books by DK ADULT     books:       Bonsai (101 Essential Tips)53 reviews Harry Tomlinson DK ADULT, 2003 EASY TO UNDERSTAND AN EASY TO USE REFERENCE BOOK WITH 101 TIPS FOR BONSAI GROWERS - HELPFUL FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF BONSAI GROWING. ALSO READ THIS MORE COMPREHENSIVE BOOK: Bonsai School: The Complete Course in Care, Training & Maintenance             Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks)29 reviews Chris Pellant DK ADULT, 2002 Great Resource My daughter has loved collecting rocks since she could pick them up. This is her first rock book and we are very pleased. It is well layed out and seems very thourough. She is 6 and for her it was perfect.             The Human Body Book (Book & DVD)36 reviews Steve Parker DK ADULT, 2007 Human Body Great book, I wanted to know what connects certain nerves to each horn cell. Since I now have als. Garry             The Merriam-Webster Official Scrabble Players Dictionary Illustrated E dition23 reviews Cathy Meeus DK ADULT, 2008 Prefer this large dictionary for easier reading Having used the small paperback dictionary for Scrabble, I found it frustratingly small print to read and its density too difficult to adequately open each page as it is too tightly bound. The larger dictionary has convienient colored tabs for each new letter in the alphabet. Above all, I relish the Appendix where two-3 and 4-letter words can be found.             Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth9 reviews DK Publishing DK ADULT, 2009 WOW This work is a masterpiece. It tells the whole story of our planet, life here and the causes and effects of changes through time. It is both highly scientific and highly visual. It should be the founding text of any life sciences curriculum. I can't put it down.             The LEGO Book19 reviews Daniel Lipkowitz DK ADULT, 2009 My 9 year old nephew is in love with this book! I just gave it to him for his birthday today and I have achieved my goal which is to buy him the best possible gift and soldify my #1 Auntie Anne status! :) He is glued to this book and enjoying it immensely (to say the least) All kidding aside my only regret is that I gave him the book when I first saw him. I drive 1 1/2 hours to see him and as we went about our activites he lugged that heavy ...             The Human Brain Book7 reviews Rita Carter DK ADULT, 2009 A Very Pleasant Surprise Is it OK to get excited over a book about the brain? :) When I ordered "The Human Brain Book" I assumed it was just an updated version of one of my favorite illustrated "brain books"---Rita Carter's expertly executed survey of the human brain titled "Mapping the Mind." I would have been happy with an updated version of "Mapping the Mind" that reflected recent brain research. When it ...             Gun: A Visual History10 reviews DK Publishing DK ADULT, 2007 Book as gift I purchased this book at Christmas for my husband, which he was pretty impressed with, and he suggested I order for our son-in-law's birthday, which I did. Even though there were a couple of discrepencies in some of the gun descriptions (according to my gun knowledgable hubby), he still gave it a thumbs up!             The Illustrated Quick Cook: Easy Entertaining, After-Work Recipes, Cheap Eats1 review Heather Whinney DK ADULT, 2009 An easy-to-use resource enthusiastically recommended for anyone who wants to enjoy the benefits of home-cooked food Featuring vivid, full-color photography on every page, The Illustrated Quick Cook is a solid guide to cooking at home on a strict time budget. Shortcuts for everyday meals, food for friends, drinks and much more are covered at length. The many ways to speed up meal preparation range from better organization of one's cupboard to "batch and freeze" techniques for making large amounts of food and ...             Boy Scouts of America: A Centennial History2 reviews Chuck Wills DK ADULT, 2009 A coffee-table compilation featuring over 300 full color photographs of people, places, and memorabilia items A coffee-table compilation featuring over 300 full color photographs of people, places, and memorabilia items, Boy Scouts of America: A Centennial History lives up to its title with an in-depth chronology of one of America's oldest institutions designed to prepare young men for leadership. From the Boy Scouts' origin at the turn of the century, to its evolution throughout the decades, to scouting ...             