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Fifty Ways to Wear a Scarf
by Lauren Friedman
#HT4262
Hardcover, 125 pages;
2014
$14.95
If you’ve ever worn a scarf, you’re
likely familiar with the Loop and
the Lazy Girl scarf-tying methods
featured in this guide. But what about the Paris, the Boy
Scout, the Jackie, or the Scullery Maid? This fun little book
teaches you, step by step and with jaunty illustrations, how to
tie scarves—be they square or oblong—into elegantly classic
and surprisingly inventive shapes and styles. (There’s even a
bonus lesson on tying the perfect neckerchief for your pup!) It’s fabulously fun for even the most
fashion-challenged accessorizers. Prepare to dazzle friends and strangers with your fashion-savvy
scarf-sporting prowess!
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Friend-Ships Pop-Up Card
#UM1242 $9.95
Because friendships are essential in
this journey called life, we think the
kindred spirit you love will be delighted
to receive our wonderful
Friend-Ships
Pop-Up Card.
The handsome scarlet
6"-square card, emblazoned with a
golden compass rose, opens to reveal
a laser-cut pop-up ship at full sail.
It’s a delightful surprise guaranteed
to inspire a laugh (and probably an
appreciative phone call!), while the
whimsical message—
“The best ships are
friendships”
—leaves plenty of space for
your own heartfelt inscription. Single card comes with a
shimmering red envelope. (Requires extra postage.)
Love from Boy: Roald Dahl’s Letters to His Mother
edited by Donald Sturrock
#UM2802
Hardcover, 304 pages; 2016
$26.00
It’s pleasant lying back and listening and at the same time watching
the antics of Hitler and Mussolini who are invariably on the ceiling
catching flies and mosquitoes. Perhaps I should explain that Hitler &
Mussolini are 2 lizards which live in our sitting room.
Upon his mother’s death in 1967, Roald Dahl retrieved a collection
of more than 600 letters that he had written her over a period of four
decades. Assembled by Dahl’s authorized biographer, this carefully
curated selection of never-before published—and wonderfully
entertaining—missives offers intimate insight into the evolution
of the brilliantly creative mind behind such timeless favorites of
literature as
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
and
Matilda
. As Dahl
describes his beleaguered school days in the 1920s and ’30s, his rowdy years stationed in Africa
before the outbreak of WWII, his wartime stint overseas in the Royal Air Force, his secretive
work for the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., and his meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood
and New York, his signature fantastical imagination and subversive humor enliven the personal
reflections, gossipy anecdotes, and hilarious social commentary (sensitive readers, beware: there
are many lewd jokes about Hitler). Throughout this engrossing and endlessly amusing chronicle
of a remarkable life—which is enriched with biographical details and photographs—Dahl’s close
relationship with his mother remains tenderly apparent.
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