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Looking into the enigmatic eyes of your cat, it can be hard to know just what on earth is going through their curious minds. But inside these pages you'll find out what they really think when you try to play with them, why they love knocking things off tables and why they get really cheesed off when your culinary skills fall short of their expectations.

A celebration of the English countryside that focuses on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. It also presents an eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies.

Features a complete campaign for Frostgrave that will challenge both new and veteran players. In this volume, players discover the existence of a power in the Frozen City, one who was old when the great city was still young, and who saw both its rise and its disastrous fall.

Art Workshop for Children is not just another book of straightforward art projects. The books unique child-led approach provides a framework for cultivating creative thinking and encourages the wonder that comes when children are allowed to freely explore the creative process and their materials. As children work through these open-ended workshops, adults are guided on how to be facilitators who provide questions, encourage deep thinking, and help spark an excitement for discovery. Children explore basic materials and workshops that use minimal supplies, and then gradually add new materials to fill the art cabinets as well as new skills and more complex workshops. Most workshopsare suitable to preschool-aged children, and each contains ideas for explorations and new twists to engage older or more experienced artists.Interspersed throughout are sidebar essays that introduce perspectives on mess-making, imperfection, the role of adult, collaborative art, and thoughts on the Reggio Emilia method, a self-guided teaching philosophy. These pieces underscore the value of art-making with children, and support the parent/teacher/care-giver on how to successfully lead, question, and navigate their children through the workshops to result in the fullest experiences.

A master calligrapher explains the basic strokes for almost all letters of the Copperplate alphabet. Additional features include a historical introduction, guide sheets, and instructions for individual letters and numbers.

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing teaches you how to draw a vast array of subjects, from landscapes and flowers to animals and portraits, with simple step-by-step lessons and exercises.

A study that follows Van Gogh from the early gloom-laden paintings in which he captured the misery of peasants and workers in his homeland, through his bright and colourful Parisian period, to the work of his final years, spent under a southern sun in Arles. Here, at last, he found the light that produced the unmistakable Van Gogh style.

Pick up a needle and thread and be inspired by these delightful, contemporary cross stitch designs.

Journey through art history with Andy Warhol, spotting famous people and artworks as you go

In Das Reboot, journalist and television pundit Raphael Honigstein charts the return of German football - how did German football transform itself from its efficient, but unappealing and defensively minded traditions to the free-flowing, attacking football that was on display during the last World Cup?

I Am Here Now is an inspiring and enlightening book by The Mindfulness Project. Published in 2015 by Ebury Publishing, this book belongs to the genre of self-help and mindfulness. The book guides readers on a journey of self-discovery and inner peace. It encourages the practice of being present in the moment and embracing life as it unfolds. The Mindfulness Project, a renowned platform for mindfulness and meditation, has beautifully encapsulated their teachings and philosophies in this book. Ebury Publishing, known for its diverse and quality publications, adds another gem to its collection with this book. If you're looking to embark on a path of mindfulness and self-improvement, 'I Am Here Now' is a must-read.

A founder of soundscape ecology offers a pioneering field guide for listening to and recording the sounds of the wild

The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell.

Filled with inspirational prompts for every day, this beautiful five-year journal makes a wonderful keepsake. You can track the evolution of your thoughts and emotions; see how your circumstances change; and discover which people, places, things, and ideas have remained meaningful to you over time.

See every Porsche 911 variation, including the Turbos, GT cars, and the limited-production specials which collectively forged the 911 legend.

A reissue of Beth Chatto's classic, redesigned, with a new afterword by David Ward, Garden and Nursery Director at Beth Chatto's Garden and a new introduction by Beth Chatto.

The ancient philosophy of wabi-sabi honors the imperfect, the transitory and the humble. Cold wax is a perfect vehicle for artists wishing to explore this aesthetic. In this guide, you'll learn how to use this incredibly malleable medium--in combination with oil paint and other mediums--to add layers of texture, atmosphere and depth.

30+ step-by-step demonstrations illustrate how to construct an entire fantasy world map from start to finish--both digitally and by hand!

Packed with expert advice and top tips on capturing those treasured memories, this title offers comprehensive information on choosing equipment, manipulating the light, taking candid shots and organizing formal portraits, as well as clearly explaining all the key photographic techniques.

Featuring hidden wonders of urban landscapes across the world, this colouring book helps you to explore the hidden magic of cities.

"Fifty years into my life journey I realise that; while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy. Of all the forests that I have explored, it is the great circumpolar Boreal forest of the North that calls to me most. Here is a landscape where bush knowledge really counts and where experience counts even more. . . This book has been thirty years in the making."Out on the Land is an absorbing exploration of, and tribute to, the Boreal forest of the North: its landscape, its people, their cultures and skills, the wilderness that embodies it, and its immense beauty. The book is vast in scope and covers every aspect of being in the wilderness in both winter and summer (clothing, kit, skills, cooking, survival), revealing the age-old traditions and techniques, and how to carry them out yourself. It also includes case studies of early explorers, as well as modern-day adventurers who found themselves stranded in the forest and forced to work out a way to survive.So much more than a bushcraft manual, this book goes deeper, to the traditions and cultures that gave us these skills, as well as focusing on the detail itself. Ray and Lars''s practical advice is wound around a deep love for the forest, respect and admiration for the people who live there and sheer enjoyment of the stunning scenery.

Sheep have to be one of the most versatile livestock animals on the planet. All-in-one grazing and fertilising machines, they provide meat and milk for our tables, wool for clothing, carpets, and insulation, skins for leather and rugs, and a whole host of other products. If you have recently acquired sheep or are thinking of starting a small flock, this book is for you. The Sheep Manual is a quick-reference, up-to-date, and easy-to-read guide which helps you choose the right breed for your land, provides essential health and welfare information, and guides you through your first breeding and lambing season.

Landscape painting is one of the most popular subjects for painters working in the medium of oils. In The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting, author and noted instructor/painter Suzanne Brooker presents the fundamentals necessary for mastering landscape oil painting, breaking landscapes down into component parts: sky, terrain, trees, and water.

Classic Human Anatomy in Motion offers artists everything they need to realistically draw the human figure as it is affected by movement. Written in a friendly style, the book is illustrated with hundreds of life drawing studies, along with charts and diagrams showing the various anatomical and structural components.

Fascinating showcase book documenting the private world of collectors of the macabre

There is a lot to learn about weaving! In this beautiful book by Pattie Graver, former Managing Editor of Handwoven magazine, you'll be explore a variety of weave structures and concepts in depth and detail including twill, color-and-weave, overshot, summer and winter, lace, and doubleweave.