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How to Draw a Graphic Novel is structured as a series of short art courses that combine technical advice with creative inspiration. Written by graphic novel producer Balthazar Pagani, the book includes lessons in how to construct a narrative, develop characters, and design settings,...

How To Draw Tutorials: Drawing For beginnersIf you are looking for how to draw books (or) drawing books for beginners (or) how to draw animals (or) how to draw flowers (or) how to draw vehicles, then you are at right place.This How To Draw...

Defend yourself and protect your assets in a lair that feels as real and alive as your monsters with advice from Keith Ammann, author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters. The world is a dangerous place--especially when you're...

Anyone can doodle--and this book proves it! Your intrepid doodling guide Kamo is the author of many bestselling drawing guides, and in this one she shows you how to create simple doodles anywhere using just a ballpoint pen. You'll learn to use Kamo's motto:...

From the computer science nonprofit Girls Who Code comes this lively and funny story introducing kids to computer coding concepts. All summer, Pearl has been trying to build the perfect sandcastle, but out-of-control Frisbees and mischievous puppies keep getting in the way! Pearl and...

Get ready for the funniest holiday chase of the season--Pup and Dragon are on a mission to catch an elf!From the creators of the bestselling How to Catch books (over 14 million copies sold), comes the first action-packed entry in a brand-new graphic novel...

Mastering one specific skill set might have been the key to success 20 years ago . . . but being the best at a single thing just doesn't cut it in today's global economy. Think about those people who somehow manage to be amazing...

Learn to take the king like a pro with this essential, easy-to-understand guidebook for chess players everywhere no matter what your skill level! Whether you've played a few matches or are completely new to the game, How to Beat Anyone at Chess helps you...

Instant New York Times Bestseller "Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for the artist or non-artist, for the person who gets plain English, for the person who understands that practical talk can...

Discover the world that awakens after dark and embrace the magic of the moon in this field guide by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Katie Daisy. Following her beloved How to Be a Wildflower series, Katie Daisy is here to guide you...

Learn how to persuade cats--the world's most skeptical and cautious negotiators--with this primer on rhetoric and argument from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for Arguing! Cats are skilled manipulators who can talk you into just about anything without a single...

Ever wanted to take apart the microwave to see how it works? Crack open your computer and peek inside? Intrigued by how things work? So are we! That's why we're dissecting all kinds of things from rubber erasers to tractor beams! Read along as...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A new masterpiece from one of my favorite authors... [How The World Really Works] is a compelling and highly readable book that leaves readers with the fundamental grounding needed to help solve the world's toughest challenges."--Bill Gates "Provocative but...

***THREE STARRED REVIEWS***A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids A Chicago Public Library Kids Best of the Best BookBank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List - STEM & Outstanding Merit A poetic, amazingly illustrated journey through the...

This book takes you on the ultimate anatomical adventure around your own body, revealing how little you know about yourself in mind-blowing depth and detail.As part of the best-selling How Things Work series, this biological bonanza uses dynamic graphics, simple science, and accessible text...

Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years, and here, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it...

A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally? To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders...

A long time ago, Raven was pure white, like fresh snow in winter. This was so long ago that the only light came from campfires, because a greedy chief kept the stars, moon, and sun locked up in elaborately carved boxes. Determined to free...

Isn't the purpose of "education" about living outside the walls of our classrooms and schools? Yet, as a society, it feels we tend to separate and isolate the components of school topics and agendas from real life, real time experiences. How we handle disappointment,...

Join the countdown to Christmas in this festive family frolic of a picture book! This hilarious and heart-warming story features everyone's favourite Christmas activities and captures the exciting build-up to the big day."LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! IT'S CHRISTMAS!""Not yet!" said Mummy."How many sleeps?!" Mummy had...