|
|
|
Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads
Take your average guide for new mothers, chuck most of the stuff about breast feeding and ditch the deep background research and stats, then generously pepper with illustrations and burley humor and what do you have? Your average guide for new fathers. Be Prepared follows that template pretty closely, and that's really quite an acceptable thing. Yes, there's a bit too much emphasis here on broadly drawn manly stuff like changing a diaper at a ballgame, but there's also heaps of useful advice that's cleverly and efficiently presented for pops who, despite their best intentions, really aren't prepared to dig into encyclopedia-sized tomes. The basics (childproofing, bathing, feeding, entertaining) intermix with nifty sidebars (homemade bath toys, foods to never give your baby, exercises for dads) in easy-to-peruse chapters organized according to the age of the offspring up to age 1. There are more thorough how-to guides for new dads, but for most men moving into fatherhood, Be Prepared will fill the bill. --Steven Stolder.
Price: $6.98
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Funny & Fabulous Fraction Stories (Grades 3-6)
|
|
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century: Stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Finney, Joe Haldeman, Ursula K. Le Guin,
LEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PAST
H. G. Wells’s seminal short story “The Time Machine,” published in 1895, provided the springboard for modern science fiction’s time travel explosion Responding to their own fascination with the subject, the greatest visionary writers of the twentieth century penned some of their finest stories. Here are eighteen of the most exciting tales ever told, including
“Time’s Arrow” In Arthur C. Clarke’s classic, two brilliant physicists finally crack the mystery of time travel–with appalling consequences. “Death Ship” Richard Matheson, author of Somewhere in Time, unveils a chilling scenario concerning three astronauts who stumble upon the conundrum of past and future. “A Sound of Thunder” Ray Bradbury’s haunting vision of modern man gone dinosaur hunting poses daunting questions about destiny and consequences. “Yesterday was Monday” If all the world’s a stage, Theodore Sturgeon’s compelling tale follows the odyssey of an ordinary joe who winds up backstage.
“Rainbird” R.A. Lafferty reflects on what might have been in this brainteaser about an inventor so brilliant that he invents himself right out of existence. “Timetipping” What if everyone time-traveled except you? Jack Dann provides some surprising answers in this literary gem. . . . as well as stories by Poul Anderson • L. Sprague de Camp • Jack Finney • Joe Haldeman • John Kessel • Nancy Kress • Henry Kuttner • Ursula K. Le Guin • Larry Niven • Charles Sheffield • Robert Silverberg • Connie Willis
By turns frightening, puzzling, and fantastic, these stories engage us in situations that may one day break free of the bonds of fantasy . . . to enter the realm of the future: our future..
Price: $10.12
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (Signet)
|
|
The Complete Travel Detective Bible: The Consummate Insider Tells You What You Need to Know in an Increasingly Complex World!
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 prices. 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. .
Price: $7.18
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Perfect Beauty: A glamorous Socialite, her handsome lover, and Brutal Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Cynthia George was the stunning wife of one of Akron Ohio’s most successful restaurateurs, and mother of seven. She flaunted her money, her body…even her extra-marital affairs. Until she got in too deep with Jeff Zack, her younger, longtime lover who was also the father of one of her children—a secret that she kept for many years. In a crime that shocked the heartland, Zack was killed, execution style, in the parking lot of a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Akron. From the beginning, investigators suspected Cynthia was involved. Little did they know that her other lover was the murderer. John Zaffino knew about Cynthia’s affair with Zack—and was jealous enough to do something about it…for good. .
Price: $3.26
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Greenberg's Guides Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide 2008 (Greenberg's Pocket Price Guide Lionel Trains)
This is the Greenberg's Guides® Lionel® Trains 1901 - 2008 Pocket Price Guide from Kalmbach FEATURES: Adhesive (Perfect) bound paperback guide Provides you with the data you need before buying, selling or even trading any Lionel® toy trains Includes a brief description of each item with production date and significant variations Pricing information is provided for numerically listed items in good, excellent, or new condition Also offers tips about how and where to buy toy trains, and insuring your collection INCLUDES: 320 Pages SPECS: Size: 4 x 8-1/2"" (102 x 216mm) tlw 9/28/07 ir/jxs.
Price: $10.92
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Processing: Creative Coding and Computational Art (Foundation)
- Create code art, visualizations, and interactive applications with this powerful yet simple computer language and programming environment
- Learn how to code 2D and 3D animation, pixel-level imaging, motion effects, and physics simulations
- Take a creative and fun approach to learning creative computer programming
If you're interested in creating cutting-edge code-based art and animations, you've come to the right place! Processing (available at www.processing.org) is a revolutionary open source programming language and environment designed to bridge the gap between programming and art, allowing non-programmers to learn programming fundamentals as easily as possible, and empowering anyone to produce beautiful creations using math patterns. With the software freely available, Processing provides an accessible alternative to using Flash for creative coding and computational artboth on and off the Web. This book is written especially for artists, designers, and other creative professionals and students exploring code art, graphics programming, and computational aesthetics. The book provides a solid and comprehensive foundation in programming, including object-oriented principles, and introduces you to the easy-to-grasp Processing language, so no previous coding experience is necessary. The book then goes through using Processing to code lines, curves, shapes, and motion, continuing to the point where you'll have mastered Processing and can really start to unleash your creativity with realistic physics, interactivity, and 3D! In the final chapter, you'll even learn how to extend your Processing skills by working directly with the powerful Java programming languagethe language Processing itself is built with. You'll learn:- The fundamentals of creative computer programming—from procedural programming, to object-oriented programming, to pure Java programming
- How to virtually draw, paint, and sculpt using computer code and clearly explained mathematical concepts
- 2D and 3D programming techniques, motion design, and cool graphics effects
- How to code your own pixel-level imaging effects, such as image contrast, color saturation, custom gradients and more
- Advanced animation techniques, including realistic physics and artificial life simulation
Summary of Contents- PART ONE: THEORY OF PROCESSING AND COMPUTATIONAL ART
- Chapter 1: Code Art
- Chapter 2: Creative Coding
- Chapter 3: Code Grammar 101
- Chapter 4: Computer Graphics, the Fun, Easy Way
- Chapter 5: The Processing Environment
- PART TWO: PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE
- Chapter 6: Lines
- Chapter 7: Curves
- Chapter 8: Object-Oriented Programming
- Chapter 9: Shapes
- Chapter 10: Color and Imaging
- Chapter 11: Motion
- Chapter 12: Interactivity
- Chapter 13: 3D
- Chapter 14: 3D Rendering in Java Mode
- PART THREE: REFERENCE
- Appendix A: Processing Language API
- Appendix B: Math Reference
- Appendix C: Integrating Processing within Java
.
Price: $38.33
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
|
|
|