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A guide to designing scenery of various kinds for a variety of stages. It takes you through the process of turning initial ideas and sketches into final sets that enhance the audience's understanding of the play. Photographs of stage sets are included, together with illustrations, stage plans, technical drawings, and models and colour renderings.

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An essential and inspirational studio companion to making, firing and decorating ceramics.

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In 1934-35, Gloster, Avro, Armstrong Siddeley, Armstrong Whitworth and others were taken over to create the Hawker Siddeley Group. The Group built some of the most important aircraft and missiles of the 1960s, 1970s and beyond. This title tells their story.

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In these pages P.S. Allfree recounts a year and a half spent as a political officer among the Bedouin of the south-eastern Rub' al-Khali, the 'Empty Quarter', where the many fascinating characters in this ancient land spring happily to life.

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A practical guide to heat treatment for the home workshop and how to use the techniques safely and effectively.

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Whether you own hedges, are thinking of growing them, or just have an interest in hedgerows this fascinating, well-illustrated book will be of value to you. Hedges and Hedgelaying - A Guide to Planting, Management and Conservation contains of wealth of practical information and covers:

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Mountains and hills present some of the most frequently encountered problems, as do adverse weather conditions, winter operations, carrying loads, forced landings, and rescue or other special operations. This book gives sound guidance and advice on how to evaluate and deal with many of these situations.

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This practical and informative guide will inspire you to create herbal drinks to be enjoyed both for their taste and therapeutic qualities.

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Aimed at all aspiring badminton players, this title is packed with advice on how to improve your game, including an extensive section of tips from star players. Covering both the physical and mental approach, and nutrition, and with sections on skill development, training, and tactics, it is suitable for players and coaches.

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Covers every aspect of the preparation required by a fencer competing at the highest level. The book provides practical advice and is based on tried-and-tested training principles that have repeatedly proved successful.

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Suitable for long-distance runners (5,000 metres to the Marathon) and their coaches. This title is practically based on sound principles, which have been tried and tested repeatedly.

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Aimed at both athletes involved in competitive middle distance running and their coaches, this volume, based on the author's 40 years' experience in athletics, is helpful reading for all those who wish to improve their performance.

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Guides readers through the technical and scientific aspects of high performance swimming and provides information about the programmes and practices of elite coaches and swimmers.

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The name of Triumph was one of the most famous in motorcycling. Its demise in 1973 caused anguish in the worldwide biking community. This book examines the re-invention and rise of Triumph Motorcycles.

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A History of the English Language in 100 Places is a joyous ride through time, where readers can criss-cross the British Isles and the world at large to land in a hundred contrasting places and light on a hundred wonderful topics that bring the extraordinary story of the English language alive.

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Hockey Drills is a collection of activities and practices designed to enliven and improve coaching sessions at all levels of the game.

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Offers practical advice that can make you a better player, whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your sport.

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Tells the complete story of the legenday Honda V4 motorcycles and the four-stroke engine design that gave them the name. Including production histories, comprehensive specification details and over 250 colour illustration, this book covers design and development of the Honda V4, the oval piston NR500, and the VF road models from 1982-1988.

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New in paperback for 2022, this book aims to show how - and why- the horses muscles work and explains how this knowledge can be put to good use in all aspects of horse care and riding.