Characters are the lifeblood of fiction & no one can write a successful novel without creating the right characters. In this easy guide which shows how to do it step by step successful novelist Jean Saunders has defined all the necessary ingredients for creating believable characters. Starting with the most basic
- choosing the right name
- she shows you how to understand & get to know your characters their conflicts motivations & development. She demonstrates the art of visual writing to get the most out of them using examples from her own novels.

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Amateur photographers can create more nuanced high-impact photography with this guide to the complete HDR workflow. High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging has become synonymous with compelling photography in today's digital world. This gorgeously illustrated guide by popular author Harold Davis brings HDR within reach of every photographer offering a broad introduction to the complete workflow from shooting to processing as well as a range of techniques not covered anywhere else. ...

All children need love but for troubled children a loving home is not always enough. Children who have experienced trauma need to be parented in a special way that helps them feel safe & secure builds attachments & allows them to heal. Playfulness acceptance curiosity & empathy (PACE) are four valuable elements of parenting that combined with love can help children to feel confident & secure. This book shows why these elements are so important to a childs development & demonstrates to parents & carers how they can incorporate them into their day-to-day parenting. Real life examples & typical dialogues between parents & children illustrate how this can be done in everyday life & simple stories highlight the ideas behind each element of PACE. This positive book will help parents & carers understand how parenting with love & PACE is invaluable to a childs development & will guide them through using this parenting attitude to help their child feel happy confident & secure. ...

The French interior evokes a way of life to aspire to with its good food unhurried pace & above all its past for which many people feel nostalgia. Developed over hundreds of years the French look reflects all tastes from the cultivated grandeur of the chateau to the simplicity of rural living & can be adapted to every home including the Mediterranean style villa & elegant town house. In this book the look is divided into ' Chateau' ' Country' ' Provencial' & ' Parisian style' & applied to living room kitchen & dining room bedroom & bathroom & to living space in the garden. As well as describing each overall look focusing on colours & fabrics Annie Sloan emphasizes the details & accents required by each one & aided by 25 clearly explained step-by-step projects shows how to achieve it. Among other things she explains how to paint & distress furniture & describes how to cover an armoire door with embroidered voile. Whatever interior you desire this book will guide your choices from the grand statement of the painted armoire to the finishing touch of a little posy of lavender. ...

Its easy to design build & post a Web page with Google Page Creator or Coffee Cup HTML Editor but a friendly guide still comes in handy. Creating Web Pages For Dummies (r) 9th Edition introduces you to Web design software & online page-building tools & walks you through the process in record time. Like its previous editions this book gives you the skinny on getting Web pages up & running with the least amount of hassle. But not just ho-hum Web pages! Yours will look fantastic & be easy to build & youll even get a trial version of Coffee Cup HTML Editor & visual design tools on the bonus CD. Youll learn to: Get a simple page designed & online by the end of Chapter 3 Optimize photos video & audio for the Web & get them onto your page Register for a Google account & use the versatile Google Page Creator Build pages using basic HTML or Coffee Cup HTML Editor Identify & apply elements of design avoid common errors & create pages that get noticed Maintain control by creating & editing pages in HTML with a text editor Understand how image file size affects your pages how to upload photos to Flickr & how to add sound & video files to your Web pages Develop your pages into a site with Coffee Cup HTML Editor & Visual Editor Youll even find out more about blogging & Blogger.com. The trial software on the CD is for Windows but the instructions for building great Web pages work on any system! Note: CD-ROM/DVD & other supplementary materials are not included as part of e Book file. ...

