Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Books
Anness Publishing Make Your Own Soft Furnishings
Book SynopsisAn inspirational guide to designing and making tailored soft furnishings. Projects include stunning window treatments, removable loose chair covers, beautiful scatter pillows, and crisp household linen. Step-by-step instructions lead you through all the stages from planning to stitching, as well as caring for the finished item. Includes simple projects suitable for a novice, as well as challenging ideas for more experienced stitchers.
£8.54
Anness Publishing Artist's Handbook
Book SynopsisA stunningly illustrated, project-based book on drawing and painting for the beginner. Divided into three sections: drawing, watercolour, and oil painting, it includes more than 30 original projects for you to try, such as a vase of flowers in pencils, a stormy scene using watercolours, and a Tuscan terrace in oils. It presents practical and easy-to-follow text with over 475 step-by-step photographs clearly showing the creation of each picture.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Creative Needlework Handbook
Book SynopsisThis inspirational book includes practical instruction for classic thread and wool crafts as well as related fabric crafts and needlecrafts. Full guidance is given on all the equipment and materials. Each basic technique is shown step-by-step, to ensure complete confidence and success. The prefect book for anyone new to needlecraft and a handy reference for experienced needle-workers.
£8.54
Anness Publishing Learn to Play the 200 Best Ever Card Games
Book SynopsisThis is a fantastic compendium of the greatest card games from around the world, including the history, rules, and winning strategies for each game, with more than 400 illustrations. It covers everything from fun and simple games for beginners and family players, to professional tips and expert guidance for advanced play in serious games of chance. It is a comprehensive, practical guide to over 200 games, explaining how to play and win. It offers clear instructions make the book a useful one for players at all levels - beginners, intermediates and experts. It covers all the world's most popular games, including bridge, gin rummy, blackjack, poker, solitaire, piquet and cribbage. It details the rules of each game, with strategies for play, history and fascinating facts about famous players. This essential reference for card-game players brings together all the best card games, including canasta, bridge, rummy, blackjack, cribbage, whist, solitaire and poker. The book opens with a brief history of cards, with tutorials for beginners on general play, and a gold mine of tips for intermediate and advanced players. The practical heart of the book is divided into two sections covering trick-taking and non-trick taking games. Here are all the classics plus scores of lesser-known treats such as Thirty-One Rum and Spit. Whether you want to settle a dispute about rules or find a new game for the family, this is the only book you will ever need on the subject.
£10.79
Anness Publishing Draw Like an Expert in 15 Easy Lessons: Learn
Book SynopsisThis easy-to-use easel format book is ideal for both complete beginners and more experienced artists who want to expand their skills. It contains clear instructions, reliable advice and friendly encouragement to unleash your creativity. It features over 600 illustrations and photographs lead you step by step through each project. It features carefully planned lessons that teach you how to draw the detailed features of people and pets. It offers easy-to-follow guidance on composition, perspective, medium, and the best sitting position for drawing. In this title, projects include household objects, winter tree, Victorian house, portrait of a girl, and ducks on the pond. From flowers and still lifes to landscape and family portraits - you can learn how to draw in just 15 simple, fun lessons. All you need to get started is some basic equipment and a sketchbook. Then just follow the step-by-step directions to learn time-tested techniques for using pencils, pens, pastels and charcoal, and watch your artwork form before your eyes. A useful introduction contains guidance on types of easel, sitting positions, basic equipment and choosing a sketchbook, as well as simple instructions for basic shapes. The chapters that follow cover Still Life, Flowers and Trees, Landscape, People and Portraits, and Animals. Each project is illustrated with detailed stage-by-stage pictures, including close-ups of difficult sections. The practical easel format makes this book easy to use by any aspiring artist.
