In this book, renowned garden designer Motomi Oguchi offers the reader a step-by-step, practical approach to creating Japanese gardens, drawn from a wealth of experience that covers thirty years & encompasses the design of more than 400 gardens. The author uses real examples from gardens he has designed, constructed, & photographed to illustrate his key points, approaching each work from the perspective of the home or building owner.
Oguchi begins with front gardens, as these are usually what one encounters first when entering a home. Typically, these front plantings are not defined Japanese garden types but rather, physical areas. He then moves on to tsubo niwa (courtyard gardens) & kare sansui (dry gardens) that might be found in the middle or rear of a building, or any available small space. Next, he introduces tea & tree gardens, which are more likely to be sections of a larger garden; & highlights specific characteristics & conditions of interior gardens.
Within each chapter are general layouts & methods of developing the various gardens, which precede specific, step-by-step instructions. The author also offers practical & affordable variations on more ambitious designs & shows how they can be adapted to the readers home or building. In addition, Oguchi emphasizes the importance of proper maintenance & offers suggestions for special touches & restoration.

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DOODLE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE! Welcome to Doodle...where you draw the story. Help finish characters, build up the town & design a GIANT ICE CREAM POWERED robot to fight off...the SUPER villains that you doodle! Doodles get into LOTS of trouble. Watch out, it is up to you to doodle them out of it! ...

Doodletown`s resident superhero, Doc Maybe, is missing! Now who will save the day? An adventure where you read, choose, draw, fold, twist, tear & more to complete the story. Visit www.doodle.town to find additional content by Andrew & Chris Judge! ...

Read, choose, draw, fold, twist, tear & more to CREATE YOUR OWN: ALIEN ADVENTURE! When an alien crash lands outside school you race out to find it. Follow the trail of the alien across town, back to its ship. Tear a small hole in the page to get inside
- & learn to speak alien! Once you`ve helped B`ob fix the tear in his ship (wonder where that came from?) he takes you to visit his home. Navigate asteroid fields, build an engine & fold space to make it to his home world. Not everything is that easy! You`ve accidentally led an alien army to Earth
- & they`re ready conquer it. It`s up to you & some unexpected new characters to save the planet.

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We are far less free than we like to think. In Creating Freedom, Raoul Martinez exposes the mechanisms of control that pervade our lives & the myths on which they depend. Exploring the lottery of our birth, the coercive influence of concentrated wealth, & the consent-manufacturing realities of undemocratic power, he shows that our faith in free media, free markets, free elections & free will is dangerously misplaced. Written with empathy & imagination, this scholarly, fierce & profoundly hopeful manifesto makes a dazzling case for creating freedom on our own terms. ...

Creative Flow is a mindful workbook to treasure, encouraging the use of focused creativity to cultivate beautiful awareness every day. Exploring meaningful ways we can appreciate each of life`s precious moments, this enchanting guide helps us to notice & note, embrace play, & focus again on breathing & simply being. Author Jocelyn de Kwant invites us all to embrace a beginners` mind, to add time back into our busy lives using the art of creative mindfulness. Practical prompts entwine with lengthier meditative notes on the joys of doodling & scribbling, & the joy of sensory play & reconnecting with the natural world. This lovingly-illustrated workbook is a timely reminder of the ways in which creative flow can enhance & enrich our lives. ...

Create beautiful pictures with coloured crayons & paint using the shape of little hands, fists & fingers. Over 60 simple suggestions to get you & your little ones started including bears, lions, trains, flowers, monkeys & dinosaurs. Step-by-step instructions. Tips & hints on decorating the pictures. Over 60 creative hand art activities ...

The countryside has always held appeal for those trapped in the urban jungle, as it can be difficult for artful minds to isolate themselves from the 24/7 stimuli that cities bring. With a greater appetite for `authentic` experiences, working practices & creative inspiration, metropolitan talents are setting up studios far from the madding crowd. Combining a more relaxed lifestyle, budding entrepreneurship & social media, a new generation of young creatives is redefining `country living`. Creative Living Country celebrates this new breed of artists & creatives
- from photographers to textile designers, from ceramicists to musicians
- who have found a way to make their homes, work & lifestyle a seamless whole away from the city lights. Looking at 25 houses across the UK, Chloe Grimshaw & Luke White provide a glimpse into truly original homes that could only have been inspired by country life. From the East Anglian fens to the Cornish coast, from the hills of the Lake District to the moors of Scotl&, the unique landscapes that make up the British experience take on new meaning in the hands of these creative pioneers & provide inspiration for all of us, no matter where we live.

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Creative Ropecraft is a treasure trove of knots, hitches, bends, plaits & netting
- the standard work on practical & decorative
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The latest in our creative writing series is a colourful & engaging reference book, rather than a write-in book, designed to appeal to creative writers from age 9 to 99. The book is divided into sections covering different aspects of the writing process
- coming up with ideas, planning, punctuation & grammar
- as well as advice on different forms of writing, including stories, blogs, non-fiction & poetry. Throughout, there are helpful tips & suggestions, internet links "ations from well known authors to illustrate different writing techniques Illustrations: Full colour throughout

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