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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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    - The Brilliant Career of Roger Federer
    by Christopher Clarey
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    A major biography of the greatest men's tennis player of the modern era.

  • by Johanna Basford
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    A pocket-sized edition of the bestselling colouring book Enchanted Forest. Features two brand new and exclusive illustrations. A mini adventure for colouring fans.

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    - Prompts, Exercises and Activities to Help You Contain the Chaos
    by Clea Shearer
    £13.49

    A practical companion to the bestselling books The Home Edit and The Home Edit Life, helping you to organize your home, space by space. The Home Edit star in the Netflix Original Series, Get Organized with The Home Edit and have 4.9m followers on Instagram.

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    - 20 Designs to Cherish
    by Emma (Author) Congdon
    £13.49

    Stitch a greener future with this stunning collection of 20 environmentally friendly designs from leading cross stitch designer Emma Congdon. Featuring easy-to-read full-colour charts and step-by-step guidance for beginner stitchers, this book is printed on sustainable FSC paper, and every purchase includes a donation to Friends of the Earth.

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    - An Inheritance
    by James Rebanks
    £9.49

    The author of the beloved No.1 bestseller The Shepherd's Life returns with a stirring history of family, loss and the land over three generations on a Lake District farm'I can't imagine anyone starting to read English Pastoral and not being eager to read it all at once, as I did, and not being moved by the life and the landscape Rebanks describes so well. I was thrilled by it' Philip Pullman As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in the Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was barely recognisable. The men and women had vanished from the fields; the old stone barns had crumbled; the skies had emptied of birds and their wind-blown song. English Pastoral is the story of an inheritance: one that affects us all. It tells of how rural landscapes around the world were brought close to collapse, and the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. And yet this elegy from the northern fells is also a song of hope: of how, guided by the past, one farmer began to salvage a tiny corner of England that was now his, doing his best to restore the life that had vanished and to leave a legacy for the future. This is a book about what it means to have love and pride in a place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral: not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all.

  • - Claiming Space in a Man-Made World
    by Leslie Kern
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    Women - Reclaim the city!

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    by Lili Reinhart
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    I seem to be your new favorite novel. One that keeps you up at night, turning my pages. Fingers lingering on me so you don't lose your place.

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    - Build Strength, Improve Performance, Increase Flexibility
    by Dean Pohlman
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    - The Hilarious Sequel to the #1 Bestseller
    by Nathan W. Pyle
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    The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling (November 2019) phenomenon Strange Planet, featuring more hilarious and poignant adventures from the fascinating inhabitants of Nathan W. Pyle's colourful world.

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    - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
    by Randall Munroe
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    The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the million-selling What If? and Thing Explainer

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    by Anthony Evans & Michael Bisping
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    - Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization?
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    - The Original Pattern Bible by Hitomi Shida
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    - From Lisbon and Porto to Santiago - Central, Coastal and Spiritual caminos
    by Kat Davis
    £14.99

    The Portuguese Way (Camino Portugues) is a 620km long-distance route from Portugal's capital Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. This guide splits the route into 25 stages with two coastal options, and takes in historic and religious sites and stunning scenery. With information on preparation, planning and accommodation.

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    Written by Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, a leading authority on muscle hypertrophy, Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy provides strength and conditioning professionals, researchers, and instructors with a definitive resource for information regarding muscle hypertrophy.

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    - Gardening Wisdom
    by Monty Don
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    by Angel Adoree
    £18.99

    The growing tea party trend meets the Vintage culture in a perfect combination of recipes and lifestyle tips. Angel Adoree's fame from Dragon's Den has continued through to her ever-popular tea party events, serving a huge demand for hen parties and birthdays to corporate clients such as Paul Smith, Oasis and Agent Provocateur. She will be opening a London shop later in the year.

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    - Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
    by Richard (Author) Louv
    £10.99

    A book to change minds and lives. Already a perennial New York Times bestseller, Last Child in the Woods shows how our children have become increasingly alienated and distant from nature, why this matters and how we can make a difference.

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    by Douglas Adams
    £15.49

    Losing your planet isn't the end of the world . . . Douglas Adams's mega-selling cult classic!

