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Using a Wire Jewelry Pattern Supply Kit

If you’re feeling the urge to make some wire jewelry and have never done it before, you’ll want your first project to be successful.  I know when I first started I went out and bought all sorts of beautiful things to make a necklace – just because the materials inspired me.  I spent quite a bit of money and the result was a lot less than what I’d hoped for.  Why?  I couldn’t craft what I had envisioned in my mind because I had no experience.

So, I recommend that you find a wire jewelry pattern kit with instructions to create your first piece.  With this success under your belt you’ll have the confidence to try out new things.  But, keep on learning, one piece at a time, adding in new materials / supplies and techniques you learn along the way.

Be sure to learn the terminology as well so that when you do read books or articles you understand what is being discussed.  Study how wire jewelry making supplies are used, such as the size and shape of wire – which specifications are best used for the jewelry you want to create.

Finally, stick with a plan on each piece after your first.  Taking a pile of leftovers and trying to make jewelry will probably not have the result you want.  It’s best to plan, purchase wire jewelry supplies, and then set aside the time to do it.  Why not stick with patterns and then do some modifications to them to learn more.

Take a class from a local expert or invest in your jewelry making hobby by purchasing a DVD or eBook on the subject – there are many!

The key however, is to have each creation be an enjoyable experience and not one of frustration.  This approach is important in any new hobby.  You can always buy a bunch of supplies to get started, but without a plan and pattern to follow you will probably be disappointed with the outcome!  Happy wire jewelry making!

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Jewelry Making $24.95 Making jewelry at a professional level has never been so simple. The inexpensive materials and cleverly adapted traditional methods featured int his book make success inevitable. A book for all skill levels. Every technique is photographed step-by-step with thorough explanation of common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Includes more than 50 original and stunning projects such as an octagonal ring, domed ear studs, a forged choker, and a brass bangle. The valuable introduction presents basic skills of simple jewelry making, how to build a collection of tools, types of metal to use, and the best design techniques.

Illustrated Book of Patterns for Lace Making $15.49 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

DIY Album Art: Paper Bags and Office Supplies $27.48 In the mid-1990s a fresh, Do-It-Yourself approach to producing album art began to percolate through the post-punk, emo and hardcore music scenes in the US and Europe. The visual material that comprises DIY Album Art: Paper Bags & Office Supplies showcases a unique aesthetic and usage of materials borne out of financal necessity and creative imperatives. While a great number of the bands have not endured, their hand-made, screen-printed, glued, photocopied, drawn on, sewn together packaging paved the way for the potential of innovative, non-traditional music packaging. The obsourity of this material and its general coherence as an aesthetic ideology make for a rare revelatory book of work you have never seen before, although today much of it seems familiar. The reason for this is simple: the lasting power of these examples is found in major record label packaging being created today. But as DIY Album Art demonstrates, the essence of these packaging trends can nevar truly be replicated. The astounding range of no-budget packaging, along with stories behind the conception of the examples, will appeal to fans of music, cutting-edge design and anyone interested in anti-corporate sentiment.

Design Your Own Charm Watch [With Craft Supplies] $17.5 Ask any fashion maven: charms and charm bracelets are hot. Celebrities flaunt them, publications like InStyle, Teen Vogue and The New York Times feature them — even new businesses called "charm bars" have opened to meet the demand. There’s good reason for this resurgence: Wearing personalized charms around your wrist is like wearing the tiny, tinkling story of your life. Design Your Own Charm Watch is a timely twist on the charm bracelet trend. It comes with an attractive analog watch (hands on a dial, not digital) on a band of adjustable link chain, along with a good supply of charms, beads, bead wire and jump rings. Follow the illustrated step-by-step instructions to create a uniquely charming timepiece. Complete your watch using just the provided supplies or follow the book’s direction to incorporate your own special found objects like seashells, buttons, pretty stones, orphaned earrings, etc. For inspiration, specific how-to’s are given for four fun theme watches (Beaded Blossom, Seaside, Fashion and The Kitchen Sink) but, really, the sky’s the limit. Isn’t it time you got creative?

The Mind in the Making $31.35 ‘For me, I think James Harvey Robinson is going to be almost as important as was Huxley in my adolescence, and William James in later years. It is a cardinal book. I question whether in the long run people may not come to it, as making a new initiative into the world’s thoughts and methods’ From the Introduction by H.G.Wells

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making and Beading $24.99 You’ve probably coveted jewelry you’ve seen in artsy boutiques and fashion magazines or envied friends who have the perfect bling to accent everything. With this book, you’ll learn to craft designs that are chic but inexpensive. With hundreds of detailed photos, this book covers tools and supplies, bead stringing and weaving, wire wrapping, and more. Terrific projects will get you started and inspire you to create your own jewelry and beadwork designs. Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review.:; Each skill or technique is defined and described;. Detailed color photos demonstrate each step;. Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo;. Helpful tips provide additional guidance

Curb Painting – Money Making Secrets Revealed! $19.37 This book teaches curb painting techniques, enables someone to start their own curb painting home business, and tells readers where to get their curb painting supplies and house address number stencils. If you want to learn how to paint curb address numbers, this is the book for you. Start your own business and work for yourself. Make $40/hr+ in your spare time. This is an excellent job for college and high school students. The course contains information on the use of 3" and 4" curb painting stencils, (8) curb painting border drawings, and how to use promotional fliers to boost sales This fourth edition contains (2) new curb borders to help when working with curbs that have sloped or curved surfaces. New information has been added that explains how to make a curb border using masking tape. Instructions are also included on trash can address numbering.

Making Maps $50 Acclaimed for its innovative use of visual material, this book is engaging, clear, and compelling-exactly how an effective map should be. Nearly every page is organized around maps and other figures (many in full color) that illustrate all aspects of map making, including instructive examples of both good and poor design choices. The book covers everything from locating and processing data to making decisions about layout, symbols, color, and type. Readers are invited to think critically about both the technical features and social significance of maps as they learn to create better maps of their own. New to This Edition*Extensively revised and expanded core chapters on map design.*An annotated map design exemplar is used to show how the concepts in each chapter play out on an actual map. *Updated to reflect current technological developments.*Larger size and redesigned pages make the book even more user friendly.

Bread making $305 Edited by one of the world’s leading authorities in the field, and with a distinguished international team of contributors, Bread making reviews key recent research on the ingredients determining bread quality. Part 1 discusses the definition, measurement and improvement of wheat properties, which enhance bread quality. The second part of the book reviews recent research on the properties of flour and dough, which influence bread texture, colour and flavour. The final part of the book looks at the contribution of other ingredients.

Harness Making $28.7 Publisher: London: Cassell Publication date: 1904 Subjects: Horses Harness making and trade Harnesses Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

Making Babies $4.58 Anne Enright, one of Ireland’s most remarkable writers, has just had two babies: a girl and a boy. Her new book, Making Babies , is the intimate, engaging, and very funny record of the journey from early pregnancy to age two. Written in dispatches, typed with a sleeping baby in the room, it has the rush of good news – full of the mess, the glory, and the raw shock of it all. An antidote to the high-minded, polemical ‘How-to’ baby manuals, Making Babies also bears a visceral and dreamlike witness to the first years of parenthood. Anne Enright wrote the truth of it as it happened, because, for these months and years, it is impossible for a woman to lie.

Making Of Bigfoot Book(Pack of 1) $32.99 This 475 page best selling book exposes how Roger Patterson in 1967 using the gorilla suit made by Phil and Amy Morris, made over a million dollars hoaxing the world into believing that he had found the real “Big Foot”…spell-binding interviews and photo

Rain Making $14.95 Sell and Market Like a Pro! In this new editiono of his classic book, Rain Making, Ford Harding reveals step by step how – even if you’ve never sold a product in your life – you can become a top performer in your organization. Filled with easy-to-use strategies, checklists, tables, and guides, this book shows you how to: – Write articles for professional publications – Make cold calls like a sales pro – Network to build a lasting customer base – Develop a winning sales strategy With this book at your fingertips, you’ll get the marketing and sales skills you need to survive – and flourish – one sale at a time!

Reform in the Making: The Implementation of Social Policy in Prison $33.44 Is it time to give up on rehabilitating criminals? Record numbers of Americans are going to prison, and most of them will eventually return to society with a high chance of becoming repeat offenders. But a decision to abandon rehabilitation programs now would be premature warns Ann Chih Lin, who finds that little attention has been given to how these programs are actually implemented and why they tend to fail. In Reform in the Making, she not only supplies much-needed information on the process of program implementation but she also considers its social context, the daily realities faced by prison staff and inmates. By offering an in-depth look at common rehabilitation programs currently in operation–education, job training, and drug treatment–and examining how they are used or misused, Lin offers a practical approach to understanding their high failure rate and how the situation could be improved. Based on extensive observation and over 350 interviews with staff and prisoners in five medium-security male prisons, the book contrasts successfully implemented programs with subverted, abandoned, or neglected programs (those which staff reject or which do not teach prisoners anything useful). Lin explains that staff and prisoners have little patience with programs aimed at long-range goals when they must face the ongoing, immediate challenge of surviving prison life. Finding incentives to make both sides participate fully in rehabilitation is among the book’s many contributions to improving prison policy.

The Pocket Book of Refrigeration and Ice-Making $22.16 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Disaster Survival Preparation – What Food and Supplies to Purchase Now for Emergency Survival – And Much More – 101 World Class Ex $22.1 Information is power, you know that. But, how do you research the best Survival and Emergency strategies, without spending too much of your time (and money) on it? The average person earns $ 1100 per week, which equates to $ 27 per hour. Trying to do the research yourself would take you at least 5 hours to come up with the best information, AND you’ll have to do this on a regular basis to come up with the most up to date and current information. There has to be a different way to find the info you want Well, yes there is… we did all the research for you, combed through all the information and got down to the hard core of the 101 most up to date and best Facts, Hints, Tips and Advice here, in this book. The 101 of the most current, most actual and beneficial Facts, Hints, Tips and Advice you can find from experts in the field on Survival and Emergency: – The Importance of Exercising Discretion With Regards to Your Survival Emergency Preparations – 7 Things That Will Cause Your Emergency Power Generator to Fail When You Need it Most – Electrical Fire Extinguisher – Taking Real Form in Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers – Emergency Door Unlocking – A Free Community Service Dedicated to Saving Lives – Which is Better For Long Term Food Supply – Freeze Dried Or Dehydrated? – Emergency Long Term Food Supply – Freeze Dried Foods & Dehydrated Foods – Making the Correlation Between Emergency Preparedness and Blood Supply – Fire Protection Equipment – As Part of Competence and Risk Assessment – Top Ten Reasons I Desperately Needed to Rotate My 72 Hour Kit Foods – Carbon Monoxide Alarm – As Safety Device For Homes and Businesses …And Much More…

History in the Making $17.95 In this “thought-provoking study” (Library Journal ), historian Kyle Ward—the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons—gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from U.S. history textbooks from different eras, History in the Making provides us with intriguing new perspectives on familiar historical events and the ways in which they have been represented over time.The hardcover edition of History in the Making struck a chord among readers of popular history, and Ward was featured on NPR’s popular series “How the Understanding of U.S. History Changes.” “Interesting and useful,” according to Booklist, the book “convincingly illustrates how texts change as social and political attitudes evolve.”With excerpts that span two hundred years, from Columbus’s arrival to the Boston Massacre, from women’s suffrage to Japanese internment, History in the Making exposes the stark contrasts between the lessons different generations have been taught about our past. “A good starting point for anyone interested in history and subjectivity” (Kirkus), this immensely readable book is proof positive that your history is not your grandparent’s history and won’t be your children’s history.

Making Time $66 Time is often taken for granted in daily life and the business world. The aim of this book is to bring time into sharper focus and in particular to look at the way time is constructed, made, managed, and used in organizations. The book both provides an overview of some of the key concepts in time and it explores how particular features of the modern world extend and change the temporal dimension of organizational activity. – ;Time is an essential feature of social and organizational life and part of the deep structure of business activity. Plans, performance, productivity, and pay are all linked to and often measured by time. Yet time is often taken for granted in daily life and the business world. The aim of this book is to bring time into sharper focus and in particular to look at the way time is constructed, made, managed, and used in organizations. The book both provides an overview of some of the key concepts in time — time's arrow, time's cycle, clock time, etc. — and it explores how particular features of the modern world — global time, futures, etc. — extend and change the temporal dimension of. organizational activity. Making Time emphasizes the richness of the temporal relations within organizations and the wealth of competing attempts to order and control time in the act of managing. It describes and explains this temporal complexity as it occurs in management, giving full recognition to the way that people create their own sense of time alongside the official temporal apparatus of the clock and diary. The contributors use a variety of management perspectives — strategy, organization theory,. decision making, industrial relations, and marketing — and deliberately place the experience of more traditional industrial settings alongside those at the forefront of the. 'new economy'. Making Time seeks to spark a debate across the field of management that does justice to the richness of the temporal features of contemporary organizations. The book will be vital reading for those who want to understand the complexities of time in organizations and the modern world, and the challenges it presents for the theoretical and practical spheres of management. – ;This book is a welcome sign of continued growth and vitality in the study of time … reading this book will be an eye-opening experience for those in management who cling to traditional assumptions concerning temporality. – KronoScope: Journal for the Study of Time;… original and provocative. – Work, employment and society

Making Sense $14.8 Reading is all about understanding, and many English language learners simply do not understand what they are reading. Juli Kendall and Outey Khuon believe that small group comprehension lessons have a key role to play in advancing students’ comprehension of texts. Making Sense outlines fifty-two lessons that teach students how to make connections, ask questions, visualize (make mental images), infer, determine importance, and synthesize. The book’s five main sections are geared to the stages o

The Making of a Name $45 Shows how and why brand names make their place in language. This book shows how brand names differ from other names, and what goes into making a good name good and a bad name terrible. Giving both a history of brand naming and a how-to, with insights into the business of brand naming, this work is useful for those interested in “owned words”.

The Making of a Messiah $14.02 "The Making of a Messiah," is a novel about the influences in the life of Jesus of Nazareth that would later influence his teaching. It covers his birth, infancy in Bethlehem; his toddlerhood in Tanis, Egypt; his childhood and youth in Nazareth; his young adulthood in the Qumran community; his relationship to his cousin, John the Baptizer; his temptation in the desert; and his preparation for ministry. The book discusses the influence of Rabbi Philo of Alexandria, his local rabbi, Rabbi Hillel, Rabbi Shammi, and Rabbi Gamaliel, as well as writings in the Qumran library.

Making Waves $3.98 Decisions, decisions How is a girl supposed to choose? Lessons of right and wrong are put to the test in the Scenarios series, where you can test your decision-making abilities in an eye-opening, but safe, way. Each book follows a character up to the point where she has to make an important, life-changing decision–then it’s your turn to choose. Will your choices lead to a happy ending?

Making Friends $3.98 Fred the Mouse Book Two: Making Friends, written by the youngest published fiction author in America, Reese Haller, is about the scurry and scamper chanpion, Fred the mouse, who leaves home in search of a magical place in his dreams where the creatures live in peace and harmony. He begins his search back at the location where he was born and befriends a snake, barn swallow, crow, turtle, cat and watchdog. He discovers that the magical place he seeks is in the hearts and attitudes of the friends he has made along the way.

