A comprehensive character encyclopedia featuring key new characters from the era of The High Republic
Want to dive into The High Republic era of the Star Wars galaxy, but don't know where to start? Look no further!
Centuries before the fall of Anakin Skywalker and rise of the Galactic Empire, the noble and wise Jedi Knights must face frightening new threats to themselves, the galaxy, and the Force itself! Meet the brave Jedi, ruthless Nihil marauders, cutthroat mercenaries, and evil monsters who call this era of the galaxy home.
Featuring more than 250 characters from The High Republic publishing initiative, this character encyclopedia is a perfect introduction to an exciting new era of Star Wars storytelling.
Fight back against sedentary living with stretch workouts to extend mobility, increase strength, and support fitness
Loosen up tight muscles and stiff joints with more than 100 stretches designed to keep you flexible, extend mobility, and support fitness.
As home working becomes the new normal, and as we get older, we are all at risk of seizing up, losing muscle functionality, and developing aches and pains from increased sedentary living. And to support the regular exercise that is so vital to health at any age, we need to maintain a full range of motion, and help to alleviate joint and muscle stiffness.
With a regular programme of varied stretch workouts, everyone can reach and support their maximum mobility. Look no further than Science of Stretch for a complete home course in stretching, no gym membership required.
Discover the latest scientific research on the benefits of different modes of stretching, and learn how best to integrate them into your day, alongside warm-ups and exercise sessions. With detailed, annotated artworks demonstrating the most effective stretches for every part of the body and stretch routines tailored to different abilities and fitness objectives, Science of Stretch will help you maintain the fullest range of motion, keep active, and optimize the benefits of stretching to both body and mind.
Keep the whole family entertained this holiday season with more than 50 ideas for festive games, puzzles, challenges, and brainteasers for all ages and abilities - plus 60 LEGO bricks to play the games featured in the book
Build in some time for festive fun with the whole family!
With more than 50 all-new Christmas themed games and activities, there is something to keep everyone entertained during the whole festive season. Grab this book and your LEGO® bricks and get ready for a jolly time at ho-ho-home with your friends and family! Comes with 60 bricks to help you play the games in the book.
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.
An action packed sticker book to accompany the release of Marvel and Sony Picture Animation's Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
Go on a new epic adventure with Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy in this exciting sticker book featuring more than 100 stickers.
Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen are back! Join them as they face off against a powerful villain. Meet exciting new characters including Spider-Man 2099 and many more. With more than 100 full-colour stickers, this book will appeal to young Marvel fans looking for adventure.
Join Lauren and Rachel Finch, the bestselling duo behind Finch Bakery, as they share their best kept secrets to creating more than 70 everyday treats and show-stopping bakes at home.
Discover indulgent new flavour combinations for decadent desserts, fill your party bags with delectable traybaked crowd-pleasers and dazzle guests with celebration cakes perfect for getting parties started. From moreish deep pan cookies to sumptuous loaf cakes and no-fuss brownies, whatever your craving, Disco Bakes and Party Cakes will make your special day a sweet success.
Including step-by-step guides to expert techniques and recipes for recreating the very latest trends in cake decorating - this is an unashamed celebration of sugar, bursting with joyful bakes to make every day a celebration.
A new and updated edition of the classic, definitive guide to malt whiskies, written by the late Michael Jackson and updated by whisky experts Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D. Smith.
The fully revised 7th edition of the Malt Whisky Companion will teach you everything you want to know about your favourite tipple. How should you taste a single malt scotch whisky? Which whiskies are light and flowery, or rich and treacly? How different is a single malt scotch from a distillery in the Highlands to one from the islands?
Find whisky tasting notes on over 1,000 malts arranged from A-Z, including vintages and the very latest releases. For distilleries in the New World Whisky section there are brand-new whisky tasting notes. This comprehensive whisky guide defines the characteristics of each whisky, gives it an overall score, making it the perfect companion for keen whisky drinkers and new converts to the wonderful world of the single malt.
