Название: Pretty Ugly: Why We Like Some Songs, Faces, Foods, Plays, Pictures, Poems, Etc., and Dislike Others
Автор: Daphne Maurer, Charles Maurer
Издательство: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF
Размер: 25 Мб
Язык: английский / English

People are chemical machines, yet we (and some other animals) develop a sense of beauty. Why and how did it evolve? How is it formed? This book answers these questions from the perspective of scientists with deep knowledge of the arts. It interweaves experimental sciences with the histories of art, architecture, music, dance, speech, literature, and food. Although we perceive each of our senses to be dramatically different, the text shows them all to be similar under the hoodsimilar in how they function and in how they shape our aesthetic experience. This book covers many fields, and does not assume the reader has any special knowledge or expertise. It avoids jargon, equations and formulae, and begin every discussion at an introductory level.

Название: Wilderness Survival: Basic Safety for Outdoor Adventures
Автор: Blake Hoena, Kellie M. Hultgren
Издательство: Capstone Press
Год: 2020
Формат: PDF
Размер: 92 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Lightning and bugs and bears - oh my! This handy guidebook provides basic tips and tricks to surviving in the wilderness, including sheltering against weather extremes, battling bugs, and fending off meddlesome animals. With bold photos and infographics, step-by-step projects, and expert instructions, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE GUIDES will have first-time campers and enthusiasts alike opting outside.

Название: Insight Guides Finland, 6th Edition
Автор: Insight Guides
Издательство: Insight Guides
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 29 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Whether it's kayaking in the serene Lakeland, enjoying a cruise on the Baltic, or taking in the splendour of the Northern Lights in Lapland - Insight Guide Finland helps you get the best out of this outdoor paradise. Inside Insight Guide Finland: A thoroughly overhauled edition by our expert authors. Stunning photography brings this stunning country and its people to life. Highlights of the country's top attractions, such as Helsinki's Jugend architecture and the Lakes region as well as in-depth features on some unmissable Finnish experiences, such as relaxing in a traditional sauna and cycling around the gorgeous Åland archipelago. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country from the cool capital, Helsinki, to Lapland in the far north. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip.

Название: Women Artisans of Morocco: Their Stories, Their Lives
Автор: Susan Schaefer Davis
Издательство: Thrums Books
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 28 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Morocco: Ancient cities, adobe fortresses of centuries past, fertile plains of wheat and olives, carpets of wildflowers, endless deserts, wild mountains, and isolated rural villages. And of course, the fabled open-air markets framed with stacks of woven rugs and other handicrafts, exotic scents wafting through the aisles, the hum of Arabic, Berber, French. Within this diverse land and confluence of cultures, many rich and ancient craft traditions carry on—women spin and weave, make buttons, embroider designs passed down through generations, and sew stunning native costumes. Women Artisans of Morocco tells the stories of twenty-five women who practice these textile traditions with an inspiring energy, pride, and fortitude. For the first time, we have a book that focuses on the artisans of Morocco themselves, those who produce these beautiful textiles that contribute substantially to their family's income while maintaining households and raising children.

Название: Prop Building for Beginners: Twenty Props for Stage and Screen
Автор: Eric Hart
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Размер: 25 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Prop Building for Beginners outlines the basic concepts of prop building by featuring step-by-step instructions to create twenty of the most commonly featured items in theatrical and filmed productions. This book uses a combination of projects to expose readers to a wide range of materials and tools that they might find in a basic scenery or costume shop, serving both as a guide to building simple props and as a crash course in the variety of items a props person may have to build. The projects require a variety of tools, techniques, and materials so that a practitioner who completes all of them will have received a complete introduction to the basics of prop building. Assuming no previous knowledge of prop building, this is the perfect primer for students, hobbyists, or community theater enthusiasts looking to enter the prop shop. Prop Building for Beginners includes access to full-scale printable versions of the patterns featured in the book.

