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Discover the joys of upholstery and bring new life to your worn-out furniture. With a few basic tools, an eye for color, and some ingenuity, you can customize your home with fabrics and textures that reflect your unique personality. This comprehensive guide features more than 900 photographs and includes five projects designed to teach you all you need to know to reupholster any piece of furniture. You’ll soon be confidently stripping down old sofas, stuffing sagging ottomans, and revamping chairs with your own distinctive style.

The Fellowship Church explores the evolution of the American religious left through a case study of the African American intellectual and theologian Howard Thurman, and the physical embodiment of his thought: The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples. The Fellowship Church, which Thurman co-founded in San Francisco in 1944, was the nation's first interracial, intercultural, and interfaith church. Amidst the growing nationalism of the World War II era and the heightened suspicion of racial and cultural "others," the Fellowship Church successfully established a pluralistic community based on the idea that "if people can come together in worship, over time would emerge a unity that would be stronger than socially imposed barriers." Rooted in the belief that social change was inextricably connected to internal, psychological transformation and the personal realization of the human community, it was an early expression of Christian nonviolent activism within the long Civil Rights Movement. The Fellowship Church was a product of evolving twentieth-century ideas and a reflection of the shifting mid-century American public consciousness. This book examines a broad scope of modern themes including the philosophy of pragmatism; mysticism and Christian liberalism; racism and imperialism; cosmopolitanism and pluralism; war and pacifism; and nonviolence. Not only does it expand on our understanding of twentieth-century American intellectual history and the origins of the Civil Rights Movement, it offers an exciting look into ways people have initiated grassroots activism during times when government has failed to protect its citizens' civil liberties, safety, and overall wellbeing through judicial safeguards.

Elle Wood, University of Southern California sorority president and sociopolitical jewelry design major, is blonde, spoiled, creative and desperately in love with her college sweetheart, Warner Huntingdon III. But when Warner announces he's off to Stanford Law School, and that while there he aims to find a girl 'more serious' than Elle to be his wife, Elle and Underdog, her pet Bichon Frise, hatch a plan to follow him so that he will marry her like he's supposed to do.Elle's Stanford misadventures are distinctly unpromising from the outset, and it seems that the one place where blondes definitely don't have more fun is law school. But then she's made an intern on the Murder of Malibu case, defending one-time fitness queen and apricot blonde Brooke Vandermark from the charge of murdering her billionaire husband. In a courtroom triumph, Elle vindicates Brooke and all who are blonde at heart with a tip any Cosmo girl should know.

This collection highlights diverse epistemological perspectives in original research on the important role of multimodality in second language contexts.The volume explores a wide range of theoretical and methodological traditions toward foregrounding the notion that bodily action is not merely an add-on to the modality of talk but an integral part of second language teaching, learning, and interaction. Following an introductory chapter, 18 empirical chapters feature either classroom or non-classroom research, which shed light on different dimensions of multimodality in second language contexts, including learning reflected in gesture, learning gesture across languages, the role of bodily action in language teaching, and the role of movement in configuring space for effective communication. Each empirical chapter follows a consistent structure detailing the research focus, the background to each study, methodology, and findings. A concluding synthesis chapter braids the insights of these chapters, drawing parallels across different methods, and pointing toward crosscutting areas for future research.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in applied linguistics, multilingualism, bilingualism, gesture studies, cognitive science and psychology.Chapters 10 and 11 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access at www.taylorfrancis.com. They has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC-BY-NC-SA) 4.0 International license.

This collection highlights diverse epistemological perspectives in original research on the important role of multimodality in second language contexts.The volume explores a wide range of theoretical and methodological traditions toward foregrounding the notion that bodily action is not merely an add-on to the modality of talk but an integral part of second language teaching, learning, and interaction. Following an introductory chapter, 18 empirical chapters feature either classroom or non-classroom research, which shed light on different dimensions of multimodality in second language contexts, including learning reflected in gesture, learning gesture across languages, the role of bodily action in language teaching, and the role of movement in configuring space for effective communication. Each empirical chapter follows a consistent structure detailing the research focus, the background to each study, methodology, and findings. A concluding synthesis chapter braids the insights of these chapters, drawing parallels across different methods, and pointing toward crosscutting areas for future research.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in applied linguistics, multilingualism, bilingualism, gesture studies, cognitive science and psychology.Chapters 10 and 11 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access at www.taylorfrancis.com. They has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC-BY-NC-SA) 4.0 International license.

25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONThe cult-classic novel that inspired the smash-hit, blockbuster film and musical. Don't miss the new tour of the musical beginning in February as well as the prequel series Elle, coming to Prime in July. One rule Elle was learning fast was this: blondes do not have more fun in law school.Delta Gamma president and pink-obsessed Elle Woods has just been dumped by the man she thought she'd marry. Warner Huntington III has traded his homecoming queen for Harvard Law - and now Elle's determined to follow, proving she has the beauty and the brains to be his perfect match. (What, like it's hard?)But acing the LSATs is only the beginning. At Harvard, Elle's Californian charm makes her an outsider among her preppy classmates.Then a high-profile case lands in her lap, and Elle realises she might be the only one who can save fitness queen, Brooke Vandermark.This is Elle's moment to shine - and it turns out being underestimated might just be her greatest advantage...

‘Every now and then a book comes along that unlocks and changes the way you see the world in a way that means you want to share it with everyone you care about – this is such a book.’ – Helen Cornwell Lee ‘Reading this book is like taking a happiness pill, and it’s packed with practicality too. The LIPSTICK Principles is uplifting, inspiring and motivating – a book every woman who wants to reach her potential should read.’ – Helen Dibble ‘This book is gold dust, inspiring, moving, real, genuine, and the whole tool kit for happiness in one shot. It feels like your best friend is beside you lovingly guiding you through how to do life, and letting you know you can do this and you are not alone.’ – Wendy Loudon Have you ever wondered if there is a formula for being happy? Would you like to gain control of your life and feel more confident? How can you set about achieving your goals? Amanda Brown’s quest to find answers to these questions has taken her across continents on a personal journey of study and practice as a successful life coach and speaker. Here she shares her knowledge, insights and success stories to help you understand how to utilise your mind to make decisions, savour the moment, be happy and feel excited about the future. By applying the LIPSTICK principles, you will learn to live life from a place of love not fear and say, ‘I’m in.’ Packed with simple exercises and practical solutions, this life manual will free you to let go of worry and fear, live in the moment and love your life.