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Karen Sullivan

    The Life, Times and Work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
    Kids' Birthday Cakes
    The Danger of Romance
    You Want to Do What?
    Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories
    Step-by-Step Cake Decorating
    • Step-by-Step Cake Decorating

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.3(10)Add rating

      Make your cake the star of any celebration as Step-by-Step Cake Decorating teaches you how to decorate cakes one step at a time. With hundreds of creative ideas, photos and tips to help you master the techniques of piping, stencilling and painting, you'll learn how to create spectacular sweet creations.

      Step-by-Step Cake Decorating
    • Build your skills in the development of story ideas that will command an audience for your 2-5 minute animated short.Packed with illustrated examples of idea generation, character and story development, acting, dialogue and storyboarding practice this is your conceptual toolkit proven to meet the challenges of this unique art form.The companion DVD includes in-depth interviews with industry insiders, 18 short animations (many with accompanying animatics, character designs and environment designs) and an acting workshop to get your animated short off to a flying start!With Ideas for the Animated Short you'll learn Story Background and Theory * Building Better Content * Exploring the Human Condition * Building Character and Location * Building Story * Dialogue * Storyboarding * Staging

      Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories
    • You Want to Do What?

      Instant answers to your parenting dilemmas

      • 482 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Targeting parents of 9-16 year olds, this comprehensive A-Z guide addresses a wide range of dilemmas faced during adolescence. It offers practical advice on topics such as the appropriate age for giving a child a mobile phone and how to navigate the complexities of internet chat rooms. This resource serves as a valuable tool for parents seeking guidance in managing the challenges of modern parenting.

      You Want to Do What?
    • Kids' Birthday Cakes Step by Step is a delicious guide that takes the stress out of baking unforgettable birthday cakes to wow your child, whatever their age.

      Kids' Birthday Cakes
    • The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh was ground-breaking in his own time and still inspires and influences much of the art world today. This stunningly illustrated book captures the excitement and vitality of his art, presenting a fascinating insight into the life of one of the world's most celebrated designer-architects. High-quality reproductions of some of his most important and lesser-known works, bring to life one of Britain's greatest artistic eras.

      The Life, Times and Work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
    • Secrets of Ayurveda

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.3(54)Add rating

      Secrets of Ayurveda is the perfect guide for anyone wishing to discover more about this ancient practice that, through a combination of science and philosophy, has been used for over 3,000 years to achieve optimum wellbeing. Identify your Ayurvedic constitution and discover how adjusting your diet and lifestyle to suit your dosha can improve your health. From yoga and meditation to astrology and self-massage, you will discover how Ayurveda works, its principles, what to expect in a consultation and how to further develop your understanding of this holistic practice.

      Secrets of Ayurveda
    • Eleanor of Aquitaine, as It Was Said

      Truth and Tales about the Medieval Queen

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Exploring the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, this book delves into over a hundred medieval narratives that reference her, blending fact and fiction. Karen Sullivan emphasizes the importance of these tales, revealing insights into the expectations and realities for women in twelfth-century France. By employing a novel interpretive approach, she invites readers to engage with medieval concepts rather than imposing contemporary views. This work appeals to scholars across various disciplines and general readers intrigued by Eleanor's complex legacy and influence.

      Eleanor of Aquitaine, as It Was Said