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Teach Your Children Tables
Bill Handley
Bill Handley is well known for making maths fun! The first edition of Teach Your Children Tables challenged over 20000 readers – and Bill has been inundated with letters of thanks since from parents whose children have quickly become proficient...
Bioinformatics For Dummies
Jean-Michel Claverie
Were you always curious about biology but were afraid to sit through long hours of dense reading? Did you like the subject when you were in high school but had other plans after you graduated? Now you can explore the human genome and analyze DNA...
Phonics for Dummies
Susan Greve M.
Features kid- and parent-friendly tips and activities The fun and easy way to grasp the ABCs of reading Want to introduce your child to reading, or strengthen your child's reading skills? This fun and entertaining guide shows you how to use...
Blogging For Dummies
Susannah Gardner
Everybody’s doing it! And while that logic never got far with your mother, it’s a fine reason to start blogging, especially if you have a business to build or a cause to promote. Well-run blogs do more than offer an outlet for your thoughts....
Lighting Photo Workshop
Chris Bucher
A rigorous practical guide to photographic lighting techniques, complete with hands-on assignments Offering digital photographers a complete course in photographic lighting, this book covers everything from using flash systems and studio lights...
Trade Options Online
George Fontanills A.
In this fully updated book, options trading innovator George Fontanills arms you with the knowledge and skills youneed to unleash the phenomenal power of your computer to become a successful online options trader. Following a concise review of...
Fashion For Dummies
Jill Martin
Your full-color guide to building a fun, functional wardrobe Fashion For Dummies takes the guess out of dress, giving you the confidence and know-how you need to dress for every occasion. This full-color guide is packed with tips on creating a...
PRINCE2 For Dummies
Nick Graham
Whatever your project – no matter how big or small – PRINCE2 For Dummies, 2009 Edition is the perfect guide to using this project management method to help ensure its success. Fully updated with the 2009 practice guidelines, this book will take...
Essentials of Patents
Bob DeMatteis
While there are many books on «how to patent» and patent law, Essentials of Patents delivers practical advice on how to leverage patents as a powerful competitive corporate tool. This is not your «ordinary patent book». It's emphasis is directed...
McMillan on Options
Lawrence McMillan G.
Legendary trader Larry McMillan does it-again-offering his personal options strategies for consistently enhancing trading profits Larry McMillan's name is virtually synonymous with options. This «Trader's Hall of Fame» recipient first shared his...
Cryptography For Dummies
Chey Cobb
Cryptography is the most effective way to achieve data security and is essential to e-commerce activities such as online shopping, stock trading, and banking This invaluable introduction to the basics of encryption covers everything from the...
Talking Science
Adam Hart-Davis
Adam Hart Davis has interviewed some of the most influential scientists and thinkers of our time. In this fascinating insight into modern science he presents the stories behind the science, the difficulties behind the discoveries and the future...
Math Wise! Over 100 Hands-On Activities that Promote Real Math Understanding, Grades K-8
Laurie Kincheloe
A fun, easy-to-implement collection of activities that give elementary and middle-school students a real understanding of key math concepts Math is a difficult and abstract subject for many students, yet teachers need to make sure their students...
106 Mortgage Secrets All Borrowers Must Learn - But Lenders Don't Tell
Gary Eldred W.
The only guidebook that shows you how to finance any property–with or without bank approval Would you like to discover all of the many ways that you can finance real estate? Want to learn how to cut your financing costs, avoid pitfalls, and...
From Assets to Profits. Competing for IP Value and Return
Bruce Berman
Edited by IP communications expert Bruce Berman, and with contributions from the top names in IP management, investment and consulting, From Assets to Profits: Competing for IP Value and Return provides a real-world look at patents, copyrights,...
Introducing Maya 8. 3D for Beginners
Dariush Derakhshani
If you're just beginning to dive into the world of 3D, this is the book for you." ?Animation Magazine The Academy Award® winning Maya® 3D animation and effects software is the first choice of film and video artists, game developers, and 3D...
Real You Incorporated. 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs
Kaira Rouda Sturdivant
Real You Incorporated empowers women entrepreneurs. The book provides insights for women on how to discover and love their personal brand, and how to bring it into the market as a real business—unique and different. In the first section of the...
A Typographic Workbook. A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry
Kate Clair
Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 images, A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition explains the process successful designers use to select, space, and creatively integrate fonts. This essential text demonstrates the use of type as a dynamic...
