Methods and tips for successful rag weaving with a variety of materials and looms, including rigid heddle looms as well as floor looms. Charts and worksheets make it easy to find the information weavers need to get started, and 21 projects with instructions and drafts provide inspiration and ideas.
From the 1920s onwards, Gibson and its flat-tops have been synonymous with American music. Featuring over 200 photos, this book chronicles the development and evolution of Gibson's flat-tops, showing why these guitars have been the choice of so many great musicians, professional and amateur alike, over the years.
From the composers who pounded the pavement selling their music in Tin Pan Alley at the turn of the twentieth century; to the lyricists who broke new ground writing shows during the Great Depression; to the book writers who penned protest musicals fighting for social justice during the 1970s; to those who are revitalizing the landscape of American ......
With just 25 common paint colors, you can make 2,400 different hues, and they are all illustrated in this comprehensive guide. Better yet, each color mix uses only two paint colors, so matching results are easy to obtain and your colors remain vibrant and true, not muddied by too many pigments as you often get from mixes with many paint colors.
The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius
This fitting tribute to the troubled genius portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest bass player." This edition features interviews with his childhood friends, prominent bass players of his era and afterward, and girlfriend Teresa Nagell, who was with him in the last few years of his life.
We Dared to Fly is the true story of the young menwho daily risked their lives on classified surveillance missions deep behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War.
Hemingway scholar Nancy Sindelar captures Ernest Hemingways life and romantic adventures, revealing his own feelings about his relationships and the ways his experiences with the women he loved appear in his literary works. Much has been written about Hemingway, but to date no book has linked the five women he loved to his written work.
Despite its dazzling reputation, Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or simply the Principia, remains a mystery for many people. Few of even the most intellectually curious readers, including professional scientists and mathematicians, have actually looked in the Principia or appreciated its contents. Mathematician Colin ......
