Choosing ten symbols from the natural world (the sun the shell the bird) & ten man-made (the window the book the mirror) Francoise Barbe-Gall illuminates our understanding of how these have been used & developed in art from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century with sixty-eight wonderfully vivid examples. Painting has always made abundant use of forms & objects to convey abstract ideas: love hope for eternal life loyalty or betrayal. These recurring motifs which were familiar to many in the past have mostly become mysterious to the audiences of today. Today's art-lover will have to learn to look out for all the small things that can so easily seem like unimportant details or simply decoration. But a flower a reflection in a mirror or a bird in flight nearly always mean more than they first appear to. From Holbein's apple of knowledge to the black cat at the foot of Manet's Olympia from Magritte's mysterious candles to Georgia O' Keeffe's flowers this book shows how each work makes use of the language of symbols in an original & more meaningful way. ...

In this companion volume to How to Use Adapt & Design Sewing Patterns the author explains in easily accesible terms how to decode knitting patterns & how to modify that pattern so that it can be shaped to fit a wide range of individuals. With sections on making a pattern from an exisiting garment how to write up a pattern how to change necklines body shapes & sleeves as well as adding texture & embellishment to garments the knitter is taught how to develop their own patterns modernise & generally increase their knowledge of knitting styles. Filled with step-by-step sequences a list of useful websites & suppliers & a gallery which will introduce the reader to some of the leading knitwear designers this is a practical book with diagrams & photographs. Even the relatively new knitter will be able to follow the instructions & develop her skill in knitting. A great companion to our Knitty Gritty & Stichopedia books. ...

A guide to getting the most from sewing patterns from choosing the right size to translating flat shapes into wearable garments. It shows you how to change the shaping length & detailing to suit your own body shape taste & style & once youve mastered that it shows you how to make a new pattern out of a shop-bought pattern & even how to draft your own patterns from scratch. This book is suitable for the amateur as well as the more experienced dressmaker. ...

This title helps the undergraduate student through the process of using their reading in essays from how to"e paraphrase & summarise sources through to editing their work. It focuses on the fundamental feature of all academic writing & work why & how reading is used in academic writing. It takes students through the steps of how to use sources in a coherent & staged way by using one short essay (with colour-coded sections) & associated sources throughout. It uses real texts & examples of student writing as part of an inductive/practice approach. It gives editing & error correction practice for problematic grammatical points. It focuses on the positive reasons for using & acknowledging sources & gives the student the knowledge & confidence to do this effectively rather than just being told not to plagiarise. Using a coherent & staged approach this practical guide enables & empowers students to use academic sources in a supportive & contextualized way. It uses real student assignment titles real student writing & real student errors as examples of correct & incorrect writing in the students own work. ...

MORE THRILLING ADVENTURES WITH THE WORLDS FAVOURITE SAFARI GUIDE Plans are usually only good for one thing
- laughing at in hindsight.
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In this witty & infectious book Madsen Pirie provides a complete guide to using
- & indeed abusing
- logic in order to win arguments.

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Millions of people around the world have
- & continue to
- improve their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How

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Millions of people around the world have
- & continue to
- improve their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How

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Since its initial publication How to Win Friends & Influence People has sold a total of 15 million copies. The book continues to sell briskly today but Carnegie never anticipated the ways in which the digital age would provide new tools & challenges for winning friends & influencing people. The advent of social networking sites the dominance of email & the ways in which the Internet has supplanted face-to-face interactions have made Carnegies precepts all the more immediate & vital. Brent Cole working in tandem with Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc. has reimagined the original book for the digital age updating & reframing Carnegies insights about communication self expression & leadership. ...

' The only book that shows you how to go about your appeal the right way' Education Today Every year more than 100 000 families have to fight schools & local authorities to win a place for their child at the state school of their choice. But fewer than one in three will be successful at their admissions appeal. This practical handbook is for anyone whose child has been turned down. In easy steps it will tell you: If you have a case that you can win What information you will need Who can help you build a case What to expect at the appeal hearing What your rights are What questions to ask at the appeal This new edition has been updated to reflect that latest code of practice for schools. ...