books by Batsford Ltd     books:       Drawing the Human Head3 reviews Louise Gordon Batsford Ltd, 1989 A must for portraiture students! This is the best book I've seen that teaches how to draw human heads accurately without going overboard on the anatomical information. I've taken college-level figure drawing classes, and when it came time to draw the head, I've been virtually clueless! This book eliminates that feeling. It's easy to get the misconception that drawing heads is a piece of cake; without the information about ...             Chess Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies for Staying Ahead of the Game4 reviews James Eade Batsford Ltd, 2004 Eade excells in this book!! "The Chess Players Bible" -James Eade Author James Eade seems to be distancing himself from his earlier standard, "Chess For Dummies" and I'm very pleased to see him introduce another beginner's chess book. This one is better by far. This is a different format from the majority of chess books, for a couple of different reasons. (1) It is spiral bound, so that once you fold the ...             Berlin: A Guide to Recent Architecture Duane Philips Batsford Ltd, 2003 The first edition of this book described a city in the early stages of transformation following the demise of the Wall and reunification. Berlin was then the largest building site in Europe and the centre of an international debate on urban development. The world's leading architects - among them Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster, Josef Kleihues, Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, Hans Kollhoff, Moore, Ruble, Yudell, Dominique Perrault, Richard Rogers, Renzo ...             Crochet Stitch Bible39 reviews Betty Barnden Batsford Ltd, 2004 Very useful for a beginner Got this 4 months after I 1st learned to crochet. I love it--beautifully colored photos, very readable diagrams, plus the spiral binding & compact size make it a great "bring along" book I can just throw into a small bag with my yarn and hook. First I thought it might be too tedious to learn how to read the symbol diagrams for the patterns. THEN I discovered each right-hand page also has tiny ...             My System91 reviews Aron Nimzowitsch Batsford Ltd, 1994 Most Important Chess Book Ever Written I played tournament chess for over 40 years. Nimzovich's MY SYSTEM, in my opinion, is the most important book in all of chess literature. It has no equal. Nimzovich was the first to recognize the importance of the isolated queen pawn, the seventh rank, doubled pawns, and many other chess strategems. Fully understanding the contents of this book is essential to improvement, regardless of the ...             The Complete Guide to Sharpening33 reviews Leonard Lee B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1995 This is THE Book about sharpening! What should I say? No need anymore to write other books on sharpening. It is well written and very informative on every detail. If you would like to know everything about sharpening, buy this book and you're done.             The Techniques of Japanese Embroidery6 reviews Shuji Tamura Batsford Ltd, 2001 Full Color Pictures and Diagrams! I highly recommend this book. The book is full color with BIG diagrams and closeups of the stitches. There are also many gorgeous pictures of completed works to inspire one. There are some very impressive looking techniques in this book, yet because of the clear explanations it was very easy for me to pick up the idea, start and finish my projects (and they came out pretty well for a beginner ...             Chinese Landscapes Made Easy2 reviews Rebecca Yue Batsford Ltd, 2007 found at last Regardless of your level of expertise, you will find this book useful.Its explanation of papers and brushes is very good. It simplifies brush techniques, use of inks, use of colors.etc. Though everything is concise and brief, all the needed information is there for landscape painting. If you want to do Chinese landscape painting, this is THE book. You will not find the classical approach of ...             Quinlan's Film Stars5 reviews Batsford Ltd, 2000 Movie Geeks Rejoice! This book has been an invaluable resource for quenching my film knowledge thirst since I got my hands on my father's 1st edition copy around '82 or so. Due to publisher's restraints, author Quinlan gradually, and unfortunately, weeded out entries for lesser known, or no longer relevant, stars over the years. But fret no more! This edition appears to include every entry he's ever created. Whether ...             The Stencilled Home: 13 Themed Room Styles5 reviews Helen Morris Batsford Ltd, 2001 The Artistic Stenciler book review There's simply no other book like 'The Stenciled Home'. When you open the book you embark on an amazing and delightful tour of thirteen themed rooms of Morris' stenciling work... Instead of following a trend into trompe l'oeil stenciling, Morris' shows us the immense possibilities that simple stenciling has in the ability to literally transform the interior of your home... It is the ...             Stitch Magic: Ideas and Interpretation2 reviews Jan Beaney, Jean Littlejohn Batsford Ltd, 2005 Find a used copy if you can! This elegant book will appeal to stitchers who want to experiment with cloth and thread as a fine art medium. The authors have organized the book as a course you can work through on your own, with exercises which really help you to loosen up and start exploring with your needle and thread. They start you out with some basic stitches with variations to play around with, then move on to cover ...             The Knitting Stitch Bible10 reviews Maria Parry-Jones Batsford Ltd, 2002 Lovely little book This is a delightful little book. It is especially nice in actual use because, while it has a hard bound cover, it has a spiral binding inside which opens the volume out flat for viewing. I also appreciated the photo index of stitches in the front. It permits the user to compare several similar patterns at once. The index arranges selections in sections listed as "knit and purl," "ribbing," ...             1960's (Fashions of a Decade)5 reviews Yvonne Connikie Batsford Ltd, 1990 Good for adults too! I thought this book was well written, even if it is supposedly for kids. It was full of information, pictures, and interesting trivia. As a free-lance writer and researcher of the Twenties, it's a good book to have in one's personal library!             The Royal School of Needlework Embroidery Techniques12 reviews Sally Saunders Batsford Ltd, 2000 A treasure;many hours of enjoyment Somehow the authors of this book have managed to provide inspiration and valuable information to beginners as well as experts in needlecraft. The authors display examples of the very best of the art of embroidery. It is wonderful to see what can be done in this gentle craft, and they are also provide a beginner's example of the essential technique. The visuals in the book are lovely and the ...             Positional Chess Handbook6 reviews Israel Gelfer B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1991 The Best Value For A Positional Chess Book! This is an excellent book on chess. The diagrams are clear and can easily be followed through and the previous reviewer who commented that they were too small, was on my part greatly exaggerated and didn't do any justice. Buy one copy for yourself and decide. This book gave me countless hours of enjoyment and I am sure it will do the same for you.             Paper, Metal and Stitch Maggie Grey, Jane Wild Batsford Ltd, 2004 With the number and variety of surfaces used for embroidery and textile art expanding, this is a timely book that concentrates on two of the key new materials now incorporated into textiles paper and metal. Paper is of great interest to embroiderers. It can be used as a base for a variety of techniques and to enhance and embellish work. It can be manipulated, cut, torn, stitched, and moulded into any shape or form. You can add colour, texture ...             Bauhaus Tel Aviv: An Architectural Guide1 review Nahoum Cohen Batsford Ltd, 2003 The Way to Understand Tel Aviv and Zionism Good illustration of the contradictions embedded in Zionism and in the Bauhaus approach to architecture             Silk Painting: New Ideas and Textures9 reviews Jill Kennedy, Jane Varrall Batsford Ltd, 1995 Ms. Nasty gets hers.... I almost didn't buy this book because of the nasty review (drama, i guess) but WOW am i glad i did. So much that never would have occurred to me because silk is such a 'formal' kind of fabric. Crayons? Awesome. Sugar? Never thought of it. Basic enough in the begining but not your average 'This is how to pick a scarf' book that frustrates people like me who know enough, but want to know more. 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