Collection: Self-Development

The perfect book for puzzle lovers and kids who like a challenge, Sudoku for Kids helps to develop mental arithmetic and logic skills. With a simple tutorial filled with invaluable tips and tricks, and puzzles that range in difficulty, this book is perfect for anyone from complete beginners to the ultimate sudoku-solvers.

250 Japanese Knitting Stitches contains the original collection of knitting stitches first published by Hitomi Shida in 1996. Copies of the original Japanese edition have been jealously coveted by knitters around the world, and now Tuttle Publishing brings you this classic in English for the first time!

Hitomi Shida's previous work, the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible was released by Tuttle in October 2017 and has already been purchased (and tested) by thousands of avid knitters who are thrilled to discover a treasure trove of elegant and intricate new patterns. 250 Japanese Knitting Stitches was Hitomi Shida's first effort and, like its successor, is filled with her highly original and beautiful designs and variations on knitting classics.

Translated and introduced by veteran knitting instructor Gayle Roehm, the best-known teacher of Japanese knitting in America. Roehm guides knitters through the particulars of the patterns and explains how to execute the stitches.

This knitting reference book features the following:

• Stitches designed for borders and edgings
• Beautiful cable stitches, both simple and elaborate
• Elegant popcorn stitches from fine to bold
• Multiple variations on individual patterns

Shida's finished projects are a wonder to behold and accomplished knitters will brave even the most daunting of stitch patterns to create them. Filled with 250 distinctive and inventive patterns--with a stitch diagram and photo for each pattern--this highly anticipated book is destined to be on every knitter's bookshelf.

Are anxiety and worried thoughts making you feel restless and panicked? Are they preventing you from feeling positive and optimistic about your day-to-day life? If so, manage your thoughts and lift your spirits using this beautiful daily journal as your guide.

No Worries is a 12-week anxiety journal that will help you process what's on your mind and gently re-frame your thoughts, so you can manage your worries before they start to spiral out of control. It was designed to meet you where you are now and guide you toward developing a practice of taking a few minutes each day to reflect on your thoughts, identify the sources of your anxiety, get in the habit of positive thinking, and prioritize your overall wellness and mental health.

No Worries includes:

• Daily Journaling Pages: Space to check in on your mood, reflect on your thoughts and anxiety triggers, practice daily gratitude, and honor any positive thoughts or moments from your day.

• Self-Care Ideas: Suggestions for simple ways to take care of yourself and start to feel better.

• Emotional Support Cheat Sheet: Write down who you love, what you value, things you enjoy, and favorite quotes for whenever life feels uncertain

• Mindfulness Matters: Tips for finding a few minutes of peace and quiet each day.

• Fear-Setting Exercises: Manage your biggest worries and shift your perspective so you can stop stressing and take meaningful action.

• Habit Trackers: A page to help you remember to prioritize self-care and the habits that are important to you each week.

• Therapy Reflections: Reflect on your sessions (if you are seeing a therapist or counselor) and record what you learned and how it made you feel.

• Monthly Progress: Pages for you to look back on your month overall and check in on your satisfaction in different areas of your life.

Anxiety might be making you feel like you're walking on pins and needles. But by using the No Worries journal, you'll be making a positive step forward toward coping with your anxiety, caring for your mental health, and feeling better each day.

What do you like?
How do you feel?
Who are you?

This brightly illustrated children's book provides a straightforward introduction to gender for anyone aged 5-8. It presents clear and direct language for understanding and talking about how we experience gender: our bodies, our expression and our identity. An interactive three-layered wheel included in the book is a simple, yet powerful, tool to clearly demonstrate the difference between our body, how we express ourselves through our clothes and hobbies, and our gender identity. Ideal for use in the classroom or at home, a short page-by-page guide for adults at the back of the book further explains the key concepts and identifies useful discussion points.

This is a one-of-a-kind resource for understanding and celebrating the gender diversity that surrounds us.

Now in its eight edition, this timely, invaluable reference guide gives users the information they need to avoid the most common electrical code violations, while emphasizing the central safety principles that underlie the National Electrical Code.

This revised and expanded edition of Code Check Electrical has been completely updated to the latest National Electrical Code. Spiral bound with durable, laminated pages, this reliable resource puts hundreds of code facts at your fingertips and clearly details how to avoid the most common electrical violations. The ninth edition covers every type of residential electrical system, offering the most up-to-date information on grounding, bonding, service panels, branch circuits, GFCIs and AFCIs, switches, receptacles, and so much more. And for the first time, this expanded edition also features information on commercial electrical systems. Over one hundred tables and figures make this the on-the-job choice for electricians, contractors, and inspectors.

Spiral bound with durable laminated pages, the books in this series are designed to be used on-site for quick reference, ensuring that all jobs meet the highest safety standards while drastically reducing code violations. The Code Check series is endorsed by the International Code Council (ICC).