A How-To Book for Hard Times $15.65 With high unemployment rates and the rising costs of food, clothing, and energy, it’s often difficult to maintain a positive outlook. But there are ways to thrive and persevere through troubling economic times. In A How-to Book for Hard Times, author Gillian Kirkpatrick provides a plethora of tips for stretching your resources to meet your household needs. Kirkpatrick, who was a child during World War II in Europe, learned firsthand how to combat hard times. Sharing personal anecdotes, she presents many tactics for making do. A How-to Book for Hard Times includes tips and information on: ● Making and following a menu guide ● Stocking up on basic supplies ● Preserving food ● Maintaining first aid supplies ● Purchasing clothing and mending supplies ● Using herbs ● Keeping up the home and vehicles Hard times occur in many different ways, but with the advice and ideas presented in this how-to guide, life could become a little easier without breaking the budget.

The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making $20.48 In "The Nature of the Book," a tour de force of cultural history, Adrian Johns constructs an entirely original and vivid picture of print culture and its many arenas–commercial, intellectual, political, and individual. "A compelling exposition of how authors, printers, booksellers and readers competed for power over the printed page. . . . The richness of Mr. Johns’s book lies in the splendid detail he has collected to describe the world of books in the first two centuries after the printing press arrived in England."–Alberto Manguel, "Washington Times" " A] mammoth and stimulating account of the place of print in the history of knowledge. . . . Johns has written a tremendously learned primer."–D. Graham Burnett, "New Republic" "A detailed, engrossing, and genuinely eye-opening account of the formative stages of the print culture. . . . This is scholarship at its best."–Merle Rubin, "Christian Science Monitor" "The most lucid and persuasive account of the new kind of knowledge produced by print. . . . A work to rank alongside McLuhan."–John Sutherland, "The Independent" "Entertainingly written. . . . The most comprehensive account available . . . well documented and engaging."–Ian Maclean, "Times Literary Supplement"

Making Change $11.95 The Laidlaw Foundation was established in 1949 by Walter and Robert Laidlaw, sons of the founder of the R. Laidlaw Lumber Company. This book is a history of the Laidlaw family, how it amassed money, and why the brothers decided to disperse it as they did. Making Change is also a record of the work of the foundation over the past 50 years. The impact has been to help children in need, to train scholars, and to support social, cultural, and environmental causes. Overall, this book seeks to identify what motivates people to act philanthropically and the implications of their doing so. It is interesting to understand what persuades wealthy people to give away their money and provide leadership in areas where government stewardship is lacking.

A Text-Book of Netting and Net Making $23.51 Originally published in the 1940s. A comprehensive book of advice on the very ancient handicraft of Netting or Braiding. Contents include: Needles and Tools – Planning – Many Different Types of Nets – Rabbit Nets – Fishing Nets – Sports Nets – Landing Nets – Hammocks – Square Mesh – Circular Netting – Fancy Pattern Netting – Repairing – Splicing – etc. The contents are well illustrated with explanatory diagrams and photos. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Alcohol Fuel: Making and Using Ethanol as a Renewable Fuel $31.76 Dwindling petroleum supplies and growing environmental concerns are significantly impacting the cost of petro-fuel and its infrastructure. The search for alternative fuel sources has led to ethanol, a gasoline substitute that is already in the marketplace as Gasohol and E-85. But large-scale production of corn-based ethanol is controversial as it threatens the world’s food supply. There are alternatives, however: Brazil uses sugar cane, which is up to six times more productive in energy conversion. After the energy crisis of the 1970s, there was a lot of misinformation about the cost of individual ethanol production. In order to achieve energy independence from gasoline, ethanol lends itself to small-scale production, and especially to cooperative ventures in rural communities, often using "waste" feedstock. "Alcohol Fuel" is a practical, grassroots book that will give readers all the information they need, covering every aspect of making and using ethanol for fuel, including: Permitting and planningBudgeting and setupSourcing feedstocksFinding and building distillation equipmentStorage and safetyPractical applications for converting motor vehicles, farm equipment, and space-heating systems The practical, user-friendly information on basic equipment needs, fermentation recipes, and distillation designs will be of interest to readers looking for information, as well as to those ready to make the switch. Richard Freudenberger was research director of "Mother Earth News," where he managed the Alcohol Fuel Program and developed solar and renewable solar and energy projects. He is publisher and technical editor of "BackHome" magazine and lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Making Jewelry With Scrapbook Embellishments $16.95 Create Fabulous Jewelry with Your Scrapbook Supplies. Discover new ways to use your collection of scrapbook supplies to create fun and beautiful jewelry. Step-by-step photos and complete materials lists make it easy to combine wire, beads and the hottest scrapbooking embellishments to create a stunning array of necklaces, earrings, bracelets and more. With over 25 stylish projects, there and 39;s something for everyone. Find practical advice for getting started in jewelry making, as well as new uses for the most popular scrapbooking embellishments Discover variation ideas for every project, with tips on personalizing and making your projects unique Learn to make a variety of jewelry pieces that follow the latest design trends

Making Good $18.99 Tony Allan is a rare breed – a masterful chef as well as a great businessman. He is second only to Sir Terence Conran as Britain’s wealthiest restaurateur and enjoys celebrity status following his primetime BBC cookery show Tony & Giorgio, with best pal Giorgio Locatelli. Packed with entertaining anecdotes, his inspiring biography and business manual, Making Good, gives a real insight into one of the few remaining characters on the UK’s restaurant scene and a template for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to know how it could – but perhaps shouldn’t – be done. Making Good is the fly-on-the-kitchen-wall cookumentary of exactly what Tony Allan did and why he did it the way he did. It is essential reading for wannabe millionaires from all walks of life, including anyone who has ever dreamt of running their own business or opening a successful restaurant. Making Good will inspire anyone hungry for a genuine rags-to-riches story. ‘I call Tony my English brother. He is the man who introduced me to English culture and we have had some wonderful times together. Launching Bank restaurant was a fantastic experience, one I will always remember, so this book is very special.’ Christian Delteil, Managing Director of Bank Restaurants

Making Waste $27.95 Why was eighteenth-century English culture so fascinated with the things its society discarded? Why did Restoration and Augustan writers such as Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope describe, catalog, and memorialize the waste matter that their social and political worlds wanted to get rid of–from the theological dregs in Paradise Lost to the excrements in “The Lady’s Dressing Room” and the corpses of A Journal of the Plague Year? In Making Waste , the first book about refuse and its place in Enlightenment literature and culture, Sophie Gee examines the meaning of waste at the moment when the early modern world was turning modern. Gee explains how English writers used contemporary theological and philosophical texts about unwanted and leftover matter to explore secular, literary relationships between waste and value. She finds that, in the eighteenth century, waste was as culturally valuable as it was practically worthless–and that waste paradoxically revealed the things that the culture cherished most. The surprising central insight of Making Waste is that the creation of value always generates waste. Waste is therefore a sign–though a perverse one–that value and meaning have been made. Even when it appears to symbolize civic, economic, and political failure, waste is in fact restorative, a sign of cultural invigoration and imaginative abundance. Challenging the conventional association of Enlightenment culture with political and social improvement, and scientific and commercial progress, Making Waste has important insights for cultural and intellectual history as well as literary studies.

Making the Number $19.99 The essential tool kit to achieve breakthrough sales performance improvements . Numbers don’t lie: 40 percent of all salespeople miss their targets each year. How can sales managers ensure their teams are doing everything possible? The key lies in benchmarking, which is not new for finance or manufacturing but rarely gets applied to sales. Making the Number will teach executives to embrace data-driven decision making and rely less on gut instinct. Comparing a sales force to those of relevant peers leads to many opportunities to improve performance. The authors take readers through their five-step methodology for sales benchmarking, showing how to select metrics; gather, compute, and compare internal and external data; and then actually use the data. Making the Number includes case studies of sales benchmarking in action. For example, find out how Discover Financial Services plays David to the Goliaths of MasterCard and Visa. Whether you’re a sales rep, a manager, or a CEO, this book will show you a better way to make your number.

Mother in the Making $4.99 HOME ON THE RANCH “Ellen James writes with warmth, wit and style. I look forward to each new book.” —Debbie Macomber The Blue Mesa Ranch, near Stillwell, New Mexico Hallie Claremont— She’s the Blue Mesa’s owner. Not that this is anything to brag about as far as Hallie’s concerned. She inherited the place, and even she—who knows nothing about ranching—can tell the ranch needs work and lots of it. Still, she doesn’t have any choice. With no money to her name, an adopted baby and a rebellious teenage brother to support, Hallie is now a rancher in the making. Of course, she’s also a mother in the making, but she can be both—she’s sure of it! Too bad that Hallie’s new neighbor Dr. Gabe Miller doesn’t see it that way. But no, the handsome doctor persists in seeing Hallie as a crisis in the making. Still, that doesn’t explain why he’s taken it upon himself to set her straight! HOME ON THE RANCH

Making Love $16.46 Robert Johansen’s and Todd Gaffaney’s breakout book, MAKING LOVE-How to Create, Enjoy, and Sustain Intimacy, is a beautifully written, easy to understand, clinically proven concept that teaches the reader how he or she can create and sustain love for their partner. MAKING LOVE is an extremely important book for today’s times, given that a staggering sixty-seven percent of couples married after 1990 are divorced. Ironically, marriage counselors divorce at the same alarming rate as the national average. While these failed relationship statistics are troubling, there is hope for a better tomorrow. Author’s Johansen and Gaffaney’s research evolved into a groundbreaking and clinically tested model that gives readers the tools to thrive in their marriage or relationship. Blurbs: "The authors have brought a refreshing and new perspective to the difficulties and complexities of the intimate relationship. Making Love offers a uniquely inspiring view on how partners can grow love for each other. I highly recommend it." Sherry Lewis, PhD. LCSW Drs. Johansen and Gaffaney have devised a very powerful model for effectively intervening in couples lives to improve their intimacy. Their model reduces strife while teaching relating partners intimacy-building communication techniques. This book will benefit professional therapists and lay people alike. Diana Haberland, M.A. Marriage and Family Therapist Private Practice I had the great opportunity to put the principles contained in this book to a scientific test for my doctoral dissertation. The results of my research were very positive to say the least. But perhaps even more importantly, I have applied these principles with clients in my practice and have seen first hand how effective they are. By offerring an organizing perspective on the complex data couples bring to therapy, the model reduces anxiety in clients and treating therapists. The model changes our traditional views on love and marriage. I strongly recommend it. Ian T. Johansen, PhD Clinical Psychologist Private Practice Author, Private Practice

Making Meaning $19.99 This is the eBook version of the printed book. “ We’re now hip-deep, if not drowning, in the ‘experience economy.‘ Here‘s the smartest book I‘ve read so far that can actually help get your brand to higher ground, fast. And it‘s written by people who not only drew the map, but blazed these trails in the first place.” –Brian Collins, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Brand Integration Group In a market economy characterized by commoditized products and global competition, how do companies gain deep and lasting loyalty from their customers? The key, this book argues, is in providing meaningful customer experiences. Writing in the tradition of Louis Cheskin, one of the founding fathers of market research, the authors of Making Meaning observe, define, and describe the meaningful customer experience. By consciously evoking certain deeply valued meanings through their products, services, and multidimensional customer experiences, they argue, companies can create more value and achieve lasting strategic advantages over their competitors. A few businesses are already discovering this approach, but until now no one has articulated it in such a persuasive and practical way. Making Meaning not only encourages businesses to adopt an innovation process that’s centered on meaning, it also tells you how. The book outlines a plan of action and describes the attributes of a meaning-centric innovation team. With insightful real-world examples drawn from the Cheskin company's experience and from the authors' observations of the contemporary global market, this book outlines a plan of action and describes the attributes of a meaning-centric innovation team. Meaningful experiences—as distinct from trivial ones—reinforce or transform the customer’s sense of purpose and significance. The authors’ vision of a world of meaningful consumption is idealistic, but don’t be fooled: this is a straightforward business book with an eye on the ROI. It shows how to bring R&D, design, and marketing together to create  deeper and richer experiences for your customers.  Making Meaning: How Successful Businesses Deliver Meaningful Customer Experiences is an engaging and practical book for business leaders, explaining how their companies can create more meaningful products and services to better achieve their goals.

Making Murder $55 Making Murder takes readers deep into the work of Thomas Harris and his iconic creation, Hannibal LecterÑone of modern fiction's most unforgettable characters. A former crime reporter, Harris's exhaustive research techniques have included extensive time with the FBIÕs Behavioral Science Unit studying actual serial killers. Like no other available volume, the book explores the dark heart within HarrisÕs novelsÑthe unflinching look at evil that makes them so much more than just Ògood reads.Ó Making Murder looks at all five of HarrisÕs novels, starting with the suspenseful terrorist thriller, Black Sunday, then moving through the quartet of books in which Hannibal Lecter gradually moves from malevolent presiding spirit to unsettling, recognizably human protagonist. Author Philip Simpson looks at the critical response each book received and explores the works themselves in terms of story, characters, writing style, allusions and symbols, and themes. An introductory chapter provides insights into the authorÕs life, publishing history, and significant cultural impact.

Making Crazy $22.53 Another beautiful Santa Fe spring as four uneasy couples trample each other’s lives in the search for love. "Making Crazy," the second novel in Scofield’s "Santa Fe" trilogy, explores the emptiness of love under false pretenses. As mishaps pile up, the increasingly frantic dance forces everyone to abandon compromise in hope of a fresh start. Yale University graduate Michael Scofield received his MFA in Writing from Vermont College in 2002. In 2006, Santa Fe’s Sunstone Press published "Whirling Backward into the World," his second book of poems, and "Acting Badly," the first novel in his Santa Fe trilogy.

Making Architecture $30.7 This highly illustrated volume captures the dramatic, unbridled creativity that lies at the heart of great architecture. Presenting dozens of wildly innovative designs from the very young architects in training at the ETH Zurich, "Making""Architecture "reveals all the energy of students working at the height of their powers, recognizing the incredible untapped potential of common materials, the power of subtle objects, and the ways that architecture can utterly transform ordinary urban spaces. An exquisite book, "Making Architecture "is sure to inspire both new and experienced architects, as well as general readers drawn to the unlimited potential and breathtaking beauty of contemporary architecture.

Artful Making $19.96 Artful Making offers the first proven, research-based framework for engineering ingenuity and innovation. This book is the result of a multi-year collaboration between Harvard Business School professor Robert Austin and leading theatre director and playwright Lee Devin. Together, they demonstrate striking structural similarities between theatre artistry and production and today’s business projects–and show how collaborative artists have mastered the art of delivering innovation ‘on cue,’ on immovable deadlines and budgets. These methods are neither mysterious nor flaky: they are rigorous, precise, and–with this book’s help–absolutely learnable and reproducible. They rely on cheap and rapid iteration rather than on intensive up-front planning, and with the help of today’s enabling technologies, they can be applied in virtually any environment with knowledge-based outputs. Moreover, they provide an overarching framework for leveraging the full benefits of today’s leading techniques for promoting flexibility and innovation, from agile development to real options.

