The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Trademarks

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Trademarks
Author: Robert J. Frohwein
Publisher: Alpha Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2004
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781592572304

Easy-to-follow advice from two top-notch attorneys. Any creator of visual symbols, images, slogans, or other insignia connected to a product needs to know how to protect his or her creation. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Trademarks offers the necessary information to do just that. Using easy-to-understand, concise language, this pocket guide simplifies the fast- paced, high profile, and complicated legal world of trademarks. Written by experts in the field, it explains everything from the origin and theory of trademarks to the different categories, laws, and ways to create trademarks. • Written in clear, layman’s language • Features a complete Internet and government resource guide • Presents helpful examples of government filing documents • Expert attorney authors

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Bartending, 2E

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Bartending, 2E
Author: Alan Axelrod, PhD
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002-10-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1101221852

Are you embarrassed to admit you don't know a Martini from a Manhattan? Do you wish you knew how to impress people with incredible bartending skills? Well, this book teaches you how to make the perfect drink, every time. Expert advice on how to whip up the most requested cocktails, the least requested, and how to keep your bar stocked.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Home Buying Checklists

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Home Buying Checklists
Author: Marcia Layton Turner
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2009-01-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101022116

Smart shopping in a buyer's market. It's a buyer's market out there. But with so many homes for sale, buyers can be overwhelmed by choice. How can they be certain they're making the right decision? The answers are here in this easy-to-use book of checklists focusing on every single aspect of the home buying procedure, from where to start looking to closing costs. *Finding affordable homes *Scoping out neighborhoods *Includes the questions that should be asked of agents, brokers, and sellers *For first-time buyers and experienced ones

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish Phrases

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish Phrases
Author: Gail Stein
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2006-02-07
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 159257453X

You're no idiot, of course. You need to know enough Spanish to get by-or at least get directions to the bathroom when necessary. But your limited vocabulary and questionable grammar aren't getting you anywhere...

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to the Fairtax

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to the Fairtax
Author: Ken Clark, CFP
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101195657

Keeping your job is job one. In recent years, the FairTax has gained a lot of attention, but for the vast majority of Americans, there's a sense that there's still too little unbiased information upon which to make an informed decision. The Pocket Idiot's Guide™ to the FairTax seeks to change that. In this book, readers get answers to all the questions they have about the FairTax, including: • What it is, how it's calculated, and who pays what • Comparisons with other tax systems • Economic and political effects of the FairTax • Common misconceptions • What supporters and opponents have to say • Moral issues associated with the FairTax • Author is a certified financial planner

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to EBay Motors

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to EBay Motors
Author: Lissa McGrath
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781592577583

Online auction site eBay has exploded since its inception, and now its motor vehicle sales arm is exploding as well. If you've bought or sold items on eBay before, you have some idea of the process, but buying or selling a vehicle over an online auction is more involved than selling your mother's teakettle. The buyer needs to know what to look for and what to watch out for above and beyond the ordinary considerations of buying a vehicle. And for the seller, descriptions, photos, and most other details are much more involved than when selling other ordinary items on eBay.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Six Sigma

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Six Sigma
Author: Anthony Weeks
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2005-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440696624

Quality improvement just got better. Six Sigma is a corporate quality improvement system that uses sophisticated data collection and statistical analysis to eliminate defects in any process. Aimed at employees—rather than managers—this guide quickly and easily explains everything employees need to know about Six Sigma, including what it is and what it can accomplish, why companies are implementing it, how employees are impacted, and much more. - Once used almost exclusively by large manufacturing organizations, Six Sigma is now implemented in both product- and service-based mid-sized companies (Quality Digest magazine). - Books on Six Sigma are solid performers in the business category, especially those aimed at employees not directly involved in Six Sigma implementation. - Pocket Idiot’s Guide® format is perfect for those looking for a quick, easy-to-understand overview.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Investing in Mutual Funds

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Investing in Mutual Funds
Author: Lita Epstein MBA
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2007-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440650918

Smart readers will invest in this no-nonsense guide. Investing in today’s markets can be complicated and risky for the average person. With so many avenues—and supposed “financial advisors”—to choose from, it’s nearly impossible to know what to do. Here is everything the aspiring investor needs to get started, including mutual fund fundamentals—their different types, fees, and taxes—as well as how to construct one’s portfolio and choose the best fund manager. —From a seasoned financial writer —Pocket-sized format for quick reference

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Poker Bets & Bluffs

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Poker Bets & Bluffs
Author: David Apostolico
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2007-08-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1440626219

All bets are on! Most how-to-win poker books leave out two of the most important tools of the game: effective betting and bluffing. Now, a poker expert extraordinaire gives readers the quick and dirty inside information so readers can hone these skills. Readers will learn about the art of value betting, weighing value against risk, the power of chips and position, and much more. -Features effective bluffing techniques including how to figure out an opponent's bluff -Well-known expert author

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Not So Useless Facts

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Not So Useless Facts
Author: Dana Sherwood
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2006-12-05
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 144069690X

People love weird facts. And this gift hardcover is bursting with 208 pages of all sorts of amazing, arcane, interesting, and shocking bits of information about everything under the sun—and then some. Put together by an expert team of fact finders and pop culture specialists, this collection includes fascinating facts that could be useful to students, collectors, tourists, and enthusiasts alike. • Nearly 1,000 amazing, not-so-useless facts