Tienes en tus manos la obra maestra de la persuasión. Un libro extraordinario que te ayudará a ser más eficaz en el trabajo y en la vida diaria, a maximizar tu carisma, a mejorar tus relaciones y estrategias para convencer y llegar a acuerdos ventajosos, en definitiva, alcanzar el éxito a todos los niveles. En este manual definitivo, Cialdini explica, con rigor científico y de forma sencilla, cómo provocar en las personas la respuesta deseada y cómo protegerse ante intentos poco éticos de persuasión. Un compendio de sabiduría para convertirte en un hábil influyente.

Fulfill your oath! When the armies of the Whispering Tyrant marched on Lastwall, the keeps and cities may have fallen, but its people and their spirit did not falter! Lost Omens Knights of Lastwall takes a detailed look at the knights that took up arms to continue the fight against the undead hordes and evils that roam the world. This book presents information on the Knights of Lastwall organization, from joining the ranks, to knightly training, to the missions to protect the innocent and defeat evil. The book also features new rules content including new equipment, magic items, spells, and support for Knights of Lastwall archetypes for players who want to play a knight in their campaigns!

If you love working with precuts, you'll love these creative designs from Scott A. Flanagan. He has created eight stunning quilts using precut 2 1/2"-wide strips along with a bonus mini quilt for each quilt made from 5" charm squares. Choose the size you want to make--or make both. Find hours of fun sewing within these pages. Start with your favorite pack of precut strips or squares and start sewing!

Working with Reiki can include sessions and classes, but it can also be so much more. In this book, you will find your unique Reiki path. Pam Allen-LeBlanc, an MBA & ICRT Licensed Reiki Master Teacher, leads you through exercises, meditations, and practices that guide you to your ideal Reiki career.

Each section of the book is Divinely guided with theory, meditations, stories, and tips from Reiki experts. The book was based on a highly successful course where students grew exponentially, pushing through blocks and barriers with confidence and grace.

If you have ever wondered what "working with Reiki" would look like for you, pick up this book. Its timeless tips and advice, step-by-step approach, and illuminating exercises will get you there.

B.K.S. Iyengar--hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be one of the most important yoga masters--has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar brings readers this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey.

Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind, and soul), the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness, the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path, and how yoga can transform our lives and help us to live in harmony with the world around us. For the first time, Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor, and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Written with the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga.

Learn how to manage stress, reset, and unwind with this calming wellness journal.

Make time for calm. With the pressures and responsibilities of day-to-day life, many of us feel anxious and overwhelmed, so it's more important than ever to develop stress relief skills for both your mental and physical health. This 90-day reflection journal is a conscious tool to help you track and analyze your trigger points and reflect on steps you can take to regain a sense of control and boost your well-being.

Designed as a 90-day support system, each daily mindfulness spread includes a morning practice for recording your mood, goals, and activities for the day; and an evening practice to reflect on how the day's events contributed to your stress level and affected your feeling of calm. The perfect stress relief or self-care gift for women and men, this anxiety log creates a cultivated diary of positive experiences and healthy habits that promote a balanced and calm life.

Additional details:

Ideal 5.75" x 8.25" size and durable flexibound format offer plenty of writing space while being small enough to travel easily

Easy to write on archival paper takes pen and pencil nicely with 184 lined, acid-free pages

Deluxe design with vegan leather cover, foil accents, removable cover band, and helpful ribbon marker make for a lasting keepsake

Beautiful illustrations encourage a calming mindset and lovely backdrop for deep reflection

Habit trackers for sleep, mood, exercise, and more help you monitor and understand important lifestyle patterns affecting your well-being

Journal simply with guided prompts and lists that make it easy to check in with yourself morning and night, relieve stress, and promote gratitude

Build your collection: Calm is part of Insight Editions' successful line of Inner World guided journals, including Gratitude, Mindfulness, Meditation, Self-Care, Recharge, Connection, and more

Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric designs of magical unicorns. Using anywhere from 60-100 colored stickers for each unicorn pattern, place them in the appropriate spot according to its numbered section and watch as the geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized designs. Also included are fun facts and folklore to learn more about mystical unicorns as kids bring them to life! An entertaining, hands-on activity for kids, this sticker painting book offers an excellent opportunity for developing their focus and attention span. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can easily detach to be displayed or gifted once a painting is completed.

Anyone can be a quiet influencer. But not everyone knows how.

"A tremendous and relevant read!" -Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust

Drawing on the enduring wisdom of the Buddha, Confucius, Rumi, Gandhi and others, The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone, not just bosses, how to use influence without authority, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work and in life. Through the classic wisdom of 12 Eastern sages, relevant insights from influence research, and anecdotes and advice from 25 contemporary experts, Davis lays out a path for becoming a "mainspring," the unobtrusive yet powerful influencer first introduced in her book The Greats on Leadership.

Organized around three core influence practices - Invite Participation, Share Power, and Aid Progress - readers will learn how to take mindfulness practice "out of the gym and onto the field," while gaining the confidence and practical know-how to be influential in whatever role they occupy.

A quote book filled with inspiring quotes by women, for women. If you had the opportunity to ask the greatest women of our past and present for advice, wouldn't you jump at the chance?

