The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers - Martin Evening

Advantages: Collectors item
Disadvantages: bit pricy

...What could be better for someone with a love of all things dragon than a book of Dragonology. So of course, when I saw this I simply had to get it. It is one of those large books that never seem to fit anywhere, measuring a whopping 31cm by 26cm, but it is only 2cm across. What first gets your attention (apart from it’s size) is the cover, it has a red cover with a metallic red line drawing of a dragon surrounding a circular picture of a fire breathing monster doing it’s thing over some small unsuspecting village. Round this picture are the words The Complete Book of Dragons (and written in rune “Drakes Complete Book of Dragons”, yes I can read in rune!) and Dragonology written through the middle…… if all this wasn’t enough there are corner pictures of dragon heads, like the old corners of journals and to make it even more... Read review

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Advantages: Good old fashioned puddings. Easy to read. Good Value
Disadvantages: Lacked the secret Pastry Chef tips I had hoped for.

...a perfect sponge cake or light as air pastry. I appreciate that baking is more of a science than an art and therefore it is not possible to fiddle about with the basic recipes. I had, however, hoped that there might have been a few more tips that a Pastry Chef who has studied the art of making puddings for so many years could impart to us lesser mortals who are trying to achieve improved results. I would say that anyone keen on baking, whether a complete novice or a more experienced baker, would find something of interest in this book. It has been written in a straightforward, easy to read manner. Every recipe has a brief introduction which either tells you the history of the dish or merely an anecdote from James. Most dishes have an accompanying photograph on the page opposite the recipe in order that you can see the desired end... Read review

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Advantages: great advice, great pictures
Disadvantages: None (unless you're looking for rig diagrams)

...John Bailey has long been regarded as one of the best Angling writers alive today, and this book is no exception. I've had this book since 6th January 2005, and I can't recommend it highy enough..... in fact I think it was me who nominated it to the powers that be in charge of this site to make it available for review here. It follows on from "John Bailey's Complete Guide to Fishing"... and sort of expands on it a bit, and also has a companion "John Bailey's Complete Guide to Fly Fishing" (which is also a damn good fishing book, and worth it just for the extra tips on Watercraft)...... I've got all 3 of these books. It's published by "NEW HOLLAND PUBLISHERS", and the ISBN number is 1-84330-567-4 After the Introduction on page 6, it splits up like this: PREPARATION - Knowing the Fish (p12) - Watercraft (p20) - Tackle (p34) - Bait... Read review

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