Lawrence Picks: My Pandemic Year

Creating A Purposeful, Personal Space

by Kaye, Ariel

Book - 2020

How to Make A House A Home was one of the books that was in my possession when LPL closed, yet I could not bring myself to open it during Stay At Home ord...Show more How to Make A House A Home was one of the books that was in my possession when LPL closed, yet I could not bring myself to open it during Stay At Home orders. It wasn't until Fall that looking into it felt necessary. Had discovered that I was struggling within my living space because it had also become my Work From Home space and this book is excellent for transforming one's dwelling. It is unlike most conventional books about organizing a home because it looks at the energy and utility of an already existing space, similar to the principles found in Feng Shui. I can say with confidence that the energy of my home has radically transformed with thanks to this book. Highly recommend for those in the market for such a journey. Show less

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Living Without Plastic

More Than 100 Easy Swaps for Home, Travel, Dining, Holidays, and Beyond

by Allen, Brigette

Book - 2020

Utilizing the wonderful grocery and restaurant delivery services, it became even more clear to me that our consumption of plastic as a global society need...Show more Utilizing the wonderful grocery and restaurant delivery services, it became even more clear to me that our consumption of plastic as a global society needs looking into. In beforetimes (a moniker applied to pre-COVID days), I will admit to feeling good about how I thought I was limiting my impact on the planet via reusing and recycling plastics, clothes, etc. However, given the precautions that are in place to keep public health safe, of course this perception has since changed. There is always more that we could be doing in our personal consumption of plastics and Living Without Plastic is an excellent demonstration of those steps one can make a daily practice. (It is important to note that some of the suggestions found in this book will not be in line with precautions in place currently due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic) Show less

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Make + Mend

Sashiko-inspired Embroidery Projects to Customize and Repair Textiles and Decorate your Home

by Marquez, Jessica

Unknown - 2018

I have been an admirer of this book since it was published in 2018. Jessica Marquez is certainly one of the individuals who has been apart of generating t...Show more I have been an admirer of this book since it was published in 2018. Jessica Marquez is certainly one of the individuals who has been apart of generating the visible mending "craze". However, despite being a fan, I have never dived in and actually attempted to practice the art of Sashiko, a traditional Japanese hand-sewing method to adorn and reinforce fabric. I highly recommend this book AND checking out Marquez's website: www.miniaturerhino.com On her website, she has adapted to these times of virtual workshops, as well as, teachings wonderfully and offers an array of materials that makes you want to spend your entire paycheck. Show less

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Mending Life

A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

by Montenegro, Nina

Book - 2020

Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending c...Show more Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending can be a gently healing practice in our daily lives and a powerful act of restoration, both for our clothes and our relationship to the world. Mending Life encourages us to cherish our things by repairing them rather than discarding them by rediscovering intimate connection and preciousness, so integral to our well-being as humans. This handbook is for beginners but also offers more advanced techniques to those with some experience in mending. You'll learn basic techniques such as patching, but will have options to take it a step further with decorative sashiko stitching; you'll also learn how to darn socks and mend sweaters, as well as things like a tear in a bedsheet or down jacket. And along the way, the authors share heartfelt stories about the powerful act of mending, which strengthens not only the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well. - The Far Woods Show less

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Hikaru Noguchi's Darning

Repair, Make, Mend

by Noguchi, Hikaru

Book - 2019

Climate change is making us rethink how we use resources and not subscribing to fast-fashion and re-using and mending our clothes has become a mark of pri...Show more Climate change is making us rethink how we use resources and not subscribing to fast-fashion and re-using and mending our clothes has become a mark of pride. This is visible mending, more akin to embroidery and embellishment that will make your favourite clothing even more personal and save it from landfill. Fully illustrated with colour photography throughout Detailed step-by-step images Easy to follow techniques (even for beginners) Plenty of inspiration for adventurous menders. Twelve darning Techniques are covered in detail with step-by-step instructions include: Seed stitch, square darning, Reversible darns, Seed and square darn, Triangular darns, English darning, Accordion darning, Appliqué, Reverse appliqué, Chain darning, Honeycomb Darning and the decorative Tambourine darning. Ten chapters cover mending sweaters, shirts, denim, items in the home as well as accessories, such as scarves and bags. - Hawthorn Press Show less

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YouTube Channel | Wardrobe School with Vania

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Sewing, Drawing and Printing Studio based in NYCwww.vania.nyc Sewing, Drawing and Printing Studio based in NYCwww.vania.nyc Show less

More Plants Less Waste

Plant-based Recipes + Zero Waste Life Hacks With Purpose

by La Manna, Max

Book - 2019

Max La Manna, low waste chef and climate activist, bridges the gap between vegan food and waste-free cooking - inviting us to channel the MORE PLANTS LESS...Show more Max La Manna, low waste chef and climate activist, bridges the gap between vegan food and waste-free cooking - inviting us to channel the MORE PLANTS LESS WASTE mindset and discover a stronger purpose in the kitchen and in our daily routines. -- Through his viral recipe videos and work with BBC Earth and beyond, Max has inspired hundreds of thousands of people across the world to rethink their approach to food consumption and made it his mission to breathe new life into our leftovers that are typically destined for the bin. In his first cookbook he shares 80 of his tastiest, healthy recipes that are bursting with flavour, will help you save money, food and ensure you eat well - from Sumptuous Spag Bol and Vegan Shepherd's Pie to Pumpkin Pasta, Crunchy Cauliflower Curry or Leftover Veggie Nachos in a Hurry.. MORE PLANTS->LESS WASTE INCLUDES: - simple, accessible ingredients that celebrate the power of vegetables and wholefoods at their best - breakfasts, lunches, dinners, soups, stews and salads - plus sweet treats - all-natural home hacks from DIY deodorant to Citrus Bomb House Cleanser - the life tools you need to add value to what you already own and set you on the path to living more sustainably - a 21-day zero waste challenge - amazon.co.uk Show less