Throughout women's history, we have inspired and motivated society towards greater strength, courage, and justice. This quote collection includes powerful words from women who found their greatness within and used it to empower the world around them. The perfect gift for women everywhere, this inspirational quote collection is ready to ship for Mother's Day, International Women's Day, birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, and more!

Great women are not considered so because of their personal achievements but rather for their ability to speak out on behalf of the lives of countless others. To boldly face diversity and discrimination, yet continue to show daring feats of bravery in spite of the obstacles before them. They speak with both a compassionate heart and great strength of character. They are true leaders who have advanced not just womanhood, but the world around them.

The empowered and powerful women featured include:

• Christiane Amanpour
• Maya Angelou
• Arianna Huffington
• Marie Curie
• Florence Nightingale
• Margaret Mead
• Helen Keller
• Michelle Obama
• Jacqueline Kennedy Ongassis
• Rosa Parks
• Meryl Streep
• Amy Poehler
• Condoleezza Rice
• Margaret Thatcher
• Oprah Winfrey
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Malala Yousafzai

Reading the words of these great women will inspire all of us, across generations - mothers, daughters, sisters, granddaughters -- to embrace our own greatness. For once, we can revel in the power of our own voices. We too can speak out for what is right and impact the world for the better.

"RECOMMENDED NEW EDITION ISBN: 978-1626542143"

When Techniques of Tablet Weaving was first published in 1982 it sold out almost immediately. Weavers, fiber artists, and collectors, hungry for the vast and carefully organized repository of information it contained, have spent years excitedly sharing dog-eared paperback editions and roughly photocopied excerpts of this one-of-a-kind volume. No commercially published book, before or since, has captured the amount and quality of information and research on the art of tablet weaving (also known as card weaving).

Finally, long-deprived cardweaving enthusiasts can own their very own copy of Peter Collingwood's landmark book thanks to this high-quality 2015 reprint, complete with dozens of detailed photographs, pattern examples, and step-by-step instructions for each of the techniques presented.

In addition to instructional information, Techniques of Tablet Weaving contains pages of historical context for a variety of weaving techniques with clear and helpful tips on reproducing them precisely, as well as modern variations on the classics.

SPECIAL NOTE! -- ANNE WILL PERSONALLY ANSWER ANY QUESTION OF YOURS AFTER READING THIS BOOK. ASK ON HER WEB SITE, AND YOU'LL NORMALLY HEAR BACK WITHIN HOURS!

Do you love the feel of a good lotion but find yourself unhappy with the cost, or wary of the chemical ingredients? Do you ever wonder if you could make it for yourself at home? Are you afraid to try because the lotion might not turn out well, or might even be unsafe?

Anne L. Watson's "Smart Soapmaking" was the first book based on modern techniques that eliminate the drudgery and guesswork from home soapmaking. Now, by popular demand, she continues her handcraft cosmetics revolution with the first practical, comprehensive book on making lotion from scratch.

Whether you want to make lotion for personal use or to sell, Anne allays any fears with methods that are proven safe and approved by experts, yet simple and easy enough to perform in your kitchen. You'll soon be making lotion that's better than any you've been buying, and at a fraction of the cost.

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Anne L. Watson is the first author to have introduced modern techniques of home soapmaking and lotionmaking to book readers. She has made soap under the company name Soap Tree, and before her retirement from professional life, she was a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne and her husband, Aaron Shepard, live in Friday Harbor, Washington.

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"The definitive guide to lotionmaking." -- Donna Puizina, Ekoaromas, Lafayette, New Jersey

"Spells out everything and makes it easy to understand." -- Cheryl McCoy, Emerald City Soap, Haven, Kansas

"Anne makes it so much fun, and so easy." -- Mary Jean Hammann, Grandma Jean's Soaps and Lotions, New London, Ohio

"So logical and easy to understand that my first batch was a success AND a sell-out!" -- Susan Dinion, Holiday Farm & Handmade Goods, Berlin, Massachusetts

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CONTENTS

A FEW FIRST THOUGHTS

LIES AND LOTIONS
(Myths About Lotion and Lotionmaking)

LOTION LINGO
(Learning the Jargon)

WHAT IS LOTION, ANYWAY?
(What It Is and What Goes Into It)

THE TWO WAYS TO SANITIZE LOTION
(And How to Choose Between Them)

WHAT DO I PUT IT IN?
(Choosing Your Bottles)

WHAT DO I USE TO MAKE IT?
(Gathering the Equipment You Need)

STEP-BY-STEP LOTIONMAKING
(From Prep to Cleanup and Beyond)

TESTING YOUR LOTION
(Making Sure It's Safe)

MORE RECIPES!
(Different Lotions You Can Try)

MILK LOTION RECIPES
(Treating Your Skin to Milk)

DESIGNING YOUR OWN
(How to Create Great Recipes)

TROUBLESHOOTING
(Tricks, Tweaks, and Fixes)

MAKING IT A BUSINESS
(How to Go Pro, Not Bust)

WHY? WHY? WHY?
(Frequently Asked Questions)

WHERE TO READ MORE

WHERE TO GET TESTING

WHERE TO GET SUPPLIES