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Am I Alive?: A Surviving Flight Attendant's Struggle and Inspiring Triumph over Tragedy

4 reviews
Sandy Purl, Gregg A. Lewis

HarperCollins, 1986

A real life heroine
She is an outstanding writer and this is a wonderful story. She's really a hero and I don't think she even realizes it. She talks of pulling passengers from a burning plane like it's no greater feat than going to the grocery store to buy a box of Cheerios -- all in a day's work type of thing. Wonderful book, wonderful woman. I'm an EMT and am trained to save lives. She wasn't, but made it seem so ...

Chicks with Sticks (It's a Purl Thing)

12 reviews
Elizabeth Lenhard

Dutton Juvenile, 2005

Absolutely Amazing
THis was absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. I knit so I do think it helps to understand the book abit better. I do think the first one is more interesting though. But other than that, aweseome book!

Harmony Guide: Knit & Purl: 250 Stitches to Knit (The Harmony Guides)

8 reviews

Interweave Press, 2007

Love it
This book is beautifully done. I enjoy the written instructions and the clear pictures of the stitches.

New Directions In Jewellery

5 reviews
Jivan Astfalck, Caroline Broadhead, ...

Black Dog Publishing, 2005

A Priceless Book for the Jewelry Artist
I am a BFA student majoring in Metalsmithing and Jewelry and I really found this book helpful. The essays in the beginning are very clear, inspiring, and have given me a new understanding and appreciation for jewelry as a fine art practice. This book is not for the reader interested in jewelry as the mass produced, shiny, practical or trendily designed piece, or for the reader who is interested ...

The Knitting Experience: Book 2: The Purl Stitch (Knitting Experience Series)

25 reviews
Sally Melville

XRX Books, 2003

A Knitting Adventure
Although The Purl Stitch, by Sally Melville, is a straightforward knitting book giving, clear concise instructions, throughout the book there is a spirit of fun and playfulness. The teaching method is to present several basic techniques in a chapter and provide knitted items (usually sweaters) that use these techniques. Each pattern is introduced with a short description of how or why the ...

IRC Hacks

9 reviews
Paul Mutton

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004

Fascinating uses for IRC
This book opens up a whole new dimension of functionality for instant messaging. There are about fifty recipes dedicated specifically to helping you get automated access to information through IRC. Most of the examples are in Java, but there is some Perl and Python as well. As Hacks books go this is a little looser than the others. I would have liked less time spent on the user interface ...

Knitticisms . . . And Other Purls Of Wisdom

2 reviews
Kari A. Cornell

Voyageur Press, 2005

A nifty little pocket tote gift which has a little something for every knitter
What to give that avid knitter besides yarn and craft ideas? Why, Knitticisms And Other Purls Of Wisdom: a nifty little guide which packs in knit wit with historical photos and images, art, vintage pattern booklets and ads. A nifty little pocket tote gift which has a little something for every knitter.

Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl: The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary from the Editors of Vogue ...

25 reviews

Sixth&Spring Books, 2005

Excellent source of pattern stitches
I'm delighted! This will replace several dog-eared pamphlets and one that has indelible tea stains. There are many, many stitches, and I'm using three in the sweater I'm knitting now.

Mother of Purl: Friends, Fun, and Fabulous Designs at Hollywood's Knitting Circle

21 reviews
Edith Eig, Caroline Greeven

Collins, 2005

Pretty Darn Useful!
I'm pretty new to the whole knitting thing, so when I got this book I was so excited to read about all these wonderful and very useful knitting tips that, frankly, don't exist all those other knitting books. I learned a lot by just reading Mother of Purl, which by the way, I happen to think is very well written with a witty sense of humor. Edith Eig is famous and let's us have a peek into her ...

Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who ...

35 reviews
Laurie Perry

HCI, 2007

Fantastic and funny chick-knit-lit
Laurie Perry's novel is as wacky as her title suggests. She writes with honesty and hilarity, making her story easy and fun to read. If you love to knit and laugh, this book is for you. There are patterns for knitting in the back of the book that have funny comments and simple instructions. As a fan of Crazy Aunt Purl's blog, this was a must-read. Every blog entry produces a chuckle and makes ...

