Schiffer publishing jan 2012 (19 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book will have kids coloring their way to learning about boating. It explains the sometimes confusing terms boaters use in an easy-to-understand and fun way. What is the bow on a boat What does SOS mean What about the flags on the boats Everything you ever wanted to know about boating is answered, from A to Z, and your kids will get a kick out of being able to color their own boats and captains. This great educational tool for boating families with elementary and middle school-aged children is something the whole family can share. It is a perfect gift for all boat owners. Picture book-ages 0-6.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Coloring pages, puzzles, and games follow lovable Rupert the rabbit and all his friends as they learn about the 8 seasonal holidays of the Wheel of the Year. Enjoy hours of imaginative fun with animals, fairies, and children who join Rupert in his lessons through 38 images from the Rupert's Tales: The Wheel of the Year book series. Solve puzzles and play games, too! Become a Friend of Rupert! He's waiting for you.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chadwick the Crab and Bernie the Sea Gull are worried that they're going to lose a good friend forever. Hester, a Delmarva fox squirrel, has discovered a book telling her she is on the endangered species list. Not only that, a mysterious monster is lurking around Shady Creek. All this happens just when Chadwick and Esmerelda are getting ready to welcome their family home. Cohen, A. R. (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a fresh appraisal of the writer who made American fiction and travel writing popular worldwide. Looking at his life and his body of writing, this book recounts tales of the young Samuel Clemens learning of other worlds from slaves and playing with ghostly friends in the Hannibal cemetery. The majority of Twain's writings reflect his personal life experiences, including his connections with the paranormal. He also helped pioneer the beginnings of science fiction and fantasy writing. Accompanying the text, which recounts the story of Mark Twain's adventuresome life and his diverse body of work, are over 40 photos of the man and his surroundings. For readers seeking a unique perspective on an impressive writer, this is it.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bugs In Shoes is a rhyming book with drawings of child-like 'bugs' wearing a lively assortment of shoes and clothing. It is designed to help children visually associate the written word with the specific article of clothing shown on each page. Colorful and bright illustrations of happy little anthropomorphic bugs donning shoes and garb will capture a child's attention, just as the snappy sing-song rhymes will help them remember the poem and more easily associate each word with its corresponding picture. And lest we all forget, bugs wear wonderful shoes! Picture book-ages 0-6.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The coyote is one of the more playful members of the wildlife world, while imbued with insight and wisdom. A popular animal to carve in many media, it comes to life again in this illustrated guide for carving a coyote in soapstone. Using only a chisel, a file, and a rasp, step-by-step instructions and detailed photographs show how to accomplish each cut. Chapters include drawing and detailing the design, rounding the tail side, creating the leg and head, defining the paw, rounding the body, and finishing and polishing. Patterns and a gallery of completed works are also provided. It is a great project for children ages 8 and up, under adult supervision. Artists of all trades, especially woodworkers, will be enamored with this art form once they see how easy it is. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first comprehensive illustrated book on how to make colorful corn shuck dolls is finally here! Author Anne Freels is sharing her techniques after more than three decades of crafting and selling these entrancing dolls worldwide. She is known for her colorful and contemporary flair on a traditional Appalachian craft, and her work is highly collectible as both traditional and folk-art. The book contains over 200 full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions on how to make two different styles of a traditional corn shuck doll with, of course, Anne's signature colorful style. Plus, readers receive lots of practical advice, as well as suggestions on how to personalize the dolls so their own creativity shines through. For anyone with a love of folk art and a desire to create, this book will be a treasured addition to their library.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tomato roses, fresh cheese on salad cucumbers, leek flowers, or melon stars -- learn simple step-by-step directions on how to give the final, eye-catching touch to a buffet or to your dinner table. Make a garnished plate look even more delicious with an apple swan, a carrot flower, or a radish rose. Veteran chef Georg Hartung not only offers creative tips for trimming the plate with fruits and vegetables, but also how to use butter and cocoa for decorations. Sections include tips for serving various kinds of skewers, cheese and ham platters, and canapes. These easy and quickly prepared 'little works of art' will add to the appetizing flavor of any meal or dinner party.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Relive some of the most notorious and long-forgotten historical crime stories of early California, from the Gold Rush to the mid-twentieth century. Told through shocking newspaper headlines of the time, these 52 stories include the exploits and dastardly deeds of infamous bandits, Joaquin Murrieta, Juan Flores, and Tiburcio Vasquez. Experience the poetic adventures of the most famous stagecoach robber, Black Bart, the murderous rampages of fiends, such as John Anschlag, Mose Gibson, Leon Soeder, Theodore Durrant, and the infamous Black Widow, Louise Peete. Also discussed are a treasure trove of unsolved murders including the notorious Black Dahlia slaying, the killing of mobster Bugsy Siegel, and the San Diego Slayer case. These true tales come to life with dozens of rare photographs. Sit back and relax as the darker side of the Golden State is explored.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With more than 130 years of UFO activity, New Mexico has produced some of the world's most famous and influential UFO encounters. In this first book to present the complete history of extraterrestrial encounters in the Land of Enchantment, read about the Farmington UFO wave, the landing at Socorro, new developments concerning the Roswell crash, and the government's struggle to deal with an unknown presence hovering over sensitive atomic installations and military bases. Sightings, landings, UFO car chases, face-to-face encounters, abductions, and UFO crashes (of which New Mexico has had more than any other state) are featured along with encounters documented by the military (including Project Bluebook). Other uniquely New Mexican mysteries such as cattle mutilations and the phenomenon known as 'the Taos Hum' are explored in depth. Eyewitness testimony and startling photographs will leave you wondering about the skies over New Mexico and the strange things that frequent them.