“Everybody's Book of Hobbies” contains information on almost every conceivable hobby, providing descriptions, suggestions, instructions, and more for each treated. From basket weaving to bee keeping, this volume has something for everyone and is highly recommended for those looking for avocational inspiration. Contents include: “Basket Work”, “Gesso Work”, “Painting on Wood and Glass”, “Staining and Polishing”, “Mechanic Hobbies”, “Photography”, “Wireless”, “Moment's Hobbies”, “Appliqué Work”, “Artificial Flower Making”, “Barbola Work”, “Felt Embroidery”, “Fillet Work”, “Sealing-wax Craft”, “Home and Garden Hobbies”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Describes the concepts and theories of feltmaking, equipment needed, and the techniques of feltmaking, along with a variety of projects for such items as bags, shawls, curtains, and bath mats.
This book is about how great leaders can make purpose the beating heart of their organization and use it to power performance. Leaders who communicate a defined mission, alongside clear and genuine values, allow their employees to feel a sense of purpose in their roles and embody their company's vision. This inspires engagement, loyalty and higher performance. People with Purpose brings together a wide range of compelling research into how having a clearly defined purpose as part of business strategy is a vital element in business success, longevity and inspired teams. People with Purpose shows leaders how to create a valuable framework that integrates purpose, values and goals on a single page in order to articulate their organization's unique vision to employees and stakeholders. Kevin Murray interviews top CEOs who have used purpose to transform performance, motivate their people, develop organizational resilience and deliver results - often from the very edge of disaster. These leaders share how they have articulated their purpose, their values and their goals. People with Purpose also looks at the work of neuroscientists, brings together the evidence from around the world that proves purpose powers performance, and shows why purpose matters more in a digitally connected and transparent world. More than 30 case studies are explored from exclusive interviews with leaders from a range of organizations, including Odeon and UCI Cinemas, Healthcare at Home, Yodel, Moss Bros and Virgin Atlantic.
Youth, Drugs, and Night Life explores the relationships between the electronic dance scene and drug use for young ravers and clubbers today. Based on over 300 interviews with ravers, DJ’s and promoters, the authors explore the accomplishment of gender, sexuality and Asian American ethnicity and the negotiation of risk and pleasure within these scenes. The authors pivot from the local to the national to the global in this qualitative analysis of the scene and its inhabitants