As the most comprehensive guide of its kind available on the market today, Guide to Green Fabrics piques the interest of a wide array of eco-savvy readers. Educators and students use it as a handy reference guide in textiles, interior design, and fashion-related courses at the secondary and collegiate levels. Textiles industry professionals and green fabric manufacturers gladly tap into the book's wealth of eco-friendly textiles information. Readers with a general interest in green science and eco-topics appreciate the thoroughly researched data on the science of fibers, while fans of green fashion and fabrics appreciate the book's absolute dedication to couture with a conscience. Guide to Green Fabrics gives insights into 32 environmentally-friendly, sustainable, recycled and organic fibers used in fashion and interior design, and other industries. Includes beautiful hand illustrations, green designer profiles, a full glossary, and other detail throughout. Please visit our website www.guidetogreenfabrics.com for more details."

Should You Become a Chic & Slim Connoisseur? Yes, absolutely In today's uncertain and perilous world, your health and personal style - as well as your bank balance and hip measurement may depend on it. With Chic & Slim Connoisseur you learn to recognize and use true Quality to make every possession, experience and person in your life the best possible. Become a Chic & Slim Connoisseur. Live Chic, Slim, Safe & Rich

A concise, yet comprehensive, guidebook that addresses the practical aspects of investing in fixed income investments
"The Investor's Guidebook" series presents investment vehicles and strategies from both the issuers' and the investors' perspectives. Starting with basic concepts and then building to state-of-the-art pricing models, strategies, and tactics, these succinct handbooks will be useful for everyone from new hires through experienced professionals. Unlike most books, which are read once and sit on the shelf, professionals will refer to these books repeatedly throughout their careers.

"Sewing for Superheroes" is the fifth title in Marie Porter's "Spandex Simplified" series, and is all about designing and creating flattering, comfortable, and show-stopping spandex cosplay. (BAM POW ) This sewing manual is written from the experience of not only a spandex designer, but a former "performance" athlete. Written in layman terms, "Sewing for Superheroes" features carefully explained, step-by-step instructions and more than 250 full colour photos and diagrams. Requiring only basic sewing knowledge to get started, beginner and advanced seamstresses alike can enjoy using this book... and produce spectacular results from it. Learn how to design costumes, and how to alter patterns for shape, size, and style. Learn the tips, tricks, and techniques to make many of the design elements that can be used to design and create almost any style of spandex costume imaginable

90% of What Is Taught Doesn't Work - This is the Actual Nuts and Bolts To Overcome Stagnation and Procrastination to Live a Happy, Effective and Successful Life
Have you ever felt you could do MORE with your life... but just don't know how? Have you ever looked at someone with everything going right for him, and thought, "Why can't I be half as lucky as this guy?"
Carl Taylor says, "Most people know the cars they drive better than they know themselves. No wonder we fail to achieve our goals... We have not been taught how to operate outselves effectively " By the age of 24, Carl had started and run profitable businesses in five different industries, spoken to a full house audience of business owners (many twice or thrice his age) numerous times, and served as the Chapter President of his local Business Networking Group. In Red Means Go, Carl shares the strategies that have taken him from being a shy and average student to a successful young entrepreneur. You will discover: How to use the Japanese principle of Kaizen to break through ay fear, limiting believe, or self-doubt and boost productivity by 300% per year How to become a speed learning machine, so you can learn the skills to be a business success The five-step method to use to get what you want (This is what successful people do instead of waiting for opportunities to be handed out to them) The Truth about the Law of Attraction and why it does not work for 90% of people and how to use it right A new perspective on Wealth to set you free of the rat race in the next 1-3 years The secret to eliminate almost any bad habit and motivate yourself into action. "This book is more than a mere summary of what I have spent over $100,000 to learn, it is a tried and tested manual that I actually have used to go from being a shy, average boy at school to finding my life's passion and doing many of the things people in my generation have not even tried" says Carl.

A concise yet comprehensive guidebook that addresses the practical aspects of investing in derivatives.
Written for the professional market but accessible enough for individual investors, The Investor's Guidebook to Derivatives includes all the information needed to succeed in today's complex derivatives market, including:
- What constitutes a "derivative instrument"
- The difference between forward and forecast prices
- Pricing and using forward contracts
- Swaps: pricing and applications
- Option vocabulary
- Pricing options--a framework
- Implementing directional and volatility strategies
- Exotic options: pricing and applications
- Options on natural occurrences: rain, snow, and wind
"The Investor's Guidebook" series presents investment vehicles and strategies from both the issuers' and the investors' perspectives. Starting with basic concepts and then building to state-of-the-art pricing models, strategies, and tactics, these succinct handbooks will be useful for everyone from new hires through experienced professionals. Unlike most books, which are read once and sit on the shelf, professionals will refer to these books repeatedly throughout their careers.

