8 Top sewing books like The Book of Boro: Techniques and Patterns Inspired by Traditional Japanese Textiles by Susan Briscoe

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The Book of Boro: Techniques and Patterns Inspired by Traditional Japanese Textiles

By: Susan Briscoe

4.28

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A collection of boro-inspired projects and techniques which celebrates this traditional Japanese te…

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1. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.40

Format: 96 pages,

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more

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2. A Questionable Client (Kate Daniels, #0.5)

By: Ilona Andrews

4.07

Format: 65 pages, ebook

In a world beset by magic waves, Kate Daniels works as a mercenary. She is tired, hungry, and there… read more

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"What happened?" "You fell." "Really? What did I fall into?" "My fist." "That explains the headache."

-Ilona Andrews, A Questionable Client (Kate Daniels, #0.5)

"Ask!" the cat said. "Ask, Kate!" Saiman prompted. "Ask!" one of the volhvs called out. I took a deep breath. The cat leaned forward in anticipation. "Would you like some milk?"

-Ilona Andrews, A Questionable Client (Kate Daniels, #0.5)

"I bloody hated bodyguard detail. On regular jobs, I had to depend only on myself. But bodyguard detail was a couple’s kind of dance. You had to work with the body you guarded, and in my experience, b…"

-Ilona Andrews, A Questionable Client (Kate Daniels, #0.5)

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3. Murder at Haven's Rock (Haven's Rock, #1)

By: Kelley Armstrong

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton Novels had one of the most unique town… read more

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4. Bodies of Light

By: Jennifer Down

4.29

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

So by the grace of a photograph that had inexplicably gone viral, Tony had found me. Or: he’d found… read more

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"The Sydney of this time was a different place to the honeymoon city I'd visited with Damien. That one was the crescent of the bridge, the rolling waves beneath the ferry, the shaded streets in The Ro…"

-Jennifer Down, Bodies of Light

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5. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady, #2)

By: Helene Tursten

3.87

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

Everyone’s favorite octogenarian killer is back in this new collection of stories by Swedish crime … read more

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6. The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.66

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translate… read more

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"What was Kenzo's reaction to all this criticism? His approach was to stay completely silent. He made no move whatsoever to respond to any of it. And, of course, water eventually wins over fire. One b…"

-Seishi Yokomizo, The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

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7. Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.23

Format: 300 pages, ebook

Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the c… read more

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"If you have any enemies I'll kill them and you can dissect them. Would you like that?"

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)

"Once a thing is made, it exists in the mind of the world. The next one is easier to make, and the next one after that. ... "The first takes a twisted genius. The hundredth can be done by any blacksmi…"

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)

"The one advantage police had over paladins was that guards had no problem believing that someone would randomly shove pointy logs into other people. Paladins generally took a little longer to get the…"

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)

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8. Spellmaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #2)

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

4.20

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Dead wizards, stolen enchantments, and broken promises force a young spellbreaker out of the shadow… read more

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9. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.77

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more

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10. Some Desperate Glory

By: Emily Tesh

4.06

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

While we live, the enemy shall fear us. All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge … read more

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"While Earth's children live, the enemy shall fear us."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

"While we live, the enemy shall fear us. We are what's left. We are what must survive."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

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11. Upright Women Wanted

By: Sarah Gailey

3.61

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

“That girl’s got more wrong notions than a barn owl’s got mean looks.” Esther is a stowaway. She… read more

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"Just because he needed killing doesn't mean I can sleep easy."

-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted

"You really believe all that? About how there’s only one end in sight for people like you?"

-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted

"When there's people around that we don't trust, we let them think we're the kinds of people who are allowed to exist. And the only kind of Librarian that's allowed to exist is one who answers to she."

-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted

"Good," Esther said back, echoing Cye's words automatically because she didn't know what else to say, because you have a freckle on your bottom lip seemed like the wrong thing to say but it was the on…"

-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted

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12. The Sinner (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #18)

By: J.R. Ward

4.36

Format: 498 pages, Hardcover

A sinner’s only hope is true love in this passionate new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bes… read more

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"Good morning, Ms. Early,"

-J.R. Ward, The Sinner (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #18)

"Funny how losses were as much of a currency as happiness in life. Somehow, they were noticed more, though."