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Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking

101 Entirely Plant-based, Mostly Gluten-free, Easy and Delicious Recipes

by Shultz, Dana

Book - 2016

Dana Shultz founded the Minimalist Baker blog in 2012 to share her passion for simple cooking and quickly gained a devoted worldwide following. Now, in th...Show more Dana Shultz founded the Minimalist Baker blog in 2012 to share her passion for simple cooking and quickly gained a devoted worldwide following. Now, in this long-awaited debut cookbook, Dana shares 101 vibrant, simple recipes that are entirely plant-based, mostly gluten-free, and 100% delicious. Packed with gorgeous photography, this practical but inspiring cookbook includes: • Recipes that each require 10 ingredients or less, can be made in one bowl, or require 30 minutes or less to prepare. • Delicious options for hearty entrées, easy sides, nourishing breakfasts, and decadent desserts—all on the table in a snap • Essential plant-based pantry and equipment tips • Easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes with standard and metric ingredient measurements Minimalist Baker’s Everyday Cooking is a totally no-fuss approach to cooking for anyone who loves delicious food that happens to be healthy too.  - Minimalist Baker Show less

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So Vegan | The Easy Way to Eat More Plants

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Plant You | Easy Healthy Whole Food Plant Based Recipes

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Starting as a personal blog, Plant You by Carleigh Bodrug has evolved into a digital meal plan program, vegan brand and growing social media community for people interested in following a whole-foods, plant-based, oil-free lifestyle. - Plant You Starting as a personal blog, Plant You by Carleigh Bodrug has evolved into a digital meal plan program, vegan brand and growing social media community for people interested in following a whole-foods, plant-based, oil-free lifestyle. - Plant You Show less

The Happy Pear | Plant Based Cooking & Lifestyle

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Dave & Steve had been traveling the world and as twin power goes, on opposite sides of the world they switched to a plant based diet within a week of ...Show more Dave & Steve had been traveling the world and as twin power goes, on opposite sides of the world they switched to a plant based diet within a week of each other. The Happy Pear seed was sown. We are all about a healthier, happier world. We absolutely love rising early and heading to Greystones beach to catch the sunrise. We appreciate every day and really believe that the key to happiness is good health and a great support network. We love nothing more than inviting over the troops and cooking up a storm! - The Happy Pear Show less

Love and Rage

The Path of Liberation Through Anger

by Owens, Lama Rod

Book - 2020

In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation? White supremacy in the United ...Show more In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation? White supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death. In Love and Rage, Lama Rod Owens, coauthor of Radical Dharma, shows how this unmetabolized anger--and the grief, hurt, and transhistorical trauma beneath it--needs to be explored, respected, and fully embodied to heal from heartbreak and walk the path of liberation. This is not a book about bypassing anger to focus on happiness, or a road map for using spirituality to transform the nature of rage into something else. Instead, it is one that offers a potent vision of anger that acknowledges and honors its power as a vehicle for radical social change and enduring spiritual transformation. Love and Rage weaves the inimitable wisdom and lived experience of Lama Rod Owens with Buddhist philosophy, practical meditation exercises, mindfulness, tantra, pranayama, ancestor practices, energy work, and classical yoga. The result is a book that serves as both a balm and a blueprint for those seeking justice who can feel overwhelmed with anger--and yet who refuse to relent. It is a necessary text for these times. - Penguin Random House Show less

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The Midnight Library

by Haig, Matt

Book - 2020

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tel...Show more Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better? In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig’s enchanting new novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place. - Penguin Random House Show less

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Keep your Hands Off Eizouken!

by Oowara, Sumito

Graphic Novel - 2020-

Asakusa loves to design worlds. Mizusadi loves to animate. Sayaka loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken--a three-girl club d...Show more Asakusa loves to design worlds. Mizusadi loves to animate. Sayaka loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken--a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination . . . the one thing they've got plenty of! Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! was nominated for the Manga Taisho Award as one of the 10 best new manga of the year! - Dark Horse Comics Show less

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Ten Percent Happier Podcast with Dan Harris

https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast

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https://onbeing.org/series/podcast/

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A Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. What does it mean to be human? How do we want to live? And who will we be to each other? Each week ...Show more A Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. What does it mean to be human? How do we want to live? And who will we be to each other? Each week a new discovery about the immensity of our lives. Hosted by Krista Tippett. You’ll also find special episodes in this feed, including Living the Questions — an occasional On Being segment where Krista muses on questions from our listening community. On Being with Krista Tippett airs on more than 400 public radio stations across the U.S. and is distributed by WNYC Studios. The podcast has been played/downloaded more than 200 million times. Show less

Out of the Podcast By Dan Saraceni and Joey Gantner | A Noir Film Podcast

https://anchor.fm/outofthepodcast

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A podcast with hosts Dan Saraceni & Joey Gantner where we watch and discuss a different noir film each week. A podcast with hosts Dan Saraceni & Joey Gantner where we watch and discuss a different noir film each week. Show less

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