"Sewing for Gymnasts" is the third title in Marie Porter's "Spandex Simplified" series, and is all about designing and creating spectacular and durable leotards for gymnasts of all disciplines - Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Tumbling, Acrobatic Gymnastics, Aerobic Gymnastics, and more. This book is appropriate for beginner to advanced levels of sewing ability, and is written from both a designer, and former "performance" athlete's point of view. It will teach everything from the basics, to tricks of the trade. "Spandex Simplified: Sewing for Gymnastss" will prepare the reader to design and make almost any design of practice or competition leotard imaginable. Given the cost of decent competition leotards - or even practice leos - this manual will more than pay for itself with the savings from just one project Sewing for Gymnasts is written in laymans' terms, featuring carefully explained, step by step instructions, as well as many full colour photos and sketches. Only basic sewing knowledge and talent is required. Learn everything from measuring, to easily creating ornate applique designs, to embellishing the finished leotard in one book

A new 'ladies' version of the best-selling "A Well-Dressed Gentleman's Pocket Guide", this book is an exhaustive bible to dressing well for all occasions. Whether you are presented by a black-tie dress code or concerned about what underwear to buy, this book will emphatically answer all your sartorial questions. Karen Homer, a fashion journalist for the past 15 years, offers in-depth advice on how to dress, accompanied by interesting facts about how our clothes have evolved over the years. Packed with information, the book is written in a straight-forward style with fashion tips laid out in easy-to-follow bullet points accompanied by illustrations to demonstrate techniques such as tying a scarf or show the difference between fashion details, such as different necklines and collars. Any woman who wants to avoid fashion mistakes and ensure she is impeccably and appropriately dressed for every occasion will adore this book.

Beauty journalist Alice Hart-Davis, and daughter Beth, share their 100 top tips for young teens in this new beauty bible. Every girl wants to look and feel her best and this book contains a fantastic array of top tips for confidence and wellbeing - and masses of beauty secrets. Alice Hart-Davis shares her expansive knowledge in chapters covering everything from hair, skin, make-up and exercise. Offering friendly and detailed advice and clear, easy to follow instructions all accompanied by photographs, this is the definitive beauty bible for any teenage girl.

This is a must read for women who care about their financial future. Fraud is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and you are a target. Trish Jenkins should know. Trish had become a multi-millionaire but by trusting the wrong person, she lost it all. Worse, she breached the Corporations Act and was prosecuted. This wife and mother of three little girls went to prison for 8 months, without having stolen any money What's the point of becoming wealthy if you trust the wrong person and lose it all? Today Trish is a keynote speaker on Powerful Perspectives for Business and Life. She is also an expert on dealing with fraud and recovery. A politically incorrect guild to spotting fraud signals in finance and romance. How to bounce back from setbacks. This book will help you fast track your wealth by enabling you to recognize and avoid the potholes of rip offs along the way. Don't invest in anything until you have read this book Learn: Key questions to ask before parting with your money How to recognize warning signals before you get romantically tangled How your faith in "The Secret" can be used against you How to bring out the Warrior Princess within you "G'day, Trish here. If you do purchase a copy, please email me via my website's contact page. I'd love to connect " www.trishjenkins.co

Sanni Kruger was once so short of money that all she could afford to eat was baked beans and potatoes. Now an accountant, she has published a book designed to help people who don't have enough cash - or simply think they don't - to live more fulfilled lives by changing their attitude to money. Sanni learned about money management as a young girl by helping out at her father's accountancy practice in her home city of Hamburg, Germany. Now living and working in Bristol, she owns and runs Holistic Money Manager, a financial coaching service for people who need help managing their money. She wrote Making Friends With Money, subtitled How to start feeling wealthy without waiting till you're rich, after realising how many people allow money problems to dominate their lives. Her work has taught her that there is very little correlation between how much people have and how happy they are. "It's all about your relationship with the money in your life" she says. "My book invites you to define your real goals and then shows you how to make your money help you to achieve them, however much or little you have. "There is plenty of help and advice available for those who have lots of money and for those who are genuinely poor. But there is very little for the many who are somewhere in between." The book's first lesson is how to get out of debt - and stay out of it. "So many of us allow debt to get out of control by trying to pretend it will go away" says Sanni. "It becomes the ogre under the bed, the nagging voice that wakes us in the middle of the night. "It's far better to take control. With proper planning you can work out a budget that enables you to keep your creditors off your back while leaving enough for the quality of life you want. Once you are out of debt, you will find that money comes to you in ways you hadn't imagined."

