New Releases by Nick Robinson

The infinite possibilities of paper folding inspired origami, a simple, traditional craft that appeals to both children and adults. This comprehensive guide to the materials, tools, techniques, symbols and skills behind the Japanese art of folding paper into wondrous shapes is illustrated with refreshingly simple step-by-step diagrams. Crafters of all ages can quickly learn to create the basic folds, from the beginner''s box glider and fish to such advanced projects as Green Man and murex shell. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORIGAMI also lakes readers on a whirlwind tour of the finest origami models being made around the world today.

With individual thoroughbred racehorses costing millions of pounds each, the explosion in the bloodstock industry in the 1980s was the ultimate gamble of the decade - symbol of the business euphoria of the times. Tracing the events of how Sangster and his elite Irish racing experts took the world''s most prestigious bloodstock auction, the Keeneland Sales in Kentucky, by storm and written with the co-operation of Sangster himself, this book is the inside track on a breathtaking bid to corner the thoroughbred market.

Step-by-step instructions for making paper airplanes that really fly...from a tri-plane to a jet fighter.

A guide to selling business ideas in public, this book tackles such issues as overcoming fears of public speaking, interpreting the body language of an audience, presenting oneself, writing a script, conducting oneself on a stage, using audio-visual aids and coping with untoward occurrences.