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Set Your Imagination Soaring with this DIY Guide to Designing and Making Controllable Model Flying Machines!WAY more fun and involved than mere “build-and-toss” paper airplanes, walkalong gliders crea

Maggie and Hopey leave their significant others at home and take a weekend road trip to go to a punk scene reunion in their old neighborhood. Threaded throughout are flashbacks to 1979, during the for

When the Bolsheviks set out to build a new world in the wake of the Russian Revolution, they expected religion to die off. Soviet power used a variety of tools--from education to propaganda to terror—

A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear power, computers, th

Mark Johnson is one of the great thinkers of our time on how the body shapes the mind. This book brings together a selection of essays from the past two decades that build a powerful argument that any

Traditional economics focuses on hypothetical markets in which prices alone can guide efficient allocation, with no need for central organization. Such models build from Adam Smith's famous concept of

Walters Way and Segal Close are two tiny roads in Lewisham, South London. The twenty homes they contain are unusual—both in the way they look and the way they were built. Designed by modernist archite

Science is the study of our world, as it is in its messy reality. Nonetheless, science requires idealization to function—if we are to attempt to understand the world, we have to find ways to red

Students of all levels need to know how to write a well-reasoned, coherent research paper—and for decades Kate L. Turabian’s Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers has helped them

The “Work Less, More Success” Guide to Managing Your TimeAre you tired of productivity consultants—or worse, your boss—pushing you to do more with less? You’re in luck. Laura Stack knows your to-do li

How to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the methods of co

All the recipes and techniques you need to know to cure and preserve meat from scratch.From Scratch: Charcuterie is an accessible handbook that features all the recipes and techniques you need to know to cure and preserve meat from scratch.Preserving and curing at home is easier than you think, and this book explains how. Covering the basics, Tim Hayward takes the home cook from the principles of charcuterie and the importance of salinity, temperature, humidity and time through all the classic techniques of curing and salting, drying and preserving.With clear step-by-step instructions and photography, explanations of what works and why, and foolproof recipes, you’ll learn how to make everything from Pâté to Pastrami, Smoking Bacon to Salt Beef, Corned Beef to Confit Duck and more.Packed with useful, accessible information and focussing on back-to-basics skills, the From Scratch series is designed to inspire you to slow down and create. Titles include: Sourdough, Brew, Ferment.

How to Make It in the New Music Business has become the go-to resource for "do it yourself" musicians eager to make a living in a turbulent industry. Inspiring thousands to stop waiting around for tha

A smart and funny guide to writing fiction, with engaging infographics that bring storytelling techniques to life.Whether you are daunted by a blinking cursor or frustrated trying to get the people in

In the tradition of The Elements of Style comes Trish Hall’s essential new work on writing well—a sparkling instructional guide to persuading (almost) anyone, on (nearly) anything. As the person in ch

From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Europeans struggled to understand their identity in the same way we do as individuals: by comparing themselves to others. In Savages, Romans, and Despot

Psychic Intuition is intended to bridge the gap between skeptics, who can analyze but don't experience psychic phenomena, and believers, who have the experiences but lack the ability to analyze.If you

Over the past five hundred years, North Americans have increasingly turned to mining to produce much of their basic social and cultural objects. From cell phones to cars and roadways, metal pots to wa

Renowned constitutional scholar Geoffrey R. Stonetraces the evolution of legal and moral codes that haveattempted to legislate sexual behavior from the ancientworld to America’s earliest days to today

It's nearly time for bed - you need to get ready, Baby Bear! Little ones will love to turn the soft cloth pages to see Baby Bear splashing in the bath, putting on his pyjamas and listening to a bedtim

500 Ways to Achieve Your Best Grades We want you to succeed on your world history midterm and final exams. That's why we've selected these 500 questions to help you study more effectively, use your p

Get the only official guide to the GRER revised General Test that comes straight from the test makers!If you're looking for the best, most authoritative guide to the GRE revised General Test, you've f

The Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business, by longtime Internet authority Ted Prodromou, offers a wealth of zero or low-cost methods for maximizing this dynamic resource. It's easy to get started on

Navigating life's challenges on your own isn't just lonely, it is also counterproductive to personal growth and development. Whether you are looking to develop your leadership skills or to grow as a p

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An exciting book for all middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) who wish they had taken better notes in English class or just want to jump to the head of the class. Each Big Fat Notebook is like getting to

Corporate leadership can be myopic in its unwillingness to fail. Education and experience can be limiting to executives—except for lessons learned from the world of design, which, when applied to mana

Innovation at Work contains worksheets, questions, and case studies to inspire discussion as well as assessments for determining managers’ openness to innovation. Innovation isn’t just about the next

Everything you need as a substitute teacher to run an organized, productive day while keeping the classroom under control and the kids learningThe Organized Teacher’s Guide to Substitute Teaching is a

Championing Science shows scientists how to persuasively communicate complex scientific ideas to decision makers in government, policy, and education. This comprehensive guide provides real-world

Regarded as one of Charles Dickens''s masterpieces, this is the story of the orphan Pip and his growth to adulthood. Supported by a mysterious anonymous benefactor, Pip travels to London to be educate

Accustomed to doing, striving, and achieving, leaders are too often addicted to speed and action. But we live and lead in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Change is c

Google+ is to Facebook and Twitter what Macintosh is to Windows," says original Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki in his new book, which gives marketers and business strategists everything they need to dr

An exciting book for all middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) who wish they had taken better notes in science class or just want to jump to the head of the class. Each Big Fat Notebook is like getting to

What is the nature of place, and how does one undertake to write about it? To answer these questions, geographer and poet Tim Cresswell looks to Chicago’s iconic Maxwell Street Market area. Maxw

Among the many King Arthur inspired adventures in these volumes, Val journeys back to the land of his birth, meets his bride-to-be, and travels to Canada, where his son is born!

Dogs and Puppies tells you everything you want to know about our favourite four-legged friend. Read about how they grow from cute puppies to dogs, all the different breeds, what jobs they do, how to c

Popular science readers embrace epics—the sweeping stories that claim to tell the history of all the universe, from the cosmological to the biological to the social. And the appeal is understand

The work of German sculptor Isa Genzken is brilliantly receptive to the ever-shifting conditions of modern life. In this first book devoted to the artist, Lisa Lee reflects on Genzken’s tendency to th

Discover a unique approach to creating art on location: start with a loose, colorful watercolor sketch, let that layer dry, then add details in ink. The result? Sketches that are more vibrant, dynamic, and fun! Designer, urban sketcher, and author of The Urban Sketching Handbook: Sketch Now, Think Later, Mike Daikubara is your guide to this exciting method in The Urban Sketching Handbook: Color First, Ink Later: Start with a detailed overview of the process, from optional light pencil sketch to finishing touchesFollow along several step-by-step demonstrations that apply the approach to a range of subjects, from still life to figures to architectureGet inspired by an extensive gallery of on-location sketches You'll learn how to let watercolor do the hard work of urban sketching and enjoy the spontaneous effects and delightful surprises you'll see in your artwork. The Urban Sketching Handbooks series offers location artists expert instruction on creative techniques, on-location tips and