Making Weight $17.95 This is the first book to explore why so many of today's men are experiencing problems that have traditionally been considered "women's issues." Filled with vignettes from their patients; social and historical perspectives; facts about genetics, masculinity, and nutrition; Holbrook's own personal experience in overcoming anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive exercise; and an overview of treatment approaches, Making Weight is a groundbreaking work that will revolutionize how men think about their bodies. Featured nationwide in publications including People and the New York Times, this book explores why men are suffering and offers practical solutions for recovery from eating disorders and negative body image. The “10 Steps to Healthy Living” have helped thousands of men.

Mind in the Making $12.99 “What kind of person do I want my child to be?” There are hundreds of books that give parents advice on everything from weaning to toilet training, from discipline to nutrition. But in spite of this overwhelming amount of information, there is very little research-based advice for parents on how to raise their children to be well rounded and achieve their full potential, helping them learn to take on life’s challenges, communicate well with others, and remain committed to learning. These are the “essential life skills” that Ellen Galinsky has spent her career pursuing, through her own studies and through decades of talking with more than a hundred of the most outstanding researchers in child development and neuroscience. The good news is that there are simple everyday things that all parents can do to build these skills in their children for today and for the future. They don’t cost money, and it’s never too late to begin. In Mind in the Making , Ellen Galinsky has grouped this research into seven critical areas that children need most: (1) focus and self control; (2) perspective taking; (3) communicating; (4) making connections; (5) critical thinking; (6) taking on challenges; and (7) self-directed, engaged learning. For each of these skills, Galinsky shows parents what the studies have proven, and she provides numerous concrete things that parents can do—starting today—to strengthen these skills in their children. These aren’t the kinds of skills that children just pick up; these skills have to be fostered. They are the skills that give children the ability to focus on their goals so that they can learn more easily and communicate what they’ve learned. These are the skills that prepare children for the pressures of modern life, skills that they will draw on now and for years to come. Mind in the Making is a truly groundbreaking book, one that teaches parents how to give children the most important tools they will need. Already acclaimed by such thought leaders as T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., David A. Hamburg, M.D., Adele Faber, and Judy Woodruff, Mind in the Making is destined to become a classic in the literature of parenting.

Making Records $18.95 Sinatra. Streisand. Dylan. Pavarotti. McCartney. Sting. Madonna. What do these musicians have in common besides their super-stardom? They have all worked with legendary music producer Phil Ramone. For almost five decades, Phil Ramone has been a force in the music industry. He has produced records and collaborated with almost every major talent in the business. There is a craft to making records, and Phil has spent his life mastering it. For the first time ever, he shares the secrets of his trade. Making Records is a fascinating look “behind the glass” of a recording studio. From Phil’s exhilarating early days recording jazz and commercial jingles at A&R, to his first studio, and eventual legendary producer status, Phil allows you to sit in on the sessions that created some of the most memorable music of the 20th century — including Frank Sinatra’s Duets album, Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks , Ray Charles’s Genius Loves Company and Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years . In addition to being a ringside seat for contemporary popular music history, Making Records is an unprecedented tutorial on the magic behind what music producers and engineers do. In these pages, Phil offers a rare peek inside the way music is made . . . illuminating the creative thought processes behind some of the most influential sessions in music history. This is a book about the art that is making records — the way it began, the way it is now, and everything in between.

MAKING RECORDS $18.95 Sinatra. Streisand. Dylan. Pavarotti. McCartney. Sting. Madonna. What do these musicians have in common besides their super-stardom? They have all worked with legendary music producer Phil Ramone. For almost five decades, Phil Ramone has been a force in the music industry. He has produced records and collaborated with almost every major talent in the business. There is a craft to making records, and Phil has spent his life mastering it. For the first time ever, he shares the secrets of his trade. Making Records is a fascinating look “behind the glass” of a recording studio. From Phil’s exhilarating early days recording jazz and commercial jingles at A&R, to his first studio, and eventual legendary producer status, Phil allows you to sit in on the sessions that created some of the most memorable music of the 20th century — including Frank Sinatra’s Duets album, Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks , Ray Charles’s Genius Loves Company and Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years . In addition to being a ringside seat for contemporary popular music history, Making Records is an unprecedented tutorial on the magic behind what music producers and engineers do. In these pages, Phil offers a rare peek inside the way music is made . . . illuminating the creative thought processes behind some of the most influential sessions in music history. This is a book about the art that is making records — the way it began, the way it is now, and everything in between.

Making Dough $16.99 Praise for Making Dough “I was enchanted, intrigued, and fascinated by every page of this book. Kirk Kazanjian, Amy Joyner, and Dick Clark (yes, that Dick Clark) have done a masterful job of storytelling in Making Dough. The book is inspirational, enlightening, and just plain great reading. In fact, it’s great reading with sprinkles on it. What a yummy book!” -Jay Conrad Levinson Bestselling Author, Guerrilla Marketing series of books “Krispy Kreme’s success goes well beyond being a retail phenomenon. This book will show you what went on behind the scenes to build the company. Along the way, it will teach you how you can take a product that is seemingly counter-culture and turn it into an addictive brand.” -Phil Lempert Author, Being the Shopper and Today show food trends editor “Words can’t do justice to Krispy Kreme doughnuts-just eat one! But as a fan of the product, it’s interesting to read this business success story.” -Vince Gill Singer/Songwriter “You know what? You have absolutely no chance of starting the next Krispy Kreme! But, the lessons they learned and the insight they used to build their once-in-a-lifetime success are useful, practical, and powerful tactics that any business can benefit from.” -Seth Godin Author, Purple Cow “Take heart. You don’t need a massive organization and a massive advertising budget to build a powerful brand. This interesting book by Kirk Kazanjian and Amy Joyner tells how Krispy Kreme did it on a shoestring.” -Al Ries Coauthor, The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR “I think it’s safe to say that just about every company would love to know the secret ingredients of Krispy Kreme’s sweet success. After all, it doesn’t advertise, it is a revered member of the community, and it keeps growing like crazy. What an extraordinary business! Without doubt, you should pay attention to what Krispy Kreme is doing, especially if you want to prosper in today’s competitive world.” -From the Foreword by Dick Clark Producer, Entertainer, and Krispy Kreme Franchisee

Making Heretics $52.5 Making Heretics is a major new narrative of the famous Massachusetts disputes of the late 1630s misleadingly labeled the “antinomian controversy” by later historians. Drawing on an unprecedented range of sources, Michael Winship fundamentally recasts these interlocked religious and political struggles as a complex ongoing interaction of personalities and personal agendas and as a succession of short-term events with cumulative results. Previously neglected figures like Sir Henry Vane and John Wheelwright assume leading roles in the processes that nearly ended Massachusetts, while more familiar “hot Protestants” like John Cotton and Anne Hutchinson are relocated in larger frameworks. The book features a striking portrayal of the minister Thomas Shepard as an angry heresy-hunting militant, helping to set the volatile terms on which the disputes were conducted and keeping the flames of contention stoked even as he ostensibly attempted to quell them. The first book-length treatment in forty years, Making Heretics locates its story in rich contexts, ranging from ministerial quarrels and negotiations over fine but bitterly contested theological points to the shadowy worlds of orthodox and unorthodox lay piety, and from the transatlantic struggles over the Massachusetts Bay Company’s charter to the fraught apocalyptic geopolitics of the Reformation itself. An object study in the ways that puritanism generated, managed, and failed to manage diversity, Making Heretics carries its account on into England in the 1640s and 1650s and helps explain the differing fortunes of puritanism in the Old and New Worlds.

Making It Happen $16.95 The world is not short of ideas, but it is short of people who know how to carry them out. "Making It Happen" unravels the process of taking a good idea and turning it into a successful venture. Author Peter Sheahan guides the reader through the five competencies that will enable you to understand and utilize the forces that drive buyers’ behavior, break through mental barriers and effectively position your offer in the market. Whether you are looking to start a business, get promoted or launch a social movement, this book will streamline your thinking so you can finally turn your good ideas into great results. Peter Sheahan has a reputation for making it happen fast. By 30, he had established two international multimillion-dollar consulting practices and authored five books, including the bestsellers “Generation Y” and “Fl!p.” Let him share with you the strategies that make Google, BMW and Goldman Sachs his clients.

Money Making $11.05 THIS 10 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: How to Grow Success, by Elizabeth Towne. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564599566.

The Making of Guys and Dolls $14.2 The latest installment in the widely successful ‘Making of The Great Broadway Musicals’ series.This book goes behind the scenes of the making of original Broadway Production in 1950.

Making the Move $39.95 The transition from primary to secondary school is a time of great anxiety for most children. For children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) this anxiety can be overwhelming. Fear of the unknown, difficulty coping with monumental changes and the inability to imagine a favourable outcome, can all combine to make this unavoidable step in school life a time of great fear and dread. This book provides guidance for schools and parents on how to make the transfer from primary to secondary as easy as possible for children with ASDs. The book advocates the need for scrupulous preparation of transfer arrangements because children with ASDs struggle to predict the outcome of any new situation. No matter how much discussion has taken place, it is only when the situation has been experienced first hand that they will have a real understanding of it and be able to build up a 'real life memory bank' (RLMB). The authors' advice aims to ensure that any preparations lead to a favourable outcome, in order to build a positive RLMB. The book outlines term by term preparation in the final years of primary school and includes photocopiable resources and a Moving to Secondary School" booklet. As most children with ASDs are visual learners and think in pictures, the booklet uses symbols to aid understanding. Making the Move provides a wealth of effective strategies and resources that will encourage and inspire greater confidence for pupils with ASDs, parents and schools. "

Primitive Photography: A Guide to Making Cameras, Lenses, and Calotypes $33.1 Primitive Photography considers the hand-made photographic process in its entirety, showing the reader how to make box-cameras, lenses, paper negatives and salt prints, using inexpensive tools and materials found in most hardware and art-supply stores. Step-by-step procedures are presented alongside theoretical explanations and historical background. Streamlined calotype procedures are demonstrated, featuring different paper negative processes and overlooked, developing-out printing methods. Primitive Photography combines the simplicity of pinhole photography, the handmade quality of alternative processes, and the precision of large-format. For those seeking alternatives to commercially prepared material as well as digital photography, it provides the instructions for creating the entire photographic process from the ground up. Given its scope and treatment of the photographic process as a whole, this may be the first book of its kind to appear in over a century. Step-by-step directions for building cameras and lenses Highly illustrated with over 135 black and white color illustrations Includes suggested reading lists, sources for supplies, and safety tips

The Mind in Making $24.62 The Mind in the Making by James Harvey Robinson With an Introduction by H. G. WELLS Jonathan Cape Eleven Gower Street, London First published by Harper f Brothers London and New Tork 1921 New and Revised Edition with an ln induction by H. G. Wells published by Jonathan Cape 1923 All right reserved Printed in Gnat Britain lg Butler Tanner Ltd, Fwme and London Preface THIS Is an essay not a treatise on the most Important of all matters of human concern. Although it has cost its author a great deal more thought and labour than will be apparent it falls, in his estimation fa below the demands of its implacably urgent theme. Many of its pages could readily be expanded into a volume. It suggests but the beginning of the beginning now being made to raise mens thinking on to a plane which may perhaps enable them to fend off or reduce some of the dangers which lurk on every hand, JAMES HARVEY ROBINSON Introduction WHEN I last visited America I watched the Washington disarmament confer ence 5 met all sorts of interesting and Impor tant people, and saw a multitude of significant things. But when I come to reckon up if ever I do reckon up 3 the values of this American visit 3 I think I may well reckon that, from my own persona 3 Individual point of view the encounter that has been of most importance and that Is likely to have the greatest lasting effect upon me is meeting and talking to Professor James Harvey Robinson, and reading his fascinating book The Mind in the Making. For me I think James Harvey Robinson Is going to be almost as important as was Huxley in my adolescence and William James In later years. He takes much that was latent and crude In my mind and gives it texture and form andconfidence and the spirit of the school he has organized liberates something of my private dreams into the world of reality. I find after reading The Mind in the Making just the same sort of imaginative 7 Introduction release Into collateral fields that I got long ago from Huxley and from James, I have long been curious and puzzled by the sculp tures, wrlting 3 and such-like remains of the Neolithic mind found In America the anti quarian material from Mexico, Peru, and Central America There Is not a word about this stuff in The Mind in the Making and yet after reading it I find much that was monstrous and obdurate in these old riddles dissolving at last into a quite acceptable and comprehensible explanation. The book has had the effect of Illuminating me not only at Its point of application, but all along the line of my curiosities, These autobiographical confidences would be Inexcusable If they concerned me alone, but I feel that what has happened to me the sense of having created a bridge and come Into a new land of understanding must be hap pening to quite a number of other readers of this great teacher. It Is possible that we were all ripe for this book, that most of the clamber-Ing to the ridge has been done In our studies of psycho-analysis and of educational and

The Making of English $34.11 THE MAKING OF ENGLISH – 1904 – PREFACE – THIS little work was announced as in preparation some years ago, but illness compelled me to lay it aside when only a few pages nad been written. and since then my health has seldom permitted me to attempt any work in addition to my daily ta4k as one of the editors of the Oxfard EngLisk Dictionary. Some of the faults of this volume may be due to the desultory manner in which it has been composed but, on the other hand, the length of time that has elapsed since It yas first planned has given me opportunity for more careful consideration of difficult poimts, i I The object of the book is tohgivelto educated readers unversed in philology some notion of the causes that have produced the excellences and defects of modern English as an instrument of expression. With the history of the language I have attempted to deal only so far as it bears on this special problem. The subject, even as thus restricted, is one which it is not easy to treat briefly. I have, however, resisted the temptation to enlarge the volume beyond the limits originally intended, because I believe that for the purpose which I have in view a small book is more likely to be useful than a large one. My thanks are due to my friends Professor Napier, Mr. W. A. Craigie, and Mr. C. T. Onions, for their kindness in reading the proofs, and suggesting valuable corrections and improvements. HENRY BRADLEY. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY – - – - – - ., 8 I.. THE LIKENESS OF GERMAN AND ENGLI H 2. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GERMAN AND ENGLISH – - – - – - 8 3. CHARACTERISTIC O S F OLD ENGLISH – - S 4. OBJECT OF THIS BOOK – - – - CHAPTER 11. THE MAKING OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR – I. SIMPLIFICATION O F ACCIDENCE- – - 2. NEW GRAMMATICAMLA TERIAL – - – 3. PROFIT AND LOSS – - – - – CHAPTER 111. PAGE I WHAT ENGLISH OWES TO FOREIGN – - – - – - – TONGUES-CONTENTS CHAPTER IV. PAGh WORD-MAKING IN ENGLISH – - – - 111 CHAPTER V, CHANGES OF MEANING – - 160 CHAPTER VI, SOME MAKERS OF ENGLISH – - 215 INDEX – - – - – - 241 CHAPTER T. INTRODUCTORY. 1. The Likeness of German and English. AN Englishman who begins to learn German cannot fail to be struck by the resemblance which that language presents to his native tongue. Of the words which occur in his first lessons because they are those most commody used in every-day conversation, a very large proportion are recognisably identical, in spite of considerable differences of pmnunciation, with their English synonyms. The following examples will suffice to illustrate the remarkable degree of similarity between the vocabularies of the two languages Vater father, Hatter mother, Brzlaer brother, Schwester sister, Haus house, FeZd field, Gras grass, Korn corn, Land land, Stein stone, Kuh cow, KaZb calf, Oche ox, singen to sing, hiiren to hear, kaben to have, gehen to go, brechelz to break, bmizgen to bring, 4 2 THE MAKING OF ENGLISH CHAP. gut good, wohd well, grzin green, hart hard, blind blind, ich I, wir we, selbst self, hier here, unter under

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Making Comics $16.99 Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture in 1993 with Understanding Comics, a massive comic book about comics, linking the medium to such diverse fields as media theory, movie criticism, and web design. In Reinventing Comics, McCloud took this to the next level, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are generated, read, and perceived today. Now, in Making Comics, McCloud focuses his analysis on the art form itself, exploring the creation of comics, from the broadest principles to the sharpest details (like how to accentuate a character’s facial muscles in order to form the emotion of disgust rather than the emotion of surprise.) And he does all of it in his inimitable voice and through his cartoon stand–in narrator, mixing dry humor and legitimate instruction. McCloud shows his reader how to master the human condition through word and image in a brilliantly minimalistic way. Comic book devotees as well as the most uninitiated will marvel at this journey into a once–underappreciated art form.

