Hand Made Baking: Recipes to Warm the Heart by Kamran Siddiqi
2014 | ISBN: 1452112304 | English | 208 pages | PDF | 43 MB

Kamran Siddiqi, the talented young blogger behind the Sophisticated Gourmet, delivers simple yet sophisticated recipes in his first book-a collection of more than 75 of his favorite homemade baked sweets. Designed to entice young bakers with his infectious passion for baking (and sugar in all its glorious forms), the pages are filled with classic favorites like Cream Scones and Chocolate Cake, as well as lesser-known indulgences such as Arabian Nights Baklava and Pistachio Polvorones. With his trademark clear-cut instructions and glorious photographs of each and every treat, Hand Made is perfect for aspiring home cooks with an eye for the elevated taste and beauty of all things hand made.

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Android: Create an Amazing Android Programs in A Day! by Truman Publishing
English | 2014 | ASIN: B00QSMLVZM | 95 pages | EPUB/MOBI | 0,5 MB/0,7 MB

What’s Stopping You From Making Your Own Android Apps?
The mobile phone app market is worth more than $25 billion and is expected to be worth over $77 billion in the next five years. The one sure fire to make sure you don’t get any of that cash is to never put out an app.

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The Perfect Meal: The Multisensory Science of Food and Dining by Charles Spence, Betina Piqueras-Fiszman
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1118490827 | 424 pages | EPUB | 10,5 MB

The authors of The Perfect Meal examine all of the elements that contribute to the diner’s experience of a meal (primarily at a restaurant) and investigate how each of the diner’s senses contributes to their overall multisensory experience. The principal focus of the book is not on flavor perception, but on all of the non-food and beverage factors that have been shown to influence the diner’s overall experience.

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Portrait Photography – The Essential Beginner’s Guide
Ammonite Press | 2014 | ISBN: N/A | English | 176 pages | True PDF | 33 MB

Photographers Sarah Plater and Hannah MacGregor present an authoritative self-contained course book on successfully shooting arresting portraits. Clear, concise and jargon-free text guides the novice photographer through the various styles of portraiture to capture subjects of all ages. The book begins with information on how to set up a small portrait studio in the home, including the use of appropriate backgrounds, flash equipment and other accessories. As a guide to the technical aspects of photography, the authors cover the essentials of correct exposure, white balance settings, and shooting in natural light. Post-production techniques such as skin retouching and colour correction are explained, as are printing options for portraits. The main content of the book is structured as a tutorial that explains the basic skills and techniques of photography in relation to the specific subject area it covers. An informative lesson is followed by an easy revision guide, which leads on to a specific practical project.

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Classic Cameras
Photographers’ Institute Press | 2009 | ISBN: N/A | English | 192 pages | True PDF | 33 MB

This superb collection of 75 classic cameras is inspired by Colin Harding’s highly successful ‘Classic Cameras’ feature in Black and White Photography magazine. The cameras, which are sourced from the National Media Museum in Bradford, are arranged in chronological order, with a chapter for each era and a double-page spread devoted to each camera. Each spread has a large and impressive shot of the camera in question, smaller shots of any variants, a potted history giving a fascinating insight into the camera’s development and a succinct biography and photograph of the inventor where appropriate.

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Composition in the Landscape – An Inspirational and Technical Guide for Photographers
Ammonite Press | 2014 | ISBN: N/A | English | 192 pages | True PDF | 33 MB

The landscape is not only endlessly varied it is also constantly changing, and this is what makes it such a fascinating and challenging subject. Using a fabulous collection of landscape photography, Peter Watson’s latest book gives you both the inspiration and knowledge you need to compose stunning digital photographs. Starting with an explanation of what makes a good landscape for photography, the book guides you through picking the best viewpoint, using the light to your advantage and creating depth and impact.

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