Whether your ambition is to make it big as a professional portrait artist funny cartoonist or clever caricaturist or simply to improve your figure drawing skills for work or pleasure this book should have you churning out first-rate sketches in no time at all. ...

For generations people in the countryside have kept chickens mainly for the eggs. Now more & more people in town as well as countryside are enjoying the pleasure of keeping hens in the garden & reaping the reward of those fresh eggs every day. Virginia Shirt has lived with chickens for over 15 years so her knowledge of these fascinating birds is conditioned by practical experience. Her book is a revelation to every aspiring enthusiast. Concentrating initially on the very first steps the book goes on to deal with feeding & rearing chickens & comprehensively covers matters relating to health & disease. ...

This book shows you how to improve your bridge at both a social & competitive level. Clear examples explain the detail of modern Acol bidding. This will enable the reader to plan & reassess their campaign step-by-step & calculate with precision who holds which cards. Guidance is also given on how & when to obstruct or bluff how to pinpoint the best leads & steal the best contracts & ways to think strategically under pressure. Unique at-the-table charts
- designed to foster partnership understanding used appropriately at home club or class
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Since its first publication in 1950 The Right Way to Play Chess" has taught chess to generations of beginners taking them to the standard expected of good club players. It gives full details of exactly how to play the game explains basic theory &

Includes:: many examples of play. There are separate chapters on the openings middle & end games plus a chapter of master games which illustrate how styles of play have changed over the years. Fully revised & updated by chess expert Richard James a new chapter shows how to encourage & teach children to play the game."

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This accessible how-to guide for parents & teachers on the best way to teach chess to children from international chess expert Richard James is linked to both his bestselling book Chess for Kids & his website chess KIDS academy. James who taught grandmasters Luke Mc Shane & Jonathan Rowson shows how learning chessis interesting & fun. It can also help children develop life skills such as decision-making & social skills & be a springboard to other subjects in the school curriculum such as maths science history & even languages. In an easy-to-follow fun way James explains how to structure short lessons with worksheets & other activities to introduce the chess pieces chess notation & chess-board dynamics
- so that children can understand the thinking behind the moves & start playing & enjoying this fascinating game.
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Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe from you? Why do ideas such as fairness & freedom mean such different things to different people? Why is it so easy to see the flaws in others arguments & less in our own? Jonathan Haidt one of the worlds most influential psychologists reveals that the reason we find it so hard to get along is because our minds are designed to be moral. Not only that we are hardwired to be moralistic judgemental & self-righteous too. Our intrinsic morality enabled us to form communities & create civilization & it is the key to understanding political & religious divisions. It explains why some of us are liberal others conservative. It is often the difference between war & peace. It is also why we are the only species that will kill for an ideal. Drawing on moral psychology ancient philosophy modern politics advertising & the semantics of bumper stickers Haidts incredibly wise & enjoyable book examines how morality evolved; why we are predisposed to believe certain things; how our surroundings can affect our morality; & how moral values are not just about justice & fairness
- for some people authority sanctity or loyalty are more important. Morality binds & blinds but with new evidence from his own empirical research Haidt shows that it is possible to liberate ourselves from the disputes that divide good people & cooperate with those whose morals differ from our own. After all they might just have something to say.
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An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.. .it will march on the horizon of the world & it will conquer. Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution; his Rights of Man (1791-2) was the most famous defence of the French Revolution & sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. He paid the price for his principles: he was outlawed in Britain narrowly escaped execution in France & was villified as an atheist & a Jacobin on his return to America. Paine loathed the unnatural inequalities fostered by the hereditary & monarchical systems. He believed that government must be by & for the people & must limit itself to the protection of their natural rights. But he was not a libertarian: from a commitment to natural rights he generated one of the first blueprints for a welfare state combining a liberal order of civil rights with egalitarian constraints. This collection brings together Paines most powerful political writings from the American & French revolutions in the first fully annotated edition of these works. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

Rihanna: Bad Girl an unofficial biography by Michael Heatley is one of the first in an exciting series of lush new books celebrating some of the most popular & influential celebrities
- stars who are constantly talked about & whose every new release life event or opinion is awaited with baited breath by legions of fans. In the Top Ten on You Tube Facebook & Twitter with millions of followers Rihanna is adored by a huge online community. Princess Ri Ri has soared to the heights of stardom every year rocking a hot new look as she works the audience with sizzling style & awesome sounds. She breaks records left right & centre with 20 million album sales under her belt & the youngest artist in the Billboard charts history to achieve 10 number-one singles. If you love Ri Ri then you gotta get Rihanna: Bad Girl"
- the ultimate celebration of this girls talent beauty & wow-factor with brilliant pics & inspirational words
- a must-have for all fans."


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Here is an in-depth look at the life of one of pop musics hottest international stars. This book reveals the details of Rihannas unhappy childhood her wild child past that earned her the nickname of Rebel Flower & how she found it therapeutic after her parents troubled marriage to join the army. A fascinating story of her transformation from schoolgirl Robyn Fenty to one of the most successful R&B artists in the world. Explores her turbulent relationship with singer Chris Brown which resulted in a photograph of her battered face making headlines around the globe. Features exclusive interviews with Rihannas old schoolfriends producers songwriters video directors journalists & many more who witnessed her transformation over the years. A must-read for fans new & old. ...

Multi-award winning artist & indisputable queen of R&B Rihanna is one of the most recognisable & successful singers in the world. With hits such as Umbrella Take a Bow & Dont Stop the Music the beautiful Barbadian has gone from a talented young singer from a broken home to a bestselling & Grammy award-winning superstar. Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael Barbados in 1988. Moving to the United States at the tender age of 16 Rihanna became the youngest ever musician to sign for Def Jam records after sending her demo to the then company head Jay-Z. Her debut single Pon de Replay went to Number 2 in both the UK & US single charts with her subsequent album Music of the Sun becoming a global bestseller. Following the success of her debut Rihanna went straight back into the studio to record her follow-up album with renowned R&B producer & singer Ne-Yo. A Girl Like Me went platinum in both the UK & US & the lead singer SOS became her biggest selling of her career. A live tour followed & her next three platinum-selling albums Good Girl Gone Bad Rated R & Loud confirmed Rihanna as one of th emost exciting & successful artists on the planet. ...