Womanhood in the Making $47.03 In this book, Mary Hancock challenges readers to rethink the notions of tradition and modernity that have figured centrally in anthropological discussions of social change in South Asia. She shows tradition and modernity to be categories created, deployed, and objectified by Tamil Brahmans as they produce their own class, gender, national, and sectarian identities. This highly original ethnographic analysis of Brahman women’s ritualized practice demonstrates how tradition and modernity-and the shifting boundaries between them-are explicitly and implicitly produced and reworked on the body of the ideal, auspicious married woman. Through case studies of women’s religious practices, the book reveals how female subjectivities are invented and reworked through ritually mediated relations among women and between women and the powerful goddesses to whom they are devoted. Womanhood in the Making: Domestic Ritual and Public Culture in Urban South India asks readers to rethink not only their images of Hindu women, but also the history of anthropological study of India. Hancock shows how anthropological categories of analysis are produced and deployed by both ethnographers and their informants in cultural brokerage, in elite nationalisms, and in Milton Singer’s foundational study of social change in South Asia. Provocative and engaging, this work will interest scholars and students of anthropology, history, cultural studies, women’s studies, and religion.

The Making of Toro $8.99 Mark Sundeen needed to stage a comeback. His first book was little read, rarely reviewed, and his book tour was cancelled. So when a careless big city publisher calls with an offer for a book about bullfighting, Mark assumes this is his best and last chance to follow the trajectory of his literary heroes. To be sure, Sundeen has never been to a bullfight. He doesn’t speak Spanish. He’s not even a particularly good reporter. Come to think of it, he’s probably one of the least qualified people to write a book about bullfighting, even in the best of circumstances. But that doesn’t stop Mark Sundeen. After squandering most of the book advance on back rent and debts, Sundeen can’t afford a trip to Spain, so he settles for nearby Mexico. But the bullfighting he finds south of the border is tawdry and comical, and people seem much more interested in the concessions and sideshows. There’s little of the passion and artistry and bravery that he’d hoped to employ in exhibiting his literary genius to the masses. To compensate for his own shortcomings as an author, Sundeen invents an alter ego, Travis LaFrance, a swashbuckling adventure writer, in the tradition of his idol, Ernest Hemingway. But as his research falters, his money runs out, and the deadline approaches, Sundeen’s high-minded fantasies are skewered by his second-rate reality. Eventually, Travis LaFrance steps in to take control, and our narrator goes blundering through the landscape of his own dreams and delusions, propelled solely by a preposterous, quixotic, and ultimately heartbreaking insistence that his own life story, no matter how crummy, is worth being told in the pages of Great Literature. The Making of Toro is a unique comic classic, a hilarious poke in the ribs of self-important “literary memoirs,” and also a sly, poignant tale of the hazards of trying too hard to turn real life into high art.

Wicked Cool Friendship Bracelets [With Charms, Bracelet-Making Materials and Beads] $14.81 A book of friendship bracelets with a bit of edgy attitude. Learn how to make bracelets with names like Bitten, Cobweb, and Snake Charmer using the included supplies – beads, cord, and charms in a moody palette of black, purple, red, and silver. Whimsical artwork and step-by-step directions make this book equal parts cute, creepy, and satisfyingly simple. And the bracelets are so stylish it’s spooky.

Making a Fortune $19.99 Asian entrepreneurs and businesses have created wealth faster than the rest of the economy. Asian wealth now creates and sustains more jobs than it has ever done. It stimulates growth in industries and places that would struggle without the engine of entrepreneurship. Asian wealth is diversifying and modernising, it crosses the generational divide. If you want new and old economy wealth, it’s in these pages. If you want modern and traditional management practices, they are in this book. If you want a new generation of entrepreneurs and wealth creators, then read on. PRAISE FOR MAKING A FORTUNE “Nobody understands better what makes British Asian entrepreneurs tick. Spinder provides a fascinating insight into business leaders and the inspirational stories behind their success.” Amar Singh, Evening Standard “A refreshing and intelligent insight into Asian entrepreneurship in the 21st century”  Sathnam Sanghera, The Times “This is an important book that is being published at just the right time. With immigration a hot topic of conversation and ever-present in political and media circles, this book lays out the contribution of first, second and third generation Asians to the UK in terms of wealth creation, employment and host of other issues. It tells some good stories and has a powerful message for everyone who reads it.” Eric Leenders, Executive Director,   British Bankers Association (BBA) “Drawing on her own experiences and the stories of others, Spinder Dhaliwal offers both unique and valuable insights into this community of entrepreneurs. This book is a must for practicing and would be entrepreneurs but also for anyone involved in entrepreneurships from advisors through to academics.” Hamant Verma, Editor Eastern Eye “The personal stories behind some of the UK’s most successful Asian businessmen make for fascinating reading. I’m so glad that my good friend and hotel business partner, Surinder Arora, takes his rightful place among them.” Sir Cliff Richard

Making the Match $20.79 What do adolescents care about? Chatting on-line with friends, movies, their favorite bands . . . but many are also avid readers. What motivates some of these "typical teens" to become lifelong readers and others to slide by with the minimum amount of assigned reading? Teri Lesesne says the key is finding the books that get them hooked in the first place. In "Making the Match" she focuses on three distinct areas that will assist teachers and librarians in steering students to the literature they love: Knowing the readers: discussion of important theories in the development of adolescents (mentally, physically, morally, socially) and how that information helps educators to reach these kids with books. This background information is brought home through the book’s "snapshots" which profile many of the adolescents the author has worked with. Knowing the books: examination of the various forms, formats, and genres that YA literature has to offer, as well as what special challenges educators face when selecting quality nonfiction or realistic fiction, and the role picture books can play in this process.Knowing the strategies: an overview of concrete ideas for motivating students to read as well as follow-up activities for post-reading assessment. Strategies discussed include reading aloud, booktalking, alternatives to traditional book reports, and literature circles. A delightful feature of the book that will help inspire teachers and students alike–as well as underscore the concepts contained in the text–is a series of vignettes by popular, award-winning YA authors that offer glimpses into their own feelings and memories of books and reading. Authors include: Sharon Creech, Jack Gantos, Chris Crutcher, Mel Glenn, Paul Janeczko, and others. The book concludes with an invaluable set of appendices providing an FAQ on YA literature, bibliographies of professional materials, books by the vignette authors, and over twenty booklists with hundreds of books organized by genre or topic, all with suggested grade levels.

Making Volunteers $39.5 Volunteering improves inner character, builds community, cures poverty, and prevents crime. We’ve all heard this kind of empowerment talk from nonprofit and government-sponsored civic programs. But what do these programs really accomplish? In Making Volunteers , Nina Eliasoph offers an in-depth, humorous, wrenching, and at times uplifting look inside youth and adult civic programs. She reveals an urgent need for policy reforms in order to improve these organizations and shows that while volunteers learn important lessons, they are not always the lessons that empowerment programs aim to teach. With short-term funding and a dizzy mix of mandates from multiple sponsors, community programs develop a complex web of intimacy, governance, and civic life. Eliasoph describes the at-risk youth served by such programs, the college-bound volunteers who hope to feel selfless inspiration and plump up their resumés, and what happens when the two groups are expected to bond instantly through short-term projects. She looks at adult “plug-in” volunteers who, working in after-school programs and limited by time, hope to become like beloved aunties to youth. Eliasoph indicates that adult volunteers can provide grassroots support but they can also undermine the family-like warmth created by paid organizers. Exploring contradictions between the democratic rhetoric of empowerment programs and the bureaucratic hurdles that volunteers learn to navigate, the book demonstrates that empowerment projects work best with less precarious funding, more careful planning, and mandatory training, reflection, and long-term commitments from volunteers. Based on participant research inside civic and community organizations, Making Volunteers illustrates what these programs can and cannot achieve, and how to make them more effective.

Making Faces $22.99 Making Faces: Drawing Expressions for Comics and Cartoons Chances are, you already know how to draw some expressions. But face it, your stories can only get so far with “happy,” “sad” and “angry.” In order to give your characters some character, you need to know what they look like when they’re about to sneeze, when they smell something stinky or when they’re flirting, horrified or completely blotto. Lucky for you, that’s what this book is all about! Making Faces contains everything you need to give your characters a wide range of expressions! Part 1: The Basics. How to draw heads, mouths, noses and eyes, and how they change shape when they move. Part 2: The Faces. Over 50 step-by-step demonstrations for a variety of expressions divided into scenarios. Each scenario shows four or five expressions from a single character, from simple emotions to more subtle and complex variations, so you see how a face changes with each emotion. Sidebars illustrate the same expressions on a variety of other characters. Part 3: Storytelling. How to move your story along using expression, point of view, body language and composition. See how it all comes together with damsels in distress, a noir-style interrogation, a Western standoff and other situations. Illustrated with a diverse cast of characters from hobos to superheroes to teenage girls, this guide will help you create the looks that say it all.

Making Music $37.95 (Improvisation for Organists). By Jan Overduin. For Organ. Organ. Miscellaneous. Book. 236 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

The Making of Chicana $82.54 The Making of Chicana/o Studies traces the philosophy and historical development of the field of Chicana/o studies from precursor movements to the Civil Rights era to today, focusing its lens on the political machinations in higher education that sought to destroy the discipline. As a renowned leader, activist, scholar, and founding member of the movement to establish this curriculum in the California State University system, which serves as a model for the rest of the country, Rodolfo F. Acuna has, for more than forty years, battled the trend in academia to deprive this group of its academic presence. The book assesses the development of Chicana/o studies (an area of studies that has even more value today than at its inception)–myths about its epistemological foundations have remained uncontested. Acuna sets the record straight, challenging those in the academy who would fold the discipline into Latino studies, shadow it under the dubious umbrella of ethnic studies, or eliminate it altogether. Building the largest Chicana/o studies program in the nation was no easy feat, especially in an atmosphere of academic contention. In this remarkable account, Acuna reveals how California State University, Northridge, was instrumental in developing an area of study that offers more than 166 sections per semester, taught by 26 tenured and 45 part-time instructors. He provides vignettes of successful programs across the country and offers contemporary educators and students a game plan–the mechanics for creating a successful Chicana/o studies discipline–and a comprehensive index of current Chicana/o studies programs nationwide. Latinas/os, of which Mexican Americans are nearly seventy percent, comprise a complex sector of society projected to be just shy of thirty percent of the nation’s population by 2050. The Making of Chicana/o Studies identifies what went wrong in the history of Chicana/o studies and offers tangible solutions for the future.

Making Israel $25.48 Benny Morris is the founding father of the New Historians, a group of Israeli scholars who have challenged long-established perceptions about the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their research rigorously documented crimes and atrocities committed by the Israeli armed forces, including rape, torture, and ethnic cleansing. With "Making Israel," Morris brings together the first collection of translated articles on the New History by leading Zionist and revisionist Israeli historians, providing Americans with a firsthand view of this important debate and enabling a better understanding of how the New Historians have influenced Israelis’ awareness of their own past. "The study of Israeli history, society, politics, and economics over the past two decades has been marked by a fierce and sometimes highly personal debate between ‘traditionalists’—scholars who generally interpreted Israeli history and society within the Zionist ethos—and ‘revisionists’—scholars who challenged conventional Zionist narratives of Israeli history and society. "Making Israel" brings together traditionalists and revisionists who openly and directly lay out their key insights about Israel’s origins. It also introduces multidisciplinary perspectives on Israel by historians and sociologists, each bringing into the debate its own jargon, its own epistemology and methodology, and its own array of substantive issues. This is essential reading for anybody who wants to understand the different interpretations of Israeli society and perhaps the central debate among students of modern Israel." —Zeev Maoz, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis, and Distinguished Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya "Israel’s ‘new historians’ have done a great service to their country, and to all who care about the Arab-Israeli conflict. By challenging myths, reexamining evidence, and asking truly important questions about the past they help to confront the present with honesty and realism. This book provides a sampling of the best of what these courageous voices have to offer." —William B. Quandt, University of Virginia Benny Morris is Professor of Middle East history at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel, and is the author of "Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-1999."

Successful Decision-making $69.95 Making decisions is certainly the most important task of a manager. This book contains helpful tools for successful decision making. It offers a decision making procedure to treat complex problems step by step. It focuses on problem analysis, on developing solution options and on defining a decision making matrix.

Decision Making in the Manufacturing Environment $169 Demonstrates how graph theory and matrix approach, and fuzzy multiple attribute decision making methods can be effectively used for decision making in various situations of the manufacturing environment. This book introduces the decision making situations in the manufacturing environment and presents decision making methods.

Making Connections $48.95 Through exercises, illustrations, and detailed anatomical drawings, this remarkable book guides the reader toward total body integration.

Making Russians $134.4 Making Russians is an innovative study dealing with Russian nationalities policy in Lithuania and Belarus in the aftermath of the 1863 Uprising. The book devotes most attention to imperial confessional and language policy, for in Russian discourse at that time it was religion and language that were considered to be the most important criteria determining nationality. The account of Russian nationalities policy presented here differs considerably from the assessments usually offered by historians from east-central Europe primarily because the author provides a more subtle description of the aims of imperial nationalities policy, rejecting the claim that the Russian authorities consistently sought to assimilate members of other national groups. At the same time the interpretation this study offers opens a discussion with western and Russian historians, especially those, who lay heavy emphasis on discourse analysis. This study asserts that the rhetoric of officials and certain public campaigners was influenced by a concept of political correctness, which condemned all forms of ethnic denationalisation. A closer look at the implementation of discriminatory policy allows us to discern within Russian imperial policy more attempts to assimilate or otherwise repress the cultures of non-dominant national groups than it is possible to appreciate simply by analysing discourse alone.

