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Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas
Melanie Falick Manufacturer: Stewart, Tabori and Chang ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 1584792914 |
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Knitting is more popular today than it has been for decades-it's been called "the hot new hobby" and even "the new yoga." The latest generation of knitters thrives on quick projects that are creative, fulfilling, and relaxing-and can fit into a busy lifestyle. Weekend Knitting collects 50 unique, innovative projects and ideas for the beginning- and intermediate-level knitter, many of which can be made in a weekend or less.Every project is presented in full-color photographs and with clear instructions. Weekend Knitting also features beautiful photos shot in and around real homes, evoking perfect knitting weekends filled with fresh air, friends, and delicious food.
Longtime knitting expert Melanie Falick has also brought together quotes about knitting, creativity, and balanced living from such diverse sources as Virginia Woolf, Pablo Picasso, and Saint Francis of Assisi. Recipes for treats such as hot cocoa and butter cookies and tips about fun and stress-reducing activities like hand massages, taking a bath, and hosting a knitting film festival complete the weekend knitting experience.
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Good, fun book with fairly easy patterns.......2007-07-08
Weekend Knitting.......2007-04-25
Great projects.......2007-04-22
weekend knitting.......2007-01-22
You'll Be Amazed.......2006-05-09
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Design Secrets: Furniture: 50 Real-life Projects Uncovered (Design Secrets)
Laurel Saville Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1592532187 |
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Furniture design is a complex art. Traditionally, techniques of the craft have been passed down from master to apprentice, but these days that is less and less the case in contemporary design. Students are now required to take courses and figure out much of it themselves. This book, as with others in the Design Secrets series, takes readers into the studio and reveals tips and techniques as well as the inspiration that brought the concept to life.Many graphic and product designers are crossing into furniture design, including Karim Rashid, a designer of product, space, light, and fashion, and Todd Oldham, a photographer, graphic designer, product designer, interior designer, and influence in film/video and TV. Oldham is now the star designer at Lazy Boy, a company that has experienced a remarkable rebirth and revamp.
Design Secrets: Furniture shadows similar success stories by showcasing award-winning furniture designs from around the world. Each profile is complete with sketches, notes, and interim iterations revealing how the final piece came to be.
Customer Reviews:
Teaching Tool.......2007-01-10
Great insight into the product development process.......2007-01-04
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The Project 50 (Reinventing Work): Fifty Ways to Transform Every "Task" into a Project That Matters!
Tom Peters Manufacturer: Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0375407731 Release Date: 1999-09-21 |
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Does your work matter? Do you transform mundane tasks into "WOW Projects!"? And, most important, do you consider projects "dynamic, stimulating, a major bond builder with co-workers, a source of buzz among end-users, and ... inspiring, exhausting, hot, cool, sexy, where everyone else wants to be"? If not, consider reading this enthusiastic project primer, which joins The Brand You50 and The Professional Service Firm50 in Tom Peters's list-filled Reinventing Work series.Stressing the importance of following a project from start to finish, Peters breaks the WOW Project (also known as the "Way Cool" project, by the way) into four stages--create, sell, implement, and exit--and 50 lists. No. 24 (titled "Work on BUZZ ... all the time!") recommends making a stir about the "WOW-worthy project," showing off your team's success with buttons, mugs, and T-shirts. Shameless? Perhaps. But if the project is truly worthy, then "parading your team's spunk is a matchless sales/marketing--not to mention morale-building--ploy."
Peters--who communicates in lists, one-word sentences, bold, capitalized, and half-tone text, parenthetical asides with jumpy punctuation, and more than a few interjections of "WOW!" and "Way cool!"--is not for everyone. Mellow readers may want, instead, to check out Eric Verzuh's The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management. But project managers seeking to shake up mundane assignments will find plenty of original, easy-to-implement ideas in this guide to getting things done. --Rob McDonald
Book Description
The common denominator/bottom line for both the professional service firm/PSF and the individual/Brand You is: the project. And for the cool individual in the cool professional service firm there is only one answer: the cool project.Customer Reviews:
Too Hard to pull the Content from the Marketing.......2006-06-02
Guides you in making your work and your life matter........2002-06-01
From ordinary task to cool, sexy, memorable WOW! projects.......2002-01-07
The aim of this book is to make us "believe that work can be cool. That the work matters." The reason? "Work - yours and mine - as we know it today will be reinvented in the next ten years." Perhaps you believe this, but I do not. Yes, we can make work and, in this case, projects more interesting. Tom Peters comes up with a list of 50 ways how to do this. The list is split up in four parts: (1) Create; (2) Sell; (3) Implement; and (4) Exit. Each of the 50 ways raised consists of a short introduction, the main point ("the nub"), the impact, and some examples and quotes. Most of the 50 ways are quite interesting, but they could have been cut down to some 25.
