Designer Jess Brown is known for her irresistible, starry-eyed rag dolls. In this inspiring book, Brown shares a custom pattern and simple instructions to sew, personalize, and accessorize your own rag doll. Illustrating the story behind these dolls, the book places emphasis on natural materials, vintage fabrics, beautiful notions, and quality craftsmanship. Make the dolls for the children—of all ages—in your life to love now and cherish for decades. After making the doll, follow Brown's p...

Welcome back to the food chain...A chunk of white rested inside the dip of her collarbone. She fished it out and flicked it away, its rattle echoing as it bounced under a display table, alerting her to the silence. The ringing in her ears had finally stopped. The mask and goggles were long gone; fallen off in her haste. Pointless to wear them now, anyway...Caede wants to complete her master's degree, refresh her dating profile, and finally join the...

"Jesse Brown puts money in your pocket, answers all your questions, and gives you the know-how to create the future you want for yourself and your family."-- From the Foreword by Tavis Smiley"If you have no money in the bank, you think your paycheck is too small, and you're determined to change your life, READ THIS BOOK!"-- Melvin B. Miller, Director of the Boston Bank of CommerceAuthor, How to Get Rich When You Ain't Got Nothing"Mr. Brown does an excel...

Winner of the 2026 Working-Class Studies Association Jake Ryan and Charles Sackrey AwardIn recent years, UK higher education (HE) has sought to pursue more inclusive practices. However, we are yet to fully understand the experiences of a breadth of working-class people in HE. This edited collection uniquely brings together working-class reflections in the different roles and professions that exist in UK universities.Focusing on understudied groups including...

With insights from today's leaders and plenty of practical advice you can use right now, this practical book helps you develop a personal reading plan to accomplish your goals, maximize your potential, and build a successful career.

Do you have goals in life but aren’t sure how you will ever achieve them?Are you ready to act to ensure these goals become a reality?This book will answer your prayers!Most of us have goals in life. It could be as simple as finding the right car or becoming the next President of the United States. Goals can be big or small, hard to realise or much easier, but one thing is certain. For every goal we have, we must act to achieve it. No goal will come to you without ef...

The Holiday Boys are at it again, and this time, Bring Your Pet to School Day is the reason why. After seeing the different pets their classmates have, The Holiday Boys devise a plan to ask Mommy and Daddy for a pet of their own.But pets are a lot of responsibility.Will The Holiday Boys get their wish?Can they prove that they are responsible enough to care for a pet?Find out and make...

Armed with three decades of feminism, men and women are coming to college with different ideas and expectations about sexual freedom and violence than did their parents. Since the early 1980's, a student movement has emerged from the belief that sexual violence is neither inherent nor inevitable. Just Sex: Students Rewrite the Rules on Sex, Violence, Equality and Activism chronicles the move to end to all forms of sexual violence and to mold a new sexual paradigm where explicitly consensua...

The Gonzalez SEL Series is a heartwarming collection of children's stories that helps young readers explore emotions, build resilience, and develop essential social-emotional skills.Through relatable everyday experiences - such as waiting for a snow day, navigating disappointment, or discovering unexpected joy - each story invites children to reflect, grow, and view life's challenges in a new light. These are the kinds of stories that spark meaningful conversations between children...

Have you found your alcohol consumption creeping steadily up?Is it at a point where it is no longer enjoyable and simply a function?Do you need help to stop?Drinking alcohol is a great social activity and way of relaxing after a long day at work. Enjoying a glass of wine or a beer now and again is perfectly acceptable behaviour for many, but when it starts to get out of control it can cause a lot of problems with health and relationships.This three-in-one bundle...

You are not alone if you are feeling lonely as you read this. The reason i wrote this book is that I understand what it's like. Loneliness is a topic near and dear to my heart because I have experienced the depths of empty, meaningless sensations many times and am not unfamiliar with them.My friend, I feel your pain. I honestly believe it. But I have some excellent news for all of you lonely souls out there. I've made it this far, and I know how to solve it, or at least lessen the ...

3:16: The Love of God is a Bible study, a study guide, and an easy to apply devotional. The book is a study of the different third chapters and sixteenth verses in the Bible. Inspired by the John 3:16 verse, the book is deeply rooted in Scripture and teaches you principles that you can apply daily as you grow in your relationship with God. There are forty-nine of the sixty-six books in the Bible that have a 3:16, and this book takes you through the Old and New Testaments in the Bible. The ...