Making IT Count $60.95 ‘Making IT Count: from strategy to implementation’ focuses on the practical elements of delivering Information Technology strategy. Studies regularly show that over half of Information Technology strategies are never implemented, or are unsuccessful in delivering the desired results, and that a significant percentage of strategies implemented were never in the original plans. The linkage between strategy development and delivery needs a very clear focus; this is the key topic that the authors address. The book highlights eight major fallacies in managing IT, and eighteen better practices. It then details how to draw up strategy, instigate navigation techniques and make sourcing decisions. Change and delivery are a major focus, as is infrastructure development. Caselets and full length case studies of organizations such as General Electric, Siemens, Colonial Mutual, Charles Schwab, Macquarie Bank, ICI, United Airlines, Norwich Union, Walgreens and Dell and have been included to show how strategies have been successfully implemented and managed. Shows practitioners how to actually carry out, develop and implement an Information Technology strategy Contains “caselets” and full case studies of recent successful implementations of Information Technology strategies by organizationsAuthors combine a wealth of experience and expertise to provide practical guidance to professionals

Making the Grade $44 A significant factor for many people deciding where to live is the quality of the local school district, with superior schools creating a price premium for housing. The result is a “race to the top,” as all school districts attempt to improve their performance in order to attract homebuyers. Given the importance of school districts to the daily lives of children and families, it is surprising that their evolution has not received much attention.   In this provocative book, William Fischel argues that the historical development of school districts reflects Americans’ desire to make their communities attractive to outsiders. The result has been a standardized, interchangeable system of education not overly demanding for either students or teachers, one that involved parents and local voters in its governance and finance. Innovative in its focus on bottom-up processes generated by individual behaviors rather than top-down decisions by bureaucrats, Making the Grade provides a new perspective on education reform that emphasizes how public schools form the basis for the localized social capital in American towns and cities.

Making Strange $56 This compact, indispensable overview answers a vexed question: Why do so many works of modern and postmodern literature and art seem designed to appear ‘strange’, and how can they still cause pleasure in the beholder? To help overcome the initial barrier caused by this ‘strangeness’, the general reader is given an initial, non-technical description of the ‘aesthetic of the strange’ as it is experienced in the reading or viewing process. There follows a broad survey of modern and postmodern trends, illustrating their staggering variety and making plain the manifold methods and strategies adopted by writers and artists to ‘make it strange’. The book closes with a systematic summary of the theoretical underpinnings of the ‘aesthetic of the strange’, focussing on the ways in which it differs from both the earlier ‘aesthetic of the beautiful’ and the ‘aesthetic of the sublime’. It is made amply clear that the strangeness characteristic of modern and postmodern art has ushered in an entirely new, ‘third’ kind of aesthetic – one that has undergone further transformation over the past two decades. Beyond its usefulness as a practical introduction to the ‘aesthetic of the strange’, the present study also takes up the most recent, cutting-edge aspects of scholarly debate, while initiates are offered an original approach to the theoretical implications of this seminal phenomenon.

Making a Voice $50.32 Since apartheid’s dissolution in the early 1990s and its formal abolishment in April 1994, there has been increasing interest in the early history of African struggles against segregation and apartheid. This book focuses on the resistance to segregation in the eastern cape town of Port Elizabeth, long known for its tradition of political protest. Joyce Kirk presents a detailed study of men and women in South Africa as they sought to create their own space and voice within the emerging urban areas of nineteenth and early twentieth-century South Africa. In Making a Voice, Kirk explores the roots of the tradition of resistance among members of the emergent African working and middle class who were, much earlier than previously realized, living permanently in the growing urban areas. Kirk also examines the changing ideological, economic, and political forces that influenced the colonial government to pursue legislation aimed at depriving Africans of land, housing, and property in the towns, as well as political rights and freedom of movement. Finally, Kirk identifies the ways Africans challenged the government’s attempt to use public-health laws to impose residential segregation, the factors that undermined the largely political alliance between whites and blacks in the Cape colony, and the role African women played in challenging racial segregation.

Making of the Mosaic $6.48 Immigration policy has always been and continues to be a subject of intense political and public debate. This book examines the ideas, interests, institutions, and rhetoric that have shaped Canada’s immigration history. Beginning in the pre-Confederation period, the authors tell of the dramatic transformations that have characterized our attitudes towards immigrants. While, at first, few obstacles were placed in the way of newcomers to Canada, the turn of the century brought policies of increasing selectivity. The massive deportations of the First World War and Depression eras were exceeded in harshness only by the tactics implemented during World War II, when nearly the entire Canadian population of Japanese descent was incarcerated, and when Jewish refugees fleeing from mass extermination abroad were turned away from our shores. Bringing us right up to date with the more expansionary policies of the 1990s, the authors clarify the central issues and attitudes underlying each phase and juno tune of policy decision. Their thoughtful study reveals a set of core normative and ethical values that have been fundamental in the making of the Canadian mosaic.

From Pictures to Words: A Book about Making a Book $3.98 Step by step through the creative process.

Making a Baby $15.99 You may have waited a long time. You may have tried and tried. Now your chances of having a baby are better than ever! There have been remarkable advances in fertility technology and choices in the last few years, with pregnancy success rates skyrocketing. Now Making a Baby provides the information you need to become your most fertile–and increase your chances for having the baby you’ve always wanted. Up-to-date, comprehensive, written with compassion and clarity, this book reveals how to protect, increase, and extend your fertility, with essential information on: – The optimal frequency, timing, and sexual positions for getting pregnant – Surprising new findings on which foods and exercise programs boost fertility–and which ones actually decrease your chances – Advances in baby-boosting medications–and a complete assessment of risks, costs, and alternatives – Breakthrough medical techniques that help achieve pregnancy without the risk of multiples – Avoiding the common–and often hidden–threats to fertility at work, at home, and in public places – Choosing the A.R.T. (assisted reproductive technology) that’s right for you – Special issues for midlife mothers – What every man should know about his long-term reproductive health – How to minimize emotional stress and keep your relationship strong – How to work with your HMO to get the right treatments–at the right cost This detailed, insightful, and meticulously researched book will help guide you to a wonderful new beginning as a parent! From the Trade Paperback edition.

Making Haye $31.5 MAKING HAYE is the authorised account of David Haye's ascent from amateur prodigy to WBA world heavyweight champion, as told by one of the few confidants the boxer kept close by his side along the way. Elliot Worsell was just 17 the night he first met and interviewed Haye and, little did either know at the time, the pair's impromptu meeting at Bethnal Green's historic York Hall would be the start of an eight-year relationship that allowed Worsell closer to Haye than any other reporter or insider. Worsell charts the Bermondsey boy's meteoric rise from world amateur silver medallist to world professional champion of both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. After an early career loss, the one-time playboy and slacker rededicated himself to his profession and went on a run that saw Haye capture European and world titles as a cruiserweight and then, in November 2009, conquer seven-foot Russian giant Nikolay Valuev to snatch the WBA world heavyweight crown. The victory launched Haye into a new bracket of popularity and fame – two back-to-back nominations for BBC Sports Personality of the Year followed, signifying his sudden leap into the mainstream. Worsell stayed alongside Haye through both the good times and the bad, and it was this loyalty that ultimately unlocked doors that others found slammed shut. The author was not only reporting on Haye's fights from ringside, but also spending extensive and revealing time with the boxer in training camp. Subsequently, Worsell has witnessed a side of the champion ordinarily shielded from the public at large. Worsell was routinely the only man allowed close to the fighter in the precious hours before battle. Additionally, though a journalist by trade, such was the level of trust that Worsell became a source of strategic advice and support in the preparatory stages of world title fights. Worsell has been privy to Haye’s plans, insecurities and fears that no other sportswriter knew existed, and uses this insight as the basis for MAKING HAYE, the first and only book on Haye's career, private life and mind. Having grown alongside one another in the same sport – albeit in entirely different roles – Elliot Worsell is the ideal man to chart David Haye's rise and, typically for both of them, no stone is left unturned and no truth is kept hidden.

Making Up $22.95 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Making of a Merchant $23.74 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Making of an American $35.31 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Cheese Making $23.73 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Making of a Saint $25.75 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Pattern-Making $24.53 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Making of Leather $22.37 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Making of Humanity $26.53 The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher’s website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: London, G. Allen

Mankind in the Making $33.73 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Making of a Marchioness $23.74 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Making Progress in Primary Science $49.95 This book is released in parallel with its sister publication, Making Progress in Primary Science. It is designed for these course leaders’ students.

Scrapbook Tips & Techniques, Book 2 $17.1 Scrapbookers are always on the lookout for inspiration to ignite their creativity, and this big book is full of tips and techniques representing the best ideas from the pages of Creating Keepsakes scrapbook magazine. There are creative page layout ideas and versatile sketches, tips and tricks of all kinds for creating unique scrapbook pages, photography pointers, in-depth articles on the hottest scrapbooking techniques and tools, advice on organizing thoughts for journaling and captions, and so much more. Articles are devoted to a wide range of topics such as making the most of leftover supplies; saving time and energy; making layouts blossom with handmade flowers; and simple ways to scrapbook photo-less memories. This book is a great resource for novices as well as longtime scrapbookers.

Making Minds $35.95 Inciting debate, this book gives a controversial critique of our education systems. It maintains an upbeat message that things can change for the better and clearly outlines what can be done to improve children’s learning.

Making Ecopreneurs $119.95 Bringing researchers, policymakers and business people up to date with the latest developments in the world of ecopreneurs, this timely new edition of Schaper's book updates and adds to the case studies of entrepreneurs engaged in sustainable business practice worldwide.

The Making of Rehabilitation $26.95 Focusing on the history of one medical fieldrehabilitation medicinethis book provides the first systematic analysis of the underlying forces that shape medical specialization, challenging traditional explanations of occupational specialization.

The Making of Religion $34.46 The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Religion; Spiritualism; Body, Mind

The Making of Arguments $34.94 The object of this book is to lay out a course in the writing of arguments which shall be simple enough for classes which give only a part of the year to the work and yet comprehensive enough for special classes in the subject.

Pattern Making $29.76 An introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting, this practical book shows students how to interpret the human form and look at clothing through the eyes of a designer rather than a consumer. As well as explaining the proportions of human anatomy, the book introduces key tools and then takes the reader from simple pattern-cutting ideas to more advanced creative methods. Finally, the book looks at the work of fashion designers who are masters of pattern cutting, such as Comme des GarCons, John Galliano, Yohji Yamamoto and Issey Miyake. With photographs of final and dissected garments, along with CAD/CAM diagrams to explain how those pieces were cut, the book will gradually build an understanding of pattern cutting, and enable students to experiment and create exciting patterns for their own designs.

Vacation Decision-Making $90 This book explores the complex decision-making processes involved in choosing and buying tourism products and services. It combines a theoretical overview of the basics of tourist behavior and decision-making, with the results of an in-depth qualitative study of vacationers.

State Making Projects in Asia $160 This book examines state making projects from an Asian perspective, highlights the particular combination of institutions and ideologies embedded in the Asian state-making projects and demonstrates their distinctiveness from the Western experience.

Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Book $12.99 Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Book takes brewing out of the basement and into the kitchen. Erica Shea and Stephen Valand show that with a little space, a few tools, and the same ingredients breweries use, you too can make delicious craft beer right on your stovetop. Greenmarket-inspired and seasonally brewed, these 52 recipes include Everyday IPA and Rose Cheeked & Blonde for spring; Grapefruit Honey Ale and S’More Beer for summer; Apple Crisp Ale and Peanut Butter Porter for fall; Chestnut Brown ale and Gingerbread Ale for winter; and even four gluten-free brews. You’ll also find tips for growing hops, suggestions for food pairings, and recipes for cooking with beer. Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Book offers a new approach to artisanal brewing and is a must-own for beer lovers, seasonally minded cooks, and anyone who gets a kick out of saying “I made this!”  From the Trade Paperback edition.

Making Globalization $95 This book offers a clear and concise account of the key debates in the globalization literature, serving as an accessible introduction to students new to the topic. It deals even-handedly with all the various dimensions of globalization – political, economic, social and cultural – and particularly draws attention to the role of people in processes of globalization. The book’s historical dimension and its multicultural focus ensure that globalization is shown neither to be an inexorable process nor one that can be equated simply with Westernization.

The Everything Candlemaking Book $14.95 Now, with The Everything Candlemaking Book, you can enjoy the charm of candles every day, rather than reserve them only for holidays or fancy dinner parties. Home candlemaking is not only much more economical than buying premade candles–it’s also a lot more fun! The Everything Candlemaking Book is a complete guide to making all kinds of candles at home, beginning with what you need to get started. Easy-to-follow steps lead you through the process of candlemaking–from making simple tapers and columns to layered, moulded, twisted, and more. Beautiful full-color photographs provide inspiration for creativity, whether you’re designing your own unique shapes and color combinations or attempting advanced techniques.This guide includes all you need to know to get started: tools and supplies needed; instructions on how to make candles for holidays and special occasions; artistic techniques, such as chip, twisted, and applique candles; guidance on using unique containers; tips on how to incorporate candles into rituals; hints on adding scents and personal touches to your candles; and so much more! With The Everything Candlemaking Book, you’ll be making homemade candles for yourself and your friends in no time!

The Making of Citizens $21.49 This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world’s literature.

The Arts & Crafts Busy Book $8.99 The Arts & Crafts Busy Book is packed with 365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your child every day of the year! This book will encourage children ages two to six to use their creativity and self-expression. It shows parents and daycare providers how to: focus a child’s energy constructively using paint, glue, play dough, paper, and markers; encourage the development of a child’s concentration and coordination, as well as organizational skills; save money by making many of the supplies with items found around the home; and celebrate holidays and special occasions with projects and activities. This book is sure to keep young children busy for hours!  It is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.  An iParenting Media Award Winner!

Dame Curtsey’s Book of Candy Making – 1920 $9.86 An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Printing Of The Third Edition To Include: The Gentle Art Of Candy Making – Fondant – Cooked Fondant Rules – French Cream Fondant – Caramels – Pulled Candy, Brittles, Taffies – Kisses, Puffs, And Creamy Candies – Glacd Nuts And Fruits – Popcorn Dainties, Stuffed Dates, Prunes, And Marshmallows – Index

Strategy Making in a Crisis $40 Which strategy making approach works best in a crisis? This book focuses on strategy making in a crisis. Drawing on evidence from philosophy, and on a multi-year case study of a major multinational, it points to three different kinds of imaginations and proposes a three-step model for imaginative strategy making.

Making a Meal of It $12.95 Bursting with tips, ideas and recipes, this book tells you how to buy the best, keep it fresh, and make use of every bit – and, when you forget, how to restore and revive. The ideas are simple and flexible, from tasty solutions for last night's leftovers to easy recipes for a bulk buy or garden harvest.

Making It Work $36.95 This book evaluates the extensive and innovative range of housing services that have been developed for 16-17 year olds living in Newcastle. It provides vital indicators to other authorities and nominated RSLs of the approaches that they can take to increase successful tenancies and independent living among this age group.

The Making of the Slavs $49 This book offers a new approach to the problem of Slavic ethnicity in south-eastern Europe between c. 500 and c. 700. The author shows how Byzantine authors ‘invented’ the Slavs, rejects the idea of Slavic migration, and shows that ‘the Slavs’ were the product of the frontier.

