John Hobson, a geneticist, wakes one morning to find his watch stopped at 6:12. The streets are deserted, there are no signs of life or death anywhere, and every clock he finds has stopped: at 6:12."The Quiet Earth" is a gripping, utterly absorbing New Zealand cult classic.[...]

The technique of watercolor paintingapplying pigment mixed with water to a surfacehas a long and noble tradition. It was known in China as long ago as the third century, and has been practiced in the rest of the world for at least 300 years. This vivid and informative book brings this technique to[...]