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Published and updated regularly, these user-friendly study manuals are designed to help you successfully prepare for the SQE1 exams. They provide solid knowledge and understanding of fundamental legal principles and rules, while bringing the law and practice to life with example scenarios based on realistic client problems.
Each title is complemented by worked examples and sample assessment questions that enable you to test your knowledge and understanding through single best answer questions that have been modelled on the SRA’s sample assessment questions.
For students at The University of Law, the study manuals are used alongside other learning resources and the University’s assessment bank to prepare students not only for the SQE1 exams, but also for a future life in professional legal practice.
The legal principles and rules contained within this study manual are stated as at 1 April 2023 (titles with tax elements to 30 April 2023)
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The Secret: Jack Reacher, Book 28 (Jack Reacher, 28)
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Jojo: Finally Home – My Inspirational Memoir – THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (2023)
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Champion dancer and Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe has captured our hearts with his mesmerising talent, bringing joy to millions of fans and wowing the most critical of judges. He is loved not only for his dancing, but for his beautiful, infectious spirit and energy.
Jojo: Finally Home is his never-before-told story, where he shares the experiences and challenges he’s faced – from growing up in Zamdela, a township in South Africa, as a young boy with a passion for dance (and playing with Barbies), to becoming the star he is today. Dance transformed Jojo’s future, giving him a tool to express himself – but as you will learn, this was not always easy.
Captivating and moving, these are Jojo’s tales of euphoric highs and all-time lows, of making history, of grief, love, family and opportunity. It is a celebration of him finally feeling at home in his own skin. These are the personal moments that have shaped him into the man he is today – someone who lives life to the full and believes that no mountain is insurmountable.
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Karma: My Autobiography: ‘The most entertaining music memoir since Elton John’ Observer
THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON – TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS‘Funny, smart and heartbreaking. Incredible… go listen to it or read it.’ Robbie Williams
‘The most entertaining music memoir since Elton John’s Me… This is George O’Dowd in all his exhausting glory.’ Observer
‘Joyously indiscreet’ Daily Mail
‘I went to a lot of trouble to create Boy George and then I went through a whole battle for years about not wanting to be him. But now I enjoy and embrace it in a way that I wasn’t able to as a young person…. I’m finally learning to be George Alan O’Dowd from Eltham.’
Karma is the definitive autobiography from the incomparable Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of Culture Club and LGBTQ+ vanguard: Boy George. Told in his inimitable style, Karma tells the story of the charismatic frontman – the drama, the music, his journey of addiction and recovery, surviving prison, meeting legends like David Bowie, Prince and Madonna, and the highs and lows of a life lived in the spotlight and in the headlines.
This is the explosive and searingly honest account of Boy George’s life as a child growing up in sixties London, coming out to his Irish Catholic family and exploring his sexuality through the hedonism of the seventies – the glam rock and punk rock revolution that birthed Culture Club – and the heydays of the nineties, to finally embracing the man and artist that he is today. With all the humour, honesty, sarcasm (and hats!) that you’d expect, Karma gives us a unique insight into Boy George’s incredible story and the true evolution of a music icon.
‘Culture Club is always going to be one of those lovers I go back to. I’ve railed against it and that Boy George character I created. For years I convinced myself I was a creature of habit, unchangeable, immovable. But eventually you have to look in the mirror. Not looking for spots, looking for something deeper. Why the hell am I here? I would say life is the point of life.’
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What Actors Do: Advice to the Players in Seven Paradoxes and a Manifesto
‘Only what is open and searching is active and alive. You, the actor, must learn to find security in insecurity, certainty in uncertainty, to trust that this will lead to discovery and growth.’
In What Actors Do, revered theatre director Mike Alfreds explores the wellspring of the actor’s craft, tracing a pathway to creative freedom through the thickets of competing methodologies and confusing paradoxes that you will face throughout your training and career.
How do you give life to a character that both is and isn’t yourself? How can you be childlike and open in your work without becoming childish? How, when you know what’s coming next, can you still be spontaneous?
Frank, uncompromising and full of sharply focused insights, this book will help you strip away the inhibitions and habitual thinking that can shackle our imaginations. It will show you how to generate truthful performances by trusting your inner creativity and remaining radically open, responsive and present in every moment.
Mike Alfreds has been directing plays for more than seventy years. In the 1970s he founded Shared Experience, and has since worked for the National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company and also extensively abroad. He is hugely respected within the profession, and is the author of two previous books, Different Every Night and Then What Happens?
‘If I was allowed to train again to be an actor, but I was only allowed one teacher, it would have to be Mike Alfreds. To me he is a genius when it comes to acting and storytelling’ Mark Rylance
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So You Want to Be in Musicals?
An insider’s guide to achieving that dream career by one of the brightest stars in musical theatre.Being in a West End or Broadway musical is the dream of thousands of talented performers. But competition is intense and reaching the spotlight can often require a leap into the dark. So You Want To Be In Musicals? is your comprehensive guide to building – and sustaining – a successful career in musical theatre, and introduces you to everything you need to know about:
- Training how to select a drama school, what to do to get in, and what to do once you’re there
- Auditioning how to choose and prepare your pieces, and foster a positive attitude towards auditions
- Rehearsing how to construct your character, work with the director, and develop your own creative process
- Performing how to deal with nerves, what to do as an understudy, and how to sustain that eight-show-a-week routine
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Along with a wealth of honest, straightforward advice, the book is packed with instructive anecdotes from Ruthie’s own glittering career.
