This fascinating book, which will help readers to get more from visits to galleries, examines the processes involved in the creation of a painting, including composition, choice of subject matter, and use of color.

Containing step-by-step photographs and an interactive CD-ROM, this book covers the fundamentals of Indian Head Massage, from anatomy and physiology to health and safety, massage routines and marketing techniques. It is useful reading for the students of Indian head massage.

Franz Kafka is a challenging chronicler of a nightmarish world. This book introduces the reader to Kafka's dark and often unsettling mid-European imagination. This book sets Kafka in centext and explores his relevance to our modern world. It provides a balance of biography, influences and critical appraisal.

This amusing and informative book explodes dozens of fondly held beliefs, from the serious to the frivolous. 180 short articles consider the evidence for many generally accepted 'facts' about the natural world, famous people and historical figures, food and drink, literary characters and much more.

In the modern world career decisions need to be taken by the individual and employers do not provide the answers. This book aims to encourage the reader to address the difficult questions which need to be asked about the current career situation and future career objectives.

This guide helps readers find their way into the writing of one of today's most popular writers. Her work plunges people into the heart of stories, involving them in the process and the pleasure of storytelling. In her fiction, Margaret Atwood dismantles universal truths and leads readers to seek their own answers to the riddles of life.

An essential reference for professionals and students alike