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Booty from Bunny Yeager's treasure trove of a photographic archive graces the pages of this rare vintage look at the female derriere. Uncovering the posteriors of Bunny's top models from the 1950s to the 1970s, this playful and sexy collection features 213 images shot on location at exotic beaches, in fancy hotel rooms, on yachts, and at poolside. Bunny presents models with assets of all sizes, shapes, and colors in her signature poses and settings, capturing everything from the sweetness of the girl next door to the sexiness of a voluptuous and mysterious woman. From butts in bikinis to butts in lacey lingerie to butts in the buff, Bunny's gorgeous models bare it all in this nostalgic collection of the female form.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Over 650 vivid color photos reveal the geo-collectible fossils and minerals associated with the first two billion years of earth's history. The engaging text explores the geology of shield areas and their associated rocks and minerals. Also examined are pegmatites and their associated minerals, including attractive minerals and crystals like emerald and aquamarine. Early minerals and rocks associated with the formation of the earth's atmosphere are also revealed-the geologic strata known as BIF (Banded Iron Formation). Some of the earth's oldest fossils are included, displayed in outcrops harboring the earliest evidence of life. A variety of unusual minerals associated with early limestone-like rocks (now usually found as marble) are revealed, including highly prized rocks used for decorative carvings as well as gemstones. Greenstone belts, among the earliest rocks on the planet, are also examined and their interesting association with much of the earth's gold deposits is explored. This book is a must for anyone passionate about geology and paleontology.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Photographer Steve Pidcock sees faces in the magical reflections of water and rock along the Susquehanna River. Though not everyone sees them in the same way, more than 200 images show the beautiful scenery, details of rocks, plants, and shapes and colors of the seasons and how, with a slightly different perspective, they reveal surprising results. Early Native Americans used these waters as a major highway. Today, sports enthusiasts and environmentalists use it for recreation and research. Laid out in what the photographer calls 'Verti-zontal Art,' the humorous and sometimes dark 'beings' within the images take form. If you love art, nature, history, or just enjoy viewing the world from a different vantage point, then this book is for you.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This comprehensive, technical guide offers the distiller pretty much everything there is to know about distilling fruit brandies. Raw materials, fermentation, mashing, alcohol determination, clarifying and filtering, and storage are all presented in great detail through text, diagrams, and photos. Each and every aspect of distilling is presented, including timing, yields, detecting distillation errors, and more. This guide also offers a thorough introduction to the proper usage of necessary equipment ranging from measuring devices and vessels to simple stills and stills with enhancement systems, or columns. And for the enterprising distiller there is also an introduction to the process of grain distillation. Here is a great resource for adventurous artisans, home brewers, and vintners.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Stunning photographs capture the people and places of Lancaster County in their day-to-day lives. Often identified with its Amish communities, they are shown here as you may never have seen them before - fishing, playing volleyball, and walking to and from school. The popular landmarks like the Central Market and the Strasburg Railroad, Amish farms, and covered bridges, are covered as are less frequently visited locales. The photographer is a local resident and the more than 200 images, taken while she was 'out & about,' crystallize the steadfast beauty of the area in all seasons. This is a great keepsake for both local residents and tourists. Photography buffs will also appreciate the artistic quality of the photographs and the beauty and diversity of the people and their activities. See for yourself why so many call it home and why it continues to be a top tourist destination.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For over 140 years, the Homer Laughlin Company, of East Liverpool, Ohio, made popular ceramic plate shapes, each with different decorative treatments that are identified by numbers and date codes. This book shows, in 805 color photographs, 43 dinnerware shapes as well as kitchenware, specialty items, and backmarks. With this information, you can learn to identify each shape and treatment. Today, this dinnerware is valuable in antiques markets.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With pottery production migrating to Asia in the latter part of the twentieth century, Santa Barbara Ceramic Design (SBCD) was something of an anomaly-a homegrown studio producing unique decorative and functional ceramic art. This is the story of SBCD and how a studio pottery defined by one person producing hand-thrown, hand -decorated pottery evolved into a full-blown production pottery with distinct colorways, shapes, and designs. Complete with copious primary sources and company ephemera, this profile captures the voices of the creative forces behind SBCD, its company culture, and works that in many ways invoke the Arts and Crafts movement and earlier American potteries like Weller and Roseville. Featuring chapters on studio marks, an introduction by owner and founder Ray Markow, and a year-by-year review from 1973 to 1987, this is the definitive volume on SBCD for the ceramics collector, dealer, student, artist, and historian.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The French Vautour was designed to serve as an attack aircraft, bomber and nightfighter. Israel purchased all three versions and was the only nation to operate all three types. Sqdn.110 recon Vautours collected imagery crucial for IAF Operation Focus, the pre-emptive strike that opened the June 1967 Six Day War. It was during this war that Sqdn. 110 attack Vautours spearheaded the IAF air superiority offensive.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Women for Victory series provides a thorough and authoritative reference for American servicewomen's history and uniforms of WWII, and is designed for scholars of women's or military history, veterans, collectors, re-enactors and others interested in the history and dress of these servicewomen on active military service. Carefully researched historical background information about the female wartime services is combined with comprehensive documentation of their distinctive uniforms. Color photos of original clothing and accessories, modeled in full-length studies and supported by close-up views, show various uniforms and insignia in detail. The text and color photographic portions are supplemented by original wartime photos, many previously unpublished, as well as documents, tables and drawings. Vol.1 examines the two oldest female military components of the U.S. armed forces: the Army Nurse Corps, and Navy Nurse Corps. The book also covers two lesser known groups of militarized medical female service personnel: the Army Hospital Dietitians and Army Physical Therapists.…