Schiffer publishing mai 2011 (25 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Repairing a fountain pen is not as simple as it seems. After learning the parts and mechanical characteristics of a pen through the directions in this service manual, one can quite easily remedy most ordinary complaints. Clear drawings and simple instructions are provided.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Born and brought up in Crisfield on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898â '1989) gained her knowledge of Maryland cookery as most Maryland girls did in those times: at her mother's elbow. As the wife of Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes, she spent many hours experimenting in her kitchen, perfecting the familiar recipes and refining them for the busy modern homemaker. The result was a book, first published in 1964, that blended traditional favorites--from Sweet Pickled Watermelon and Mama's Chow Chow to Maryland Beaten Biscuits, Sweet and Easy Corn Pudding, and Panned Oysters--with elegant dishes served to guests at the governor's mansion, such as Maryland's Finest Crab Imperial, Diamondback Terrapin Soup, Superb Stuffed Shad, and Lady Baltimore Cake. 'The glory of Maryland food,' says Mrs. Tawes in her introduction to the book, 'is that contains an extraordinary number of flavors that are exquisite and individual--oysters, crabs, terrapin, clams, poultry, hot breads, game, and fish. ]It is not the mere lavish use of rich ingredients that produces excellence, but an appreciation--precise, intense, and respectful--on the part of the cook, of the individual flavor of the food being prepared.' This new printing of My Favorite Maryland Recipes should bring a younger generation what Mrs. Tawes wished her earlier readers 'much joy in good eating.'.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Seventy-five miles southeast of Washington, D.C., in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, accessible only by boat, is tiny Smith Island, where a 300-year-old culture has survived in singular isolation. For a quarter of a century in this unique setting, Frances Kitching operated a small, widely renowned restaurant and inn. Susan Stiles Dowell, working closely with her, gathered more than one hundred of her recipes--many of them from the generation-to-generation oral tradition. This is more than just a regional cookbook. In Mrs. Dowell's sensitive and luminous telling of the lore and lure of this remote island, and in forty evocative photographs, colorful people and places come to life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Forty lashes for committing adultery Children taken from their parents for being unruly Loss of an ear - or even your life -- for stealing These were the harsh punishments doled out for such crimes in Colonial America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Learn what happened to horse thieves and Sabbath breakers or people engaging in idleness in the thirteen original colonies. Accompanied by 30 postcard images, more than twenty-five 'crimes' are covered in this view of law and justice in the 1600s and 1700s. It'll make you appreciate that you live in the twenty-first century.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Folklore and ghost stories from the Piedmont area of North Carolina come to life as told by the region's favorite performer, Cynthia Moore Brown. Hear the sad tale of 'The Gentleman Ghost of Uwharrie Mountain' in Asheboro; 'Lydia,' the phantom hitchhiker of Jamestown; and the real-life account of Lexington's very own hero, Valentine Leonard. Rediscover fan favorites, such as the humorous 'God in the Lake,' the eerie tale of 'The Woman with the Basket,' and Old Salem's very own whistling 'Little Red Man.' Appearing for the first time in print, 21 spine-tingling ghost tales from the region's renowned storyteller, including four original tales composed by Cynthia herself, perpetuate the history of tradition in and around Piedmont. Each story is beautifully written out by co-author Theresa Bane to capture every blood-chilling moment of the story-telling experience. This book will delight readers of all ages and quickly become a family favorite.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pennsylvania's Lower Susquehanna Valley, including Dauphin, Lancaster, Cumberland, Adams, and York Counties, is no stranger to the existence of ghosts, angels, and elementals. Visit the many haunted hotspots, including Golden Lane Antiques and Art Gallery, where strange things appear in the mirrors. Hear secrets kept in Hanover, where family cats are mistreated by ghosts. Spend time with elementals at Chickie's Rock or Fort Hunter Park. Have your picture taken with a ghost at Allenberry Playhouse in Boiling Springs, or be pushed by ghosts at the Accomac Inn. These stories and more show how the energy of mankind, nature, and spirituality connect the physical and spiritual world in Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Take a ghostly tour of Texas and discover what creepy tales lay hidden in its old buildings and gloomy corners. Meet Wanda, the permanent 'resident' of Bruce Hall at the University of North Texas. Discover the haunting tale of the ghostly woman roaming the shores of White Rock Lake. Dine with unseen spirits at the Catfish Plantation. Accompany ghost investigators as they uncover surprising evidence of the paranormal, and get the lowdown from both sides as both an internationally well-regarded skeptic and a university professor share their experiences. So grab a flashlight, wear your ten-gallon hat loose, and keep your mind open.because the ghosts of Texas are waiting.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - See the state of Missouri as you never have before -- as a hotbed of UFO activity and paranormal phenomena. From time slips and vortices to extraterrestrials and inter-dimensional beings, the Show Me State appears to be a haven for all things supernatural. Hear about residents who have been 'implanted' or experienced missing time. Learn what to say to an extraterrestrial and how to call down a UFO. Visit the many sites of UFO sightings, including Excelsior Springs, Harrisonville, Marshfield, and Northview. Travel to Missouri's own Bermuda Triangle -- Joplin, Springfield, and Branson. New perspectives on UFOs, mysterious phenomena, intriguing tales, and scary UFO revelations are just waiting to be explored, as the extraterrestrials beckon. Will you answer their call.