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Welcome to the world of homemade soap!
It is perfectly possible to make soap at home-from simple everyday soaps to fragrant masterpieces. Making Soap describes what cold-stirred craft soap is, why it works, what you need, and how to make it. Read about fatty acids, essential oils, natural dyes, and other materials that give soap its characteristics. Recipes include:
• Scrubbing poppy soap
• Facial soap with activated charcoal
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This portrait of New York's Lexington School for the Deaf is not just a work of journalism. It is also a memoir, since Leah Hager Cohen grew up on the school's campus and her father is its superintendent. As a hearing person raised among the deaf, Cohen appreciates both the intimate textures of that silent world and the gulf that separates it from our own.
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En 2018 se celebró en Barcelona una exposición que supuso uno de los más bellos homenajes a la mítica figura Madelman coincidiendo con el 50 aniversario de su nacimiento. El evento despertó el interés de creadores, diseñadores, modelistas y demás personal que había participado en la creación de Madelman y que hasta ese momento no se habían visto representados en la historia "oficial" relatada. Así que pusieron de manifiesto su deseo de...
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Get the Summary of Dean Nelson's Talk to Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro" by Dean Nelson is a comprehensive guide to the art of interviewing. Drawing from his own experiences and those of other professionals, Nelson emphasizes the importance of a central idea to steer both writing and interviewing. He illustrates...
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Life is unpredictable and we seldom are prepared for the unknown. I put together a series of checklists to keep the reader more organized when facing life's challenges. We often find ourselves fumbling our way through situations, because we were not properly prepared and organized to tackle the challenge. My ultimate hope is that this eBook/Book has an impact on the way you approach situations along the road of life. Cheers!
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From the very beginning, the blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community. There is a long and decorated history of so-called 'dirty blues' songs, stretching back beyond the earliest attempts to capture the blues on record. The 1920s and 30s saw the release of dozens of raunchy, bawdy blues recordings aimed at a knowing LGBTQ audience.
Queer Blues tells the story of the pioneering LGBTQ composers and entertainers that wrote, performed...
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In the fifties and sixties, in the period leading up to the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality and the founding of the Gay Liberation movement, a group of gay men behind the scenes of rock'n'roll was changing pop, politics and society for good.
Through a mix of new interviews and contemporary reports, Darryl W. Bullock shines a light on the lives of the so-called 'Velvet Mafia', including impresario Larry Parnes, Beatles manager Brian Epstein,...
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Discover the ultimate fan experience with the "Kansas City Chiefs Trivia Book" – an exciting journey through the rich history and legendary moments of this iconic NFL team. Packed with 125 multiple-choice questions, this family-friendly book is designed to challenge and entertain fans of all ages while deepening their knowledge of the Kansas City Chiefs.Immerse yourself in the heart-pounding action, unforgettable plays, and standout players that...
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Ian Hunter's fifty-year-long career and extensive repertoire of percipient, creative songs have earned him a reputation as a true rock phenomenon.
This second part of a two-volume authorised biography offers inside stories from Ian's solo career following his departure from Mott the Hoople, including his collaborations with Mick Ronson, Queen and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and reflects on resonant recordings such as 'You're Never Alone with...
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I Just Can't Stop It is the honest and compelling autobiography from British Music Legend, Ranking Roger.
As the enigmatic frontman of the multicultural band The Beat, Ranking Roger represented the youthful and joyous sound of the post-punk 2 Tone movement. As well as his illustrious career with The Beat and its subsequent iterations, this absorbing book explores Roger's upbringing as a child of the Windrush generation, touring America and his outstanding...
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Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump are two of a kind despite terms in office separated by 150-plus years. Both encountered a biased press and deeply divisive political environments after being elected with less than 50 percent of the popular vote. Each was viewed as an ill-equipped outlier and accompanied to office by first ladies ostracized by Washington's elite. Lincoln was known by those closest to him for his supreme self-confidence, inexhaustible...
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En este volumen presentamos definiciones imprescindibles, tanto del psicoanálisis (hipnosis, histeria, huella mnémica, ideal del yo. impulso, inconciente, incesto, investidura, instancia psíquica), como de la gestalt (insight) o de las teorías de Jung (inconsciente colectivo). Los conceptos de holismo y horda son también abordados.También, breves biografías de Melanie Klein, Kurt Koffka y Wolfgang Köhler.
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Updated from its original version with an introduction by Ntozake Shange, Wild Women and Books is a celebration of perhaps the most revered and radical women writers of history. Beginning with the first recorded writer of either gender, Enheduanna of Sumeria, and ending with acclaimed authors of today, including Toni Morrison and J.K. Rowling, this is a must-read for those who must read.
Brenda Knight brings more than one hundred female authors to...
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Anita Pallenberg, instantly recognisable as a member of The Rolling Stones' rock 'n' roll circus in the Sixties and Seventies, was no docile groupie. Fluent in four languages, she partied with the jet set in Rome, met Warhol, Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti in New York, was at home with London's leading lights of popular culture and went on to star in over a dozen films, perhaps most notably in Performance.
A German-Italian rebel and social phenomenon,...
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With their era-defining music and instantly recognisable look, Chic's reputation as pioneers of disco has endured long after the movement itself.
After their initial success in the 1970s with classics such as Good Times, Le Freak and I Want Your Love, Chic disbanded in 1983, with founding members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards becoming in-demand producers. After Edwards tragic early passing in 1996, Nile Rodgers involvement in Daft Punk's 2013...
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Miss Manners proclaims a text message to be an electronic equivalent of a Post-it note and about as "serious in nature as the hastily written note passed in class." Gone are the days when conversing with people meant being in the same room as them, and with those days went established etiquette of communication. Can one apologize with a text message? Offer condolences? Propose marriage? Use text messages as invitations?
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The only book to consider Oi! as a distinct genre within punk rock, What Have We Got? is the story of a musical movement that became a national concern in the eighties and still divides opinion today.
Drawing on new interviews with Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Cockney Rejects, Crown Court, Lion's Law, The Templars and many more, Simon Spence considers the genre's inception and noble intentions, how it fell into infamy, and where it lies now.
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