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Crafts & Hobbies

Are you a master of your own craft or just looking for your next hobby? You have come to the right place, because at Tales you find a wide variety of hobby and craft books perfect for both professionals and beginners. Whether you like action and fun found in sports, games and motor vehicles, or you enjoy diving into the more gentle and cozy creative activities and DIYs, you find it here. If you instead like spending time outside we would recommend you to take a look at our selection of books about hobbies within the field of gardening, nature and animals. We have something for every taste. Are you ready to dive into an inspiring universe of crafts and hobbies?
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  • - A Step-by-Step Guide to 118 Amazing Tricks and Stunts
    by Chris Perondi
    £13.99

    A step-by-step guide to more than 100 dog tricks, specially designed for effective training, for pure fun, and even for turning your dog into a YouTube star, from the co-author of the tremendously successful and much-praised Training the Best Dog Ever and the genius behind "The Stunt Dog Show," which performs more than 1,000 shows a year.

  • by Haynes Publishing
    £22.49

    VW Transporter ‘T5’ variants with diesel engines and front-wheel-drive. Diesel: 1.9 litre (1896cc), 2.0 litre (1968cc) & 2.5 litre (2461cc). Does NOT cover petrol engined models, twin turbo diesel engine, ''DSG'' transmission, all-wh

  • by Brian Lyles
    £14.99

    The LEGO Neighborhood Book is your guide to creating incredible LEGO buildings and cities.

  • by Charles Dowding
    £16.49

    Enjoy an abundance of vegetables at the darkest time of year by following the steps in this lovely book.

  • by Rick Riordan
    £13.49

    The original hero. A brand-new adventure.Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times - battling monsters, Titans, even giants - but these days the modern-day son of Poseidon is hoping for a regular final year at school.Too bad the Greek gods have other plans, and three new quests for Percy to complete.First up: the cupbearer of the gods, Ganymede, is missing his golden chalice. Not only is this embarrassing (why do the gods keep losing their magical items?), it's also potentially disastrous. One sip from the cup will turn any mortal into a powerful god. And the old gods do not take kindly to newbies.Can Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover find the chalice before it falls into the wrong hands? And even if they do, will they be able to resist its awesome power. . .?Readers new to the Percy Jackson universe and long-time fans will love this epic adventure - full of legendary heroes, mythical creatures, ancient Greek gods and enduring friendship - from the global bestseller Rick Riordan.

  • by Ros Atkins
    £9.49 - 15.49

  • - How To Become Self-Sufficient And Prepared For The Next Crisis
    by Jim Cobb
    £11.49

    The advice in this book is useful for both those who want to prepare for a future catastrophe (like a pandemic!), and for those who simply want to become more self-sufficient in their everyday life.

  • by Dan Saladino
    £9.49

  • - What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters
    by Steven E. Koonin
    £15.49

  • - A fingers-first approach to becoming a better climber
    by Ned Feehally
    £20.49

    Beastmaking by Ned Feehally is a book about training for climbing. It is designed to provide normal people - like you and me - with the tools we need to get the most out of our climbing. It features sections on finger strength, fingerboarding, board training, mobility and core, and includes suggested exercises and workouts.

  • - A Colouring Book for the Curious
    by Johanna Basford
    £13.49

    Go on an adventure and let your imagination roam from world to world, discovering enchanted sea turtles, curious cats and lost song birds along the way. In this new colouring book, Johanna Basford lends her signature style of inky illustration to a series of brand new inkscapes and themes, all with a sprinkling of her much-loved botanicals.

  • - Gift Edition
    by Sarah Knight
    £9.49

    The word-of-mouth international bestseller about giving less f**ks and living your best life in the process

  • - Designing a Home & a Life
    by Erin Gates
    £18.99

    From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated book packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style.Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and practical decorating guide that shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the interior design industry, Erin combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own lifethe first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect. Like a funny best friend, she reveals the disasters she confronted in her own kitchen renovation, her struggles with anorexia, her epic fight with her husband over a Lucite table, and her secrets for starting a successful blog. Organized by rooms in the house, Elements of Style invites readers into Erins own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colorful, it is brimming glamour and style as well as advice on practical matters from choosing kitchen counter materials to dressing a bed with pillows, picking a sofa, and decorating a nursery without cartoon characters. Youll also find a charming foreword by Erins husband, Andrew, and an extensive Resource and Shopping Guide that provides an indispensable a roadmap for anyone embarking on their first serious home decorating adventure. With Erins help, you can finally make your house your home.

  • - A guide to slowing down, enjoying more and being happy
    by Tyler Brule
    £25.49

    A handbook for the new decade: a book that helps you think about how to slow down, reconnect and live a gentler life.

  • - Firming facial exercises & inspiring tips to glow, inside and out
    by Danielle Collins
    £9.49

    Discover the power of these innovative face exercises to improve wellbeing in body and mind, give you younger-looking skin and feel glowing and gorgeous, whatever your age.