-J.R. Ward, The Sinner (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #18)

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13. House of Sand and Fog

By: Andre Dubus III

3.86

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In this “page-turner with a beating heart” (Boston Globe), a recovering alcoholic and addict down o… read more

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"Sometimes in this life, only one or two opportunities are put before us and we must seize them no matter the risk."

-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog

"Lester wanted to rise up out of this like a cloud, to drift over the valley and shore to the Pacific, to dissolve into its huge green expanse like rain."

-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog

"Dat's what they say of this cauntry back home, Kath: 'America, the land of milk and honey.' Bot they never tell you the milk's gone sour and the honey's stolen."

-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog

"It’s easy K. on one side of the page you got your costs and on the other side your benefits. All you do is mark which one is which, then you weigh one side against the other and you get your decision…"

-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog

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14. Generation Ship

By: Michael Mammay

3.83

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

In this riveting, stand-alone novel from Michael Mammay, author of  Planetside,  the beginning of a… read more

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15. The Boy Who Cried Bear (Haven's Rock, #2)

By: Kelley Armstrong

4.14

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

In The Boy Who Cried Bear, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong keeps readers on the … read more

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"They are works in progress, just like everything else in life, and we're put here to put in the work and focus on progress, however it turns out."

-Kelley Armstrong, The Boy Who Cried Bear (Haven's Rock, #2)

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16. Spellbreaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #1)

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

4.07

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

A world of enchanted injustice needs a disenchanting woman in the newest fantasy series by the Wall… read more

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17. 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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18. 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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19. Hemlock Island

By: Kelley Armstrong

3.45

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

A standalone horror novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Laney Kilp… read more

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"Something as brief as our marriage should die like a roman candle. One blaze of glory, imprinted on the retina for a few moments and then fading. This wasn’t that. This was a flash fire, and I am sca…"

-Kelley Armstrong, Hemlock Island

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20. Cables and Conjurers (Vampire Knitting Club, #15)

By: Nancy Warren

4.49

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery A Paranormal Puzzle Lucy Swift, witch and knitting shop owner, thought her biggest chal… read more

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21. 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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Cover of Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes by Bernadette Banner

22. Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

By: Bernadette Banner

4.49

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

New York Times Bestseller Learn the Historically Proven Stitches Every Seamster Needs with Beloved… read more

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23. Magic Tests (Kate Daniels, #5.9; World of Kate Daniels #6.6)

By: Ilona Andrews

4.06

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

A short story in the Kate Daniels universe. Kate recruits her teenage ward, Julie, to search out a … read more

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24. Visible Mending: Repair, Renew, Reuse the Clothes You Love

By: Arounna Khounnoraj

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

We all have that favorite pair of jeans – no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the mov… read more

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25. Dead Letter Days

By: Kelley Armstrong

4.28

Format: 87 pages, ebook

Eric Dalton spent most of his life in Rockton, a hidden town in the Yukon for people who need to di… read more

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26. 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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Cover of Color Harmony for Artists: How to Transform Inspiration into Beautiful Watercolor Palettes and Paintings by Ana Victoria Calderón

27. Color Harmony for Artists: How to Transform Inspiration into Beautiful Watercolor Palettes and Paintings

By: Ana Victoria Calderón

4.03

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Explore and create expressive palettes and paintings with  Color Harmony for Artists . Watercolor … read more

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Cover of Fragmentation and Repair: For Mixed-Media And Textile Artists by Shelley Rhodes

28. Fragmentation and Repair: For Mixed-Media And Textile Artists

By: Shelley Rhodes

4.49

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Discover the rich creative possibilities of fragmentation and repair in textile art. Fragmentati… read more

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Cover of Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art by Claire Wellesley-Smith

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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30. The Book of Boro: Techniques and Patterns Inspired by Traditional Japanese Textiles

By: Susan Briscoe

4.28

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A collection of boro-inspired projects and techniques which celebrates this traditional Japanese te… read more

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Cover of Sashiko for Making & Mending: 15 Simple Japanese Embroidery Projects by Saki Iiduka

31. Sashiko for Making & Mending: 15 Simple Japanese Embroidery Projects

By: Saki Iiduka

4.33

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashik… read more

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Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe

Katrina Rodabaugh

3.81

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Creative Mending: Beautiful Darning, Patching and Stitching Techniques (Over 300 color photos)

Hikaru Noguchi

4.23

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Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love!

Noriko Misumi

3.83

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Bernadette Banner

4.49

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3.95

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3.92

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