501 pieced and appliquéd quilt blocks, easily customized for unique, personalized themes.40 step-by-step projects for using blocks in the form of wearables, personal accessories, and home and seasonal decorations.Illustrated with more than 500 full-color photos and 600 line drawings.Contains extensi..
In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, children’s advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a leading participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, Etan has reached out to young men (often young fathers)..
Combining captivating storytelling with eye-opening findings, Inviting Disaster delves inside some of history's worst catastrophes in order to show how increasingly "smart" systems leave us wide open to human tragedy.Weaving a dramatic narrative that explains how breakdowns in these systems result i..
From the cover of the original 1984 hardcover edition:"This is a sea story, an almost incredible sea story, and yet much more. The author, at the age of forty, has already sailed alone around the world once and is in the process of sailing it again--this time in an eighteen-foot open boat--in what i..