In Outdoor Magic: The Power of Nature Connection, Grant Linney inspires us to connect deeply with the natural world. Through a wide array of personal stories, both as a nature enthusiast and as an outdoor environmental educator, Linney shows that repeated experiences in nature not only fill us with insight, knowledge and joy but also bring us closer to our planet and all its natural inhabitants. In doing so, we become more motivated to understand and act upon our multiple and pressing global environmental crises.
Colour and a sense of fun are central to the RICE ethos. Fresh from the success of her first interiors book, Happy Home, Charlotte has taken RICE style outside. This is a fun-loving collection of outdoor decorating and styling solutions, from seating and other furniture to lighting ideas, creating banners and bunting, table settings and picnic areas, spaces for parties and gatherings. Taking in garden rooms, outdoor spaces such as cabins, canopies and dining areas as well as moveable spaces such as vintage vans and tents, Charlotte brings her everyday magic and glorious sense of relaxed living with bright colour to every corner of the garden. Whether you own a city verandah, country field or a small courtyard there are outdoor decorating ideas here for everyone.
From the screen of our laptops, and from the ubiquitous portable devices, smart phones, and media players, to the embedded computation in clothes, architecture and big urban screens, interfaces are everywhere. They are simultaneously demanding our attention and computing quietly in the background, turning action into inter-action, and mediating our experience of and relations to the social and environmental. But how can aesthetics respond to this, and how do interfaces set the scene for artistic practices? Interface Criticism is not another design manual but a critical investigation for readers interested in the aesthetic, cultural and political dimensions of interfaces. With contributions from leading researchers within the field, the book covers a wide range of aesthetic expressions - including urban screens, wearable interfaces, performances, games, net-art, software art, and sound art, and discusses how new cultures evolve around, for example, open souce or live coding. The volume critically investigates the aesthetics of interfaces in ways that transcend the iconic surface of the graphical user interface and goes beyond the buttons. Ultimately the book develops interface aesthetics as an appropriate paradigm for a critical discussion of the computer.
They've explored every unique Southern barbecue region, debated every barbecue sauce and technique controversy, and sampled the best Q in the country. Now the editors at Southern Living share it all with barbecue connoisseurs nationwide in this definitive book. Big Book of BBQ gives everyone from beginner backyard cooks to competitive pit masters, everything they'll need but the fire to celebrate the immense world of tantalizing barbecue, including: Recipes hailing from such landmarks as the Cradle of American BBQ - the Carolinas; the Pork and Rib Capital of the World - Memphis, TN; to the Beef BBQ Capital - Texas; and Curious White Sauce - Northern Alabama... Recipes range from traditional barbecue slow-cooked over a low fire to speed barbecuing over direct high heat. Succulent main attractions like Garlic Jerk Chicken, New-Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp, Molasses Baby Back Ribs, and Blueberry-Chipotle Wings.
Washington Capitals fans will forever remember the moment the Caps clinched the 2018 Stanley Cup. But only real fans know the full history of the "Save the Caps" campaign or have rocked the red in enemy territory. 100 Things Capitals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans. Whether you were loyal through the early dark days of the franchise, or whether you're a more recent supporter of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, these are the 100 things fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Experienced sportswriter Ben Raby has collected every essential piece of Caps knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.
Make some magic in this colorful, interactive picture book from the author/illustrator of the Hello, World board book series! Do you know that you're a magician? In this interactive book, use your fingers to perform all kinds of magic tricks. Tap a hat to make a bunny appear, recite a spell to make books bigger, say "Gone-zo!" to make a ship disappear, and much more. But beware: the clever magic tricks don't always turn out the way you'd expect! Reminiscent of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, kids—and adults!—are sure to want to read this book again and again as they perfect their magic skills.