Written with Daniel Bowling music supervisor and director on many of the West End’s biggest shows – including The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph, Mary Poppins and Avenue Q – So You Want To Be In Musicals? provides an extraordinary wealth of inside information and advice, that would usually take years of hard work and determination to obtain, in one essential volume.
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Emerald Guide to Creative Reading and Writing in Autism, An: First Edition
Creativity in autism extends to all areas of life – to the visual arts, to music, to dance – but our backgrounds in English and Applied Drama mean that it is a particular pleasure for us to explore autistic interaction with words. Stereotypes of autism suggest that autistic people are concrete thinkers, people who struggle to move beyond literal interpretations, and that language used by and understood by autistic people lacks flexibility and creativity. We challenge this perspective, instead suggesting that autism may bring new richness and originality to language that can provide creativity and insight. This book shares and discusses two recent projects using the written word to explore autism. The first used the shared reading of literature as a scaffold for discussion of autistic identity. The second involved creative writing by a group of autistic adults. All involved throughout were ‘insider’ members of the autism community, and both projects were completed collectively.Read more
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Dad Jokes 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar: A Year’s Supply of Groan-Worthy Quips, Puns, and Almost-Funny Gags
A day-to-day calendar full of dad jokes so awful you can’t help but laugh.
This assemblage of quick-witted puns and equally cringeworthy groaners offers 366 quips so bad they’re actually hilarious. You’ll find everything from sharp one-liners to awkward dialogue for every day of the year in this funny desk calendar, with tear-off pages, day and date references on every page, major and national holidays, and combined weekend pages. This 2024 box calendar is great for first-time dads, those in search of for gifts for new dads, or anyone who appreciates the corny, wholesome humor of dad jokes.
Features include:
- Day and date reference on every page, with combined weekend pages
- Major and national holidays in the US, Canada, and UK
- Tear-off pages
- Humorous illustrations sprinkled throughout
- Recyclable cardboard backing with built-in folding stand for desk or tabletop display
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Dances with Wolves: The American Frontier Epic including The Holy Road: The Complete Epic including The Holy Road
The book that inspired the epic movie, Dances With Wolves, and its sequel, The Holy Road, together in one volume for the first time.
1863. The last occupant of Fort Sedgewick, Lieutenant John Dunbar watches over the American frontier. A thousand miles back east, his comrades are locked in battle with the Confederates, but out here he is alone.His desolate posting will bring him into contact with the lords of the southern plains – the Comanche. He has no knowledge of their customs but Dunbar is intrigued by these people and begins a transformation from which he emerges a different man. A man called Dances With Wolves.
The story continues, 11 years later in The Holy Road. Times are hard for the Comanche. The white man is closing in from all directions, claiming land, driving the tribes on to reservations. Should the Comanche fight or make peace? Misunderstanding and duplicity lead to raids and atrocities on both sides that can have only one conclusion. The man that was John Dunbar must go to war again.
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How Do You Dance?
A playful picture book that urges readers to bop, bounce, and shake from the author of Fraidyzoo
There are so many ways to dance! You can jiggle or wiggle or stomp. You can bop or bounce or go completely nuts. You can dance at the market or the bus stop, with your fingers or your face. You can dance because you’re happy or even because you’re sad.
But, what’s the best way to dance?
Exactly how you want to!
In How Do You Dance?, author-illustrator Thyra Heder explores dance in all of its creativity, humor, and―most of all―joy, in a picture-book celebration of personal expression that will inspire young and old readers alike to get up and get moving.Read more
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The World War 2 Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the Second World War: Volume 1 (Trivia War Books)
When was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two?It’s a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard about it yesterday. Maybe last month. But it was probably recent. And when it came up, did you wish that you could be the one to casually drop a fact that would have everyone in the room going, “Wow, I never knew that!”
With this book, you can be that person.
You can read it in just a few minutes a day.
Chapters are bite-sized and easy to read, meant for normal people instead of war historians!
Each chapter ends with a bonus helping of trivia and some quick questions to test your knowledge.
You’ll zoom through this book and be hungry for more.
Get ready to impress your friends with your knowledge – not just of the main events of World War Two, but of all the gritty details and weird true facts. By the time you finish this book, you’ll have a fact for every occasion, from the first moment someone thought about having a second World War, to the most recent blockbuster movies about it.
So get ready to meet characters from Adolf Hitler, rejected art student, to Jack Churchill, the broadsword-swinging male model. Find out why World War Two started in the first place, and why it’s never a good idea to invade Russia in winter. Learn why the United States was going to stay out of the war, how Canadians stole airplanes for the British, and what an orange soft drink has to do with the Nazis.
Some of the things you’re going to learn are sad. Some are scary. Some are sexy. And some are downright strange! It’s everything your history teacher never got around to telling you.
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The American Civil War: An Enthralling Overview of the War Between States (U.S. History)
A nation divided, a war between brothers, and immense political and social consequences—the American Civil War is certainly one of the most famous conflicts in world history.Everyone has heard of the bloody conflict that cost the lives of over one million people. When people think of the Civil War, they think of Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the North-South divide between the American states, but there is so much more to uncover about the American Civil War.
This book will dive into the details of the Civil War and explore what caused it, how it unfolded, and its short- and long-term consequences.
