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On a merchant ship it is the watch officer who truly feels the full weight of responsibility for the safety of the vessel. This book not only helps a new watch officer shoulder that responsibility, but also reinforces the knowledge and skills of the experienced mate.

Wrist chronographs are mechanical wristwatches that, in addition to their normal clockwork, have a mechanism that allows them to time short-term events. They are one of the most popular collecting areas in the broad spectrum of wristwatches because they are not yet too expensive and are available in large numbers. Until now they have not been studied systematically.

True Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and environmental sustainability of this practice. Deep conversations with 26 artisans from every part of the globe reveal their wisdom, traditions, and know-how—and suggest that we ignore what they know at our peril.

Dream Fairies Inspirational Cards Bianca Luna, Julia Jeffrey, Unravel the mysteries of your dreams with the wisdom of the stars. The Dream Fairies Inspirational Deck promises an enlightening inner journey.

A tool for divination and bring a bit of magic in your life, following the most ancient and powerful tradition of Wicca.

The ART NOUVEAU TAROT GRAND TRUMPS edition is finally upgraded to a better packaging with a hard box and better instructions. The Art Nouveau is one of the most beautiful and best selling Tarot decks ever. The 22 cards have floral images with soft and elegant lines illustrating the major arcana. The images are spring-like with gentle colours and graceful characters.

"We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco Chronicle@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;These astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape -- the mountains and the prairies, the deserts and the coastlines. A stunning tribute to our land and a bold challenge to protect the world we love.

Learn the proper techniques in creating and applying a tattoo stencil through an illustrated step-by-step guide. A gallery of original illustrations created by the authors for their clients, displays the new direction of skin art from an artist's perspective.

This is the first comprehensive book written on the uses of InLace resin inlay for gourd artists and wood turners. Chapters present carving techniques in gourds, mixing resin, insetting, sanding, and polishing. Step-by-step directions that can be applied to any gourd and five projects from contributing artists are include, as well as three original designs for the crafter's use.

Ride back in time on the colorful New York City subway line of the 1970s to 1990s; the graffiti years, when subway cars became rolling metal canvases for some of the most notorious and influential graffiti “writers” of all time.

In this book Ernst G. Siebeneicher-Hellwig and Jürgen Rosinski show the simplest and least expensive ways to construct a simple forge, make all necessary tools yourself, forge a stub tang blade from an old automobile coil spring, and make a complete knife. Their practical guide demonstrates the most important theoretical basics and shows how simple it can be to experience bladesmithing.