£11.69
Anness Publishing 110 Card Games for Expert Players
Book SynopsisThis book presents the history, rules and winning strategies for bridge, whist, hearts, canasta and many other games, with 200 photographs and diagrams. It is a compendium of the greatest card games from around the world, with clear diagrams of sample deals and hands providing an invaluable visual guide. It details the number of players for each game. It includes professional tips and expert guidance for advanced play in serious games of chance and skill. This beautifully presented compendium explores classic card games from every continent that many players will immediately want to add to their repertoire. The practical heart of the book details all kinds of advanced card games. For every game there is a full explanation of the rules, the type of pack required, card ranking, ideal age, playing and scoring. Diagrams of sample games in play make instructions easy to follow. This is a wonderful resource for all card game enthusiasts. The expert advice and lively background information will appeal to anyone wanting to settle a dispute about rules, find a new game or discover more about the incredible range of card games.Trade Review"'A fantastic compendium of the greatest card games from around the world for players of all levels.' (The Guardian)"
£8.54
Anness Publishing Learning to Paint & Draw
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£7.59
Anness Publishing Crafts Made Easy: 200 Projects
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£999.99
Anness Publishing Complete Practical Guide to Poker and Poker
Book SynopsisLearn from the professionals: how to beat the odds at poker with winning strategies, skills and tactics. This is a complete introduction to the basic elements of the game, including the rules, how to play a good hand, betting structures, calculating odds, card reading, the art of bluffing, and tips for success for players at all levels. It explores the history and culture of the game, including poker legends, the traditions of the American Wild West, memorable games and notable players around the world. It includes draw poker, five-card stud and seven-card stud, Texas Hold 'em and Omaha, as well as online poker, the casino experience, cash games and tournaments. Poker is a game of skill, bluff, deception and sometimes a little luck. This book details the house rules, sequence of play, betting terms, structure and showdown, as well as card reading, body language and the art of bluffing. For more advanced players, the betting structures are outlined, as are the subtle differences between cash games versus tournaments. The casino experience is explored, along with the regulations and conventions in different parts of the globe.This comprehensive, practical book is suitable for beginners and advanced players alike, and will teach all the tips, tricks and tactics that make poker one of the world's most thrilling games.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Silk Painting & Batik Project Book
Book SynopsisUsing wax and paint to create inspired decorative items for the home, with 35 project shown in 300 easy-to-follow photographs. You can: master the creative art of silk painting and batik, and transform fabric into beautiful and original clothes and furnishings with this step-by-step technique and home craft book; learn how to paint on silk using gutta and stencils; how to use salt and bleach for pattern effects; and how to use hot wax resist, all illustrated with clear photographs; and, put your new skills to practical use and make a poppy painting for a wall, a salt-patterned tie, a pretty flowery camisole or an elegant scarf. This book contains 35 stunning projects to make, ranging from clothing such as ties, scarves and a sarong, to home furnishings like cushion covers, wall hangings, screens and even a deckchair. There are projects to suit all levels of ability from an abstract picture frame for a beginner to try, and a leather book cover for a good intermediate, to a complex batik cushion cover for those with more advanced skills. Each project explores the varied approaches and styles of working with these two decorative crafts.With step-by-step photographic sequences to show how each project is created, this is an essential technical reference and inspirational sourcebook of ideas.
£8.55
Anness Publishing Complete Step-by-step Guide to Chess & Bridge
Book SynopsisChess and bridge have been two of the world's most popular games for centuries, and this superb instructional book will tell you everything you need to know about them, from their intriguing histories to how to play and win. Biographies of the most well-known players are included, from famous bridge players such as Terence Reese and Omar Sharif to world-class chess players such as Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.With stepby-step guidance and over 1200 photographs and illustrations, this easy-to-follow book will show players how to play and increase their enjoyment of two of the most tactical and complex games around today.
£10.79
Anness Publishing Papercrafts & Paper Fun
Book SynopsisBeautifully varied, adaptable and inexpensive, paper is the ideal creative medium, offering countless possibilities for original and beautiful gifts and decorations. This book explores all the principal papercraft techniques and then encourages you to try them out in a range of projects to suit all skill levels. Here is everything you need to know about paper-making, decoupage, papier-mache and other techniques. The Japanese art of origami is clearly explained, step by step, and you can learn how to design your own unique gift-wrap and tags, build collages, and produce bags, boxes, dolls, toys, ornaments, decorations and stationery to a professional standard.
