Twenty titles from the best-selling series, presented in a bulging boxed set. This work features all the best-selling "Horrible Science" titles from A-Z - well from "Blood, Bones and Body Bits" to "Vicious Veg". The titles include: "Angry Animals"; "Blood, Bones and Body Bits"; "Bulging Brains"; "Chemical Chaos"; "Deadly Diseases"; "Disgusting Digestion"; "Evolve or Die"; "Fatal Forces"; "Frightening Light"; "Killer Energy"; "Microscopic Monsters"; "Nasty Nature"; "Painful Poison"; "Shocking Electricity"; "Sounds Dreadful "; "Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens"; "The Fight for Flight"; "The Terrible Truth About Time"; and, "Ugly Bugs Vicious Veg".
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The Western Herbal Tradition: 2000 years of medicinal plant knowledge
The Western Herbal Tradition provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including Greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research.
The herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists.
Each illustrated monograph contains:
Species, identification and botanical description
A study of the characterisation and medicinal use of the plants consistently drawn
from featured herbals which includes the authors' own translations from the Latin
Assessment of past and current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledge
Consideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral and physiomedical
approaches
Suggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodology
Current evidence on pharmacological constituents
Review of evidence on safety
Recommendations for internal and external uses, prescribing and dosage
Excellent illustrations accompany each mon ograph to aid learning
First book to cover broader historical
perspective and discussions of issues surrounding each herb
Written by leading experts who are well known in the field
Includes some monographs of which there is little material already available
The bibliographic evidence provided could support applications for registration of Herbal Medicinal Products under the provisions of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Product Directive
An excellent valuable resource for everyone interested in herbal medicine
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Decode ASL with guidance from a Gallaudet University professor and a helpful DVD
.Great as a supplement to a high-school or college.c ourse or for self-study, American Sign Language.Demystified walks you step-by-step through the fundamentals.of this visual language. At your own pace, you will learn basic grammar structures, discover the nuances of body language in ASL, master how to convey time versus verb tense in other languages, and build a useful ASL vocabulary of signs and phrases..
Throughout the book you can monitor your progress through self-tests, and a comprehensive final exam at the end of the book gives instant feedback on new language skills. The book also features 150 photos of signing in progress as well as a 90-minute DVD of phrases and conversations in ASL.
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International Law
International Law is widely celebrated as an outstanding collection of interesting and diverse writings from the leading scholars in the field. Bringing together a broad range of perspectives on all the key issues in international law, it is a unique and invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike.
Featuring specially commissioned essays written by those actively involved in teaching and practice, the third edition succeeds both in explaining the principles of international law and exposing the debates and challenges that underlie it. Now fully revi sed and updated, it continues to provide an authoritative and stimulating overview of this increasingly important subject; revealing international law in its full diversity.
The third edition of International Law is accompanied by a new Online Resource Centre, featuring the personal views and recollections of eminent international law practitioners.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Horizon Entertainment-produced 'Emancipated' to air on CMT
Taylor Swift Named Entertainment Weekly 's Entertainer of the Year
Taylor Swift has been named entertainer of the year by Entertainment Weekly . She was recognized for the success of "Today Was a Fairytale," her role in Valentine's Day , her four Grammy wins and the success of her new album, Speak Now . Swift also tells the magazine about writing songs about rumored ex-boyfriends and her performance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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TUNE IN. TURN ON. GEEK OUT. Sorry, beautiful people. These days, from government to business to technology to Hollywood, geeks rule the world.
Finally, here’s the book no self-respecting geek can live withoutâ€"a guide jam-packed with 314.1516 short entries both useful and fun. Science, pop-culture trivia, paper airplanes, and pure geekish nostalgia coexist as happily in these pages as they do in their natural habitat of the geek brain.
In short, dear geek, here you’ll find everything you need to achieve nirvana. And here, for you pathetic nongeeks, is the last chance to save yourselves: Love this book, live this book, and you too can join us in the experience of total world domination.
• become a sudoku god • brew your own beer • build a laser beam • classify all living things • clone your pet • exorcise demons • find the world’s best corn mazes • grasp the theory of relativity • have sex on Second Life • injure a fish • join the Knights Templar • kick ass with sweet martial-arts moves • learn ludicrous emoticons • master the Ocarina of Time • pimp your cubicle • program a remote control • quote He-Man and Che Guevara • solve fiendish logic puzzles • touch Carl Sagan • unmask Linus Torvalds • visit Beaver Lick, Kentucky • win bar bets • write your name in Elvish
Join us or die, you will. Begun, the Geek Wars have
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Best known for the ever popular Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and t he Caldecott Medal winner The Little House, Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated stories that have been entertaining children, parents, and grandparents for more than sixty years. Many of her booksâ€"with themes that honor a simple way of life and celebrate heroes who endure through determination and by adapting to changeâ€"have become classic American tales. With an introduction by Barbara Elleman, author of Virginia Lee Burton: A Life in Art,this handsome collection commemorates four of Burton"s most popular stories, each featured complete and unabridged. Their appeal today, as strong as when the books were first published, is a tribute to one of America"s most innovative illustrators, designers, and writers of stories for children.
