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Price: $26.99
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Sale: $13.69
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Manufacturer: Free Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Michael F. Roizen::Mehmet C. Oz
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Publisher: Free Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 613
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Publication Date: 2008-11-11
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: Most people think that beauty revolves around such things as lipstick, sweet eyes, or skinny jeans -- all those things that we can see (and obsess over) in the mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some superficial pursuit, and it's not some random act that you can thank (or curse) your ancestors for. There are, in fact, scientific standards to beauty. Beauty is purposeful, because it's how humans have historically communicated who we are to potential mates. Beauty, in fact, is really about your health and happiness. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz bust the myths and stereotypes about the way we view ourselves -- and how we define beauty. In these pages, you'll find out why beauty isn't as much about your vanity as it is about your humanity. The doctors take a scientific, informative, and entertaining look at the three levels of beauty and explain how they all work together to form a complete and authentic YOU. Those three levels of beauty are: - Looking Beautiful: Your appearance influences your self-esteem and has major health implications. Here, the docs will tell you how you can look the way you want.
- Feeling Beautiful: So what if you have luscious lips or gorgeous locks if your joints creak and you have the energy of a rug? The docs will tell you how to improve your energy levels, beat back your life-altering aches and pains, and come to grips with some of life's toughest stresses.
- Being Beautiful: By improving your relationships with your loved ones as well as with others, you'll be well on your way to finding true happiness. That's the ultimate goal: Having all three levels of beauty working together so you can have a happy and healthy life.
You'll start off by taking the ultra-revealing and validated YOU-Q Test to help you assess where you are on your own beauty scale and where you want to be. Take the test, see how well you do; then use the book to help you improve your score. With their usual candor and honesty, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz break down the mechanics of beauty and explain how little adjustments in your routine can help you become a happier, healthier person. You will learn about the biology of beauty, take YOU Tests to determine where you are on the beauty scale, get tons of YOU Tips to help you improve your life, as well as learn the secrets of the Ultimate Beautiful Day. From hair to toenails, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz go through every part of your body to explain how different foods, vitamins, creams, gels, and injections can really boost your looks. They scrutinize the beauty myths that bombard us every day and offer an unbiased perspective on which ones cause more harm than good. You will be able to revamp your beauty regimen (or start a new one from scratch). They'll also take a close look at chronic pain, mood swings, low energy, and financial stresses. And they'll dive into the science of building relationships, finding happiness, and using spirituality to help you define your own levels of true beauty. Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz act as tour guides navigating the tricky but exciting terrain of today's beauty industry. YOU: Being Beautiful is your all-inclusive ticket into the world -- the real world -- of beauty.
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Price: $4.99
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Sale: $3.99
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Manufacturer: Rohala Limited, LLC
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Binding: Kindle Edition
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Author: David Emberson
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Publisher: Rohala Limited, LLC
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Edition: 2
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Publication Date: 2008-10-09
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Description: The Kindle Cookbook provides stey-by-step recipes to do everything the Kindle User's Guide doesn't tell you about--for free. Learn the Kindle's hidden secrets and follow clear, convenient instructions to unlock them. The Kindle Cookbook's handy reference format will make this one book that is always loaded on your Kindle! - What the Kindle Manual Doesn't Tell You - Computers and SD Cards - File Formats - Copy Protection - Access 1000,000+ Free Books - Email, Instant Messaging and News - Send And Receive Email From Your Kindle-Using Any Email Address! - Browse RSS Feeds Using Google Reader - Using Google Calendar - 34,000+ Free Daily News Feeds You Can Download To Your Kindle--Automatically! - Instant Messaging with Yahoo Messenger - Searching the Dictionary, Wikipedia and the Internet - Look Up Any Word In The Dictionary - Look Up Anything in Wikipedia-The Easy Way - Search the Web - Search the Kindle Store - Navigation, Bookmarks, Clippings and Notes - Automatic Page Turning - Text Justification - Printing, Images and Illustrations - Save An Image of Your Kindle's Screen - Print Pages From An Ebook - How to Zoom Those Tiny Little Illustrations - Picture Viewer - Converting Files to Kindle Format - Convert Multiple Documents and Download to Your Kindle - Converting PDF Files - Converting Microsoft .LIT Files - Convert Anything That Can Be Printed On Your Computer - Audio Books on the Kindle - Playing MP3 Audio Books on the Kindle - Playing iTunes Audio Books on the Kindle - Converting AAC, M4A and M4B Audio Books for the Kindle - Free Audio Books - Playing Music on the Kindle - Kindle Internet User's Groups - KindleCookbook.com - Amazon's Digital Text Platform - Kindle Blogs - KindleFeeder - Feedbooks News Stand - GPS On Your Kindle! - Minesweeper - Display the Time
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Price: $27.00
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Sale: $15.03
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Manufacturer: Random House
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Publisher: Random House
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 003.54
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Publication Date: 2007-04-17
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Reading Level: 400
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Description: Bestselling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb continues his exploration of randomness in his fascinating new book, The Black Swan, in which he examines the influence of highly improbable and unpredictable events that have massive impact. Engaging and enlightening, The Black Swan is a book that may change the way you think about the world, a book that Chris Anderson calls, "a delightful romp through history, economics, and the frailties of human nature." See Anderson's entire guest review below.