  • by Nathan W. Pyle
    £10.99

    Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram comic, a hilariously perceptive and hugely addictive look at an alien world not unlike our own

  • by Taylor Putnam
    £20.49

    Flower Colour Guide is an enlightening book penned by the renowned author, Michael Putnam. Published in 2018 by Phaidon Press Ltd, this book is a unique guide that offers a fresh perspective on the world of flowers. The book falls under the genre of nature and gardening, providing a comprehensive guide to flowers of all colors. It is a visual feast that takes readers on a journey through the vibrant and diverse world of flowers. The author's in-depth knowledge and passion for flowers shine through every page, making it a must-read for nature enthusiasts and gardening aficionados alike. The book is a testament to the author's expertise and Phaidon Press Ltd's commitment to publishing high-quality books. So, immerse yourself in the colorful world of flowers with the Flower Colour Guide.

  • - The Art of Simple Living
    by Natalie Walton
    £23.49

    Beautiful, authentic interiors from all around the world that inspire happiness

  • - Creative Coffee Designs for the Home Barista
    by Dhan Tamang
    £10.99

    Learn how to make incredible coffee-top designs from one of the world's leading latte artists.

  • - Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
    by Alexandra Brosh
    £10.99

    Hilarious stories about life's mishaps from the creator of the immensely popular blog 'Hyperbole and a Half'. Fully illustrated with over 50% new material. Hyperbole and A Half is a blog and webcomic written by a 20-something American girl called Allie Brosh.

  • by Carleigh Bodrug
    £20.49

    "PlantYou laid the foundation for eating a healthy and simple whole foods, plant based diet. PlantYou Scrappy Cooking takes this one step further. As people are looking more and more to reducing meat consumption as a way to curb environmental impact, the need for easy, delicious recipes only grows. Add to that equation Carleigh Bodrug's emphasis on reducing food waste, and you have the recipe for a delicious and ridiculously easy way to make tater tots from broccoli stalks, turn banana peels into plant based bacon, and use every bit of your food for amazing meals. With sections on how to stop wasting food (and money), outfitting your kitchen, as well as "Got This? Make That!" pantry sweeps and Kitchen Raid recipes (where you can cross-reference just about any vegetable, grain or bean going bad in your fridge or pantry and find a recipe to use it in), Scrappy Cooking is a go-to for anyone who wants to eat the diet that's healthiest for you, your wallet, the animals, and the planet. Includes recipes for: The Whole Darn Squash (Pasta), Skillet Lasagna, One Pan Orzo Casserole, Vodka Penne With Broccolini, Cauliflower Wedges With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, Chickpea Pot Pie, Orange Peel Chickn', Use Up Your Cabbage Dumplings, Loaded Tortilla Bowls, Sheet Pan Tacos With Carrot Top Chimichurri, Lord of the Fries, Rebel "Ribs", Veggie Masala Burgers, Palak "Paneer", Vegan Meaty Hand Pies, We-Got-the-Beet Chips, Pickle-Mania Chips, The Knead for Flatbread, It's a (Flax) Wrap, Cornmeal Biscuits, Bang Bang Broccoli-cious Steaks...and more!"--

  • by Noel Kingsbury & Piet Oudolf
    £25.49

    This eagerly anticipated new book from the pioneer of ecological planting demonstrates how Piet Oudolf builds his signature planting style.

  • by Terri Cole
    £13.49

    Break Free From Over-Functioning, Over-Delivering, People-Pleasing, and Ignoring Your Own Needs So You Can Finally Live the Life You Deserve!Most of us were never taught how to effectively express our preferences, desires or deal-breakers. Instead, we hide our feelings behind passive-aggressive behavior, deny our own truths, or push our emotions down until we get depressed or so frustrated that we explode, potentially destroying hard-won trust and relationships.The most successful and satisfied people on the planet have one thing in common: the ability to create and communicate clear, healthy boundaries. This ability is, hands down, the biggest game changer when it comes to creating a healthy, happy, self-determined life.In Boundary Boss, psychotherapist Terri Cole reveals a specific set of skills that can help you stop abandoning yourself for the sake of others (without guilt or drama) and get empowered to consciously take control of every aspect of your emotional, spiritual, physical, personal, and professional life.Since becoming a Boundary Boss is a process, Cole also offers actionable strategies, scripts, and techniques that can be used in the moment, whenever you need them. You will learn:. How to recognize when your boundaries have been violated and what to do next. How your unique "Boundary Blueprint" is unconsciously driving your boundary behaviors, and strategies to redesign it. Powerful boundary scripts so in the moment you will know what to say. How to manage "Boundary Destroyers"-including emotional manipulators, narcissists, and other toxic personalities. Where you fall on the spectrum of codependency and how to create healthy, balanced relationshipsThis book is for women who are exhausted from over-giving, overdoing, and even over-feeling. If you're getting it all done but at the expense of yourself, give yourself the gift of Boundary Boss.