The Making of Democrats $85 Can elections create democrats? Why and how do formerly armed opposition groups decide to invest in electoral politics or to undermine them? This book argues that the answer lies in the patterns of inter- and intraparty struggles created by participation in repeated elections over time.

Martyrs in the Making $80 This book explores the late medieval English cults which evolved around 'political martyrs'. By examining these cults the richness of political culture is revealed, and insights offered into the ways in which belief, worship, social and civic identities, and political language and practice were continuously constructed and re-constructed.

Making Their Place $24.95 Offering a comparative analysis of feminist social movements in the aftermath of the collapse of state socialism, this book offers a unique opportunity to examine how shifting gender relations interact with local identities to create new understandings of gender, the state, and strategies for resistance.

Making It Personal $99 This book addresses the development of increasingly individualised public social services in the EU. It focuses particularly on activation services that have become crucial in the 'modernisation' of welfare states, comparing their introduction in the UK, Germany, Italy, Finland and the Czech Republic.

The Making of Cabaret $25.35 Condensing a wide variety of sources into a handy and engaging chronicle, this book is the most detailed production history to date of the original Broadway version of Cabaret, showing primarily how the show evolved from Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin stories (especially the Sally Bowles novella), into John van Druten’s stage play, a British film adaptation, and then the Broadway musical, conceived and directed by Harold Prince as an early concept musical or meta-musical. The book shows how Prince was able to find his central metaphor that was appropriate to Weimar society and to America in the Sixties as well. It places this cabaret metaphor within a contextual history of European cabaret. Tracing the gradual evolution of Joe Masteroff’s libretto (through three versions), the book analyzes the musical’s main metaphor, structure, music and lyrics (John Kander and Fred Ebb), design (sets by Boris Aronson, lighting by Jean Rosenthal, costumes (by Patricia Zipprodt), choreography (Ron Field), casting, and rehearsals, arguing that though the original version was limited by social and political mores of its day, it set a new standard and path for the American musical, drawing attention to its own theatrical artifice (including camp). The book ends with an examination of the first London version (1968), Bob Fosse’s 1972 film version, Hal Prince’s 1987 Broadway remount, Sam Mendes’s stunning 1998 production, Rufus Norris’s London re-imagining (2006), and Amanda Dehnert’s new investigation for the Stratford Festival of Canada (2006), and speculates on what the future holds for this musical. The book contains nearly 40 illustrations, full cast credits, and a bibliography.

Gucci: The Making of $59.97 An unprecedented publication showcasing Gucci as never before, including thought-provoking essays, commentaries, and authoritative anecdotes along with previously unpublished contemporary and archival photographs. Published in conjunction with the opening of the new Gucci Museum in Florence, Gucci is the ultimate celebration of the world-renowned fashion house. Told through a loose grouping of words, concepts, shapes, and moods, the book tells its story through new conceptual forms and the free links between images, symbols, and objects. Conceived by fashion curator Maria Luisa Frisa and "W "magazine editor in chief Stefano Tonchi, this comprehensive volume showcases the genius of the fashion house through an exclusive lens with inside looks into the inspirations behind the design. This gorgeous book designed by Arnell offers an in-depth look into Gucci’s origins, identity, influence, and innovation, including fabrication methods and appropriation of signature materials, past and present, and its influence among high society and Hollywood. Featuring contributions by Lynn Hirschberg, Judith Clark, Katie Grand, Peter Arnell, Maria Luisa Frisa, and a wide variety of additional important commentators, the book is a heartfelt and personalized tribute to the heritage and influence of this iconic, multifaceted brand.

The Preschooler’s Busy Book $8.99 The Preschooler’s Busy Book contains 365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your preschooler every day of the year! It also shows parents and daycare providers how to: save money by making paints, play dough, clays, glue, paste, and other arts and crafts supplies; prevent boredom during even the longest stretches of inclement weather with ideas for indoor play, kitchen activities, and arts and crafts projects; stimulate a child’s natural curiosity with fun reading, math, and science activities; encourage a child’s physical, mental, and emotional growth with ideas for music, dance, drama, and outdoor play; celebrate holidays and special occasions with projects and activities; and keep children occupied during long trips or cross-town errands. This activity book has it ALL for busy preschoolers and their parents or daycare providers!  It is also written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.

The Ultimate Office Prank Book $9.95 Making life in cubicle land a bit more fun, this book is a clever and amusing list of practical jokes–a list that will challenge even seasoned saboteurs to take risks and reap the awkward rewards. Whether it’s filling the vending machine with a coworker’s desk supplies, attaching fishing wire to phones and keyboards, or putting Jello in the toilets, pranks have been an office staple since the first cubicle was born. Split into chapters labeled Entry-Level, Middle Management, and Executive, jokesters are entertained with 200+ increasingly dangerous pranks. Complete with Tips for Talking Your Way Out of Anything and a list of important phone numbers, including the fire and police departments and the American Bar Association, this book is the perfect humorous gift for a friend, family member, or coworker!

Making Movies $13.99 From one of America’s most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on 40 years of experience on movies ranging from Long Day’s Journey Into Night to The Verdict , Lumet explains the painstaking labor that results in two hours of screen magic. From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Making of Europe $6.66 A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth took place in Europe during the High Middle Ages, which transformed it from a world of small separate communities into a network of powerful kingdoms with distinctive cultures. In this vivid and provocative book Robert Bartlett vividly shows how Europe was itself a product of colonization, as much as it was later a colonizer, and what this did to shape the continent and the world today.

The Making of Addiction $124.95 This book uncovers the original influences that shaped the creation and the various interpretations of addiction as a disease, and of addiction to opiates in particular. It delves into the treatments, regimes, and prejudices that surrounded the condition, a newly emerging pathological entity and a form of 'moral insanity' during the nineteenth century. Letters, diaries and newspapers are drawn upon to detail personal struggles with addiction and the trials of those who cared and despaired.

Making Sweatshops $15.95 The only comprehensive historical analysis of the globalization of the U.S. apparel industry, this book focuses on the reemergence of sweatshops in the United States and the growth of new ones abroad. Ellen Israel Rosen, who has spent more than a decade investigating the problems of America’s domestic apparel workers, now probes the shifts in trade policy and global economics that have spawned momentous changes in the international apparel and textile trade.

Making Friends (& Making Them Count) $16.97 Recipient of a 1987 Campus Life Editor’s Choice Award A 1987 Religious Speech Communication Association Book of the Year Exploring the art of friendship, Em Griffin discusses what attracts one person to another, how self-concept affects relationships, how people form first impressions and what ingredients make for lasting friendships.

Making Masks $5.48 Masks are a great way for kids to explore, play and have fun. The step-by-step instructions in this book in the Kids Can Do It series make the 13 unique masks featured a snap to create and decorate. Whether it’s for a Halloween party, a school play or just for dress-up, a little imagination is all it takes for children to conceal their faces — and reveal someone new in their places Mask designs includea jolly jestera dangerous dinosaura lordly liona grumpy gargoyle

The Making of England $34.55 This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

The Making of America $29.5 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The Making of Poerty $34.9 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The Making of a Town $32.86 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The Making of Manhood $38.5 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The Making of London $24.63 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The Making of a Journalist $22.99 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Making a Newspaper $28.67 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Cider Making $11.54 Cider has been made in pastoral areas of Britain and north-western Europe since ancient times and the techniques of rural cider makers are still in use today. This book explains the methods and traditions of the rustic orchardist and farm cider maker and describes the procedures of the travelling Victorian with his portable cider mill and press. The author also discusses modern, factory-based cider production, influenced by the time-honoured customs of the past, yet adapted to producing large quantities of cider for the mass consumer markets of the twentieth century.

Making Dolls $13.74 This little book, with its many color photographs and simple diagrams, describes how to make seventeen different kinds of dolls — a cuddly doll for toddlers, a large baby doll, finger puppets, gnomes, dolls for a doll’s house, and many others.Included are clear instructions on how to form the head, create various hairstyles, draw facial features, and form the doll’s body.

Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs [With CDROM] $79.7 Harness Powerful SPICE Simulation and Design Tools to Develop Cutting-Edge Switch-Mode Power Supplies " Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs" is a comprehensive resource on using SPICE as a power conversion design companion. This book uniquely bridges analysis and market reality to teach the development and marketing of state-of-the art switching converters. Invaluable to both the graduating student and the experienced design engineer, this guide explains how to derive founding equations of the most popular converters…design safe, reliable converters through numerous practical examples…and utilize SPICE simulations to virtually breadboard a converter on the PC before using the soldering iron. Filled with more than 600 illustrations, "Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs" enables you to: Derive founding equations of popular converters Understand and implement loop control via the book-exclusive small-signal models Design safe, reliable converters through practical examples Use SPICE simulations to virtually breadboard a converter on the PC Access design spreadsheets and simulation templates on the accompanying CD-ROM, with numerous examples running on OrCADE, ICAPSE, CapE, TINAE, and more Inside This Powerful SPICE Simulation and Design Resource – Introduction to Power Conversion – Small-Signal Modeling – Feedback and Control Loops – Basic Blocks and Generic Models – Simulation and Design of Nonisolated Converters – Simulation and Design of Isolated Converters-Front-End Rectification and Power Factor Correction – Simulation and Design of Isolated Converters-The Flyback – Simulation and Design of Isolated Converters-The Forward

The Lost Art of Disciple Making $7.99 The fruit of many years of personal experience and seminars on disciple making, this is an extremely helpful book for Christian leaders and laypersons desiring to have personal discipling ministries.

Making the Time $55.99 A crucial element of eventing is that horse and rider complete the cross-country course within a set time (‘the optimum time’). If the competitor takes longer, significant penalty points are awarded against him or her. Many eventers try to achieve the optimum time by taking unnecessary risks, which, as Stuart Tinney explains, can be avoided if the correct training is carried out. Stuart Tinney, an Olympic gold medallist, completed the Sydney Olympic course easily within the optimum time, not through uncontrollable speed but through accurate and controlled riding. This skill and the associated training and horse management are explained and demonstrated in the book, including:. · Equipment for the horse and rider. · Walking the course. · Riding cross country safely and efficiently. · Training for cross country in the arena. · Horse fitness and management. · Horse types. This book will therefore be of interest to all eventers from introductory to advanced level. Photograph of Stuart Tinney riding Calvin at Berrima by Max Wilson: agenda photography

Making of the Pentateuch $150 Whybray's recent book is a masterful review of all the options set out by critical scholarship since Wellhausen, i.e., over the last century. It is an exhaustive and up to date treatment, concise and highly readable.' E. Dyck, Crux 'Sensitive to standards of ancient historiography and parallels from the Greek sphere, Whybray proposes that the Pentateuch is the work of an ancient historian, possibly designed as a supplement or prologue to the deuteronomistic history. The analysis of the work of others and of the state of [CHECK REVIEW!] extremely valuable; the final suggestion makes it all the more engaging. Essential for all concerned with fundamentals of critical biblical studies.' W. Lee Humphreys, Religious Studies Review.

Making Law $33.28 ..". a distinct, broad, but compelling framework for examining a variety of laws and social policies." — Legal Studies Forum ..". a very rich volume that has something to offer to many different tastes… an excellent companion to the main textbook in a large undergraduate law-and-society course." — Contemporary Sociology No issue has captured the imagination of social scientists and legal scholars more consistently than the creation of laws. The political implications of the study of law and society often create ideological diatribes with little attention to empirical detail. In this book, legal scholars, sociologists, political scientists, and anthropologists join in an attempt to develop and refine a structural theory of law.

Making Theater $19.04 With the passion and wisdom that have made him one of our leading educators, Herbert Kohl has written a wonderful book about how he has done theater with young people and how you can too. He tells how to explore improve, develop significant themes out of improve, use dialogue and monologue as starting points for students to write their own plays, develop full performance, and how to adapt plays and stories for performance. He also includes generous excerpts from plays and stories that are particularly good examples.

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Making the Transition $60 After the breakdown of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, the role of education systems in preparing students for the “real world” changed. Though young people were freed from coercive state institutions, the shift to capitalism made the transition from school to work much more precarious and increased inequality in early career outcomes. This volume provides the first large-scale analysis of the impact social transformation has had on young people in their transition from school to work in Central and Eastern European countries. Written by local experts, the book examines the process for those entering the workforce under socialism, during the turbulent transformation years, in the early 2000s, and today. It considers both the risks and opportunities that have emerged, and reveals how they are distributed across social groups. Only by studying these changes can we better understand the long-term impact of socialism and post-socialist transformation on the problems young people in this part of the world are facing today.

Syntax in the Making $149 Research on the interplay between language structure and language use has shown that grammar is shaped, maintained, and modified by language use. In this view, then, grammar is not seen as existing apart from language use, but rather as a set of recurrent, grammaticized patterns of discourse. This book focuses on syntactic structuring in Finnish from the viewpoint of language use. The author sets out to study syntactic structures in their local contexts in order to discover the more global patterns and constraints on the use of these structures. The coding strategies point to the clause core as the locus of syntactic structuring: this is where syntactic relations emerge most clearly. It is shown that the key to understanding the coding of the core syntactic relations is the category of person. The clause core also shows strong intonational unity as it is most often presented in one intonation unit. Furthermore, analysis of spoken discourse shows the robustness of the category of noun phrase, both as a clausal constituent and as a free syntactic unit, the free NP.

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Making Cents $5.98 How many nickels are in a quarter? Whose face is on the fifty-dollar bill? You’ll find the answers to these questions and many more in this exuberant introduction to denominations, from the penny to the hundred-dollar bill. Catchy prose and illustrations that depict lots of different ways that kids can make money will help young readers appreciate what it takes to earn a buck. Packed with information and insights into American money, this book will show readers how money earned can be transformed into something wonderful. Kid-friendly introduction to U.S. currency. Describes math equivalencies and gives insight into buying power. Teachers’ Guide available at www.tricyclepress.com. Reviews"Promoting the rewards of hard work along with exposing readers to the look and uses of money, plus a bit of arithmetic, this makes salutary reading on more than one level."-Kirkus Reviews

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Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You $22.42 Are you in good shape but struggling with those last ten to twenty pounds that stand between looking perfectly okay and looking knock-their-eyes-out great? Do you have an event on the calendar where you’d love to make jaws drop? Or do you just want to see for yourself what it would be like to have the best body you’ve ever had in your life? Then you need this book. "Making the Cut "is a unique, intense thirty-day program from TV’s toughest fitness guru, Jillian Michaels. It has one purpose: to maximize your diet and fitness potential so you’ll get dramatic results at an accelerated pace. The program trains you in three essential ways–mentally, nutritionally, and physically. "Making the Cut" enables you to: – identify your unique body type and metabolic makeup (are you a fast, slow, or balanced oxidizer?) and customize a diet plan that is perfect for you – learn mental techniques that greatly enhance your self-confidence and sharpen your focus on success – develop your strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance to levels that exceed anything you ever previously attained–or would have thought possible "Making the Cut" takes you further faster than any other fitness program. Ever wonder what secret techniques models and celebrities learn from their high-priced personal trainers when they need to look their absolute best for a shoot or a scene? Jillian shares invaluable info about "peaking"–temporary short cuts you can employ when you have just a few days to get ready for your close-up. And she gets you hip to safe but effective supplements (break out the white willow bark and green tea extract) and tells you how to shed the last drops of excess water weight to put the ultimate finishing touch on the new you. Other plans get you in shape; this one delivers ripped-up perfection. You supply the commitment and determination . . . Jillian Michaels supplies the astonishing results. Visit www.JillianMichaels.com for more.

