Homemade Biography

Homemade Biography
Author: Tom Zoellner
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1466858362

How well do you really know the older people in your family? And how will you make sure their stories will be preserved for generations to come? Homemade Biography is a fun and practical guide to recording a relative's story so it will never be forgotten. New York Times bestselling author Tom Zoellner, who wrote his own grandmother's biography, draws on years of interviewing and writing experience to provide: - More than 300 questions designed to provoke vivid responses Case studies of successful family biographies - A revolutionary technique for writing with grace and energy - Ways of finding a connective theme buried in a jumble of facts - Strategies for dealing with sensitive topics - Professional methods of editing for quality and accuracy - Tips for making your relative's story a part of the permanent historical record Most of us think about bringing a tape recorder or a notebook to a visit with an older relative, but few actually do it. This clear-eyed manual gives you all the expertise you'll need to finish what could be one of the most fulfilling conversations you'll ever have.

Island on Fire

Island on Fire
Author: Tom Zoellner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674984307

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award “Impeccably researched and seductively readable...tells the story of Sam Sharpe’s revolution manqué, and the subsequent abolition of slavery in Jamaica, in a way that’s acutely relevant to the racial unrest of our own time.” —Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Souls’ Rising The final uprising of enslaved people in Jamaica started as a peaceful labor strike a few days shy of Christmas in 1831. A harsh crackdown by white militias quickly sparked a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses in smoking ruins. The rebels lost their daring bid for freedom, but their headline-grabbing defiance triggered a decisive turn against slavery. Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of these transformative events. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner uses diaries, letters, and colonial records to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and briefly tasted liberty. He brings to life the rebellion’s enigmatic leader, the preacher Samuel Sharpe, and shows how his fiery resistance turned the tide of opinion in London and hastened the end of slavery in the British Empire. “Zoellner’s vigorous, fast-paced account brings to life a varied gallery of participants...The revolt failed to improve conditions for the enslaved in Jamaica, but it crucially wounded the institution of slavery itself.” —Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street Journal “It’s high time that we had a book like the splendid one Tom Zoellner has written: a highly readable but carefully documented account of the greatest of all British slave rebellions, the miseries that led to it, and the momentous changes it wrought.” —Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains

Harry Potter: Homemade

Harry Potter: Homemade
Author: Lindsay Gilbert
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2022-10-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1647224640

Bring the warmth and magic of the Harry Potter films into your home with Harry Potter: Homemade, featuring over 25 official Wizarding World crafts, home projects, and recipes. From friendly fireside chats in the Gryffindor common room to a crowded breakfast table at The Burrow, the Harry Potter films are filled with cozy moments of friendship, family, and home. Inspired by those special moments, Harry Potter: Homemade offers more than 25 crafts, recipes, and activities to help you celebrate and share the comforting moments from the Harry Potter films in your own home. Divided into four chapters, one for each season of the year, projects include a wide range of crafts and activities including candle-making, quilting, jam-making, macramé, wreaths, felting, ceramics, and more. Make a Deathly Hallows wreath from the fauna around your home. Piece together a colorful quilt inspired by your favorite house. Make Honeydukes-inspired candies right in your own kitchen. Featuring step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photography, alongside behind-the-scenes facts, concept art, and film stills, Harry Potter: Homemade is perfect for crafters, makers, homebodies, and Harry Potter fans everywhere. 25+ PROJECTS: Craft and create candles, quilts, jam, macramé, wreaths, felt, ceramics and more inspired by the Wizarding World YEAR-ROUND GUIDE: A year-round guide to cozy projects from fresh summer fruit jams to warm, colorful quilts FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: Complete instructions and helpful charts make it easy for crafters of all ages to make thoughtful gifts INSPIRING IMAGES: Beautiful full-color photography of every project helps ensure success! COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Create more projects inspired by Harry Potter with Harry Potter: Crafting Wizardry, Harry Potter: Watercolor Wizardry and Harry Potter: Knitting Magic

History of Sesame (100 CE to 2022)

History of Sesame (100 CE to 2022)
Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
Total Pages: 1023
Release: 2022-02-16
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 194843671X

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographic index. 28 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format.

History of Lecithin and Phospholipids (1850-2016)

History of Lecithin and Phospholipids (1850-2016)
Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
Total Pages: 954
Release: 2016-05-29
Genre: Lecithin
ISBN: 1928914861

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 292 photographs and illustrations. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.

History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in Italy (1597-2015)

History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in Italy (1597-2015)
Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2015-08-02
Genre: Soybean
ISBN: 1928914780

The world's most comprehensive, well documented and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive index. 93 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.

History of Research on Nitrogen Fixation in Soybeans (1887-2018)

History of Research on Nitrogen Fixation in Soybeans (1887-2018)
Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
Total Pages: 1129
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre: Nitrogen
ISBN: 1948436000

This is the world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 91 photographs and illustrations - mostly color, Free of charge.