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Offering the same brand of practical, no-holds-barred, expert advice that made Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office an international million-copy bestseller,?Nice Girls Just Don't Get It teaches us

The Practical Workbook contains detailed interactive exercises such as fill-in-the-blank and matching, designed to reinforce learning and increase student comprehension.

A values-based guide to navigating that critical first year of college that speaks to college students in their own language and offers practical tools that readers need to keep from drinking, sleepi

Relating to God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit can have a deep impact on one’s faith. Ryken and LeFebvre outline the saving, mysterious, practical, and glorious Trinity in this theologically rich res

For the five teens who modeled as Disney Hologram Imaging hosts, life is beginning to settle down when an intriguing video arrives to Philby's computer at school. It's a call for action: the

Providing practical strategies for becoming a better leader, this bestselling book includes interactive elements to help students apply leadership concepts to their own lives. The book examines one qu

With its unique ability to transfer heat over large distances with minimal loss, the heat pipe has emerged as a proven environmentally friendly, energy-saving solution for passive thermal control. How

That Monday afternoon, in high-school gyms across America, kids were battling for the only glory American culture seems to want to dispense to the young these days: sports glory.? But at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, in a gear-cluttered classroom, a different type of “cool” was brewing.? A physics teacher with a dream – the first public high-school teacher ever to win a MacArthur Genius Award -- had rounded up a band of high-I.Q. students who wanted to put their technical know-how to work.? If you asked these brainiacs what the stakes were that first week of their project, they’d have told you it was all about winning a robotics competition – building the ultimate robot and prevailing in a machine-to-machine contest in front of 25,000 screaming fans at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.?But for their mentor, Amir Abo-Shaeer, much more hung in the balance. ?The fact was, Amir had in mind a different vision for education, one based not on rote learning -- on absorbing facts and fig

The most comprehensive 2-way Norwegian-English dictionary available, with over 50,000 entries. Entries include modern, up-to-date business, technical, and political terms with phonetic transcriptions

Marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), this volume of the ANNALS considers conceptual, legal, and practical

Marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), this volume of the ANNALS considers conceptual, legal, and practical

CHINESE LINK: Zhongwen Tiandi Level 2 provides a practical, learner-centered, and enjoyable language and culture learning experience for intermediate level Chinese learners, as well as an efficient a

Veteran teacher Karen Kindle offers practical strategies for effectively building children’s vocabulary. She shows teachers how to select robust words from read alouds and infuse them into classroom t

An insightful and practical exploration of Catholicism’s most sacred tradition.?The Mass: The Glory, the Mystery, the Tradition is an engaging and authoritative guide to Catholicism’s most distinctive

Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, an Word Analysis for Teachers, Ninth Edition, is a self-paced tutorial approach gives pre-service teachers practical information about phonemic awareness, phonics, and wor

Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners, Fourth Edition, by Adrienne Herrell and Michael Jordan, includes a rich assortment of practical strategies aligned to TESOL standards which hav

A Course for Teaching English Learners, 2/e by well-respected author and educator Lynne T. Diaz-Rico, gives pre-service and in-service teachers the background principles and practical classroom techni

Because every prima ballerina started at the beginning! Perfectly pitched text by expert author Kate Castle gives a practical guide to ballet, while specially commissioned photographs capture the magi

CHINESE LINK: Zhongwen Tiandi Level 2 provides a practical, learner-centered, and enjoyable language and culture learning experience for intermediate level Chinese learners, as well as an efficient a

One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world—author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha—now gives us an impassioned and practical book that

Declare "this " Make 2011 the year you pay "LESS" to the IRS Totally updated for 2011, "How to Pay Zero Taxes" lays out the simple, practical, and proven strategies that save you money at tax time-thi

Forced to survive in a digital world populated by programs, Sam Flynn finds himself in a world created by his father Kevin, who has been trapped inside the computer for years and is hiding out off the

A definitive and practical guide to residential and commercial geothermal HVACGeothermal HVAC: Green Heating and Cooling covers the fast-growing field of geothermal air conditioning and heating techn

A fresh, practical approach toLeo Tolstoy's enduring classic, Anna Karenina, considered one of the greatest novels ever written.

