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Chris Hart
In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, this landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated…
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Chris Chibnall
The gripping and brilliant debut crime novel from the universally acclaimed creator of TV series BROADCHURCH
When Detective Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset from the big city, the last…
The Routledge Handbook of Pink Floyd is intended for scholars and researchers of popular music, as well as music industry professionals and fans of the band.
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Chris J Hart
Christine Hart is a Private Investigator who lives by Lake Vyrnwy. Girls are being killed in nearby Seelie Wood where UFO spotters beleive that there are strange goings at a…
What if your very identity was a carefully crafted lie?
Follow the riveting journey of an adopted woman who uncovers the sinister truth behind her existence. Her search for identity…
Christine, an ex-private investigator with psychic abilities, is trying to piece together a string of murders that have left her shaken. After leaving Fleet Street, she now resides with her…
Stephanie Harte
Don't miss the BRAND NEW thrilling gangland series from bestselling author Stephanie HarteMeet the Kennedy twins and get ready for trouble!
Twin sisters Lily and Daisy Kennedy live a life…
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Teaches the aspiring artist how to use the techniques and principles to create the moody world of crime noir. This work offers instruction in the use of shadows to create…
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A child’s guide to drawing angels, elves, fairies and more. It contains step-by-step instructions and the lessons progress incrementally, starting with the basic head shape and anatomy and continuing through…
This concise and easy-to-read book provides an informative and practical guide to the process of undertaking a risk assessment, arriving at a formulation and then developing a risk management plan…
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200 years after the war, Earth is a deadly place. Food is scarce, technology has fallen from the common man’s grasp. The World Gov say they’ll Save the Planet. Lies…
A colorful tutorial takes would-be artists step by step through the special techniques and style of Korean manhwa comics, looking at the differences between manga and manhwa comics and explaining…
Features step-by-step drawings and instructions that allow young people convert familiar animals into manga monsters complete with claws, horns, feet, and fur.
Entertainments and popular cultures played a major part in the lives of those experiencing the First World War. This collection of studies spans the role of newspapers, films, posters and…
Nurses and Politics covers both internal politics - the organisation of nurses’ work, hierarchies, primary versus secondary care, interprofessional issues, funding and training; and external politics - the organisation of…
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This step-by-step guide shows readers how to draw the radical characters and use the cutting-edge techniques of extreme cutting-edge comics. There are how-to illustrations, which demonstrate the basic comic techniques…
In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, the Second Edition of Chris Hart’s landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical…
A practical and comprehensive guide to researching, preparing and writing a dissertation at Masters level.
Risk assessment and risk management are top of every mental health trust's agenda. This updated and expanded new edition provides an informative and practical guide to the process of undertaking…
The third Molly and Corry book sees Molly reluctantly drawn into an adventure with ancient Vikings, diamond smugglers, and a surprising super hero. Making new friends, Molly discovers it’s great…
The second Molly and Corry book sees the friends combine their strengths to solve the mystery of the stolen pets. Corry finds that despite being a computer, she is not…
Molly and her best friend, the world greatest A.I. Corry, explore the world of online gaming. Forget life, she’s too busy playing online with her friends… until an evil Hacker…
A manual of techniques that visually simplify and refine the study of the body’s muscles and skeleton into concepts that can easily be used by beginning and intermediate artists alike…
The Young Artists Draw series by bestselling author Chris Hart focuses on subjects that kids love to draw. The first in the series, Young Artists Draw Manga, shows budding artists…
Packed with step-by-step demonstrations detailing how to draw correctly proportioned manga faces and bodies, and lots of tips and tricks of the trade, this title has what aspiring beginners need…
Cartoon animals are the essential subject matter for the cartoonists and animation artists. This book presents the fuzzy world of creatures, and shows different exotic animals, which also make for…
Anyone who wants to draw Manga must be able to draw powerful women of fantasy. With Hart’s clear, step-by-step drawings and easy-to-follow text, this guide shows aspiring artists exactly how…
The sequel to Drawing Cutting Edge Comics shows would-be artists how to draw the exaggerated musculature of figures in action poses, in an instructional manual that covers all aspects of…
Helps kids learn how to draw manga eyes, heads, faces, bodies, as well as more specific lessons on drawing manga fantasy characters, manga ‘shoujo’ and manga monsters. This title features…
Chibis are the cute, miniature characters and creatures of Japanese comics. They appear in various genres of manga. This book covers chibis, character by character, according to the various subgenres…
Shows aspiring beginners how to draw the most popular style and widely read genre of Japanese comics.
Covers various types of animals including dogs, cats, horses, penguins, lions, tigers, bears, and elephants, as well as the favourite sidekick animals - pigs, kangaroos, giraffes, turtles. This book features…
Teaches how to draw cartoon people, fantasy characters, layouts and background design. This title features fantasy characters and even sections on cartoon costumes, character design and cartoon backgrounds and composition.
Shows how to draw the basic manga head and body, eyes, fashion and more. This book explores dynamic action poses, special effects, light and shading, perspective, popular manga types such…
Furries, also known as anthros (for anthropomorphic creatures) are human-animal hybrids. This title introduces readers to the basic concepts of creating half-man/half-beast characters and to the variety of styles in…
A guide to drawing Manga-style comic book art. It explains how to draw fantasy robots, monsters, mythical animals and other characters that are part of this Japanese genre. The author…
Tony Johnson,Chris Hart
Provides information on how the Stamp Duty Land Tax works in practice. This book, containing examples and case studies, is suitable for surveyors and other people interested in understanding the…
Written from a practical standpoint, this book details how the legislation works in common practice. It is based on practical experience of the work of surveyors applying the legislation in…
Mental health is a significant factor in providing effective nursing care for patients in hospital and residential settings. Non-mental health nursing staff often lack the confidence, knowledge and skills to…
Chris M Hart
The simple, effective techniques in this step-by-step book will teach readers how to protect their investments and understand exactly what the risks are and how to minimize them.
