Ralph Cribbens embarks on a thrilling quest to discover the truth about his newly adopted zombie brother amidst rumors of pet disappearances. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he unwittingly becomes entangled in a zombie outbreak threatening his village. Facing the chaos of the undead, Ralph must summon his courage to confront the looming danger and protect his town from the growing menace.
Set on the mysterious island of Unskey, Gwennie Hitchcock embarks on a thrilling adventure after getting separated from her family in a foggy moor. Joined by her bothersome brother and a local boy named Tyler, who is on a quest to find a mythical beast that claimed his mother's life, they must navigate the dangers of the moor while evading the fearsome Beast of Meon Rise. This gripping story explores themes of friendship and bravery, making it an engaging read for ages 10-14 and beyond.
The Art of Spiral Drawing offers a fresh, modern take on everyone’s favorite childhood toy from the 1960s through today, the Spirograph®. With The Art of Spiral Drawing, no complicated tools are needed, as artists of all skill levels learn to create their own spiral art using little more than paper and a pen or pencil. Written and illustrated by Jonathan Stephen Harris, the author of the popular The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions, the book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, perspective, and shading, ensuring that beginning artists know the basics before getting started on the step-by-step projects that follow. Instructions for creating basic shapes, including a triangle, a circle, and a square, progress into more detailed patterns featuring perspective, florals, and more. Instructions are also included for creating a variety of subjects, from flowers to animals, all featuring a spiral pattern as their framework. Artists can even add color to their spiral artwork using the tips featured in the book and simple tools like colored pencils and markers. Beginning and intermediate artists, doodlers, optical illusionists, and more will love creating their own spiral and geometric art with the help of The Art of Spiral Drawing!
Party Officials and the Soviet State, 1948-1964
The concept of "party leadership" in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is explored as a tool for officials to both obscure and communicate their leadership efforts. The study delves into its implications for ideological education and its influence on the management of the Soviet economy, highlighting the complexities and dual purposes behind the term within the party's framework.
While Shakespeare today is considered literature and is taught as a pure, high form of art, in his own day it was the quintessential masala entertainment he provided that attracted both the common people and the nobility. In Masala Shakespeare, Jonathan Gil Harris explores the profound resonances between Shakespeares craft and Indian cultural forms as well as their pervasive and enduring relationship in theatre and fi lm. Indeed, the book is a love letter to popular cinema and other Indian storytelling forms. It is also a love letter to an idea of India.
From impossible shapes to three-dimensional sketches and trick art, you won't believe your eyes as you learn to draw optical illusions in graphite and colored pencil. Perfect for beginning artists, The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions begins with a basic introduction to optical illusions and how they work. Jonathan Stephen Harris then guides you step-by-step in creating mind-blowing pencil drawings, starting with basic optical illusions and progressing to more difficult two- and three-dimensional trick art. Perspective and dimension are difficult to capture for both beginning and established artists, but now you can hone those skills in the most unique way possible, while also exercising your mind with these brain-boosting, unbelievable tricks!
Jonathan Harris' new edition of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Constantinople, provides an updated and extended introduction to the history of Byzantium and its capital city. Accessible and engaging, the book breaks new ground by exploring Constantinople's mystical dimensions and examining the relationship between the spiritual and political in the city. This second edition includes a range of new material, such as: * Historiographical updates reflecting recently published work in the field * Detailed coverage of archaeological developments relating to Byzantine Constantinople * Extra chapters on the 14th century and social 'outsiders' in the city * More on the city as a centre of learning; the development of Galata/Pera; charitable hospitals; religious processions and festivals; the lives of ordinary people; and the Crusades * Source translation textboxes, new maps and images, a timeline and a list of emperors It is an important volume for anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Byzantine Empire.
Time is life's most precious gift. Life is made up of moments, and they should not be wasted with the wrong people or doing the wrong things. In Master of Ceremonies, you will learn about ways to take ownership over your life. The author takes you down the different avenues of your life while sharing some of his own experiences and leaves you with tips to master that area. This self-help guide consists of two sections, Master of the Kingdom and Master of the Jungle. Master of the Kingdom focuses on how to make the best choices in areas dealing with you and your inner circle including self-esteem, spirituality, friends, family, and love just to name a few. On the other side of things, Master of the Jungle teaches you how to handle the outside world and its challenges including independent living, job searching, finances, personal branding, handling emergencies, and more. The journey to success is not overnight, it requires maximizing your potential. Most importantly, success requires taking ownership over your own life and this book will help guide in you the right direction. Your life is a celebration and you must be the Master of Ceremonies for your own life.
"The Indian subcontinent has been a land of immigrants for thousands of years: waves of migration from Persia, Central Asia, Mongolia, the Middle East and Greece have helped create India's exceptionally diverse cultural mix. In the centuries before the British Raj, when the Mughals were the preeminent power in the subcontinent, a wide array of migrants known as "firangis" made India their home. In this book, Jonathan Gil Harris, a twenty-first-century firangi, tells their stories." --Publisher description.
A concise, accessible and action-packed history of one of the medieval world's greatest empires. Jonathan Harris forgoes the usual run-through of emperors and battles, illuminating the very heart of Byzantine civilisation and its remarkable influence on its neighbours and on the modern world.