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Tuttle Publishing Learn to Draw Exciting Anime & Manga Characters: Lessons from 100 Professional Japanese Illustrators (with over 600 illustrations to improve your digital or by hand techniques)
This complete guide provides lessons and insights from 100 professional artists!Imagine an art class taught by 100 professional Japanese manga and anime illustrators. In much the same way, this essential guide gathers the collective knowledge, tips and techniques from over 100 anime and manga artists. The lessons cover everything from the basics of figure drawing and posing to advanced cutting-edge digital illustration and coloration techniques.The 200 step-by-step lessons include: Anatomy and body structure Facial features and expressions Drawing clothing and accessories Digital painting and coloration techniques Composition and narrative structure And much more! Learn to Draw Exciting Anime & Manga Characters features full-color examples that focus on the fine details as well as the big-picture, broad-stroke basics. With over 600 sample illustrations to guide the reader, this book offers tips and techniques for traditional hand-drawing and digital design alike. This is the anime and manga drawing guide that all aspiring artists need!
£13.49
Cobham Wings Flying Circus Takes to the Skies: Aerial adventures stuffed with technical detail. Heart-warming tales of overcoming fear and building friendships narrated by the planes. Age 7-12
Tom the F-14 Tomcat has a need for speed. Convinced he's only valued for his ability to break the sound barrier, the mighty fighter jet is determined to win a race to Australia to keep the airshow alive. But when a rival F-15 Eagle tricks him into skipping refueling, the supersonic plane fears he's let everyone down as his tanks run empty. Can Tom get help from his talented friends and finish the contest before it's too late? We land with the Tomcat on the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier while Woody, the little biplane, finds he has some remarkable abilities that earn Tom's respect. Will Woody succeed in transporting a tiny passenger without losing face? But wait, what's that terrible smell? Can Vul rescue a six-engined giant who desperately needs help to get home? With his lonely backstory, having been shut in a hangar deemed unfit to fly, the Vulcan is determined to prevent an Antonov with a faulty landing gear from experiencing the same fate. And the Spitfire's leadership skills are exceptional as expected of a flying ace. With a keen sense of protocol, he is experienced and knowledgeable, but to his consternation, he has to transport a passenger who is oblivious to his importance. (His elliptical wings are described in a useful section at the back of the books entitled In and Out of the Cockpit, an A-Z of aviation information.) Flying Circus Takes to the Skies is a collection stories from the Aeroplane Adventure series centering around four true-to-life aeroplanes, exciting action, and important themes of self-esteem, patience and friendship. Illustrated with line drawings by the highly esteemed aviation illustrator Tim O'Brien.
£7.78
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Art Studio: Flowers: More than 50 projects and techniques for drawing, painting, and creating your favorite flowers and botanicals in oil, acrylic, pencil, and more!
From pencil, to paint, to mixed media, no medium is left untouched in Art Studio: Flowers, a perfect choice for artists who are just getting started. Created especially with beginning artists and art enthusiasts in mind, Art Studio: Flowers is the perfect instructional book for those wanting to learn how to draw and paint a variety of beautiful flowers in colored pencil, acrylic, watercolor, and more! Featuring more than 35 step-by-step projects, as well as dozens of technique tutorials, this comprehensive resource will help artists of all skill levels gain the confidence they need to transform their love of vibrant botanicals into beautiful works of art. From traditional flower subjects, such as roses, tulips, and zinnias to a stunning wild flower field, lilac still life, and summer garden, there is something for everyone in this wide-ranging book—whether you are simply exploring art as a hobby or are an aspiring fine artist.
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Search Press Ltd Learn to Knit Block by Block: For Beginners and Up, a Unique Approach to Learning to Knit. 50 Knit Blocks to Teach You 50 Stitches & Techniques
Discover all the essential skills one stitch at a time. With clear step-by-step tutorials and charts you'll find the stitches quick and easy to learn. The blocks are organised according to skill level, progressing from basic knit and purl stitches to more challenging techniques such as cable and lace. Practice one new stitch at a time before you’re ready to move on to the next one. At the back of the book, you’ll find a handful of inspirational projects that teach you how to combine your blocks for unique and stylish results.
£10.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Parachute Rifle Company: A Living Historian’s Introduction to the Organization, Equipment, Tactics and Techniques of the U.S. Army’s Elite Airborne Troops in Combat on the Western Front in World War II
Entering battle by parachute was the ‘easy part’. Packed with information for U.S. Airborne enthusiasts of all kinds, this volume provides a critical context for both the collector of U.S. Airborne memorabilia, and a methodology for living historians to research and translate the real-life story of the legendary U.S. Parachute Infantrymen to the hobby environment. Over 100 full-color images including battle recreation photographs, charts, tactical maps, order of battle graphics, authentic tables of organization and equipment, and numerous special features.
