Discover China’s rich and varied culinary landscape with the ultimate guide to Chinese cookery filled with recipes to recreate your favourite Chinese takeaway dishes.
From Cantonese classics to the bold and spicy flavours of Sichaun, and Dim Sum from Hong Kong, explore the vast array of culinary regions, ingredients, techniques, and traditions with 120 recipes from across China. From mouthwatering Asian classics such as Mapo Tofu, Char Siu, and Dan Dan Noodles to everyday staples, such as Steamed Eggs, Beef Congee, and Cheung Fun, there are simple and easy recipes to recreate beloved and timeless dishes at home. With chapters that get to the heart of key ingredients, you can discover an endless variety of noodles, ways to bring out the best in tofu, countless different types of dumpling to shape and fold, and how to cook perfect rice. “Good to Know” tips provide handy shortcuts to expand your skillset and give greater context to the culinary traditions of such a diverse country.
With an emphasis on everyday cooking and eating, The Guide to Chinese Cooking distills 5,000 years of Asian history and food culture into a comprehensive and accessible guide for Chinese food made easy, so that everyone can enjoy well-balanced, seasonal, and delicious favourites at home.
Bad back from sitting at your desk all day? Tech neck from looking at your phone too much? Is your body feeling the strains of modern life?
Introducing Yoga Fix: functional yoga for a pain-free body. Get rid of that stiff neck, achy back, and those tight hamstrings with fully photographed step-by-step fixes to help you feel flexible, relaxed, and twinge-free.
From tension headaches, jaw pain, and rounded shoulders to pelvic floor weakness, runner’s knee, and tight quads, this head-to-toe guide to the body will show you simple poses and quick stretches to ease your aching muscles.
If traditional yoga has not worked out for you, or if you simply do not have the time or money for fancy gym memberships, this book will show you how to get a quick fix of yoga that will make a big difference to how you feel.
Delve into the compelling history and impact of the Vietnam War in reverting detail. This authoritative visual guide unpacks accounts of struggle, sacrifice, and bravery, making this a perfect read for any military history enthusiast.
Inside the pages of this retelling of America's bloodiest conflict, you'll discover:
- A vivid, moving, and informative read written in an engaging style.
- A clear and compelling account of the conflict, in short, self-contained events from the Battle of Ia Drang to the Tet Offensive and The Khmer Rouge.
- Biography pages highlight major military and political figures such as Henry Kissinger, President Nixon, General Thieu, and Ho Chi Minh.
- Features on everyday life in the war offering additional context.
- Stunning image double page features display weapons, spy gear, and other equipment that defined the war.
- Maps and feature boxes provide additional information on significant events during the conflict.
Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this history book for adults is an authoritative history of both the first televised war and its lasting impact through the lenses of both sides of the conflict. The Vietnam War explores all aspects of the conflict and the wider political landscape using compelling text, maps, and archive photography of collections of weapons, aircraft, and armored vehicles.
The military techniques and conduct employed against the inferior technologies of the Viet Cong remain controversial and intriguing to date. Eyewitness accounts and iconic photographs bring events to life - from the background of the conflict to the incidents that drew America into Vietnam, the chronological event
The definitive global visual history of architecture
From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture around the world.
Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, and design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape.
Explore every significant architectural period and style in depth through key examples. Take a tour of some of the world's most iconic buildings, beautifully illustrated with a combination of stunning photography and specially commissioned CGI artworks. Find out why so many ancient Roman structures have withstood the test of time. Learn how the soaring ceilings of Gothic cathedrals are held up. And discover the architectural innovations that are helping to combat climate change.
Comprehensive, authoritative, and inspiring, Architecture is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by the built world - its visual character and the factors that have formed it - and who wants to understand more.
DK's best-selling, richly illustrated encyclopedia series explores the wonderful world of plants and fungi
The ultimate nature book for children, this plant encyclopedia has everything from cacti and carnivorous plants to trees, flowers, and mushrooms.
Why are flowers colourful and fruits sweet? How does a carnivorous plant kill its prey? Why do stinging nettles sting? How do trees turn light into food?
Knowledge Encyclopedia: Plants and Fungi! tells you everything you need to know about plants and fungi by showing you how they work with beautiful illustrations. Peer inside a leaf, watch a seed sprout, follow a root underground, and see how a flower becomes a fruit.
Life on Earth couldn't exist without plants and fungi. Plants create the food we eat and the oxygen we breathe. They regulate the climate, provide habitats for animals, and produce sustainable resources that we can use to make books, clothes, furniture and houses. Fungi are just as important. Nature's great recyclers, they turn the living world's leftovers into essential nutrients that plants and animals can use again. Knowledge Encyclopedia; Plants and Fungi! shows how plants and fungi form the foundations of every ecosystem, making our planet habitable.
