The Pocket Guide to Action

The Pocket Guide to Action
Author: Kyle Eschenroader
Publisher:
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2017-01-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9780989190374

Action is the surest path not only to reaching goals, but to finding the kind of meaning and purpose we desire. It is a kind of back door to the promises of so many philosophies and religions. When we are action-oriented, we forget to notice the missing pieces of our modern world: anomie fades away, change doesn't seem so wildly fast, the news becomes white noise.This book provides insights on how to take action more.

National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America
Author: Laura Erickson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2013
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1426210442

Presents information about 160 North American bird species, including facts about physical features, voice, habitat, food, and a map indicating the regions in which each species can be found.

The Pocket Guide to Magic

The Pocket Guide to Magic
Author: Bart King
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1423612728

Abracadabra ! Hocus-pocus! Allakazam! Happis crappis! Say it together now-magic! Take a peek inside the magician's secret wardrobe to discover the tricks of the trade, the tales of derring-do, and the people who made the magic happen. Demystifying the mystical is the popular, raucous, ready-to-trick-his-own-mother Bart King! But what, you may ask, can Bart do? He can show the ways of the most secretive magicians in the world.

Pocket Guide to the Operating Room

Pocket Guide to the Operating Room
Author: Maxine A Goldman
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 1281
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803668406

This pocket guide presents more than 500 surgical procedures! State-of-the-art revisions familiarize the reader with new standards of excellence for care of the surgical patient in the perioperative environment. For each procedure, you’ll find a definition, discussion, description of the surgery, preparation of the patient, skin preparation, draping technique, instrumentation, supplies, and special notes pertinent to that surgery.

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking
Author: Dan O'Hair
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2015-11-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1319019714

This best-selling brief introduction to public speaking offers practical coverage of every topic typically covered in a full-sized text, from invention, research and organization, practice and delivery, to the different speech types. Its concise, inexpensive format makes it perfect not only for the public speaking course, but also for any setting across the curriculum, on the job, or in the community. This newly redesigned full-color edition offers even stronger coverage of the fundamentals of speechmaking, while also addressing the changing realities of public speaking in a digital world. It features fully updated chapters on online presentations and using presentation software, and a streamlined chapter on research in print and online.

Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse

Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse
Author: Jason Boyett
Publisher: Relevant Media Group
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2005-03
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780976035718

In this humorous look at today's culture's ongoing love affair with the "End Times," the author provides a handful of anecdotes, acknowledgments of the phenomenon in pop culture and insights that precede each chapter.

My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain
Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2001-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593115007

"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book

The HTML Pocket Guide

The HTML Pocket Guide
Author: Bruce Hyslop
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2010-05-27
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0321703510

This handy low-priced book is packed with HTML/XHTML definitions and tips, including those for HTML5 elements in depth. Snappy writing and illustrative code samples walk readers through HTML uses and element definitions. Handy pocket size provides a convenient reference for HTML coders. A true companion to standards-compliant design. The HTML Pocket Guide is for both beginning users, who want an introduction to HTML, and more advanced users, who are looking for a convenient reference. While HTML5 is still under development, browser manufacturers are already supporting many of its features in Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and the upcoming Internet Explorer 9. So, now is the time to start learning about it. The HTML Pocket Guide is a valuable companion to creating standards-compliant markup that will help Web designers and developers quickly define content and meaning. Accessible, convenient, and inexpensive, this pocket guide is exactly what web designers and developers need.