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Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening is a one-stop, easy to understand, beautifully designed book with step-by-step instructions and photographs for every important gardening and landscaping technique. New homeowners with no prior knowledge of landscape care will learn how to turn their yards from weedy, overgrown patches to gorgeous landscapes that are the envy of their neighbors. Young gardeners or new gardeners will learn - the right...
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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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With this guide to making animal-themed paper creations, readers follow the folding process step-by-step to make a paper puppy, elephant, crab, and rabbit. With the help of easy-to-follow instructions that clearly show each step of the process, readers will find themselves making animal origami in no time. Cute drawings offer additional animal-themed inspiration. For any budding artist eager to learn the Japanese art of origami, this appealing
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Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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This well-illustrated guide covers all aspects of painting coastlines and seascapes in oils—a challenge to even the most accomplished artists. Written by a prominent member of Cornwall's St. Ives Society of Artists, it ranges from suggestions for preliminary methods and composition to a complete demonstration in five steps.
Additional topics include differences in color of the sea and wave forms, cliffs and island rocks, open sea painting,...
Additional topics include differences in color of the sea and wave forms, cliffs and island rocks, open sea painting,...
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Every artist needs a little pep talk now and then. An inspiring tool and beautiful art book in one, Creative Pep Talk offers illustrated words of wisdom from 50 of today's leading creative professionals. With full-color, typographic prints and explanatory statements from a host of creative luminaries—including Aaron James Draplin, Oliver Jeffers, Lisa Congdon, Mike Perry, and many others—this volume encourages artists to stay excited,...
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Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"From Dr. Nicole LePera, creator of "the holistic psychologist"-the online phenomenon with more than 2M followers on Instagram-comes a revolutionary approach to self-improvement, integrating the tools of various modalities and disciplines with traditional psychology to offer a practical program that guides readers to create radical change"--
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Timber Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"Wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated, and everything you need to know to get more productivity out of your food garden." -Joe Lamp'l, creator and executive producer, Growing a Greener World
Discover how to get more out of your growing space with succession planting-carefully planned, continuous seed sowing-and provide a steady stream of fresh food from early spring through late fall.
Drawing inspiration from succession in natural...
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Here is everything you need to know about getting into oil painting—and maintaining a safe, solvent-free oil painting practice—in a slim, sophisticated guide.
Oil painting is an exciting and adventurous medium, but aspiring artists can feel daunted by complex setups and the thought of using harsh chemicals. All of that changes now. The New Oil Painting walks you step-by-step through oil painting fundamentals—which...
Oil painting is an exciting and adventurous medium, but aspiring artists can feel daunted by complex setups and the thought of using harsh chemicals. All of that changes now. The New Oil Painting walks you step-by-step through oil painting fundamentals—which...
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Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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For anyone who has ever wanted to tend a little piece of ground but wasn't sure where to begin, GrowVeg offers simple recipes for gardening projects that are both attainable and beautiful. Benedict Vanheems, editor of the popular website GrowVeg.com, guides aspiring green thumbs to success from the start, no matter what size gardening space you have. Get recommendations for veggie varieties for your first edible garden, plant a miniature orchard,...
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Quarto Publishing Group USA
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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"One Zentangle A Day is a beautiful interactive book teaching the principles of Zentangles as well as offering fun, related drawing exercises. Zentangles are a new trend in the drawing and paper arts world. The concept was started by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas as a way to practice focus and meditation through drawing, by using repetitive lines, marks, circles, and shapes. Each mark is called a "tangle," and you combine various tangles into patterns...
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Pub. Date
2017
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English
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"From the #1New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass, a life-changing guide to making the kind of money you've only ever dreamed of You Are a Badass at Making Moneywill launch you past the fears and stumbling blocks that have kept financial success beyond your reach.Drawing on her own transformation--over just a few years--from a woman living in a converted garage withtumbleweeds blowing through her bank account to a woman who travels...
13) The Unforgettable Photograph: 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life
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Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Renowned photographer George Lange's work is guided by one simple truth: An unforgettable photograph is not about what the subject looks like, but what it feels like. In this entirely new kind of photography guide, written by Mr. Lange and Scott Mowbray, magazine editor and longtime amateur photographer, the rest of us will learn how to take photographs that don't just document life but celebrate it.
No fancy equipment required. Just hundreds of...
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Timber Press
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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"Take Clausen's tips, and you just might convince the deer to eat at a restaurant down the street." -Good House Keeping
Are deer destroying your garden? There is a solution, and it doesn't involve fencing, barriers, or chemicals. Keeping your garden safe from deer is as simple as choosing the right plants. In 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, perennial plant expert Ruth Rogers Clausen highlights the best, most versatile plants that deer simply...
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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With wonderful examples and easy-to-follow instructions, this beautifully illustrated how-to book makes it simple and fun to create one-of-a-kind hand-drawn maps. Helpful templates, grids, and guidelines complement a detailed breakdown of essential cartographic elements and profiles of talented international map artists. From city maps and family trees to treasure maps, palmistry charts, platform game maps, and more, the wide range of projects collected...
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Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Paper artist and teacher Helen Hiebert compiles a one-of-kind collection of 40 unique projects, each using just one sheet of paper. Combining decorative paper techniques like marbling, stamping, and stenciling with dimensional techniques like origami, cutting, folding, quilling, stretching, weaving, and pop-ups, The Art of Papercraft offers a rich variety of projects that will delight crafters, artists, and designers alike, including paper votive...
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Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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In The Healing Garden, Deb Soule, founder of Avena Botanicals, offers an inspiring guide to herb gardening and crafting herbal remedies that promote wellness of spirit and body. Soule combines her passion for plants gardens, and healing with her extensive experience working with medicinal herbs, flowers, roots, and berries. Her practical advice addresses each aspect of fostering a garden filled with helpful, healing plants: biodynamic gardening...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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The “moving” true story of a woman fighting to give a group of chimpanzees a second chance at life (People).
In 1997, Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For the indomitable Gloria, caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum-security prison, a Zen sanctuary, an old folks’ home, and a New York deli during the...
In 1997, Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For the indomitable Gloria, caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum-security prison, a Zen sanctuary, an old folks’ home, and a New York deli during the...
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Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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"A masterpiece of warrior wisdom that shows how to overcome obstacles with positive action. The best-selling author, Navy SEAL, and humanitarian Eric Greitens offers a self-help book unlike any other. Two years ago, Eric Greitens unexpectedly heard from a former SEAL comrade, a brother-in-arms he hadn't seen in a decade. Drew Sheets had been one of the toughest of the tough. But ever since he returned home from war to his young family in a small logging...
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Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"A thoroughly captivating behind-the-scenes history of classic American animation . . . A must-read for all fans of the medium." —Matt Groening
In 1911, famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted one of the first animated cartoons, based on his sophisticated newspaper strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland," itself inspired by Freud's recent research on dreams. McCay is largely forgotten today, but he unleashed an art form, and the creative...
In 1911, famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted one of the first animated cartoons, based on his sophisticated newspaper strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland," itself inspired by Freud's recent research on dreams. McCay is largely forgotten today, but he unleashed an art form, and the creative...