You will discover the following in this book:
- The socio-political situation of 19th-century America before the war
- Roots of the problem of slavery
- Abraham Lincoln and the creation of the Republican Party
- The infamous North-South divide
- Causes of secession and the beginning of the war
- Main actors on both sides, including Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee
- Military campaigns that shaped the four-year-long war
- The influential battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, and Fredericksburg
- The passing of the Emancipation Proclamation
- The assassination of President Lincoln
- Reforms and policies of post-war United States
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Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin unpacking the history of the US Civil War!
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SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes
‘Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller’ Lee Child
SAS Great Escapes Two recounts the hitherto untold stories of six of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed by the world’s most famous fighting force during WWII. From the very earliest SAS missions to the push into Nazi-occupied Europe, they cover some of the key figures in the Regiment, including its founder, David Stirling, plus other lesser-known heroes.
With each story comes an edge-of-the-seat, rollercoaster ride in classic Damien Lewis fashion, as readers are plunged into the escapees’ experiences – sharing their most terrifying yet inspiring moments. These stunning accounts of survival beggar belief, revealing nerve-racking bluff and deception, knife-edge encounters with enemy hunter forces hellbent on wreaking vengeance and murder, but also incredible acts of mercy and kindness from those who risk all to help the escapees on their way.
Each tale of breath-taking derring-do reveals how necessity really is the mother of all invention, as with every step and at every juncture these fugitives defied fate, snatching survival and freedom from the jaws of the enemy, and all the horrors that would have followed capture.
Damien Lewis has worked closely with the families of those portrayed, accessing wartime diaries, letters, mission reports, interrogation transcripts and more, to relate how the men of the SAS crossed blazing deserts, evaded enemy hunter forces and escaped through hostile lands, battling against seemingly insurmountable odds. But most of all, these uplifting tales of endurance beyond measure showcase the triumph of the human spirit and the will to survive.
‘Damien Lewis paints a uniquely vivid picture of the wartime SAS. Packed with detail, this fresh and dynamic book brings us as close to its remarkable members as we are ever likely to get.’ Joshua Levine, author of
Dunkirk‘In these days when we are told to be scared of everything it is a relief to read of steely nerves and cold courage. Damien Lewis has collected examples of exactly these qualities from World War II and they are all thrillers, to be read with pleasure – and a bit of nostalgia!’ Frederick Forsyth
‘The fund of SAS escapes turns out to be too big for one book, and in Damien Lewis there is a writer of rare narrative gifts able to bring alive these epic stories for us today’ Mark Urban
‘An astonishing book: a collection of truly riveting stories of bravery, all brilliantly told. In terms of sheer drama and audacity, SAS: Great Escapes Two goes where no fiction writer would dare venture’ Alex Gerlis, author of Agent in the Shadows
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Reason Why Advertising: the forgotten book that reshaped marketing in America -18 years before Hopkins’ Scientific Advertising!
The forgotten book that defined Advertising as salesmanship in print… finally available!
If you’re familiar with the marketing masterpiece titled Scientific Advertising you’re probably familiar with its author as well, Claude Hopkins.
John E. Kennedy, Albert Lasker, and Hopkins worked together at Lord & Thomas, the #1 advertising firm at the time in America. Together they completely reshaped the way the world advertised, using a scientific approach to determine what worked best and what was worth investing in.
But while Hopkins’ book became a must for all the marketing experts and the advertisers around the world during the past and the current century, Kennedy’s book is still a hidden gem that needs to be discovered by the international marketing community.
This fresh, annotated edition of the untouched original manuscript will serve this purpose.
Furthermore, this book will help you face the biggest challenge Kennedy, Hopkins, and Lakser had to face at their time: believability.
«The History of Advertising could never be written without first place in it being given to
John E. Kennedy, for every copywriter throughout the length and breadth of this land, is today being guided by the principles he laid down.»Albert Lasker
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Social Media Marketing: An Essential Guide to Building a Brand Using Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter, Including Tips on Personal … and Using Influencers…
If you have always wanted to use social media for your marketing purposes, but have always felt lost, then keep reading…Are you sick and tired of not being able to make use of one of the world’s most valuable marketing platforms?
Have you tried endless other solutions, but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks?
Do you finally want to say goodbye to throwing money away in ineffective marketing plans and discover something that works for you?
If so, then you’ve come to the right place.
You see, making social media work for your marketing purposes does not have to be difficult, even if you’ve tried to hire a social media specialist who bombards you with terminology and rarely brings about results.
In fact, it is easier than you think.
Here is just a tiny fraction of what you will discover:
- The top social media trends of 2020 and the changes to expect
- Which platform will work best for you
- How to use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others!
- The top 7 social media tools for 2020
- … and much, much more!
Take a second to imagine how you’ll feel once you see the fruits of your labor, and how your family and friends will react when you show them how well you’ve been able to make social media work for you!
So even if you are completely new to the game, you can achieve success with the knowledge you’ll get from this book.
If you have a burning desire to leverage social media platforms and make them work for you and your success, then scroll up and click “add to cart.”
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Nursing Care The Burns Unit The complete Guide
Immerse yourself in the intense and demanding world of the burns unit, where every second counts and every decision can change a life. This book is not just a compilation of facts and techniques, it’s a deeply human journey through the corridors of a little-known medical service, where dedicated professionals fight every day to restore hope and dignity to burn victims.This book is a comprehensive guide, with precise instructions on how to find out everything you need to know so that you don’t get lost.