Act Right: A Manual
Erin Gray, Mara Purl

Haven Books, 2002

Winner - Gold Evvy Award - Legacy, as a book that continues to prove itself over time. Told through both text and anecdotes by two professionals, this book is a full description of correct protocol for actors from the auditioning through the last day of shooting a film or television project. The definitive text for acting students at all levels. Suitable for classroom, seminars, and private study. Wickedly funny, ruthlessly honest, the authors' ...

Flip Knit - The Purl Stitch

ModeKnit Press, 2007

Does the purl stitch make you quietly weep into your yarn? Meet your new knitting teacher... your THUMB! The traditional Western Purl Stitch and the popular Combination (Eastern) Purl Stitch are shown in a series of still photographs which, when flipped quickly, give the illusion of a short instructional 'film'. Turn the book over and flip again for the companion technique!

Purls Forever
Jonelle Raffino

Anezka Media, 2007

Purls Forever is not your typical knitting pattern book. It is a gathering of warm family stories by wonderful women who knit garments as signs of their love. Jonelle Raffino literally opens her family hope chest filled with beautifully hand-crafted pieces and shares the stories that each family treasure brings to mind. From the earliest piece, an exquisite shawl made by her great-great-grandmother in Italy, this book journeys through six ...

Closer Than You Think (A Milford-Haven Novel) (Milford-Haven Novels)

9 reviews
Mara Purl

Haven Books, 2006

Captivating window into the little battles, victories, successes, and failings of ordinary people
The second Milford-Haven novel, chronicling life in a small coastal town, Closer Than You Think is the at times romantic, at times mysterious sequel to "What the Heart Knows". Award-winning writer Mara Purl deepens the intrigue amid Milford-Haven in the wake of a reporter's sudden disappearance and a deputy's search to find him. Gossip, crooked building schemes, eavesdropping, indiscretions and ...

The Oresteia

2 reviews
Aeschylus

Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007

Lucid and thought-provoking production of the trilogy
Imagine yourself a member of an audience sitting in a Greek amphitheater over 2,000 years ago, caught up in the ebb and flow of a tragic drama unfolding before you, hanging on every word proclaimed by the larger-than-life masked actors who move across the stage--now lamenting in unison, now pitted against one another in angry confrontation--and you will get a sense of what it's like to listen to ...

What the Heart Knows (A Milford-Haven Novel)

12 reviews
Mara Purl

Haven Books, 2005

Giving Danielle Steel a run for her money!
I have just read "What The Heart Knows" with great enjoyment. All Mara Purl's characters are vivid and each one is memorable. Although there are a lot of them, there's no confusing them. She has excellent control of each one and scatters her hints and clues which I look forward to having explained/ expanded upon as the series continues. This writer is well on her way to giving Danielle ...

Child Secrets (A Milford-Haven Novel) (Milford-Haven Novels)

1 review
Mara Purl

Haven Books, 2007

beautiful new edition of compelling story!
Last night I was up til the wee hours with Child Secrets. It was wonderful to revisit the Milford Haven folks again and to see them in such bold relief, via your descriptive prose. I don't think there's any question--this is my FAVORITE Milford-Haven book (so far!!??) The radio drama was one thing--this book series in another altogether!! It's so much more complex and involving because you're ...

The Oresteia

1 review
Aeschylus

Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007

Very good and a surprise at the end
Very good version of these plays. At the very end of the trilogy, at the conclusion of The Eumenides, you will find an amazing musical rendition of the final chorus composed by John Baker.

Christmas Angels (Milford-Haven Stories)
Mara Purl

Haven Books, 2003

Inspiring short stories from Milford-Haven. It's Christmas in Milford-Haven, and each character has a dilemma perhaps only an "angel" can solve. Meet the beloved residents of America's favorite little town on California's gorgeous Central Coast, where Christmas may never come at all, unless people listen to their Christmas Angels.

Gigi Knits And Purls
Karen Thalacker

Martingale & Co Inc, 2008

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