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  Skippyjon Jones

  Skippyjon Jones

  by Judith Byron Schachner

  My name is Skippito Friskito. I fear not a single bandito. My manners are mellow, I'm sweet like the Jell-O, I get the job done, yes indeed-o. Skippyjon Jones is no ordinary kitten. Oh, no. . . .He's actually El Skippito, a great sword-fighter ready to battle banditos the world over! With a little imagination and a whole lot of fun, this frisky cat dons a mask and cape and takes on a bad... (more)
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  Amy Butler's In Stitches

  More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects

  by Amy Butler

  Celebrated designer Amy Butler brings her fresh, modern style to the timeless craft of sewing. In this lavishly illustrated collection of patterns, she presents more than 25 charming projects ranging from cushy floor cushions to smart aprons to stylish handbags. Our innovative packaging makes for easy use—pattern sheets are neatly tucked into a folder on the inside cover of this full-color, lay-flat spiralbound... (more)
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  Over and Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns

  by Michael Perry

  Pattern can be derived from many sources if we remember to look closely. While patterns have been around forever there's a recent movement a tendency among designers to allow patterns to animate their work with colorful and exuberant complexity. Over and Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns collects groundbreaking work from fifty of today's most talented designers who create patterns by hand and use them in... (more)
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  Print and Pattern 2

  by Bowie Style

  Patterns are everywhere, an antidote to gloomy economic times, we see them creeping over shop fronts, packaging design, clothes and home accessories. Who wants mass-produced minimalism when you can have patterns with personality? Print & Pattern 2 is the latest book from the cult Print & Pattern website that celebrates all aspects of printed surface pattern. Featuring cute, colorful and contemporary... (more)
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  More Big Girl Knits

  25 Designs Full of Color and Texture for Curvy Women

  by Jillian Moreno, Amy R. Singer

  Look great without adding bulk. The geniuses behind Big Girl Knits present 25 all-new curve-flattering projects that explore the beauty of color & texture. Jillian Moreno and Amy R. Singer brought the average American woman—a size 14—a collection of stylish, flattering patterns in Big Girl Knits . Now they’re back with 25 new curve-friendly projects that embrace color and texture, plus adaptations to make... (more)
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  Patternmaking for Fashion Design (3rd Edition)

  by Helen Joseph Armstrong

  Suitable for beginners and experienced patternmakers, this book's breadth of topics and detailed coverage allows students to grow as their skills progress. This edition features a new fashion and technical illustration programme that was revamped to reflect a more contemporary and culturally diverse look. A new chapter on childrenswear has been added to this edition. Other features include: fashion sketches and... (more)
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  It Looked Like Spilt Milk

  by Charles Green Shaw

  The white shape silhouetted against a blue background changes on every page.Is it a rabbit, a bird, or just spilt milk? Children are kept guessing until the surprise ending—and will be encouraged to improvise similar games of their own.
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  AntiPatterns

  Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis

  by William J. Brown, Raphael C. Malveau, Hays W. "Skip" McCormick, Thomas J. Mowbray

  "The AntiPatterns authors have clearly been there and done that when it comes to managing software development efforts. I resonated with one insight after another, having witnessed too many wayward projects myself. The experience in this book is palpable." -John Vlissides, IBM Research "This book allows managers, architects, and developers to learn from the painful mistakes of others. The high-level AntiPatterns... (more)
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  Designing Interfaces

  by Jenifer Tidwell

  Designing a good interface isn't easy. Users demand software that is well-behaved, good-looking, and easy to use. Your clients or managers demand originality and a short time to market. Your UI technology -- web applications, desktop software, even mobile devices -- may give you the tools you need, but little guidance on how to use them well. UI designers over the years have refined the art of interface design,... (more)
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  The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

  by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of... (more)
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  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

  by Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle

  With more than five million copies sold, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See? has opened up a world of learning to many generations of children."The contemporary classic, beloved of preschoolers and beginning readers alike"--The Horn Book Guide
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  The Snowball (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1)

  by Jennifer Armstrong

  Illustrated in full color. Watch out below! Here comes a giant snowball tumbling down a hill, picking up everything--and everybody--in its path!
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  Ogres! Ogres! Ogres!: A Feasting Frenzy from A to Z

  by Nicholas Heller

  Nicholas Heller and Jos. A. Smith invite you to the basement where twenty-six mischievous (and very hungry) ogres are eating their way through the alphabet. Expecting something formal? Be forewarned! Munching, nibbling, consuming, gobbling, imbibing, juicing, lapping, and wolfing were never so much fun. The offbeat, clever text simmers when read aloud, and the silly pictures--featuring gleeful ogres in all shapes... (more)
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  The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You

  by Mark Buchanan

  The idiosyncrasies of human decision-making have confounded economists and social theorists for years. If each person makes choices for personal (and often irrational) reasons, how can people’s choices be predicted by a single theory? How can any economic, social, or political theory be valid? The truth is, none of them really are.   Mark Buchanan makes the fascinating argument that the science of physics is... (more)
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  Real-Time Design Patterns: Robust Scalable Architecture for Real-Time Systems

  by Bruce Powel Douglass

  Real-time programming guru Bruce Powell Douglass collects the best design patterns from this unique, and rapidly growing, area of programming, and presents them in an instructional format that teaches the reader the 'what, when, and how' of leveraging the significant power of these proven design solutions. CD-ROM included.
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  Classic Knits

  15 Timeless Designs to Knit and Keep Forever

  by Erika Knight

  Erika Knight designs chic and classic knitwear for every occasion. With 15 stylish patterns, gorgeous photographs, and clear instructions, Classic Knits shows you how to create gorgeous knitwear pieces no woman should be without.
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  Hidden Track: How Visual Culture Is Going Places

  by Robert Klanten

  Hidden Track shows how contemporary visual culture is breaking out of the second dimension and printed form and entering into three-dimensional space, where it can be experienced. The book demonstrates how rooms are being occupied creatively and how items are being transformed. It presents the diverse exhibition possibilities that currently exist – a spectrum ranging from live painting to installations and 3D... (more)
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  Wallpaper

  by Lachlan Blackley

  Wallpaper is back, but this time it is different. No longer used to cover cracks and imperfections in crumbling plasterwork, wall coverings are now a means of expressing individuality. Graphic designers and illustrators are playing with scale and using walls as their canvases, while fashion and textile designers are transferring their fabric prints to paper. This book is a showcase of fresh and innovative... (more)
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  The Lure

  by Bill Napier

  A compelling novel of scientific speculation and mystery, in the vein of THE DA VINCI CODE. A research station in Eastern Europe is suddenly bombarded with rhythmic bursts of subnuclear particles from the skies - a pattern so complex that it can only have come from a highly evolved intelligence. The scientists are amazed by the information that the messages reveal: secrets of an alien technology far in advance of... (more)
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  Embroidery from Afghanistan (Fabric Folios)

  by Sheila Paine

  Embroidery from Afghanistan is varied, rich, and sumptuous. This book focuses on over thirty pieces and explores the embroidery of different tribes and their geographical regions. Illustrated in full color and in detail, the textiles included will provide designers at all levels with inspiration for the use of color and pattern in their own designs. In her introduction, Sheila Paine sets the pieces in their... (more)