Be prepared for an exciting vibrant & different approach to using acrylics. With an infectious energy & enthusiasm Hashim Akib shows how acrylics can be used in unusual surprising ways to create beautiful paintings full of life atmosphere & colour. Step-by-step demonstrations exercises & expert advice illustrate his simple yet effective techniques & there are many inspiring examples of what can be achieved. This extensive book details step-by-step projects that include urban landscapes pet portraits & abstracts. Neither beginners nor more experienced artists will want to be without this book. ...

Shirley Trevena is well known for her vibrant use of colour. In this superbly illustrated book in Collins Artist s Studio series she focuses on using colour in particularly creative & innovative ways offering the intermediate painter new insights into this essential aspect of painting. Colour is one of the most important subjects for the painter & all artists find it fascinating but also at times challenging. Shirley Trevena s masterful use of colour is widely recognized & in this book she explores all aspects of using colour in innovative & occasionally unorthodox ways resulting in watercolours that are a riot of dynamic colour. Colour theory is looked at through a series of simple exercises that illustrate how the principles work in practice & there are sections on using just single colours & neutrals & how to mix colours in unusual ways. The role of colour to evoke mood & atmosphere is also covered & throughout the book Shirley s stunning watercolours provide valuable inspiration for artists looking to develop their own style. Practical exercises projects step-by-step demonstrations & studio tips are included as well as work by 15 other professional artists to provide a broader view. ...

I live with a price on my head.. . The kind of people that I spend my time engaging with are not usually very nice. On the whole nice people do not cause wars. " Andrew White is one of a tiny handful of people trusted by virtually every side in the complex Middle East. Political & military solutions are constantly put forward & constantly fail. Andrew offers a different approach speaking as a man of faith to men of faith. Compassionate & shrewd gifted in human relationships he has been deeply involved in the rebuilding of Iraq. His first-hand connections & profound insights make this a fascinating document." ...

He loved all mankind; for fortune prevented him from knowing there were rascals. Oliver Goldsmiths hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded & beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall & rise of the Primrose family presided over by the benevolent vicar the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation & deception the abduction of a beautiful heroine & the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic & sentimental the novels popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life & loving family relationships. Regarded by some as a straightforward & well-intentioned novel of sentiment & by others as a satire on the very literary conventions & morality it seems to embody The Vicar of Wakefield contains in the figure of the vicar himself one of the most harmlessly simply & unsophisticated yet also ironically complex narrators ever to appear in English fiction. 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. ...

In 1812 Francisco Manoel da Silva escaping a life of poverty in Brazil sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. Armed with nothing but an iron will he became a man of substance in Ouidah & the founder of a remarkable dynasty. His one remaining ambition is to return to Brazil in triumph but his friendship with the mad mercurial king of Dahomey is fraught with danger & threatens his dream. ...

Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats big shields & enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings including Viking Gods in wedding dresses corpses on trial & Death by booby-trapped statues. History with the nasty bits left in! 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary. ...

Readers can learn what life was really like in the Measly Middle Ages
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The twin-engine Vickers Wellington was one of the outstanding RAF bomber aircraft of the Second World War as well as a capable maritime patrol aircraft & submarine hunter with Coastal Comm&. Centrepiece of this manual is Wellington Mk Ia N2980 'R' for Robert one of only two surviving examples of the Wellington in the world & restored to display condition at the Brooklands Museum Weybridge Surrey. Iain Murray gives a fascinating insight into operating flying & maintaining Barnes Wallis' geodetic wonder with the help of many rarely seen photographs & technical illustrations. ...

The world's first self-powered machine gun the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers who became the company's chairman; Maxim's company was absorbed by Vickers Sons & Company in 1897. Subsequent variants in British German & Russian service
- the. 303in Vickers (1912) 7.92mm MG 08 (1908) & 7.62mm PM M1910 respectively
- dominated both the Eastern & Western Fronts during World War I & soldiered on into World War II while the Vickers remained in front-line British service essentially unchanged until 1968. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork & written by a noted authority this is the engaging story of the Maxim & its descendants the innovative rapid-fire weapons that saw combat with British German Russian & other forces in the late Victorian era & throughout the world wars.

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You look as if you've seen a ghost!' Jade is so used to living in the shadow of Vicky her loud confident best friend that when a tragic accident occurs she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer around. But Vicky's a sparky girl who's not going to let a small thing like being dead stop her from living life to the full! Whether Jade is in lessons out running or tentatively trying to make new friends Vicky is determined to make her presence felt.. . ...