The Complete Idiot's Guide to U.S. History, Graphic Illustrated

The Complete Idiot's Guide to U.S. History, Graphic Illustrated
Author: Kenneth Hite
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2009-07-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 110106028X

History comes alive! Presented in a high-impact, graphic novel format, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to U.S. History, Graphic Illustrated is a visually exciting and easy–to–understand alternative to boring textbooks. Innovative design and lively illustrations transport readers back in time to witness these events and more: • The changing lives of the Native Americans • The abolishment of slavery • The achievement of suffrage • The scandals, wars, and assassinations of the twentieth century • America's famous and infamous historical figures

The Notebooks for The Idiot

The Notebooks for The Idiot
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2017-03-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0486814149

This unique document of the Russian author's creative process is illustrated by facsimiles of original pages from his notebooks, which reveal at least eight plans for the story, each with numerous variations.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Functional Training Illustrated

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Functional Training Illustrated
Author: Frances Sharpe
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1101151994

Lengthen spine, tuck pelvis under, bend knees . . . and shovel that driveway! The goal of functional training is getting the various muscle groups to work together for real-life activities, such as snow shoveling. The guide includes: • A functional fitness self-assessment • More than 120 exercises for different levels, using either props or one's own body weight • More than 300 photographs demonstrating proper movements • Warm-up and cool-down exercises • Sample workout plans for personalized results. • An appealing, practical approach to exercise, with more than 120 highly–illustrated exercises.

The Idiot: New Translation

The Idiot: New Translation
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher: Alma Classics
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781847493439

Saintly Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from a Swiss sanitorium and finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with wealth, power and sexual conquest. He soon becomes entangled in a love triangle with a notorius kept woman, Nastasya, and a beautiful young girl, Aglaya.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Recording Illustrated

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Recording Illustrated
Author: Clayton Walnum
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781592571222

In this book you get: a practical explanation of how a multitrack recorder is used to separate vocals and instrumentation ; techniques for fixing a less than stellar performance without completely re-recording the track ; handy forms and documents used to maintain a log of the recording process ; and inspiring ideas for incorporating drum machines, loops, and such effects as reverb and echo to enhance your recording.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga, 2e

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga, 2e
Author: Eve Adamson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2000-11-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1101222026

This book is for anyone interested in health, fitness, or the healing arts. It teaches you the basics of stretching, breathing, and meditation, with exercises designed to help you relax, become more flexible, more productive, and more self-satisfied.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stretching Illustrated

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stretching Illustrated
Author: Barbara Templeton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Stretching exercises
ISBN: 9781592576210

Stretching has long been regarding as the safest way to keep your whole body - muscles and mind - healthy and working in balance. Athletes employ stretching as a way to warm up, cool down, and generally prevent injuries. Workout experts and gym enthusiasts recommend stretching for non-impact toning and strengthening routines. Stretching can be done anywhere, anytime, and can serve as both a stress reliever and therapy for dozens of physical conditions from strains to sports injuries. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stretching Illustratedis designed to teach lay and professional readers alike the fundamental techniques of healthy stretching with hundreds of clear, step-by-step line drawings and instructions showing each step. Once the reader understands the basics and the various routines for each part of the body, expert instructor Barbara Templeton presents specific regimens for healing a wide variety of common complaints, from back pain to TMJ, from fatigue to sports injuries.

The House of the Dead and the Gambler

The House of the Dead and the Gambler
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-05-05
Genre: Exiles
ISBN: 9781840226294

Alexey Ivanovitch is a young tutor in the household of a general. He is both observer and actor in the tempest which surrounds his impoverished employer. Everyone is waiting for the death of Granny, the general's rich aunt, but so far from dying, she turns up alive and well, and makes her way to the casino...

Decorating Basics

Decorating Basics
Author: Mary Ann Young
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2004
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781592571758

Innovate while you renovate! It's Decorating 101! Here is a comprehensive guide to decorating styles and terms, design basics, inventive solutions, tips on working with a professional, and more-presented in the illustrated format that home improvement readers love. From a room at a time to a whole house, start-from-scratch to dazzling makeovers, this book offers everything aspiring decorators need to know. Photos and line drawings throughout plus a lush 32-page color insert A back-of-the-book decorating kit offers templates, graph paper, and a sketchbook so readers can get started on their projects right away Particularly timely as Trading Spaces hits the NYT bestseller list!

Complete Idiot's Guide to Framing Basics

Complete Idiot's Guide to Framing Basics
Author: Norman Skanon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Architecture, Domestic
ISBN: 9781592576685

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Framing Basics Illustrateddoes what Idiot's Guides do best- it makes what many perceive to be a complicated topic very approachable and easy to understand. Whether readers want to do some framing in their unfinished basements, add a closet to an existing room, or participate in the open air framing of their new homes, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Framing Basics Illustratedprovides them with a simple, step-by-step roadmap for the task at hand.