Other books that might interest you

• 

  Learn Flower Painting Quickly -...

  Trevor Waugh

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A fun and accessible guide to painting flowers in watercolour with step-by-step exercises.
  World-renowned artist Trevor Waugh reveals the secrets of painting flowers in watercolour in this fun, easy-to-follow book. Focusing on the techniques that matter the most, you'll be able to start producing better flower paintings in the space of an afternoon. 
  The book includes expert guidance on all aspects of flower painting in watercolour, including the basic shapes and how to combine them, how to design the perfect composition and how to create subtle and evocative effects. The author shares tips on how to use colour to create realistic-looking flowers and foliage, his go-to basic palette and details on how to create beautiful, nuanced colour mixes. There is also a section on how to achieve real artistry in your work, using hard and soft edges, clever observation and different angles to perfect your work. 
  Armed with this beautiful book, packed with breathtaking inspirational paintings and a selection of helpful step-by-step demonstration sequences, you'll become an expert flower painting in no time at all.

  Show book

• 

  Into the Forest - The Secret...

  Susan Tyler Hitchcock

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  For millennia, trees have offered renewal and inspiration. They have provided for humanity on every level, from spiritual sanctuary to the raw material for our homes, books, and food. In this beautiful and revealing book, National Geographic combines legendary photography with cutting-edge science to illuminate exactly how trees influence the life of planet Earth—from our personal lives to the weather cycle. Beautifully illustrated essays tell the stories of the world's most remarkable trees, from Tane Mahura in New Zealand, the ancient Maori "lord of the forest," to Pando, a single aspen spreading over 100 acres: Earth's largest living thing. You'll also discover how an astronaut carried tree seeds to the moon and back; the reason "microdosing" on tree gas is a sure way to boost your immune system; and why playing in the dirt boosts serotonin, happiness hormone. For nature and science enthusiasts, as well as photography lovers, Into the Forest is a beautiful and edifying gift to give or cherish.

  Show book

• 

  Developing Your Emotional...

  Beth Wood, Andy Barker, Brian...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This practical, empowering guide provides performers and creatives with a toolkit of techniques to improve, manage and maintain good emotional wellbeing – helping you navigate and overcome the pressures and demands of a career in the arts.
  Inside, you'll find key, evidence-based concepts and ideas about emotional health, as well as the benefits of taking a holistic approach to your brain, imagination and body. There are dozens of creative exercises and meditations to help you build resilience, develop your emotional intelligence, reframe negative thoughts, stay motivated, and embrace change when it comes. You'll also discover strategies for tackling auditions, preparing for performances and coping with periods of unemployment, plus guidance on creating your own personalised emotional health plan.
  Invaluable for anyone working in the creative industries, this book will equip you to assume responsibility for your own emotional wellbeing, and pursue your passion whilst still enjoying a life of fulfilment and satisfaction.
  The Compact Guides are pocket-sized introductions for actors and theatremakers, each tackling a key topic in a clear and comprehensive way. Written by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience of their subject, they provide you with maximum information in minimum time.
  Andy Barker, Brian Cooley and Beth Wood have all worked in the arts in various roles, including as actors, writers, directors and stage managers. Together, Andy and Brian run Mind Fitness, an organisation dedicated to developing mental health and wellbeing and business effectiveness, and Beth is Artistic Director of Prospero Theatre Company.

  Show book

• 

  Restoration House - Creating a...

  Kennesha Buycks

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Discover how to make purposeful design decisions that create renewing spaces for you to enjoy with family and friends. 
  You don't have to live in your dream house to make your living spaces feel more like home. Home is meant to be a place to belong. A place to gather and connect. A place of beauty. A place to restore your soul. 
  In Restoration House, author and designer Kennesha Buycks will encourage you to embrace your home and your story so you can create mindful spaces that give life to you, your loved ones, and all who enter. Tips from Restoration House have been featured in Better Homes and Garden, Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge, and The Washington Post. Kennesha will teach you how to:Make the best out of your living space, whether you're renting or a homeownerCreate a home your visitors will feel comfortable inDecorate your home on a budgetMake purposeful design decisions that are beautiful and functional 
    
  Restoration House is ideal for:Christian women of all ages who want to make their houses feel more like homeHousewarming gifts, Mother's Day, birthdays, and holiday gifting 
    
  Creating a restored home—the kind that you and your loved ones want to return to again and again—is as much about making everyone who enters feel cared for and comfortable as it is about creating a beautiful space. Restoration House will help you make purposeful design decisions as you create renewing spaces to enjoy with family and friends. Whether you live in your dream house or you’re still dreaming about it, you can feel at home in the home you have. 
  Reflection questions and DIY sections are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

  Show book

• 

  Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey - A Premium...

  Philip K. Dick, Lester del Rey,...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  What if the future were vast enough to change humanity forever?
  
  Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey is a thrilling collection of science fiction masterpieces that explore distant worlds, bold ideas, and humanity's place in the universe. Written by visionary authors, these stories span space travel, alien encounters, advanced technology, and the ethical questions that define the genre.
  
  From epic journeys across the stars to intimate confrontations with the unknown, this anthology captures the wonder, danger, and imagination that made science fiction one of the most powerful forms of storytelling. Each selection invites readers to question reality, progress, and the limits of human ambition.
  
  Perfect for longtime sci-fi fans and newcomers alike, this collection delivers classic speculative fiction that continues to inspire modern science, cinema, and literature.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  A curated collection of epic science fiction stories
  
  Adventures across space, time, and future civilizations
  
  Big ideas about technology, humanity, and survival
  
  A cornerstone anthology of classic sci-fi imagination
  
  Whether you love space operas, futuristic visions, or philosophical speculation, Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey offers a journey that never ends.
  
  Set course for the unknown. Buy now and begin your epic science-fiction adventure.

  Show book

• 

  Chronicle The - Book One -...

  Mr Punch

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The Chronicle: BOOK ONE (January to March) 
   
  This is history at its best and most entertaining! One moment Liselotte, the Duchess of Orleans (1678) is observing the Prince of Orange consummating his marriage in thick woollen drawers… and the next, Harold Nicolson (1936) is at the Savoy Grill dining with the Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson who is, "bejewelled, eyebrow-plucked, virtuous and wise". There's the young medical student watching his friend Samuel Wright (1864) bowing to the crowd as he is hanged on the roof of Horsemonger Lane Gaol. And then Joe Orton and the Beatles (1967), Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis (1980), Captain Robert Scott and the South Pole (1912), John Betjeman, Barbara Castle, Joyce Grenfell, Alan Clark, Kenneth Williams and many other contributors… and not forgetting the anonymous but harrowing account of a witch’s trial by water (1731) 
    
  “It’s WONDERFUL.  In fact, I would describe it as one of the all-time audio greats... an unmissable five-star production.”  (The Guardian) 
  “I recommend the reader to hunt down and buy this series wherever it may be found.”  (The Spectator) 
  “The whole endeavour is a beguiling jigsaw”  (Sunday Times) 
   
  Dramatised and performed by a distinguished cast of over 30 actors, including Charles Dance, Harriet Walter, David Suchet, Timothy West, James Bolam, Maureen Lipman, Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joss Ackland, Eleanor Bron, John Sessions, Imogen Stubbs. 
   
  Also available as part of the CHRONICLE BOX SET, over 11 hours of audio bliss.

  Show book