Discover the wealth of knowledge needed to assess, treat and rehabilitate patients, from first-degree burns to the most profound trauma. Learn how the medical world has evolved in the management of these delicate injuries and how, thanks to technological and medical advances, we are now able to achieve previously unthinkable miracles.
While firmly rooted in science and clinical practice, this book never forgets the human side of the profession. Through the poignant testimonies of nurses and patients, you will be confronted with the reality of the field, the victories, the challenges and the moments of doubt that punctuate the daily lives of these heroes in white coats.
Whether you’re a healthcare professional looking to expand your knowledge, a nursing student or simply someone fascinated by human resilience, this book will captivate, educate and, most of all, inspire you. Embark on a journey to the heart of the dedication, innovation and passion that drives the burns service.
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All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In: Finding Home in a System that Fails Us
‘I tore through the pages. A book I’ll read over and over again’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of Queenie
____________________________________________We’ve all had our share of dodgy landlords, mould and awkward house shares. But journalist Kieran Yates has had more than most: by the age of twenty-five she’d lived in twenty different houses across the country, from council estates in London to car showrooms in rural Wales.
In prose that sparkles with humour and warmth, Yates charts the heartbreaks and joys of a life spent navigating the chaos of the housing system. Drawing on interviews with marginalised tenants across the country and the stories behind our interiors, she explores the unexpected ways we can fight back – finding beauty in the wreckage of a broken system, friendships in cramped housing conditions, and home even in the most fragile circumstances.All the Houses I’ve Ever Lived In is at once a rallying cry for change, a gorgeous coming-of-age story and a love letter to home in all its forms.
____________________________________________‘Illuminating, thoughtfully written, damning’ OBSERVER
‘I read this in two sittings . . . so incisive it’s hard to put down’ PANDORA SYKES
‘A beautiful exposition of home and what it means. Stunning’ BOLU BABALOLA, author of Honey & Spice
‘So relatable . . . injects a glorious dose of love and joy and hope’ BIG ISSUE
‘Yates manages the unthinkable: she makes the housing crisis funny’ i
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Frozen (Disney Animated Classics): A deluxe gift book of the classic film – collect them all!
A retelling of Disney Frozen, accompanied by art from the original Disney Studio artists. Collect the whole Animated Classics series!This beautiful hardback features premium sparkling cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, foil stamping and illustrated endpapers, making this the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Frozen and a book to be treasured by all.
A family favourite, Disney Frozen is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, story sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists. Also featured is a foreword by a Lisa Keene, a co-production designer at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic animated film.
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Sleeping Beauty (Disney Animated Classics) – Begin your classic collection!: A deluxe gift book of the classic film – collect them all!
A retelling of Disney Sleeping Beauty, accompanied by art from the original Disney Studio artists.Collect the whole Animated Classics series!This beautiful hardback features premium cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, gold foil stamping and illustrated endpapers, making this the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Sleeping Beauty and a book to be treasured by all.
A family favourite for nearly sixty years, Disney Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive its magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists. Also featured is a foreword by Mike Gabriel, an animator, story artist, visual development artist, production designer and director at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic animated film.
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Odeon Cinemas: Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation: 1
The old saying does often seem to hold true: the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, creating a widening gap between those who have more and those who have less. The sociologist Robert K. Merton called this phenomenon the Matthew effect, named after a passage in the gospel of Matthew. Yet the more closely we examine the sociological effects of this principle, the more complicated the idea becomes. Initial advantage doesn’t always lead to further advantage, and disadvantage doesn’t necessarily translate into failure. Does this theory need to be revisited?Merton’s arguments have significant implications for our conceptions of equality and justice, and they challenge our beliefs about culture, education, and public policy. His hypothesis has been examined across a variety of social arenas, including science, technology, politics, and schooling, to see if, in fact, advantage begets further advantage. Daniel Rigney is the first to evaluate Merton’s theory of cumulative advantage extensively, considering both the conditions that uphold the Matthew effect and the circumstances that cause it to fail. He explores whether growing inequality is beyond human control or disparity is socially constructed and subject to change. Reexamining our core assumptions about society, Rigney causes us to rethink the sources of inequity.Read more
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The Complete Film Production Handbook (American Film Market Presents)
The Complete Film Production Handbook is a comprehensive step-by-step guide covering the essentials of the business, from checklists and sample pre-production and post production schedules to contracts and company policies relating to insurance, talent management, and even customs and immigration details. The book contains all of the many necessary forms including SAG, DGA, and WGA forms, together with standard production forms, deal memos, and release forms which are found both in the book and on companion CD.This book provides producers and production managers with both a quick reference and refresher and an easy means of training their production staff on the day to day procedures needed to keep their production running smoothly. It provides film students with an in-depth look at what must be considered and accomplished before a single camera can roll and a more comprehensive understanding of the logistics that are required to complete and deliver a finished picture. First time independent filmmakers will find this the most comprehensive and helpful resource guide available.
