The Gentle Art of Wandering
Author: David Ryan
Publisher:
Published: 2010-03-01
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ISBN-13: 9780977696819
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Author: Margareta Magnusson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2018-01-02
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1501173251
DOWNLOAD EBOOK*The basis for the wonderfully funny and moving TV series developed by Amy Poehler and Scout Productions* A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life. In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.” This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner than later, before others have to do it for you. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs readers to embrace minimalism. Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations, and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming. Margareta suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you’d ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children’s art projects). Digging into her late husband’s tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go.
The Gentle Art of Mathematics
Author: Dan Pedoe
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-12-27
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0486164063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis lighthearted work uses a variety of practical applications and puzzles to take a look at today's mathematical trends. In nine chapters, Professor Pedoe covers mathematical games, chance and choice, automatic thinking, and more.
The Gentle Art
Author: William Wenthe
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 2023-08-16
Total Pages: 89
ISBN-13: 0807180580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe poems in The Gentle Art, a compelling new collection from William Wenthe, move between the life of the painter James McNeill Whistler and a poetic version of the author, who is at once inspired and disturbed by Whistler. The present-day author sheds light on Whistler’s artistic vocation and the beauty of his paintings, most notably the liminal London riverscapes that he named Nocturnes, yet recoils at the cost of Whistler’s devotion to art: lovers abandoned, friends turned into enemies, his own children given away to adoption. Creating a kind of dual biography, Wenthe grapples with feelings of admiration and disaffection toward Whistler as he tries to perform his own roles as parent, partner, and poet. While some of the poems are narrative, their overall effect is associative—two lives superimposed in a double exposure, with attention to what the contrast of two centuries, the nineteenth and the twenty-first, reveals about the relationship of art to money, class, and politics.
The Gentle Art of Murder
Author: Earl F. Bargainnier
Publisher: Popular Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780879721596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study of the technique of Agatha Christie's detective fiction--sixty-seven novels and over one hundred short stories--is the first extensive analysis of her accomplishment as a writer. Earl F. Bargannier demonstrates that Christie thoroughly understood the conventions of her genre and, with seemingly inexhaustible ingenuity, was able to develop for more than fifty years surprising variations within those conventions.
The Gentle Art Of Cookery
Author: Hilda Leyel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-28
Total Pages: 471
ISBN-13: 1136198091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2005. This compendium of cookery, though it concentrates on staple western food that is always available, contains a wealth of recipes sure to pique the interest of cooks and connoisseurs of fine food. Unique chapters cover flower cookery, Chinese scented teas, an 'Arabian Nights' dinner and special children's cookery. It is the author's strong belief that good cooking is one of the attainable amenities of everyday life.
The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking
Author: Jane Brocket
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1607052164
DOWNLOAD EBOOK15 projects inspired by the beauty of simple elements of European style. From the author of the best-seller, The Gentle Art of Domesticity. Stunning, scenic photography throughout this hardbound book. Instructions are written with a warm and inviting tone. Design tips will help you build confidence and learn how to discover extraordinary ideas in ordinary things. Jane Brockett has the knack for turning the simple into the sublime. She shares her personal experience with you every step of the way--from her dreams about days gone by, through the search for the perfect fabrics, to how she designs a quilt to convey a mood or sentiment. The photos of her quilts in delightful natural settings make you want to step right into the picture. Jane's instructions are descriptive and straightforward; quilters and non-quilters alike will be enticed and enchanted by every project.
The Gentle Art of Leadership
Author: Brian Donovan
Publisher: BookPOD
Published: 2024-11-12
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0648295036
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat makes leaders great? The writing is on the wall. Quantitative and qualitative research indicate they consistently practise a Gentle Art of Leadership · Firsthand analyses of more than six thousand 360o feedback reports · Over 50 one-on-one interviews with Leaders · Reflections on hundreds of Executive Coaching sessions · Review of over 160 books and articles on leadership · Our own experiences as CEOs A compelling guide and handbook for anyone in a leadership role. This Gentle Art of Leadership cuts against the grain of the often-held view that great leaders, CEOs, and team coaches are charismatic, extroverted, forceful characters with powerful egos; and that we need such big personalities to transform our companies, organisations, sporting teams and nations. Sometimes this view proves to be true, and we remember such characters. But more often, the greatest leaders who leave the greatest legacies, have a powerful mixture of personal humility, integrity and indomitable will for forwarding the health, success and long-term prosperity of their organisation and people. They seem to get the best out of others by genuinely treating them with dignity and respect, whilst focused on strategic outcomes.
The Gentle Art of Faking
Author: Riccardo Nobili
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Published: 2021-01-01
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In analysing the Faker one must dissociate him from the common forger; his semi-artistic vocation places him quite apart from the ordinary counterfeiter; he must be studied amid his proper surroundings, and with the correct local colouring, so to speak, and his critic may perchance find some slight modicum of excuse for him. Beside him stand the Imitator, from whom the faker often originates, the tempter who turns the clever imitator into a faker, and the middleman who lures on the unwary collector with plausible tales. "It is not the object of this volume to study the Faker by himself, but to trace his career through the ages in his appropriate surroundings, and compare the methods adopted by him at various periods of history, so far as they may be obtained." -Preface
The Gentle Art of Living Slowly
Author: David Grayson
Publisher: American Traveler Press
Published: 1995-12
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781558381575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSolace for the souls of those who have become hopelessly trapped in our hectic, fast-paced world: "You are in a hurry. Don't wait! I shall watch you go by. When you have hurried long enough, come back to me. I shall be here".
