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An elegant handbook in typography, for the professional and amateur text designer.Typographic Style Handbook is an indispensable new manual for anyone working with text - books, journals, company reports, websites or marketing material - who wishes to develop an understanding of how to produce...

One of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world, Plato instigated groundbreaking inquiries into morality, ethics, and the quest for happiness that continue to inform and influence philosophical discussion today. In this outstanding work of scholarship, a renowned expert on Plato presents a scrupulously...

Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven't because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic...

Prepare IB learners to achieve and progress. Developed directly with the IB for the revised syllabus first examined 2019, this Course Book fully supports all the SL and HL themes. Integrating concept-based learning and with even more support for EAL learners, this text helps...

Domer takes us on a nostalgic journey of living in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in the 1950s and 1960s. His tales take us back to a time when a "family night out" usually meant eating at a drive-in and going to the Outdoor Theater in our...

In Museum Metamorphosis, over forty cultural innovators and changemakers in contemporary art share strategies for building sociocultural relevancy and responsiveness in museums. Representing diverse perspectives from across the entire arts and culture ecosystem, the book offers tools to reshape museums into collaborative platforms for...

The Off Center Fed Antenna book shows you how to design and build a multi-band antenna, simply using a single wire. This book offers construction techniques to better improve your stations performance. Many charts and graphs are easily read explaining what's important when constructing...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

A translation and reproduction of Mabuni Kenwa's 1934 book on Karate fundamentals, training and philosophy.Mabuni Kenwa (1889 - 1952) was born in Okinawa as part of a Samurai family. He began studying Karate under the famous Karate master Itosu Anko (1831-1915) and later studied...

She asked for it. She was flirting. She was drinking. She was wearing a revealing dress. She was too confident. She walked home alone. She stayed in that relationship. She was na ve. She didn't report soon enough. She didn't fight back. She wanted...

Find Gold In Australia In this book Steven Trench explains and examines how to start prospecting for gold in Australia with specific examples by state This book offers extensive and detailed information which will put you ahead of the pack in gold prospecting. "A...

One of the most common questions new writers ask professionals is how they wrote their book--what was their process for storytelling? Did they use an outline to plan the book, or write it from the seat of their pants? But really the question should...

In this book, Linda Seger shows how to create strong, multidimensional characters in fiction, covering everything from research to character block. Interviews with today's top writers complete this essential volume.Author: Linda SegerISBN-10: 0805011714ISBN-13: 9780805011715Publisher: Holt McDougalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/1990Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.22h x 5.52w...

Around 200,000 years ago, a man--identical to us in all important respects--lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at...

What If? is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne...

This manual is designed to provide practical information to those who sell and install asphalt roofing, and is intended to be a reference book of application techniques.Author: Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers AssociatioISBN-10: 1312452897ISBN-13: 9781312452893Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2014Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.28d

Decolonizing German and European History at the Museum examines efforts by European museums to investigate colonialism as part of an unprocessed past, confront its presence, and urge repair. A flurry of exhibitions and the overhaul of numerous large museums in the last decade signal...

For the first time, the U.S. museum profession's current operating standards in areas from public accountability to facilities and risk management are available in a single publication. This guide is an essential reference work for the museum community, presenting the ideals that should be...

A new guide for members of the Order of the Eastern Stars.Author: Joyce Fuller PwmISBN-10: 1534861890ISBN-13: 9781534861893Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/02/2016Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d

A crash course in managing productive, successful, and happy employees Effective employee management is imperative to a business' success, but all too often management books turn the important details of best practices into tedious reading that would put even a CEO to sleep. Management...

Discover the origins and traditions of world religions With so many religions in the world, it isn't always easy to recall each faith's key influences, spiritual figures, and dogmas. Written in easy-to-understand language, Religion 101 offers a fascinating--and memorable--glimpse at the sacred stories, traditions,...

Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in...

Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807) is one of the most influential texts in the history of modern philosophy. In it, Hegel proposed an arresting and novel picture of the relation of mind to world and of people to each other. Like Kant before...

This unique reference equips students with vocabulary skills that will last a lifetime. Students study Latin and Greek roots and learn the huge number of English words that derive from them. The impressive number of entries and explanations, presented in a light and non-threatening...

The Effective Change Manager's Handbook helps practitioners, employers and academics define and practise change management successfully and develop change management maturity within their organization. A single-volume learning resource covering the range of knowledge required, it includes chapters from established thought leaders on topics ranging...

The Romanticism that emerged after the American and French revolutions of 1776 and 1789 represented a new flowering of the imagination and the spirit, and a celebration of the soul of humanity with its capacity for love. This extraordinary collection sets the acknowledged genius...

Business Leadership in Turbulent Times presents an integrative methodology for decision-making that advances the notion that business success involves more than strategy. Strategy is an important facet but not the only determinant for success. Devising the strategy in the first place, deploying assets, following...

