Background
Torbet, Laura was born on August 23, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Earl Buchanan and Ruth Claire (Ehlers) Robbins.
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A Time for Caring How to Enrich Your Life Through an Interest & Pleasure in Others
(How to enrich your life through an interest and pleasure ...)
How to enrich your life through an interest and pleasure in others. dw, 1982, 400pp
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0440089255/?tag=2022091-20
Helpful Hints for Better Living
(Book by Hatton, Hap, Torbet, Laura)
Book by Hatton, Hap, Torbet, Laura
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0871962721/?tag=2022091-20
Clothing Liberation : Out of the Wardrobe and into the Streets
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0273003097/?tag=2022091-20
The complete book of skateboarding
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0308102665/?tag=2022091-20
The Inner Enemy: How to Fight Fair With Yourself
(Book by Bach, George Robert, Torbet, Laura)
Book by Bach, George Robert, Torbet, Laura
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0688015573/?tag=2022091-20
How to Do Everything with Markers
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0672525313/?tag=2022091-20
Macrame You Can Wear
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CU4HSI/?tag=2022091-20
Leathercraft you can wear: A complete basic course in leathercraft and 36 projects you can wear with step-by-step instructions
(Reader can do leatherwork. Start out with a few tools thi...)
Reader can do leatherwork. Start out with a few tools thinking you'll try making a few belts and pretty soon you will have the joy of working with a wonderful, versatile, tactile material. You do not have to lay out a lot of money for tools when you begin. All the projects in this book are meant to be made with hand tools, none of them very expensive. You can add to your collection little by little. Book presents the basics of the craft in simple terms.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034524219X/?tag=2022091-20
The T-Shirt Book
(Includes original designs and instructions for transferri...)
Includes original designs and instructions for transferring them to T-shirts.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0672522284/?tag=2022091-20
Laura Torbet
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Education
Bachelor, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1964.
Career
; married Peter H. Morrison, June 19, 1983 (deceased November 1988). Married Salam Habibi, August 23, 1995. Managing editor Suburban Life magazine, East Orange, New Jersey, 1964-1965.
Assistant public relations director United Funds New Jersey, Newark, 1965-1967.
Art director Alitalia Airlines, New York City, 1967-1969. Proprietor Laura Torbet Studio, New York City, 1969-1984.
Author: Macrame You Can Wear, 1972, Clothing Liberation, 1973, Leathercraft You Can Wear, 1975, The T-Shirt Book, 1976, The Complete Book of Skateboarding, 1976, How To Do Everything With Markers, 1977. (with Doug McLaggan) Squash: How to Play, How to Win, 1977.
The Complete Book of Mopeds, 1978.
(with Luree Nicholson) How to Fight Fair With Your Kids.and Win], 1980. Editor: Helena Rubenstein"s Book of the Sun, 1979, The Encyclopedia of Crafts, 1980. (with George Bach) A Time for Caring, 1983, The Innter Enemy, 1983.
(with Hap Hatton) Helpful Hints for Hard Times, 1982, The Virgin Homeowners Handbook, 1984, Helpful Hints for Better Living, 1984.
(with James Braly) Doctor Braly"s Optimum Health Program, 1985. (with Bernard Gittelson) Intangible Evidence, 1987.
(as writer for Harville Hendrix) Keeping the Love You Find, 1992, The Couples Companion, 1994, ThePersonal Companion, 1996. Editor, ghost writer, co-author books
President, board directors The Living/Dying Project.
Achievements
Works
book
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The T-Shirt Book
(Includes original designs and instructions for transferri...)
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A Time for Caring How to Enrich Your Life Through an Interest & Pleasure in Others
(How to enrich your life through an interest and pleasure ...)
-
The Inner Enemy: How to Fight Fair With Yourself
(Book by Bach, George Robert, Torbet, Laura)
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Helpful Hints for Better Living
(Book by Hatton, Hap, Torbet, Laura)
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Leathercraft you can wear: A complete basic course in leathercraft and 36 projects you can wear with step-by-step instructions
(Reader can do leatherwork. Start out with a few tools thi...)
- Clothing Liberation: Out of the Closets and into the Streets.
- Clothing Liberation : Out of the Wardrobe and into the Streets
- The complete book of skateboarding
- How to Do Everything with Markers
- Macrame You Can Wear
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The T-Shirt Book
Membership
President, board directors The Living/Dying Project. Member Boss Ladies.
Connections
Married Bruce J. Torbet, September 9, 1967 (divorced 1971). Married Peter H. Morrison, June 19, 1983 (deceased November 1988). Married Salam Habibi, August 23, 1995 (divorced 2000).