The third edition includes substantial updates throughout. New chapters examine such topics as:
Basic accounting procedures
Production team members and their responsibilities
Working with vendors–negotiating deals. Saving money
Working with extras
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Airbrushing Techniques: Step-by-step
Neither beginners nor advanced students will want to be without this book on airbrush art. It is an indispensable source of information and advice on the amazing works of art you can produce with the aid of a spray gun. Beginning with the basic techniques coupled with specialist tips, all of the various ways of using an airbrush are demonstrated for anyone who would like to learn, perfect and eventually become professional at the spray technique. With the help of numerous, tried-and-tested, step-by-step instructions, the six carefully designed projects provide an easy introduction to the basic knowledge required and to the subsequent development of the skills needed for complex artistic work. The advantages of the freehand technique are as comprehensively discussed as the solutions to problems and difficulties that can occur when working with masks. As well as the practical tasks, readers can learn everything there is to know about the inner workings and construction of an airbrush gun, and are introduced to the various models of gun available commercially and detailed information on accessories and materials.
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Learn How to Paint with Airbrush For Beginners: Volume 34 (Learn to Draw Book Series)
Learn How to Paint with Airbrush For Beginners TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: MATERIALS: COLORS TERMS AIRBRUSH AND ITS MECHANISM MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS BASIC AIRBRUSH EXERCISES: AIRBRUSHING A LINE CONNECTING DOTS GRADATION EFFECTS AIRBRUSH EXERCISES: DROPLETS RETRO TOUCH LIGHTHOUSE SILHOUETTE TANGERINES FRUIT BASKET ORCHID AUTHOR BIO Introduction: First of all, thank you for picking this book, as it proves your sincere interest in the subject of Airbrushing. Second, I’m here to prove to you that it’s easy to learn, as compared to common misconceptions you may have heard. One of them, that you have to be a real artist, is untrue. As with most everyone who is starting to airbrush, you begin with being self-taught by reading books and also trial and error. Eventually, there comes a point when you are doing the same thing over and over and finally get it! Third, remember that proper skills and the right techniques give you a larger percentage for individual success in airbrushing. So, stick with me and I will introduce you to airbrushing and, the things you need to learn to do it correctly, including the right materials tools. Follow along to make your first Airbrush art a masterpiece. So Read this Book carefully and practice the exercises, especially for your trigger control, every day. This is for your own benefit. Work the Airbrush exercises next, so Good Luck and have fun.Read more
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Pokémon: Book of Joy: An official illustrated Pokémon pocket book of wisdom, new for Christmas 2023 – the perfect gift for fans of the video game and animated show!
“Anytime I’ve been sad or happy or really mad about something, Pokémon have always been there by my side, through it all.” ASH KETCHUM
Like our heroes Ash and Pikachu, we are all on a road to personal mastery. But life isn’t always sunshine and Jigglypuffs.
Written by some of the greatest Pokémon trainers in history, this inspirational book of wit and wisdom offers advice for every turn of life’s winding path, from the road to Viridian City to the heady heights of Indigo Plateau.
Bursting full of positivity, humour and fun, this charming book of inspirational quotes and illustrations shows that although Jigglypuff, Meowth and Pikachu may be Pokémon, their values could not be more human. We all live in a Pokémon world.
Pokémon Book of Joy will leave you ready to face every challenge along the way. And to truly catch ’em all!
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Ciprian Muresan: Drawings, 2015-2004
Never employed as an instrument for direct notation, for Ciprian Muresan (*1977 in Dej) drawing functions in equations that envelop this mode of production in a reflection on visibility and loss, on historical suspension, and ways in which the past is retrieved. Based on the artist’s diverse artistic output, the volume surveys the forms in which drawing recurs in Muresan’s practice. It foregrounds lines of continuity between earlier works, such as cheat sheets onto which The Gospel of John has been transcribed, and recent projects in which, for instance, all of the reproductions in books on Antonello da Messina or Kasimir Malevich are copied onto a single sheet of paper. Essays contextualize Muresan’s drawings in their fraught relation to art history, remembrance, and conservation as well as against shifting notions of labor.Read more
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Batman: Year One
In 1986, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman—who he is, and how he came to be. Sometimes careless and naive, this Dark Knight is far from the flawless vigilante he is today.In his first year on the job, Batman feels his way around a Gotham City far darker than the one he left. His solemn vow to extinguish the town’s criminal element is only half the battle; along with Lieutenant James Gordon, the Dark Knight must also fight a police force more corrupt than the scum in the streets.
BATMAN: YEAR ONE stands next to BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS on the mantle of greatest Batman graphic novels of all time. Timeless in its appeal, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s masterpiece would stand apart from the crowded comics field even today.
This edition includes the complete graphic novel, a new introduction by writer Frank Miller and a new illustrated afterword by artist David Mazzucchelli. Completing this collection are over 40 pages of never-before-seen developmental material such as character and layout sketches, sample script pages, sketches, and more that pro-vide a glimpse into the making of this contemporary classic.
This volume collects Batman #404-407.
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The Official Christmas No. 1 Singles Book
‘A Christmas cracker’ – Record CollectorSo here it is…
The perfect gift for music lovers of all ages, The Official Christmas No. 1 Singles Book is jam-packed with facts, figures and photos to get your toes tapping along to the sounds of seven decades of festive chart-toppers.
Have you ever wondered how many Christmas number ones actually have the word ‘Christmas’ in their title? Or how many TV talent-show winners have claimed the festive top spot?
Do you know which artist has racked up the most Christmas number ones? Or which single is the biggest-selling seasonal chart-topper of all time?
Can you name the only song to have topped the Christmas chart twice by two different artists? Or the only artist to have been Christmas number one twice with the same song?
The answers to all these questions – plus many more – can be found in this exclusive festive companion, published in conjunction with the Official Charts Company.
