Learn to Navigate has been a bestseller since first publication. It is the ideal introduction for anyone wanting to learn the basics of what navigation is all about. This fourth edition is now in full colour throughout. Covering the essentials of reading a chart, understanding tides, using navigation instruments, plotting a position and planning a passage, it is ideal for novices of all ages wanting a simple introduction to what can seem a daunting subject. This fourth edition has been brought fully up-to-date with new full colour presentation of diagrams and illustrations, providing the simplest, most straightforward introduction to navigation there is. 'Basil Mosenthal has produced a book that takes the reader a long way in a short space' Sailing Today 'An ideal
This is a beautifully illustrated guide to lingerie, starting with the early history of bras and girdles and progressing up to modern times. Lingerie has always been meant to both conceal and reveal, to shape the body and to hide a multitude of sins. In recent years designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier have also used items of lingerie such as bustiers and basques as outerwear to great effect. The book also contains a section on achieveing the correct fit and where to shop for the most beautiful lingerie. All in all, this is a beautiful look at a fascinating subject. It is both a wonderful gift item and a resource book for fashion students and, indeed, anyone interested in fashion in general. 'Writer Lesley Scott is clearly passionate about lingerie...an
This book is a pocket history of film, covering technical developments,famous directors, actors, and films as well as genres such as Westerns,film noir etc. The book starts with the Lumiere brothers andworks up to the present particularly focussing on famous directors suchas Cecil B. DeMille, Eisenstein, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, JohnCassavetes, Ingamar Bergman, Roberto Rossellini and Martin Scorsese,and specific trends in films such as women in film, the studio system,genres and the star system. There are also little side panelshighlighting famous actors and movies. All in all, this is anexcellent pocket introduction to the history and world of film.
Today thousands of marketing books exist ready to bombard you with buzz words and secrets to marketing success, but by condensing and summarising current thinking in marketing this book gives you the chance to become an authority yourself - quickly and efficiently.
What happens when someone puts your name into Google? Or Facebook? You need to know how to look after what people see when they look for you online. This essential book explains how to understand and manage your online self. In Me and My Web Shadow, Antony Mayfield helps you to: Understand how what's said about you on the Web can affect your job, your business and your personal life, both positively and negatively. Develop a personal plan for managing your online reputation. Create new career and business opportunities by taking part in social networks and other online communities. Protect yourself against identity hijacking, personal attacks and cyber-bullying. Set up and manage the online presences in social networks and the wider Web. 'This is an essential read for
Rory is obsessed with football! Everything he owns is emblazoned with the logo of Arden United - even his underpants. Trouble is, he doesn't always play by the rules, and week after week, gets sent off with a dreaded 'red card'. If he's not careful, he'll be dropped from the team for ever. One day, he buys a fantastic Arden United duvet cover. But this is no ordinary duvet. Rory is promised that if he sleeps beneath it, he'll magically become Arden United's star player. The reality is even more exciting than that, because when he leaps on to the pitch, he finds that the teams who are playing are aliens, with four arms and four legs each - and he's one hundred years in the future! Rory has his work cut out for him keeping up with his fellow team-mates, but in the course
Did you know all polar bears are left-handed? Well it's true! Milo is different from his bear-friends, but he doesn't know why. He can't kick a football in a straight line, draw a picture, or even put his red wellies on the right paws. So when his teacher announces a competition to make an animal out of ice, Milo thinks this might be the chance to find something he's good at. And when he has an accident and injures his left paw, a remarkable thing happens as he starts to carve an icebird with his right. But with Bully Bear out to win at all costs, things don't go entirely to plan...
One day a rather unpleasant giant called Mouldylocks decides it is time for him to find a good wife. He comes across three cottages inhabited by three Clares - Great Big Clare, Tiny Wee Clare and Medium-sized Clare. He puts each of them to the test in turn. He discards Big Clare and Little Clare, but decides that Medium-sized Clare is just right. There's a twist in the tale, though, when Medium-sized Clare decides that Mouldylocks is not at all right for her. 'Children (and certainly their teachers) will appreciate the twist in this story that has got all the hallmarks of a traditional tale.' Books for Keeps (September 2007) 'I thought it was a good read. I would recommend it for ages six and above...it's all about Mouldy Locks (the giant) and his hen...it was really
Vain, forgetful, but utterly charming, Mr Croc is back! After seeing Rocky Alligator on "Croc Star", Mr Croc is determined to get on TV. He can't dance or sing, but he can play the guitar, and when he goes to a fancy dress party dressed as Rocky Alligator, it's like he could be his twin. On the way home, he dreams he really is his hero, so when someone calls out "Rocky" as he passes the TV studio, before he knows what's happening Mr Croc finds himself on stage in front of the cameras...But will he be able to fill his hero's shoes?
A clear and practical introduction to making neckpieces for both the beginner and the practising jeweller looking for a new direction. Step-by-step illustrated projects, contributed by a range of different international makers, demonstrate the different processes and approaches involved in making different kinds of necklaces and pendants. There will be an appendix of basic techniques covering the fundamentals: piercing, filing, annealing, soldering and pickling, complete with detailed explanations and photographs. Each new chapter will begin with a list of the necessary techniques and methods contained therein, so readers who need to brush up their skills can flick to the appendix before beginning the project. The book also includes an entire chapter devoted to the
The Queen is being tricked by a cunning prankster, she's in danger of giving away all her jewels. Can the Crook Catchers get to the bottom of this hairaising scam before its too late.