Writing Clearly. A Self-Teaching Guide
Dawn Sova
Improve your writing skills at your own pace How do you target a specific audience in writing? What makes up a strong thesis statement? Is there a trick to maintaining clear communication in cyberspace? How do you achieve unity and coherence in...
Trend Trading. A seven step approach to success
Daryl Guppy
If you have no time to follow the market closely, then Trend Trading is the book for you. Trend trading is one of the most effective and easy-to-use methods for making money in the market. Success depends on identifying the trend with confidence...
Inventing Better Schools. An Action Plan for Educational Reform
Phillip Schlechty C.
Schlechty shows both educators and parents how to envision reform and design quality educational systems. He explains how the visioning process must be rooted in real shared beliefs, how mission statements must unpack visions into concrete goals...
Business Valuation. An Integrated Theory
Travis Harms W.
Praise for Business Valuation, Second Edition «The Second Edition of Business Valuation: An Integrated Theory manages to present the theoretical analysis of valuation from the first edition and expand on that discussion by providing additional...
Mad about Physics. Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
Franklin Potter
Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of...
One-Minute Discipline. Classroom Management Strategies That Work
Arnie Bianco
For classroom teachers at all levels, here is a unique collection of practical, proven-effective techniques and ready-to-use tools for managing classroom behavior and creating the positive environment that students and teachers need to promote...
Profit With Options. Essential Methods for Investing Success
Lawrence McMillan G.
A comprehensive guide for beginners by the leading authority on options Whether the markets are moving up or down, options remain one of the most attractive instruments for all investors. Profit with Options is a beginner's guide to trading...
The IT Value Network. From IT Investment to Stakeholder Value
Tony Read J.
Learn to measure and manage the real value of IT investment and spending IT investments are becoming more than just business enablers or assets on the books; they provide capability that can drive the business. Thought leadership should migrate...
The Options Course. High Profit and Low Stress Trading Methods
George Fontanills A.
Use this invaluable tool to gain a competitive edge and avert bad investment decisions. Well-known options strategist and instructor George Fontanills has updated his time-tested and bestselling book, The Options Course. The new edition improves...
Herding Chickens. Innovative Techniques for Project Management
Dan Bradbary
Get The Straight Scoop On Project Management–Ingenious Strategies That Work! Have you studied the traditional processes of project management, only to discover that in reality they fall short? Are you done with the idealistic theories of how...
Guiding Icarus. Merging Bioethics with Corporate Interests
Rahul Dhanda K.
"There is a palpable need for business to explore the issues Dhanda raises. Guiding Icarus offers a flight plan." —from the Foreword by Philip R. Reilly While bioethicists may enjoy the most thorough appreciation of both the promise and perils...
Exam Stress?. No Worries!
Su Dorland
The first test-prep guide to conquering the toughest exam challenge of all—stress! Each year millions of high school and college students sit down to the make-or-break SAT or final exams. And while the content of a course may not be impossible...
Making Innovation Pay. People Who Turn IP Into Shareholder Value
Bruce Berman
Many companies and executives talk about patents, but few can demonstrate significant returns from them. Who are the elite companies and managers that have created wealth and profit from IP rights, and how have they done it? What do they advise...
Eureka!. Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World
Leslie Horvitz Alan
The common language of genius: Eureka! While the roads that lead to breakthrough scientific discovery can be as varied and complex as the human mind, the moment of insight for all scientists is remarkably similar. The word «eureka!», attributed...
Comprehensive Intellectual Capital Management. Step-by-Step
Nermien Al-Ali
Learn the fundamentals, practices and models of intellectual capital management with this essential resource. Providing a business-oriented, critical review of the definitions, practices, tools and models that are available today, its approach...
Practical Project Management. Tips, Tactics, and Tools
Harvey Levine A.
The author has 39 years of experience implementing project management techniques. Includes unique material based on the author's experiences that cannot be found elsewhere. Readers can refer to self-contained chapters for quick reference and...
Private Equity. Transforming Public Stock to Create Value
Harold Jr. Bierman
Praise for Private Equity «Harold Bierman has blended an excellent mix of important principles with real case study examples for a better understanding on a rather sophisticated finance subject.» -Edward M. Dudley, Vice President & General...
Defending Gary. Unraveling the Mind of the Green River Killer
Mark Prothero
At first, Mark Prothero, Defense Attorney for Gary Ridgway, thought: «This can't be the Green River Killer! He's too ordinary! He's too small. He's too calm. He's too polite! He can't possibly have murdered forty-nine women. They can't be...
