Most Popular Books by Nancy Smith

“A memoir with the fierce narrative force of an eastern Montana blizzard, rich in story and character, filled with the bone-chilling details of Blunt’s childhood. She writes without bitterness, with an abiding love of the land and the work and her family and friends that she finally left behind, at great sacrifice, to begin to write. This is a magnificent achievement, a book for the ages. I’ve never read anything that compares with it.” —James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss Born into a third generation of Montana homesteaders, Judy Blunt learned early how to “rope and ride and jockey a John Deere,” but also to “bake bread and can vegetables and reserve my opinion when the men were talking.” The lessons carried her through thirty-six-hour blizzards, devastating prairie fires and a period of extreme isolation that once threatened the life of her infant daughter. But though she strengthened her survival skills in what was—and is—essentially a man’s world, Blunt’s story is ultimately that of a woman who must redefine herself in order to stay in the place she loves. Breaking Clean is at once informed by the myths of the West and powerful enough to break them down. Against formidable odds, Blunt has found a voice original enough to be called classic.

For those who like traditional holidays, this abundantly illustrated volume explores the many facets of Moravian Christmas celebrations, including decorations, food, drink, gifts, services, and music. 128 full-color illustrations.

Introduction to hand and machine sewing for kids 7 and up.

Celebrate the Possibilities of friendship • Create four projects in Possibilities'' signature style with this new Pattern Pack • A quilt, two wall hangings, and a tote combine piecing with easy fusible appliqué • Mix & match these versatile appliqué elements and full-size templates to design your own cheerful pattern, too Show off your love for handmade with these new, colorful quilt projects from Possibilities. Stitch up rays of sunshine, leafy green trees, and delightful dancers to warm up your home and share your heart with family and friends.

Teach children to sew on a machine with kid-friendly, boredom-busting projects! Start off your kids on a lifelong sewing adventure with simple projects they''ll love to make. Starting with basic handmade cards and accessories to learn their machine, they''ll work their way up to challenging projects like a notebook cover and drawstring backpack. With safety tips, skill-building games to play, and puzzles to practice and remember all they''ve learned, this updated second edition from sewing educators Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith is ideal for kids. Make a button-up owl * a mix-and-match monster * a backpack * a greeting card * a treasure pouch * and more! Includes extensive illustrations and diagrams

Escape with an Angel is a faith tale based on the story of Peter from the Bible. He is bound between two soldiers in prison. All looks hopeless, then an angel shows up!

Tells the story of how a villa on the Riviera tied a world leader, a fashion icon, and a world renowned model together with many of the most famous people and events of the twentieth century. The French couturier Coco Chanel and Texas-born model Wendy Reves had much in common: they were born in poverty and rose to own villa La Pausa and its six acres overlooking the French Riviera. And both had roses and thorns relationships with Winston Churchill. Chanel met him when she was the mistress of his best friend, the Duke of Westminster. After World War II, Churchill saved her from prosecution for being an alleged Nazi spy. Wendy Reves, born in Marshall, Texas, became a New York model who dated Cary Grant, Errol Flynn and Howard Hughes. Then she lived with Churchill''s publisher Emery Reves who bought La Pausa in 1953 and had Churchill as a house guest for a third of each year 1956-58. There he was pampered by Wendy to the annoyance of his wife Clementine who preferred they cruise on Aristotle Onassis'' yacht. In Emery''s memory, Wendy donated the Reves Center for International Studies to the College of William & Mary, as well as 41 Impressionist paintings to the Dallas Museum of Art. La Pausa''s fate hung in limbo until 2015 when it was purchased by the House of Chanel with plans to restore it to Chanel''s original vision.

My book shares places I went for Tupperware--people I worked for, worked with, met, and partied with.

If you consider the TV series Dallas exciting, compare its plots to episodes of the real Dallas! Actual happenings among true-life Dallasites were often more sensational cliff-hangers than Who Shot J.R.? Dallas was a city of diamonds, five-star hotels, oil money, Arab investors, stylish women and incomparable glamour.

Details the struggle of Southern scientists to maintain professional status and organizations after the Civil War. Explores the role of academies of science in helping maintain a presence, research activity, and communication.

A Whale of a Tale is a faith tale, which is based on the story of Jonah from the Bible. This work is the first in a series of Once upon a Truth tales. It is a wonderful way to introduce children to the fabulous, real, live characters and true stories the Bible provides.

" Callie Waterstone sprints through the sharp-edged maze of her world, breezing past an overbearing gran, an agoraphobic ma, and sidestepping her nemesis, Samantha Bell, all the while wondering if she’ll ever have a friend, or if the daddy who left years ago will find his way back to her. "