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    - Milngavie to Fort William Scottish Long Distance Route
    by Terry Marsh
    £13.49

    A guidebook to Scotland's West Highland Way, a 95-mile walk from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William, passing Loch Lomond, crossing Rannoch Moor and finishing in the shadow of Britain's highest mountain. The walk, which takes roughly one week to complete, is described in seven stages, with each stage ranging from 8 to 20 miles. The guide details the 'classic' south-north direction but also provides a summary description for those wanting to walk the route in the opposite direction. The guidebook, which features step-by-step route descriptions, 1:100K mapping, handy practical information as well as notes on the region's history, culture and geography, is accompanied by a separate, pocket-sized 1:25K OS map booklet, providing all the mapping you need to walk the route. Passing from the lowlands to the highlands, the West Highland Way, which is one of Scotland's Great Trails, showcases the splendour of glens flanked by great mountains, majestic moorland and sprawling farmland. It is the perfect adventure for distance walkers keen to discover the wild beauty of western Scotland.

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    - The Creation of a Garden
    by Sarah Raven & Vita Sackville-West
    £25.49

    From 1946 to 1957, Vita Sackville-West, the poet, bestselling author of All Passion Spent and maker of Sissinghurst, wrote a weekly column in the Observer describing her life at Sissinghurst, showing her to be one of the most visionary horticulturalists of the twentieth-century.With wonderful additions by Sarah Raven, Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst draws on this extraordinary archive, revealing Vita's most loved flowers, as well as offering practical advice for gardeners. Often funny and completely accessibly written with colour and originality, it also describes details of the trials and tribulations of crafting a place of beauty and elegance.Sissinghurst has gone on to become one of the most visited and inspirational gardens in the world and this marvellous book, illustrated with drawings and original photographs throughout, shows us how it was created and how gardeners everywhere can use some of the ideas from both Sarah Raven and Vita Sackville-West.

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    - A Modern Approach to the Ancient Japanese Art of Flower Arranging
    by Amanda Luu
    £17.99

    A modern guide to ikebana flower arranging, exploring the key themes of ikebana philosophy through 32 stunning arrangements.

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    - A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home
    by Julia Watkins
    £13.99

    Recipes, DIY projects, and inspiration for a beautiful and low-waste life, from the creator of @simply.living.well on Instagram

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    - 16 Amigurumi Creations from Khuc Cay
    by Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh
    £11.99

    Sweet Crochet Friends is a delightful book penned by Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh. Published in 2019 by Tuva Publishing, this book is a must-have for crochet enthusiasts. The book falls under the genre of Craft & Hobbies and is a treasure trove of 16 amigurumi designs that are both cute and cuddly. Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh, a renowned author in the field of crafting and crochet designs, brings her expertise and unique style to this book. With easy-to-follow instructions, Sweet Crochet Friends is perfect for both beginners and experienced crocheters. Published by Tuva Publishing, known for their comprehensive craft books, this book is a testament to their reputation. Don't miss out on this charming collection of crochet designs!

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    - favourite illustrations from colouring adventures
    by Millie Marotta
    £10.99

    A menagerie of exotic beasts from the No.1 bestselling colouring book illustrator Millie Marotta.

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    by Catana Chetwynd
    £8.99

    Soppy meets Sarah's Scribbles in this sweet collection of comics about the simple, precious, silly, everyday moments that make up a relationship.

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    - Saloon & Estate (W204 Series): C200CDI, C220CDI & C250CDI 2.1 Litre (2143CC/2148CC)
    by Martynn Randall
    £21.99

    Mercedes-Benz C-Class Diesel (Jun '07-Feb '14) Saloon & Estate (W204 Series): C200CDI, C220CDI & C250CDI 2.1 litre (2143cc/2148cc) Does NOT cover petrol models, 3.0 litre diesel engine, four-wheel-drive models ('4Matic' transmission), AMG C63 or Coupe Does NOT cover new C-Class range (W205 Series)introduced February 2014

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    - 26 Sock Patterns for Warm, Happy Feet
    by Kerstin Balke
    £14.99

    The 26 designs in this book will ramp your sock knitting from ho-hum to WOW! Each pair is a masterpiece of luscious color, but the repeating patterns ensure that the knitting is still relaxing. New to sock knitting? Explanations of sock knitting techniques--from the anatomy of a sock to how to work the heel and toe--are included.

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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