Dealmaking. Using Real Options and Monte Carlo Analysis
Richard Razgaitis
Applying practical tools to the volatile process of negotiating Prognosticators apply Monte Carlo Analysis (MCA) to determine the likelihood and significance of a complete range of future outcomes; Real Options Analysis (ROA) can then be...
The CPM Silver Yearbook 2007
CPM Group
The CPM Silver Yearbook 2OO7 Investors buy silver as a financial asset. It is seen as a hedge against economic, financial, and political upheaval. Many investors view silver as a companion to gold, while some investors prefer it to gold, due to...
QuarkXPress 6 For Dummies
Galen Gruman
Get a quick handle on the new features of QuarkXPress 6, including Mac OS X and Windows XP compatibility, enhanced undo functionality, full-resolution previews, and new ways to manage complex projects Written by designers for designers, covering...
Ускользающий мир. Экологические последствия утраты местообитаний
Илкка Хански
Книга посвящена анализу экологических последствий утраты и фрагментации местообитаний, происходящих в результате интенсивной хозяйственной деятельности людей и имеющих большое значение для сохранения биоразнообразия. Все экологические процессы,...
За пределами Земли: В поисках нового дома в Солнечной системе
Чарльз Уолфорт
«Однажды люди научатся жить на Титане, самом крупном спутнике Сатурна» – этими словами начинается книга «За пределами Земли», написанная планетологом Амандой Хендрикс и научным журналистом Чарльзом Уолфортом. Не на Марсе, как считалось долгие...
Государь. Искусство власти
Никколо Макиавелли
Настоящее издание возвращает широкой читательской аудитории имя Никколо Макиавелли. Его политико-философский трактат «Государь» сегодня вызывает серьезный интерес не только тех, кто занимается политикой, но и различного рода руководителей,...
Геометрии
А. Б. Сосинский
Эта книга, основанная на лекциях, читавшихся автором на первом курсе Независимого московского университета, представляет собой введение в евклидову, сферическую, проективную и гиперболическую (Лобачевского) геометрию, написанное в синтетическом,...
Селекция растений
Хайко Беккер
Классический учебник по селекции растений (первое немецкое издание в 1993 г.). Автор – университетский преподаватель, одновременно ведущий полевые работы и создающий новые сорта растений. В двадцати главах книги охвачены практически все методы...
Комбинаторная теория игр
Пьер Деорнуа
Оказывается, позициям в самых разных играх можно сопоставить своеобразные числа, оценивающие положение игроков. Возникающие «сюрреальные числа» включают в себя все действительные числа (но не только). В брошюре рассказывается, как возникающая...
Стратегии решения математических задач: Различные подходы к типовым задачам
Альфред С. Позаментье
Любую задачу можно решить разными способами, однако в учебниках чаще всего предлагают только один вариант решения. Настоящее умение заключается не в том, чтобы из раза в раз использовать стандартный метод, а в том, чтобы находить наиболее...
Физиология человека: атлас-раскраска
Уинн Кэпит
Бестселлеры «Анатомия человека: атлас-раскраска» и «Физиология человека: атлас-раскраска» вот уже более 35 лет являются лидерами среди учебных и практических атласов. Это уникальное пособие: его лаконичный текст и точные иллюстрации,...
Архитектура забвения. Руины и историческое сознание в России Нового времени
Андреас Шёнле
Несмотря на длительное пренебрежение и безразличие, руины сыграли заметную роль в русской истории. Вплоть до недавнего времени российский ландшафт, как деревенский, так и городской, изобиловал руинами, начиная от недостроенных и брошенных...
Теория четырех движений и всеобщих судеб. Проспект и анонс открытия
Шарль Фурье
Вышедшая впервые анонимно в 1808 г. работа Шарля Фурье «Теория четырех движений и всеобщих судеб» вначале не принесла своему создателю никакой славы, настолько экстравагантным было это произведение. От наиболее ярких теорий и глав этой книги...
Поэзия и знание. История литературы и культуры. Том 2
Жан Старобинский
Жан Старобинский (род. 1920) – всемирно известный швейцарский филолог я историк культуры, профессор Женевского университета. Его обширное научное творчество, посвященное истории западноевропейской (преимущественно французской) культуры XVI–XX...
