The Beginner's Guide to Floristry is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to floristry & will delight amateur flower arrangers & professionals alike with its combination of practical advice & inspiration. Step-by-step instructions are provided for a wide range of basic floristry skills from wiring & taping through to making a bridal bouquet. Inspirational pages feature a range of finished designs both traditional & modern."" ...

This concise accessible & down-to-earth guide will help you get the most out of your computer using Windows 7 whether you're a complete beginner or upgrading from previous Microsoft operating systems. You'll learn about exciting new features of Windows 7 including: * How to work with Windows 7 Libraries * How to communicate using Windows Live Mail * How to use Windows Live Photo Gallery * How to browse & search the web using Internet Explorer Version 8 & Accelerators. ...

The Beginner's Bible is the perfect starting point for children. Now toddlers have an edition designed just for them. With simple text & bright illustrations it provides a great overview of the Bible stories in easy manageable sections that youngsters can underst&. ...

This is a new edition of the hugely popular Beginners Cookbook" which introduces children (and kitchen-shy adults!) to the basic techniques of cooking through a selection of mouth-watering recipes. Recipes include ideas for pizza & pasta dishes vegetarian dishes & delicious cakes & cookies giving novice cooks something to create for every occasion. Each recipe is shown through easy step-by-step instructions. Concealed spiral binding makes the book practical to use in the kitchen." ...

Beginners Get... Sorted brought to you by Ben Ebbrell Barry Taylor & the rest of the fabulous Sorted crew is the perfect cookbook for those who want simple fun & seriously tasty meal ideas! The Sorted crew are a bunch of childhood friends who decided to help each other with their cooking dilemmas when they all left home to go to university. Now they are 24-year-old graduates & are broadcasting their recipes to thousands of viewers & subscribers to their Sorted food channel on You Tube
- the most popular cookery channel on the site. With 800 000 views a month the Sorted recipe demonstrations help you knock up meal after meal of cracking food seasoned with a healthy dose of fun. Whether a complete recipe rookie a busy parent in need of inspiration or a student faced with a small food budget Beginners Get... Sorted will help solve all of your own kitchen dilemmas. Ben Ebbrell & Barry Taylors cookbook is perfect for those in need of some cooking confidence & inspiration. The Sorted gang came together in their university holidays initially sharing their cookery ideas & woes & then in their spare time becoming a huge youtube sensation. They also found time to self-publish two recipe books A Recipe for Student Survival" & "A Rookies Guide" to Crackin Cooking which Penguin have combined to produce the ultimate guide for anyone who needs a little help in the kitchen."
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This is a new book aimed at young climbers learning the National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS). It features cartoon illustrations giving step-by-step instructions on the basic skills required for Levels 1 & 2 of the scheme & is fully endorsed by NICAS. It is also endorsed by the Mountaineering Council of Scotl&. The book is beautifully illustrated by Sophie Mitchell with appealing drawings & comes with a robust hardback fold-out cover & is package with a short section of cord which enables readers to practice the knots they are learning in the book. ...

This is a lively introduction to the fascinating lives of tigers complete with beautiful photographs illustrated step-by-step diagrams & weird & wonderful facts. It comes with easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert aimed at children who are beginning to read on their own. It is part of the exciting Beginners" series now containing more than 50 titles on topics ranging from Trucks & Ancient Greeks to Planet Earth." ...

Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity is perfect for those who would like to come to grips with programming Unity. You may be an artist who has learned 3D tools such as 3ds Max Maya or Cinema 4D or you may come from 2D tools such as Photoshop & Illustrator. On the other hand you may just want to familiarize yourself with programming games & the latest ideas in game production. This book introduces key game production concepts in an artist-friendly way & rapidly teaches the basic scripting skills you'll need with Unity. It goes on to show how you as an independent game artist can create casual interactive adventure games in the style of Telltale's Tales of Monkey Island while also giving you a firm foundation in game logic & design. * The first part of the book explains the logic involved in game interaction & soon has you creating game assets through simple examples that you can build upon & gradually exp&. * In the second part you'll build the foundations of a point-&-click style first-person adventure game--including reusable state management scripts load/save functionality a robust inventory system & a bonus feature: a dynamically configured maze & mini-map. * With the help of the provided 2D & 3D content you'll learn to evaluate & deal with challenges in bite-sized pieces as the project progresses gaining valuable problem-solving skills in interactive design. By the end of the book you will be able to actively use the Unity 3D game engine having learned the necessary workflows to utilize your own assets. You will also have an assortment of reusable scripts & art assets with which to build future games. What you'll learn * How to build interactive games that work on a variety of platforms * Take the tour around Unity user interface fundamentals scripting & more * Create a test environment & gain control over functionality cursor control action objects state management object metadata message text & more * What is inventory logic & how to manage it * How to handle 3D object visibility effects & other special cases * How to handle variety of menus & levels in your games development * How to handle characters scrollers & more * How to create or integrate a story/walkthrough Who this book is for Students or artists familiar with tools such as 3ds Max or Maya who want to create games for mobile platforms computers or consoles but with little or no experience in scripting or the logic behind games development. Table of Contents * Exploring the Genre * Unity UI--Basics & Getting Started * Scripting--Getting your Feet Wet * Terrain Generation--Creating a Test Environment * Navigation & Introduction to Functionality * Cursor Control * Action Objects * Managing State * Object Metadata * Message Text * Inventory Logic * Managing the Inventory * Finishing the Basic Functionality * Getting Down to the Game * Maze & Final Sequence * Menus & Levels * Beyond the Basics * Appendix A: Shader Graphs * Appendix B: Keyboard Key Names * Appendix C: Final Sequence Outline ...

