Grand master and prolific chess author Neil McDonald explains every single move made in 30 striking tactical or strategical games played over the last quarter century.
A learn-by-doing guide to the most-prized hand embroidery techniques explains the four basic stitches, with projects to match. The Silk Shading stitch features a Landscape, Iris, Dog Portrait, and Tree Bark. Crewel Work offers you a Jacobean Leaf Sampler, Fish Sampler, and Abstract Window. Blackwork provides four dark-bordered nature and geometric designs, and Goldwork projects include an art nouveau pattern and an elegant purse. Along with th...
With its famous column, lions, and fountain, Trafalgar Square attracts droves of tourists and natives alike. But this iconic image of London did not acquire its name until 1830--almost 25 years after Admiral Nelson's death. From its origins as a popular meeting place that linked the City of London to the City of Westminster, to the impressive public space that houses the National Gallery, this richly illustrated and revealing history traces th...
Lose yourself in the calming world of woodland wildlife. Whether it's a leafy den of silver birches or a steamy tropical forest, you can find a wealth of beautiful, curious, and ecologically essential creatures that make up the world's forests. From fireflies to fallow deer, giant squirrels of India to a Eucalyptus trees, wild boar to dainty ladybird, magnolia trees to forest wolves.
A celebration of outdoor swimming - looking at the history, design and architecture of pools, as well as the social aspect. Architectural historian and travel writer Christopher Beanland leaps into pools around the world and finds out why it is that people love to swim outdoors.
A celebration of outdoor swimming ? looking at the history, design and architecture of pools, as well as the social aspect. The 1930s architecture of the pools is often sleek and elegant, evoking speed and efficiency. And the pools themselves are great social levellers ? a public space where everyone is stripped down to a bathing suit. The book begins with a history of the pools ? their grand beginnings after the buttoned-up Victorian era, the...
A classic work on beekeeping returns in paperback. Packed with expert advice for beekeepers of all levels, this charming and practical guide contains in-depth but simple instructions for all the techniques you need, from choosing your own hive to harvesting the tastiest honey.
A beautifully illustrated anthology of poetry celebrating babies, children and childhood, featuring poets Wordsworth to Betjeman, Walt Whitman to e e cummings, and Coleridge to Auden.
A quiz and puzzle book for science fans divided into quirky categories such as 'five questions about things that smell bad' or 'an elementary quiz' (which focuses on the periodic table).
An updated edition of a classic endgame instructor - with over 500 diagrams - for all chess players, from one of the world's greatest grandmasters. Paul Keres deals with the basic types of position into which all other endgames will eventually be resolved.
Artist and writer Hazel Soan gives a concise and approachable guide to colour in painting, beginning with the basics of pigments and emotional responses and going on to offer advice on light, shade and combinations.
Pictured alongside Brian Cook's iconic illustrations, this book takes you through the fascinating history and the curious customs and characters unique to each village and how they survive in the present. From the 'Obby 'Oss in Padstow, the fireworks at Lewes to the tar barrel burning at Ottery St Mary and cheese rolling down Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, snippets of the history, life and traditions of each village are fully explored.
Offers an inspirational insight into the secrets of watercolour painting and encourages artists to explore the properties of watercolour. Paperback reissue.
The book includes an exercise on designing with variations in one colour, starting with a square, a Matisse-style exercise of paper cut outs of squares, and the power of the brick pattern of squares. It also features a section of colour strips at the back of the book that can be pulled out and cut up. They also work as a terrific reference for colour combinations. And, of course, it features the amazing art of Ophelia Pang, which is inspiratio...
Subtitled, "The Ultimate Guide To Mastering Digital Painting Techniques". Explains how to use Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Painter and other software to create mythical and futuristic scenes and artwork. 200+ colour images.
