For fine detail lines & washes. This long handled Round brush is designed for artists using acrylic colour as a thick medium & who require a controllable & resilient brush. It is also suitable for use with Oil & Griffin Alkyd colours. This brush is size 2. ...

This special value pack of 4 golden synthetic brushes from Winsor & Newton is all you need when using acrylics oils & watercolours. ...

These are four new titles in this burgeoning series providing a great introduction to the remarkable lives of important historical figures. Each book describes a famous life following the protagonist through their triumphs & tribulations. It has lively speech colourful illustrations & photographs that bring the reader closer to the action as the story unfolds. ...

The inside story of one of the most famous of all the back rooms of the Second World War
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For over 30 years Stan Winston & his team of artists & technicians have been creating characters creatures & monsters for the silver screen from The Terminator" & the extraterrestrial monstrosities of " Aliens" & " Predator" to the amazing dinosaurs of " Jurassic Park" & the fanciful character of " Edward Scissorhands". Now at last he's opening up the Stan Winston Studios to collaborate on the first-ever book to reveal all the behind-the-scenes secrets of his groundbreaking & hugely influential artistry & effects work. Featuring an extensive array of sketches production art & photographs straight from the studio archives this is the book his fans have been waiting for!" ...

One in a series that introduces KS1 readers to the changing seasons. The books explain when & how the seasons experienced in the UK occur & their effect on animal behaviour & plants. Chapter headings are designed as child-friendly questions to help children focus & learn. ...

In this enduring bestseller Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal provides empowering information & guidance for the millions who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Over 100 000 readers have learned science-based ways to boost their energy & overcome low moods & problems with sleep concentration & food cravings
- even during the darkest winter days. Dr. Rosenthal helps readers map out their own seasonal patterns get the most out of light boxes & other effective self-help options & make informed decisions about antidepressants & psychotherapy. Updated throughout the fourth edition features a compelling new chapter on meditation & is designed to be even more user friendly with chapter-opening questions engaging boxes & bulleted lists & downloadable worksheets.
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Following the widely acclaimed & bestselling The Summer Book" here is a " Winter Book" collection of some of Tove Janssons best loved & most famous stories. Drawn from youth & older age & spanning most of the twentieth century this newly translated selection provides a thrilling showcase of the great Finnish writers prose scattered with insights & home truths. It has been selected & is introduced by Ali Smith. The " Winter Book" features 13 stories from Tove Janssons first book for adults " The Sculptors Daughter" (1968) plus 7 of her most cherished later stories (from 1971 to 1996) translated into English & published here for the first time." ...

A girl Nell was convinced should have a good time at seventeen have met her true love at eighteen be engaged at nine & marry at twenty-one. While her mother regards the Locarno Dancehall as a den of iniquity for seventeen-year-old shop-girl Nell Mc Clusky its the centre of the universe. Where else is she going to meet the man of her dreams wholl take her away from the hum-drum realities of life on a council estate in 1950s Edinburgh? At first Alistair Rutherford doesnt look that promising. He dresses more like a student than Nells idol Buddy Holly. But Alistair comes from a wealthy family & is studying to be a lawyer two things that mean that Nell soon has plans to leave her dance hall days far behind her. But the reality of marriage is far different to Nells romantic notions... ...

Tis the season to be jolly... But can Eve find happiness through the frost...? Eve has never liked Christmas not since her beloved fiance was killed in action in Afghanistan on Christmas Day. So when her adored elderly aunt dies the last thing she is expecting is to be left a theme park in her will. A theme park with a Christmas theme... And thats not the only catch. Her aunts will stipulates that Eve must run the park with a mysterious partner the exotically named Jacques Glace. Who is this Jacques & why did Aunt Evelyn name him in her will? But Eve isnt going to back down from a challenge. Shes determined to make a success of Winterworld no matter what. Can she overcome her dislike of Christmas & can Jacques melt her frozen heart at last...? ...