The vast majority of sudoku puzzles that are labeled hard " "expert " "challenger " are not really all that difficult. & in a surprising number of cases they are downright easy. In the " Absolutely Nasty Sudoku" books you will find puzzles truly worthy of the label "hard." The puzzles increase in difficulty throughout the four books in the series. It ranges from basic & intermediate puzzles & techniques at Level No. 1 to the most advanced techniques at Level No. 4 along with puzzles that require multiple advanced techniques each time." ...

The vast majority of sudoku puzzles that are labeled hard " "expert " "challenger " are not really all that difficult. & in a surprising number of cases they are downright easy. In the " Absolutely Nasty Sudoku" books you will find puzzles truly worthy of the label "hard." The puzzles increase in difficulty throughout the four books in the series. It ranges from basic & intermediate puzzles & techniques at Level No. 1 to the most advanced techniques at Level No. 4 along with puzzles that require multiple advanced techniques each time." ...

The vast majority of sudoku puzzles that are labeled hard " "expert " "challenger " are not really all that difficult. & in a surprising number of cases they are downright easy. In the " Absolutely Nasty Sudoku" books you will find puzzles truly worthy of the lable "hard." The puzzles increase in difficulty throughout the four books in the series. It ranges from the basic & intermediate puzzles & techniques at Level No. 1 to the most advanced techniques at Level No. 4 along with puzzles that require multiple advanced techniques each time." ...

Winnie the Witch is ready for anything! Here's just a taster of the twelve stories in this book: in ' Mini Winnie' you'll find her shrinking herself down to the size of a teaspoon; in ' Winnie Says Cheese' she gets herself ready for the camera; in ' Itchy Witchy' she has to deal with an outbreak of fleas; & in ' Winnie's Book Day' she stages a superhero rescue! As well as the twelve stories there are bonus pages of jokes at the end of the book
- what could be more absolutely entertaining than Winnie? Twelve crazily funny stories featuring everyone's favourite witch her big black cat Wilbur & a zany supporting cast of new characters. Korky Paul's exuberant black line illustrations complement the humour slapstick & moments of real drama that run through each story. Pure magic!
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Caro Ramsays Absolution" is the first in her much-loved " Anderson & Costello" series. The Crucifixion Killer is stalking Glasgow...leaving victims mutilated bodies in a Christ-like pose. DCI Alan Mc Alpine
- a renowned & successful police officer
- is drafted in to lead the hunt supported by local officers DI Anderson & DS Costello. But the past holds horrific memories for Mc Alpine. He last worked this beat some twenty years earlier when he was assigned to guard a woman
- nameless & faceless after a sadistic acid attack
- at a Glasgow hospital. An obsession was born at that hospital room that has never quite left Mc Alpine.. .and now it seems to be resurfacing. For a reason. As the chase to halt the gruesome murders intensifies so Anderson & Costello find chilling cause for concern uncomfortably close to home... Reissued with a stunning new package Caro Ramsays Anderson & Costello thrillers have been widely recognised as one of the most significant new series in the genre in recent years & Ramsays utterly unique investigators are ready to become the nations favourite Scottish cop duo. " Absolution" is the amazing opening to this stunning series. Subsequent titles include " Dark Water" & " Singing to the Dead". Fans of Ian Rankin & Val Mc Dermid will love this series. Praise for Caro Ramsay: " Brilliant in twisting the tension tauter with each page". (" Guardian"). " Ramsay handles her characters with aplomb the dialogue crackles & the search for the killer has surprising twists & turns". (" Observer"). " Many shivers in store for readers followed by a shattering climax". (" The Times"). Caro Ramsay was born in Glasgow & now lives in a village on the west coast of Scotl&. " Absolution" is her first novel which was shortlisted for the CWAs New Blood Dagger for best debut of the year. This success was followed by two further DI Anderson & DS Costello novels " Singing to the Dead" & " Dark Water". The fourth book in the same series " The Blood of Crows" is also released this summer."



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Mankind has endured centuries of horrific plague & a particularly brutal interstellar war.. .but there is still no time for peace & quiet. Stirred from aeons of sleep the Inhibitors
- ancient alien killing machines
- have begun the process of ridding the galaxy of its latest emergent intelligence: mankind. As a ragtag bag of refugees fleeing the first wave of the cull head towards an apparently insignificant moon light-years away they discover an avenging angel a girl born in ice. She has the power to lead mankind to safety & the ability to draw down their darkest enemy. & on a planet where vast travelling cathedrals crawl towards the treacherous fissure known as Absolution Gap an unsettling truth becomes apparent: to beat one enemy it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much much worse.. .

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September 1919: Twenty-years-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a clutch of letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian's brother Will during the Great War. They trained together. They fought together. But in 1917 Will laid down his guns on the battlefield & declared himself a conscientious objector an act which has brought shame & dishonour on the Bancroft family. The letters however are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. He holds a secret deep within him. One that he is desperate to unburden himself of to Marian if he can only find the courage. Whatever happens this meeting will change his life
- forever.
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By placing abstract art within its political & cultural history Anna Moszynska elucidates a form that since its origin has bewildered its admirers & detractors alike. She offers the reader a comprehensive trajectory of abstraction-- from the radically new pictorial language of Bella & Delaunnay to the visceral spirituality of Kandinsky & Mondrian to the geometrically-obsessed artists of the 1930s & 1940s. The author takes us from the origin of the movement during the First World War to the post-World War II Zeitgeist that emphasized personal expression & finally the revival of Abstraction practiced by Neo-Geo among others in the 1980s. A succinct & deftly written account of abstraction Moszynska offers both an overview of the philosophy of the movement as well as analyses of the approaches of individual artists. ...

Up until now a veil of mystery surrounded the techniques used to create great abstract paintings. ABSTRACT PAINTING TECHNIQUES & STRATEGIES lifts that veil to reveal the exact methods behind the masterworks. Now students & professional artists can stop guessing & start building on the techniques of the great abstract artists to create their own innovative new work. Two clear comprehensible sections let artists focus quickly on their specific areas of interest. The first section on Traditional Painterly Abstraction (brush & easel painting) looks at pictorial space brushwork paint quality & collage. The second section on Post-Painterly Modern Abstraction (non-easel painting) considers options ranging from the pour-&-spatter techniques of Jackson Pollock to the staining scraping & abrading of modern acrylic artists. Step-by-step recipes for key approaches show every artist how to get the best aesthetic results freeing them to move forward philosophically. ...

Learn to Paint Abstracts forms part of the best-selling Collins Learn to Paint series providing a clear & simple introduction to a truly dynamic style of painting that is attracting more & more interest among amateur artists. Laura Reiter provides a clear & accessible introduction to abstract painting explaining in simple terms how to paint popular subjects in a less representational way. Several simple ways of approaching an abstract painting are demonstrated using watercolour acrylics pastels & collage to create abstracts from simple doodles. Practical exercises useful tips & several step-by-step demonstrations are included. It is the perfect book for those who desire an entrance into abstract art or want to broaden their artistic horizons. ...