New Releases by Bob Berry

You hustle, hustle, hustle, but never seem to get ahead.Do you run a tiny business? Are you self-employed? Thank you! You are the backbone of our economy. Your community needs you and what you do.Do you wish you could grow into a larger business? Do you know how? Do you have your sights set on something more?Pipe Wrench to Payroll outlines what you need to learn and accomplish to grow a business from one to dozens of team members and more. None of this is rocket science but all of it must be learned.This book is full of tips and practical instruction designed to help you grow your business. I wish someone had given me this book before I struggled to double the size of my own company.Don''t go alone on your journey through business. Grow your business and your team. Grow from self-employed to CEO!

Wham! Pow! Bam! Kaboom! Learn everything you need to make your own comic books, superheroes, and story lines with The Art of Comic Book Drawing. Featuring step-by-step tutorials, helpful tips, and dozens of drawing and illustration techniques, aspiring cartoonists, graphic illustrators, and comic book artists will discover all of the basics, from creating characters to mastering features and expressions to bringing it all together with unique and interesting story lines. Veteran comic book artists teach you to draw basic cartoon characters, superheroes, villains, and more using simple, step-by-step drawing lessons. Once you get the hang of illustrating your favorite characters, you’ll learn to draw action scenes, set up panels, add speech bubbles, and even learn the basics of cartoon and comic book word treatments. With approachable exercises and projects to guide you, The Art of Comic Book Drawing allows beginning artists to create their own comic books, step by step. This helpful guide also includes easy-to-use comic book templates so you can put your newfound skills to immediate use.

You can''t take life too seriously. Live a little, laugh a lot. But when a small business runs low on money, it''s no laughing matter. Everyone is put at risk: owner, staff, customers, vendors, and everybody''s families. The business owner gets stressed, loses sleep, and starts eating fried bologna. Every small business owner is best at what their business does, whether widget or service. We got that way by learning. Then once we''re in business, we think financial knowledge is automatic. We can provide a service, but can we consistently turn a profit?Buying Bacon is a book about practical finances for small business owners. Maybe you just launched a startup. Perhaps you bought an established business. Or just maybe you''ve been at it for a while but have little to show for all that effort. This book is designed to show you how to handle your business cash flow so you can consistently turn a profit and bring home some bacon!

Learn everything you need to make your own comic books, superheroes, and story lines with The Art of Comic Book Drawing. Featuring step-by-step tutorials, helpful tips, and dozens of drawing and illustration techniques, aspiring cartoonists, graphic illustrators, and comic book artists will discover all of the basics, from creating characters to mastering features and expressions to bringing it all together with unique and interesting story lines. Veteran comic book artists teach you to draw basic cartoon characters, superheroes, villains, and more using simple, step-by-step drawing lessons. Once you get the hang of illustrating your favorite characters, you''ll learn to draw action scenes, set up panels, add speech bubbles, and even learn the basics of cartoon and comic book word treatments. With approachable exercises and projects to guide you, The Art of Comic Book Drawing allows beginning artists to create their own comic books, step by step. This helpful guide also includes dozens of practice pages and easy-to-use comic book templates so you can put your newfound skills to immediate use.

Featuring drawing lessons, step-by-step projects, and open practice pages, The Little Book of Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters teaches beginning artists how to draw dragons, fairies, mythological beasts, and more. Step-by-step projects, creative exercises, interactive prompts, and helpful tips and techniques bring this popular drawing subject to life and invite creativity and personalization. Drawing techniques, such as value, shading, and creating texture and perspective, are included to help artists of all skill levels learn to draw accurately. Learn to draw fur, scales, wings, tails, and how to put them all together to create your own unique fantasy characters and artwork. More than 15 step-by-step projects include: Western Dragon Eastern Dragon Water Dragon Hydra Centaur Fairy Minotaur Griffin Unicorn And more! In the popular, established The Little Book of... series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike delight in learning a variety of fun, approachable, relevant, and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary, and interactive design. Open practice pages, creative exercises, and art prompts encourage interactivity for immediate results while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the featured medium in a fun, engaging way. Also available from the series:The Little Book of Sketching, The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design, The Little Book of Manga Drawing, The Little Book of Cartooning & Illustration, and The Little Book of Rock Painting.

Drama coach, playwright, director, and actor Bob Berry brings his decades of experience to dozens of monologues for acting veterans and newcomers, featuring outrageous comedy, dark drama, and sometimes a mixture of both. Fans of the stage will be treated to a diversity of characters-men and women of all ages and backgrounds - and scenes to stretch and strengthen actors'' abilities. The monologues within tell complete and concise stories yet provide enough flexibility to allow actors to make each scene their own.