  • by Jessa Hastings
    £7.99 - 11.99

  • by Daniel Gould & Robert S. Weinberg
    £116.49

    Focusing on sport and exercise psychology, this book provides a thorough introduction to key concepts in the field and draws connections between research and practice and captures the dynamism of sport and exercise.

  • - And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life
    by Daniel Sloss
    £9.49

  • - Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves
    by QI Elves
    £7.99 - 10.99

  • - Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World
    by James Cheshire
    £18.99

    Winner of the British Cartographic Society Award 2021Winner of the John C Bartholomew Award for Thematic Mapping 2021Winner of the Stanfords Award for Printed Mapping 2021Discover the hidden patterns in human society as you have never seen them before - through the world of dataIn Atlas of the Invisible, award-winning geographer-designer team James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti redefine what an atlas can be. Transforming enormous data sets into rich maps and cutting-edge vizualisations, they uncover truths about our past, reflect who we are today, and highlight what we face in the years ahead. With their joyfully inquisitive approach, Cheshire and Uberti explore happiness and anxiety levels around the globe; they trace the undersea cables and cell towers that connect us; they examine hidden scars of geopolitics; and illustrate how a warming planet affects everything from hurricanes to the hajj. Years in the making, Atlas of the Invisible invites readers to marvel at the promise and peril of data, and to revel in the secrets and contours of a newly visible world.

  • by Dav Pilkey
    £10.99

    The brand new bestselling Dog Man book from Dav Pilkey - you'll howl with laughter!

  • - The Definitive Visual Guide
    by Andrew Graham-Dixon
    £28.49

    A guide to paintings and sculpture from around the world. It helps you to bring a gallery of more than 2,500 of the world's most influential paintings and sculptures and learn what you need to know about art history. It enables you to learn how to 'read' composition, subject matter, technique and style as key paintings are examined.

The advantages of Crafts and Hobbies 
At Tales you find hobby craft books for everyone. The books will allow you to dive into what interests only just you and to expand on your creative skills will evolve you as a human being. It will make it easier for you to concentrate in every situation of life including at your work space. It will also make you more innovative and creative in general - something many jobs require of you today. 
The hobby books are directed to every level and will inspire you to get started or improve the craft that you have fallen in love with. 
In Tales’ selection of Crafts & Hobbies - you could also get inspiration to get more motion or physical activities into your busy everyday life. We all know that exercise is good and healthy for us, but you may have tried all the most common sports(grene) and all the machines at your local fitness center, and concludes that motion was not something for you. In our selection of hobby craft books you find all the inspiration you need to discover new and creative ways of movement. They will make you forget all about motion and sweat and you will instead just enjoy the game, while you actually move your body quite a lot. Exercising is not only good for your physical health, but also your mental health will benefit from it. You improve our attention span and you will have a better capacity to learn new things.  
Another wonderful thing about hobbies is that it can create communities. When you gather around a common interest you can find new friends, who all like the same hobby or craft as you. As part of a creative community you can meet a great diversity of people, who all happen to be interested in the same hobby as you. A social community around a common hobby can also help you on your way to becoming better to your craft. In a community you can spar with each other and learn from each other's experiences both within the field of the specific hobby, but as your friendship grows you can also spare about life in general, maybe while you knit, sew or play. 

Crafts & Hobbies Trends
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic the focus on DIY and other creative activities you could in a home doing quarantine has grown. Many have taken up their previous interest in sewing or knitting and others discovered the wonders of making their own clothes for the first time. Also in light of the climate crisis many especially young people have an increased focus on sustainability and by sewing your next dress or knitting your next sweater yourself you can also make the clothes making process more sustainable. 
The advantages by making your own clothes is in fact that you can design and make it as you want to. If you are a novice in sewing we would recommend you to follow the guidelines found in a good hobby and crafts book that will guide you every step of the way. The pandemic has also increased the focus on the home and garden, and in our selection you find the hobby books that will help you decorate your home in the best possible way, and guide you on how to get a vigorous garden with lots of flowers and life. 

Hobby crafts scrapbooks
Tales’ selection also counts hobby crafts scrapbooks. The scrapbooks either guide or invite you to fill out different creative tasks in order to remember some of life’s biggest events. You can for example get inspiration for how to best remember your wedding in the hobby crafts scrapbook Our Wedding Scrapbook. The scrapbook is a beautifully illustrated guide on how to gather all the wonderful and overwhelming first wedded memories in a well-arranged and pretty package of a book. 

Hobbycrafts sketchbooks
It can sometimes be hard to keep track of all your creative ideas, and that is why a hobbycrafts sketchbook is a good to have. In a sketch book you can collect all your different ideas both through text, illustrations and pictures and have them all assembled in one place, and have them at hand at all times. Who knows, when they might come in handy? You can for example find the popular Moleskine series in Tales’ selection of Crafts & Hobbies. The Moleskine notebooks are perfect as hobbycrafts sketchbooks and they come in a world of variations and colors. 

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