By making small changes to the way you live your life you can improve your social life and enjoy the dating experience. After reading this book you will also: * Feel better equipped to live on your own * Be armed with simple dating tips giving you the upper hand on other men on the dating scene * Dress well so you feel and look more attractive to women * Gain in confidence and increase your self-esteem * Be able to cook nutritional food making you feel and look healthier.

How can I achieve beauty? Look in the inner you, vibrations around you, enhace colour in your everyday. This book is an introduction to the wonders of mind body and spirit. It is a starting point to achieve all inner good and then how this reflects on out outer image. An exciting part of the book is learning about colour as most of us tend to stick to one colour, this is a great exposure to colour. Finally learn how to look after you body with yoga tips, skin with homecare and the most exciting leaning to do makeup and Hair

'A funny, achievable guide' Observer 'Lauren Bravo is one of my favourite writers' Dolly Alderton 'Bravo will inspire you to repair, recycle and give old items a new lease of life' Stylist You probably know the statistics: global clothing production has roughly doubled in just 15 years, and every year an estimated 300,000 tonnes of used clothing ends up in UK landfill. Fast fashion is the ultimate toxic relationship. It's bad news for the planet, our brains and our bank balances. We can't go on like this; our shopping habits need an overhaul. Journalist Lauren Bravo loves clothes more than anything, but she's called time on her affair with fast fashion in search of a slower, saner way of dressing. In this book, she'll help you do the same. How To Break Up With Fast Fashion will help you to change your mindset, fall back in love with your wardrobe and embrace more sustainable ways of shopping - from the clothes swap to the charity shop. Full of refreshing honesty and realistic advice, Lauren will inspire you to repair, recycle and give your unloved items a new lease of life without sacrificing your style. Because fashion belongs to everyone, but no outfit should cost us the earth.

An illustrated guide to spotting dandies, cads, eccentrics and other species of English gentlemen. Am I A Chap? seeks to classify every species and subspecies of English gentleman that one may observe throughout the seasons within these isles. From the flamboyant young fop to the crusty old duffer, Am I A Chap? will help readers to spot them all in their natural habitat. The book looks at established chaps such as Beau Brummell, Max Beerbohm, Edward VIII, and Cary Grant; deceased dandies such as the Comte de Montesquiou and Fred Astaire; contemporary chaps, such as the Gentleman Explorer, the Libertine, the Old Codger, the Country Squire, the Bohemian Chap, the City Gent. It takes a look at the finer details of clothing, from the Cravat to the Brogue, via the Hacking jacket, the Umbrella, the Walking cane, the Fair Isle sweater, Pyjamas, the Blazer, Spats and, of course, the Panama. There are tips on where to find them, where they tend to gather, and the emporia worldwide whither Chaps progress in order to equip themselves. Laced with delicate humour and a wry wit, this is an indispensable handbook for the coat pocket of every enthusiastic chap-spotter all over the world.

Presents a guide to fashion for the modern man or woman, offering tips on different male and female body types, how to select the right outfit for every occasion, great fashion for every budget, and other suggestions.

Practical lessons you can put to use immediately Rather than pore through pages and pages of content trying to find what works for you, Six-Word Lessons to Look Your Best gives you 100 tips to keep you always looking your best. Each lesson is short and simple, with a practical explanation that gives you everything you need to know to flatter and enhance your own unique beauty--from head to toe. See the entire series at 6wordlessons.com.

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"Dr. Cynthia Koelker gives us the inside scoop on how to save money at the doctor's office and still get great care. Even if you have insurance, "101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care" will still help you save your hard-earned cash."
-Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN senior medical correspondent, author of "The Empowered Patient"
For over twenty years, Ohio-based family physician Dr. Cynthia J. Koelker has made it her mission to help people lower their health care expenses. Now, in "101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care," Dr. Koelker shares her insider tips and information so that you too can save hundreds (even thousands ) without sacrificing your health.
"101 Ways" is loaded with simple, easy-to-understand tips on topics that everyone will find useful, including:
* How to save money on brand name drugs
* How to cut costs for chronic problems-from asthma to allergies
* How to ask for a hospital discount (it's easier than you think )
* Ways to save money on glasses and contacts
* What websites you can trust to give you the best health information
Whether you are uninsured, or just looking to save money, this invaluable guide will show you how to stay healthy and hold onto your hard-earned dollars.

It All Starts With You! is a self-help and personal development book designed to give the reader insight into the many wonderful laws of the universe that the author has successfully used to achieve not only personal goals, but to true happiness and joyful living.This book is indeed a journey of self discovery, and offers a clear and logical explanation for the reason why the majority of people fail to realise their full and unlimited human potential, while also providing helpful and easy-to-use steps to change your own life forever.

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