Jessica Long

If you're looking for new embroidery ideas, this book has them all in one convenient location. Author Jessica Long shares a treasure trove of patterns, lessons, and charming projects you probably haven't tried before. Discover 25 unique ideas for animal embroidery hoops: a bluebird, a seahorse, a beetle, an axolotl, a garden mouse and much more. Beginners will love the full-colour diagrams and step-by-step instructions for creating full-sized patterns from scratch whilst experienced embroidery masters will enjoy the new ideas, not to mention cutting-edge modern techniques to lend new depth, texture, and personality to each design. This book is more than just a few cool embroidery ideas - it's a complete introduction to a unique perspective of looking at your embroidery, all from a gifted, self-taught embroiderer who's turned her hobby into a life-changing passion.

In Beyond the Surface, beloved Paralympic swimming world champion Jessica Long offers a message of self-exploration, self-love, and healing - rediscovering our true purpose in life and using our inner power to create change in the world. Following the narrative of Jessica's own personal journey of adoption and her experience as a double amputee, Jessica delves deeply into the insecurities and deep self-doubt that we all encounter, and offers practices and exercises to challenge readers to look within themselves to find healing, a renewed sense of self-worth, and purpose on their own terms. She also invites readers to question how we as a society value appearance and ability, and challenges us to use our own circle of influence to create a new narrative. Featured themes: • Learning to accept ourselves fully, so we can live fully • Recognising that our worth is not based only on our accomplishments - we are inherently worthy and deserving of love and acceptance • Appreciating our differences and vulnerabilities as assets rather than liabilities • Acknowledging that we all have challenges (visible and invisible) - and learning to see ourselves and others through a universal lens • Understanding the systems that determine the 'value,' 'attractiveness,' and 'acceptability' of people and questioning those systems • Using our available influence to create change in the world

Paralympic champion swimmer and gold medalist Jessica Long celebrates the importance of dreaming big and the power of being different in The Mermaid with No Tail. As a baby, Jessica was adopted from a Russian orphanage. Her legs were amputated below the knee when she was 18 months old. Despite this, Jessica has become a world-class swimmer and one of the most decorated athletes of all time. Dive into this illustrated picture book based on Jessica's story, where a mermaid with no tail decides she wants to compete in the Mermaid Games. The other mermaids make fun of her for being different. But her adoptive turtle parents are supportive and encouraging, and her shark coach, Phelpsy, teaches her to swim using her arms. The mermaid trains hard, maintains a good attitude, and eventually wins the games.

Can we align global production and consumption systems with sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier planet? Can companies innovate through the circular economy to create competitive advantage and genuine impact? Waste to Wealth proved that the emerging circular economy advantage exists – now Lacy, Long and Spindler show you how to realize it at speed and scale in The Circular Economy Handbook. We stand at a crossroads, with rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions, massive technological change and a host of social and environmental challenges. We are pushing planetary boundaries to their limits, with climate change and threats to biodiversity and oceans as just a few examples. Significant impacts are already being felt, and both people and planet face potentially catastrophic and irreversible consequences if we don’t urgently change our global model and systems. Our current linear “take, make, waste” models of production and consumption will not be sustainable in a world of some 9 billion people by 2050, especially with ever-expanding rates of consumption. Thriving within these dynamics demands more than incremental adjustments to business-as-usual. The circular economy offers a powerful means to decouple growth from use of scarce and harmful resources, enabling greater production and consumption with fewer negative environmental impacts—at the same time, making companies more innovative and competitive. In fact, this book shows that $4.5 trillion in economic value is at stake. Delivering on the promise of a circular economy demands impact and scale, extending through value chains and, ultimately, disrupting the entire economic system. In The Circular Economy Handbook, the authors illuminate the path from insight to action, from linear to circular. With case studies, advice and practical guidance, they show leadershow to pivot towards a holistic circular organization, embedding circularity internally and delivering broad-based system change. With unique insights across business models, technologies, and industries – featuring stories and real-world examples from circular pioneers – this book is the essential guide to help companies become leaders in the movement to secure the circular economy advantage.

Embroider a menagerie of 30 adorable animals! From a sweet giraffe and a happy cat to a sly little red fox and a friendly hedgehog, Cute Critters features step-by-step instructions and dozens of easy-to-use patterns to create embroidery hoops for all your favorite animals with charming floral details. Intermediate embroiderers will pick them up in no time, and beginners can tackle the simpler projects and further their skills with the more complicated designs. Also included is basic introductory information about materials and supplies, techniques and a guide to basic stitches.

Can we align global production and consumption systems with sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier planet? Can companies innovate through the circular economy to create competitive advantage and genuine impact? Waste to Wealth proved that the emerging circular economy advantage exists – now Lacy, Long and Spindler show you how to realize it at speed and scale in The Circular Economy Handbook. We stand at a crossroads, with rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions, massive technological change and a host of social and environmental challenges. We are pushing planetary boundaries to their limits, with climate change and threats to biodiversity and oceans as just a few examples. Significant impacts are already being felt, and both people and planet face potentially catastrophic and irreversible consequences if we don’t urgently change our global model and systems. Our current linear “take, make, waste” models of production and consumption will not be sustainable in a world of some 9 billion people by 2050, especially with ever-expanding rates of consumption. Thriving within these dynamics demands more than incremental adjustments to business-as-usual. The circular economy offers a powerful means to decouple growth from use of scarce and harmful resources, enabling greater production and consumption with fewer negative environmental impacts—at the same time, making companies more innovative and competitive. In fact, this book shows that $4.5 trillion in economic value is at stake. Delivering on the promise of a circular economy demands impact and scale, extending through value chains and, ultimately, disrupting the entire economic system. In The Circular Economy Handbook, the authors illuminate the path from insight to action, from linear to circular. With case studies, advice and practical guidance, they show leadershow to pivot towards a holistic circular organization, embedding circularity internally and delivering broad-based system change. With unique insights across business models, technologies, and industries – featuring stories and real-world examples from circular pioneers – this book is the essential guide to help companies become leaders in the movement to secure the circular economy advantage.

Prince Harry was a boy everyone took to their hearts on that fateful day when he followed his mother's coffin through the streets of London. He has been gathering column inches ever since. Soldier, wild child, party prince, spare to the British throne. These are all names that have been thrown at this cheeky, mischievous, and fun-loving British royalty member over the years. He's the grandson of the current monarch of Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth; son of the future king, Prince Charles; brother to another future king, Prince William; and uncle to yet another future king, Prince George. Furthermore, he's the son of the late Princess Diana, the most photographed woman of her time, and brother-in-law of the future Queen, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cornwall. His family line is a roll-call of the major British royalty figures of the 20th and 21st centuries and living as he does at the heart of the Royal Family, you would expect him to have the world at his feet. But does he? In HARRY: Popstar Prince we take a look at the person behind the public facade to find out what he does and how he balances his historical family responsibilities with the passions that drive him. In HARRY: Popstar Prince, you will learn: What Harry's been up to If he has finally grown up How he has managed to endear himself to a public who seem willing to forgive him his every folly What makes Harry tick How he relates to his family The legacy of his mother's death Who his girlfriends are What we can expect from this enigmatic member of the Royal Family in the years to come All this put down in a rapid-reading format so that you can absorb it super-quick. This isn't your average royal biography. Grab your copy of HARRY: Popstar Prince Right Away