£10.79
Anness Publishing Calm Colouring: Flowers
Book SynopsisRelax and unwind with this stress-relieving colouring book of flowers. The art of colouring is a form of meditation, focusing the mind and stilling the endless mental chatter that saps our energy and causes stress and negative feelings. As you start to colour in these beautiful natural images you will unleash your inner creativity and find yourself gradually moving to a more peaceful and calming state of mind. You can colour in as little or as much as you like, taking your time to develop your picture the way you want it. There are no hard or fast rules, you are truly free to create your own unique designs using pencils, pens or paints. Start colouring today and enjoy the still, quiet voice of calm this simple meditative practice will bring.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Calm Colouring: Mandalas
Book SynopsisRelax and unwind with this stress-relieving colouring book of mandalas. The art of colouring is a form of meditation, focusing the mind and stilling the endless mental chatter that saps our energy and causes stress and negative feelings. As you start to colour in these beautiful mandalas you will unleash your inner creativity and find yourself gradually moving to a more peaceful and calming state of mind. You can colour in as little or as much as you like, taking your time to develop your picture the way you want it. There are no hard or fast rules, you are truly free to create your own unique designs using pencils, pens or paints. Start colouring today and enjoy the still, quiet voice of calm this simple meditative practice will bring.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Calm Colouring: Patterns
Book SynopsisRelax and unwind with this stress-relieving colouring book of patterns. The art of colouring is a form of meditation, focusing the mind and stilling the endless mental chatter that saps our energy and causes stress and negative feelings. As you start to colour in these symmetrical patterns you will unleash your inner creativity and find yourself gradually moving to a more peaceful and calming state of mind. You can colour in as little or as much as you like, taking your time to develop your picture the way you want it. There are no hard or fast rules, you are truly free to create your own unique designs using pencils, pens or paints. Start colouring today and enjoy the still, quiet voice of calm this simple meditative practice will bring.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Calm Colouring: Mindfulness: 100 Creative Designs
Book SynopsisRelax and unwind with this stress-relieving colouring book of natural patterns. The art of colouring is a form of meditation, focusing the mind and stilling the endless mental chatter that saps our energy and causes stress and negative feelings. As you start to colour in these beautiful designs you will unleash your inner creativity and find yourself gradually moving to a more peaceful and calming state of mind. You can colour in as little or as much as you like, taking your time to develop your picture the way you want it. There are no hard or fast rules, you are truly free to create your own unique designs using pencils, pens or paints. Start colouring today and enjoy the still, quiet voice of calm this simple meditative practice will bring.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Calm Colouring: Peacefulness: 100 Creative
Book SynopsisRelax and unwind with this stress-relieving colouring book of relaxing patterns. The art of colouring is a form of meditation, focusing the mind and stilling the endless mental chatter that saps our energy and causes stress and negative feelings. As you start to colour in these beautiful designs you will unleash your inner creativity and find yourself gradually moving to a more peaceful and calming state of mind. You can colour in as little or as much as you like, taking your time to develop your picture the way you want it. There are no hard or fast rules, you are truly free to create your own unique designs using pencils, pens or paints. Start colouring today and enjoy the still, quiet voice of calm this simple meditative practice will bring.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Calm Colouring: Meditations: 100 Creative Designs to Colour in
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£7.59
Anness Publishing Giant Join the Dots: Famous Faces: Connect the
Book SynopsisDot-to-dot puzzles have long been a popular activity for generations, with the opportunity to while away the hours uncovering hidden pictures. This new book takes simple join-the-dot art to the next level with 20 puzzles featuring well-known historical figures. Intricate, challenging and rewarding to finish, the puzzles range from 323 to 711 dots and will have you transfixed as you progress from dot to dot to see who you have drawn.
£6.95
Anness Publishing Ultimate Calm Colouring: Mindful Patterns: 24
Book SynopsisRelax and unwind with this stress-relieving colouring book of meditative mandalas. The art of colouring can help to focus the mind and still the mental chatter that saps our energy and causes stress and negative feelings. As you start to colour in these designs you will unleash your inner creativity and find yourself gradually moving to a more peaceful and calming state of mind. You can colour in as little or as much as you like, taking your time to develop your picture the way you want it. There are no hard or fast rules, you are truly free to create your own unique designs using pencils, pens or paints. Start colouring today and enjoy the still, quiet voice of calm this simple meditative practice will bring.
