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Mapping Shakespeare: An exploration of Shakespeare's worlds through maps

JEREMY BLACK · Conway
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

William Shakespeare's lifetime (1564-1616) spanned the reigns of the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth I, and the first of the Stuart kings, James I. The changing times and fluctuating political mores of the era were reflected through his plays. This beautiful new book looks at the England,...
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The Disaster Survival Guide: How to Prepare For and Survive Floods, Fires, Earthquakes and More

Marie D Jones · Visible Ink Press
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Droughts. Landslides. Trillions of dollars in damages. Billions of people affected. Terrorist attacks. Gas explosions. Bridge collapses. Car, train, and plane crashes. These sudden and unexpected events make it feel as if chaos...
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How to Make Hand-Drawn Maps: A Creative Guide

HELEN CANN · Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

With wonderful examples and easy-to-follow instructions, this beautifully illustrated how-to book makes it simple and fun to create one-of-a-kind hand-drawn maps. Helpful templates, grids, and guidelines complement a detailed breakdown of essential cartographic elements and profiles of talented...
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The Big Bad World of Concept Art for Video Games: How to Start Your Career as a Concept Artist

Eliott Lilly · Design Studio Press
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback

Are you ready to begin your career as a concept artist in the video game industry but don't know where to start?The Big Bad World of Concept Art for Video Games: How to Start Your Career as a Concept Artist is book two in the Big Bad series, delving deeper into the subjects and topics...
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ROAD TRIP BOOK : 1001 trips to take in a lifetime

DARYL SLEATH · Universe Publishing(NY)
Pages: 960
Format: Print book

The world's superlative road trips--scenic, thrilling, and memorable--in both natural and urban settings. For anyone who has fallen under its spell, a car represents freedom and adventure. For decades, the American tradition of the road trip has been bound up with the idea of new possibilities...
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Baby Sign Language Basics: Early Communication for Hearing Babies and Toddlers, 3rd Edition

MONTA Z BRIANT · Hay House, Inc.
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

Now includes streaming video, additional tips, advice, and updated resources!Since 2004, Baby Sign Language Basics has introduced hundreds of thousands of parents and caregivers around the globe to the miracle of signing with their babies - and left them wanting more!Now, in this newly...
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Badass Affirmations: The Wit and Wisdom of Wild Women

BECCA ANDERSON · Mango
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback

#1 Amazon New Release ? Positive affirmations for a badassEven a badass needs daily affirmations: We all need reminders now and then. You don't leap out of bed every day knowing you are amazing and about to have an incredible day. All of us have a lot of demands, pressures, to-do's...
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You Had Better Make Some Noise: Words to Change the World

PHAIDON EDITORS. · Phaidon Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

A timeless collection of quotations by visionaries who have been catalysts for change - through the ages and across the globeYou Had Better Make Some Noise brings together the words of social activists, revolutionaries, artists, writers, musicians, philosophers, politicians, and more - individuals...
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Ripley's Odd Is Art

Ripley's Believe It or Not! · Ripley Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

From paintings by an artist with no arms or legs to sculptures made entirely of salt, you'll find some of the most fascinating and unbelievable pieces of art from the Ripley's Believe It or Not collection. Designed as an elegant art book meets the eclectic one-of-a-kind Ripley's...
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Fast Talk Thai

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

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