I always feel disappointed when I have to write a negative review, but this time I have no choice. Tom Peters is a famous management guru and an excellent motivational speaker. I feel that he tries to bring his famous energy from his seminars across by using plenty of capitals, wild colors, abbreviations, and exclamation marks. But it just does not work (for me). There are some interesting points, but he would have been better by producing a video of his seminars or writing a proper book - like 'In Search of Excellence' (1982) - on projects. For people interested in projects and project management there is plenty of choice elsewhere. Although the book is small and consists of only 200 pages, the book is not that simple to read due to its format and structure.
Useful, if (in appearence) banal and silly.......2001-12-18
Either Peters is onto something, or we are all fools for treating him like he is. What I believe is that he has inserted himself into business speak as one of our principal formulators of vocabulary to dress up our normal drudgery as something more than it is.
Peters pumps businessmen up, flatters their vanities, and sends them back to the real work with a new vocabulary of "change agents," "WoW projects," and innumerable other expressions of similar banality. He tells them that what they are doing is significant and interesting, and that they can make every project into a fantiastical thing that will change the workd as well as enhance their careers. This boggles the mind, particularly if you have read it more than once in such puffed up venues as Fast Company and Wired, which I believe bring the the profession of journalism to the crudest boosterism, akin to the promoters of primitive Western cities in the 19C America.
In Project 50, Peters offers "fifty ways to transform every `task' into a project that matters." They range from "reframing" the task as it was posed (make it revolutionary) to selling it succinctly ("metaphor time!") to implementing it ("celebrate failure"!! as a learning experince and as a useful exercise of thinking "crazy") to Exiting ("Seed your freaks into the mainstream"!). If this does not want to make you vomit, try reading it straight through. Doesn't it make you cringe?
And yet.
In my education work with managers whom I sincerely admire and who are undoubtedly highly intelligent and savvy, they gobble this stuff up and use it. While they disdain much of the ridiulous in Peters' vocabulary (the "nub", etc.), they find it profitable to discuss these ideas and it inspires them to change. Thus, I must conclude that there is something is all this hype, something useful that gets pulled out and applied. I just wish that it didn't seem so trivial and silly, so over the top for people who consider themselves writers. I saw a group of extremely bright people wave this book like it was Mao's Red Book durin the cultural revolution. It was stupefying.
So I must say: this book is useful. I make money from it too. And it changes behavior, at least in the activities that I have seen as an education professional. Thus, I must recommend it with a grain of salt. Don't get carried away, but don't have too closed a mind either.
WOW! This is a lot of WOW material........2001-06-29
However, I did feel that this probably could have stopped at 20 or 25? It seemed that the books was continually stocked full of lists of things to do. If Peters truly wants to have his practices/theories implemented, he is going to have to break it down to maybe the top 10. Make one or two TTD at the conclusion of the book.
Overall, I feel that the reader will leave with useful information, and with a slight feeling of being overwhelmed.
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50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius
Gavin D J Harper Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0071458239 |
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The Evil Genius format is the perfect "vehicle" for 50 incredible automotive projects that are compatible with any car, no matter what make, model, or year. Focusing on low-cost, easily obtained components, the book lists the items needed to complete each project along with a troubleshooting and repair section.Customer Reviews:
One of the less satisfying books in the Evil Genius series.......2006-04-22
Not what I was expecting.......2006-03-16
out of this world.......2006-01-12
SIMPLY GENIUS.......2006-01-12
Great.......2006-01-12
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Design Secrets: Packaging: 50 Real-Life Projects Uncovered (Design Secrets)
Catharine Fishel Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1592530060 |
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How well a product is packaged can make or break its commercial success. The latest volume in Rockport's popular Design Secrets series is a hands-on sourcebook for designers in any industry.Design Secrets: Packaging deconstructs 50 projectsranging from food and beverages to gift sets to electronics -- to illuminate some of the best thinking in this challenging arena. Unlike showcase volumes that present only the finished design, this book goes behind the scenes to highlight the entire design process, from how the idea was initially conceived to the techniques and trade secrets that produced the end result. Each project profile includes original sketches, computer visuals, color photographs, and other images, so designers can both see and understand how these award-winning designs came to life.