With a fully illustrated double-page spread for every year since the UK singles chart began in 1952, Michael Mulligan’s fun and authoritative journey through the Christmas archives will delight curious browsers and dedicated pop nerds alike. Featuring top-ten countdowns, fascinating trivia about the highest-charting Christmas singles and plenty of entertaining infographics, this is the ideal family stocking-filler, celebrating all that is wonderful, whimsical and unpredictable about the festive season’s most hotly contested musical event.
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Jamie en 15 minutes: Délicieux, généreux, super rapide
Des plats super rapides, savoureux, équilibrés pour tous les jours de la semaine ! Créer ces nouvelles recettes a été un véritable challenge pour moi. J’ai pris soin qu’elles soient intelligentes, simples, faciles à partager et amusantes, avec des ingrédients riches en saveurs et qui égaieront votre palais. Je n’écrirai probablement pas d’autres livres comme celui-ci, mais je peux vous assurer qu’il sera pour vous un incontournable et vous procurera tous les outils pour élaborer des repas succulents en un temps record. J’ai puisé dans les différentes cultures gastronomiques pour en retenir les saveurs que nous apprécions tous, alternant les plats à base de poulet, de steaks, ou de pâtes. Je me suis aussi inspiré de la street food asiatique et des riches saveurs marocaines pour élaborer des salades géantes et bien d’autres recettes. Je me suis appliqué à recréer, à ma manière, tous les types de plats que vous consommez déjà tout faits. Vous verrez, ce sont les repas les plus simples et rapides que j’ai jamais conçus. Ces recettes ont été testées et re-testées pour faire de ce livre le compagnon idéal de votre cuisine. Je pense que vous allez adorer ce livre – j’en suis tellement fier ! Vous avez aimé 30 minutes Chrono ? Celui-là va vous bluffer !Read more
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least thirty years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays, as prologues, as epilogues, and as part of their poetic texture. This ground-breaking book assembles all of Shakespeare’s sonnets in their probable order of composition. An inspiring introduction debunks long-established biographical myths about Shakespeare’s sonnets and proposes new insights about how and why he wrote them. Explanatory notes and modern English paraphrases of every poem and dramatic extract illuminate the meaning of these sometimes challenging but always deeply rewarding witnesses to Shakespeare’s inner life and professional expertise. Beautifully printed and elegantly presented, this volume will be treasured by students, scholars, and every Shakespeare enthusiast.Read more
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You’ll Ever Need
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 “beats” (plot points) that comprise a successful story–from the opening image to the finale–this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass) to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate–and a novel that will sell.
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I’m in Love with the Villainess (Light Novel) Vol. 1
Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favourite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favourite character, Claire Francois – the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to this new courtship?!Read more
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Creepshow, Volume 1
What’s that lurking in the dark? Who’s that walking up behind you? And why does it sound like death is slowly creeping this way? Why, it’s CREEPSHOW!
Creepshow, a new star-studded five-issue comic book anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series and advancing the worldwide phenomenon that began with George A. Romero and Stephen King’s iconic 1982 film and has continued with the Greg Nicotero-helmed genre anthology series entering its fourth season on Shudder and produced by Cartel Entertainment
Creepshow comes to comics packed with bone chilling stories from the biggest names in comics that will SCARE YOU TO DEATH! The superstar roster includes Chris Burnham (Die! Die! Die!), Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series), John McCrea (Hitman), David & Maria Lapham (Stray Bullets), Erica Henderson (Assassin Nation, Dracula, Motherf**ker), and Francesco Francavilla (Night of the Ghoul, Detective Comics) and L Marlow Francavilla, and more!
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People Power: Transform your business in the era of safety and wellbeing
Turbocharge employee engagement through health and safety
‘Health and safety’ has regained its rightful place at the heart of the organization, alongside wellbeing and other people issues. Keeping it there, however, is tricky, and returns on investment are difficult to quantify. At the same time, companies yearn for new ways to engage their employees.
Karen J. Hewitt urges us to switch gears on health and safety – from systems and compliance to inspiration and engagement. With her simple three-step formula (Build, Buzz, Bake), she offers us her recipe for building employee engagement through health and safety, with significant gains for the business overall.
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deAO Kids Advent Calendar 2023, 24 PCS Toys Cars for 3 4 5 6 7 Year Old Boys, Kids Play Vehicles, Christmas Countdown 24 Days, Christmas Gifts for Kids
- 【2023 Christmas Advent Calendar】Count down the days to Christmas with our 2023 Christmas Advent Calendar Car Blind Box! Ready to embark on an exhilarating journey of unboxing excitement? Get ready to rev up your engines and experience the thrill of our Car Blind Box Toy! Each box holds a mystery car, waiting to be revealed.
- 【24 Surprises】Get ready to be amazed with our Christmas Car Blind Box! This incredible set contains not just one, but 24 different cars, ensuring that every day brings a new and exciting surprise. Imagine the joy on your loved one’s face as they open each door of the advent calendar and discover a unique and intricately designed car waiting for them.
- 【Gifts for 3-year-old boys】The advent calendar 2023 is perfect for car enthusiasts of all ages. As Birthdays, Christmas gifts, early education toys, preschool props, or just because – surprise your loved ones with the joy of unboxing their very own miniature dream car collection. It’s a gift that combines excitement and nostalgia in one delightful package.
