The Handbook for Historical Pattern Cutting: Women’s Dress from 1550 to 1950 is a comprehensive tool to draft historical patterns for modern bodies.This book bridges four centuries of women's fashion history with contemporary pattern-cutting techniques. It presents meticulously adapted historical silhouettes that accommodate modern bodies while preserving period-accurate details. It contains 16 fully rendered patterns spanning from Tudor to mid-20th century fashion, digita...

Feared, revered and respected, cats have left an indelible pawprint on the histories and civilizations of humankind. In Britain a third of all households have a cat, as of 2021, some 45 million American households owned one or more cats, making them one of the most popular pets in the world. Over the last two million years, cats and people have interacted in diverse and unexpected ways, but the predecessors of your furry friend were predators, not pets.Here, for the first time, the...

Whether you are a hacker or a scratch golfer, this book will be difficult to put down once you begin reading it. Created by a former award-winning sports editor with over 37 years of experience as a golfer, it addresses etiquette, cheating, golf gadgets and many other facets of what is supposed to be a gentlemans game. If you are a smoker or ride in a cart when you play golf, this book might offend you. It might also change your life, however, when you read the authors rationale for his at...

Play the ukulele in just minutes using four simple chords; 34 songs, including old favorites, children's tunes, country western, Spanish, and patriotic classics. Transpose to any major key using an easy-to-read key chart. You can go from Alexander's Ragtime Band to Brahm's Lullaby to the Red River Valley, then a stop at El Rancho Grande and finish with Taps. Fun for beginners or experienced players; audio included with all of the songs played in two keys.

Anyone can learn to play the ukulele and play it well. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. Strum and pick both harmonies and melodies. First Lessons Ukulele provides a simple approach for learning how to play the ukulele without reading music. From the most basic necessities, such as holding the ukulele properly and forming simple chords, up to more advanced techniques, which include transposing, using second and third position chords, and picking and strumming melody sol...

This book teaches you how to create melodies and chord solos on the ukulele. It is intended to help those players who love this instrument, and would like to increase their skills and enjoyment. The basic approach taken does not include music theory and rhythms, only the chords and notes necessary to create and play the songs. A "user friendly" approach to playing wonderful ukulele solos! Includes access to online audio.

An autobiography from golf's freshest, most individual voiceIan Poulter is one of golf's most charismatic figures, with an appeal extending way beyond his sport. Here he tells his inspirational story, from his early rejection as a Spurs youth player, right through to his match-winning contributions to successive European Ryder Cup Triumphs.Poulter went from an Assistant Professional staffing the club shop to a global superstar, turning pro when he still had...

If you're just starting or want to expand your chord knowledge then Essential Guitar Chords eBook features 300 real-life examples.So, Whatever your playing ability, your chord knowledge is about to expand!

John Feinstein returns to golf and the most crucial tournament of every golfer's life: the PGA Qualifying School.It is the tournament that separates champions from mortals. It is the starting point for the careers of future legends and can be the final stop on the down escalator for fading stars. The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament is one of the most grueling competitions in any sport. Every fall, veterans and talented hopefuls sweat through six rounds of hel...

Teach how to play classical guitar for kids with our easy classical guitar lessons for kids.***Comes with online access to free classical guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"This book contains easy classical pieces for guitar and is arranged very well for children. I have found this to b...

To mark the anniversary of his historic win at the 1997 Masters, Tiger Woods will for the first time reflect on the record-setting win both on and off the course.In 1997, Tiger Woods was already among the most-watched and closely examined athletes in history. But it wasn't until the Masters Tournament that his career would definitively change forever. Woods, then only 21, won the Masters by a historic 12 shots, which remains the widest margin of victory in the tourn...

(Guitar). A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar is designed for anyone just learning to play guitar. Written by one of the premier classical guitarists of our time and based on years of teaching students of all ages, this revised edition includes many new pieces and an in-depth introduction to two-part music (thumb-and-fingers technique) the heart of the classical style! Book 1 includes: rest stroke and free stroke, how to read music, playing in open position, sharps and flats, basic notes...