A Missionary in the Making $15.8 Are you ready to discover how daily a missionary life is? Mabel has succeeded in helping young people and adults understand the daily workings of God in the life of a missionary. Transparent, truthful, funny and touching are some of the words that help describe this book. Mabel is a faithful missionary at our school and lives her life close to our Lord. Her greatest desire is to use this work to stir others to greater service. It is an inspiration Mrs. Glynna Stone, Vice Principal, New Hope Christian Schools Mabel Tyrrell grew up in the Rogue Valley of Oregon, graduated from Southern Oregon College, and taught school for two years before attending Multnomah School of the Bible and Prairie Bible College. She joined SIM (Serving in Mission, formerly Sudan Interior Mission) in 1950 and served as a missionary teacher in Nigeria for 34 years. Medical retirement brought her home in 1985. After the Lord renewed her health, she served for four years as a missionary in her "Samaria"-nursing homes-in Sequim, Washington. For the past 19 years she has been a missionary at New Hope Christian Schools in Grants Pass, Oregon and continues serving there in her "Jerusalem."

Making Chase $12.34 Matt is an expert and the Chase is on. Tate doesn’t stand a chance. Book Four In the Chase Brothers Series. Tate Murphy is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. She grew up a million miles away from the easy life Matt Chase has had. She’s spent her life pulling herself and her siblings up and out of that trailer by the railroad tracks and she hasn’t looked back. Matt Chase is a dream of a guy and she’s certainly not going to turn down a short fling with one of the most handsome men she’s ever seen Matt Chase has watched each one of his brothers find love and he knows he’s ready for that too. It’s all a matter of finding the woman who captures his heart. He’s certainly sampled his fair share of them but none has moved him the way Tate Murphy does when he goes to her shop to thank her for some cookies and a thank you note. But as Matt gets to know Tate and appreciate her strength and unique beauty, he also realizes she’s got some big self esteem issues about her past. To build a future, he’s got to find a way past some big road blocks. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, some violence.

The Making of a Man $29.3 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. HEZEKIAH GRUMBLES. "DEFORE Mr. Thirlmore was through with his break- fast he was told that some one was waiting to see him. It was Maggie who made the announcement. Many years before Maggie had been imported from the Isle of Man as an inseparable member of a flock of sheep which she had herded all her life. Maggie was almost as broad as she was long, her hair cut short into a mop of sunburned tow about her head. Hers was a square face of animal honesty; and she had such a droop of the head, such a forward thrust of the muscular shoulders, such an amble of gait, as to resemble, with the hair hanging about her patient eyes, not a Shetland pony merely, but one which has long tugged at the drawing of a well-loaded van. "Is it a man or a woman who wants to see me?" demanded her master. Maggie’s sleeves were rolled up tight to her shoulders when the knock came at the door; she had time to unroll but one before answering it. " It is a man, sir," she now replied, tugging to draw down her other sleeve over an arm which was purple from the wash-tub. " And not a gentleman? Then I ‘ll see him." slaggie glanced from her mistress to her master. " It is a mon who is a gentlemen," she said in her dogged fashion. "Then I won’t see him. Tell him so. I am too busy." Mr. Thirlmore took another egg; but Maggie lingered, held by the eye of her mistress. " I had hoped people would let me alone," the master of the house growled over his plate like a dog over his bone. " Why should anybody want to see me? I don’t want to see anybody." " It may be one of your old members from the city. You have devoted friends there, Theodore." " Do you think so ? " His wife was venturing upon a topic of which he was evidently tired. " I am sorry, dear, you will look at it in t…

Making Aromatherapy Creams & Lotions Book: C $17.76 Author: Donna Maria Pages: 163 Type: Paperback Putting the wonderful layout, soft complimentary colors and lovely illustrations aside, Making Aromatherapy Creams & Lotions sets the stage by introducing the reader to the world of aromatics (essential oils, CO2s, hydrosols and other natural plant products including fruits and vegetables!) as well as information on which aromatics and natural products are best for each skin type. The chapter on Complementary Materials contains some of the best descriptions that I’ve read for fixed oils (also known as vegetable, vegetal or carrier oils) and other natural products for use in natural skincare products.

Making Software $35.99 Many claims are made about how certain tools, technologies, and practices improve software development. But which claims are verifiable, and which are merely wishful thinking? In this book, leading thinkers such as Steve McConnell, Barry Boehm, and Barbara Kitchenham offer essays that uncover the truth and unmask myths commonly held among the software development community. Their insights may surprise you. Are some programmers really ten times more productive than others? Does writing tests first help you develop better code faster? Can code metrics predict the number of bugs in a piece of software? Do design patterns actually make better software? What effect does personality have on pair programming? What matters more: how far apart people are geographically, or how far apart they are in the org chart? Contributors include: Jorge Aranda Tom Ball Victor R. Basili Andrew Begel Christian Bird Barry Boehm Marcelo Cataldo Steven Clarke Jason Cohen Robert DeLine Madeline Diep Hakan Erdogmus Michael Godfrey Mark Guzdial Jo E. Hannay Ahmed E. Hassan Israel Herraiz Kim Sebastian Herzig Cory Kapser Barbara Kitchenham Andrew Ko Lucas Layman Steve McConnell Tim Menzies Gail Murphy Nachi Nagappan Thomas J. Ostrand Dewayne Perry Marian Petre Lutz Prechelt Rahul Premraj Forrest Shull Beth Simon Diomidis Spinellis Neil Thomas Walter Tichy Burak Turhan Elaine J. Weyuker Michele A. Whitecraft Laurie Williams Wendy M. Williams Andreas Zeller Thomas Zimmermann

The Supplies for the Confederate Army the Supplies for the Confederate Army: How They Were Obtained in Europe and How Paid for (19 $15.67 This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

Making the Team $6.98 The "Alec London Series" is a series written for boys, 8 – 12 years old. Alec London is introduced in Stephanie Perry Moore’s previously released series, The "Morgan Love Series." In this new series, readers get a glimpse of Alec’s life up close and personal. The series provides moral lessons that will aid in character development teaching boys how to effectively deal with the various issues they face at this stage of life. The series will also help boys develop their English and math skills as they read through the stories and complete the entertaining and educational exercises provided at the end of each chapter and in the back of the book. Alec London is a fourth grader whose world is spinning out of control. On the first day of fourth grade, Alec gets picked on by his classmate, Tyrod, because his dad is the schools new assistant principal. Alec, refusing to become the "principal’s pet," attempts to fix things by lashing out at Tyrod. As a result he is sent to the principal’s office where he receives a lecture on anger from his dad. Alec finds himself struggling even more when his mom decides to move to L.A. to pursue an acting job, leaving her family behind. Alec is angry and sad and he feels betrayed by his mom for leaving him for a job. Alec’s grandma moves in with them after his mother leaves to help keep the family going until she comes back. Alec is not happy with his mom’s move or his grandma’s move. In an attempt to help lift Alec’s spirit and encourage him to use his anger for something good, Alec’s dad suggests that he try out for the school football team. When Alec makes the team, beating out his brother Antoine for a starting position, there is trouble. Antoine becomes jealous because Alec is not only doing better than him in school but now in football too. Dad steps in and makes the boys work things out. In the midst of trying to adjust to having his dad at school with him, Alec, out of frustration says he wishes his grandma was not there and then later she has a heart attack, Alec feels guilty. Through football, lessons from his father and the story of Joseph, Alec learns that God allows things to happen in people’s lives to help them grow. He also learns how to trust and depend on God to work things out.

The ACL Movie Book; A Guide to Making Better Movies $28.75 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Making Music for Folk Harp Book/CD Set $14.95 “By Susan Raimond. For Harp (Folk/Celtic). Methods. Basic Series. Acoustic Music. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc”

How to be Brilliant at Making Books $17.99 Making books provides students with motivation and a purpose for writing. The worksheets in this book encourage students to compose, create, publish and respond to print. The technological side of book production involves problem solving and engages children in gathering information, prioritizing, negotiating, decision-making and evaluating. The activities include: selecting an idea for a book; choosing a good title; creating an index; choosing and designing illustrations; producing preliminary

The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making $80.91 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING offers a comprehensive introduction to the field with a strong focus on the social aspects of decision making processes. Winner of the prestigious William James Book Award, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING is an informative and engaging introduction to the field written in a style that is equally accessible to the introductory psychology student, the lay person, or the professional. A unique feature of this volume is the Reader Survey which readers are to complete before beginning the book. The questions in the Reader Survey are drawn from many of the studies discussed throughout the book, allowing readers to compare their answers with the responses given by people in the original studies. This title is part of The McGraw-Hill Series in Social Psychology.

Making Music Method $7.95 (Level 1). By John W. Schaum. Arranged by Wesley Schaum. For Piano. Method/Instruction; Piano – Schaum Method. Schaum Publications Making Music Method. Elementary. Book. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Making Music at the Piano $7.95 (Level 7). By John W. Schaum. For Piano. Method/Instruction; Piano – Schaum Method. Schaum Publications Making Music Method. Advanced. Book. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

The Complete Book of Discipleship: On Being and Making Followers of Christ $15.28 Well organized and readily accessible, The Complete Book of Discipleship pulls together into one convenient, comprehensive volume relevant topics to discipleship such as: – spiritual growth – transformation – spiritual disciplines – discipleship in the local church and beyond – Indexed for easy reference

A Good Book, in Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry $18.04 This brief and engagingly written book provides a unique introduction to the process of social inquiry and the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry, offering a strong foundation in critical thinking that is rooted in the social sciences but maintains relevance across the disciplines.

Environmental Decision-Making $55 This book explores environmental decision-making processes and contexts, and their effect onsustainability outcomes.The authors take a multidisciplinary approach and engage in themes from political science, law, economics, philosophy, natural sciences, geography, engineering and sociology.

Decision-making and Management Applications $199 This e-book is concerned with decision-making and management applications. Articles are written by scholars in Turkey, Belgium, Australia, China and Malaysia, and cover data models, case studies and numerical analysis in logistics information technologies.

Educational Research and Policy-Making $45.95 Looking into the troubled relationship between ‘research’ and ‘policy-making’ in education; with contributions from leading UK educationalists, this book will be invaluable to academics wanting to learn from the experience of senior researchers.

Making Japanese Heritage $130 Examines the making of heritage in contemporary Japan. This book investigates the ways in which particular objects, practices and institutions come to be seen as forms of heritage which are ascribed public recognition and political significance.

Making Money Made Simple $9.99 This is the book that smashed sales records and sold over a million copies around the world. Making Money Made Simple illustrates the essentials of mo………………..

Conflict and Tradeoffs in Decision Making $46.06 What makes some decisions easy and others difficult? Current research in judgment and decision making indicates that conflict plays a decisive role in decision making processes. The essays in this book address questions about the causes of conflict and its effects on decision making and emotions, particularly (but not only) the emotion of regret. Several chapters address the role of attribute tradeoffs, such as that between money and risk, in the measurement of values for policy purposes. The chapters provide overviews of several current research programs and present new data.

Making Out in Burmese $9.87 Perfect for the tourist or business traveler, "Making Out in Burmese" is a simple spoken phrase book featuring a comprehensive pronunciation guide and authentic expressions that can be used in everyday situations.

Trade and Investment Rule-making $36 Regional trade agreements are playing a greater role in shaping trade and investment rules around the world. To date the study of preferential agreements has focused on their impact on tariff preferences, but as tariffs are reduced rule-making becomes more important in trade and investment. This book addresses the role of regional and bilateral agreements in rule-making; provides an analytical framework for assessing the impact of regional and other preferential agreements on rule-making; and illustrates the role of regional agreements in a multi-level process of rule-making. Seven detailed case studies show that regional agreements can make a positive contribution to the evolution of predictable trade and investment rules, but much depends on the kind of rules they promote. To date regional rule-making has gone hand-in-hand with the evolution of multilateral rules, but recent developments give some pause for thought. It is important to understand more fully the interaction between the regional and other levels of rule-making, if the positive aspects are to be furthered and negative aspects contained.

Making Out in Arabic $9.27 "Making Out in Arabic" is a fun, accessible and thorough guide to Arabic as it’s really spoken. This is an excellent phrase book of modern colloquial Arabic for use in everyday, informal interactions–giving access to the sort of wonderful and catchy expressions not covered in traditional language materials. It includes an introduction to Arabic as well as a pronunciation guide, topical notes throughout on key points of language and culture, and chapters based on typical real-life encounters with speakers of Arabic, including: Making acquaintances Discussing likes and dislikes Sharing a meal Going out on the town Developing a romantic relationship or quarreling, through to getting married or splitting up Titles in this unique series of bestselling phrase books include "Making Out in Japanese" and "Making Out in Chinese," "Making Out in Indonesian," "Making Out in Thai," "More Making Out in Japanese," "Making Out in Vietnamese, " and "Making Out in Tagalog."

The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child $14.75 THE VACCINE BOOK offers parents a fair, impartial, fact-based resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Dr. Bob devotes each chapter in the book to a disease/vaccine pair and offers a comprehensive discussion of what the disease is, how common or rare it is, how serious or harmless it is, the ingredients of the vaccine, and any possible side effects from the vaccine. This completely revised edition offers updated information on each vaccine and disease more detail on vaccines’ side effects expanded discussions of combination vaccines a new section on adult vaccines additional options for alternative vaccine schedules a guide to Canadian vaccinations THE VACCINE BOOK provides exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze.

Policy-Making in Education $26.95 This book is based on the notion that an adequate response to globalization challenges requires a holistic approach to several different dimensions – immigration, technology, economy, and environment – as well as effective collaboration and coordination among the central domains of education: curriculum, teaching, and teacher education. Several cases of policy-making are presented in order to elicit common features as guidelines for the holistic policy-making model proposed in this book. First, this central framework views the different dimensions of globalization as requiring connection and integration. Second, the proposed approach asserts that three major aspects of education that are vital for policy in education – curriculum, teaching, and teachereducation – must also be integrated. Finally, the process of policy-making is perceived as requiring close interaction and coordination between diverse stakeholders and representatives of the different aspects of globalization. The book presents a conceptual model for policy-making, as well as details of operational steps in this process.

Decision Making in Nursing $98.99 A comprehensive book that applies decision making models and strategies to a variety of clinical specialties and administration. Through the use of theory and scenarios, the book provides useful information for the student and practicing nurse. Decision making theory has been demonstrated by practicing clinicians in all specialties. (organization, management, administration, OB, organization behavior, nursing administration, leadership, delegation, business, professional executive)

Making Histories in Transport Museums $140 This book is the first in 30 years to take transport museums seriously as vehicles for the making of public histories. Drawing upon many years' experience of visiting and working in transport museums around the world, the authors argue that the sector's historical roots are more complex than is usually thought. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective but firmly rooted in the practice of making public histories, this book brings the study of transport museums firmly into the mainstream of academic and professional debate.