Become body literate with Breasts: An owner's guide, the first in an enlightening series of books that democratize health for a new generation of readers.
Breasts is an informative, practical, and engaging introduction to understanding and caring for our most mythologized and objectified body part. This conversation-starting book focuses on breasts through lived experience, revealing essential things to know right now and what to expect tomorrow.
Author Dr Philippa Kaye is both your GP and your friend, who believes everyone has a right to know their body. Dr Philippa tells it like it is, translating medical jargon into simple, witty prose, answering frequently asked patient queries, and investigating what we love, fear, and most misunderstand about our mammaries.
Explore further:
- A 10-step chapter structure to understanding and loving your breasts.
- Explores the breast's full lifespan and applies science to the everyday.
- Easy-to-follow, with simple Q&As, how-to guides, and mythbusters; plus insightful diagrams and infographics.
- Newly commissioned explanatory illustrations bring fresh light to the topic.
From regular self-checks and bra fitting advice, to sports, breastfeeding and what to do when things go wrong - this taboo-tackling book applies science to the everyday, with simple illustrations, checklists, FAQs, and myth busters, all supported by the latest medical research. Breasts won't just help you to better understand your body, it might even change your life.
Explore the world's most stunning gardens and gain expert knowledge that you can use in your own green space.
A celebration of the world's most extraordinary green spaces, Gardens of the World will sow the seeds of adventure and inspire your next trip.
Illustrated with inspiring photography and full of fascinating insights from expert gardeners, this beautiful compilation takes you on a visual journey of some of the world's most gorgeous gardens and green spaces. The book is split into five chapters, each focusing on a different theme. From the intricately planned and carefully curated French formal gardens of Versailles to the surrealist jungle dreamland of Mexico's Las Pozas, these gardens prove that green-fingered ingenuity comes in many forms and thrives in even the most unlikely of locations.
Discover the history behind photography and learn the skills to get the best from your photographs.
A comprehensive all-in-one guide, Photography introduces you to the art, history, and culture of photography, and shows you how to take your own fantastic professional-standard photographs.
An in-depth guide to all things photographic, Photography opens with a gallery of more than 30 key figures in photography, from 19th-century pioneers to the top photographers working today.
The gallery provides fascinating contrasts between diverse genres, such as art photography, reportage, portrait, and wildlife photography. The book then tells the story of photography, from its "garden shed" beginnings to the rise of the "selfie" today.
Explore the rich history of cinema like never before, from the golden age of black-and-white films to international art-house and 21st-century sci-fi.
The Movie Book uncovers the key themes and big ideas behind more than 80 of the world's most celebrated cinematic gems. Beginning with the iconic La Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) and ending with Richard Linklater's ground-breaking Boyhood (2014), this indispensable cinematic guide chronicles more than 100 of the best films ever made - from comedies and dramas to animations and documentaries.
Discover everything about your favourite movies and celebrated classics with the help of film stills, posters, biographies, movie memorabilia, iconic quotes, and narrative timelines.
Essential for anyone with a passion for cinema, The Movie Book is ready for its close-up.
Exploding myths and providing key takeaway advice for gardeners at any level, this book provides a shortcut to decades of gardening experience by explaining the science behind how a garden grows.
How often should I water my plants? What's the most effective slug deterrent? Could I breed my own unique variety of flower? Do plants have intelligence? Does it really matter when and how I prune? And why is my compost heap so slimy? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these questions and many more, then this may be the book for you!
The world of gardening can be a mystifying place, with so many instructions to follow and often little explanation as to why. Dr Stuart Farrimond casts his scientific eye over the garden to answer all the horticultural questions you've ever wondered about.
