Book Sales: 22 books

“Hang on to your hats, it’s a joy”, Jane Gardam, author of Old Filth Playful, intelligent fiction from acclaimed novelist to icon Woolf: “Wickedly smart, funny and fearless, plus that rarest of all things, genuinely surprising” Patrick Ness A welcome treat for Virginia Woolf fans and for...

• Revenge parable from top novelist, set in angry, anarchic times, where terrorism has become routine • Fans of Maggie Gee include: Zadie Smith, Hilary Mantel, Patrick Ness, Jane Gardam, Elaine Showalter, Julian Barnes • ‘Supremely artful’ Lionel Shriver; ‘Gripping, original, highly entertaining...

Step by step instructions guide you through a range of blending, mark-making, and mixed media techniques to improve your drawing skills, and introduce you to a range of new effects. Over 30,000 copies sold worldwide. Includes a comprehensive guide to color and composition, and all the tools, materials,...

This is the perfect book for readers to keep handy in the studio, and reference often. The photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginning painters and provides useful tips for more advanced artists. This book is divided into three sections. In...

The stylish design of this book, along with the photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginners, and provides useful tips for more advanced readers. With its great flexibility, acrylic paint can mimic the appearance of oils, tempera, and watercolors...

This book shows you how to record music, upload it, and get it listened to and talked about throughout the connected world. And all without buying expensive studio equipment. Written by experienced insiders, this book covers all the basic equipment and skills you will need to get the job done at home, without hiring a sound engineer, record producer or studio.

The Keyboard Player's Chord Bible is designed for beginner and intermediate musicians looking to understand, improve, and experiment with chords. In this book, you can explore new and exciting sounds that you may have come across in existing pieces of music, or simply add to your repetoire for performing...

This is a complete step-by-stepguide for sculpting in a wide range of media. Clear photographic sequences show how to model with clay, plaster, and papier mache; select and use wood and stone for carving; make armatures and molds for building and casting. Discover how to use color and create a variety...

Just like the Knitting Stitch Bible and the Crochet Handbook Stitch Guide, this book contains illustrations and specific instructions for everything ranging from the most basic quilting techniques to the more complicated multi-patterned projects. For novices and experts, the advice in this book includes samples and precise instruction charts.

Discover the unique joys of pastel painting with this easy-to-use guide to one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums. More than 100 visual sequences reveal key techniques such as mixing, blending, scumbling, sgraffito, hatching and feathering. Includes tips on composing your painting, using...

As a Man Thinketh is James Allen's third book, first published in 1903. In it, he details how man is the creator and shaper of his destiny by the thoughts which he thinks. He rises and falls in exact accordance with the character of the thoughts which he entertains. His environment is the result...

Contains essential drawing and sketching techniques to improve your skills, whether you're a novice or expert. With specific, illustrated techniques designed to enhance your own skills, this is an invaluable resource for any artist. Over 40,000 copies sold worldwide. The Still Life Sketching...

Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for each chord and photographs showing how each one is played. Over 360,000 copies sold worldwide. This...

Create great cartoons in a wide range of styles and media, from comic book line art to digital manga. Includes advice on finding inspiration and developing your own style, insider tips from a professional cartoonist, and information on presenting and selling your finished work. Over 60,000 copies sold worldwide.