Guest Reviewer: Chris Anderson
 Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and the author of The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More.
Four hundred years ago, Francis Bacon warned that our minds are wired to deceive us. "Beware the fallacies into which undisciplined thinkers most easily fall--they are the real distorting prisms of human nature." Chief among them: "Assuming more order than exists in chaotic nature." Now consider the typical stock market report: "Today investors bid shares down out of concern over Iranian oil production." Sigh. We're still doing it.
Our brains are wired for narrative, not statistical uncertainty. And so we tell ourselves simple stories to explain complex thing we don't--and, most importantly, can't--know. The truth is that we have no idea why stock markets go up or down on any given day, and whatever reason we give is sure to be grossly simplified, if not flat out wrong.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb first made this argument in Fooled by Randomness, an engaging look at the history and reasons for our predilection for self-deception when it comes to statistics. Now, in The Black Swan: the Impact of the Highly Improbable, he focuses on that most dismal of sciences, predicting the future. Forecasting is not just at the heart of Wall Street, but it’s something each of us does every time we make an insurance payment or strap on a seat belt.
The problem, Nassim explains, is that we place too much weight on the odds that past events will repeat (diligently trying to follow the path of the "millionaire next door," when unrepeatable chance is a better explanation). Instead, the really important events are rare and unpredictable. He calls them Black Swans, which is a reference to a 17th century philosophical thought experiment. In Europe all anyone had ever seen were white swans; indeed, "all swans are white" had long been used as the standard example of a scientific truth. So what was the chance of seeing a black one? Impossible to calculate, or at least they were until 1697, when explorers found Cygnus atratus in Australia.
Nassim argues that most of the really big events in our world are rare and unpredictable, and thus trying to extract generalizable stories to explain them may be emotionally satisfying, but it's practically useless. September 11th is one such example, and stock market crashes are another. Or, as he puts it, "History does not crawl, it jumps." Our assumptions grow out of the bell-curve predictability of what he calls "Mediocristan," while our world is really shaped by the wild powerlaw swings of "Extremistan."
In full disclosure, I'm a long admirer of Taleb's work and a few of my comments on drafts found their way into the book. I, too, look at the world through the powerlaw lens, and I too find that it reveals how many of our assumptions are wrong. But Taleb takes this to a new level with a delightful romp through history, economics, and the frailties of human nature. --Chris Anderson
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Price: $24.99
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Sale: $14.89
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Manufacturer: BRADY GAMES
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: BradyGames
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Publisher: BRADY GAMES
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Dewey Decimal Number: 794
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Publication Date: 2008-11-13
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: BradyGames’ World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Official Strategy Guide includes the following: -
Complete coverage of each race, with strengths, weaknesses, and more. -
WEAPONS: Discover the awesome battery of weapons and armor, with detailed equipment lists -
NORTHREND EXPLORED: In-depth information on quests, bosses, and treasures -
NEW DUNGEONS: Instances and Raid roles explained plus locations and strategy -
COMPLETE CRAFTING COVERAGE: Every recipe for every crafting profession Platform: PC Genre: Role-Playing Game
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Price: $4.99
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Sale: $3.99
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Manufacturer: Harvard Perspectives Press (hppress.blogspot.com)
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Binding: Kindle Edition
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Author: Stephen Windwalker
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Publisher: Harvard Perspectives Press (hppress.blogspot.com)
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Edition: Kindle or Paperback edition available
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Publication Date: 2007-12-19
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Description: Join 30,000 other Kindle owners who have unlocked all the pleasures to Kindle ownership by downloading Stephen Windwalker's premier guide for Kindle owners. This full-length book is over 50,000 words -- the equivalent of 192 "print on paper" pages -- but it is a snap to navigate with a link-enabled table of contents and a detailed, link-enabled FAQ section.
