books about: design     books:       Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things146 reviews William McDonough, Michael Braungart North Point Press, 2002 PERFECT! This book was in perfect condition when I received it and the really cool thing about it is that its WATERPROOF which means you can read it pretty much anywhere-in the shower, underwater, at the beach or even in a fish tank! The book gives you scary insight on how we are destroying our earth and killing ourselves slowly and simultaneously!!!             Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)75 reviews Garr Reynolds New Riders Press, 2008 Bullseye! Garr Ryenolds has hit the target, right smack in the center, on identifying the misuse of software such as PowerPoint in presentations. Reynolds takes us on an enjoyable, enlightening journey of identifying and avoiding "really bad PowerPoint" presentations, replacing them with really good ones! The author knows how to motivate the reader to strive for excellence in presentations, and provides ...             The Pillars of the Earth (Deluxe Edition) (Oprah's Book Club)1257 reviews Ken Follett NAL Trade, 2007 Absorbing historical read Couldn't put the book down once I started reading it. Loved the characters, loved the building of the Cathedral and I particularly liked how Follet brought the rediscovery of ancient Greek texts such as Euclid into the story. So many things I liked about the book. Sure there was plenty of sex and violence, the story was set in the 12th century after all. Plus I assume we're all adults here so I ...             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time1258 reviews Viking, 2007 Wonderfully written and fascinating true story This story, about a single person who made it possible to build dozens of schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan for both boys and girls, provides a view into the people and culture of these two countries that is just so hard for Americans to get. If there is a better way for Americans to make the case for freedom, tolerance, and equality, peace, i certainly don't know what it could be.             slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations11 reviews Nancy Duarte O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008 AMAZING--not about slides, about mind to mind communication I just destroyed this book with folded pages and ink annotations, so the perfectionists out there may want to order two copies, one for eating and one for sharing. The price is phenomenally reasonable, especially for something that is all color and totally elegant. This is not about powerpoint slides. If anything, it is a very subtle but explicit critique of how retarded they still are (e.g. ...             Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book67 reviews Adobe Creative Team Adobe Press, 2007 Great Book for Photoshop Beginners I previously took a Photoshop class and really did not feel I had a very good understanding of the program. This book takes you step by step through th program. I think I learned more from the book than I did the class!             Building Construction Illustrated66 reviews Francis D. K. Ching Wiley, 2008 Useful for engineers, architects and design managers This is a straight forward practical guide to building construction for engineers, architects, design managers and anyone involved in construction. Especially useful for graduates and those new to the industry.             A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future192 reviews Daniel H. Pink Riverhead Trade, 2006 Life changer Reading this book will change how you view life - both your own and how you view the world around you.             Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1640 reviews Viking, 2007 Couldn't put it down! I was shocked when I logged on to Amazon and saw so many snarky, bitter reviews; I expected this book to have a solid five star rating. I do a lot of reading and it not every day that I find a book so engrossing, so honest, so profound, and so funny that I clear my schedule in order to plow through it. To all those mean-spirited reviewers, my question is: if you hated the book so much, why did ...             You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management678 reviews Mehmet C. Oz, Michael F. Roizen Free Press, 2006 Super great book! I am a registered nurse and this is by far the best book on the topic of waist managementthat i've read so far. Really wonderful ilustrations too. I would recommend it to any serious and diet conscious individual. E.P.             Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Hands-On Training20 reviews Garrick Chow Peachpit Press, 2007 Great book to learn Dreamweaver CS3 This book makes Dreamweaver very clear, and when I have a question, it is always answered in the next sentence. It is so clear and easy to understand. It has a cd in the back with excercises in it for every chapter. Then the illustion in the chapter will show you how it is supposed to look....just like a text book!! Very well written and easy to follow. I have computer experience but not ...             Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Edition29 reviews Grant Wiggins, Jay McTighe Prentice Hall, 2005 Fresh approach to curriculum design I've used this book for three years in my graduate Curriculum Design courses for teachers. My students are practicing teachers who have seen dozens of lesson planning approaches and don't need some new theory just for the fun of it. But Wiggins and McTighe present a fresh perspective that doesn't so much replace as reposition traditional approaches. It boils down to what they call backward ...             Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition435 reviews Steve Krug New Riders Press, 2005 Great book full of truths. If you are looking for a book with the main principles about web usability do not hesitate and buy this book. It might be a little bit outdated but 90% of the book is still totally true. Don't miss it!!             Photography (9th Edition)61 reviews Barbara London, Jim Stone, ... Prentice Hall, 2007 good textbook textbook needed for photography class. Its new and arrived on time. One can also be satisfied with the older edition of the book- especially for a beginner.             Catch-22824 reviews Joseph Heller Simon & Schuster, 1996 Great great book This book is so good, my weak attempt at a review is not going to do it justice. But I'll try. I knew before I was half-way through that this is going to be a favorite and I plan to re-read it immediately. The writing is so fresh, the character studies so sharp, and the satire so relevant in today's increasingly bureaucratic (corporate) society, no wonder it was so hard for me to find a used ...             Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book20 reviews Adobe Creative Team Adobe Press, 2007 Big Help Started using Illustrator about two months ago and got lost from time to time and had to spend hours trying to unravel my mistakes. This book is wonderful, it is easy to use and is a big help to the novice. I would recomend it to anyone that wants to get to know the product. Very happy with this purchase!             Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)48 reviews Ellen Lupton Princeton Architectural Press, 2004 A solid book for type - with a twinge of humor I like this book a great deal. The next time I have a chance to use this in a class (to teach) I will. There are lots of good examples, the language is clear, and it's not too ethereal or esoteric. I think it's a great introduction to typography and laid out very well.             HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition (Visual Quickstart Guide)173 reviews Elizabeth Castro Peachpit Press, 2006 This is a Must have book! If you want to learn HTML, XHTML, & CSS this is the book to get. It is easy to understand. You can use the book to actually do something useful. The book gives information on what to use to make your pages work in different browsers and also recommendations on the best way to accomplish a task. I have been using the book to update my web pages. This is a practical approach combing the elements ...             Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning324 reviews Jonah Goldberg Doubleday, 2008 Finally Someone Has Documented the Link between Wilson's "Progressive" Ideas and Fascism First of all, allow me to say that I have purchased and read this book -- something I believe few, if any, of the negative reviewers have done. This is an important work, tracing the intellectual development of the idea that the all-powerful people's State should always trump the individual and be in firm control of all aspects of the population's culture, education, defense or military ...             Non-Designer's Design Book, The (3rd Edition)212 reviews Robin Williams Peachpit Press, 2008 Great for the non-designer I read some of the other reviews in preparing to write this. I am definitely a non-designer but have found a need to learn some design principles. I thought the book was great for its intended audience and probably for more experienced people as well. I have already applied the design principles in my work, web site development, and I re-did my letterhead based on what I learned here. Is it ...              search for books approach, brainers, catch-22, classroom, construction, creating, critical, designers, dreamweaver, everything, expanded, hands-on, illustrated, illustrator, indonesia, management, mussolini, non-designer, photography, photoshop, presentation, presentations, quickstart, right-brainers, students, terrorism, thinking, training, understanding, usability books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Tagebuch eines Babys - Geburt einer Mutter. home  impressum - about us