Real Sex for Real Women44 reviews Laura Berman DK ADULT, 2008 Real Sex for Real Women Excellant! A great tool to expand ones knowledge and understanding of oneself and our mate to enhance joy to the fullest.             War: The Definitive Visual Guide DK Publishing DK ADULT, 2009 War has been central to the rise and fall of civilizations since the dawn of time. The history of warfare first emerges from legend in Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, around 3,000 years before the birth of Christ. The first armies that we know about fought in Sumeria, Ancient Egypt, and Syria. From these first battles, fought with spears or axes on horseback or on foot, War traces the campaigns and conflicts that have shaped world ...             The Soccer Book David Goldblatt DK ADULT, 2009 Whether you want to bend it like Beckham or dribble like Ronaldinho, The Soccer Book is the ultimate visual guide to soccer skills, rules, tactics, and coaching, illustrating every aspect of every variant of the sport more clearly, and in more detail, than any other book has done before.             Marvel Chronicle21 reviews Tom DeFalco, Peter Sanderson, ... DK ADULT, 2008 Make Mine Marvel! We tend to think of myths as being in the past, ancient stories of gods and heroes that not only entertain but give us insight into the times. Even today, however, mythologies are created, and rarely better than in the world of comic books, where iconic characters leap off the pages and take on a life of their own. Of these comic book universes, two stand out above the rest: DC and Marvel. ...             Science: The Definitive Visual Guide3 reviews Adam Hart-Davis DK ADULT, 2009 DK books This book is another DK book with exceptional pictures, graphs, etc. It links the written word beautifully with the included pictures. I have 10 DK books on various subjects and they are all fantastic. All purchased on Amazon.com.             Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife69 reviews David Burnie DK ADULT, 2005 Best Bucks I've Spent In A While This book is amazing! Full colors, great pictures in every page, lots of animals I'd have never known otherwise. I mean, apparently Pikachu is real! Well, at least one that doesn't shoot thunderbolts is. Anyway, this book is both entertaining and educational. I'm an artist, I really draw a lot of inspiration from this book. For the price, I think it is totally worth it. I would recommend this ...             Pixarpedia7 reviews DK Publishing DK ADULT, 2009 A Must Have for Pixar Fans This is an awesome book. The layout and design of this book is done extremely well. Packed full of images, movie stills, character art, & poster art this book gives fans of all ages a behind-the-scenes description and analysis of PIXAR films. Featuring movie facts, film plots as well as character bios, this 350 page book is an excellent guide to the world of PIXAR. PIXAR shot films are also ...             History: The Definitive Visual Guide (From The Dawn of Civilization To The Present Day)15 reviews Adam Hart-Davis DK ADULT, 2007 A great reference The book is nicely laid out with lots of color pictures, captions, inserts, graphs, maps, etc. It is in chronological order which makes finding things easy and also allows one to see the time line across the world at any specific era.             Handbook of Knots: EXPANDED EDITION37 reviews Des Pawson DK ADULT, 2004 Great Portable Knotting Book This is an excellent book. It's small 100ish knots and pocket size make it extremely portable. This is in contrast to another great knotting tome such as, Clifford Ashley's "Ashley Book of Knots" which is the definitive work on the subject. Which is large and heavy and very expensive. This book is a great value being in full color and it's jam packed with info for each knot. I particularly like ...             Herbs & Spices: The Cook's Reference35 reviews DK ADULT, 2002 My kind of book! I love this book! It's full of colorful pictures and excellent descriptions of herbs and spices. I wanted to be able to identify herbs by looking at them, and this book will help me achieve that goal. I love it!              search for books after-work, america, centennial, chronicle, civilization, definitive, dictionary, edition, entertaining, essential, expanded, handbook, handbooks, history, illustrated, merriam, merriam-webster, minerals, official, pixarpedia, players, prehistoric, present, recipes, reference, science, scrabble, smithsonian, webster, wildlife 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: Kak ryba bez vody. Memuary naiznanku home  impressum - about us