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The world's most popular delinquent reveals all in this guide to the hard knock facts of life, out now in paperback. Written and illustrated by Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, Bart Simpson's Guide to Life is chock full of the kind of humour...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780006372646Author Betty EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 473g

William Newton provides an inspirational and practical guide to painting beautiful watercolours and shows how to capture the exciting qualities of this wonderful medium. Using over 60 step-by-step photographs he illustrates all the basic techniques,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852345092Author P. BloomfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Evangelical PressPublisher Evangelical Press

These pages hold wonders the world's largest and most dynamic cities, such as New York, Tokyo and Mumbai. There are also many cities on an entirely different scale altogether: St David's in Wales (with a population so small it's more of a village than a...

From Sydney Harbour and the Taj Mahal to the Matobo National Park and the Bay of Fundy in Canada, this superb book is essential for anyone who wants to experience new landscapes and cultures. With 501 destinations from all over the world there is a place...

A fascinating journey through Scotland's famous distilleries with legendary author Iain Banks No true Scotsman can resist the allure of the nation's whisky distilleries. In an absorbing voyage as interesting to non-drinkers as to true whisky...

With a fondness for spoonerisms and double entendres, Ronnie Barker is one of the nation's greatest comics. Gathered together in this second 'best of' volume is a cocktail of his sketches and monologues from every strand of his long and brilliant career...

Graffiti. It can be a diverse form of expression and thoughtprovoking art; whether painted on the side of a train or on a canvas hanging in a gallery. Or, as you will see immortalised in the glorious pages of Crap Graffiti, it can be crude drunken...

'A mine of information that is easily found. . . plenty of inspiring photographers and small enough to be carried around in the gadget bag' CAMERA WEEKLY This new edition is extensively revised to incorporate all the recent developments in 35mm...

Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals as well as a species in this evocative account of years spent studying elephant behaviour in the wild...

Many a domestic cat leads a good life. Pampered, well-fed and often the centre of much attention, the cat is skilful in getting its own way. In this fascinating and fun book, you can discover many of the cats' secrets, which you too can use to great...

The New Testament from the accurate and highly readable Good News Bible in a compact and economical format, ideal for personal reading or for giving away to new readers of the Bible. The full text of the Good News Bible New Testament, along with some...

This book is a birdfinding guide to Britain and Europe's most coveted species. Unlike the Where to Watch Birds guides, which direct birders to good general birding sites, this guide takes each individual species as a starting point, and picks out the...

Did you know that: Sex between snakes lasts between 6 and 12 hours? Peter Kay's school metalwork teacher was Steve Coogan's father? The first novel written on a typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? That Book sold 60,000 copies in the UK alone? If...

Do you know someone who is incensed by compulsory tipping? Who is infuriated if kept on hold for more than a minute? Who is positively apoplectic if someone answers their phone during dinner? If so, you've probably encountered the phenomenon of the...

El Salvadora s Pacific Coast is famous for its excellent surfing. See chapter 18 for where to catch the best waves.* Detailed maps throughout* Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information* Candid reviews of hotels and...

"Hella Nation" charts Wright's deeply personal journey, from his stark but sympathetic portrayals of sex workers in Porn Valley to his raw portrait of a Hollywood uber-agent turned war documentarian and hero of America's far right. Along the...

The Right Way to Sing exposes many misconceptions about vocal art and performance and replaces them with a tested, systematic programme which leads to a secure, confident and healthy technique. It answers practical questions like 'How should I prepare...

Chambers Card Tricks reveals the secrets of 100 tricks using playing cards. The book describes essential basic techniques and shows you how to perform a wide range of tricks that will test your skills and keep your audience guessing. With clear...

A well-established and respected series. Texts are in the original Middle English, and each has an introduction, detailed notes and a glossary. Selected titles are also available as CD recordings.Book InformationISBN 9780521080330Author Geoffrey...

This revised and expanded edition of Art Photography Now builds on the hugely successful first edition (2005), which traced the developments in art photography since the mid-nineteenth century and profiled world-famous artists such as Sophie Calle, Nan...

Endless sun, sparkling sea, crystalline sky - these are the elements of the Mediterranean that offer its inhabitants a lifestyle that is the envy of the world and have delighted architects since antiquity. A fusion of interior style and architecture, of...

A fully illustrated guide to the glorious riches of New York's museums and galleries, drawing on the cream of the city's collections to create an easily navigable, narrative history of art. The guide's unique approach allows you to locate your favourite...

Here is the key book on the key materials in art, design and shaping the environment in the 21st century. Building on the cult success of Techno Textiles, this book, newly available in paperback, features developments over the past decade. Highlighting...

Examining what it is that makes fashion illustration the choice of the moment of art directors and style magazines, this book follows the renaissance predicted by the author's 2000 book, Fashion Illustration Now. Borrelli's introduction describes the...

Graffiti art is constantly changing. Fresh coats of paint and newly pasted posters appear overnight in cities across the world. New artists, ideas and tactics displace faded images in a perpetual process of renewal and metamorphosis. From Stockholm to...

The modern world's greatest buildings capture the imagination and inspire wonder, whether they are places of worship, palaces of power or pleasure, skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, canals, dams or colossal statues. In The Wonders of World Architecture, an...

'Every picture tells a story' - but for many of us the subjects and themes of the great paintings of Western art are something of a mystery. The Gallery Companion unravels the legends behind many of the most popular and frequently painted figures and...

An extended and highly readable introduction covers the background to the movement, its heroic years, its followers and an account of the masters in their later years. Full-page colour reproductions of over 100 paintings are faced by informative and...

Half a millennium before Jesus, more than a millennium before Mohammed, the Buddha found Enlightenment. Today the number of his followers far exceeds the number of Christians and Muslims added together. Here, the fortunes of Buddhism are traced through...

Georgia O'Keeffe was a major figure in American art for seven decades. This comprehensive and illuminating new book surveys the complete drawings, watercolours and paintings from all periods - and explains her life in the context of her artistic output...

Published to extraordinary worldwide acclaim, William A. Ewing's superb anthology was hailed as 'one of the most unique and powerful photographic books in recent memory' (Camera and Darkroom). From 19th-century erotica to the sexual politics of the...

Traces the development of British art and examines the careers of influential artists such as John Singer Sargent, Vanessa Bell, and David Hockney.Book InformationISBN 9780500202043Author Frances SpaldingFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Thames &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486206134Author Edward LaskerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473038229Author Rory BurkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Burke PublishingPublisher Burke PublishingWeight(grams) 730g

Having trouble putting down your Nikon D80 long enough to read the manual? Slip this convenient, full-color guide into your camera bag instead. You'll find big, clear color photos to help you identify the camera's many controls, complete information on...

This full-color book is designed to tap the exploding market in serious digital photography with over 250 pages of new and beautiful photos, essential photography how-to information and no-fail formulas for getting great digital pictures with the newly...

When Mitchell Symons wrote his extraordinary bestsellers This Book, That Book and The Other Book - all neatly combined in one sensational volume, The Ultimate Loo Book - he was judged by many to be the King of Trivia. Now, inThe Bumper Book for the Loo,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780551012196Author Tim F. LaHayeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Marshall PickeringPublisher HarperCollins Publishers