The definitive, encyclopedia guide to the LEGO (R) Star Wars (TM)galaxy, showcasing the vast collection of LEGO Star Wars sets and minifigures released over the last 20 years. Comes in a slide case with two exclusive prints.This is a complete, unrivalled encyclopedia of the LEGO Star Wars theme. Fans will have an all-encompassing companion to the LEGO Star Wars cultural phenomenon. Produced in large format and featuring beautiful imagery, this is an indispensable guide for young fans and a stunning reference work for adults. With behind-the-scenes material, it tells the complete story of LEGO Star Wars, from the earliest concepts in the late 1990s to the creation of the most recent sets for The Force Awakens (TM) and Rogue One (TM). Created with the LEGO Star Wars team and presented in a stunning slipcase with two exclusive prints.Exclusive prints are Minifigure development art for a First Order Flametrooper (SKU 75166) and Classic Aayla Secura (SKU 75182). Sections of the book are: Characters and creatures, locations, and vehicles and equipment. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c) 2017 The LEGO Group. Produced by Dorling Kindersley under license from the LEGO Group. (c) & TM 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd.
Stop apologizing for who you are and get the life you want
'Let's get one thing straight right up front: If you're going to call me a bitch, I'm going to take it as a compliment.'
Christine Quinn, the breakout star of Netflix's hit Selling Sunset, shows women how to unapologetically own their power in business and relationships to live the life they want.
Part prescriptive how-to, part manifesto, part tell-all, Christine Quinn's How to Be a Boss Bitch candidly covers sex and money, fashion and fame, gossip and gratitude, confidence and consciousness. Quinn has been called everything from "the most-talked-about woman on TV" to "the villain 2020 needed," and she isn't shy about any of the qualities that got her the success she has today: tenacity, confidence, and fearlessness, all while dressed in full glam and designer. By sharing details of her journey from high school dropout to self made millionaire, reality TV star, and fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Quinn gives her readers the tools to define their own Boss Bitch style and manifest their own success - without being held back by society's terms.
From branding yourself with a signature style that reflects your unique strengths, to using your opponent's poison as your power, to learning the basics of a successful negotiation, to getting fired - and being ecstatic about it, How to Be a Boss Bitch is a modern guide to living a bold, authentic life.
Put your knowledge about Planet Earth to the test with this brilliant quiz book for kids!
Introducing Earth Knowledge Genius! - a brand new quiz book jam-packed with over 60 topics including mountains, deserts, extreme weather, natural wonders and so much more!
Can you find the Himalayas and the Andes mountain ranges on the map? Can you spot the difference between the flags of Australia and New Zealand? Can you pinpoint the Red Sea, Black Sea and the Dead Sea on a map?
If the answer is no, then this may be the book for you! Take on this brain-busting challenge about our amazing planet!
So what are you waiting for? Challenge yourself and explore:
-"Reference" spreads to introduce all 60 topics and give all the essential info
-"Quiz" pages, packed with pictures to pore over, put your knowledge to the test
-"Test Yourself" panel lists what you're looking for across three levels of difficulty - starter, challenger, and genius
-A fun fact with every image gives a clue
-Answers appear upside down on the page
As you hop from one continent to the next, you will not only learn more about our fascinating world, but also have fun in this brilliantly entertaining quiz book for kids and the whole family to enjoy. From capital cities to amazing animals, finding flags and wild weather, you can explore pages jam-packed with eye-popping pictures - and if you don't know where each natural wonder is located, then you can use the handy "Test Yourself" panels to list what you're looking for!
With three levels of difficulty, the challenge gets harder as you work your way from Starter, to Challenger, and finally the truly tricky Genius category! If you need it, there's a fun fact with every picture to give a helpful clue.
A must-have volume for children aged 9-12 with a thirst for knowledge and discovery, as well as parents and teachers looking for ways to make learning fun and engaging, this awe-inspiring quiz book will keep kids, and the whole family entertained and engaged time and time again.
At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there?
Perfectly complementing Earth Knowledge Genius! why not put your general knowledge to the test with General Knowledge Genius! and explore the animal world in its entirety with Animal Knowledge Genius!
Learning has never been more fun!
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