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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley

Ballantine Books, 1992

Malcolm X's searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on...

When Do Fish Sleep? : An Imponderables Book (Imponderables Books)

Collins, 2005

Ponder, if you will ...

Why are tennis balls fuzzy?
How come birds don't tip over when they sleep on telephone wires?
What makes yawning contagious?
Why, oh why, do roosters have to crow so early in the morning?

Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in When Do Fish...

Creative Careers in Hollywood

Allworth Press, 2002

In this candid guide, entertainment industry veteran Laurie Scheer offers a witty and informative inside look at the primary professions in the movie biz. Readers will discover real-life, yet upbeat portraits of the "shredder" jobs of the industry, such as assistant or d-girl, and how they can lead to the "keeper" jobs of actor,...

Resumes For Dummies

For Dummies, 2007

Is your job search stalling out after you submit a resume but before you're offered an interview? With reinvented recruiting technology, unmanageable millions of resumes choking employer databases, and government mandates in the name of diversity, a gigantic change has occurred in the recruiting world over the past several years—and it...

Food Packaging Technology (Sheffield Packaging Technology)

Blackwell Publishing Limited, 2003

This is a very useful book addressing a wide range of scientists (professors, researchers, technologists and manufacturers of packaging machinery) involved in the field of packaging. … This book will prove a necessary and potent companion … for [those] in the field … .
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture,...

The Official Photodex Guide to ProShow

Course Technology PTR, 2008

With the amazing, easy-to-use features of ProShow, you can create polished multimedia productions that sizzle! Presentations are a growing part of everyday life, from the conference room to the living room, and today’s viewers want presentations that pop. "The Official Photodex® Guide to ProShow®" is the solution. A...

Autonomous Mobile Robots: Sensing, Control, Decision Making and Applications (Control Engineering)

CRC Press, 2006

It has long been the goal of engineers to develop tools that enhance our ability to do work, increase our quality of life, or perform tasks that are either beyond our ability, too hazardous, or too tedious to be left to human efforts. Autonomous mobile robots are the culmination of decades of research and development, and their potential is...

Beginning Joomla!, Second Edition (Beginning from Novice to Professional)

Apress, 2009

Joomla!, exclamation point and all, is one of the most searched–for and hired–for open source content management systems in the world. Since 2007, the combination of Joomla! and Dan Rahmel’s bestselling Beginning Joomla!, From Novice to Professional have made it so that all you have to do is read a single...

Sams Teach Yourself SharePoint 2007 in 24 Hours: Using Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Sams Publishing, 2008

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of SharePoint 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 from the...

Fundamentals of Global Positioning System Receivers: A Software Approach (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering)

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

All the expert guidance you need to understand, build, and operate GPS receivers

The Second Edition of this acclaimed publication enables readers to understand and apply the complex operation principles of global positioning system (GPS) receivers. Although GPS receivers are widely used in everyday life to aid in positioning and navigation,...

Darwin's Lost World: The Hidden History of Animal Life

Oxford University Press, 2009

Some 150 years ago, in 1859, Charles Darwin was greatly puzzled by a seeming absence of animal fossils in rocks older than the Cambrian period. He drew attention to a veritable Lost World that was later found to have spanned more than eighty per cent of Earth history. This book tells the story of his lost world, and of the quest to rescue its...

Chemistry of Photography

Royal Society of Chemistry, 2007

Carried in wallets and displayed in homes, photographs are a common, but often an overlooked feature of modern life. And, with the advent of digital technology many believe that the so called 'wet chemistry' behind old fashioned photography is a thing of the past - but is it?

The Chemistry of Photography endeavours to unravel the mysteries of...

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