In this captivating guide to the greatest electric guitars of all time, guitar expert Neville Marten selects the most seminal instruments, from Ampeg to Zemaitis, and reveals why each is musically and historically significant. Each guitar is presented with beautiful, evocative images and shown in the hands of an iconic musician to illustrate how, through combining the skill of the player and the instrument maker, an inanimate object of wood and metal can be transformed into one of the world's most expressive tools of communication. The instruments showcased in Guitar Heaven have left an indelible impression on popular music, both in terms of sound and visual impact. This fascinating gallery shows the instrument not as the two-dimensional object so often depicted in most guitar books, but as a vibrant, epoch-changing icon of the twentieth century&;and into the future.

Another celebration of the very best art from the House of Ideas. Celebrates 65 years of cutting-edge comic-book artwork with a deluxe hardcover - a fitting tribute to the storied history of the House of Ideas! Featuring more than 100 illustrations from the 1940s through to today, this brand-new volume brings readers breathtaking looks at their favourite Marvel heroes and villains through the ages. A perfect companion piece to The Art of Marvel Vol.1, this deluxe coffee-table book showcases the rich artistry of the Marvel Universe like never before.

A collection of artwork celebrating the very best art from the house of ideas. A Who's Who of the comics industry's most talented artists and painters presenting unparalleled visions of the X-Men, the Hulk, Daredevil, Magneto, Thor, the Silver Surfer, Dr Doom, Iron Man, Punisher, Captain America, Elektra, Spider-Man and many more of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains. This lush coffee-table book features more than 100 colour illustrations, including two- and four-page foldouts.

Graphic fictionalized retelling of the moon landing. In T-Minus the exciting story of two world superpowers racing to land a man on the moon is depicted through compelling comics artwork, taking readers through the history of the race and turning the engineers and astronauts involved into vivid and real characters. The story unfolds through the eyes of the figures working behind the scenes to make this miracle happen, showing every triumph and catastrophe along the way, and culminating in the dramatic event itself.

In this lively caper, the Geoffrey Hayes’ small-scale mice take on large-scale issues with their mysterious new neighbor. Benny and his sister Penny have a new next door neighbour. They are desperate to know more and decide to sneak over the fence. They know it is wrong to sneak into someone else's backyard but their mysterious new neighbour may be a monster and a thief. They go looking around and discover a lot about themselves and even make a new friend.

Megumi is an all-star athlete, but she's a failure when it comes to physics class. And she can't concentrate on her tennis matches when she's worried about the questions she missed on the big test! Luckily for her, she befriends Ryota, a patient physics geek who uses real-world examples to help her understand classical mechanics-and improve her tennis game in the process! In The Manga Guide to Physics, you'll follow alongside Megumi as she learns about the physics of everyday objects like roller skates, slingshots, braking cars, and tennis serves. In no time, you'll master tough concepts like momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration. You'll also learn how to: Apply Newton's three laws of motion to real-life problems; Determine how objects will move after a collision; Draw vector diagrams and simplify complex problems using trigonometry; Calculate how an object's kinetic energy changes as its potential energy increases If you're mystified by the basics of physics or you just need a refresher, The Manga Guide to Physics will get you up to speed in a lively, quirky, and practical way.

He's been big, bad, bratty, beefy, bouncy, beastly, brilliant (not to mention boastful, brazen, boisterous, brash, and downright bamboozling), but when it comes down to it—Bart Simpson is the Son of Homer! Join the chip off the ol' block in several new adventures as he makes Springfield safe from criminals; starts his own radio talk show; goes on a one man campaign against the new reading craze in Springfield; takes a one-way train trip to disaster; wins a shopping spree at Krusty's toy store; and much, much more.

Successful sales result from effective successful self-promotion and the "Big Book of Self Promotion" is an extraordinary resource featuring work from top designers around the globe. It offers hundreds of ideas, pages of inspiration, and loads of advice for professional graphic designers and students alike. This book provides ideas on corporate and product literature, annual reports and direct marketing, and new media, providing a wellspring of ideas for designers creating client brochures. It offers recommendations for choosing type, layout, photo treatments, and much more.