Filled with inspiration and professional tips, Design Secrets: Packaging will help designers -- and the clients and marketers they work with -- wrap any product in the perfect design.
The Design Secrets series brings you inside the intriguing process of design. Unlike other design books that only show the final product, this series profiles design projects in detail, from concept to completion and all the stages in between, seasoned with the designer's insights and inspirations. Each volume presents 50 successful projects, created by leaders in the design field.
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Very Good.......2006-03-17
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Geography Crafts for Kids: 50 Cool Projects & Activities for Exploring the World
Joe Rhatigan , and Heather Smith Manufacturer: Lark Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1579901964 |
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magnificent.......2003-08-24
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Simply Beautiful Beaded Jewelry: 50 Quick and Easy Projects
Heidi Boyd Manufacturer: North Light Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1581807740 |
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If gorgeous beaded jewelry always catches your eye, you'll love making (and wearing!) necklaces, bracelets and earrings to suit your style. In this book, you'll get 50 projects plus variations in designer Heidi Boyd's simply elegant signature style. Flip through the pages of this book, and you're bound to find lots of designs that strike your fancy. You'll also find a helpful section that shows you the basic supplies and techniques you'll need to get started as well as variations in different colors and styles to help you customize your jewelry.Get started today--you'll feel so proud the first time you can answer, "I made it myself" to a compliment on your fabulous new multistrand necklace or your sparkling, swingy crystal earrings. It truly is easy to get started in no time at all you'll be showcasing your original beaded creations and making them as gifts.
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Highly Recommended.......2007-09-27
50 pretty project ideas .......2007-09-21
Love Heidi Boyd's books.......2007-08-31
Beautiful book.......2007-05-19
A beader's must have!.......2006-02-09
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50 Model Rocket Projects for the Evil Genius
Gavin D J Harper Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0071469842 |
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The fun, hands-on way to learn about rocket scienceYes, as a matter of fact, is IS rocket science! And because this book is written for the popular Evil Genius format, it means you can learn about this fascinating and growing hobby while having run creating 50 great projects. You will find a detailed list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions.
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a good introduction to model rockets.......2006-12-06
Too elementary for the serious hobbyist at any age.......2006-11-24
A Good Book for the Experimentor or the Armchair Scientist.......2006-11-19
Expanding your model rocketry horizon ..........2006-10-04
The Perfect Rocketry Book.......2006-09-18
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Project Management:A Practical Guide for Success (50 Minute Books)
Marion E. Haynes Manufacturer: Crisp Learning ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1560526653 |
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This book outlines the critical project-management tools which include learning the four phases of a project's life cycle, planning for quality, time, and cost to make the best use of your resources, controlling your work-in-progress with interim reviews, and bringing your project to a successful conclusion. The principles of project management are applicable at all levels of an organization. Whether you are managing a construction project or software development, an office relocation or a class reunion, your project will run more smoothly using the tools outlined here. This book shows you how to use the basics of project planning and tracking and how to combine them with the negotiating skills needed to succeed at project management.Customer Reviews:
All you ever wanted to know..........2007-01-06
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The Complete Guide to Outdoor Wood Projects: Step-by-Step Instuctions for Over 50 Projects (Black & Decker Complete Guide)
The editors of CPI Manufacturer: Creative Publishing international ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 158923202X |
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Wood accessories add function and beauty to your landscape. Wood furnishings and accessories for the landscape are enormously popular, and most are very easy to build using ordinary hand power tools. The Complete Guide to Outdoor Wood Projects provides an exciting mix of projects, ranging from the basic, practical storage projects to decorative, ornamental accessories. Some projects can be built in an hour or two, others might require a weekend, but each project includes foolproof directions, clear illustrations, and color photography to guide you every step of the way.Books:
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