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Push the envelope of your quilting skills and learn how to combine two traditional patterns, Autumn Leaf and Courthouse Steps, using non traditional methods. Self-taught quilter, Debbie Pierce, offers her twist on this art form with step-by-step instructions, insider secrets, and shortcuts for simplifying the construction of her popular quilt pattern, Autumn at the Courthouse. This detailed how-to book is complete with diagrams and charts that present the basic building blocks of quilt patterns. Use the 190+ color images as a guide to mastering the essential process of making perfect pieces for your blocks in an efficient and accurate manner. An essential addition to any quilter's library, this book offers inspiration and essentials you need to add your personal style to each one-of-a-kind quilt. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Among rock-forming minerals, the colorful tourmaline group is a favorite of both mineral collectors and gemologists. Superb examples are found at many locales worldwide, and in diverse geological settings from pegmatites to schists. Over 120 clear, crisp photos show each mineral in its geological context. This book will help mineral and gem collectors understand tourmaline mineralogy and see how changes in nomenclature reflect our evolving understanding of the group. The text explains the chemistry and taxonomy of the group, the environment in which tourmalines form, provides a detailed entry for each mineral including locality information and full-color photos wherever possible so that collectors can see what good specimens look like and which minerals one might expect to find in association with them. An extensive bibliography is provided for readers who wish to learn more. Every serious mineralogist, gemologist, and rock hound will need this book.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This beautiful book presents the work of fabulously talented stationery artists, in over 350 vibrant, colorful examples of their imaginative work. Following the success of her first book, 52 new stationers, not previously included, are introduced. The text offers short, informative artist biographies, and 16 in-depth interviews with various stationers about their inspiration and business. Each interviewee also provides valuable tips on how one could start his or her own stationery company. The work that is featured in this book will leave readers feeling inspired by the trendsetting designs and encouraged to support the enduring art form of written correspondence, despite living in a world of e-mails, phone texts, and tweets. No electronic media can provide the personal, emotionally charged impact of any one of the miniature works of art created by these stationers for your use.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An essential fashion industry resource, this new book presents a century of fashion illustrations from dress pattern envelopes ranging from the 1890s to the 1990s. References the popular shapes, silhouettes, and fashions through nearly 350 patterns for evening wear, lingerie, sportswear, and more. This detailed presentation illustrates cultural, social, and economic changes influencing women's fashions and the stylized illustrations used to capture the mode and ideal body styles of the day. As more design processes go digital, this book offers hundreds of skillful renderings done by hand. This is an ideal collection for fashion industry professionals, design students, and costume historians.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Take your lathe work outside the box and learn how to turn beautiful wooden lamps made from an infinite array of segments assembled from small pieces of wood. From fundamental skills to advanced, Ralph Buckland takes you through the techniques required for completing seventeen stunning segmented lamp projects with photos and detailed diagrams that show exact dimensions for segments, thicknesses, and ring diameters. Learn how to build each lamp starting with the first ring, moving on to different types of rings, and finishing and wiring the lamp. In addition to the projects, this guide covers special techniques, tips, and materials, such as rope, rock, inlace, and exotic woods. Buckland even provides detailed diagrams and schematics that outline various numbers of segments and ring diameters for designing your own lamp. This is an ideal and unique wood turning guide for the intermediate to advanced woodworker.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early '80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes 'CAVS,' was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffiti's gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the street artists that gave it soul.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore the vast beauty of the United States through this journey of spiritual self-discovery. Whether it's the desert in Sedona, Arizona, the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee, or an open field in Gap, Pennsylvania, each place offers a unique setting for relaxation and reflection. With 207 color images, you'll be meditating your way cross-country. Don't know how to meditate Techniques are offered in eight different types to help the beginner and seasoned traveler further along in their journey of spiritual healing and growth, including Cellular Sun Meditation and Clear Sky Mind Meditation. This virtual road trip will open your mind and senses to the joy of nature.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether visiting villages in Alaska, Native American settlements in the Southwest, a Spanish town in Florida, or bustling metropolitan areas in the Northeast, follow the fascinating trail of America's Historic Haunts. Test your ghost hunting skills in a Wyoming prison, or with phantom soldiers at Fort Knox, and battlefields in Virginia, Louisiana, and Texas. Dine in restaurants where paranormal activity is on the menu and sleep in some of America's most haunted inns. It doesn't matter whether you're a frequent flier or an armchair adventurer, this book will take you on a chilling journey of discovery into the people, places, and events that led to the countless spirits that still walk among us in some of this country's greatest haunted travel destinations.