A&C BLACK

(P/B) DICTIONARY OF FOOD
The Dictionary of Food is the indispensable companion for everyone who loves reading about food, or cooking it. We live in a globalised world, and our tastes in food have widened dramatically in recent years. The Dictionary of Food reflects this huge cultural shift. With concise descriptions of dishes, ingredients, equipment, and techniques, it brings the world's cuisines, familiar and less familiar, within our grasp. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE JEWELLER'S DIRECTORY OF SHAPE AND FORM

(P/B) THE ART OF COLOUR MIXING
A small practical handbook on choosing and mixing colours successfully. It shows how to create the maximum colour range from the minimum number of paints. The authors address watercolours, acrylics and oils, showing how to mix, blend and dilute in order to achieve a range of effects. (from the publisher)...
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(P/B) ESSENTIAL ART - THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART

(P/B) THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BUSINESS FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS
The Essential Guide to Business for Artists and Designers is a comprehensive business start up and practical enterprise skills guide that will appeal to a wide range of artists and designers. This excellent guide will help artists and designers acquire vital knowledge and skills to develop a vision and future strategy so they can make a success of their creative business or arts practice. It includes seven profiles of established artists and designers, dozens of apt quotations, illustrated mind maps, diagrams, useful exercises and is print...
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(P/B) THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PAINTERS AND THE ARTISTS THEY INSPIRED
This fascinating book provides a unique and accessible introduction to the history of art by examining the hidden connections between 50 extraordinary artists who have established or redefined movements and traditions. For each artist, you will find out who and what were their main sources of inspiration, from other major artists to cultural and political influences. Key works are examined in detail, looking at their defining characteristics, innovative features and lasting impact on future generations of artists and designers. Themed 'fam...
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(P/B) ...ISMS
A highly illustrated guide to the history of Western fashion from the 17th century up to the present. As with other books in this series, there is a two-page spread for each movement (ism) on which there are two large images plus a description of the main characteristics of clothing styles at that time, names of makers or sub-styles, and places where you can view samples of the costumes. There is also a chronology of the various styles. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE ART OF BOTANICAL DRAWING
This charmingly illustrated book is an ideal guide to the art of botanical drawing and painting. Agathe Ravet-Haevermans instructs the reader on how to recognise and draw a wide variety of flowers and leaves and covers the textures and structural elements of a range of different plants including succulents, vegetables, trees and grasses. Practical as well as beautiful, this book should be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of everyone interested in botanical art. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SPORTS NUTRITION
The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition is the definitive practical handbook for anyone wanting a performance advantage. This fully updated and revised edition - now in full colour - incorporates the latest cutting-edge research. Written by one of the country's most respected sports nutritionists, it provides the latest research and information to help you succeed. This sixth edition includes in-depth information and guidance on the following topics: -maximising endurance, strength and performance -how to calculate your optimal calorie, ...
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(P/B) HOW TO READ BUILDINGS
This book is a practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings, from cornices and friezes to columns and porticos - all facets of buildings are included. Each chapter takes an architectural element and looks at its variety across various historical periods and geographical locations. Examples are shown through dozens of fine engravings with extended captions, creating a dip-in read and an effective I-Spy guide. Additional sections look at the clues offerred by history, geography and religion ...
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(P/B) PRACTICAL JEWELLERY-MAKING TECHNIQUES
Practical Jewellery-Making Techniques: Problem Solving presents an overview of the core jewellery-making techniques but provides easier alternative solutions for achieving the same results as traditional methods. Each chapter is packed with unique ideas on how the jewellery maker can make tasks simpler, quicker or less expensive, and produce beautiful pieces. There are instructions for adapting and making your own problem-solving tools and jigs from everyday items, and tips on identifying potential pitfalls in a project and avoiding costly...
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(H/B) ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR DESIGN

THE INTERNET

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THE RENEGADO

(P/B) DOUBLE FALSEHOOD
On December 1727 an intriguing play called Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers was presented for production by Lewis Theobald, who had it published in January 1728 after a successful run at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. The title page to the published version claims that the play was 'Written Originally by W.SHAKESPEARE'. Double Falsehood's plot is a version of the story of Cardenio found in Cervantes's Don Quixote (1605) as translated by Thomas Shelton, published in 1612 though in circulation earlier. Documentary records tes...
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EVERYMAN AND MANKIND

THE DUTCHESS OF MALFI