Let's Talk: How English Conversation Works

Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through conversation. David Crystal explores the factors that motivate so many different kinds of talk and reveals the rules we use unconsciously, even in the most routine exchanges of everyday conversation. We tend to think of conversation as something spontaneous, instinctive, habitual. It has been described as an art, as a game, sometimes even as a battle. Whichever metaphor we use, most people are unaware of what the rules are, how they work, and how we can bend and break them when circumstances warrant it.

Garden Club : A Bouquet of Quilts and Projects

84 pages book by Barb Adams and Alma Allen. Inside you will find two versions of the main quilt and 10 other projects. Colored pictures and full-size templates make this book a must-have. The two artists of Blackbird Designs present to us these projects which combine different techniques (cross stitch, applique, quilting etc.) with their habitual originality and elegance by giving to us a way to face the new trends of the creativity and not limiting them to only one domain.