Cross Books

Cover basic thru very advanced topics

Will absolutely read more of this author's work.
Learned a great deal.

Enjoy small projects? Like themes based on the alphabet. Want to create a picture using items starting with the letter "N"?
This cross stitch book is set up by the letters of the alphabet. All projects have been stitched (a big plus so you can see how they turn out). There are hundreds of ideas photographed which in turn offers you more ideas for future projects. There are also group pictures filled with a single letter themes. Not full of your standard "C" is for cat stuff- Some pretty unique offerings include: Monk, alarm clock, backpacker, and janitor! Happy Stitching!!

Then you'll like this book.
Lots of cute designs inside.
Sure to please any cross stitcher.

Although this book is at present out of print a friend managed to pick it up in England having borrowed mine. This truly is a superb cross-stitch resource. The alphabets are divided into various sections such as floral,antique,elegant,baby,kids etc. As with all The Better and Homes And Gardens imprint this is downright lavish in its use of colour and the size of charts. The alphabets are shown finished in myriad ways. It is all here, boxes, cushions, throws, towel borders, afgans and of course alphabet samplers. It is yet another book to make me wish to live and stitch for a thousand years. If I could only ever take one cross-stitch book to a desert island this with be a real contender.

This book has craft ideas for all throughout the home along with designs for children's items to do along with the various motifs.

Regular use of cognitive techniques to exercise the brain "smarter" is a proven method of improving thought agility and mental flexibility. In today's world where you need to be able to think on your feet even during the "low" times of the day, these are worth practicing. May I also recommend "The Care and Feeding of Your Brain" as a companion guide to optimize general brain function as you exercise it with Eiffert's neat techniques...Ken Giuffre MD, author "The Care and Feeding of Your Brain"

Description: Cross-Training for the Brain
General Nonfiction/Self-Improvement/Ages 14-&-Beyond
248 letter-size pages, perfect binding (lie-flat comb binding also available), CD of enhanced content included.

What is it to be smart? And how do we get there from here?

Cross-Training for the Brain offers methods that help reproduce expert performance. A companion CD book version contributes supplementary "notes," plus rapid navigation, search, view, and output capabilities. Together, the two media teach practical thinking that motivates and empowers users to better penetrate scholastic or real-world challenges. Here is a comprehensive set of troubleshooting principles upon which to base a lifetime of creative inquiry and effective thinking. The first time that one surmounts an otherwise resistant problem using this approach will prove its value, and explain its appeal.

The book ties together findings of relevant studies on cognitive abilities. It contains plans for applying the findings to everyday situations, be they diffuse obstacles or specific questions. The goal here is to augment reasoning ability, both special and general, emulating competence along the way. The operative sequence is systematic thinking, cogent reasons, judicious decisions. Ultimately, results are better, and quality of life is higher for the proactive practitioner. To that end, the author identifies general ability criteria with which to gage and reinforce specific performance. The reader learns to enhance competence with problem-cracking strategies and tactics. Devices exploited in this system make practical the distilled wisdom of fields such as heuristics, forced creativity, symbolic logic, and decision analysis.

Elements of the Plan
* Marshal mental resources by systematically refining psychological and physical dispositions.
* Adapt and adopt mental checklists to guide responses to uncertainties.
* Progressively cross-train the brain across the breadth of mental ability criteria.
* Assimilate a repertoire of reasoning techniques as a base for future insights.
There is a solution to every problem. This book uses solid methods that guide the reader through adaptive techniques to achieve greater competence in any field of interest.

About the Author
John Vickers received his B.S. degree from the University of Hawaii, and has a Master of Science in Agronomy from UMass, Amherst. The author's interests are also far-flung, having worked as a U.S.D.A. Research Scientist, a Dept. of the Army Land Manager, a livestock farmer, a renovator of antique houses, and a freelancer for printing, publishing, and marketing companies. He is also the author three amateur astronomy atlases.

This is a wonderful meditation on the 7 last words of Christ for lent. It is short and easy to read. This author was a mystic and good friend of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Together they founded the Community of St. John. Their works have been translated by Ignatius Press into English.

Rosemary Luckett takes the spirituality expressed by the cross symbol to new dimensions on the plane of daily life. Her crosses, expressed in drawings and poems, are reflections on many kinds of crosses we might see-- but probably miss-- in our lives. For instance, crossed eating utensils inspire a reflection on opposites. Outstretched arms of a dress expresses the peace and yet the suffering of Native American women. And so on-- metaphors and images of "Solitude", "Explorations", "Women Crossings", and "Crucifixions"