Collection: Non Fiction

Learn how to draw, sketch and paint beautiful botanical art. No experience necessary. Join artist Sarah Hankinson as she takes you through 20 exercises and projects to create your own contemporary botanical art. In this book you will find: Simple exercises to begin a creative practice; Gorgeous f...

The Art ofJapanese Joinery showcases traditional and modern Japanese joinery techniques.Japanesejoinery is viewed by many as being an art as well as a craft. The author showcases over 50 different joints ranging from traditional jointswhich have been used over hundreds of years to the most recent...

Memory-collector Martina shares techniques and inspiration to show how fun and simple collaging and scrapbooking is, with 15 projects to inspire personal, one-of-a-kind creations to use up those old photos, tokens and memories you have stuffed in your drawer.

A new account of the renowned Baroque painter, revealing how her astute professional decisions shaped her career, style, and legacy. Art has long been viewed as a calling a quasi-religious vocation that drives artists to seek answers to humanity's deepest questions. Yet the art world is a risky, ...

Through more than 100 entries, award-winning author Clifford A. Pickover, offers a granular, yet accessible, glimpse into the world of AI-from medieval robots and Boolean algebra to facial recognition, and artificial neural networks.

From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes Wild Life, a nature book like no other---a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field guide-it's an adventure.

Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Australia is your passport to 40 day trips on two wheels. Use pedal power to see a destination through a new lens by picking a ride that works for you, from a few hours to a full day, from easy to hard.

Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. Dining out with a view of the Sydney Opera House. Strolling through trendy Melbourne. For a vacation to remember, Australia is hard to beat. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK Eyewitness travel guide is the perfect companion.