Part of the bestselling A-Z series of specialist needlework books, this extensive how-to text focuses on garment construction for smocking enthusiasts and is the ideal companion to the A–Z of Smocking. Presented in an easy to use style, this book is overflowing with hundreds of step-by-step photographs and invaluabl...

A book for anyone who craves making something with their hands. Slöjd is Swedish for handicrafts. But it's so much more than making things with your hands. In Sweden, slöjd is a compulsory subject taught to all schoolchildren. From a young age, they work with textiles and wood not only to develop their creativity, b...

Everyone, from busy office workers and aspiring homemakers to the fiercest members of the yakuza, can gain important life skills from The Way of the Househusband: The Gangster’s Guide to Housekeeping! Learn the housekeeping secrets of the legendary gangster, Tatsu, with this practical and humorous book inspired by t...

國際知名水彩大師 專為水彩愛好者和美術相關科系量身訂做的自學寶典！ 從平塗、接色等12種基本技巧， 進入縫合、重疊、渲染等進階練習，再到自我風格的挑戰， 這是你的第一本也是最後一本水彩入門書。 本書六大特色 1.以水彩的媒材特性，作為示範作品的技法分類標準 只有靈活運用水的高流動性、乾燥迅速的特質，以及顏料的透明性所形成的效果...

Featuring more than 600 sketches depicting a vast array of beautiful winged forms, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Birds, Butterflies, and Other Insects is a must-have visual reference for student and aspiring artists, fantasy and scientific illustrators, urban sketchersーanyone who’s seeking to improve their realistic dra...

Contiene tabla de contenido activa (HTML) El tratado de estrategia más influyente del mundo The Art of War 'es un antiguo tratado militar chino que data del siglo V aC y se atribuye al antiguo estratega militar chino Sun Tzu. El texto está compuesto por 13 capítulos, cada uno de los cuales está dedicado a un aspecto...

After the resources that enabled industrial civilisation are depleted, only culture and biology will remain to sustain us. The might of Babylon was built upon a handful of domesticated crops and livestock, brought into symbiosis with humans through the actions of long forgotten peasants. Today, at the peak of the in...

The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the as fitted general arrangements, these drawings represented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Intended to provide a permanent reference for the...

Chris Santella’s bestselling Fifty Places series returns with a collection of creative, adventurous trips for dogs and the humans who love them. Millions of people travel with man’s (and woman’s!) best friend every year. Chris Santella and award-winning writer DC Helmuth’s Fifty Places to Travel with Your Dog Before...

Special Feature NEW PERSPECTIVE TOKYO 545 Tokyo Selections Let’s Ask These Folks How to Enjoy Tokyo. CINEMAS Yukino Kishii SMALL THEATERS Sissonne Jiro／BOTANICAL GARDENS Rei Nagai KAITENZUSHI Maple Chogokin Natsu Ando／SOUTH INDIAN FOOD U-zhaan SENTO Akiko Kikuchi SWEETS Sakiko Hirano／SHORTCAKES Minori Kai HOTELS ...

Take your sketching practice to the next level with this practical and inspiring guide to drawing what you see…and beyond. Sketching from life is critical to learning how to draw. It’s also an invaluable source of creative inspiration. In Drawing Basics and Beyond, artist and popular instructor Sorie Kim breaks down...

Recycling is good, isn’t it? In this visionary book, chemist Michael Braungart and architect William McDonough challenge this status quo and put forward a manifesto for an intriguing and radically different philosophy of environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle”. This is the standard “cradle to grave” manufacturing...

Weave - Sculpt - Transform Break through the boundaries of traditional wirework jewelry to discover the world of intricate possibilities in Woven in Wire. As you weave, sculpt, and transform wire, award winning jeweler and wirework instructor Sarah Thompson guides you through the steps of achieving spectacular weara...

The Complete Guide to Doberman Pinschers is the perfect book for anyone looking to purchase or adopt their first Doberman Pinscher. Intelligent, loyal, and athletic, Doberman Pinschers can be the ideal pet for the properly prepared family. This book will give you the knowledge you need as you begin your ownership jo...

本书介绍了300余种姿态万千、造型漂亮的多肉植物，汇集了当下流行的多肉品种。以植物的科属分类，介绍了多肉植物的产地、特征、栽培条件和栽植提示等，让广大读者能够更好地识别、了解和栽培多肉植物。详细的养护内容，让你转身一变就成为多肉植物达人。

'What a great book . . . I have read it twice in a week and underline more of it each time. Thanks, Karen, for helping me to simplify my life in a joyful way' Louise Hay Clearing clutter can radically transform your life. Drawing on her wealth of experience as a feng shui, space clearing and clutter clearing consult...