Beginning Android 4 is an update to Beginning Android 3 originally written by Mark Murphy. It is your first step on the path to creating marketable apps for the burgeoning Android Market Amazons Android Appstore & more. Googles Android operating-system has taken the industry by storm going from its humble beginnings as a smartphone operating system to its current status as a platform for apps that run across a gamut of devices from phones to tablets to netbooks to televisions & the list is sure to grow. Smart developers are not sitting idly by in the stands but are jumping into the game of creating innovative & salable applications for this fast-growing mobile- & consumer-device platform. If youre not in the game yet now is your chance! Beginning Android 4 is fresh with details on the latest iteration of the Android platform. Begin at the beginning by installing the tools & compiling a skeleton app. Move through creating layouts employing widgets taking user input & giving back results. Soon youll be creating innovative applications involving multi-touch multi-tasking location-based feature sets using GPS. Youll be drawing data live from the Internet using web services & delighting your customers with life-enhancing apps. Not since the PC era first began has there been this much opportunity for the common developer. What are you waiting for? Grab your copy of Beginning Android 4 & get started! What youll learn * Develop Java-based mobile applications & games for a wide range of phones & devices. * Create user interfaces using Web Kit & the Android widget framework. * Build location- & map-based applications drawing on live feeds over the Internet. * Incorporate activities services content providers & broadcast receivers into your applications. * Support multiple Android versions multiple screen sizes & other device-specific characteristics. * Build & experience the array of new Web M video & other multimedia APIs for Android & more. Who this book is for Beginning Android 4 is aimed at programmers new to Android application development who desire to create marketable applications for the burgeoning market of smartphone tablet & other Android device users. Table of Contents * The Big Picture * How to Get Started * Your First Android Project * Examining Your First Project * A Bit About Eclipse * Enhancing Your First Project * Rewriting Your First Project * Using XML-Based Layouts * Employing Basic Widgets * Working with Containers * The Input Method Framework * Using Selection Widgets * Getting Fancy with Lists * Still More Widgets & Containers * Embedding the Web Kit Browser * Applying Menus * Showing Pop-up Messages * Handling Activity Lifecycle Events * Handling Rotation * Dealing with Threads * Creating Intent Filters * Launching Activities & Sub-Activities * Working with Resources * Defining & Using Styles * Handling Multiple Screen Sizes * Introducing the Honeycomb UI * Using the Action Bar * Fragments * Handling Platform Changes * Accessing Files * Using Preferences * Managing & Accessing Local Databases * Leveraging Java Libraries * Communicating via the Internet * Services: The Theory * Basic Service Patterns * Alerting Users via Notifications * Requesting & Requiring Permissions * Accessing Location-Based Services * Mapping with Map View & Map Activity * Handling Telephone Calls * Fonts * More Development Tools * The Role of Alternative Environments * HTML5 * Phone Gap * Other Alternative Environments * Dealing with Devices * Where Do We Go from Here? ...

Understand Android OS for both smartphone & tablet programming This fast-paced introduction to the newest release of Android OS gives aspiring mobile app developers what they need to know to program for todays hottest Android smartphones & tablets. Android 4 OS is for the first time a single solution for both smartphones & tablets so if you master the information in this helpful guide youll be well on your way to successful development for both devices. From using activities & intents & creating rich user interfaces to working with SMS messaging APIs & the Android SDK what you need is here. Provides clear instructions backed by real-world programming examples Begins with the basics & covers everything Android 4 developers need to know for both smartphones & tablets Explains how to customize activities & intents create rich user interfaces & manage data Helps you work with SMS & messaging APIs the Android SDK & using location-based services Details how to package & publish your applications to the Android Market Beginning Android 4 Application Development pares down the most essential steps you need to know so you can start creating Android applications today. ...