Play These Games

Play These Games
Author: Heather Swain
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 110158503X

Using simple, everyday items found around the house, Play These Games will inspire kids and the young at heart with a spectrum of ingenious games to make and play so they’ll never be bored again! •Gather family photos to create a personalized set of Go Fish cards •Grab loose buttons for button golf, shuffle button, and button hockey •Unleash your inner pinball wizard with a clothespin and cardboard box version of the arcade classic •Get out the hula hoops and brooms for a backyard jousting tournament •Try one of fifteen variations of the classic game of Tag Whether it’s competitive or cooperative, for large groups or duos, the games in this clever guide are fun to create and a blast to play.

Hobbies

Hobbies
Author: Steven M. Gelber
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1999-06-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780231504232

Whether it's needlepoint or woodworking, collecting stamps or dolls, everyone has a hobby, or is told they need one. But why do we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our hobbies say about our culture? Steven Gelber here traces the history and significance of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1950s. Although hobbies are often touted as a break from work, Gelber demonstrates that they reflect and reproduce the values and activities of the workplace by bringing utilitarian rationality into the home, imitating the economic stratification of the marketplace, and reinforcing traditional gender roles. Drawing on a wide array of social and cultural theory, Hobbies fills a critical gap in American cultural history and provides a compelling new perspective on the meaning of leisure.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes
Author: John S Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2023-08-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 160639049X

For the first time, here are the long-lost records of four intriguing mysteries solved by the famous English detective Sherlock Holmes when he traveled to Montana in the late 1800s. Using his inimitable eye for clues, his astounding deductive reasoning, and – when necessary – clever subterfuge, Holmes solves a very public murder at the famous Opera House, a supernatural theft of gold at a mine near Georgetown Lake, the disturbing threats to Copper King Marcus Daly’s most famous racehorse, and the sudden odd behavior of a miner’s wife. As usual, these cases were recorded by Dr. John H. Watson, Holmes’ affable companion and chronicler, but Watson’s accounts were lost for more than a century. They were recently discovered in an old safe in Anaconda’s Hearst Free Library by researcher John. S. Fitzpatrick, who edited the manuscripts for publication. Not only are the actual crimes unique and challenging, but the stories are filled with fascinating details of life in early-day Montana—details that amply illustrate Holmes’ superb powers of observation. This immensely entertaining book is certain to delight all fans of detective stories, mysteries, and Sherlock Holmes.

Travel

Travel
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 696
Release: 1928
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Belgravia

Belgravia
Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 664
Release: 1868
Genre: English periodicals
ISBN:

Beauty and the Book

Beauty and the Book
Author: Megan Benton
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780300082135

After World War I, the US was flooded with newspapers, magazines, radio stations and movies. Many feared serious books would disappear altogether. The concern caused a boom in fine editions, valued for beauty, craftsmanship or rarity, rather than content, and this is their story.