Best Selling Books by Joan Ford

Killing It is a secret weapon for the modern day action heroine. This savagely hilarious guide covers all the fashion, etiquette, and ballistics tips every woman needs, according to all the blockbuster movies written and directed by men! Joan will help you perfect the impossible balancing act of being an all-powerful badass while remaining vulnerable, sexy, and super chill about men getting all the glory.

Every working parent knows how hard the juggle is. Now we know the cause. It’s time to get work to work better for people. Right now, we are expected to work as though we don’t have kids and parent as though we don’t have jobs. It is not sustainable. It’s causing people to leave the workforce, or to sacrifice valuable family time – and simultaneously hurting organisations as retention and productivity take a nosedive. #WorkSchoolHours offers us all a better framework – one that takes us far beyond how we structure our work schedules to deliver us better commercial outcomes for businesses, better careers for all working people, and better lives for everyone. Building on decades of research and lived experiences, #WorkSchoolHours gives us practical insights and immediately actionable solutions. Let’s reduce hours spent working, so we can connect more with what matters in life – and do it in a way that is commercially smart for organisations. Praise for #WorkSchoolHours “A change-the-freaking-world book.” – Mark Crysell, TVNZ SUNDAY correspondent “An absolute must-read that will linger in your thoughts long after you''ve turned the final page.” – Steve Jurkovich - Chief Executive, KiwiBank “Even the skeptic in me is totally convinced.” – Eric Chapman - Director of Business Transformation, EY “Ellen''s precise wisdom is a game-changer” – Dr Ron McDowall, ONZM - Director of Rutherford Business Institute “A research-backed, implementable solution where everybody wins.” – Stephania Varalli - Story Strategist, serial entrepreneur, and former CEO and owner of Women of Influence, Canada

"This book reignites quilters'' love of scraps and their creativity by explaining how scraps plus one new element--a fabric, color, theme, or technique--can breathe new life in to any tired but beloved fabric collection"--

Perfect for quilters and colorists, Scrappy Quilts Coloring Book, by best-selling author Joan Ford, is a collection of 47 intricate quilt patterns that are sure to please enthusiasts. Whether you''re a quilter looking for inspiration or a new hobby, or a colorist who enjoys the calming release of patterns and shapes, this book is for you! Inspired by classic quilt blocks, the designs will unleash your creativity and provide hours of relaxation as you color. What''s more, these designs can help quilters in choosing color options before actually starting a new quilt project. The book is packed with 47 illustrations and perforated pages for easy removal and display, or to share at coloring parties, tapping into the adult coloring craze that has delighted so many adults since it shot to popularity in 2015. With 47,000 copies sold, Joan Ford''s ScrapTherapyTM books - Cut the Scraps, Scraps Plus One, and When Bad Things Happen to Good Quilters, all published by Taunton Press - have assisted sewers on their journeys to creating beautiful, handmade quilts. Now you can enjoy the beauty of quilts right on paper - and perhaps be inspired to bring them to life with fabric!

Achieving your desired effect is easy with this convenient, comprehensive guide to exposure. Five chapters explain light and exposure, tools of exposure, flash exposure, film and digital exposure and practical applications. A handy appendix covers ISO, converting EV changes to f-stop and shutter speed values, a glossary and index and includes a quick guide to exposing for film and digital. Easy to use and easy to understand, lavishly illustrated and packed with professional information useful to photographers at every level, Photographer''s Exposure Handbook uncovers the answers to every question about exposure.

Detailed instructions, unique quilt assembly techniques and hundreds of piecing diagrams to utilize your scrap material.

Ford presents a tried-and-true method for organizing your fabric and turning it into gorgeous quilts and accessories, including tote bags, pillows, table runners, and more.

Although Ghost of Summer Past is a story "about" children, it is not a story "for" children. It''s the summer of 1946, just nine months after the end of WWII. Nine year old Lex, who lost her father in the war, lives with her mother in a tranquil village in Pennsylvania. Lex and her friends live in a world where no one locks their doors. They have total freedom to roam the countryside without adult supervision. They can safely stay outside after dark, to play hide and seek, or to catch lightning bugs. They look out for, and take care of, each other. But just as the world has changed after the war, so will this little village. Lex and her friends are excited about the start of another summer vacation, but this summer will turn out to be far different than they expect. Because evil has come to their village, searching for prey. They have no way of knowing, that as they go about their everyday activities, they are being watched. And once chosen, they will be manipulated until they walk willingly into the web. Will the danger be discovered before it''s too late? Who will be targeted? Who can be trusted? Lex will find herself in the center of a mystery. And as she searches for answers, she will have to overcome confusion, before she can understand the truth. Only one thing is certain, there will be a loss of innocence for the village and all of its inhabitants.

"This booklet instructs on small quilt projects"--

Here is a long-awaited volume for collectors of cast iron toy cook stoves and ranges. A century of toys is covered from the 1840s to the 1940s produced by major manufacturers of full size stoves and ranges as well as toy manufacturers included are toys. Kenton Hardware Co., Hubley Manufacturing Co., Dent Hardware Co., Ideal Manufacturing Co., Majestic Manufacturing Co., as well as the Philadelphia Stove Works, Prizer Painter Stove Works plus many others. The A to Z alphabetical listing, with over 400 full color illustrations, gives the reader quick and easy identification of stoves and ranges by name while the index, organized by manufacturer, provides a ready and consolidated cross-reference. This invaluable reference includes complete descriptions for all items shown including current market values and is sure to delight toy collectors worldwide.

The author presents projects based on her Scraptherapy method to create quilts and other home goods out of scrap fabric.

The increased speed of aircraft and a greater density of air traffic are overtaxing air traffic controllers. Automation of some portions of the controller''s information and the use of colour to highlight dangerous situations will make the controller''s work easier and possibly more accurate. One of the major aims of the study is to show that the use of a different colours to indicate varying distances between aircraft is a definite improvement over a monochrome display. The other major aim is to study the advantages and disadvantages of vector display and raster display technologies when applied to the air traffic controller scenario. A new set of graphics display routines was developed to be used for the simulation. Much consideration was given to the best methods to optimize the display routines, with attention given to real-time constraints. Originator-supplied keywords: Secondary display, Colour graphics, Air traffic control, Programming guide, Vector refresh display, Raster refresh display, Monochrome display comparison, Simulation, and Interaction.

Collected poems and prose of Joan Ford