Windwalker's guide was the first full-length book about the Kindle for Kindle users, and it remains the gold standard with all the tips included in the other, shorter, more expensive books that have followed it. If you are trying to make a decision about which Kindle guide is right for you, be sure to try a free sample of this book on your Kindle by clicking on the yellow button above. Once you've checked the table of contents and seen the extensive reach of the information provided by Windwalker as well as its ease of navigation and clear writing style, your decision will be a snap.
Written for serious readers as well as early adopters and "gadget heads", it is now also available in a handy paperback version: the perfect accessory for a Kindle owner who wants to use it alongside his Kindle or the prospective Kindle buyer seeking to complete her due diligence before making a purchase.
For more information see the Harvard Perspectives Press website at hppress.blogspot.com or the webpage for this book at kindleusers.blogspot.com.
For authors and independent publishers who want to make the most of the Kindle publishing opportunity, you may want to consider the 2-for-1 offer of this book with "The Complete Step-by-Step Guide To Publishing Books, Articles & Other Content for the Amazon Kindle" at amazon.com/gp/product/B001AXYLD8.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-How to Use the Amazon Kindle for Email
-Using Google Reader to Read Your Favorite Blogs on the Amazon Kindle
-How to Get Free Content for Your Kindle with ManyBooks, Gutenberg and Over a Dozen Other Services
-Traveling with Your Kindle
-Complete Kindle Keyboard and Menu Shortcuts
-The Kindle as a Writing, Editing, and Publishing Device
-Taking Notes on the Kindle - It's All in the Thumbs
-Annotation within a Kindle Document
-Google Notebook
-Annotating Your Working Documents
-Writing and Annotation to Email
-Saving, Printing, Editing and Working With Your Kindle Clippings, Annotations, and Highlighted Text
-The Care and Feeding of Your Kindle's Battery
-The Reset Button is Your First Tech Support Option
-Access Wikipedia More Quickly and Smoothly
-Using "Locations" to Figure Where You Are in a Kindle Edition
-Buying and Sampling Content for Your Kindle From the Amazon Kindle Store
-Updating the Latest Version of Your Kindle’s Operating Software
-Adding an SD Card to Your Kindle
-Getting Help with Your Kindle
-Managing Your Kindle Content
-The Amazon Kindle Basic Web Wireless Service: Why It Is a Revolutionary Feature, and Why Amazon Should Keep It Free or Cheap
-Using the Kindle to Translate Foreign or Technical Words and Phrases
-Making the Most of Your Kindle Connections Overseas or in a Sprint Wireless Dead Zone
-Using the Kindle as a Travel Guide
-The Kindle and GPS - Intriguing but Frustrating
-Checking Sprint Wireless Coverage for the Kindle
-Downloading Kindle Editions Via USB Cable
-20 Steps to Publishing a Kindle Edition of Your Book or Document: How to Use Kindle, Amazon and the Web to Market Your Book and Connect with Readers
-How Many Kindles? Estimating the Current and Future "Installed Base," and Why It Is Important
-The Golden Age of Kindle 2.0 and Beyond:
Kindle Reading Subscriptions, Kindle Buffet, Shop the Amazon Store Through a Kindle Gateway, A Big Tent for Kindle Content Availability On Other Devices, Shop and Play Amazon Music and Audio, Folders and/or Labels, Size, Location and Configuration of Bars, Buttons, and Switches, Writeable Screen, Green Tax Credit, and More
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Price: $34.99
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Sale: $23.09
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Manufacturer: Prima Games
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David Hodgson
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Publisher: Prima Games
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Edition: Har/Pstr C
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Dewey Decimal Number: 794
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Publication Date: 2008-10-28
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Reading Level: 496
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Description: • Exclusive Collector's Edition content! Get a view behind the scenes into the creation of the most anticipated game of the year!
• A gigantic tour of the Capital Wasteland with over 100 maps showing nearly every area in the game.
• Every major ammo and health cache, Bobblehead, Skill Book, Unique Weapon, Weapon Schematic, Mini Nuke, and more!
• Expert tactical advice on utilizing V.A.T.S. combat techniques, how best to allocate your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. abilities, plus which skills to pick as your adventure progresses.
• Examples for creating different types of characters, from heavy-weapon specialists to stealthy lockpicking pros.
