Non Fiction Genres

Begin your creative journey and memory collection with your own gorgeous stitched daydream journals.

Talented textile artist Tilly Rose shows you how to create beautiful cloth journals, among other lovely items, to record precious thoughts and ideas - from fleeting memories to treasured items, sketches, poems and photographs.

There are eight gorgeous things to make, including journals, a sewing case, a project bag and a scroll cloth diary, using a range of exciting techniques that include layering and collage, hand embroidery, transferring your own designs to cloth, stamping, appliqué, embellishing, patchwork and free motion machine embroidery.

A journal provides a fascinating glimpse into your world, is a beautiful object in its own right and will provide inspiration for further embroidered creations.

 

Milo and Jay have always been best friends . . . until one day, a green-eyed monster appears! A book about dealing with jealousy, from the bestselling Big Bright Feelings series by Tom Percival.

 

“Discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to deliver an exceptional presentation with Carmine Gallo’s Talk Like TED.

TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.

Communications coach and bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED Talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. From ‘Unleashing the Master Within’ and ‘Delivering Jaw Dropping Moments’ to ‘Sticking to the 18-minute Rule’ Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a TED-style presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.

Ideas are the true currency of the 21st century, and Talk Like TED gives readers a way to create presentations around the ideas that matter most to them, presentations that will energize their audiences to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.”

Essential reading for anyone who has been asked to make a presentation, including advice on speech, using visuals, audience engagement, and how to deal with presenting online.

Speaking in front of other people can be daunting if you've never had a lot of practice. Even if you know your stuff, it can be hard to get everything together in time, look confident, speak clearly, and get your message across well. And that's before you consider things like presenting online or hosting a Zoom conference.

This practical book contains a self-assessment quiz, step-by-step guidance, top tips, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, and lists of the best sources of further help. At the same time, it comes with strategies to help you cope if things don't go to plan, and special sections on how to manage nerves and boost your message with your body language.

Give Great Presentations is full of advice on how to prepare and deliver a knock-out speech - whether that's in person and in front of colleagues, or online with an audience of 'virtual' strangers.

مَن الذي أطعم المصريين البطاطس «الشيبسي»؟ ووضع في جيوبهم علب «المناديل الورقية»؟ وكسا أقدامهم بأحذية «الكوتشي»؟ وألهمهم التقرب إلى الله بمبردات ماء «كولدير»؟ وزرع في وجدانهم محبة «الأفلام الهندية»؟ وعالجهم بحبات «الريفو»؟ مَن الذي ابتكر ونظَّم «بطاقات التموين»؟ مَن خطَّط وبنى «المقطم» و«المهندسين» و«مدينة نصر» و«كوبري أكتوبر»؟ ما سر الحروب التي تحاول إخفاء سيرة مؤسس «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»؟ كيف كانت خطة «سيدات السويس» أثناء حصار المدينة 101 يوم؟ في هذا الجزء الجديد من «صنايعية مصر» يحاول عمر طاهر، بشهادات حية وصور نادرة، أن يكتب تاريخًا نوعيًّا ينسب الفضل إلى أصحابه، ويوثِّق أثر بعض من رسموا الملامح الشخصية ومسارات الحياة اليومية لسكان هذا البلد

ABC is a sticker activity title for little learners, focused on the alphabet, writing, first words and word-image recognition