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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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Written by two acknowledged experts, Practical Barbel Fishing provides sound advice about how to catch barbel of a variety of sizes in different kinds of rivers. It is easy to follow and understand, full of top tips and always recognizes that fishing should be fun.

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The popularity of carp fishing has increased dramatically. This book examines the characteristics and habits of this cunning species of fish.

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Written by two practising veterinarians, this book covers the elements of beef and dairy cattle farming and the scientific research. It includes helpful explanatory notes and detailed practical information.

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Written by an amateur astronomer and experienced hobby engineer, this wide-ranging book presents tried and tested ideas from the simplest of gadgets to advanced projects. Includes how to design and make refracting telescopes and how to make a Newtonian reflector around a mirror set.

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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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Many horses and ponies suffer injuries to their muscles, joints and ligaments, which tend to be poorly diagnosed, yet eventually prove to be incapacitating. The animals are taken out of work, then brought back into work hoping that time has cured them, and later sold on as less than sound, retired, or sent to the great pasture in the sky.

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A valuable reference for both students of architectural design and construction professionals.

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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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Offers the practical application of exercise theory by strength and conditioning coaches the world over has helped develop exercise research knowledge into effective training methods.

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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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Step by step guides to screenprinting, block printing and eco printing. Design advice for creating shapes, repeat patterns and colour choices. Instruction on obtaining the best colours from plants and turning them into printing pastes. Fabulous work and tips from leading designers and makers

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This title takes you through the process of making shows happen from the viewpoint of the production manager, the person responsible for everything on stage that is not an actor. It describes different types of productions, the role, the working life of backstage teams and theatre administration.

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

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Reveals a world where a suitcase can comment on politics and a marionette can play Faust. This work is a practical exploration of the use of puppets and objects, and how they are used with light, shadows and sound in performance.

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- The nature and heritage of puppet theatre - Step-by-step instructions for making glove and hand puppets, rod puppets, marionettes and shadow puppets - Control and manipulation of all these types of puppet - Staging principles, stage and scenery design and construction methods - Principles of lighting and sound, and their equipment and techniques - The organisation and development of a show

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

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Britain is the undisputed home of the terrier. There are over twenty breeds and although each one is a capable hunting dog. The 'rabbiting terriers' have many common characteristics and this book analyses these attributes in order to describe the height, weight, shape, stamina and intelligence of the 'ideal' rabbiting terrier.