£6.95
Anness Publishing Colour by Numbers: Patterns from Nature: 45
Book SynopsisIn this fabulous new colour-by-numbers book the 45 illustrations have been separated into segments marked with a number. Each number corresponds to one of 12 colours on a palette which is printed on the cover. Simply fold the flap onto the page opposite your picture to have a handy reference while completing your design. The enchanting pictures inside these pages are all inspired by natural themes and you will relish the challenge of completing these vibrant pictures. All you need is a set of coloured pencils to get started!
£7.59
Anness Publishing Art of Creative Lettering: Calligraphy
Book SynopsisThis expertly presented volume covers all aspects of the art of 'beautiful writing', setting out the essential tools needed, teaching all the basic strokes to form letters, and providing a rich variety of templates to work from. A dozen alphabets are illustrated, showing pen angles, strokes and common group structures, along with a section on using a computer to create digital calligraphy. The projects offer practical ideas for using calligraphy in all kinds of ways, explaining techniques such as embossing, gilding and bookbinding. With an inspirational gallery of examples and clear step-by-step guidance, this manual is perfect for both beginners and experienced calligraphers.Table of ContentsIntroduction 6 The origins of calligraphy 8 Getting started 16 Alphabets 34 Calligraphic techniques 84 Gallery 118 Calligraphic projects 130 Glossary 250 Suppliers 252 Index 254 Acknowledgements 256
£10.79
Birlinn General The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Colouring Book
Book SynopsisAs an outstanding exponent of Art Nouveau and leader of the ‘Glasgow Style’, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s buildings, designs and paintings are known the world over. In this book Eilidh Muldoon shares her passion for one of the twentieth-century’s artistic giants. From Mackintosh’s most iconic buildings, such as the Glasgow School of Art, The Cranston Tearooms and Hill House to furniture, stained glass and fabric designs, these drawings are an ideal way to explore his artistic world, and by adding colour, adding your own personal stamp.Trade Review'Her intricate, signature designs can be found in a variety of charming colouring, activity and children's books' * The List *
£12.30
Birlinn General The Colouring Book of Glasgow
Book SynopsisIconic views of Glasgow in the latest of Birlinn's series of colouring books, all featuring Eilidh Muldoon's inimitable artwork. Includes: Glasgow Cathedral • Kelvingrove Museum • Riverside Museum • Gallery of Modern Art • Pollok House • People’s Palace • CCA• Tramway • The Lighthouse • Museum of Transport • Glasgow Science Centre • Glasgow Film Theatre • Theatre Royal • SEC Hydro and Finnieston Crane • Oran Mor • Barrowland Ballroom • Ashton Lane • Merchant City • George Square and City Chambers • Buchanan Street • Botanic Gardens • Holmwood House • Templeton on the Green • Tenement House • Kelvingrove Park • Central Station • Glasgow University • The Squinty Bridge Eilidh Muldoon’s are ideal for all levels of colouring - plenty of intricate detail for those who like a colouring challenge, yet simple enough for those with less patience to create beautiful colour artwork in a short time.Trade Review'Her intricate, signature designs can be found in a variety of charming colouring, activity and children's books' * The List *
£8.54
Birlinn General The Great Tapestry of Scotland Colouring Book
Book SynopsisThe Great Tapestry of Scotland is one of the most ambitious community arts projects ever undertaken. The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, it was created by a team of over a thousand volunteer stitchers between 2012 and 2013, who cumulatively spent more than 50,000 hours on the project. At 143 metres, it is twice the length of the Bayeux Tapestry, and its 160 panels features key moment from over 8,500 of Scottish history. This book features a selection of drawings featuring complete panels as well as details by Andrew Crummy, all specially adapted to allow colouring enthusiasts to share in this remarkable work of art.
