From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms

In 300 C.E. the Roman Empire stretched from Britain to Mesopotamia, from the North Sea to the Sahara Desert. A mere three hundred years later the Roman imperial structure was gone, replaced by a series of barbarian kingdoms that became the basis of Europe's eventual medieval and modern states. In this anthology Thomas F.X. Noble presents a collection of key articles, written by leading scholars over the last twenty years, that examine how and why the dominance of the Roman Empire ended and how new forms of government and society were established.

Needles & Notions: Paper-Pieced Patterns With a Sewing-Room Theme

Create paper-pieced quilts for yourself or a favorite stitching pal and showcase a subject you both love--sewing! Delightful pictorial sewing-room blocks in both 4" and 6" sizes are provided, along with a larger block depicting a traditional Sunbonnet Sue busy at work on her latest quilt. Turn blocks into small wall quilts with multiple borders, or make a sewing room sampler quilt using all 13 block designs.  

Sewing for Plus Sizes: Creating Clothes that Fit and Flatter

The goal of all plus-size design is to emphasize your positive attributes and modify or distract from those you feel are less desirable." Deckert is herself a plus-sized woman and a custom clothier with more than 30 years of sewing experience. Given that most clothing manufacturers have never learned to design attractive, well-fitting clothes for women who wear a size 14 or larger, the woman who wants to achieve style beyond size must sew her own clothes.The goal of all plus-size design is to emphasize your positive attributes and modify or distract from those you feel are less desirable." Deckert is herself a plus-sized.

For Sale in Palm Springs

Henry Wright is a retired police chief from a small town in Wisconsin who now lives in Palm Springs. His friend in the Palm Springs police asks Henry for help in solving a difficult murder case. Henry uses his experience to track down an unlikely killer and learns something about himself in the process

A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives, 7th Edition: Descriptions in Plain English of More Than 12,000 Ingredients Both Harmful and Desirable Found

An Essential Household Reference…Revised and Updated
With our culture’s growing interest in organic foods and healthy eating, it is important to understand what food labels mean and to learn how to read between the lines. This completely revised and updated edition of A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives gives you the facts about the safety and side effects of more than 12,000 ingredients–such as preservatives, food-tainting pesticides, and animal drugs–that end up in food as a result of processing and curing. It tells you what’s safe
and what you should leave on the grocery-store shelves