This book contains many amazing images of patterns in nature as well as the information to help guide you towards making your own. Aimed at people who have used a camera before, but are looking to expand their knowledge, or for those who just want to have a go, it covers choice of camera, use of lenses, composition and the consideration of light and exposure. It also looks at types of pattern, symmetry and texture through the use of photos and could be used as a source of inspiration for other photographers and artists, through all the fabulous photos of patterns found in animals, leaves, insects, flowers and minerals amongst other subjects. 'Excellent diagrams and sample images make this an inspiring manual to get you started.' Amateur Photographer (May 2010)
This is a follow on from the author's highly successful Handmade Prints. In it, she introduces a wide range of printmaking techniques that can be used with children of primary school age. The book is suitable for anyone who works with young children and everything one needs to know about printing equipment and techniques as well as how to manage groups of children is included. The book is filled with images of children making prints and the artwork they have produced. It is a sound and imaginative take on printmaking with children written by one of the UK's leading printmakers.
Teach kids how to play the recorder with fun lessons and sheet music for beginners.
The recorder is the most widely taught instrument in schools. For the majority of children, it is their first introduction to playing and reading music. This book is one of a scheme designed for pre-reading using E,G,A,B and high C notes.
Recorder magic is an acclaimed recorder method for beginners, with fresh new tunes and performance opportunities right from the start. Perfect resources for whole class teaching of recorders in the Wider Opportunities classroom. Suitable for both generalist and specialist teachers.
Aimed at the beginner sewer who wants to make soft furnishings for the home with a minimum of skill, on a slim budget. The idea is to recycle and renew, creating lovely new things for the house from old clothes, curtains, sheets or skirts, by cutting them up and restructuring them and combining them with new materials and trimmings.
Design and Make Scarves, Ties, Collars and Belts contains a range of beautiful designs, which can be easily made from cheap and accessible components. Each of these designs is elegant and striking, ranging from a beautiful feather collar to the Bollywood belt, made from leather and rhinestones. Each project is set out in a simple and straightforward way, starting with an image of the finished piece, listing the supplies you will need and the tools required, then following with an illustrated making sequence. Even absolute beginners can confidently and successfully tackle all the projects. The final section is packed with design ideas, enabling you to take your new skills further, and it also contains helpful pattern making advice and patterns to follow. '...guaranteed
Sustainable sewing projects don't have to be scratchy hemp skirts and brown patchwork aprons - you could be making beautiful one-off pieces for yourself and your home from unique and unusual eco-friendly recycled or vintage fabrics. A whole new generation of savvy craftsters have been dusting off old sewing machines and revving them up, but they don't want to make just any old thing. This book will guide readers through a series of stylish sewing projects with a focus on sourcing and using sustainable fabrics. The projects teach different aspects of sewing, starting with making cushions from recycled shirts, old jumpers, vintage buttons and other materials, working through making simple skirts and bags, to using leather applique, working with vintage lace
Figures of speech are everywhere. Popstar or postman, president or paperboy, the chances are you've already used a whole heap of them today without realising it. For business writers, they're pure gold. They make our words more powerful, persuasive and poetic. They add flavour to dreary standard issue language. They help us get our message across in a way that's immediate and memorable. This book takes fifty of our finest figures of speech and explains how they can help anyone who works with words, regardless of profession, to express themselves with more style and impact. Sounds Good on Paper is a practical guide to every figure of speech you never knew you knew, including the chiasmus ('You can take the boy out of Essex, but you can't take Essex out of the boy'),
This series looks at the journey of life as seen by members of the six world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. Each title focuses on the significant events of birth, coming of age, marriage and death in the religion, using contemporary case studies from around the world. Questions and activities encourage readers to reflect on their own experiences, and are a starting point for discussion and activities about key concepts in religion and citizenship. The emphasis is on what it's like to be religious and the meaning of religion in children's and adult's lives.
Oliver's aunt and uncle are rather dull and he's not looking forward to staying in their big, old house. When he finds a ghost living in the attic he's delighted. But big, old houses tend to be popular with ghosts and there's also a fat ghost in the kitchen and a thin ghost in the bedroom. When a new ghost arrives, it's time to decide who stays and who goes. It's time for a game of Spookball...
Every website has a 'long neck' - a small set of tasks that are very important to your customers. If these tasks aren't easy and fast to complete, your customers will go elsewhere. In this book, Web content expert Gerry McGovern offers tried and tested tips to make your website the commercial asset it really should be.
Stan the dog can't do anything right. In the eyes of his family he's fat, lazy and disobedient, and nobody ever wants to take him for walks. But who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? When Stan accidentally ends up taking part in the local dog show, his family are in for a big surprise...
In the 1960s men's fashion witnessed an extraordinary rebirth that led to lasting social, cultural and commercial change - what media commentators came to coin the Peacock Revolution. "The Day of the Peacock" takes a fascinating look at the shops, celebrity photographers, tailors and fashionable dressers who made up the scene - all illustrated with photographs, outfits and ephemera drawn from the V&A's superb archives. Broad in range and scope, and neatly evoking the 60s atmosphere of optimism and opportunity, the author looks at the era's most dashing figures - including John Stephen, Tommy Nutter, Cecil Beaton,Mick Jagger and Patrick Lichfield - and discusses such iconic shops as Granny takes a Trip, Blades, Hung on You and Mr Fish. This richly illustrated personal