£999.99
Birlinn General The Scottish Nature Colouring Book
Book SynopsisFeaturing iconic animals from red deer, golden eagles and Highland cows to red squirrels, pine martens and salmon as well as the plants, trees and flowers which thrive in mountain, forest, moor and seashore, this book is the ideal way to explore Scotland’s amazing range of flora and fauna. Many of the illustrations show the animals and plants in their natural habitats, so you can appreciate the extraordinary beauty of Scotland’s landscapes too.
£8.54
Birlinn General The Scottish Symbols Colouring Book
Book SynopsisThere are many things which define Scotland, from unicorns, Rabbie Burns, and the Forth Road Bridge to Celtic knotwork, whisky and tartan. This colouring book features designs inspired by and featuring many of the symbols which signify Scotland to residents and visitors alike – all imaginatively depicted for colour to be added. Contents include: Tartan ● Bagpipes ● The kilt and Scottish dress ● Celtic symbols and knotwork ● Charles Rennie Mackintosh designs ● Mythical animals ● Famous Scots from history ● Iconic animals and plants ● the Burns supper
£8.54
Watkins Media Limited Colouring for Contemplation
Book SynopsisPick up your pens and pencils and begin your journey ? This beautiful pocket colouring book has been created to help you to be mindful - to slow down and breathe and to give you the inspiration to live more fully in the present. Each illustration has been inspired by an accompanying quote to aid your contemplation of its message while you colour. Divided into three parts, Mindfulness, Insight and Inspiration, this is a colouring journey. Each of the three parts contains quotes and simple, inspirational designs and ends with a meditation and a section with questions aimed at helping you reflect both on your handiwork and your inner journey. Dip in or work from beginning to end Colouring for Contemplation is your calming companion.
£999.99
Watkins Media Limited The Celtic Mandala Pocket Colouring Book: 26
Book SynopsisViewed as the key to self-knowledge and inner peace in Eastern traditions, a mandala is a symbolic spiritual image which, when meditated on, can lead to profound and long-lasting personal transformation. Bringing together the deeply spiritual symbolism of the Celts with the healing power of mandala, this collection of beautiful, intricate artworks for you to colour in ¬¬– from plants and animals, myths and legends, to the earth, the elements and the cosmos – is perfect for engaging in mindful meditation. Featuring specially commissioned mandala designs such as the Endless Knot, the Celtic Cross, Dragon Power and the Seven Spirals, this unique colouring book combines creativity with contemplation to help ease stress and anxiety, still the mind and regain your personal balance.
£7.99
Watkins Media Limited Healing Mandala Pocket Colouring Book: 26
Book SynopsisViewed as the key to self-knowledge and inner peace in Eastern traditions, a mandala is a symbolic spiritual image which, when meditated on, can lead to profound and long-lasting personal transformation. Bringing together the deeply spiritual symbolism of the Celts with the healing power of mandala, this collection of beautiful, intricate artworks for you to colour in – from plants and animals, myths and legends, to the earth, the elements and the cosmos – is perfect for engaging in mindful meditation. Featuring specially commissioned mandala designs such as the World Tree, the Rose of Pure Love, the Floating Lotus and Dolphins at Play, this unique coloring book combines creativity with contemplation to help ease stress and anxiety, still the mind and regain your personal balance.
