Tag: non-fiction
member name: Janelle Martin
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June 12, 2006 08:32 AM EDT --
"Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Fred Pearce has been writing and consulting on environmental issues for decades. . . . more
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August 27, 2006 04:05 PM EDT --
Few adults who had young children in 1996 will forget the Elmo fever that swept the nation as Tickle Me, Elmo become the "must have" toy of the Christmas season. Anyone who unfamiliar with the . . . more
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March 08, 2007 11:45 AM EST --
March is the month to celebrate all things small press. From the organization's website: "Now in its 11th year, this is a nationwide promotion highlighting the valuable work produced by independent . . . more
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July 05, 2006 11:12 PM EDT --
In 1956, Canadian Anne Innis Dagg set sail for Africa, pursuing her dream to study giraffe. One of the first zoologists to study African mammals in Africa, Dagg broke many stereotypes undertaking behavioural . . . more
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July 26, 2006 01:09 AM EDT --
"Kristallnacht was the prelude to the destruction of a whole people, and an indication of what happens when a society falls victim to its baser instincts." Sir Martin Gilbert
On November 9, . . . more
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October 13, 2006 01:58 PM EDT --
I wrote this article in August for an online publication which did not end up publishing it. So, even though it is already early October I thought it was worth posting here.
2006 has been a year of . . . more
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May 12, 2006 05:16 PM EDT --
What is it that makes the bond between mother and daughter so different from any other relationship? Is it the shared experiences? Or is it as Perri Klass and Sheila Solomon Klass contend in their book . . . more
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August 13, 2006 07:03 PM EDT --
Marcia Lewandowski spent a total of eight years living in Bolivia during the 1980s and 1990s. During this period she developed a love for the hand-knit bags that the women wore as part of the traditional . . . more
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October 10, 2006 11:07 AM EDT --
Inspired by the organic yarns encountered on a visit to America, Louisa Harding decided to design a collection reflecting her "philosophy of new life and new babies: keeping them wrapped in as natural . . . more
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October 10, 2006 12:18 PM EDT --
Most people are familiar with actress Tracey Ullman for her zany sense of humour and the eccentric characters she created over many years. What most people won't know is that she is an avid knitter . . . more
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May 21, 2008 05:41 PM EDT --
When knitters contemplate pulling out their needles to knit for an expectant mom, most are eyeing cute booties or miniature size cardigans for the baby. Few consider knitting for the mom-to-be; however, . . . more
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June 25, 2006 11:32 PM EDT --
On July 1, 2004, the world was told that a new Coptic apocryphon had been discovered and was a copy of "the most condemned writing of antiquity: The Gospel of Judas." First described by Irenaeus . . . more
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January 10, 2006 01:13 PM EST --
The announcement of a new book by Nicholas Basbanes is an occasion of joy for any devoted reader who loves reading about books. My copies of Basbanes' works are the backbone of my collection of books . . . more
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August 15, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
After leaving her high profile job as VP of Specials and Documentaries at CBS to become a stay-at-home Mom, Suzan Mischer dreamed of opening "a place with great yarn, coffee and tea, music and books, . . . more
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August 17, 2006 10:58 PM EDT --
Helen Hamann presents her first book of knitwear designs, Andean Inspired Knits: Designs in Luxurious Alpaca, a collection of patterns inspired by the pre-Columbian textiles of her native Peru and South . . . more
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January 03, 2007 10:42 AM EST --
Note: I wrote this article in August for an online publication which did not end up publishing it. So, I posted this in early October on Gather.
2006 has been a year of scandals for the publishing industry. . . . more
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October 01, 2006 09:01 PM EDT --
In 1999 John Berendt shot into the limelight with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, a book that won him an unprecedented four-year run on the New York Times bestseller list. Seven years later, Berendt . . . more
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October 07, 2006 03:05 PM EDT --
When knitters enter a yarn store today, they have an endless selection of fibers from which to choose. Increasingly, some of those choices are high end, luxury fibers with equally high price tags. Most . . . more
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March 03, 2007 03:51 PM EST --
In the previous two volumes in this series, Nicky Epstein looked at decorative finishes “On” and “Over” the edge of garments. The new volume Knitting Beyond the Edge: the Essential . . . more
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March 14, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
Wenlan Chia launched her fashion design label Twinkle by Wenlan in 2000 and made her runway debut in 2002. Famous for turning chunky yarn into feminine designs, Wenlan creates shapes such as tuxedo jackets, . . . more
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