This is a gorgeous and practical guide to combining Japanese fabrics and traditional Oriental quilting style with fast, super-easy techniques. All the quilt designs are accompanied with beautiful photography and clear diagrams to support the text instructions.Each of the ten quilts is made up in two different colourways for maximum inspiration, and instructions are shown for how to finish them using

The Bletchley Park codebreakers who solved the Enigma Cipher and the Double Cross system that \"turned\" German secret agents helped cut the war by years and ensured the success of D-Day. Historian Michael Smith thrillingly recounts new details about these operations, with stories that range from extraordinarily courageous to bizarre, with desperation driving intelligence services to recruit astrologers

A beautiful full-colour book by Forest School expert and teacher Sara Knight that inspires and encourages individuals of all ages to take an innovative approach to outdoor play and learning. The images throughout the book bring alive Forest School activities and each chapter is accompanied by creative ideas for practice and in depth case studies from across the United Kingdom and Ireland exploring

In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a procedure practised worldwide, with patients and practitioners expecting higher live birth rates and excellent standards of quality as methodologies become more established. This practical book covers every stage in the life of an IVF laboratory, from designing and planning the laboratory to training the embryologists and ongoing management and troubleshooting, providing

More all-new, in-continuity tales set in the X-Men\'s legendary past! First, writer Roy Thomas returns to bridge the gap between his 1960s run and the team-redefining GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1! Discover Wolverine\'s government missions before his recruitment by Professor X -- including unrevealed details of his battle with the Hulk, an early encounter with the X-Men and a secret behind his iconic costume!

Somewhere between Mike Mignola, A Fistful of Dollars, and Johnny Cash\'s Ghost Riders in the Sky, this tale is an adventurous take on the existential hitman, set against a dreamy western backdrop populated by witches, spirits, ghouls, and other monsters. Joe Death explores what it means for Death to undo what he does best. More importantly, what is the true cost of salvation? After surviving a brutal

A graphic history featuring the true story of three friends from Brooklyn who join in the global fight against fascism In this exhilarating graphic novel about the Spanish Civil War, three American friends set off from Brooklyn to join in the fight--determined to make Spain \"the tomb of fascism\" for the sake of us all. Together they defy the U.S. government and join the legendary Abraham Lincoln

Designed for hassle-free, classroom and independent study, our resources are the smart choice for those revising for Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History British

Even during the artist\'s lifetime, contemporary art lovers considered Rembrandt van Rijn to be an exceptional artist. In this revelatory sequel to the acclaimed Rembrandt: The Painter at Work, renowned Rembrandt authority Ernst van de Wetering investigates precisely why the artist, from a very early age, was praised by prominent connoisseurs. He argues that Rembrandt, from his very first endeavors

Learn the slang words, modern phrases, and curses they definitely never taught you in Spanish class with this super-handy and hilariously improper English-Spanish phrasebook. You already know enough Spanish to get by, but you want to be able to tell those inside jokes, greet your friends in a laid-back manner, and casually pick someone up at a bar. From \"What\'s up?\" to \"Wanna go home with me?\"

The book includes 100 cases (common and rare) with highly organised radiological description of the diseases.The cases are grouped into three chapters: Upper Limbs, Neck/Trunk/Spine and Lower Limbs.High quality images (X-ray, US, CT and MRI).It covers all imaging modalities including conventional radiology, ultrasound/Doppler, CT scan and MRI.The topics covered in the book represent the common and

Delight children and adults alike by creating a whole host of fun and fabulous knitted characters from this latest book by best-selling author, Sarah Keen. Inside you\'ll find 50 knitted dolls in costume and work attire, including graduates, a doctor, fire-fighter, painter and decorator, ballerina, bride and groom, spaceman, snowman, fitness enthusiast and hiker, to name just a few. All the projects

Alt werden will jeder. Alt sein nicht nicht unbedingt. Aber was heien Alter und Altern? Wodurch ist unser Leben im Alter - jenseits von biologischen Faktoren - bestimmt? A. Kruse und H.-W. Wahl, zwei fuhrende Alternsforscher, vermitteln in diesem klar geschriebenen Buch anhand der Befunde moderner Forschung die Botschaft: Alter kann, je nach individueller und gesellschaftlicher Weichenstellung, einen

The Great Bear will descend from the skies, and with his paw, lash at the ocean.\'When it comes to heroic fantasy, nobody does it better than David Gemmell\' The Dark Side\'Gemmell is several rungs above the good - right into the fabulous\' Anne McCaffrey\'The best fantasy inspires genuine

Young visitors to London will discover the excitements this vibrant capital city has to offer through these beautiful, intricate illustrations. Playfully combining information about what to look for during your visit with magical unexpected twists, the images in this book bring the city to life in the most unexpected ways. Is that a bear riding in a taxi? Where is Sherlock Holmes going on that bus?

Monochrome collects the platinum prints of celebrated photographer Peter Dazeley. These images of plants, animals, and flowers are produced by hand and made with the original Platinotype method devised by William Willis in 1876. Platinum prints have a distinctively rich, luminous quality with great shadow detail and warmth.Printed on high-quality paper with metallic inks and casebound with a ribbon,

A love letter to the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey

The winner of multiple Eisner Awards, author Taiyo Matsumoto explores the relationships between a manga editor, manga creators, art, and the rhythm of life these days. After 30 years as a manga editor, Kazuo Shiozawa suddenly quits. Although he feels early retirement is the only way to atone for his failures as an editor, the manga world isn\'t done with him. Shiozawa forges ahead with an independently

How the mess we are in started. How risk, disasters and pollution were managed and made acceptable during the \'industrial revolution\' Why do we accept pollution in the name of progress? Why has the pursuit of modernity permitted increasing exposure to environmental catastrophe. In Happy Apocalypse, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, co-author of the highly successful The Shock of the Anthropocene, shows how