Books in A Flowmotion Book series

Step by step, photo by photo, put some fire in your basketball game. In this book, even the fastest moves are slowed down to frame-by-frame detail, thanks to FlowMotion™ photography. Here is everything you need to know to become a first-class player, from spacing, cutting, and setting screens to shooting, passing, and rebounding. See how to beat people off the dribble and achieve some explosive defensive footwork. There's advice on taking care of the ball, offensive and defensive strategies, drills, and speed and agility training. Thanks to FlowMotion, you'll really see the science behind the ball playing.

Would you like to add columns of numbers as quickly as you can read them, or do multiplication without carrying numbers? How about doing complex subtraction or long division problems in mere seconds? Well, now anyone can become a math whiz with this amazing mathematical system that can have you solving problems in addition, subtraction, division and multiplication as fast as any calculator and with an even greater degree of precision. It's based on the same idea used in the Asian abacus, but it requires no more equipment than a pencil and paper. Now shoppers will always know if they're really getting the best deal on groceries, salespeople can compute and track their commissions with ease, and students can complete homework faster and more accurately than ever before. This system has already been proven successful for thousands the world over, and now you can put it to work for you too.

You'll keep the balls-and clubs and hats and other items too-flying through the air with the greatest of ease! Delight your friends as you do the three-ball cascade (the foundation for all techniques) and then move on to greater and harder things. It's easy as pie, as you follow the flow-motion photos for throwing and catching and throwing some more. You'll never drop the ball!

From basic board control and pushing off to building-block tricks and advanced obstacle-style maneuvers, the FlowMotion™ photographs capture all the energy, speed, and details of high-flying skateboarding. With this teacher-in-a-book, anyone can get in the groove of this great sport and show off powerslides, ollies, kickflips, tailslides, feebles, noseslides, crooked grinds, halfcab flips, and a host of awesome acrobatics. So, go on--check out each move, grab a board, and join the fun!

It's the world's most popular sport-so get in on the fun! An essential course in skills, this superb guide illustrates every move a player needs: passing, controlling, shooting, getting past opponents, turning, heading, dribbling, and goalkeeping. The timeline explains when to hold a position or pause, and highlights key stages of the action. So whether you want to shoot from side or take a dive at the goalpost to save your team, you'll know how!

Dinosaurs may be the most fascinating creatures that ever existed, and with every photograph, you'll feel as if they're walking the earth once more. Four-legged, two-legged, large, small, winged, scaled, or feathered: they're all making their way across these pages for your viewing pleasure. Here's large, low-slung Diplodocus; gigantic Seismosaurus; the horned, frilled Triceratops; duck-billed Maiasaura; and Parasaurolophus, with an extraordinary tube rising from its head. Tiny Compsognathus, mouth open, leaps right up; a picture of a man right beside gives an idea of relative size. Captions, written by a paleontologist and author, provide additional, intriguing information on each one.

Step by step, photo by photo, put some fire in your basketball game. In this book, even the fastest moves are slowed down to frame-by-frame detail, thanks to FlowMotion™ photography. Here is everything you need to know to become a first-class player, from spacing, cutting, and setting screens to shooting, passing, and rebounding. See how to beat people off the dribble and achieve some explosive defensive footwork. There's advice on taking care of the ball, offensive and defensive strategies, drills, and speed and agility training. Thanks to FlowMotion, you'll really see the science behind the ball playing.

Some of the most entertaining magic tricks depend on sleight of hand. While a magician on stage moves too fast for you to catch what's going on, it's all revealed right here! Every aspect of 30 tricks-using cards, coins, balls, handkerchiefs, wands, and hats-appears clear as day, and broken down. First, practice the key hand techniques. Then move on to routines. You'll see exactly where to start, pause, and end, and how to make a big impact. Plus: tips on common mistakes beginners tend to make!

Using the revolutionary Flowmotion system of displaying movement on the page, this book offers an easy-to-follow guide on how to connect with your body's inner energy paths for natural healing. Promote relaxation and healing while alleviating tensions with shiatsu. Bring health, comfort and relaxation with shiatsu, the ancient healing art. Shiatsu literally translates into 'finger pressure'. It's a safe and supportive series of techniques that relies on a caring sense of touch. By using hands, elbows, knees and feet, we can easily move, support and change the energy or chi that runs through our bodies and affects how we feel. By following these flowing colour photographs and the guidelines on basic techniques and dos and don'ts, you'll soon develop new skills and be able to apply them safely and effectively. Use this wonderful hands-on therapy to heal and relieve the stresses of modern life