From basic pencil drawing and illustration to composition and construction, The Art of Drawing Manga & Comic Book Characters provides in-depth instruction for rendering manga warriors, chibis, comic-inspired superheroes, and more.

From fearsome pirates and vikings to ferocious beasts and creatures to fascinating figures and landmarks.

Sing with the Wiggles as you say goodnight to your teddy!

How to Draw Magical, Monstrous & Mythological Creatures is for artistic tweens who dream about the magical, mystical, and darker side of things. One part nightmare, one part imagination, and one part legend, the creatures featured in this book are the ultimate bad guys—the subjects of myths and tales told for thousands of years. While other people may not believe in vampires, elves or werewolves, there''s just something about these strange creatures that rings true. Starting with an introduction to various drawing tools and techniques, the goth-inspired title in the Walter Foster Studio series will have enthusiastic artists learning to draw their favorite creatures and beasts across three categories: Magical Characters Mythological Creatures Monsters. Join renowned illustrator and designer Bob Berry as he guides you through an illustrated labyrinth of monstrous, magical, and mythological characters. Along the way, you''ll learn to draw everything you see—from a fire-breathing, treasure-guarding dragon to a scythe-gripping Grim Reaper, snake-haired Medusa, and mystical sorceress. Aspiring fantasy artists will find inspiration on every page. Additionally, character history, folklore, legends, fun facts, and trivia-driven sidebars add to this fantastic experience.

For KC Watson, the first day of school was always unusual. This was especially true of her first day of freshman year at Richelieu High School. KC was a girl who could never resist a good mystery - and Penelope Dredalus, a new student at Richelieu High School, was exactly that. Penelope was quiet and mysterious. As KC begins to unravel the truth about Penelope, she realizes there is a bigger mystery to be solved as strange and frightening things start to happen at Richelieu High. KC and Penelope form a reluctant partnership as they investigate unexplained sounds and bizaare apparitions and a tragic accident that occurred in the school decades ago. Can two teenage girls stand against a powerful entity that is poised to take its vengeance out against the entire school?

Geneticists greatly extended the life expectancy of the Narians, but narrowed their age of fertility to a mere 10 years. After a century of war with the "Rats," Narian culture faces extinction because too few citizens of child bearing age remain. Can an alliance with humans recruit a survivable population on the twelve planets before the Narians are overrun by their enemies?

Look for 10 "find''ems" on each spread. Every challenge works with every one of the 7 spreads. 3 replaceable long-life AG-13 button cell batteries included.

Short stories with vibrant illustrations, and charming characters that teach life lesso0ns

Take Elmo and friends along everywhere as you learn to draw with this charming book and kit! Take Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and the rest of the gang from Sesame Street with you as you embark on a playful, artistic journey. Watch Me Draw ''N'' Go: Sesame Street''s Let''s Go! with Elmo and Friends offers a fun and easy way for kids to begin creating their own drawing masterpieces. Inside is a delightful 24-page drawing book featuring an innovative, step-by-step teaching method that allows young artists who can draw simple shapes to capture an assortment of lively subjects. The kit also includes a flip-down paper pad with helpful drawing prompts, a sheet of fun "reward" stickers, easy-to-use twist-up crayons, and a beautifully illustrated, full-color poster. Best of all, a convenient case with a handle lets kids enjoy hours of take-along fun!

Includes two guides from the Macromedia online documentation.

This Study Guide has been written especially for students preparing from the University of Cambridge International Examination IGCSE Chemistry syllabus (Core and Extended curriculum). It provides all the explanation and advice students need to study efficiently for the exam. - The subject is divided into topics. - Each topic starts with a list of Key Objectives, which specifies the skills and knowledge that students need to acquire during the course. - Where appropriate, there is also a list of Key Definitions. - The Key Ideas sections outline the content and can be used by students to check that they know and understand the essential concepts for IGCSE Chemistry. - Common misconceptions and errors and highlighted. - Sample questions and answers and examiner''s comments show students how to improve their answers and increase their grades. - Further questions (with answers at the back of the book) allow students to test their knowledge.

Includes some of the finest, iconic views of the coast of Cornwall - where land meets sea, meets sky.

This how-to book has carving instructions for model rainbow, brown and brook trout, bluegill, largemouth bass, lionfish and queen angelfish. There are step-by-step instruction on painting rainbow, brook and golden trout, Yellowstone, Rio Grande and Lahontan cutthroats