Every page is packed with incredible facts and statistics. Did you know that the seeds of the Australian snottygobble plant don't grow until they've been pooed out by emus? Or that the world's oldest tree began growing before the pyramids were built? Or that the world's largest organism is a fungus the size of 1600 football fields? Or that some fungi can take over the brains of insects and turn them into zombies?
Part of DK's hugely successful Knowledge Encyclopedia series, this is the perfect accompaniment to the school curriculum and an essential addition to every family library.
An engaging manual exploring the many scientific, practical, and emotional aspects of pleasure, for you and your partner(s)
An empowering re-education to fix our broken sexual culture.
Dispelling the myth that everyone else is having "perfect sex", or even that there is such a thing, this book explores taboos, debunks myths, and brings together the latest research to a topic that has preoccupied the vast majority for millennia. Reframing assumptions about sex, and moving away from a shame-based approach to a pleasure-focused, biopsychosocial one, Kate Moyle, a certified psycho-sexologist and relationship therapist, aims to encourage curiosity and pleasure, open up a variety of perspectives and voices, build awareness and discovery, and enable readers to think about sex holistically. With a question-and-answer format directly addressing the reader, you can discover the sex you like having and move to a place of more acceptance, less judgement, and the freedom to be curious.
Up to date and inclusive of all genders, bodies, and sexualities, this is a sex re-education, empowering you to explore your preferences, expand your horizons, and maximize you and your partner(s) potential for rewarding, and intimate sex.
Master more than 80 painting techniques with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists
Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists.
Whether you want to try your hand at painting for the first time or brush up on your artistic skills, Artist's Painting Techniques is for you. Learn how to work with watercolours, oils, and acrylics and discover everything you need to know about tone, colour, pattern, brushwork, and composition with detailed advice for beginner, intermediate, and advanced painters.
Fully illustrated, step-by-step workshops from professional artists guide you through more than 80 painting techniques including laying a flat wash, painting fur, and creating impasto sculptural effects. All techniques are accompanied by inspiring exercises and projects to try at home to help you develop your skills, discover your own style, and grow as an artist.
Master every aspect of painting with this essential guide, from choosing a subject to mounting your first piece. Whatever your level of expertise, you can learn to paint with confidence - and perhaps create a masterpiece (or two) along the way.
Master more than 80 drawing techniques with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists
Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists.
Whether you want to try your hand at drawing for the first time or fine-tune your artistic skills, Artist's Drawing Techniques is for you. Learn how to work with charcoal, pen, and pastels and discover everything you need to know about tone, colour, texture, line-work, and composition with detailed advice for beginner, intermediate, and advanced artists.
Fully illustrated, step-by-step workshops from professional artists guide you through more than 80 drawing techniques including cross-hatching, stippling, blending, and masking. All techniques are accompanied by inspiring exercises and projects to try at home to help you develop your skills, discover your own style, and grow as an artist.
Master every aspect of drawing with this essential guide, from choosing a subject to mounting your first piece. Whatever your level of expertise, you can learn to draw with confidence - and perhaps create a masterpiece (or two) along the way.
A compendium for kids of all things magical and unexplained throughout the ages
A fascinating look into the secrets of the supernatural world for curious children obsessed with magic and mystery.
This book explores every aspect of magic through the ages and across many cultures. It traces the history of magic ritual from spells and potions to alchemy and divination, as well as investigating other mysteries of the paranormal. While it's a fun read, it takes its subject seriously - taking an historical, comprehensive approach to the supernatural world across all cultures.
Featuring stunning illustrations, Mysteries, Magic, and the Unexplained traces the story of myth and magic from ancient superstitions to medieval alchemy and divination to the modern-day fascination with UFOs. Taking a neutral stance, it explores the facts behind spells, seances and tarot cards, fortune tellers, witchcraft and wizardry, unexplained natural phenomena, and more. This intriguing book will capture the imagination of kids everywhere.
An outstanding new volume of more than 30 ancient Greek myths for children, beautifully illustrated in a modern style
Written by Jean Menzies, winner of the Books Are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award 2020. Journey into a world of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, extraordinary creatures and fantastic monsters with this beautifully illustrated introduction to ancient Greek mythology. Perfect for children aged 7 to 9, this collection contains more than 30 enthralling new retellings of favourite myths as well as some you might not have heard before.
Including Theseus and the Minotaur, The Twelve Labours of Herakles, and the escapades of Jason and the Argonauts, each myth is told in engaging modern language, which is easy for children to understand yet still retains the humour and intrigue of the original tales. Stunning illustrations by multi-award winning artist Katie Ponder breathe new life into each classic story.
Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Architecture in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Architecture Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in.
This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Architecture, with:
- A global scope, covering architecture from all over the world
- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts
- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout
- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding
The Architecture Book is a captivating introduction to buildings and the ideas, and principles that make them key to the history and evolution of our built environment - aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you'll discover the most important ideas, technologies, and movements in the history of architecture and structural engineering, through exciting text and bold graphics.
Your Architecture Questions, Simply Explained
Learn about the evolution of construction, from ancient and classical architecture through Medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance buildings, Baroque and Rococo, to 19th-century emerging modernism and postmodernism and glittering skyscrapers. If you thought it was difficult to learn about buildings and the ideas behind them, The Architecture Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Explore architectural movements, styles and celebrated buildings from all over the world, and stunning religious structures from mosques to churches, stupas to pagodas and temples.
The Big Ideas Series
With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Architecture Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.
The ultimate visual guide to Star Wars history, shown chronologically through innovative timelines
Chart the history of Star Wars in this stunning guide, from the time before the High Republic to the First Order.
An indispensable companion for all Star Wars fans, this premium quality book displays visual timelines that chronologically map key events, characters, and developments, and mark their significance.
Track crucial conflicts across the years that affect the galaxy in profound ways. Follow the Skywalker lightsaber as it passes through the generations and witness the evolution of the iconic TIE fighter across different eras. Trace the movement of the Death Star plans over the years and uncover multiple branching timelines that break down important battles.
See essential events at a glance arranged by era and drill down into details to discover major and minor events, key dates, and fascinating insights all chronologically arranged. Pore over intricate timelines on nearly every page.
The essential, jargon-free guide for anyone who wants to get more out of their wine glass.
Which end of a bottle of chianti is the "nose"? How are you meant to smell notes of honeysuckle in that glass of sauvignon blanc? Does expensive really mean better quality?
Wine: A Tasting Course is a practical, no-nonsense guide that will make you think about what you drink. Discover which wines you like and why, read about the journey from grape to glass, and get to grips with those all-important food and wine pairings. Pore over vibrant infographics, and pair with a glass of red or white as you try out a selection of taste tests.
A corker of a guide that combines essential know-how with plenty of fun facts, Wine: A Tasting Course contains everything you need to talk, taste, and enjoy your favourite vintage.
Enjoy seductive illustrations and sensual descriptions demonstrating a full year's worth of sex positions!
Introducing a brand new 2022 edition to Kama Sutra: A Position A Day, inspired by the classic Eastern book of erotica.
Enjoy a plethora of positions to both spice up your love life and satisfy your sex life! Providing top tips to make each day a sex adventure, with 365 ways to reach the summit of pleasure.
So what are you waiting for? Dive straight in to discover:
-Vibrant artworks that are easy to follow across a total of 365 positions
-Erotic tips and tricks with each position helps readers reach maximum pleasure
-Position selectors tailored to different moods and agility to help find the perfect position
From The Peacock's Tail to the Tiger's Claw; The Reckless Grasp to the Seated High, this all-encompassing erotic art book is sure to have something for everyone to enjoy. Whether it's rediscovering much-loved classic positions, or stepping outside the box and developing new ways to enjoy sex with your partner, this modern kama sutra is jam-packed with powerful sex tips and 365 brand-new illustrations, proving the perfect adult Valentine's Day gift for your significant other.
Kama Sutra: A Position A Day is sure to have something for everyone within its pages of passion, positions and more! With brand new full-coloured and striking illustrations by Alicia Rihko, a freelance illustrator and designer based in Spain, who has built a strong social media following with her strikingly original erotic artworks, inspired by pop culture motifs and full of colour, sensuality, and rebellious fun.
So what's new?
Encompassing an entirely fresh design, brand new artworks and a greater inclusivity in visuals, this revised edition proves a riveting read with strikingly original erotic artworks to love!
Treat your partner to something both special and spicy this Valentine's Day with this great new sex guide.
Explore ecology in this accessible introduction to how the natural world works and how we have started to understand the environment, ecosystems, and
climate change.
Using a bold, graphic-led approach, The Ecology Book explores and explains over 85 of the key ideas, movements, and acts that have defined ecology and ecological thought.
The book has a simple chronological structure, with early chapters ranging from the ideas of classical thinkers through to attempts by Enlightenment thinkers to systematically order the natural world. Later chapters trace the evolution of modern thinking, from the ideas of Thomas Malthus, Henry Thoreau, and others, right the way through to the political and scientific developments of the modern era, including the birth of the environmental movement and the Paris Agreement.
The ideal introduction to one of the most important subjects of our time.
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