has ever owned merchandise produced for the Star Wars(TM) saga or who is selling or buying it now. Items have been collected from over 50 countries and compiled together into this impressive tome, the latest version of the longest running Star Wars identification guide series ever in print. This new edition covers the range from Advertising and Dart Boards to Squeaky Toys and Window Clings, everything, that is, except toys-a category so large it will now comprise its own book. From the 1976 pre-release movie paperback through the latest Clone Wars kitchenware, thirty-five years of exciting and obscure Star Wars collectibles are archived here for you to discover, marvel over, and enjoy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Affordable housing for the masses has been an age-old problem that some of the best minds in the world have tried to solve. Never was it more critical than after World War II, when many cities and economies were wiped clean and the world-quite literally-needed to be rebuilt. It was during this time that modern ideas led the way to the future. Modern Tract Homes of Los Angeles touches on the history of modern architecture and explores five housing tracts built between 1948 and 1964. Through these unique tracts, we gain an understanding of what the postwar climate was like and learn why modern houses still remain relevant today as new homeowners are drawn to their aesthetic and original homeowners continue to enjoy them more than half a century later. This engaging guide features 100+ images of interiors, exteriors, and decor and more than 40 archival images and floor plans.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Organized in 1871, in Dudee, Illinois, the Haeger pottery grew from making building bricks to decorative housewares by 1914. Today it continues to produce many lines of decorative ceramic wares. This book presents the company history, over 200 catalog pages, and over 700 select items fully described with their color names, dimensions, markings, price guide and index. With this, an interested reader can learn to identify and evaluate Haeger pottery on the market today.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unique perspectives on New York's 843-acre Central Park viewed exclusively from windows and terraces surrounding it. One hundred forty-three photographs range from intimate fourth-floor scenes to sweeping vistas from 64 stories above the Park. The principal photographer of six books on gardens and landscape architecture, the author concentrates on the landscape of Central Park, revealing its beauty from above during all four seasons, from early morning to night. The photographer's journey took her to more than 100 apartments, offices, hotels, and museums over the course of five years. This book includes quotes by sixteen notable individuals about their experiences of looking down from their windows to the Park, including Giorgio Armani, Candice Bergen, Paul Goldberger, Evelyn Lauder, Donald Trump, and Elie Wiesel. Windows on Central Park will strengthen one's sense of the grandeur and beauty of America's most visited park, and reveal the Park as a towering example of both urban ecology and landscape architecture.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Take a tour through time and learn about the exciting engineering developments that allowed the primitive bridges of ancient man evolve to the masterworks of today. This unique treatment, showing the large variety of bridge forms, is illustrated with postcards, archival photographs, and technical drawings and diagrams. These detailed images show stone arch, suspension, movable, and many more bridges. Laymen and engineers alike are certain to come away with a better understanding of the role of bridges in our built environment from the expert explanations of bridge types, materials, and construction to amusing anecdotes associated with these structures. Landmark bridges, construction methods, the interstate system, railroad bridges, and even bridge disasters are all documented in this technical record of civil engineering challenges and feats.…