Is your daily grind taking the joy out of life? Don't get glum—get a hobby! In this entertaining, information-packed guide, journalist and ReadyMade contributing editor Tina Barseghian invites you to explore 101 thoroughly absorbing diversions, from conventional to downright wacky, that'll satisfy every taste, talent, and timetable. The bonus: Practicing a hobby boosts your all-around mental and physical health, as longtime family practitioner Dr. Miguel Figueroa reveals in the Foreword. Are you an independent, nature-loving, outdoorsy type? Consider beachcombing, caving, or mushroom hunting. Crafty, meticulous, and patient? You might enjoy needlework, knotting, or growing bonsai. Just take the personality quiz to identify those hobbies that best match your aptitude, interests, and even your mood, then it's on to the hobbies. Each hobby entry provides a playful mix of information: overviews, histories, and sample projects to help you get your hobby on, plus profiles of dedicated hobbyists and resources that'll help take you to the next level. Get a Hobby! might just be the inspiration you've been looking for.

Meet Bobby, a bored little boy who is about to discover there is more to playtime than TV and video games. Join him on a journey to find a new hobby...and you may find one too!

William McInnes' bestselling memoir, A Man's Got To Have A Hobby, takes us back to the long summer holidays of the 1960s and 70s, and the last of the baby-boomer childhoods. William writes with humour and affection about his family, and especially his mum and dad, who talked to the TV set and enjoyed life in their house near the bay. William McInnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller. A tail-end baby boomer, he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay; a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate and looked out for his mates; and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on TV. He writes about his father - a strong character who talks to the furniture, dances with William's mother in the kitchen, and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family. In William's writing you can hear his father speaking and listen to his mother singing. This is a book about people who aren't famous but should be. It's about cane toads and families, love and hope and fear, laughter, death and life. Most of all, it is a realistic, down-to-earth book by a man who had a great time growing up. His warmth and humour come through on every page. This Australian memoir tells of a time that will be familiar to many readers and a delight for all. 'McInnes applies a deft touch to a swag of recollections, shaping a yarn that should be listed with the national treasures' - The Courier Mail 'This will make you laugh till you cry' - The Age 'A perfect balance between humour, humility, seriousness and light, laughter and tears' - Sunday Telegraph

Here's How to Find a Hobby That Makes You Happy, Featuring 300 Extremely Effective Ideas for Choosing the Perfect Hobby. If you are interested in finding a hobby than you need to read this book right now as it may be the most important hobbies book you'll read in a long time. Here's just a fraction of what you're going to discover in this book that you simply will not learn anywhere else: * How to best take advantage of the most effective ways to finding a hobby that fits your personality. * The surprising "little-known tricks" that will help you get the most out of your hobbies. * How to find low cost hobbies that will excite you; this best kept secret will save you lots of money on your hobbies. * Do's and don'ts for the most important hobby activities: top hobbies ideas that are both cheap and fun. * How to take your hobby projects to the next level; be ready to be surprised when you discover how easy and effective this is. * The simple unvarnished truth about what works and what doesn't work in your hobby activities, this is really crucial! * Extremely effective ways to take advantage of recently discovered hobby related materials and methods. * Hobby myths you need to avoid at all costs. * Golden rules to help you find a hobby you can actually keep up; discover simple methods that work perfectly every time. * How to make sure you come up with the most effective solutions to your hobby challenges. * A simple, practical 'finding a hobby' strategy to dramatically cut down costs, but amazingly enough, almost no one understands or uses it. * The top hobbies mistakes people do - and how to avoid them. * How to put together an effective hobbies activity routine: the golden rules of hobby practices - find out the easiest, simplest ways to take on the most enjoyable hoby projects. * How to find and make time for your passion even when you're busy. * What nobody ever told you about how to locate a hobby that you'll love; insider secrets of avoiding the most bothersome challenges. * All these and much much more.

Who's that kid with the wheels? Is he a visitor? No, he's Jody George, new Pee Wee Scout. Molly is worried. She can't think of anything to say to someone new. But she is more worried about earning her hobby badge. Mrs. Peters says extra-clever Pee Wees can combine their hobbies with the program the Scouts will perform for Grandparents Day. But every hobby Molly starts turns into disaster. Even the goldfish she bought to make goldfish babies won't cooperate. The hobby hunt is on!

Do you long for the country life? Hobby Farming For Dummies is a practical guide that will show you how to handle all the basics of small-scale farming, from growing healthy crops to raising livestock and managing your property. You'll see how to decide what to farm, provide shelter and utilities, select plants, and protect your investment. It's all you need to dig in and start growing! You’ll get a real idea of what it really means to jump from your current lifestyle to a life farming in the countryside. You’ll get the information you need to decide if the farming lifestyle is right for you and your personality. You’ll learn everything you need to know about property and how to access a power supply. You’ll get practical advice on which animals would work best for your farm and you’ll learn how to acquire them and what you need to know about caring for them properly. You’ll get help with all of the major decisions like whether you’re better off with subsistence farming or a more ambitious project. Find out how to: Make from change to a farm lifestyle Get along with your neighbors Find and buy rural properties Select and maintain equipment Raise and care for animals Use and preserve food items Avoid common farming pitfalls Choose plans for your farm Complete with lists of the ten unique opportunities for fun and the top ten misconceptions about farm living, Hobby Farming For Dummies will help you discover how you can live the simple life.

Read this quirky and funny debut novel where Izobel is shocked to find a website devoted to her and her very exciting, but certainly not real, lifestyle and decides this is her chance for love as she searches for its creator. Izobel Brannigan is an ordinary girl, working a good but dull public relations job, and with a lousy -- but slightly less dull -- boyfriend. Out of boredom, she decides to Google herself and finds an entire Web site devoted to her, describing a fun, exciting, and glamorouslifestyle that she's certain she's not living. Curious, she starts searching for the mysterious admirer who thinks so highly of her, and no one is safe from her questions. Her friends, her coworkers, old boyfriends...even new flames are all at risk. The more she searches, the more her life begins to reflect what she read on the Internet. After dumping the boyfriend and doing some serious soul-searching, Izobel begins to wonder who's more real: Izobel Brannigan the person, or IzobelBrannigan.com?