Art Instruction

Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons—and how we can avoid them From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool...

Suitable for the beginner and experienced artist alike, Vision of Art draws on epiphanies from the artist’s own painting journey to explore the fascinating world of colour, form, and light to offer a unique understanding of the vital elements that produce an effective piece of artwork.

In Solo Acoustic Musician (SAM) 2, Michael Nichols expands on the information and perspectives shared in his first book, delving deeper into the world of the SAM by interviewing a half dozen of his peers, as well as a man who repairs and restores guitars: the essential tool of the SAM’s trade.

Si la sexualité est parfaitement naturelle, elle n’est pas naturellement parfaite. Vous pouvez apprendre à faire l’amour comme une musicienne ou une peintre apprennent à maîtriser leur art. A l’heure d’une sexualité banalisée, choisissez une voie plus sacrée : celle de devenir une artiste du désir. Faire l’amour à un homme pour l’emmener au septième ciel est l’une des plus belles expériences qui soient. Pour lui mais aussi pour vous car elle vous transformera en fée érotique dont il ne voudra plus jamais se passer.

How to Eat a Banana is a step-by-step, how-to guide for giving amazing blowjobs. There is an art to oral love, which most women have yet to master. However, once mastered and performed by someone skilled and confident in their abilities, it is a concrete example of the pleasure of giving. No matter what your current level of experience is, this guide will leave you feeling confident and eager to use your newly acquired skills! You will join the ranks of the sexually uninhibited and transform your love life and relationship.

Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your piano. This works for your own musical ideas, too: when you dream up a great riff or chord progression, you naturally want to sit down and play it right away. Ear training helps you do just that.

Have you ever been at a party, a concert, or a wedding where someone pulled out the harmonica and led everyone in a great song? What fun! The harmonica has been around for centuries, providing lots of great music and enjoyment. One great thing about the harmonica that has made it so popular is that it is so easy to learn, and bring with you wherever you go. In this audiobook, How To Play Harmonica, you will learn what you need to know in order to teach yourself the harmonica.

If you thought music theory was dull, think again! With the right guidance, it can be woven into every practice – and you'll see astounding results straight away. Playing by ear will get you a long way – it certainly worked for Jimi Hendrix. But the world will only ever know one Hendrix… and for every inspirational story you’ve heard about a famous guitarist who knows nothing of music theory, there’s a whole host of other stories about musicians who do – they’re just not the ones who make the headlines.

Lorsque le Dr Gérard Leleu parle de fellation et de cunnilingus, ne vous attendez surtout pas à une quelconque trivialité qui friserait la pornographie. Bien au contraire. Il révèle, dans ce livre audio, la beauté, l'amour et le sens de ces caresses exquises qu'on apprend à partager avec l'être que l'on aime le plus au monde. Avec respect et poésie, il propose aux hommes et aux femmes de perfectionner leur art érotique pour le plus grand bonheur de chacun.

Singing offers unparalleled joy, yet it also presents unique challenges as our voices age alongside us. These changes don't signal the end of your singing journey but rather a new chapter that requires specialized guidance and strategies.

Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your piano. This works for your own musical ideas, too: when you dream up a great riff or chord progression, you naturally want to sit down and play it right away. Ear training helps you do just that.

“So often people ask me if there’s a book on story I can recommend. This is the one. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”––Alexa Junge, writer/producer, Friends, Sex and the City, The West Wing A master class of 27 lessons, drawn from 27 diverse narratives, for novelists...

Prince Siegfried comes of age and celebrates his 21st birthday in the palace gardens. The next day he is to finally choose his future bride at the court ball. Near the castle, on the shores of Swan Lake, the beautiful swan girl Odette emerges from the water in the moonlight. She is actually a princess transformed by the magician Rothbart. Siegfried is overwhelmed by her beauty and immediately swears his eternal love and loyalty. The curse of the evil wizard Rothbart is now supposed to be broken, but he has his own plans for Odette.

"The Songwriting Guitarist" author Mike Meiers shares his extensive knowledge and experience as a songwriter and guitar instructor spanning over a decade. This book presents a system that propelled Mike into commercial songwriting success and continues to secure major sync licensing placements and coveted songwriting guitarist gigs. Beyond mere guitar techniques, this guide delves into the art of songwriting, cultivating the right mindset, and undergoing a transformative journey.

Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical ideas, too: when you dream up a great riff or chord progression, you naturally want to sit down and play it right away. Ear training helps you do just that.

The Beginner's Guide to Bass Guitar serves as a vital resource for aspiring musicians eager to explore the art of bass playing. With the instrument's rising popularity across diverse music genres, this guide provides essential knowledge and skills for beginners embarking on their musical journey. The book is organized into clear sections, starting with an introduction to the bass guitar, including its history, anatomy, and various types available.

This isn't another boring book filled with confusing audio mumbo-jumbo. By providing the actual real-world techniques that professionals use every day, this book will give you the most effective tips for mixing heavy music that you can apply immediately to your own mixes.

Art scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason. Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art dealers and their accomplices are proportionately elaborate. Anthony M. Amore's The Art of the Con tells the stories of some of history's most notorious yet untold cons.

In this step-by-step guide, you will discover how to watercolor paint the right way.

In this powerful and soulful guide, Grammy Nominated and Emmy-winning producer Timothy “Sonny King” Word takes you behind the curtain of modern music creation—blending personal testimony, real-world lessons, and spiritual grit into a blueprint for every artist who feels called to create. This isn’t a dry manual or a list of shortcuts. This is the journey—from raw desire to disciplined craft. Sonny shows you how to build your studio from the ground up, master rhythm, harmony, and melody, shape your unique sound, and create professional-level music with whatever tools you have.