Intended originally for the political Right, The Poor Mans James Bond is now geared for use by the Civil Authorities. It embodies all the practical paramilitary knowledge collected and studied by dissident groups through-out America.Author: Kurt SaxonISBN-10: 1684112044ISBN-13: 9781684112043Publisher: Stanfordpub.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2016Pages: 480Format: HardcoverWeight:...

This book is designed to give science fiction writers the solid grounding they need in real science to make their fictions read like fact. World Building is a blueprint in words, calculations, tables and diagrams to help writers transport readers from one world to...

The nonprofit sector has changed in fundamental ways in recent decades. As the sector has grown in scope and size, both domestically and internationally, the boundaries between for-profit, governmental, and charitable organizations have become intertwined. Nonprofits are increasingly challenged on their roles in mitigating...

Getting hired in the fire service is not an easy process. Many people have that desire to become a firefighter, but for whatever reason cannot put the pieces together to make it a reality. Over the 20 plus years I have been in the...

Author: Roger C. RuleISBN-10: 1438999054ISBN-13: 9781438999050Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2009Pages: 380Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.72lbsSize: 11.05h x 8.50w x 1.11d

This book is intended to take over from where my first firefighter preparation book "The Future Firefighter's Preparation Guide," left off. That book was intended on providing the future firefighter with a road map of what to do when starting out the journey to...

Praise for the Second Edition: "The author has done his homework on the statistical tools needed for the particular challenges computer scientists encounter... [He] has taken great care to select examples that are interesting and practical for computer scientists. ... The content is illustrated...

All the basics for turning out successful taxidermy and tanning projects. Step-by-step instructions are wasy to follow and fully illustrated.Author: Gerald J. GrantzISBN-10: 0811722597ISBN-13: 9780811722599Publisher: Stackpole BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1985Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d

"...the kind of boyhood that nearly every American man would like to have had himself, and hopes that his son (or daughter) might still enjoy." --Washington Post Book World Long before "danger" was a book for boys, there was The American Boy's Handy Book...

With the warmth, insight, and understanding that distinguished his phenomenal bestsellers When Bad Things Happen to Good People and How Good Do We Have to Be?, Rabbi Harold Kushner addresses a critical issue in the lives of many: a spiritual hunger that no personal...

Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and...

When you finally realize that you've been a victim of Family Violence at the hands of a malevolent, calculating abuser, someone you cared for and loved unconditionally, finding the words to understand the methodical gaslighting and deliberate smearing you've endured and then to be...

The Cleveland Museum of Art has a wondrous collection of over 310 Japanese sword-guards or 'Tsuba'. Most were gifted to the museum from the D. Z. Norton collection with other examples purchased or coming from other donors. This book is designed to show off...

This book was written for High School students, Electrical Apprentices and anyone interested in Electrical Theory. Diagrams throughout the book provide a very simple understanding of how Electricity works.Author: Trevor WrightsonISBN-10: 1504323807ISBN-13: 9781504323802Publisher: Balboa Press AuLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2020Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w...

NOW IN FULL COLOR! From the United States Department of Transportation and the United States Coast Guard, the official, legally required handbook for every boat owner--covering safety, collision avoidance, towing and pushing, and more. Navigation Rules and Regulations fulfills the legal requirement to have...

Contains two essays by Martin Luther King Jr. concerning the role of violence in the civil rights movement. During the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Robert Williams organized armed self-defense against the racist violence of the Ku Klux Klan. This is the story...

Functions, limits and derivatives for first-year calculus students. Author: Gerald HarnettISBN-10: 1572227966ISBN-13: 9781572227965Publisher: Quickstudy Reference GuidesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2003Pages: 6Format: OtherWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 11.25h x 8.65w x 0.05d

Daily exercises guaranteed to spark your writing!The Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts gives you the inspiration and motivation you need to finish every one of your writing projects. Written by celebrated writing teacher and author Martha Alderson, this book guides you through each...

Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum (1810-91) is best known for forming the circus that came to be known as The Greatest Show on Earth. A brash, larger-than-life entrepreneur, he transformed the nature of commercial entertainment in the nineteenth century, from his private museum of...

What does trust mean to you? How have you been impacted by relying on trust? Do you consider trust instinctive? Or is it something that must be earned by facts and actions? Is trust a whim or a researched reality? What has occurred when...

Over 200 hundred pages of Factory Diagrams and Specifications all Written in English. You can rebuild your Samber From the Ground Up. Engine Overhaul, suspension, Brakes, Transmission, differentials, and much more Plus the Factory Electrical Diagrams are also in this bookAuthor: James DankoISBN-10: 0557027802ISBN-13:...

Includes topics that could not be crammed into our first biology guide. Author: W. Randy BrooksISBN-10: 1572228261ISBN-13: 9781572228269Publisher: Quickstudy Reference GuidesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/06/2004Pages: 6Format: OtherWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 11.22h x 8.84w x 0.04d

Nonfiction booklet on how to build worlds for fantasy and science fiction writers.Author: Vicky BurkholderISBN-10: 1542902126ISBN-13: 9781542902120Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2017Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.11d