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The Simple Science of Flight, Revised and Expanded Edition: From Insects to Jumbo Jets
The Simple Science of Flight, Revised and Expanded Edition: From Insects to Jumbo Jets

From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. In The Simple Science of Flight, Henk Tennekes investigates just how machines and creatures fly: what size wings they need, how much energy is required for their journeys, how they cross deserts and oceans, how they take off,...

Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy
Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy

A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America

Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc. explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrants and their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. From the techies who created icons of...

Stretching For Dummies
Stretching For Dummies

Stretching is a hot topic these days — just take a look when you attend any sporting event and you can see multitudes of athletes doing side bends or stretching out their calves or some other body part. Yes, stretching is good for your body, plus it helps prevent injuries and manage day-to-day stress!

But what is stretching?...

PAINTING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
PAINTING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

I was listening in the car to an audio CD of the book, Success through a Positive Mental Attitude, by Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone, when an amazing thing happened. I heard these words: “If you think you can do something, you probably can.”Incredible! I have said that in my Artistry Painting for Photographers Retreats to...

Shut Up and Listen: The Truth about How to Communicate at Work
Shut Up and Listen: The Truth about How to Communicate at Work

We are much better communicators when we know more about ourselves, think about how and what we communicate and act according to the changes in our circumstance and environment. These are the principles this book is based on.

So, there are three main sections, starting with a short course in self-awareness so that you can find out...

Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age

"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences. "
--from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham

We are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and...

Living Well in a Down Economy For Dummies
Living Well in a Down Economy For Dummies

Get smart about spending and saving -- and ride out a recession!

Looking for practical ways to make every dollar count? This savvy guide gives you expert tips for tightening your belt and saving cash in every area of your life -- from your house and car to dining and entertaining to banking and managing debt. You get...

American Cars, 1960-1972: Every Model, Year by Year
American Cars, 1960-1972: Every Model, Year by Year

The automotive industry underwent great change in the 1960s and the early 1970s. The continuing trend toward market consolidation, the proliferation of sizes and nameplates, and the "need for speed" characterized this period, loosely labeled as the muscle car era.

This is an exhaustive reference work to American
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Learning the iOS 4 SDK for JavaScript Programmers: Create Native Apps with Objective-C and Xcode
Learning the iOS 4 SDK for JavaScript Programmers: Create Native Apps with Objective-C and Xcode

You don’t have to be an Apple fanboy or fangirl to give Apple Inc. credit for redefining mobile gadgetry and its surrounding industries. First the company used the iPod to reshape the music industry and strongly influence how we acquire and consume tunes. Just count the number of people wearing iPod-connected earbuds in a subway car....

The Five-Year Party: How Colleges Have Given Up on Educating Your Child and What You Can Do About It
The Five-Year Party: How Colleges Have Given Up on Educating Your Child and What You Can Do About It

My first inkling that something had gone seriously hay-wire in higher education came just after the turn of the millennium, when I was asked to take over the job of advisor to the campus radio station. I had spent the previous five years as a full-time journalism instructor and advisor to the student newspaper at Keene State College in New...

Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-it-Yourself For Dummies
Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-it-Yourself For Dummies

You’re no dummy; we both know that. But something about computers often makes you feel like a dummy. And that’s perfectly understandable. Unlike today’s kids, you probably didn’t grow up with a computer in your kindergarten class, car, or in your back pocket. With this book, you’ll no longer feel uncomfortable...

Building the chevy LS engine, Rebuilding and Performance Modifications
Building the chevy LS engine, Rebuilding and Performance Modifications

The LS family of GM engines represents substantial design changes and performance enhancements as compared to the early generations of what I'll generically refer to as the small-block Chevy engine. The LS2 is based on a 6.0L block and is a great choice for a performance build, able to take advantage of a wide range of performance...

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