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Experience the explosiveness of water jets streaming skyward or the stillness of an infinity edge through 48 award-winning pool, spa, and water environments, and meet the cosmopolitan visionaries who captured the essence each was attempting to create. GAVA: Global AquaTekture Visionary Award presents Edition II, showcasing the latest winners of the water-inspired design competition that celebrates AquaTekture, the discipline of designing, engineering, and erecting water environments and ancillary components with consideration to functionality, space, and aesthetics. Architects, landscapers, artists, designers, inventors, and contractors from around the world masterfully incorporated fountains, fire, mosaic designs and acrylic panels, including Cameron Leth of Polar Pools, South Wales, Australia, who captured the coveted cover. Hosted by Three V Enterprises, the 2nd annual GAVA Awards was sponsored by Structure Studios, Zodiac Pool Products, Brand, Ltd., Paramount Pool and Spa Systems and Pebble Technology, Inc.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Knives and military - a topic that interests not just knife collectors and historians. Today many knife manufacturers advertise that their products are used by military forces and special units. With the aid of authentic photos, this book documents for the first time which knives, bayonets and tools are actually carried in action by the soldiers - U.S. Marines and other troops from different countries. The unique photographs that illustrate the book were taken in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans. Dietmar Pohl provides a detailed description of each of the eighty knives that appear in the book, along with technical specs and background information.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This comprehensive and easy to use reference covers the prominent brand names and proprietary markings that appear on German small arms, optics and edged weapons between 1900-1945 and is aimed at the World War II German militaria, cutlery, and small arms collector. The author provides a broad overview of the early marketing industry, the development of regional identities, and major tradenames and trademarks used by German companies during the period. The first half of this in-depth study lists and defines hundreds of terms, names, and misnomers of the various Imperial and National Socialist-era manufacturers. The second half of the work is made up of hundreds of logo and trademark illustrations as well as official and manufacturing markings commonly found on end products.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A thoughtful survey of fiber sculpture and wall art portrayed in 335 vibrant images and insightful text. Explore the work of three generations of fine artists who have opened their minds and spirits to the boundless range of expressive possibilities in textile methods or materials. Even as the art on these pages references weaving, crochet or quilting, traditional textile notions disappear in the hands of serious artists, appropriating essential elements for their contemporary concepts. From looms, needles, embroidery hoops, and bare hands, ideas take form. Piles of cloth, yarn, beads, fragrant grasses, bamboo or other materials of unusual resistance absorb and then return an artist's creative energy. Each object is distinctive to each artist. The discrete marks made by a certain pair of hands tell us who made which treasures. Danish artist/critic Lisbeth Tolstrup refers to art created in fiber media as 'windows into the wizard's workshop.' Enjoy peeking through the windows of these wizards.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first book to detail the design and service history of the U.S. Navy's first airplane, and presents the formative years of naval aviation between 1911-1916. The Curtiss Hydroaeroplane, made history as the first airplane to serve with the U.S. Navy, the Imperial Russian Navy and the Japanese Navy. Contained here are: newly created detailed drawings of the airplane, engine and its parts; highlights the contributions of the airplane's designer, Glenn Curtiss, and his mentors.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the story of George Custer's best cavalry company at the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn--Company M. With a tragically-flawed, but extremely brave Company Commander and a no-nonsense First Sergeant, Company M maintained a disciplined withdrawal from the skirmish line fighting, saving Major Marcus Reno's entire detachment and possibly the rest of the regiment from annihilation. Presented here is the most-detailed work on a single company at the Little Bighorn ever written--the product of multi-year research at archives across the country and detailed visits to the battlefield by a combat veteran who understands fields of fire, weapons' effects, training, morale, decision-making, unit cohesion and the value of outstanding non-commissioned officers.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the true story in photographs, of the famous U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron Seventeen. Flying the new Chance Vought F4U Corsair they broke combat records in the Pacific and were instrumental in proving this powerful new fighter to the Navy in World War II. Amongst Fighting 17's heroic exploits were shooting down 152 Japanese aircraft in aerial combat in only seventy-six days. Tom Blackburn led the squadron to a Navy Unit Commendation and made the 'Skull and Crossbones Squadron' one of the most successful squadron's in the annals of air warfare.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn the fascinating story of the flax to linen process in history, legend, song, crafts, lesson plans, and recipes. With 414 images, this comprehensive book dates back thousands of years, from how flax was cultivated in the Middle East and Europe, its beginnings in America, to its use in the twenty-first century. Guidelines for planting, harvesting, breaking, spinning, weaving, and other processes provided. If you're a collector, flax tools, spinning wheels, and flax-made antique fabrics and linen make great collectibles. Make a rope bed, a linseed oil lamp, and even bake buttermilk biscuits with flaxseed. Discover the many great uses of this plant and the role it played throughout the world. This is a great resource for history buffs, collectors, educators, and planters.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cold War Cornhuskers relates the day-by-day, month-by-month history of the 307th Bomb Wing at Lincoln Air Force Base during the hectic days of the Cold War. For the first time, the inside story of a Strategic Air Command bomb wing is brought to the public. The history is told by those who served within the wing and official Air Force documents and photos.…