- 【Unlimited Fun】Not only does our Christmas Advent Calendar provide unlimited entertainment, but it also makes a thoughtful gift for kids. So why wait? Get your hands on our Car Blind Box Toy today! Unleash the thrill of surprise and embark on an adventure of joy and excitement that will last throughout the holiday season. Unwrap happiness and create unforgettable memories with your loved ones this Christmas!
- 【Safe Material】We prioritize the safety and well-being of our customers, especially when it comes to children. The car is made of high quality ABS eco-friendly plastic and zinc alloy, which is safe, non-toxic, smooth edges. Encourage your child’s imaginative play, spark excitement, and provide hours of entertainment with this Christmas Advent Calendar Car Blind Box.
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Money Skills for Teens: These Are The Things About Money Management and Personal Finance You Must Know But They Didn’t Teach You in School (Life Skill Handbooks for Teens)
This is how to Make More, Keep More and Eventually… Spend More! Keep reading to learn how your teen could benefit from this every teen’s favorite guide!
🎁 The Perfect Gift for Teen Boys and Girls From Ages 12-19 Years Old 🎁
Bank accounts. Bills. Credit. Taxes. Save. Invest…
Have you become worried about your teen’s personal finances and financial future?
Does it feel like there are too many things your teen should learn about money but find it hard to teach everything to them?
Do you feel like no one has ever taught them ALL the important lessons about money, not even school?
Or maybe you are looking for a way to teach your teen essential money skills in a simple but effective way?
If your answer to any of those was yes, this book is for you.
You see, becoming financially savvy at an early age doesn’t have to be complicated.
Even if you’ve already tried to do some research on the net but became overwhelmed by the amount of information and didn’t know where to start or who to trust anymore…
The truth is, teaching your teen to be financially savvy is much easier than you think.
With over 10 years of experience in the education and parenting fields, the author of The Big Book of Adulting Life Skills for Teens, Emily Carter provides you now with the teen’s all-around guide to personal finance and money management. The guide will teach them all the important stuff about personal finance without having to do hours and hours of research to find nothing life-changing.
Here’s just a fraction of the things you’ll discover in the Money Skills for Teens:
- The 3 different ways to start making money NOW (Yes, even as a teen) – Page 13
- Mindset first: How to develop a healthy money mindset and set up your financial goals… the right way – Page 6
- Handling money has never been this easy, learn all the secrets of it – Page 31
- The right way of building a budget so that all your teen’s money problems will be gone for good – Page 55
- BIG things need BIG thinking, learn how to buy a house or pay for college the right way – Page 115
- The secrets of building a top-tier credit score – Page 90
- The “magic” behind growing your wealth (Your teen must learn this!) – Page 104
- The forgotten truth about retirement planning (the earlier they learn this, the better) – Page 121
- And much, much more…
And as a COMPLEMENTARY BONUS, you will receive THREE EBOOKS:
- ”Unleashing Your Potential”: A Teenager’s Guide to Developing a Growth Mindset and Opening Your Path to Success
- ”The Essential Summer Job Handbook”: The Teen’s Guide to a Fun and Profitable Summer
- ”Raising Teens With Confidence”: 10 Exclusive Blog Posts on Parenting Teens
Just imagine how you’ll feel once you know that your teenager can handle their finances responsibly and how stress-free your and their life could become.
Imagine how amazing it would be for them to know how to invest and make their money grow already as a teenager.
Imagine the advantage your teen will get financially when they have the power of knowledge on your side.
So even if you’re coming from disadvantageous circumstances where money has always been the root of all evil, you can change the direction of your teen’s personal finances for the better with Money Skills for Teens.
If you want to secure your teen’s financial future, then scroll up and click “add to cart” NOW!
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Football’s Braveheart: The Authorised Biography of Dave Mackay
Football’s Braveheart is the riveting life story of Dave Mackay, the fearless, skilled, heroic and barrel-chested left-half who was an icon for Spurs, Hearts, Derby and Scotland. Off the field, Dave was a humble, fair-minded, sociable man. On it, he was an out-and-out winner, a warrior and inspiration with consummate ball skills and intelligence. The heartbeat of Spurs’ double-winning side of 1961, he came back after two broken legs to add to a glittering trophy collection started at Hearts. After his playing career, Mackay distinguished himself as a title-winning manager with Derby County. A legends’ legend, he was lauded by George Best as the hardest and bravest opponent he ever faced. Fabled managers Bill Nicholson (Spurs) and Brian Clough (Derby) hailed him as their best signing, and other admirers included Jimmy Greaves, Denis Law and Sir Alex Ferguson. Author Mike Donovan has gained exclusive, first-hand insights from those who knew Mackay best to bring you the definitive story of a man who made an indelible mark on football.Read more
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Pet Bugs: A Kid’s Guide to Catching and Keeping Touchable Insects
* What kind of insect does a back flip?
* Which bug will wrestle with a rival?
