The art historian, poet, and novelist close-reads images, moving and still, canonical and lesser known, that have shaped her evolving identity as an American “Mulatta” lesbian born at the end of the Civil Rights Movement in this singular blend of life-writing and cultural studies.The daughter of the WASP mother who raised her and a Black father she has never known, J. Vanessa Lyon delivers a candid memoir across thirteen uniquely structured chapters in conversation...

The art historian, poet, and novelist close-reads images, moving and still, canonical and lesser known, that have shaped her evolving identity as an American “Mulatta” lesbian born at the end of the Civil Rights Movement in this singular blend of life-writing and cultural studies.The daughter of the WASP mother who raised her and a Black father she has never known, J. Vanessa Lyon delivers a candid memoir across thirteen uniquely structured chapters in conversation...

From the author of the worldwide best seller: Patty Lyons’ Knitting Bag of TricksKnitting emergency? Get help, STAT. Fix every knitting mistake with skill and confidence with this expert guide.Patty Lyons' Knitting ER is a one-of-a-kind reference packed with step-by-step repair tutorials, clever solutions, and insider tips for rescuing knits at any stage — from dropped stitches to post-bind-off regrets. With a playful medical theme and clear illust...

The Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award has been the most widely recognized international award for fly fishing stories in the English language for thirty years. The annual Traver Award is jointly administered by the John D. Voelker Foundation of Marquette, Michigan and the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester, Vermont. As an anthology of twenty honored stories from 2008 to 2025, this volume includes many of the best voices in fly fishing over the past twenty years. Foreword is...

Treat yourself to a BRILLIANTLY FUNNY, feel-good and relatable romantic comedy from Jo LyonHe's super hot. She’s a super hot mess...When Nell loses the promotion she’s spent years working towards, it’s bad enough. But when it goes to her glamorous sister Ava – who then helps orchestrate Nell’s entire team being made redundant – it’s the final straw. Humiliated, heartbroken and in full-scale emotional meltdown, Nell does the only sensible ...

In The Secret Language of Jewellery in Art, Stella Grace Lyons exposes a forgotten visual language hidden within early modern painting. From queens and courtesans to merchants, lovers and enslaved children, this book reveals how the full gamut of human desires, aspirations and fears glittered in the smallest of details.

One of humanity's greatest modern threats involves an area of life we thought we had mastered: energy. For the last century our energy system has delivered rising prosperity, increased lifespans and largely eliminated famine. Now it is being dismantled – with confidence, with public money and with almost no scrutiny.In this short, sharp book, Richard Lyon – electrical engineer, petroleum engineer and energy economist – strips the energy debate back to the physics. What he finds is ...

In this short, sharp book, Richard Lyon - electrical engineer, petroleum engineer and energy economist - strips the energy debate back to the physics. What he finds is alarming: the fossil fuels are running out, the proposed replacements can't do the job and the people in charge don't understand the science well enough to realise.But this is not a counsel of despair. There is a way through - if we stop wasting what remains on systems that can't work and start building the one that ...

What if knowing the truth meant putting yourself within ten feet of a killer? Shae Barcola has spent years dodging strangers, hiding the secret that pulls confessions from anyone who wanders too close. Her 'gift' has cost her peace, her sense of belonging, and her closest relationships. But when a wealthy client discovers her ability and pleads for help to find his missing daughter, Kennedy, Shae sees both danger and the chance to reclaim her worth.As Shae follows Kennedy’s trail a...

What if knowing the truth meant putting yourself within ten feet of a killer? Shae Barcola has spent years dodging strangers, hiding the secret that pulls confessions from anyone who wanders too close. Her 'gift' has cost her peace, her sense of belonging, and her closest relationships. But when a wealthy client discovers her ability and pleads for help to find his missing daughter, Kennedy, Shae sees both danger and the chance to reclaim her worth.As Shae follows Kennedy’s trail a...

What if knowing the truth meant putting yourself within ten feet of a killer? Shae Barcola has spent years dodging strangers, hiding the secret that pulls confessions from anyone who wanders too close. Her 'gift' has cost her peace, her sense of belonging, and her closest relationships. But when a wealthy client discovers her ability and pleads for help to find his missing daughter, Kennedy, Shae sees both danger and the chance to reclaim her worth.As Shae follows Kennedy’s trail a...

"The time is far spent; there is little remaining." -Hymns, no. 266Never has that been more true than now, with the Church's new 25-minute class times. And that means our teaching needs to be more efficient and effective than ever, using simple techniques that bring big results in gospel growth and knowledge. Techniques for Teaching the Gospel presents and explains 26 of these techniques that anyone can use, including:Having the teac...