Coloured pencils, once associated mainly with children and then adopted as a creative tool by designers and illustrators, are now an increasingly popular medium among leisure painters. They are very practical, versatile, easy-to-use and ideal for beginners. Here David Cook looks at all aspects of using coloured pencils to paint various popular subjects. Several step-by-step demonstrations are also included. The book features: guidelines on choosing materials; clear, practical advice on coloured pencil techniques and a variety of subjects, including landscapes, buildings, people, animals and birds, using stage-by-stage demonstration paintings.

Coloured Pencils (Learn to Paint)

Arts & Photography

Cook,david

Drawing

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

If you have ever wanted to draw, this is the book for you. An ideal introduction for the complete beginner, it clearly and simply explains all the essential aspects of drawing a wide variety of subjects. Each chapter is filled with helpful tips and practical instruction on basic drawing techniques and skills, with 400 drawings, sketches, and step-by-step demonstrations illustrating how they are put into practice. Drawing for Beginners includes instruction in working with all types of media, from pencils and pens to charcoal, pastel, pen and wash, and cont.

Drawing for Beginners: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing Success

ROBERTSON, Bruce

Partington, Peter

Patenall, Philip

History & Criticism

In January l999 we are relaunching the bestselling Learn to Draw series of beginners' drawing books with bright, modern covers. Drawing is an essential skill for all artists and this book makes learning to draw buildings as simple as possible. All the basics are covered to provide a sound foundation in drawing techniques, and numerous attractive illustrations and step-by-step drawings show how these are put into practice. This book includes practical information on: * tools and equipment * space and perspective * composition * drawing interiors * working on location * portraying street life Perfect for total beginners, Learn to Draw Buildings will also be valuable to more experienced artists wanting to improve their drawing skills.

Buildings (Learn to Draw)

This bumper gift book for beginners is full of practical advice and step-by-step exercises on drawing a wide range of popular subjects – wildlife, people, the countryside and buildings.Drawing for Beginners covers all the essential aspects of drawing, starting with advice on the various drawing media – from pencils and pens to charcoal, pastel, pen and wash, and conté – and explaining how they can be used to achieve different effects. Other sections look at topics such as proportion, composition, light, tone and texture. All the techniques are very clearly and simply described, providing an ideal introduction to drawing for the complete beginner.

Drawing for Beginners

Collins

Walter, a young, mentally handicapped man, learns to cope with his father's indifference, and his co-workers' ridicule and develop a sense of personal dignity

WALTER

RANDOM HOUSE UK

WINTER DOVES

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Albert`s Memorial

Arrow Books (A Division of Random House Group)

Happy Endings

Contemporary

Walter

Penguin Putnam~trade

During the past several years, Americans have witnessed the frequent occurrence of suicide attacks by radical Muslim groups. The public has wondered what drives someone to kill himself specifically in order to wreak havoc and destruction. While other works address the subject, many entirely ignore the ideological, religious, and cultural appeal of suicide attacks, and none can adequately speak to why certain groups choose to use suicide as a weapon while others do not. Beginning with a careful consideration of the religious and historical reasons, and the justifications that perpetrators find therein, for suicide operations, the authors reveal how radical groups have co-opted various aspects of their faith to provide fuel for their current activities.
Established policy makers seem helpless to confront this destructive terrorist activity, often implying that countermeasures are ineffective and seeming to say we will just have to wait out the phenomenon. Even such a well-documented policy report as the 9/11 Commission's report failed to address the root of suicide attacks, only critiquing technical aspects of the U.S. security system. Focusing on specific attacks, their roots, their perpetrators, and their outcomes, the authors are able to shed light on this resurgence of radical religious forces that encourage the use of such tactics, and to propose new initiatives and approaches to handling such attacks before and after they occur.

Understanding and Addressing Suicide Attacks: The Faith and Politics of Martyrdom Operations (Praeger Security International)

Self-Help

Allison, Olivia

Death & Grief

Praeger

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