Bøger udgivet af The Ivy Press

Mindfulness and Surfing casts a fresh perspective on this popular sport, and explores how riding the waves can be the ultimate meditation. Through lunar cycles and river surfing to the Taoism of nature, this book reveals an acute awareness of what the oceans can tell us about our place in the natural world.

The skill of knots is worth learning for its own sake, as well as being useful in almost any occupation, indoors or out. The Book of Knots teaches you which knot to choose and exactly how to tie it. Shown in straightforward line diagrams, with steps and directionals, this manual features more than 200 useful knots.

Great Inventions in 30 Seconds looks at fifty groundbreaking innovations - together with the individuals behind the ideas - that really have changed the world.

100 of nature's best-hidden creatures are profiled and photographed in a major new book on animal camouflage.

Covering over 115 breeds, The Right Dog for You is the indispensable guide to choosing the ideal breed to match you and your family's lifestyle.

Everyone can pick up a pair of needles and a ball of yarn. And everyone can be mindful. Rachael Matthews explores the joys of making and looks at the benefits of taking up one of the simplest and most useful of crafts.

Who invented photography first, Fox Talbot or Louis Daguerre? Who got the patent? Who made the most money? Who are the greatest photographers and what have their contributions been?This book takes the 50 most important aspects of photography - both the major styles and the key technical aspects that make them possible - and explains each in two pages, 300 words and one picture. The book also includes six profiles of the greatest names in the history of photography and shares their contributions. Whether you pick it up for 30-seconds at a time or read it from cover-to-cover, this book is guaranteed to have you thinking about your own and other people's photography in a whole new way.

Caffeine is the most widely consumed mind-altering molecule in the world; we cannot get enough of it, and drinking good coffee is our delivery system. How is it that coffee has such a hold? It's all in the chemistry; the molecular structure of caffeine and the flavour-making phenols and fats that can be lured out from the bean by roasting, grinding and brewing. In How to Make Coffee, culinary journalist Lani Kingston lays out the scientific principles for the coffee-loving non-scientists - why water has to be at a certain temperature, what method works best with which grind, how roast affects taste, what happens when you add cream, which bean you start out with - stick to these and you will never drink an ordinary joe again.- A clear and fascinating guide to the chemistry of coffee- Comprehensively covers every coffee-making method - Invaluable handbook for home baristas and coffee lovers

Whether you regard it as a photographic exposition, an amusing objet d'art, or a shepherd's delight packed with visual and texual breed information, this is a unique gift book destined to adorn coffee tables around the globe.

Mindful Crafting explores our relationship with our creativity and self-expression, and reveals how the act of making is the beautiful epitome of conscious living.

Exploring meaningful ways we can appreciate each of life's precious moments, this enchanting guide helps us to notice and note, connect and create.

30-Second Shakespeare grapples with the world's most famous playwright. From what we know of his life, to the meanings of concepts and themes, and his enduring literary and linguistic legacy.

Can you spot the graceful ballerina as she pirouettes across ten beautiful ballets?

Pause. Breathe. Live in the moment. Moments of Mindfulness offers you an opportunity to notice and become aware of yourself and the world around you.