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Barseghian, Tina.

Get a hobby! : 101 all-consuming diversions for any lifestyle / Tina Barseghian.

1st ed.

New York : Collins, [2007?]

224 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Introduces dozens of hobbies while citing their potential for decreasing anxiety and enhancing concentration, in a guide that makes recommendations for choosing a compatible hobby and getting started on such activities as quilting, ikebana, and storm chasing.

Hobbies.

Handicraft.

Recreation.

"Take the quiz and discover your hobby personality!"--Cover

"'This book can save your life'"--Spine

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- The quiz : what's your hobby personality? -- The hobbies -- African violet cultivation -- Ant farming -- Astrological charting -- Autograph collecting -- Balloon twisting -- Balsa wood sculpture -- Baseball card trading -- Basketry -- Batiking -- Beachcombing -- Beading -- Beekeeping -- Beer brewing -- Bell ringing -- Bike customizing -- Birding -- Bonsai -- Book arts -- Calligraphy -- Candle making -- Candy making -- Car modding -- Caving -- Coffee roasting -- Collecting -- Composting -- Crochet -- Decoupage -- Deejaying -- Deep-frying -- Docenting -- Dog breeding -- Dog show training -- Dollhouse building -- Drawing -- Drying flowers -- Dumpster diving -- Entering contests -- Falconry -- Fantasy sports leagues -- Faux finishing -- Fish keeping -- Fly tying -- Fossil hunting -- Framing -- Furniture restoration -- Genealogy -- Gilding -- Gourd crafting -- Gravestone rubbing -- Ham radioing -- Historical reenactment -- Ice sculpture -- Ikebana -- Journaling & blogging -- Kite flying -- Knitting -- Knotting -- Lego building -- Magic -- Making preserves -- Miniature wargaming -- Mobile making -- Model aircraft -- Model railroading -- Model ships -- Moviemaking -- Mushroom hunting -- Needlework -- Olive oil infusions -- Origami -- Paint by numbers -- Photography -- Polaroid transfer -- Pottery -- Puppetry -- Quilting -- Radio control vehicles -- Robot building -- Rubber stamping -- Scrapbooking -- Scuba diving -- Sculpture -- Seed trading -- Sewing -- Silk-screening -- Soapbox derby -- Soap making -- Species protection -- Stained glass -- Stargazing -- Storm chasing -- Tarot card reading -- Taxidermy -- Tapiary -- Train- and planespotting -- Treasure hunting -- Urban animal husbandry -- Vegetable & herb gardening -- Watercolor -- Whittling -- So many hobbies, so little time.

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