Unleash your inner beasties! Unlike their villainous cousins, the monsters in this book exist to make people smile, not scream. Wonderfully weird and relatively harmless (aside from the occasional nibble on a toe), these are some of the most likeable monsters you'll ever encounter--from Stephanie, who wants to wrap her tentacles around you in a big hug, to Patience, the bug-eating rock, to Peeperpillar, a cute caterpillar-parakeet. They are the quirky creations of three professional monster artists, here to share their techniques and character-building processes. With a fun, anything-goes appr... View More...
Shows you how to play over 25 songs using a range of two octaves; major, minor and seventh chords; 12-bar blues; and turnaround progressions. This book also feature a chord section featuring over 50 different chords.
A set of keyboard stickers is provided for easy identification of keyboard letter names.
No prior knowledge of music or playing the keyboard is required. View More...
A comprehensive, lesson by lesson introduction to the guitar, covering notes on all six strings. Teaches music reading, picking techniques and basic music theory. Covers time signatures, note values, sharps, flats and the chromatic scale. An easy to follow Guitar method for the complete beginner. This book also has special sections on tuning, how to read sheet music and a chord chart. Includes melodies from many well-known songs in a variety of styles. A carefully graded, lesson by lessons method that assumes no prior knowledge of Music or Guitar. All guitarists should know all of the in... View More...
A comprehensive, lesson by lesson introduction to the guitar, covering notes on all six strings. Teaches music reading, picking techniques and basic music theory. Covers time signatures, note values, sharps, flats and the chromatic scale. An easy to follow Guitar method for the complete beginner. This book also has special sections on tuning, how to read sheet music and a chord chart. Includes melodies from many well-known songs in a variety of styles. A carefully graded, lesson by lessons method that assumes no prior knowledge of Music or Guitar. All guitarists should know all of the informat... View More...
Full color photos and diagrams. A comprehensive, lesson by lesson introduction to the guitar, covering notes on all six strings. Teaches music reading, picking techniques and basic music theory. Covers time signatures, note values, sharps, flats and the chromatic scale. An easy to follow Guitar method for the complete beginner. This book also has special sections on tuning, how to read sheet music and a chord chart. Includes melodies from many well-known songs in a variety of styles. A carefully graded, lesson by lessons method that assumes no prior knowledge of Music or Guitar. All guitarists... View More...
Full color photos and diagrams. A comprehensive, lesson by lesson introduction to the guitar, covering notes on all six strings. Teaches music reading, picking techniques and basic music theory. Covers time signatures, note values, sharps, flats and the chromatic scale. An easy to follow Guitar method for the complete beginner. This book also has special sections on tuning, how to read sheet music and a chord chart. Includes melodies from many well-known songs in a variety of styles. A carefully graded, lesson by lessons method that assumes no prior knowledge of Music or Guitar. All guitarists... View More...
Graham Chapman reveals what it was like to be part of the revolutionary and zany Monty Python teamRequired reading for Monty Python fans, this true and false memoir is Graham Chapman's own hilarious account of his life as a Python and as a homosexual. The book equals Joe Orton's famous Diaries in providing an unblushing account of a gay lifestyle linked to entertainment. Full of outrageous fictions and touching truths, in telling surreal and outrageous lies Graham Chapman often uncovers a truth about himself and colleagues. The stories Chapman relates--whether as mountaineer or medical student... View More...
This book updates the original book published in 1988, Architecture in Brisbane. It continues the examination of Brisbane's buildings and the design changes from 1988 to 2011. Now retired Assoc Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Dr Graham de Grucy pprovides a picture of design changes and technological advancements over the last 20 years. Complemented by many photos and plans this book is a must for any historian or student of architecture. View More...
Ass Professor Graham de Gruchy examines the architecture of Brisbane from early settlement to 1988, Brisbane's Expo year. This book provides a comprehensive look at buildings - commercial and residential with images and plans. View More...
The number one fashion workshop for shojo manga now brings you...boys! Guys take center stage in the latest edition of this best-selling workshop. With the same focus on styles and looks, you'll learn how to build a diverse cast of male characters that are distinctive and memorable--from the hair on their heads to the shoes on their feet. All your favorite topics are covered! * The Figure. Easy-to-follow lessons for drawing the poses and different body types. * The Face. Learn to draw the endless variations of facial features and hairstyles that will make your manga boys unique. * The Look. Wa... View More...
