Kathleen Tracy Livres

Inspired by yesterday's traditional blocks and today's reproduction fabrics, the author of the best-selling Small and Scrappy returns to share more petite quilts with ties to the past. Thirteen designs whisk readers back to an era when the time-honored quilt blocks today''s quilters love were just making their debut. Stitch projects with names such as Wagon Wheels, Crossing the Prairie, and Aunt Sarah's Scrap Baskets, or make a Tree of Life friendship quilt featuring blocks autographed by family members. Vintage photos and the words of pioneer women from the mid-nineteenth century, a time when quilting offered a welcome respite from the hardships of moving westward, are sprinkled throughout.

Enjoy 72 four-inch quilt blocks and combine them in a sampler quilt or select your favorites to use in any of six other charming quilts perfect for reproduction fabrics.

The biography explores the journey of a talented ballerina from the National Ballet School of Canada to becoming a beloved Hollywood star, highlighting her artistic evolution and personal life. It offers insights into her challenges and triumphs, complemented by 20 color and 16 black-and-white photographs that enrich the narrative.

Elvis Presley, nearly three decades after his passing, continues to be a monumental figure in music and pop culture. This biography delves into his groundbreaking fusion of musical styles, which transformed the landscape of rock n' roll. It provides an intimate look at his family life, career in music and film, and enduring legacy. The book concludes with a comprehensive timeline and bibliography, enriching the reader's understanding of his impact on future generations of artists.

Who is this notoriously private comedian, who has riled everyone from TV personalities in the US to the government of Kazakhstan? How did he dupe the media-savvy politicians, pundits and celebrities? Who is this this social provocateur who turns an uncomfortable mirror on our society, eliciting both laughter and outrage? Reluctant to do interviews when not in character, biographer Kathleen Tracy follows Cohen’s path from his roots as the son of a tailor, to Cambridge University where he ditched the idea of pursuing a Ph.D. to become a comedian, right through to the fall out from his hugely successful Borat film. Tracy reveals the comic behind the mask and finds out what motivates the man who creates these outrageous characters and if the characters themselves are in any way like their creator. This is an hilarious, fascinating and compelling portrait of one of our most gifted but private comedians. ‘Is nice. You like’ Borat Kathleen Tracy is an entertainment journalist who has written biographies of a number of celebrities, including Diana Rigg, Angelina Jolie and Ellen DeGeneres.

Morgan Freeman is a reluctant American treasure. Dignified and wry, humble yet confident, he's a journeyman actor who suddenly found himself an overnight success at 50, an age when many actors, especially those of colour, are forced into retirement for lack of opportunity. He has built a cinematic legacy in a diverse range of films, including his Academy Award-winning performance in Million Dollar Baby (2005), Street Smart (1987), Amistad (1997), Glory (1989), Unforgiven (1992), Se7en (1995), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and dozens more.