Learn how to confidently draw the human form from head to toe with this comprehensive, richly illustrated guide.Expert drawing instructor and storyboard artistTom Foxknows exactly how to capture the figure in poses that are both dynamic and true to human anatomy. The book details the central figure-drawing elements and techniques that are essential to every artist of every skill level. From understanding the XYZ axis and basic skeleton, to thinking in 3D space and ...

In this follow-up to the acclaimed Anatomy for Artists: Drawing Form & Pose (over 30,000 copies sold to date), figure-drawing maestro Tom Fox takes a deep dive into the subjects of clothing and drapery.Using his unique approach of simplified mannequins and dynamic figure sketches, Tom shares his process for improving your figures holistically, understanding fabric physics, and capturing the fold, stretch, and crumple of believable clothing.With ove...

The 4-mile-long, 550-acre Hudson River Park is nearing completion and is the largest park built in Manhattan since Central Park opened more than 150 years ago. It has transformed a derelict waterfront, protected the Hudson River estuary, preserved commercial maritime activities, created new recreational opportunities for millions of New Yorkers, enhanced tourism, stimulated redevelopment in adjacent neighborhoods, and set a precedent for waterfront redevelopment. The Park attracts seventee...

A government reeling from a mismanaged war in the Crimea risks further embarrassment with the threat of rebellion in India. Ruth Hewitt's husband is posted to India, commanding a convoy of reinforcements. She works with the doctor on his frigate as an informal medical practitioner.Ruth provides medical care to the troops fighting the rebels in India but hears that an act of Parliament will shortly ban her, and all women, from medical practice. Their small column of Queen's Troops march sou...

The electrifying new thriller by Tom Fox, author of Dominus. If you loved the new Dan Brown book Origin, and Simon Toyne, you'll love this edge-of-your-seat religious conspiracy thriller.**'**The Seventh Commandment is a fine mystery thriller that is both well-written and as intriguing as it is exciting' For W...

Follow the steps of a forty-year journey from faith to atheism through the author's eyes. If you are an atheist, you will no doubt recognize the process of seeing behind the curtain and recognizing religion is a fraud. If you are a theist in doubt of your faith, you are not alone. Follow your own path and think for yourself. Your life will be much more rich and full.

Fans of Dan Brown and Simon Toyne will be gripped by this high-octane novella, which follows hot on the heels of GENESIS and DOMINUS by Tom Fox.In just eight hours and forty-five minutes, an explosive device is primed to rock the foundations of Rome...When journalist Alexander Trecchio is awoken from dark dreams and called to the Vatican in the face of emergency, he knows just how much is at stake. Someone has desecrated the Sistine Chapel - and th...

Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber, biomass, non-timber products and recreational services.

Fans of Simon Toyne's Sanctus and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code will be gripped by this relentless religious conspiracy thriller.The Vatican Cathedral is packed to the rafters as Pope Gregory XVII leads the congregation in mass. A cloaked stranger steps suddenly and fearlessly towards the altar and commands the wheelchair-bound Pope to stand.He does.The miracle stops the world in its tracks. Who is this stranger?More miracu...

Short stories about mostly lovely people (and some damp ones), which have been featured on BBC Radio as audiobooks, and also nominated for multiple short story awards including Anansi Archive and The Sun Still Rises.Funny, heartbreaking and hopeful in equal measure, this collection includes courageous grandads, terrified commuters, awkward acts of bravery, and the tiny human connections that quietly keep the world turning - note: this books ability to control a planets gravitationa...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch’ Andy McDermottTHE HUNT IS ONWhen a sniper leaves Ben Hope’s friend fighting for his life, the former SAS major declares war on the men responsible. But what begins as a straightforward revenge mission gets complicated when a mysterious letter reveals Ben to be the real target.And his isn’t the only name on a c...

THE SENSATIONAL ADVENTURE FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch’ Andy McDermottTO POSSESS IT HE WILL PAY IN BLOODWhere ex-SAS major Ben Hope goes, trouble always follows…Ben Hope is trained to identify danger. So when he finds out that someone very important to him is working on a US container ship in the treacherous seas off the East African coast...