£41.39
Independently Published Weaving for Beginners: A Beginner's Guide to the Tools, Techniques and Basics of Home Spinning and Weaving so That You Can Easily Handcraft Beautiful Creations and Even Start a Home-Based Business
£10.42
American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2019): Volume 7: 31st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)
Printed collection of 56 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include:31st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)
£153.90
American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2019): Volume 9: MESA 2019 - 15th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Syst
Printed collection of 55 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include:MESA 2019 - 15th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications
£123.30
American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2019): Volume 4: 24th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC); 13th Internatio
Printed collection of 44 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include: 24th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC) 13th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)
£115.20
£27.00
Octopus Publishing Group Larousse Patisserie and Baking: The ultimate expert guide, with more than 200 recipes and step-by-step techniques and produced as a hardback book in a beautiful slipcase
Larousse Patisserie and Baking is the complete guide from the authoritative French cookery brand Larousse. It covers all aspects of baking - from simple everyday cakes and desserts to special occasion show-stoppers. There are more than 200 recipes included, with everything from a quick-mix yoghurt cake to salted caramel tarts and a spectacular mixed berry millefeuille. Special features on baking for children, lighter recipes and quick bakes, among many others, provide a wealth of ideas. More than 30 extremely detailed step-by-step technique sections ensure your bakes are perfect every time. The book also includes workshops on perfecting different types of pastry, handling chocolate, cooking jam and much more, demonstrated in clear, expert photography. This is everything you need to know about pastry, patisserie and baking from the cookery experts Larousse.
£45.00
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Cozy Knitting: Master basic skills and techniques easily through step-by-step instruction - Kit includes: 164 Yards (150m) of Multicolored Yarn, Two Knitting Needles US 11(8mm), 48-page Project Book
Discover the relaxing world of knitting with this all-in-one kit—Cozy Knitting includes an instruction book with easy-to-learn projects, two knitting needles, and multi-colored yarn. Everything you need to get started knitting scarves is included in this captivating set. Learn how to knit with easy scarf designs for early success and complete one scarf with the included yarn. Move on to progressively more difficult patterns as you master the techniques. The instruction book begins with an introductory section covering all the basics of knitting, and then continues with five step-by-step projects, including a garter stitch scarf, loosely knit scarf, lace scarf, and a directional block scarf. This kit includes: 48-page instruction book Yarn (150m) 2 knitting needles Take out your needles and yarn and join the amazing community of knitters.
£19.80
£27.00
Edition Axel Menges Energy Designs for Tomorrow: Energy Design feur Morgen
Text in English & German. The challenges facing the 21st century are staggering: rapidly increasing population, mounting social instability due to global imbalances of wealth and welfare, resource scarcity and resulting conflicts related to their exploitation and distribution, and certainly the ongoing distress of the environment as a whole. Such severe conditions, including climate change, continue to become greater in number, complexity, and clarity, even though most of them had already been introduced as areas of concern in the 1970s and 1980s. Part I of the book describes potential strategies that will play an essential role in curbing carbon emissions, reducing -- or replacing -- fossil fuel usage. To better understand the current global energy industry, the book is unique in showing energy consumption data across the globe in comparable units, and it explains how fossil fuels could be replaced by renewable energy resources. Part II explains how the necessary significant reductions in energy consumption can be achieved by alternative means at reasonable cost for power generation to be maintained. A great number of projects are described in the book as case studies that fulfil the variety of international energy codes. Part III addresses the technological possibilities for energy savings and resource-sensitive solutions related to buildings. Here, the potential of building-integrated solar systems, wind-power generation, rain-water harvesting, and the use of geothermal energy, as well as their implementation in the architecture are presented in detail. On the one hand, the book presents the background for a broader understanding of the medium-range and long-range changes in our energy landscape, and on the other it provides the basis for avenues required to enable us to design strategies based on local conditions and individual geographical locations. Over the past 20 years, Klaus Daniels and the engineers of his engineering consultancy HL Technik have published four volumes of seminal work related to this subject, and their work is continuously being updated. In this series, the new book is an attempt to illustrate how modern architecture needs to be adaptive to energy conditions and how design and technology can be blended successfully.
