Showing posts with label Hobbies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hobbies. Show all posts

Friday, March 11, 2011

Advanced Paper Aircraft Construction Mk 2 (Second Book)

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35 pages | Publisher: Collins | English | ISBN-10: 020714964X | PDF
Combine aerodynamics, origami and imagination and you end up with 14 exciting new models that will fly, glide, spin and even deliver a bombload of water on target.

Easy-to-follow diagrams and clear instructions are given for a marvellously varied range of models inclding a Heliglider, an Elasto-Kinetic Jet (you launch it with an elastic band), a UFO, a Kamikaze Water Bomber and the Space Shuttle.

Campbell Morris's second book of planes is certainly as exciting as his best-selling prototype.


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Monday, March 7, 2011

Create Your Dream Garden

Tips and Techniques to Make Your Garden Bloom (52 Brilliant Ideas)

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256 pages | Infinite Ideas Limited (2005) | English | ISBN-10: 1904902243 | PDF
"Don't worry. This isn't a garden makeover book that'll convince you to put decking over every plant you see nor will it teach you how to spot your Symphoricarpos albus from your Cladonia rangiferina. "Create your dream garden" is a practical insider's guide to help you identify what you want from your garden, what's practical for you to achieve and most importantly what you can do that's (relatively) low maintenance. You won't end up with a degree in horticulture, but you will have a garden that delights and blooms!" Mark Hillsden, Jeremy Cook and Anna Marsden. Here are 52 blooming ideas to get your garden looking beautiful and how to keep on top of it all without breaking your hoe in two. The authors reveal: How to design without the despair; Why paying the nursery doesn't pay; How to slug it out; Easy lessons in pruning; How to improve that moss and clover infested area some call a lawn; The real way to deal with weeds - perhaps even live with them; Making a garden fun for kids.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters

Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 1

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286 pages | W. W. Norton & Co.| English | ISBN-10: 0393324524 | PDF | 10MB
Russia's dominance in modern chess was founded on a uniquely successful program of chess instruction. Now this program has been streamlined and adapted for American readers in this series of books that will help readers develop, step by step, from beginner status to the expert level.This book, Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume 1: Fundamentals of the Game, incorporates easy-to-follow strategic concepts. You will learn from the start not just how the pieces move but also where and why to move them. Far more effective than any other system of instruction, this grounding in the principles of intermediate chess strategy will soon take you from total novice to an enjoyable, and competitive, recreational level.

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300 Papermaking Recipes




96 pages | Martingale and Co (2003) | English | ISBN-10: 156477533X | PDF | 20 MB
This work contains 300 recipes for homemade paper. It provides easy-to-follow recipes, with no complicated measuring, and examples of how homemade paper can be utilized. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

This practical, step-by-step guide provides artists and crafters directions for creating unique papers for their projects. Instructions are clearly explained and photographed. Recipes for the handmade papers show how to incorporate recycled paper, vegetables, flower petals, raffia, metallic paints, glitter, other items. The book also provides photos of sample papers for all 300 recipes.

Review
…300 step-by-step recipes using recycled papers, cotton and abaca, vegetable and plant pulps … the book’s presentation is charming. -- --Textile Fibre Forum, February 2001 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Guitar All-in-One For Dummies

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F or Du mm ies (Aug. 3, 2009) | English | ISBN: 0470481331 | Pages: 696 | PDF | Size: 16,3 MB
Have you always wanted to play the guitar? You can start today with these 8 minibooks. Covering both acoustic and electric guitar, this hands-on resource gives you all the instruction you need to play across multiple genres, whether you're a beginner or an experienced guitarist. You'll find plenty of tips for playing easier and more complex pieces — and for composing your own.

