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The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Expressions
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 73

The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Expressions

The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Expressions uncovers the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origin stories behind the English language's most common sayings! Nobody thinks twice about sayings like bite the bullet and the cat's out of the bag. But the strange and wonderful origins of these expressions are far from arbitrary: They are rooted in forgotten history. Within this book, you will discover the origins of idioms like: Why we say an unwell person is under the weather. It goes back to when sickly sailors and seafarers had to rest below deck! How come sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle is called riding shotgun." In the Wild West, passengers had a crucial job: pack...

Crafting with Cat Hair
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 102

Crafting with Cat Hair

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-05-21
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

Got fur balls? Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, then it’s time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with your kitty! Crafting with Cat Hair shows readers how to transform stray clumps of fur into soft and adorable handicrafts. From kitty tote bags and finger puppets to fluffy cat toys, picture frames, and more, these projects are cat-friendly, eco-friendly, and require no special equipment or training. You can make most of these projects in under an hour—with a little help, of course, from your feline friends!

Microcrafts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 100

Microcrafts

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-09-10
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

It is a small world, after all! Here are step-by-step instructions for making tiny teddy bears, little ladybugs, petite porcupines, itsy-bitsy bikinis, and much, much more! Microcrafts shows crafters how to create dozens of miniature treasures, each no larger than a spool of thread. No previous crafting experience or pricey materials are necessary—just a love of all things small!

Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 73

Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids

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  • Published: 2013-05-16
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

This summer, Raising Quirk’s mission is to keep your kids from ever having to say “I’m bored.” So we’ve rounded up our favorite crafts, recipes, games, and activities from Quirk Books titles and jam-packed them into our funnest, awesomest, and kid-friendliest e-sampler yet. Whether you’re taking your family on the road or stuck indoors on a rainy day, we’ve got you covered. Projects include: COOKING: How to Teach a Kid to Cook Robot Bites Banana Split Pops Little-Bitty Fudge Puppies CRAFTING: Bottle-Cap Frames Starburst Straws Turtle Magnet Get Your Kid to Clean Up OUTDOOR ADVENTURE: Get Your Kid to Put On Sunscreen Plan a Scavenger Hunt Yakima! Choreograph a Fight Scene Nick a...

Mini Holiday Crafts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 35

Mini Holiday Crafts

Imagine a birthday balloon no bigger than your thumb, a petite piñata as small as a piece of candy, and a Christmas wreath that's tinier than the bow you'd hang on it. You can make each of these mini holiday crafts and more! Spruce up your celebration with fun-sized decorations and gifts. Easy-to-follow instructions and detailed photos guide you through creating your own miniature holiday crafts.

Tiny Food Party!
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 162

Tiny Food Party!

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-07-02
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

Whip up delightfully miniature versions of all your favorite foods with this fun and creative cookbook full of easy recipes for bite-sized appetizers Hors d'oeuvres have a reputation for requiring frou-frou ingredients that are difficult to identify—let alone locate in a grocery store. (When's the last time you ate an amuse-bouche at home?) It's about time for an appetizer cookbook that has fun with the concept of tasting an entire meal in one bite. With Tiny Food Party!, Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park share super quick and easy recipes for little bite-size munchies—delightfully miniature versions of all your favorite foods! Thinly slice shallots, batter and fry 'em, add with a creamy bu...

Signing Their Rights Away
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 263

Signing Their Rights Away

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

Book jacket unfolds to reveal a full-color reproduction of the U.S. Constitution.

The Cookiepedia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 164

The Cookiepedia

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-08-20
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

cook•ie: a small flat, baked cake which is either crisp or soft but firm (often with chocolate chips, candies, or nuts mixed in); insanely delicious. If you miss the days when snacks were simple and handmade, you’ll love this homespun encyclopedia of cookies. Full of hand-drawn illustrations and gorgeous photographs, The Cookiepedia features 50 classic recipes for everything from Amaretti and Animal Cookies to Gingersnaps, Rugelach, Snickerdoodles, and dozens of other favorites—plus hundreds of ideas for adapting recipes and making them your own.

Stuff Every Mom Should Know
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 148

Stuff Every Mom Should Know

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-03-27
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

This pocket-sized parenting guide for moms and moms-to-be is perfect for a baby shower or Mother's Day gift. This little handbook is filled with all the secrets and strategies a smart mother needs to know. Featuring tips for mastering quick and easy meals, suggestions for baby-proofing like an expert, advice on stocking your medicine cabinet, tricks to making a long wait fun, and much, much more, such as: • How to Swaddle a Baby • Fifteen Birthday-Party Survival Tips • The Truth about Potty Training • The Miracle of White Noise • Comebacks for Unsolicited Parenting Advice

The Geek's Guide to Dating
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 210

The Geek's Guide to Dating

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-12-03
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  • Publisher: Quirk Books

You keep your action figures in their original packaging. Your closets are full of officially licensedStar Wars merchandise. You’re hooked on Elder Scrolls and Metal Gear but now you’ve discovered an even bigger obsession: the new girl who just moved in down the hall. What’s a geek to do? Take some tips from The Geek’s Guide to Dating. This hilarious primer is jam-packed with cheat codes, walkthroughs, and power-ups for navigating the perils and pitfalls of your love life with ease. Geeks of all ages will find answers to the ultimate questions of life, the universe, and everything romantic, from First Contact to The Fellowship of the Ring and beyond. Full of whimsical 8-bit illustrations, The Geek’s Guide to Dating will teach fanboys everywhere to love long and prosper.