Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art
By: Claire Wellesley-Smith
4.07
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Following on from her textile hit Slow Stitch , author Claire Wellesley-Smith considers the importa…
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1. Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong
By: Norman Fischer
4.48
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A prominent Zen teacher offers a “direct, penetrating, and powerful” perspective on a popular mind … read more
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- nonfiction
"Meditation is doing what you are doing - whether you are doing formal meditation or child care."-Norman Fischer, Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong
2. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
By: Ross Gay
4.25
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a sustained meditation on that which goes away—loved ones, the se… read more
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- nonfiction
"...the mistake I say is a gift don’t be afraid see what it teaches you..."-Ross Gay, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
"I swore when I got into this poem I would convert this sorrow into some kind of honey with the little musics I can sometimes make with these scribbled artifacts of our desolation."-Ross Gay, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
"Of course she’s dead: Tina was her name, of leukemia: so I heard— why else would I try sadly to make music of her unremarkable kindness? I am trying, I think, to forgive myself for something I don’t …"-Ross Gay, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
"Don peered at me again with those sad eyes, or through me, or into me, the way my dead do sometimes, looking straight into their homes, which hopefully have flowers in a vase on a big wooden table, a…"-Ross Gay, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
3. The Summer Book
By: Tove Jansson , Esther Freud , Thomas Teal , Sophia Jansson
2.50
Format: 62 pages, Paperback
An elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter while away a summer together on a tiny island … read more
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4. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Make Your Loved Ones’ Lives Easier and Your Own Life More Pleasant
By: Margareta Magnusson
3.59
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
Funny, wise, and deeply practical, Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson offers advice on how to declu… read more
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- nonfiction
5. Bright Dead Things
By: Ada Limon
3.57
Format: None pages,
Bright Dead Things examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you k… read more
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6. When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
By: Terry Tempest Williams
3.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Refugereturns with a work that explodes and startles, illuminates and celebra… read more
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7. The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2)
By: Chris Hammer
4.29
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A man runs for his life in a forest. A woman plans sabotage. A body is unearthed. Newly-minted… read more
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8. The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On
By: Franny Choi
3.99
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed poet Franny Choi comes a poetry collection for the ends of worlds--past, present, an… read more
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"I have last year's ashes in my throat, stories stuffed so full of morals they bleed sugar."-Franny Choi, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On
"How can I explain the things and things and things I did wrong? I was never any good at telling the difference between what wanted me and what wanted me gone"-Franny Choi, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On
9. Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
By: Clare Hunter
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- fashion
"Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence …"-Clare Hunter, Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
10. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
By: Lucinda Williams
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in… read more
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- nonfiction
11. Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included)
By: Pooja Lakshmin
3.97
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From board-certified psychiatrist and women's mental health specialist Pooja Lakshmin, MD, comes a … read more
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- nonfiction
12. The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self (Oprah's Book Club)
By: Martha N. Beck
4.17
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “ integrity ”— needed now … read more
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- nonfiction
13. Little
By: Edward Carey
4.02
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by r… read more
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"Here is a truth: people are very fascinated by themselves."-Edward Carey, Little
"What casual monsters we are. What calamities we are capable of."-Edward Carey, Little
"What is a life? That is what we were left with: stories. They were our clothes."-Edward Carey, Little
"I collect the walks of my life. Some people have asked me if I have walked so very far to merit such an activity, but I say to them, it's not about how far you have walked, but how thoroughly."-Edward Carey, Little
14. Salt Creek
By: Lucy Treloar
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
1855. Failed entrepreneur Stanton Finch moves his family from Adelaide to the remote Coorong area o… read more
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15. The Witch’s Lens (The Order of the Seven Stars #1)
By: Luanne G. Smith
3.90
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
As World War I rages, there are evils—both living and dead—that only a witch can see in a spellbind… read more
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16. On Connection
By: Kae Tempest
4.17
Format: 129 pages, Hardcover
From the Ted Hughes award winner and Sunday TImes bestselling authour Kae Tempest. The increasin… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