• Multiple tactics and tips for every Main, Miscellaneous, and Freeform quest, including exhaustive notes on every single activity you can attempt, anywhere in the game.
• Flowcharts and every major Karmic choice detail exactly where your decisions lead. Plus: All you need to know about completing all endings.
• Giant map poster to guide you through the Wasteland!
• Rugged Hardcover edition for extra survivability.
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Price: $29.99
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Sale: $17.72
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Manufacturer: New Riders Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Garr Reynolds
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Publisher: New Riders Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 005.58
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Publication Date: 2008-01-04
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the net -- presentationzen.com -- shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today's world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.
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Price: $19.99
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Sale: $11.95
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Brand: Pearson Education
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Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Scott Kelby
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 775
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Publication Date: 2006-09-02
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's easier than you'd think).
This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and here’s how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, but I want the background out of focus?' I wouldn't stand there and give you a lecture about aperture, exposure, and depth of field. In real life, I'd just say, 'Get out your telephoto lens, set your f/stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' You d say, 'OK,' and you'd get the shot. That's what this book is all about. A book of you and I shooting, and I answer the questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend, without all the technical explanations and without all the techno-photo-speak."
This isn't a book of theory—it isn't full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts: this is a book of which button to push, which setting to use, when to use them, and nearly two hundred of the most closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade" to get you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos with your digital camera every time you press the shutter button.
Here's another thing that makes this book different: each page covers just one trick, just one single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, another pro tool, another pro trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. There's never been a book like it, and if you're tired of taking shots that look "OK," and if you’re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, "Why don't my shots look like that?" then this is the book for you.
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Price: $44.99
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Sale: $25.97
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Manufacturer: New Riders Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Scott Kelby
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Publisher: New Riders Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 778
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Publication Date: 2008-09-10
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: Written in concert with Adobe's development of the Photoshop Lightroom 2 Beta, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers - by #1 bestselling computer and technology author, Scott Kelby - is the most complete and concise Lightroom "how-to" book for digital photographers of all skill levels.
In The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers, Scott walks readers through the basics of Lightroom use, leading them to a brilliantly devised and super efficient digital photography workflow that dramatically improves productivity and allows photographers to spend less time processing photos and more time shooting them.
Throughout the book Scott shares his personal camera and Lightroom settings, as well as the studio-tested techniques he's developed for his own photography workflow. The book is written in his trademark step-by-step, plain English style, and because he knows what really works and what doesn't, he isn't shy to tell you flat out which tools to use, which to avoid, and why. This allows digital photographers of any skill level to jump right in using Lightroom like a pro from the very start, sidestepping a lot of the frustrations that typically haunt those unfamiliar with new applications…especially those as powerful as Lightroom.
What really sets The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers apart from other Lightroom books on the market are the last two bonus chapters where Scott answers the questions, "In exactly what order am I supposed to do things in Lightoom," and "Where does Photoshop fit in to the mix?" Both chapters start with an on-location photo shoot, including full details on the equipment, camera settings, and lighting techniques. Readers then witness as he takes the photos from each shoot through the entire workflow process, to the final output of the 16"x20" prints. And, because he incorporates Photoshop seamlessly right into this workflow, you'll learn some of the latest Photoshop techniques for portrait and landscape photography as well.
If you're one of those people who learns best by actually doing the projects yourself; who learns best without all the complicated technical explanations and confusing jargon, and if you really want to start using Lightroom today to unlock the productivity secrets of "The new digital photography workflow,"---there is no faster, more "straight-to-the-point" or more fun way to learn than this groundbreaking new book, and you are absolutely going to love it!
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Price: $19.99
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Sale: $12.70
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Manufacturer: Prima Games
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Stephen Stratton::David Hodgson
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Publisher: Prima Games
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Dewey Decimal Number: 794
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Publication Date: 2008-11-16
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Reading Level: 208
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Description: •Special events calendar ensures you'll never miss a birthday, festival, or tournament.
•Town and city activities exposed—learn what fun you can have out there!
•Secrets of proper town upkeep and in-home decorating uncovered—learn how to make your town and home as lovely as can be!
•Neighbors and special visitors revealed—mix and mingle with the whole Animal Crossing crew!
•Handy collectibles checklist helps you track down each and every bug, fossil, painting, and so much more.
•Colorful furniture catalogue showcases all individual pieces, along with complete furniture sets, themes, and series.
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