An innovative and practical guide to drawing and painting dynamic abstract art.

Shortly after her tenth birthday, Dervla Murphy decided to cycle to India. Almost 20 years later, she set out to achieve her ambition. Her epic journey began during the coldest winter in memory, taking her through Europe, Persia, Afghanistan, over th ..

Now in paperback this standard of building ship models deals with the latest materials and techniques. These new materials have prompted innovative techniques, which are comprehensively demonstrated in this new manual. Designed for those wishing to achieve

This book takes the mystery out of the sewing machine, taking first-time stitchers by the hand and showing the easiest ways to get the most out of their machines.

Borders often require turning a corner shaping the edgings around a 90-degree angle without breaking the pattern. This is rarely simple; add too few stitches at a corner and the work rounds inward; too many stitches, and the piece begins to ruffle aw ..

Randall Munroe describes „xkcd“ as a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. While it's practically required reading in the geek community, „xkcd“ fans are as varied as the comic's subject matter. This book creates laughs from science jokes ..

Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family s food on just a quarter acre and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary ..

„Quotations from the Web edition of Dante's Divine Comedy from www.italianstudies.org/…dy/index.htm.“–T.p. verso.

Fix the Pumps is a historical account of the golden era of soda fountains including over 450 recipes that made soda America's most popular drink.

Drei Bände in einem – dreimal mehr Garfield-Humor! Mit der Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack-Serie erscheinen die Comicstrips-Sammlungen im neuen Farbformat. Garfield hat einen kleinen Wandel erfahren, aber eins ist geblieben: Sein mordsmäßiger Appetit und sei ..

Covers a wide variety of plants, from crop staples such as rice and wheat to herbs and spices used for their medicinal qualities. It not only looks at the way plants played a central role in the evolution of mankind but also how they can continue to ..

Containing up-to-the minute research and providing many moments of dog-behavior recognition, this lively and absorbing book helps dog owners to see their best friend's behavior in a different, and revealing, light.