Mara S Scrapbook

vejk represents one of the most unique and successful survival strategies ever conceived by man. Joseph Heller said that if it weren't for his having read The Good Soldier vejk he would never had written his American novel Catch-22. The only Czech book on most 100 Best Books of the 20th Century lists. This is a new translation by Zdenek K. Sadlon and Emmett M. Joyce. The Good Soldier vejk is a picaresque series of tales about an ordinary man's successful quest to survive, and to enjoy life in the face of the endless absurdities imposed on him by the effects of the complex institutions of modern society that magnify the rational and moral shortcomings of individuals in direct proportion to their positions in the hierarchies they are a part of. "Like Diogenes, vejk lingers at the margins of an unfriendly society against which he is defending his independent existence." - Peter Steiner "Those people who wanted the novel banned in the newly independent Czechoslovakia (after World War I) and elsewhere, some of whom succeeded, were quite correct to see it as more than a satire on war and militarism (although it is that, as well, of course) the book is a very funny but unrelentingly savage assault on the very idea of bureaucratic officialdom as a human enterprise conferring benefits on those who live under its control and, equally important, on the various justifications such bureaucracies offer for their own existence." - Ian Johnston

Presents numbered step-by-step instructions for creating unique layouts in scrapbooking through an innovative inking process.

If relationships were easy, everyone who wanted one would have one. There would be a 0% divorce rate. Couple's therapy would not exist. A book like this would be completely unnecessary. And, we would all be happily connected to another person. But in reality, relationships are not easy. They're actually really f-ing difficult. Helping you figure it all out is the essence of this book. For more about this book and it's author, check out www.MakeLoveNotScrapbooks.com

Vacations make the perfect scrapbook subject, and this colorful, inspiring guide shows how to capture those memories in a beautiful album. Every page suggests fabulously original ideas for layouts, and for incorporating beloved photos of interesting locales and family fun. These hints and tips keep things organized and great-looking: display keepsakes securely in a small florist’s, or semi-transparent, envelope. Frame paper edges prettily with patterned vellum. Create a “bulletin board” look with crisscrossed ribbon. Highlight a photo by using a mat smaller than the picture itself to create an image-within-an-image. The result: a scrapbook as interesting as the vacation itself.