Creation by Adam Rutherford uses the very latest science to provide the most up-to-date & comprehensive account yet of the story of life
- where it came from & where it is going. A superbly written explanation of how the origin of life on Earth became a question for science & what the answer might be". (Brian Cox). " One of the most eloquent & genuinely thoughtful books on science over the past decade... You will not find a better more balanced or up-to-date take on either the origin of life or synthetic biology... Essential reading for anyone interested in the coming revolution which could indeed rival the Industrial Revolution or the internet". (Nick Lane Observer). " This is a quite delightful two books in one. It is becoming increasingly clear that the 21st is the century of biology. This book is the perfect "story so far"". (Jim Al-Khalili). " An engaging account of both the mystery of life's origin & its impending resolution as well as a fascinating glimpse of the impending birth of a new synthetic biology". (Matt Ridley). "A witty engaging & eye-opening explanation of the basic units of life right back to our common ancestors & on to their incredible synthetic future. The mark of a really good science book it shows that the questions we still have are just as exciting as the answers we already know". (Dara O Briain). " In this book of two halves Rutherford tells the epic history of life on earth & eloquently argues the case for embracing technology which allows us to become biological designers". (Alice Roberts). Recent breakthroughs in the science of life are solving the great mystery of its origin while giving us the power to design its future. Presented here back-to-back these two gripping narratives reveal the full story of creation. The Origin of Life takes the reader on a gripping four-billion-year journey of discovery to explain what life is where it came from & in what form it first appeared. From interplanetary collisions to the inner-workings of cells & genes it offers answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a thrilling solution to the greatest detective story of them all. The Future of Life introduces a new chapter in human history: living technology. Our mastery of genetics now allows us to create entirely new life-forms within the laboratory
- goats that produce spider silk in their milk bacteria that excrete diesel cells that identify & destroy tumours
- but this revolutionary technology is fraught with controversy not least the fear of bioterrorism. While introducing us to these remarkable innovations & explaining how they work Adam Rutherford presents a powerful argument for their benefit to humankind. " The perfect primer on the past & future of DNA... Rutherford tells his stories with great brio & a disarming line in personal commentary". (Guardian). "I warmly recommend Creation. Rutherford's academic background in genetics gives him a firm grasp of the intricacies of biochemistry
- & he translates these superbly into clear English". (Financial Times). " Fascinating... The extraordinary science & his argument are worth every reader's scrutiny". (Sunday Telegraph). " Suspenseful erudite & thrilling". (Prospect). Dr Adam Rutherford is a geneticist writer & broadcaster whose work

Includes:: the award-winning series The Cell (BBC4) The Gene Code (BBC4) Horizon: ' Playing God' (BBC2) as well as numerous programmes for BBC Radio 4. He is an editor at the science journal Nature writes for the Guardian & has given numerous prestigious lectures as well as appearing in the ' Uncaged Monkeys' tour."





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Tom Wright raises searching questions about three key aspects of our culture: neo-gnosticism neo-imperialism & postmodernity. Employing a robust Trinitarian framework he invites the reader to reconsider key aspects of the biblical story while drawing out unexpected connections between ancient & contemporary world-views. The result is an incisive critique of common cultural assumptions & controlling narratives past & present & a clarion call for Christians to give fresh voice to God's truth in today's intellectual & political arenas. Essential reading for all who want to understand how the Gospel can be heard clearly in a world of doubt scepticism & confusion. ...

When the body of a young brunette is found in East River Park marked by signs of prolonged & painful torture Eve Dallas is catapulted back to nine years ago. A man the media tagged The Groom because he put silver rings on the fingers of his victims had the city on edge with a killing spree that took the lives of four women in fifteen days. But now The Groom has returned
- & Eves determined to finish him. Familiar with his methods Eve knows that he has already grabbed his next victim. When it turns out that the dead woman was employed by Eves billionaire husband Roarke she brings him onto the case
- a move that proves fitting when it becomes chillingly clear that the killer has made it personal. & chances are that hes working up to the biggest challenge of his illustrious career
- abducting a woman who will test his skills on every level & who promises to give him days & days of pleasure before she dies: Eve.


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For him death was a vocation. He was a maestro in the art of death. The keeper of time. The bringer of destiny. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is as tough as New York cops come. But on discovering the tortured body of a young woman Eve is catapulted back to nine years ago when a serial killer plagued the city & taunted her mercilessly. Putting rings on their fingers & carving their bodies he was named The Groom. & this time he is working up to his greatest challenge yet: abducting a woman who will test him like never before & become his most gratifying victim yet
- Eve. 'A witty dark page-turning tale' Jonathan Kellerman Book Twenty-Five in the New York Times number one bestselling series
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Wendy Jelbert shares her expertise in working with acrylics & in creating beautiful convincing landscapes. There is information on what materials to buy how to use sketches & photographs how to look at landscape shapes & how to use tone & composition to good effect. Wendy demonstrates a variety of acrylic techniques & explains elements of the landscape such as foregrounds distances & skies. There are six beautiful step-by-step demonstrations with clear photographs & instructions for readers to follow. ...