"When I am numb, how can I make myself connected? I can't. But I can try to create an environment that is welcoming for connection if it should turn up."-Kae Tempest, On Connection
"Words on a page are incomplete. The poem, the novel or the non-fiction pamphlet are finished when they are taken up and engaged with. Connection is collaborative. For words to have meaning, they have…"-Kae Tempest, On Connection
"We are empathic beings who feel for each other. Our very success as a species is rooted in our ability to be aware of each other's needs, to notice each other's pain and to experience deeply felt phy…"-Kae Tempest, On Connection
"The work that I do on myself may not be evident in my daily exchanges, but little by little, if I continue, I hope that my actions will reflect my changing mindset, and next time, I promise myself, I…"-Kae Tempest, On Connection
17. The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
By: Kassia St. Clair
4.11
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes … read more
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- crafts
- art
- nonfiction
- fashion
"Canopy, an environmental organisation, believes that 120 million trees are felled each year to produce rayon and other cellulose-based materials."-Kassia St. Clair, The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
18. A Ghost in the Throat
By: Doireann Ní Ghríofa
4.04
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
A true original. In this stunningly unusual prose debut, Doireann Ni Ghriofa sculpts essay and auto… read more
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- nonfiction
"Swift, the twist from ordinary to catastrophe."-Doireann Ní Ghríofa, A Ghost in the Throat
"Instead, I'll think of new words, and then I'll follow them."-Doireann Ní Ghríofa, A Ghost in the Throat
"We cannot know from whose mouths the echoes of our lives will chime."-Doireann Ní Ghríofa, A Ghost in the Throat
"We cannot permit reason to intrude upon this moment. Do not deny us this."-Doireann Ní Ghríofa, A Ghost in the Throat
19. Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto
By: Kate Sekules
4.24
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A hands-on manual and a history and celebration of clothes tending--and its remarkable resurgence a… read more
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- crafts
- art
- nonfiction
- fashion
20. Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe
By: Katrina Rodabaugh
3.81
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Slow fashion expert Katrina Rodabaugh, bestselling author of Mending Matters, teaches readers how t… read more
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- crafts
- nonfiction
21. Creative Mending: Beautiful Darning, Patching and Stitching Techniques (Over 300 color photos)
By: Hikaru Noguchi
4.23
Format: 104 pages, Hardcover
Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending your favorite fabric items--from jeans to sweaters to … read more
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- crafts
- art
- nonfiction
22. Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love!
By: Noriko Misumi
3.83
Format: 88 pages, paperback
Joyful Mending shows you how to fix old items of clothing, linens and household objects by turning … read more
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- crafts
- nonfiction
- fashion
23. The Lace Weaver
By: Lauren Chater
4.01
Format: 420 pages, ebook
A breathtaking debut about love and war, and the battle to save a precious legacy Each lace shawl … read more
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24. She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
By: Lynn Fulton
4.10
Format: None pages, ebook
On the bicentennial of Frankenstein, join Mary Shelley on the night she created the most frightenin… read more
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- nonfiction
25. Cairn
By: Kathleen Jamie
4.34
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Cairn: A marker on open land, a memorial, a viewpoint shared by strangers. For the last five yea… read more
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26. Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint
By: Sara Woster
4.39
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Artist and founder of The Painting School Sara Woster invites readers into the vibrant world of pai… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
"Fear kills magic,"-Sara Woster, Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint
"Making art and looking at art can improve the world by improving us."-Sara Woster, Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint
"And in learning to paint, you might end up simply doing the powerful act of making something beautiful that you can gift to someone else."-Sara Woster, Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint
"As my father likes to say, “Don’t tell people your problems. Fifty percent don’t care, twenty percent do, and the rest are glad it’s happening to you."-Sara Woster, Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint
27. Foolproof Flower Embroidery: 80 Stitches & 400 Combinations in a Variety of Fibers; Add Texture, Color & Sparkle to Your Organic Garden
By: Jennifer Clouston
4.38
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Stitch your very own garden Explore your stitching versatility with this comprehensive guide by lea… read more
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- crafts
- art
- nonfiction
28. Poetic Cloth: Creating Meaning In Textile Art
By: Hannah Lamb
4.38
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A guide to creating beautiful and meaningful textiles. Poetic cloth is about how cloth, stitch and… read more
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- nonfiction
29. Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art
By: Claire Wellesley-Smith
4.07
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Following on from her textile hit Slow Stitch , author Claire Wellesley-Smith considers the importa… read more
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- crafts
- art
- nonfiction
- fashion
30. Stitched Memories: Telling a Story Through Cloth and Thread
By: Tilly Rose
4.18
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Creating unique textile art using vintage cloth and embroidery to tell a story and preserve memorie… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
31. Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From
By: Annette Bay Pimentel
4.25
Format: 88 pages, Hardcover
Colors don’t come out of nothing. They always start somewhere . . . with something . . . with some… read more
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