Название: The Ultimate Book of Survival Gear: A Beginner's Guide to Choosing the Products That Will Keep You Alive
Автор: James C. Jones
Издательство: Skyhorse
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 73 Мб
Язык: английский / English

When the Sh*t Hits the Fan and The End of The World As We Know It Has Arrived, Who Will Survive and Who Will Perish? Chances are that those people who seriously prepare ahead of time, who have contingency survival plans, will have a definite edge over most other people. Part of those contingency plans involve having the right gear to help you make it. In this book, survival expert James C. Jones lists every item of gear you need to have in order to survive and, eventually, thrive. Here you will find detailed descriptions of the following gear: sleeping bags, shovels and saws, stoves, clothing and footwear, advanced medical care equipment, communications and monitoring devices, biological and chemical survival equipment, and much more. Not only is every item examined carefully, but Jones also tells you how to use it, and how to maintain it. You may not take the possible ending of the world seriously, but you need to, as it is a real possibility - and those who survive are those who are prepared.

Название: The Paddleboard Bible: The complete guide to stand-up paddleboarding
Автор: Dave Price
Издательство: Adlard Coles
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 127 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Stand-up paddleboarding is the fastest growing water sport in the world for a reason. This paddleboard adventure guide gives you everything you need to know to get up and get SUPping. With only a little knowledge and practice, pretty much anyone can get up and get moving on a paddleboard, and then there's no limit to where SUP can take you. This complete guide gives you everything you need to know to get started, and much more besides. All the basics are here, from fundamental equipment (a guide to boards, including bargain-priced inflatables, as well as paddles, clothing and simple safety gear) to essential techniques (getting on, getting moving and, just as importantly, landing and getting off). Along with challenges and games to play with your new paddleboarding buddies, the book explores places to go and things to see, from rivers and canals to coastlines and travel further afield. The book also explains all the important stuff you might need to understand about weather, tides, waves and currents.

Название: Art Lover's Guide to Paris
Автор: Ruby Boukabou
Издательство: White Owl
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 22 Мб
Язык: английский / English

There’s no doubt that Paris is brimming with some of the world’s best art. But on a trip to the City of Light, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the options, get caught up in the queues and miss the back street gems. Fear not- armed with this companion you’ll easily navigate your way through the rich art history to the vibrant present scene, and have a ball doing so. Along with listings of the unmissable museums and galleries (where you’ll appreciate the ancients through to the contemporaries), the guide includes more off beat places to find public and private art all over town (from design hotels to auction houses, beautiful brasseries to artist studios). You’ll pick up insider tips from local and international professionals and find out where to take a sketch class, see live street art, buy an artwork, attend intriguing art events and meet the artists.

Название: The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Songbook for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Автор: Sheryl Crow
Издательство: Hal Leonard Corp.
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 37 Мб
Язык: английский / English

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This songbook features 16 Sheryl Crow favorites arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. Songs include: All I Wanna Do * A Change Would Do You Good * The Difficult Kind * Everyday Is a Winding Road * The First Cut Is the Deepest * Home * I Shall Believe * If It Makes You Happy * Leaving Las Vegas * Light in Your Eyes * My Favorite Mistake * Picture * Soak up the Sun * Steve McQueen * Strong Enough * There Goes the Neighborhood.

Название: Cool Pop: 8 Chart Hits Arranged for Intermediate Piano Solo
Автор: Mona Rejino
Издательство: Hal Leonard Corp.
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 14 Мб
Язык: английский / English

(Educational Piano Library). Eight pianistic arrangements of current chart hits for the intermediate-level pianist. Titles: Blinding Lights (The Weeknd) * Cardigan (Taylor Swift) * High Hopes (Panic! At the Disco) * Memories (Maroon 5) * No Time to Die (Billie Eilish) * Senorita (Camila Cabello) * Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi) * Watermelon Sugar (Harry Styles). Includes lyrics.