- Gear up to start playing — understand the different parts of a guitar, find the right guitar for you, string and tune the instrument, and develop basic playing skills
- Immerse yourself in sounds and technique — play major and minor chords, master left- and right-hand techniques, and play melodies in position and double-stops
- Get ready to rock! — from Chuck Berry to Keith Richards to The Edge, see how the best play barre chords, hot licks, and sweet leads
- Play the blues — explore rhythm and lead techniques, signature riffs, blues progressions, and the achievements of great blues guitarists
- Go classical — learn about the history of classical guitar, combine arpeggios and melody, and sample different genres
- Practice, practice, practice — try your hand at major scales, minor scales, and chord exercises to rev up stalled skills
- Write songs and music — check out different song forms, understand modes, and compose with chords

Open the book and find:
- Plenty of music examples and practice exercises
- Musical styles and genres through the years
- Correct hand position and posture
- Basic playing techniques
- Standard music notation and tablature
- Tips for playing up the neck
- Ways to solo and improvise leads
- Different fingerstyles to play
- Accessories for your guitar
- A comprehensive guitar chord chart

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Grab Life by the Leash: A Guide to Bringing Up and Bonding with Your Four-Legged Friend

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Publisher: Howell Book House (March 31, 2008) | English | ISBN: 0470178825 | PDF | 256 pages
Here is the only dog care and training book you’ll ever need. With wit, wisdom, and sage advice, noted dog expert Cheryl Smith shows you how to grab life by the leash. She covers everything you need to know about living with, training, and caring for your canine, including where and how to introduce a dog to your household, how to avoid separation anxiety, when to take your dog to the vet, rules for playing tug and other games, and much more.

The only dog care and training book you'll ever need.
This is the ultimate, one-stop dog parent's book—it covers everything you need to know about living with, training, and caring for your canine kid. Inside, you'll discover tons of interesting morsels, including:

* How a dog can improve your social life
* The health benefits of owning a dog
* Where and how to introduce a dog to your household
* How to avoid separation anxiety
* When to take your dog to the vet
* Rules for playing tug and other games
* And much more!

With wit, wisdom, and sage advice, noted dog expert Cheryl Smith shows you how to grab life by the leash and attain a rewarding and mutually beneficial relationship with your four-legged friend.

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Friday, November 12, 2010

The Best Paper Airplanes You'll Ever Fly (Klutz Guides)

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Klutz; illustrated edition | English | PDF | ISBN-10: 1570541787
The Best Paper Airplanes You''ll Ever Fly has been tested by high-school aviators to ensure that they are the best. It contains folding instructions and flying infor mation. '

Three simple designs are here, guaranteed to be "the best paper airplanes on the planet." We cannot certify that, but the ones we made flew splendidly. The authors are proud of record indoor flights of between 60 and 80 feet, hand-launched. This small guide is as close to physics as to technology, for it suggests the principles of good results--although it also includes precise instructions for the folding. You have to trim a paper airplane; if not, it will fly like a rock. "This is not an opinion. It is a guarantee," and grade-school builders are not excepted. Symmetry is the aim, carefully secured. "The left side MUST look just like the right." Here is how to check on that and how to adjust, with five troubleshooting hints, plus launch instructions for indoors and out. Take care. (Outdoors you might hit a thermal, and your plane can really go out of sight.)

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

The Origami Bible 2009

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Search Press Ltd | 2009 | ISBN: 184448467X | 192 pages | PDF | 59,2 MB
With easy-to-follow diagrams and step-by-step instructions, learn simple fold sequences that can be used as the base for hundreds of different designs, then combine them to create over 50 specially chosen projects that will charm and entertain. Be inspired by a gorgeous gallery of origami from around the world - and use newly learnt techniques to fold your own creations and designs. Whether you fold for fun and relaxation, to create useful dishes and boxes, or to amuse and fascinate children, this is an essential reference for the beginner and experienced folder alike.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers

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Publisher: Lark Books | ISBN: 1600591248 | edition 2008 | PDF | 128 pages | 34,7 mb
Crochet bouquets of nearly 50 whimsical, wonderful flowers, in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors! Done in upscale yarns like ribbon, chenille, and silk, this contemporary garden will get intermediate-level crocheters grasping their hooks. Some of the flora looks realistic; others are beautifully fanciful, pure products of the imagination. A simple, well-photographed basics section explains how to create them all: specialty techniques include felting, stacking the flowers, stiffening the petals, and linking the flowers together. “Grow” daffodils, dahlias, ferns, firewheels, primroses, sunflowers, and violets—or even a fantastic blossom with layers of scalloped petals radiating out in increasing size from a crystal button center. For added inspiration, a series of showcase projects incorporates the blossoms, including hats, backpacks, pillows, and cards.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Advanced Championship Paper Planes: 12 Original Designs from International Origami Designer

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33 pages | Publisher: Flying Frog Publishing | PDF | English
Everyone loves a paper plane. Here are over 30 desings -- simple planes for beginners, advanced planes for the ambitious, and wacky, unusual desings for those who just want to be convinced that anything will fly.

