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Drawing upon his experience on the tennis circuit, William Ralston analyses the key stages on the journey to becoming a more successful tennis player, and includes advice from some of the sport's leading players, coaches and experts. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the techniques, equipment, strategy and tactics used in the modern game.

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The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people from around the globe for centuries, but when Polly Coles and her family left England for Venice, they discovered a city caught between modern and ancient life. The Politics of Washing is a fascinating window into the strange and unique place Venetians call home.

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Packed with useful information, this work covers all aspects of protected horticulture. It discusses the appropriate siting for a greenhouse enterprise, and covers greenhouse design principles and commercial glasshouses. It also considers cladding materials, the development of polythene-clad tunnel structures, and greenhouse energy sources.

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Featuring interviews with several of Porsche's key engineers, designers and modellers who worked on the car in period, this book outlines the design processes and development work, detailing each model, and contains sections on the motor sport achievements of each model, as well as owners' views of their cars.

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Follows the design and development of the Porsche Boxster and Cayman sports car and coupe family, from their origins in the company's concerted racing activities in the 1950s and 1960s, to the drawing board, launch and systematic evolution through successive model ranges from 1996 to 2016.

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Follows the development and design of the Carrrera car dynasty, from the origins of the Carrera line in the 550 and 356 models through the highly tuned race cars of the 1960s to the largely hand-crafted, air-cooled cars of the 1970s and the 1980s.

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Johnny Tipler tells the story of the Porscshe water-cooled Turbos, covering advances in technology, changing design specifications, and success in motorsport, as well as the key personalities behind the cars.

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Intended for those interested in drawing the human face, this work introduces a traditional method of teaching that uses a structured and natural process of continuous revision based on the principle of working from the general towards the particular. This enables the student to understand not only how to do it, but more importantly why.

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Explains the basic rules of portraiture, as well as covering more complex ideas of image making. Set out in chronological order as a photographer would approach a shoot, this title explains each step of the process, including post-production and printing.

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A guide to athletes and coaches in powerlifting as well as a more general reading for the lover of sport. It takes a coach-led, athlete-centred approach that is intended to empower the individual, promote excellence and facilitate personal fulfilment within the sport of powerlifting.

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Bonsai, the art of growing a tree in miniature, has fascinated and captured the imaginations of people worldwide for hundreds of years. This book will show you how to establish a collection, from first tree acquisitions to quickly creating your own bonsai from ordinary garden material.

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Starts with the basics, going back to the days of muzzle loading before considering the various attempts made over the centuries to improve the bullet. This book moves on to examine the development of the cartridge right up to the present day, and provides the reader with a clear understanding of the principles governing the bullet's flight.

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Rather like the missing ingredient from a borrowed recipe, nothing frustrates Sally Hersh more than a 'How To' book with great gaps left in the process. The author's prime purpose here is to leave no part of the sculpting procedure unexplained and to this end Practical Sculpture is a complete and fully illustrated step-by-step guide.

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Explains things you need to know to manage sheep and keep them healthy. This book includes from choosing and buying, through housing, feeding and routine management, to breeding and lambing.

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Presentation Fly-Fishing is your comprehensive guide to fly-fishing for trout and grayling, using a minimalistic approach. It explores leader-to-hand and leader-only techniques with nymphs and dry flies, and from the basis of the contemporary state of the art in fly tackle and skills pushes the boundaries of the sport.

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The collision of the Princess Alice pleasure steamer with the Tyne collier, Bywell Castle, in the Thames in September 1878 resulted in Britain's worst-ever inland waterway accident. Joan Lock describes vividly the lead up to the accident, the disaster itself and its aftermath.

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This fully updated new edition for 2022, starts with a brief history of farriery, then looks at the legalities of the job and how to control equines for trimming and shoeing.

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A practical and instructional guide to the world of prosthetic make-up artistry.

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A comprehensive guide to the centuries-old art of quilling.

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Spans the history of the route from the opening in 1840 until 1965, when British Rail withdrew all the local passenger services between Didcot and Swindon and all the intermediate stations were closed.

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Range Rover First Generation - The Complete Story delves into the real story of the Range Rover, examining what lay behind the multiple changes in its twenty-six years of production.

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The third-generation or L322 Range Rover took the Land Rover marque firmly into the luxury market at the start of the 2000s, and set the tone for the models to follow.