The equivalent of a foundation course in traditional oil painting for beginning to intermediate level artists, this in-depth book uses the still life as a practical way to master oil techniques. The s

Introducing readers to the most powerful and complicated computer network they will ever encounter-their own brain-What Goes on in My Head? explains what the different parts of the brain do, how the

More than 200 solutions for home lighting challenges.The Home Lighting Effects Bible shows how lighting can transform a home, increase the sense of space, provide practical lighting for working areas and bring warmth, ambience, highlights and drama.The author provides information on the technical aspects of lighting -- sources, strength, direction, angle, color and control -- for the interior designer and the home owner.Design topics include:Directional lighting, up-lighting, spotlightingMoveable, recessed, stretch-wire and concealed mountingsHow to give light depth and characterPurpose lighting, such as picture lighting, special effects, task lights and color washesLED and fluorescent bulbsLow-voltage and hard-wired power sourcesStyles and functions of different types of lightingFinding the right sizeWorking with light colorHow to choose decorative lightingThe main section of the book is a comprehensive directory that examines, room-by-room, every kind of lighting requirement in a hou

This completely revised and updated handbook details the critical skills and concepts every professional or volunteer outdoors leader needs to know. Building on the basic foundations of leadership, case studies, and his own extensive leadership experience, Kosseff explores such topics as effective decision-making, group dynamics, risk management, self-awareness and evaluation, conservation, and more. Also included is a new chapter on techniques for leading and motivating kids and young adults.Comprehensive, readable, and packed with practical advice and real-life experiences, AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership, 2nd Edition is a must-read for anyone committed to becoming effective outdoors leader, whether a scout leader, camp leader, guide, educator, or adventurous parent.

Provides a practical reference to all aspects of mathematics, using clear explanations of such key mathematical concepts as analysis, logic, metamathematics, and mathematical physics.

From action to static, fully clothed to nude, and full-body to close-up poses, this high resolution figure reference enables digital artists to give their creations ultra-realistic features and traditional artists to create detailed or monumental-size paintings and drawings. This comprehensive figure study of a single female model provides 360-degree surround and detailed views of every part of the body from multiple angles with particular attention given to the most challenging areas such as eyes, hands, and feet. Phonemes show the mouth in 10 different positions—A, C, E,?F, L, M, O, U, W, and rest—and images of expressions register six universally recognized emotions—anger, fear, disgust, happiness, sadness, and surprise—plus neutral. The?figure reference?is designed for use in a computer, is PC and Mac compatible, and only requires standard photo-viewing software such as that built into Windows and OS X. Images are photographed at 21 megapixels; cropped to eliminate excess backgroun

Augmented by a series of practical utilities, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics on CD-ROM, Version 2011 contains all of the information found in the most recent print edition—in a conveniently

The book describes in a simple and practical way what non-equilibrium thermodynamics is and how it can add to engineering fields. It explains how to describe proper equations of transport, more precis

Revised and thoroughly updated, this practical guide to photographing people is better than ever! What is the color of skin? You may think you know, until you enter the world of digital photography an

"This volume provides a wide-ranging analysis of China's `multidimensional diplomacy' as the means by which to promote `peaceful development' and a `harmonious world,' and its practical influence on C

Howie and Laura, two misfits among a camping group, are left on an island overnight as a practical joke but the pair escape during the night and are forced to lie, steal, and dodge the police as they

Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations, Sixth Edition Provides an extensive Framework of drug information in a concise format for learners studying licensed practical nursing, medical assi

This Study Guide, which is designed to reinforce the material covered in the textbook, includes review of important terms, sample test questions, and practical activities to supplement the textbook ex

Zar’s Biostatistical Analysis, Fifth Edition, is the ideal book for readers seeking practical coverage of statistical analysis methods used by researchers to collect, summarize, analyze and draw concl

This beginner's guide explains and demystifies the night sky, teaching you to recognize and identify its features, from constellations to comets.Practical advice begins with naked-eye observation. Il

The year 2012 is expected to be auspicious according to ancient prophecies, particularly from the standpoint of spiritual growth, and this handbook puts these forecasts and the vaunted end of the world into perspective with interpretations from angelic realms. With details on what will happen on a continent-by-continent basis, readers will learn about the effect on the 2012 Olympics, the opening of cosmic portals, how individual lives as well as communities will be altered in the time following this momentous year, and forecasts for the year 2032—when the new Golden Age of Atlantis is said to come into being. Practical guidance to assist people in preparing for their role in this incredible transformational shift is also included.