£999.99
Little, Brown Book Group Endgame
Book SynopsisWhen Bobby Fischer died in January 2008, he left behind a confounding legacy. Everyone knew the basics of his life: he began as a brilliant youngster, then became the pride of American chess, then took a sharp turn, struggling with paranoia and mental illness. But nobody truly understood him. What motivated him from such a young age, and what was the source of his remarkable intellect? How could a man so ambivalent about money and fame be so driven to succeed? What drew this man of Jewish descent to fulminate against Jews, and how was it that a mind so famously disciplined could unravel so completely? From his meteoric rise, to an utterly dominant prime, to his eventual descent into madness, the book draws upon hundreds of newly discovered documents and recordings, and numerous firsthand interviews conducted with those who knew Fischer best, to paint, for the very first time, a complete picture of one of the most enigmatic icons. This is the definitive account of a fascinating man and an extraordinary life, one that at last reconciles Fischer's deeply contradictory legacy and answers the question: 'Who was Bobby Fischer?'Trade ReviewFascinating. * The Times *A rapt, intimate book... Fascinating. * New York Times *Frank Brady's superlative Endgame is a biography more than worthy of its charismatic subject ...the second half of his life is one of the saddest stories, even as this is one the year's best biographies. * Washington Post *A superb storyteller. * Literary Review *(An) engaging account. * Sunday Telegraph *Well-researched and enjoyable. * Jewish Chronicle *The Mozart of the chessboard is inseparable from the monster of paranoid egotism in this fascinating biography. Brady, founding publisher of Chess Life magazine and a friend of Fischer, gives a richly detailed account of the impoverished Brooklyn wunderkind's sensational opening--he was history's first 15-year-old grandmaster--and the 1972 match with Boris Spassky, in which Fischer captivated the world with his brilliant play and towering tantrums. Brady's chronicle of Fischer's graceless endgame is just as engrossing, as the chess superstar sinks into poverty after rejecting million-dollar matches; flirts with cults; and becomes, though himself Jewish, a raving anti-Semite and conspiracy theorist.... Brady gives us a vivid, tragic narrative of a life that became a chess game. * Publishing News (Starred review) *Rich in detail and insight...I consider this book essential reading in the effort to understandBobby Fischer and his place in our world. -- David Shenk, author of The Genius in All of Us.The definitive portrait of the greatest- and most disturbed-chess genius of all time. -- Paul Hoffman, author of The Man Who Loved Only NumbersTells the full and fair story of Fischer's astonishing rise and heartbreaking fall...Brady is the perfect biographer for Bobby Fischer. -- Christopher Chabris, author of The Invisible GorillaA heartbreaking story of failed hopes and torment. * Catholic Herald *Well-researched. * Mail on Sunday *Review. * Oldie *Frank Brady knew Fischer well as a young man and has now written this biography with sympathy and skill. * Sunday Business Post *
£12.34
Icon Books Card Games: The Instant Guide
Book SynopsisInstant Guides are packed with essential information and useful facts covering a wide variety of subjects from survival skills to stargazing. Portable, easy to use and durable they contain all the basics whether you're studying the subject or just interested. For practical topics such as Bicycle maintenance they offer expert advice, to-the-point instructions and tips from insiders. Booklets on more educational topics such as The Human Body provide colourful diagrams and straightforward information.
£999.99
Laurence King Publishing Cut and Fold Techniques for Pop-Up Designs
Book SynopsisIntroducing techniques for making pop-ups from one sheet of card, the third title in this series on paper engineering takes folding techniques into the third dimension.Each chapter introduces a new technical idea and show how that technique can be adapted in many different ways, or combined with techniques from earlier chapters. These 3-D techniques can be incorporated into any design where typography and/ or illustration are used, including mail-shots, personal publicity, invitations, business cards, and greetings cards. With their emphasis on surface design over complex cutting, the pop-ups have an instant appeal for designers.Following the elegant, easy-to-follow style of Paul Jackson''s other titles for Laurence King, Cut and Fold Techniques for Pop-Up Designs is an essential resource for marketing professionals and design students.
£16.19
Short Books Ltd 101 Things To Do Instead of Playing on Your Phone
Book SynopsisOur phones have become a constant distraction; it's time we put them down and rediscovered the simple art of taking a few minutes out.This book offers an imaginative list of games and tips aimed at curing us of our portable tech addiction.More than mere time-killers, these activities include ways to unleash your creative side and train your brain, but above all methods to set you on the road to calm.