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Question by Mike P: How does a job reference work? Do you provide it or do they contact your old company?
Do you get a letter of reference when leaving a job and provide it with your CV? Or do the company you wish to work for contact your old company and ask for a reference? I work for a very large global corporation, on a placement year in between university years 2 and 3. Will an employer contact a big company like this for details? Or just confirmed I worked there?
Best answer:
Answer by pagodaboy2001 It depends on the company.Some companies will contact your previous employer to find out about you.
Usually you ask if you can use them as a reference or write a reference letter.If you use them as a reference, on a sheet of paper along with your resume and cover letter include a listing of references and their contact information.
Give your answer to this question below!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings (Library of America)
ISBN13: 9781883011536
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"Writing has been of Great Use to me in the Course of my Life," Benjamin Franklin said in h is famous Autobiography. With characteristically calculated understatement, he attributed his enormous and varied successes to "my having learnt a little to scribble."
This collection of Franklin's works begins with letters sent from London (1757-1775) describing the events and diplomacy preceding the Revolutionary War. The volume also contains political satires, bagatelles, pamphlets, and letters written in Paris (1776-1785), where he represented the revolutionary United States at the court of Louis XVI, as well as his speeches given in the Constitutional Convention and other works written in Philadelphia (1785-1790), including his last published article, a searing satire against slavery.
Also included are the delightfully shrewd prefaces to Poor R ichard's Almanack (1733-1758) and their worldly, pungent maxims that have entered our American culture. Finally, the classic Autobiography, Franklin's last word on his greatest literary creation-his own invented personality-is presented here in a new edition, completely faithful to Franklin's manuscript.
A companion volume includes the complete "Silence Dogood" series, "Busy-Body" essays, and a generous selection of his early writings, including letters to the press, satires, and pamphlets.
A room packed with enthusiastic fans at your next gig. An inbox loaded with e-mails from fans and media people clamoring to know more about your music. A clipboard overflowing with the names and addresses of people who ju st signed up on your mailing list.
While you're at it, imagine this ...
So many orders for your CDs and merchandise, you don't know how you'll get them all out in one day. The sweet feeling of being connected to and appreciated by thousands of music fans around the world.
Does this picture match your reality today?
If not, what's keeping you from getting there? It could be as simple as a new idea, a fresh approach, or a simple way of cutting through and reaching your ideal fans. Sometimes, it's the little things that create major breakthroughs.
And those are exactly the kinds of tools, tips and strategies you'll find in "Guerrilla Music Marketing, Encore Edition: 201 More Self-Promotion Ideas, Tips & Tactics for Do-It-Yourself Artists" by Bob B aker.
The first book in this series, the highly acclaimed "Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook," has for years been considered the self-promotion bible for independent, empowered musicians. Derek Sivers, president of CD Baby, called it "the most creatively inspiring book I've ever seen on promoting your music!" About.com described it as "the one thing you need to launch a profitable music career."
The book has been favorably reviewed in American Songwriter, Electronic Musician, Vibe and Music Connection magazines. It even made an appearance in the major motion picture "The School of Rock," starring Jack Black. Based on overwhelming positive feedback from readers, the Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook has been a godsend for countless indie musicians.
There was only one problem ...
Author Bob Baker had even more innovative and inspiring ideas to share. In fact, he's accumulated an entire collection of creative, kick-butt marketing tactics since the first Guerrilla Music book was published. But none of that newer material has ever been available in book form.
Until now!
The 228-page sequel, "Guerrilla Music Marketing, Encore Edition," is now published. Note: This is not an updated version of his first Guerrilla Music book. It's a completely new title with all-new tips and real-life tactics to help you succeed.
This Encore Edition delivers an arsenal of low-cost, high-impact promotion ideas for do-it-yourself, empowered musicians just like you. Within its pages you'll uncover creative ways to get exposure, connect with fans, sell CDs, and make more money with your music!
The Kaddish has long been considered to be a special prayer for the dead. It isn't. Those who recite the prayer faithfully for fifty-two Friday nights after the death of a loved one may wonder why there is no place for the name of the deceased in the prayer. This book contains much new information on the Kaddish, including how it was created during the Crusades as an homage to God.
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Mother Teresa (DK Biography)
ISBN13: 9780756638801
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Filled with archival photographs and amazing fact boxes, this groundbreaking series introduces young readers to some of history's most interesting and influential characters.
Mother Teresa tells the story of Catholic nun Agne s Bojaxhiu, from her early work with the poor in Calcutta, to the expansion of her Missionaries of Charity, to her recognition as a saint after her death.
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The Complete Travel Detective Bible: The Consummate Insider Tells You What You Need to Know in an Increasingly Complex World!