£62.10
£36.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Max Weber: A Biography
Max Weber (1864-1920) is recognized throughout the world as the most important classic thinker in the social sciences – there is simply no one in the history of the social sciences who has been more influential. The affinity between capitalism and protestantism, the religious origins of the Western world, the force of charisma in religion as well as in politics, the all-embracing process of rationalization and the bureaucratic price of progress, the role of legitimacy and of violence as offsprings of leadership, the ‘disenchantment’ of the modern world together with the never-ending power of religion, the antagonistic relation between intellectualism and eroticism: all these are key concepts which attest to the enduring fascination of Weber’s thinking. The tremendous influence exerted by Max Weber was due not only to the power of his ideas but also to the fact that behind his theories one perceived a man with a marked character and a tragic destiny. However, for nearly 80 years, our understanding of the life of Max Weber was dominated by the biography published in 1926 by his widow, Marianne Weber. The lack of a great Weber biography was one of the strangest and most glaring gaps in the literature of the social sciences. For various reasons the task was difficult; time and again, attempts to write a new biography of Max Weber ended in failure. When Joachim Radkau’s biography appeared in Germany in 2005 it caused a sensation. Based on an abundance of previously unknown sources and richly embedded in the German history of the time, this is the first fully comprehensive biography of Max Weber ever to appear. Radkau brings out, in a way that no one has ever done before, the intimate interrelations between Weber’s thought and his life experience. He presents detailed revelations about the great enigmas of Weber’s life: his suffering and erotic experiences, his fears and his desires, his creative power and his methods of work as well as his religious experience and his relation to nature and to death. By understanding the great drama of his life, we discover a new Max Weber, until now unknown in many respects, and, at the same time, we gain a new appreciation of his work. Joachim Radkau, born in 1943, is Professor of Modern History at the Bielefeld University, Germany. His interest in Max Weber dates back nearly forty years when he worked together with the German-American historian George W. F. Hallgarten (Washington), a refugee who left Germany in 1933 and who, as a student, listened to Weber’s last lecture in summer 1920. Radkau’s main works include Die deutsche Emigration in den USA (1971); Deutsche Industrie und Politik (together with G. W. F. Hallgarten, 1974), Aufstieg und Krise der deutschen Atomwirtschaft (1983), Technik in Deutschland (1989), Das Zeitalter der Nervosität (1998), Natur und Macht: Eine Weltgeschichte der Umwelt (2000).
£22.99
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Market Maker's Edge: A Wall Street Insider Reveals How to: Time Entry and Exit Points for Minimum Risk, Maximum Profit; Combine Fundamental and Technical Analysis; Control Your Trading Environment Every Day, Every Trade
A market maker reveals how he: times entry and exit points for minimum risk, maximum profit; combines fundamental and technical analysis; and, controls his environment every day, with every trade! Hundreds of books, written from the buy-side viewpoint of the successful trader, promise day trading success. "The Market Maker's Edge" is the first book to turn the tables, working from the sell side to explain how the market maker routinely maintains the upper hand, seizing profits while controlling risk in today's volatile marketplace.Written by a Josh Lukeman - a Morgan Stanley Dean Witter market maker who has honed his skills for years - "The Market Maker's Edge" reveals: 4 signals for spotting - and profiting from - a developing trend; important risk control concepts every trader must know to protect against losses; advanced trading strategies based on recurring technical patterns; and, today's top market makers operate in intensely competitive atmosphere, with millions of dollars at stake. "The Market Maker's Edge" is today's only trading book written from inside the market maker's domain. Use it to open the door, and shed light on the trading tactics used by Wall Street's most powerful market making institutions.
£22.99
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Adams Media Corporation The Everything Soapmaking Book: Learn How to Make Soap at Home with Recipes, Techniques, and Step-by-Step Instructions - Purchase the right equipment and safety gear, Master recipes for bar, facial, and liquid soaps, and Package and sell yo
Create beautiful, natural soaps without leaving home!Ever wonder what's really in your store-bought soap? Once you start making your own soap, you'll never have to wonder again! The Everything Soapmaking Book, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive guide to making all kinds of soap, whether you want to decorate your home or pamper your or your family's skin. Homemade soap is not only an easy project for any level craft lover, but it's beautiful, too!Completely revised and updated with information on natural and organic ingredients, this easy-to-use guide shows you how to: Choose the right soapmaking equipment Blend colors and aromatic scents Create all kinds of soap, from bath soap to facial cleanser Make soaps for holidays and special occasions You'll also learn how to beautifully package your soaps and sell them at farmers' markets, local retail outlets, and online craft sites. With these simple-to-follow recipes, stunning photographs, and expert tips and advice, you'll be a soapmaking expert in no time!
