The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your Memory

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your Memory
Author: Michael Kurland
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1999
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780028629490

A guide to maximizing memory explores the mechanics of memory, visualization and mnemomic techniques, beneficial nutritional supplements, and lifestyle changes that will boost the brain's supply of oxygen

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading
Author: Abby Marks Beale
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781592577781

Presents strategies and techniques designed to increase reading speed, and improve comprehension and retention of a variety of reading materials.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Biology

The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Biology
Author: Emily Jane Willingham Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1101198036

Biology is the study of life—the structure, function, growth, origin, and evolution of living things. Biology and chemistry work together to create what many people think of as "science." And passing Biology 101 in college is the entryway to further study in the sciences - if you can't do well in it, you aren't moving ahead. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to College Biology follows the curriculum to Biology 101 so closely that it serves as a perfect study guide to it, and it's also great for the AP Biology and SAT Subject Biology exams that high school students are taking in droves. Students can turn to it when their textbooks are unclear or as an additional aid throughout the semester. The guide covers: • Complicated processes such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration • Explanations of complex biology, from DNA to ecosystems • Offers online extras, including a chapter on microbes and an extended glossary Suitable for the new learner or as a refresher for former students, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to College Biology brings biology to the reader in a relaxed, accessible way.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychology

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychology
Author: Jack C. Westman M.D., M.S.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2011-07-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 110151678X

Simplifying a complex subject. Child psychology is required for college level psych and elementary education majors. It is a complex subject that can include developmental psychology, biology, sociological psychology, and various schools of theory and therapies. The only sources of information about this complex subject are long, expensive textbooks. Until now. This, the first trade book to give a detailed, easy to understand explanation of the subject. • Age-by-age discussion of the psychological development of children.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History

The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History
Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher:
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

Discusses American history from prehistory through 2006, including brief biographical sketches of historical figures and events from popular culture.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Reformation & Protestantism

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Reformation & Protestantism
Author: James S. Bell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780028642703

An easy-to-understand history of the Reformation and how it created modern Protestantism, for anyone interested in understanding why the Protestant churches, denominations and beliefs are what they are today.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Back Pain

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Back Pain
Author: Jason Highsmith M.D.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1101478608

Leave back pain behind. For the millions of back pain sufferers, the causes can be numerous, making the search for relief frustrating and complex. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Back Pain and its expert authors explain the many causes of back pain and provide the best methods and techniques for relief and prevention of back pain and maintaining a healthy back. • Do-it-yourself relief • Conventional and alternative options • Chronic pain management • Exercises, yoga, and Pilates to keep the back healthy

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading Body Language

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading Body Language
Author: Susan Constantine
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1615643370

Using both photos and line art, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Reading Body Language reveals and explains the visual tells to be found in faces, eyes, and lips; the positions of hands, arms, and legs; stances; gestures; the uses of everyday objects; and more. Additionally, strategies to elicit body language are detailed as well.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Memoir

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Memoir
Author: Victoria Costello
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1101559179

Helps readers write memoirs, personal essays, and life stories of every length and type.