You’ll find the answers to these and other fascinating questionsabout insects in Pet Bugs. Small, easy to find, catch, and carefor, and intriguing to watch, bugs make terrific pets! In Pet Bugs,Sally Kneidel shows you how to catch and keep crickets, mantises,click beetles, and many more kinds of insects. She’ll also give youa close-up view of how insects interact with one another and withtheir environment. C Captivating illustrations throughout the bookbring this fun-filled hobby to life for kids.Read more
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100 Great Scottish Rugby Moments
Here are Scottish rugby’s most legendary, celebratory and brilliant moments from the last 50 years.100 Great Scottish Rugby Moments is a unique celebration of the sport’s most significant moments. Including:
• Andy Irvine’s kick to beat England in 1974
• The 1984 Grand Slam
• David Sole, Tony Stanger and the 1990 Grand Slam
• Toony, Paris and that pass
• The great Bill McLaren’s final commentary• Doddie Weir’s Big Entry
• The 2019 Calcutta Cup – a match like no other . . .These epic moments feature exclusive interviews with Gregor Townsend, Jim Telfer, Ian Robertson, Ian McLauchlan, Andy Irvine, Alan Lawson, Iain Milne, Jim Calder, John Rutherford, Finlay Calder, Craig Chalmers, David Sole, Tony Stanger, Scott Hastings, Gavin Hastings, Doddie Weir, Rob Wainwright, Gary Armstrong, Kenny Logan, Bryan Redpath, Chris Paterson, Al Kellock, Sean Maitland and many others. Enjoy a host of brilliant anecdotes and remarkable insights into the controversies, epic matches, thrilling contests and pivotal events on and off the field which shaped these 100 GREAT SCOTTISH RUGBY MOMENTS.
“All the key moments from the last 50 years of Scottish rugby are captured . . . 100 Great Scottish Rugby Moments will definitely bring back some truly great memories for you.”
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The bounty and beauty of the American West has stirred the hopes and dreams of generations of Americans. The vast economic potential of the West was only a dream in 1804 when President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on their now famous and well documented journey. A little over 30 years later in 1837, Washington Irving published the epic following the adventures of the famous explorer, Captain Bonneville, in what would later become known as the Wyoming Territory. He searched for the fabled Tar Springs. After a great ordeal the men in his party discovered a slow stream of oil at the foot of a sand bluff just east of the Wind River Mountains. Fifty years later a Pennsylvania born Irishman named Mike Murphy drilled the first well in the Wyoming Territory on the very same spot. These examples of exploration and discovery began a transformation of American society that still rings true today. Today we have over 2.45 million acres of Western lands managed by the Bureau of Lands Management. It’s important that these lands are properly managed for the creation of wealth and prosperity for our Nation, the preservation of our environment and our way of life.Read more
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Powerful Questioning: Strategies for improving learning and retention in the classroom
Powerful Questioning: Strategies for improving learning and retention in the classroom by Michael Chiles is an evidence-based examination of the power of questioning in the classroom and how it can be improved.
Foreword by John Hattie.
Questioning is a staple feature of a teacher’s toolkit across all phases of education. Classrooms are awash with explanation, modelling and feedback, but of all the pedagogical strategies at a teacher’s disposal, questioning is one of the most important. It is the heartbeat of a classroom. While the art of asking a question seems relatively straightforward, to what extent do teachers consider the types of questions they’re using? Are the questions they ask students actually helping to support learning? In Powerful Questioning, Michael Chiles delves into the complexity of asking questions and how best to use this pedagogical tool as a powerful springboard to support learning in the classroom.
Teachers are described by many as ‘professional question-askers’ and the use of questioning in the teaching and learning process dates back to one of the most influential users and developers of questions, the Greek philosopher Socrates. Socrates believed that by asking questions we encourage reflection, and that their use is most effective when we create a continual loop of dialogue between the asker and the receiver, to allow movement from surface to deeper level thinking. Powerful Questioning takes inspiration from this, providing original theory that relates back to the historical use of questioning in the classroom throughout.
Offering a fresh perspective on how questioning can be engineered to support effective learning, Powerful Questioning examines the reasons behind the questions we ask and reveals the power of asking the right questions, in the right way, at the right time. It details a set of core principles, recommendations and classroom-based practical examples that can be used to implement powerful questioning both in the classroom and wider school.
Michael’s aim is to help teachers become research-informed on the theories around the use of questioning in the classroom, whilst also providing a wide range of practical classroom-based strategies. Readers will take away specific examples from a broad range of case studies in which teachers at different phases of education (from Key Stages one to five) share how they use questioning to improve learning and retention.
Essential reading for all teachers and school leaders.
Contents include:
- Introduction: The power of a question
- Chapter 1: Why do we ask questions?
- Chapter 2: How do we foster a questioning culture?
- Chapter 3: Questioning as a mechanism to check for understanding
- Chapter 4: Diagnostic and reflective questioning
- Chapter 5: Powerful questioning principles
- Concluding thoughts
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The Learning Game: Teaching Kids to Think for Themselves, Embrace Challenge, and Love Learning
How did we conclude that the best way to prepare kids for the future is to cluster them into classrooms by age and grade, forcing them to learn the same things, at the same time and pace, seven hours a day, five days a week, for twelve years?We trust the school system to prepare our kids for the future. We get excited when they get good grades, or disappointed if they don’t. But we rarely stop to question whether school is teaching our children the right things in the right way.
Kids could get good at playing the game of school, but are they really learning?
Teacher-turned-edupreneur Ana Lorena Fábrega, known by her students as Ms. Fab, invites us to rethink education.
In The Learning Game, she reveals how traditional schooling has gone wrong, and proposes a series of actionable strategies to help kids learn.
What if we guide kids to think for themselves?
Should we encourage kids to take risks and tackle projects of their own?
How do we help kids learn to love learning?Answering these questions and many more, The Learning Game will arm you with practical tools to design a new approach to learning―one that leaves behind the game of school and prepares your kids for the game of life.
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