£11.69
Edition Skylight Complete Masterworks
SORAYAMA: A Grandmaster of technical and erotic phantasy without limits. The Japanese artist Sorayama lives in Tokyo. He is a global phenomenon and has the reputation of being an enfant terrible. His art is being shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Smithsonian Institute of Technology Museum. Washington DC, the World Erotic Art Museum, Miami and numerous exhibitions around the world. At last there is a new and considerably expanded edition of his COMPLETE MASTERWORKS in enhanced print quality and at a very reasonable price. This thick tome is a reference catalogue to Sorayamas rich work including a lot of new illustrations. Printed in high-density and best possible quality his MASTERWORKS sparkle with extraordinary talent, wondrous imagination and impeccable skill. Enjoy! - Sorayamas surreal and futuristic DADAIST images not only produce incredible sensations in the observer, but also blend into a unique homage to life. With joyful freedom he combines and morphs fear with happiness, pain with pleasure, repulsion with attraction, past with future, flesh with metal, the organic with ethereal. Stronger than any constraint, the energy of life and love that goes through his work is what I admire most in his amazingly perfect technique. Thierry Mugler / SORAYAMA: Ein Großmeister der Fantasie in Sachen Technik und Erotik ohne jede Grenze. Der japanische Künstler Sorayama lebt in Tokyo und gilt weltweit als Phänomen und enfant terrible. Seine Werke finden sich u.a. im Museum of Modern Art, New York, Smithsonian Institute of Technology Museum. Washington DC, World Erotic Art Museum, Miami und über die Jahre weltweit in zahlreichen Kunstausstellungen. Endlich liegt eine wesentlich erweiterte Neuausgabe seiner COMPLETE MASTERWORKS in verbesserter Druckqualität und vor allem zu einem sehr günstigen Preis vor. - Sehr viele Nachwuchskreative aus dem Bereich der Airbrushmalerei sehen in Sorayama ihr großes Vorbild. Eine der Ursachen ist zweifellos der Umstand, dass Sorayama seine Vorliebe für alles Leuchtende und Glänzende sowohl bei den Sexy Robots als auch bei den vielen Pin-Up-Variationen so perfekt mit dem Pinsel umgesetzt hat, dass ihm fälschlicherweise die Spritzpistole als wesentliches Arbeitsmittel zugeschrieben worden ist. Sicher ein Missverständnis, mit dem es sich gut leben lässt Arno Welke Sorayama ist unangefochten die Nr. 1 in Sachen erotischer Illustrationen! Peter W. Czernich (Marquis)
£26.96
Editions Technips Biofuels: Meeting the Energy and Environmental Challenges of the Transportation Sector
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Technics Publications LLC Analytics: How to Win with Intelligence
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Technics Publications LLC Audacity to Spy: How Government, Business & Hackers Rob Us of Privacy
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Technics Publications LLC Data Modeling Made Simple with ER/Studio Data Architect
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Technics Publications LLC How Work Gets Done: Business Process Management, Basics & Beyond
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Technics Publications LLC Turning Spreadsheets into Corporate Data
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Technics Publications LLC DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge CD
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Technics Publications LLC Fruition: Creating the Ultimate Corporate Strategy for Information Technology
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Technics Publications LLC LeadAbility: Transforming the Way We Live and Work Together
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Technics Publications LLC Hidden Corporation: A Data Management Security Novel
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Technics Publications LLC Turning Text into Gold: Taxonomies & Textual Analytics
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Morgans Technical Books Ltd Pocket Book of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea: A Seaman's Guide
£6.58
Business and Technical Communication Services Limited Get Rid of Your Accent: The English Speech Training Manual: Pt. 2: Advanced Level
£21.47
Business and Technical Communication Services Limited Get Rid of Your Accent
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Technics Publications LLC Data Strategy and the Enterprise Data Executive: Ensuring That Business and IT Are in Synch in the Post-Big Data Era
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Technics Publications LLC Dream Snatcher
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Technics Publications LLC Facilitator's & Trainer's Toolkit: Engage & Energize Participants for Success in Meetings, Classes & Workshops
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Technics Publications LLC Data Engineering: A Novel Approach to Data Design
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Technics Publications LLC recrEAtion: Realizing the Extraordinary Contribution of Your Enterprise Architects
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Technics Publications LLC Data Modeling Master Class Training Manual: Steve Hobermans Best Practices Approach to Developing a Competency in Data Modeling
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Technics Publications LLC New Oil: Using Innovative Business Models to Turn Data into Profit
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Technics Publications LLC RelateAbility: Working Together To Make Work Life Better
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Technics Publications LLC RelateAbility: Working Together to Make Work Life Better
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Technics Publications LLC Data Lake Architecture: Designing the Data Lake and Avoiding the Garbage Dump
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Technics Publications LLC And People?: Why Are Managers Cars the Most Important Asset in Every Organization?
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Technics Publications LLC Flow-Based Leadership: What the Best Firefighters Can Teach You About Leadership & Making Hard Decisions
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Technics Publications LLC AdaptAbility: How to Rise and Shine When Shift Happens
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