This volume demonstrates the techniques for the three-dimensional manipulation of fabric. It categorizes the techniques showing how they are related, giving examples of both modern and traditional variations. The techniques show how to reconstruct a flat piece of cloth using only a threaded needle.
This guide to fertility features information on a range of treatments and reveals vital facts about techniques that aid conception and help ensure a healthy pregnancy. Topics covered include fertility drugs, a 15 minute, in-office surgery that can restore fertility, prevention of miscarriages, practices to increase the odds of conception and safe ...
The eponymous hero of Colette's CHERI is the son of a sophisticated and well-to-do Parisian prostitute. Raised in the trade, as it were, he is groomed to become a gigolo, and he falls in love with Léa, an older woman of fragile beauty and fading charm who is a friend of his mother. However, he is fated to marry the naïve daughter of a wealthy and ...
The nutritional answer for all women sufferers of polycystic ovary syndrome. Colette Harris provides a practical plan for sufferers of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with the "PCOS Diet Book". She explains how - with the right nutritional approach - you can lose weight, improve your skin, and overcome exhaustion, depression and mood swings. Various ...
Using step-by-step instructions, the author shows amateurs and more experienced bakers alike how to decorate over 30 cakes: a Faberge jewellery box for Mother's Day, an intricately woven Christmas wreath, or a many-tiered wedding cake draped with delicate lace.
One of the world's most beloved stories as it has never been told before, "Unmasqued" is a novel of breathtaking historical erotica. His exquisite obsession... Christine Daae heard rumors of the hideous Phantom said to haunt the great Opera House in 19th-century Paris. But its youngest and brightest star knows something no one else does-the truth. ...
A collection of more than 100 stories by the celebrated French author, many of them never before translated into English. Most are set in Paris at the turn of the century and provide a vivid chronicle of the demimonde of gigolos, actors, millionaires, and poseurs who populated that peculiar scene.
Included in this collection are cakes for every month of the year and every sort of birthday celebrant. Each month has a sign of the zodiac cake, a birthstone cake and a flower cake. In addition there are unusual cakes, such as a "leather" cake, a doctor's bag and a chess set.
From the acclaimed author of "Master" comes the tale of a woman of legend, caught in a dark forest of intrigue, desire, and lust. Maid Marian, now Lady of Leaford, is sent to the court of Prince John-not to take part in the debauchery of his Court of Pleasure, but to spy on him for his mother. Little does she know that her secret mission will ...
Colette peters, the celebrated queen of the confectionary arts, unveils an inspiring resource for serious home bakers, professional chefs, and aficionados of Colette's incredible edible architecture. The ingenious cake decorator - whose miraculous and luscious concoctions have appeared everywhere from White House Christmases to royal weddings - ...
About one in every ten women of childbearing age has PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), and PCOS is the most common cause of female infertility. PCOS authorities and sufferers Colette Harris and Theresa Cheung will empower readers to take control of their bodies and beat naturally, the often embarrassing symptoms of this syndrome, including weight ...
In this illustrated volume, Colette Peter's presents her choice of her best wedding cakes with step-by-step instructions. From whimsical to classical there are over 32 cakes including an art deco cake, a patchwork quilt cake and a stained glass cake.
From the author of "Unmasqued" comes a bold and erotic retelling of "The Count of Monte Cristo." Dantes spent years imprisoned for a crime he didnat commit. Now heas returned to Paris in the guise of the Count of Monte Cristo, seeking vengeance on those who sent him to jail. But his plan also includes a different kind of revengeaon the woman he ...
In this impeccably researched and utterly up-to-date book, the author of The Cinderella Complex reveals the biological basis for severe depression, as well as a host of other common disorders--alcohol and cocaine abuse, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, gambling, and kleptomania. She reveals how new medications are being used successfully in treating ...
In Colette's THE VAGABOND, it is 1910 Paris, and Renée is divorced from her husband and working in a music hall--as Colette herself did at around the same time. Renée's life is not easy, and she is tempted when a wealthy man named Maxime falls in love with her and wants to marry her. However, she understands that she is at heart a vagabond, and ...
An eye-opening, affecting, true story of an extraordinary woman's eleven years as a nun in Mother Teresa's order working with some of the world's most shockingly poor, ill, and neglected people, and what leads to her disillusionment with the order and her crisis of faith.
This book delivers what today's crafters are looking for: updated, sophisticated home decorating projects that are easy, inexpensive and fun to make. Crafters will find: Simple, quick and effective how-to instruction that allows them to create great projects fast; Blending techniques for integrating decoupage with staining, stamping and texturing ...
In this book the author asks, "What happens to women between infancy and maturity that so affects their sense of self?". Women are conditioned, by a world which refuses to recognize the true value of femaleness, into a state of narcissistic posturing - an extreme attention to appearance and being seen. She gradually moves further and further away ...
Within each of us is the voice of an inner teacher-guardian that is our link to the unseen world of Soul. Its purpose is to guide and protect us. It allows us an "all-access pass" to the vast arena of Divine intelligence, potential, and power. It is called intuition. We all have it, yet sadly, most people are disconnected from it. Collette ...
A collection of recipes for the festive season, aimed at bakers of all levels. The book contains a variety of projects including chocolate Christmas tree ornaments, biscuit gift boxes and christmas wreaths, all with step-by-step instructions. It also contains a section for children.
Have you ever been amazed by watercolor paintings that seem to spring to life before your eyes? Would you love to be able to paint with watercolors? Now, you can. "Watercolor Painting For Dummies" shows you the fun and easy way to create breathtaking paintings so beautiful you won't believe you made them yourself. This friendly, guide gives you ...
Colette considered this highly autobiographical novel of lesbian love to be one of her best books. A scandal when it was published, in 1941, THE PURE AND THE IMPURE records the life of a hedonistic young woman in fin de siècle Paris.
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