Bring your portraits to life with this beginner-friendly drawing guide. Specially written for aspiring artists and hobbyists, this fun drawing guide explores the must-know tips, tricks, and techniques to help you create a wide range of beautiful portraits. With a step-by-step approach that nurtures your inspiration while guiding you through fundamental drawing methods, readers will discover a rich source of vital information for drawing faces, hair, and different angles, as well as tips for crea

How to Reassess Your Chess is the popular step-by-step course that will create a marked improvement in anyone’s game. In clear, direct language, Silman shows how to dissect a position, recognize its individual parts and ultimately find the move that conforms to the needs of that particular situation. By explaining the thought processes that go into a master’s choice of move, the author presents a system of thought that makes advanced strategies seem clear, logical and at times even obvious. How

Neufert’s Architects’ Data is an essential reference for the initial design and planning of a building project. It provides, in one concise volume, the core information needed to form the framework for the more detailed design and planning of any building project. Organised largely by building type, it covers the full range of preliminary considerations, and with over 6200 diagrams it provides a mass of data on spatial requirements. Most illustrations are dimensioned and each building type inclu

This book takes the student on a journey through his own mind and returns him to the chess board with a wealth of new-found knowledge and the promise of a significant gain in strength. Most amateurs possess erroneous thinking processes that remain with them throughout their chess lives. These flaws in their mental armour result in stinging defeats and painful reversals. Books can be bought and studied, lessons can be taken — but in the end, these elusive problems always prove to be extremely di

Design Your Perfect Home, Fully Furnished—Before You Buy a Thing 900+ Illustrations, Checklists, and Layout Templates. The Interior Design Bible walks you step by step through the process of discovering your style, planning harmonious layouts, and decorating every room with elegance and personality—no designer required.A practical roadmap to turn your home into a stunning, personalized sanctuary thatfeels entirely your own. Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll discover inside: ✅ Room-by-Room Desig

The USA’s National Parks truly are places of wonder: staggering landscapes of jaw-dropping dimensions and incredible diversity where you can stand on the very edge of civilization.They are the earth’s breathing spaces, precious places to conserve nature and wildlife for future generations. Explore countless places to hike, camp, climb, swim, and paddle, where you and your family can create lifelong memories of freedom and wide-open spaces.The book contains inspiring narratives reflecting the ric

The Woodpecker Method is the name given by Axel Smith to a training system developed by his compatriot and co-author Hans Tikkanen. After training with his method in 2010, Tikkanen achieved three GM norms within a seven-week period.The quick explanation of the Woodpecker Method is that you need to solve a large number of puzzles in a row; then solve the same puzzles again and again, only faster. It’s not a lazy shortcut to success – hard work is required. But the reward can be re-programming you