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Ronin: Skirmish Wargames in the Age of the
Book SynopsisSet in an age of feuding samurai, wandering swordsmen and fearless warrior monks, Ronin is a skirmish wargame that captures the flavour and excitement of such Akira Kurosawa films as Seven Samurai and Yojimbo. Whether they prefer the loyal samurai retainers of a feudal lord or a horde of desperate bandits, players choose from one of several factions and build forces to battle for dominance and survival in 16th-century Japan. They may also recruit swords-for-hire to supplement their forces – masterless ronin, martial arts masters and secretive ninja will lend their skills to any commander who can afford them. A full points system, incorporating a wide range of equipment and skills, allows for detailed customisation of characters, while scenarios and a campaign system permit them to gain experience and develop over time. The fast-paced rules simulate the cut and thrust of hand-to-hand combat and require the player to make tactical decisions in the middle of a fight, immersing them in an era of war.Table of ContentsIntroduction/ The Factions/ Building a Warband/ The Rules/ Scenarios/ Campaign/ Tournament Play
£11.69
Headline Publishing Group The Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Case: A card game
Book SynopsisJoin the world's greatest detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve this series of ingenious enigmas. This pack contains puzzle cards, a book of clues and tips for solving like the great man himself, a clue-taking notepad, a timer and all puzzle solutions and explanations. With puzzles rated from Elementary to Fiendish, there's something to challenge every sleuth. 'You know my methods, now apply them.' Sherlock Holmes. Table of ContentsThe Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Case lets you play the part of the world's greatest detective as you attempt to solve 120 puzzles, ranging from straightforward riddles and simple cases, to complicated affairs; including disappearance, murder and intrigue.
£15.65
Headline Publishing Group Day of the Dead: 20 Creative Projects to Make for
Book SynopsisBe inspired by the rituals, flavours, motifs and costumes of Mexico's Day of the Dead festival. Create your own celebration with gorgeous handcrafted decorations, stylish make-up designs and accessories, as well as delicious recipes. The Traditional Mexican event of Dia de los Muertos ('Day of the Dead') (21 October-2 November), which celebrates the lives of the deceased, has spread internationally alongside the growing popularity of Halloween festivities. Both informative and practical, this book includes 20 easy-to-make projects. Several are based on the flowers, candles and sugar skulls that attract and guide the spirits to the altar, as well as food and drink ideas to create a fabulous centrepiece and treats for your party table. Fun decorations draw on Mexican crafts, including cut-paper banners and festive frills for fairy lights. The book also explains the spectacular look of La Catrina, the skeleton lady, with ideas for costumes and instructions on facial art. Table of ContentsIntroduction • Part 1 - Rituals: Decorated Altars (4 projects); Dia De los Muertos Offerings (5 projects) • Part 2 - Decorations: Mexicana Art and Artisania (5 projects) • Part 3 - Costume: La Catrina (3 projects); Creating the Look (3 projects).
£11.69
Headline Publishing Group Sherlock Holmes' Elementary Puzzles: Riddles,
Book SynopsisJoin the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve these ingenious enigmas. This remarkable collection features all kinds of puzzles to suit all tastes. 'You know my methods, apply them.' Sherlock Holmes. Trade Review"You know my methods, apply them." (Sherlock Holmes)"Table of Contents72 specially commissioned puzzles set in the world of Sherlock Holmes, designed to test your powers of perception, logic and deduction. Solutions to each puzzle are included.
£9.25
Headline Publishing Group Paper Pom Poms: Creative Projects & Ideas to
Book SynopsisThis beautifully photographed paper-craft book takes you through 20 easy-to-make and inspiring pom-pom decorations that will transform your home, garden or celebration. You can discover lots of creative and imaginative pom-pom ideas - from huge floating "cloud" pom-poms that hang from the ceiling to centrepieces, cake decorations and party favours. Easy step-by-step instructions, accompanied by lots of tips and suggestions, will help you quickly gain the skills needed to create the projects, as well as develop your own unique variations. Crafting creativity has never had such exquisite results!
£12.59
Headline Publishing Group Sherlock Holmes' Fiendish Puzzles: Riddles,
Book SynopsisJoin the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve these ingenious enigmas. This fiendishly difficult collection features all kinds of puzzles and will test the most skilled of puzzle detective. 'You know my methods, apply them.' Sherlock Holmes. Table of Contents75 specially commissioned puzzles set in the world of Sherlock Holmes, designed to test your powers of perception, logic and deduction. Solutions to each puzzle are included.