    This ultimate "physician’s desk reference" for travelers addresses the questions, anxieties, concerns, and desire for essential information that are common to seasoned and novice travelers alike.
    Peter Greenberg, best-selling author, trusted Today show travel editor, and the man that writer Paul Theroux calls "the liberator and defender of the traveling public," offers an encyclopedic look at every aspect of the travel process, both domestically and internationally, from the true definition of travel terms to in-depth explanations of how things really work.
    Do you want to know which airline seats are the best and worst? How you can vacation in a lighthouse, a monastery, or even a converted prison? Which countries require you to get visas before you visit? Or won’t let you in even if you have a passport? Which airlines are the worst "bumping" offenders? How you can avoid hidden fees? The Complete Travel Detective Bible offers up answers to these questions and much more. Everything is cross-referenced and each chapter is filled with useful charts, lists, and diagrams, making for an easily accessible format.
    Greenberg, who has been to more than 146 countries, is an expert without equal at outplaying the travel industry at its own games, securing the best fares, accommodations, and service at the lowest possible price s. He shares every one of these hard-won, ingenious insider secrets in this book, making The Complete Travel Detective Bible the ultimate word on travel today.
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The Complete Travel Detective Bible: The Consummate Insider Tells You What You Need to Know in an Increasingly Complex World!
    This ultimate "physician’s desk reference" for travelers addresses the questions, anxieties, concerns, and desire for essential information that are common to seasoned and novice travelers alike.
    Peter Greenberg, best-selling author, trusted Today show travel editor, and the man that writer Paul Theroux calls "the liberator and defender of the traveling public," offers an encyclopedic look at every aspect of the travel process, both domestically and internationally, from the true definition of travel terms to in-depth explanations of how things really work.
    Do you want to know which airline seats are the best and worst? How you can vacation in a lighthouse, a monastery, or even a converted prison? Which countries require you to get visas before you visit? Or won’t let you in even if you have a passport? Which airlines are the worst "bumping" offenders? How you can avoid hidden fees? The Complete Travel Detective Bible offers up answers to these questions and much more. Everything is cross-referenced and each chapter is filled with useful charts, lists, and diagrams, making for an easily accessible format.
    Greenberg, who has been to more than 146 countries, is an expert without equal at outplaying the travel industry at its own games, securing the best fares, accommodations, and service at the lowest possible price s. He shares every one of these hard-won, ingenious insider secrets in this book, making The Complete Travel Detective Bible the ultimate word on travel today.
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You Got Nothing Coming: Notes from a Prison Fish
A memoir of astonishing powerâ€"the true story of a middle-class, middle-aged man who fell into the Inferno of the American prison system, and what he has to do to survive.
It is your worst nightmare. You wake up in an 8' x 6' concrete-and-steel cell designated "Suicide Watch #3."The cell is real. Jimmy Lerner, formerly a suburban husband and father, and corporate strategic planner and survivor, is about to become a prison "fish," or green new arrival. Taken to a penitentiary in the Nevada desert to begin serving a twelve-year term for voluntary manslaughter, this once nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn ends up sharing a claustrophobic cell with Kansas, a hugely muscled skinhead with a swastika engraved on his neck and a serious set of issues. And if he dares complain, the guards will bluntly tell him, "You got nothing coming."
Bringing us into a world of petty corruption, racial strife, and crank-addicted neo-Nazis, Jimmy Lerner gives us a fish’s progress: a brash, compelling, and darkly comic story peopled with characters who are at various times funny, violent, and surprisingly tender. His rendering of prison language is mesmerizingly vivid and exact, and his search for a way not simply to survive but to craft a new way to live, in the most unpropitious of circumstances, is a tale filled with resilience, dignity, and a profound sense of the absurd. In the book’s climax, we learn just what demonic set of circumstancesâ€"a compound of bad luck and worse judgmentâ€"led him to the lethal act of self-defense that landed him in a circle of an American hell.
Electrifying, unforgettable, bracingly cynical, and perceptive, You Got Nothing Coming is impossible to put down or shake off. What the cult favorite Oz is to television, this book is to proseâ€"and all of the events are real.You Got Nothing Coming, Jimmy A. Lerner's memoir of his first year (of a possible 12) as an inmate in a Nevada state prison, is a shocking, hilarious, and heartbreaking narrative of a world both parallel to and absolutely alien from the one most readers inhabit. With deft, economical prose, Lerner, a middle-aged former marketing director for a major corporation, introduces us to his fellow inmates--swastika-tattooed skinheads, Wiccans, methamphetamine addicts, and fashion-conscious prostitutes, among others--as well as a multitude of prisoner scams, nonexistent but on-the-books rehab programs, and the life-or-death intricacies of the convi ct code of etiquette. Lerner's ear for prison language is pitch-perfect, and much of what we learn comes directly from the mouths of the incarcerated. Lerner has, in effect, written a nonfiction novel, one artfully laced with mordant humor and by turns tender, caustic, insightful, and relentlessly candid. --H. O'Billovitch