This book helps you learn to draw cartoons step by step with over 1500 illustrations. It is a comprehensive and practical guide to drawing cartoons successfully shown in more than 1500 illustrations. It is filled with projects and exercises to help strengthen key skills such as facial expression, creating a mood, bringing a character to life, caricature, making cartoon strips, using speech bubbles and much more. It offers detailed enough for the cartoonist looking to hone skills, but yet accessible enough for the complete amateur. It includes a section on digital cartooning techniques. This de... View More...
The power of creation is at your fingertips!Orcs prepare for battle against high Elves, Dwarves retreat to the mountains and men march to the sea to reclaim crumbling fortresses. Fortunes are decided. Kingdoms are lost. Entire worlds are created. This book will teach you to bring your fictional realm to life with simple step-by-step instructions on how to draw authentic fantasy maps. Set the stage for adventure by illustrating domains, castles and battle lines, mountains, forests and sea monsters! Learn to create completely unique and fully functional RPG maps time and time again on which your... View More...
Teen idol. King of Pop. Voice of the common man. Australian of the Year. Friend. Icon. Superstar. John Farnham is the quintessential Aussie legend. As a teenager he gave up an apprenticeship to chase his musical dreams, hitting the big time with 'Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)'. A family man at heart, and the most loyal of friends, John was sometimes uncomfortable with the spotlight and for many years struggled to take his career to the heights that those close to him, including Molly Meldrum and Glenn Wheatley, felt it could reach. He finally hit his stride with 1986's Whispering Jack and th... View More...
The rise and fall of the brothers Gibb is perhaps the greatest saga in Australian, even world, music history. As ubiquitous as the falsetto harmonies, flares and multi-platinum record sales were the tragedies: the highs, the lows, the highs again. And then the brothers fell, one by one. Not long before his death, Robin made it clear that he believed the Gibbs had been forced to pay the highest possible cost for their success. 'All the tragedies my family has suffered . . . is a kind of karmic price we are paying for all the fame and fortune we've had.' This is the story of all four brothers' i... View More...
The relationship between Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton evolved over several months in 1984 and 1985. Even when they first slept together Button had no idea who Mercury was, and when the star told him his name it meant nothing to him.;Hutton worked as a barber at the Savoy Hotel and retained his job and his lodgings in Sutton, Surrey, for two years after moving in with Mercury, and then worked as his gardener. He was never fully assimilated into Mercury's jet-setting lifestyle, nor did he want to be, but from 1985 until Mercury's death in 1991 he was closer to him than anyone and knew all Merc... View More...
Though the median size of a new single-family house is back on the rise--after a brief decline during the 2007-2009 U.S. recession--many are now choosing to live small deliberately. They're building smaller, more environmentally and economically friendly homes. The New Small House presents small-house design strategies as well as whole-house case studies from across the U.S. and Canada for homeowners eager to simplify, and remodelers, builders, architects, and designers looking for inspiration. The ingenious and attractive designs of these 24 small houses (ranging in size from 500 square feet ... View More...
TV's architecture and design guru Kevin McCloud shares his passion and expertise in this brilliant guide to designing and building your own home, illustrated with the most memorable houses from the award-winning Channel 4 series. The book goes way beyond the confines of the usual TV tie-in. Over the 11 years that Grand Designs has been on our screens, Kevin has had plenty of opportunity to formulate his own strong views on what makes truly brilliant architecture. For the first time he can share those views fully, showing that 'houses too can be architecture' and giving any aspiring self-builde... View More...
Enter Audrey Hepburn's private world in this unique biography compiled by her son that combines recollections, anecdotes, excerpts from her personal correspondence, drawings, and recipes for her favorite dishes written in her own hand, and more than 250 previously unpublished personal family photographs. Audrey at Home offers fans an unprecedented look at the legendary star, bringing together the varied aspects of her life through the food she loved-from her childhood in Holland during World War II, to her time in Hollywood as an actress and in Rome as a wife and mother, to her final years as ... View More...
Since its genesis in 1976, Midnight Oil - fronted by the charismatic and passionate Peter Garrett until his departure from the band in late 2002 - has at various times been synonymous with beer-barn angst, green political activism, indigenous advocacy and musical nonconformism. At the same time this hugely popular band has been a mainstay of commercial radio and an icon of contemporary Australian culture. Despite the band's high profile, its members are notoriously private people who have never before revealed details of the inner workings of Midnight Oil. In Beds Are Burning, Mark Dodshon tel... View More...
The journal book that is great for keeping track of practice sessions and for development of good practice habits. The Accent Music Journal Student Practice Record lets the teacher jot important practice notes to assist practice sessions at home. This practice record is designed to appeal to young musicians, to make practice sessions fun and interesting when they review what was written on the pages. View More...
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