£9.25
Headline Publishing Group Lateral Thinking Puzzles: More than 90
Book SynopsisA novel approach to puzzle-solving! The problems in this book describe situations which are unusual or even bizarre, and which defy any attempt to find a ready explanation. However, the puzzles are constructed in a manner that will make the circumstances fit one, and only one, reasonable and logical answer. This lends itself to an entertaining and exciting challenge. Trade Review'There are literally hours of head-spinning challenges' * Puzzle Magazine. *Table of ContentsThe Mobile Telephone • The Deal of the Year • Witnesses for the Defence • Presumption of Authority • Circumstantial Evidence • The Fancy Dress Ball • The Rolls Royce Corniche • The Archaeologist • And many more.
£12.28
Headline Publishing Group Mensa: Logic Brainteasers: Tantalize and train your brain with over 200 puzzles
This book contains a fiendish collection of over 150 mind games to tax your powers of logic in ways you had never thought possible! All kinds of logic brainteasers are included in this Mensa-branded book that will ensure your brain cells never have a chance to rest!
£9.99
Headline Publishing Group Sherlock Holmes' Cunning Puzzles: Riddles,
Book SynopsisSharpen your sluggish brain with 70 specially commissioned puzzles and challenges devised by Baker Street's legendary detective. Sherlock Holmes' famous sidekick and longtime friend, Dr John Watson, recounts the mental exercises Holmes conceived for him so that you too can strengthen your facilities for analysis, logic, reason, arithmetic, creative thought and deduction. These cunning puzzles have been grouped by their approximate difficulty but as a wise man once said, 'All questions are hard if you don't know the answer, and easy if you do.' Table of Contents70 specially commissioned puzzles set in the world of Sherlock Holmes, designed to test your powers of perception, logic and deduction. Solutions to each puzzle are included.
£9.25
Headline Publishing Group Sherlock Holmes' Rudimentary Puzzles: Riddles,
Book SynopsisImprove your faculties with 70 specially commissioned puzzles, riddles and enigmas concocted by the one detective who needs no introduction, Mr Sherlock Holmes. Dr John Watson, the dear friend and companion of Holmes, has taken the liberty of assembling this collection of trials so you too can test your analytic abilities and hone your deductive sense to avoid making hasty assessments and faulty conclusions. These rudimentary puzzles have been grouped into approximate levels of difficulty but every question is easy if you know the answer, and the opposite holds equally true. Table of Contents70 specially commissioned puzzles set in the world of Sherlock Holmes, designed to test your powers of perception, logic and deduction. Solutions to each puzzle are included.
£9.64
Oxford City Press Knots, Splices and Rope-Work (Fully Illustrated)
Book Synopsis
£16.59
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Book of Colouring For Mindfulness: 100
Book SynopsisMore than a fun way to pass the time, The Little Book of Colouring For Mindfulness features 100 intricate mandala patterns to help focus the mind and awaken creativity. Inspired by the natural world, Cynthia Emerlye's beautiful designs will provide hours of colouring enjoyment for artists of all ages and abilities, ideal as a gift or self-purchase. Perfectly portable in its uniquely compact size, this remarkable collection of aesthetically pleasing mandalas is an ideal way to incorporate colouring for mindfulness into your daily life.
£10.03
Octopus Publishing Group The Collage Ideas Book
Book Synopsis Collage allows your creativity to run riot. It lets you juxtapose disparate elements, styles, and media against each other and create something entirely novel, bizarre, arresting, beautiful, ironic, or unsettling. Old and new can be fused together; the digital and hand-made can be combined.What you can create with collage knows no bounds.This little book is full of big ideas from contemporary collage artists to inspire you to think differently. It's the perfect gift for creative friends and family, providing inspiration for curious beginners as well as seasoned collagists looking for new ways of working. With a new idea on every page, you will discover fresh ways of tackling the medium to create work that is original and exciting.Ideas include:- monoprint- embroidery- felting- portraiture- painting- body art- sketchbooking- miniature dioramas- Surrealism- Photoshop- and many more!
£10.00
Octopus Publishing Group Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes: The
Book SynopsisGood drawings aren't always the ones that you've spent a lot of time over; some of the best pieces are swift, energetic studies that capture the feel of the subject in just a few well-placed lines. This book contains a series of exercises that develop the core skills for drawing buildings and cities, all of which can be completed in a quarter of an hour. Understand perspective Play with proximity and point of view Record details such as reflections and shadows Capture the character of buildings and cities
£11.69