Religion and the Book in Early Modern England: The Making of John Foxe’s ‘Book of Martyrs’ $83.98 John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments – popularly known as the ‘Book of Martyrs’ – is a milestone in the history of the English book. An essential history of the English Reformation and a seminal product of it, no English book before it had been as long or as lavishly illustrated. Examining the research behind the work and also its financing, printing and dissemination, Elizabeth Evenden and Thomas S. Freeman argue that, apart from Foxe’s zeal and industry, the book was only made possible by extensive cooperation between its printer, John Day, and the Elizabethan government. Government patronage, rather than market forces, lay behind the book’s success and ensured the triumph of a Protestant interpretation of the Reformation for centuries to come. Based on little-used manuscript sources, this book offers a unique insight not only into the ‘Book of Martyrs’ and the history of the English book, but into English history itself.

The Consequences of Decision-Making $75 Decision-making is one of the defining characteristics of modern organizations. This book collects together the most important writing on decision-making by Brunsson, one of the leading European organizational theorists. The author provides an introduction to this work, brought together for the first time in this volume. – ;Nils Brunsson is one of the leading European organization theorists who has written and researched decision-making in organizations. He has often questioned the rationality of decision-making, and argued that it is as important to understand other consequences of decision-making apart from choice – such things as mobilizing action, allocating responsibility, and legitimizing organizations. These consequences of decisions can influence decision-making and the assumptions about feasible norms that provide their context. Decisions often run counter to actions and are part of what Brunsson calls organizational hypocrisy. Decisions can substitute for action, or decrease the probability of the action they call for. The norm of rationality is far from obvious: sometimes decision-makers can recommend systematic irrationality. This book collects together a wide-range of Nils Brunsson's most important writing on decision-making, brought together in one volume for the first time, with an introduction from the author. -

The Making and Meaning of Art $142.59 Through interviews with contemporary artists, engaging discussion of the purposes of art and an accessible writing style, this book helps the readers connect the making and meaning of art in a way no other book does. Adams, "The Making and Meaning of Art "teaches that art is not just in museums and demystifies the creative process, so that readers can appreciate the relevance of art in their own lives.

Wine-Making in California $30.94 This book is thoroughly recommended for the professional and amateur winegrower. An expert on the subject writes a complete guide to wine-making in California. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

Stealing Office Supplies $10 Stealing Office Supplies – Rooftop Comedy

Concerning Cake Making $52.96 Originally published in 1932. This little book contains something for everyone desiring to excel in home baking. There are a variety of novelties for experienced folk, but there is also definite instruction in the preliminaries of Cake Making, and recipes of the simple economical variety with which a novice may make a succesful trial trip. It is a great temptation, on seeing an interesting recipe, to plunge into the making without due forethought, and I would urge the inexperienced to note the Success Secrets, and to read the chapter on Modern Cake Making thoroughly before beginning work. All the recipes have been testes (and eaten ) many times and are in constant use in teaching Cookery Students. Contents include: Concerning Cakes – Preparation – Making – Baking – Icing – Varieties of Cakes, Pastries, Pastry Making – Cake, Old and New – Cakes of Some English Counties – Scotch and Irish Cakes – French Cakes – Canadian and American Cakes.

Decision-Making, Personhood and Dementia $34.95 Dementia is a devastating disorder which may dramatically interfere with decision-making abilities. Effort has focused on trying to determine when a person is no longer capable of making particular decisions or is globally incompetent. However, much less focus has been placed on understanding how the capacity to make decisions influences one's view of oneself, one's world and one's treatment by others. This book aims to broaden discussion around this issue by moving beyond a focus on notions of capability and competence to explore the importance of personhood and the underlying complexities of decision-making for those with dementia. Based on papers from the Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia (CRPD) workshop, experts in dementia care, law, ethics and philosophy discuss the interface between dementia, personhood and decision-making. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary and international perspectives, the book forges new understandings of relationships between everyday, informal decision-making and more formal biomedical or legal processes for assessing competence. This collection of papers provides an in-depth understanding of decision-making in relation to dementia for researchers, healthcare practitioners, service providers, legal professionals and anyone with an interest in personhood in dementia care.

Health Technologies and Decision Making $42 Health technology has the tremendous potential to change our understanding of disease, transform the delivery of health-care services, and improve health outcomes. But using such technology comes at a price.  Health Technologies and Decision Making analyses the barriers to, and facilitators of, evidence-based decision making in OECD health-care systems. It examines how countries can successfully manage the opportunities and challenges arising from health-related technology by optimising decision-making processes, recognising the value of innovation, dealing with uncertainty, and producing and co-ordinating health technology assessment. The book also considers the capacity of health systems to respond to the particular challenges of fast-developing health-related biotechnologies.

Making Critical Decisions $40 Roberta Snow and Paul Phillips present a clear and structured way to manage the challenges of limited resources, competing demands, and the need for accountability while remaining true to a nonprofit’s mission.  Making Critical Decisions offers nonprofit leaders a proven model for making hard choices that minimize risks while maintaining progress toward the organization’s goals as well as a practical framework for understanding and implementing the decision-making process. The book includes qualitative and quantitative tools and offers illustrative case examples throughout that clearly show how this method can be applied to different types of nonprofit organizations.

Violin-Making: A Practical Guide $38.29 From Stradivarius to the modern day, violins have been revered as much for the beauty of their design as for their music. "Violin Making" enables anyone, whether a beginner or a skilled woodworker, to follow in the tradition of the Italian masters and, literally, make their own music. The book includes a short history of violin making; an introduction to materials, design, and techniques; chapters on each stage of making a violin, from the rib structure to varnishing and stringing the instrument; tables of measurements, including violins, violas, and cellos from quarter to full size; and 200 clear color photos and diagrams. Juliet Barker trained at the Bavarian School of Violin Making; she is a professional violin maker, restorer, and teacher.

Making Out in Tagalog $10.05 Learn to speak the colloquial language the Filipinos really use with "Making Out in Tagalog." This phrase book is an excellent guide to the modern Tagalog spoken in everyday interactions – giving access to lots of colorful, colloquial expressions not covered in other phrase books. "Making Out in Tagalog" features a pronunciation guide and notes on Filipino language and culture. The phrases are organized according to typical encounters. Each expression is given in Tagalog script so you can show the person you are talking to. "Making Out in Tagalog" will bring you to a new level of fluency and communication in Tagalog

Organizational Decision Making $53.92 Decision making in organizations is often pictured as a coherent and rational process in which alternative interests and perspectives are considered in an orderly manner until the best choice is selected. Yet, as most experienced members of organizations will attest, real decision processes seldom fit such a description. This book brings together researchers who focus on cognitive aspects of decision processes, along with those who study organizational aspects such as conflict, incentives, power and ambiguity. These multiple perspectives are intended to further our understanding of organizational decision making. Contributors often cite specific cases, and all foundations of organizational decision making are covered in considerable detail.

State Making in Asia $43.79 Including contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume examines state making from a uniquely Asian perspective and reveals some of the misunderstandings that arise when states and state making are judged solely on the basis of Western history. The contributors argue that if we are to understand states in Asia then we must first recognize the particular combination of institution and ideologies embedded in Asian state making and their distinctiveness from the Western experience. Presenting new empirical and conceptual material based on original research, the book provides a unique theoretical reflection of the state through a thorough comparison of East Asian nations and, as such, will be a valuable resource to scholars of Asian politics and international relations.

The Camera Phone Book: Secrets to Making Better Pictures $3.98 Marketing experts predict that by 2009, nearly 90% of all cell phones will contain a camera, as manufacturers race to create cheaper, easier-to-use models with more sophisticated cameras, more pixels, flash units and even multiple lenses. Already revolutionizing audiovisual communication, it’s a trend that will only grow more explosively–and who better than National Geographic to create a how-to book aimed directly at the millions who carry a camera phone everywhere and want to make the most of it? Created by two top professionals, this generously illustrated nuts-and-bolts guide is the first of its kind to treat these units as genuine cameras instead of novelties, and the "only" one to include a full-color photo-essay demonstrating the full capabilities of the latest camera phones. In five easy-to-read chapters, the book explains how to choose good equipment; take better pictures; and store, print and send the best images. Readers will find practical tips on preventing or repairing water damage, protecting easily-scratched lenses inside pockets and purses, and retrieving accidentally-erased images. They’ll also learn to access the events, advice, and opportunities of the burgeoning camera phone community, from film festivals to news organizations, moblogs, and more. Featuring the technical savvy of CNet.com’s Aimee Baldridge and the creative skill of National Geographic photographer Robert Clark, a camera phone pioneer, this compact yet comprehensive reference combines up-to-the-minute expertise with superb examples, at an inexpensive price that makes it a perfect gift book–or an ideal impulse buy.

Making Sense of Social Theory $31.99 Making Sense of Social Theory opens by carefully exploring what it means to follow the scientific method in a field like sociology. The book goes on to analyze sociology as a genuine science with a body of explanatory insights. Sociological theory is applied in ways that make its relevance and power apparent so that theory no longer stands divorced from real world research or practice. Making Sense of Social Theory clearly establishes the pertinence of sociology’s great theoretical insights for all social science researchers and practitioners.

The Crazy-Making Husband $14.85 Hilarious and hard-hitting, THE CRAZY-MAKING HUSBAND is a lifeline for every wife who feels her sanity slipping. The Crazy-Making Husband’s Ten Rules, and the ridiculous rationalizations he employs to defend them, are wonderfully offset by reality — and the ramifications to his wife. Illustrated throughout by funny, vivid black-and-white woodcuts, this little book delivers empowering support for frazzled wives.

Lace and Lace Making $17.42 Comprehensive, profusely illustrated book, written with charm and enthusiasm, discusses techniques of making, mending, cleaning, and caring for lace. Over 100 large photos identify Honiton, Flemish Pillow Lace, Irish Needlerun Tambour Lace, Brussels Rose Point, and many other important laces. Also includes complete instructions and drawings for making pillow lace and needlepoint lace.

Making Out in Spanish $10.01 Planning a trip to Mexico, Central America or Spain? Then you need an authentic guide to Spanish as it’s spoken in everyday situations. "Making Out in Spanish" is a fun way to pick up phrases and words to make the most of your vacation, with helpful notes about Spanish-speaking countriesAE native people, language and culture. Whether you need to order a meal, bargain for clothes in a shop or impress an attractive member of the opposite sex, "Making Out in Spanish" is just the book for you.

Blinkybugs!: Make Your Own Electric Insects [With Supplies to Make 3 Blinkybugs and Paperback Book] $18.51 These fuzzy, brightly colored, illuminated pets will teach kids all about electricity and circuitry. Everything kids need to build three bugs is in herecoin-cell batteries, colored pipe cleaners, copper tubes, red, yellow, and green LEDs, pom-poms, and more Step-by-step instructions are presented in a compelling comic book format.

Personal Reminiscences in Book Making (Dodo Press) $9.69 R. M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer. Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. In 1848 he published his first book, Hudson’s Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for the profession of literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated. The Young Fur-Traders (1856), The Coral Island (1857), The World of Ice (1859), Ungava: A Tale of Eskimo Land (1857), The Dog Crusoe (1860), The Lighthouse (1865), Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines (1868), The Pirate City (1874), Erling the Bold (1869), The Settler and the Savage (1877), and other books, to the number of upwards of a hundred, followed in regular succession, his rule being in every case to write as far as possible from personal knowledge of the scenes he described.

Government and Policy-Making Reform in China $130 This book analyzes the implementation of government and policy-making reform in China, focusing in particular on the reform programmes instituted since the early 1990s.

Complex Decision Making $139 The increasingly complex environment of today's world, characterized by technological innovation and global communication, generates myriads of possible and actual interactions while limited physical and intellectual resources severely impinge on decision makers, be it in the public or private domains. At the core of the decision-making process is the need for quality information that allows the decision maker to better assess the impact of decisions in terms of outcomes, nonlinear feedback processes and time delays on the performance of the complex system invoked. This volume is a timely review on the principles underlying complex decision making, the handling of uncertainties in dynamic envrionments and of the various modeling approaches used. The book consists of five parts, each composed of several chapters: I: Complex Decision Making: Concepts, Theories and Empirical Evidence II: Tools and Techniques for Decision Making in Complex Environments and Systems III: System Dynamics and Agent-Based Modeling IV: Methodological Issues V: Future Directions

Making Cash Flow $9.99 A comprehensive book with many illustrations that will help people who are working on home budgets, running a small business, or working in a corporation. In Making Cash Flow, I introduce the reader to the Financial Existence Panel. This Panel helps you identify where you are now and how to move forward in your thinking and your wealth creation. Making Cash Flow has been written with the author's own experiences of managing a business in the grips of a recession. Making cash flow is a fundamental responsibility for nearly all adults. If we don't come to grips with how money works, all sorts of headaches, money breakdowns and money chaos follow, whether in the home or the workplace. Making Cash Flow is written in an easy-to-understand style and allows the reader to take control of their own money situation.

Policy-making In Britain $52.95 This textbook seeks to chart the new context of policy-making in Britain in the 1990s, providing a diversity of perspectives, which take into account the ideological, political and economic contexts in which policy is made. The book also contains a detailed chapter on the European context. It is illustrated with extended case studies on policy areas including health & immigration.

Making Sense Of Education $45.95 Making Sense of Education provides a contemporary introduction to the key issues in educational philosophy and theory. Exploring recent developments as well as important ideas from the twentieth century, this book aims to make philosophy of education relevant to everyday practice for teachers and student teachers, as well as those studying education as an academic subject.

Making School Count $57.5 Making School Count reports on four years of classroom research in which alternative teaching strategies, designed to motivate under-achieving inner-city, African-American middle school students were used and evaluated. The book offers insights into the discrepancy between students’ academic dreams (their high performance aspirations) and the realities of their classroom performance.

The Making of Modern Lithuania $145 This book explores the making of modern Lithuania, arguing that, contrary to contemporary Lithuanian nationalist rhetoric, Lithuanian nationalism was modern and socially constructed in the period from the emergence of the Lithuanian national movement in the late nineteenth century to the birth of an independent state in 1918.

Analytical Models for Decision-Making $47.98 Describes the quantitative and qualitative methods that can help decision-makers to structure and clarify problems and to explore the implications of pursuing different options. This book examines – models and decision-making in health care; methods for clarifying complex decisions; models for service planning and resource allocation; and, more.

Making Hostile Words Harmless $28.5 Infused with wisdom and a strong dose of humor, Making Hostile Words Harmless offers therapists and their clients a unique collection of effective exercises and bully-busting responses guaranteed to diffuse difficult exchanges. Filled with helpful tools, the book uses the martial art of Aikido, or the ‘way of harmony’ to teach the ‘verbal arts’ of confirming, inquiring, understanding, and evoking.

Financial Analysis and Decision Making $54.95 A solid understanding of financial analysis is an essential prerequisite to making key strategic decisions. This book explains how professionals can use the tools and techniques of financial analysis to define problems, gather and organize relevant information, and improve problem-solving skills.