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This volume explores the possibilities of studying embodied
subjects in the past through the sources and approaches of
archaeology, history and material culture studies. It draws on
collections of human remains, material culture and documentary
evidence from Britain during the period 1700–1850, considering
the themes of gender, rank, age, disability and maternity. Each
chapter looks at the lived experiences of the material body,
bringing together disciplines that share an interest in the
material or embodied turn. Combining archaeological and historical
data to reconstruct embodied experiences, the volume represents the
first collection of genuinely collaborative scholarship by
historians and archaeologists. -- .
"As a quilter, retired folk art curator Beatrice Coleman likes to
have all the seams stitched together--but her plans keep getting
tangled up in unexpected ways..."
Beatrice has never crashed a party but now her fellow quilt guild
member, Meadow Downey, is driving them to a Victorian mansion in
the mountains beyond Dappled Hills, North Carolina. Muriel Starnes,
an elderly eccentric, has organized a meeting of quilters to pick
someone to administer a quilting scholarship. The fact that the
Village Quilters weren't invited isn't enough to keep Meadow from
speaking her piece.
But once the quilters arrive at the mansion, it seems they may
never leave. An ice storm sends an old tree crashing across the
driveway, leaving them stranded for the night. And by the next
morning, they are one fewer--for Muriel has been sent to meet her
maker. With everyone in the house a suspect, it's up to Beatrice
and the Village Quilters to figure out who has a guilty conscience
before someone else gets tied up in knots.
Includes Quilting Tips
Every day, workforce talent is becoming harder to gain and easier
to lose. A potentially lethal mix of changing workforce
demographics, reduced workforce engagement and alignment, and the
need for new skills are forcing organizations to look anew at their
recruitment and retention strategies. Crucially, organizations that
neglect to manage and grow their talent are destined to suffer a
dramatic decline in business performance. The Talent Powered
Organization combines a strategic and robust analysis of the
dominant issues with a practical approach to reveal the best ways
for you to recruit, manage, engage and retain people in your
organization. The authors, leading experts on talent management
within global consultancy Accenture, draw on a rich pool of
international research and analysis to reveal key trends affecting
recruitment and retention. Their findings provide you with the
insight you need to ensure your organization doesn't lose out in
the fight to attract and retain the right people. With the help of
the information provided in this book, you will be able to: * Place
talent at the heart of your business strategy * Make leaders and
line managers accountable for engaging employees * Build
organizational capabilities in learning and skills development *
Establish diversity as a key strategic asset for success * Enlist
your entire organization in identifying and nurturing talent
Containing case studies, international research findings, and
practical tools, this book provides you with an objective platform
for reviewing talent in your company. It will empower you to
understand the forces affecting recruitment and retention and
harness them for the long term good of your organization and
customers.
When it comes to solving cold cases, nothing is ever cut and
dried...Quilter Beatrice Coleman is enjoying the sleepy peace of a
tranquil afternoon...until it's interrupted by her friend, Miss
Sissy. The elderly lady is making wild claims about narrowly
escaping an intruder. And intruders are unusual in tiny Dappled
Hills. Miss Sissy isn't the most reliable of witnesses, and her
claims are swiftly discounted--until her mysterious intruder is
found dead. Beatrice won't cut corners as she unravels the threads
of both a murder and a puzzling disappearance from decades ago.
"As the leaves begin to fall in idyllic Dappled Hills, someone puts
too fine a point on a local ladies' man. Fortunately, the detective
skills of quilter Beatrice Coleman are a cut above the rest...."
The Village Quilters of Dappled Hills, North Carolina, are
desperate to finish their quilts before an upcoming show. To help,
fellow member Posy has opened the back room of her shop, the
Patchwork Cottage, for everyone to use. But the ladies are less
than thrilled when Phyllis Stitt and Martha Helmsley--members of
their rival quilting guild, the Cut-Ups--ask to join them.
Phyllis is hoping to leave the Cut-Ups and join up with the
Village Quilters now that Martha's dating her ex-fiance, Jason
Gore. She's not pleased when he visits the shop and even more upset
when her new shears disappear. After offering to search for them,
Beatrice discovers Jason with the shears buried in his unfaithful
heart. Now she must sharpen her sleuthing skills to find a killer
before someone else's life is cut short....
INCLUDES QUILTING TIPS
"When former folk art curator Beatrice Coleman retired to Dappled
Hills, North Carolina, for peace and quiet and quilting, she never
expected that murder would disturb the peace... "
Dwindling membership has the Village Quilters hanging by a thread,
and group leader Meadow Downey is desperate to recruit some new
folks. With Beatrice's blessing, she attempts to weave frequent
quilt show judge Jo Paxton into their fold. As the town's irascible
mail carrier, Jo delivers trouble wherever she goes. And with all
that mail at her fingertips, she knows everyone's business. Soon
Beatrice wonders if they've made the right choice.
After a car accident sends Jo to meet her Maker, it's discovered
someone tampered with her brakes. Meadow believes someone's out to
eradicate the Village Quilters, but Beatrice isn't so sure. Now she
and her fellow quilters will have to piece together the clues, or a
deadly killer might strike again....
Includes quilting tips and recipes
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