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Fun With Papers

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Publisher: Jyotsna Prakashan | ISBN : 8179251438 | 2006 | 38 pages | PDF | 8.1 Mb
“Making simple toys such as a butterfly, a bird or a helicopter using paper is an exciting art. It is not only amusement but also an exercise in logic and science. Children learn by doing things themselves. Activities such as these enhance their creativity, craftsmanship and confidence. In this book you will learn how to make frog, butterfly, helicopter, Mobius strips, cracker, camera, fish etc. from paper.”

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Classic Origami

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Apple P | ISBN: 1850762465 | 80 pages | PDF
Own it. Give it. This book is worth the price for the arched back cat fold alone. But the bonus fold is the Sampan. This book has an excellent balance of verbal and diagram instructions. Beautiful color pictures with exceptional detail.
This book shows how to make folded paper creations, from the basics to intricate Eastern and Western designs, including easy-to-follow diagrams and step-by-step instructions for each design.

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!

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Do you know what the best feature is in All New Square Foot Gardening?

Sure, there are ten new features in this all-new, updated book. Sure, it's even simpler than it was before. Of course, you don't have to worry about fertilizer or poor soil ever again because you'll be growing above the ground.

But, the best feature is that "anyone," "anywhere" can enjoy a Square Foot garden. Children, adults with limited mobility, even complete novices can achieve spectacular results.

But, let's get back to the ten improvements. You're going to love them.

1) New Location - Move your garden closer to your house by eliminating single-row gardening. Square Foot Garden needs just "twenty percent" of the space of a traditional garden.
2) New Direction - Locate your garden "on top" of existing soil. Forget about pH soil tests, double-digging (who enjoys that?), or the never-ending soil improvements.
3) New Soil - The new "Mel's Mix" is the perfect growing mix. Why, we even give you the recipe. Best of all, you can even "buy" the different types of compost needed.
4) New Depth - You only need to prepare a SFG box to a depth of 6 inches! It's true--the majority of plants develop just fine when grown at this depth.
5) No Fertilizer - The all new SFG does not need any fertilizer-ever! If you start with the perfect soil mix, then you don't need to add fertilizer.
6) New Boxes - The new method uses bottomless boxes placed aboveground. We show you how to build your own (with step-by-step photos).
7) New Aisles - The ideal gardening aisle width is about three to four feet. That makes it even easier to kneel, work, and harvest.
8) New Grids - Prominent and permanent grids added to your SFG box help you visualize the planting squares and know how to space for maximum harvest.
9) New Seed Saving Idea - The old-fashioned way advocates planting many seeds and then thinning the extras (that means pulling them up). The new method means planting a pinch- literally two or three seeds--per planting hole.
10) Tabletop Gardens - The new boxes are so much smaller and lighter (only 6 inches of soil, remember?), you can add a plywood bottom to make them portable.

Of course, that's not all. We've also included simple, easy-to-follow instructions using lots of photos and illustrations. You're going to love it!

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Dogs All-in-One For Dummies - 2010

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Publisher: For Dummies | 2010 | PDF | 712 pages | ISBN: 0470529784 | 10.3 MB
Dogs All-in-One For Dummies offers all dog lovers the latest information you need to choose, raise, and care for your furry best friend from puppyhood to its twilight years. From finding the right dog for your lifestyle and teaching your dog good manners to housetraining, grooming, and knowing when your pet is sick or needs medical attention, this fact-packed guide will serve as your essential dog bible.

- Features new information on dog showing, agility, going Green, and traveling with your pooch
- Includes information from Dogs For Dummies, 2nd Edition; Puppies For Dummies, 2nd Edition; Adopting a Pet For Dummies; Choosing a Dog For Dummies; Dog Grooming For Dummies; Dog Health & Nutrition For Dummies; Dog Training For Dummies, 2nd Edition; Dog Tricks & Agility For Dummies 2nd Edition; Housetraining For Dummies, 2nd Edition; Breeding Dogs For Dummies; Mixed Breeds For Dummies; and Understanding Your Dog For Dummies

Thorough and timely, Dogs All-in-One For Dummies covers everything from head to tail!.....................................

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