books: the basics ...     books:       The Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook50 reviews Michael C. Volkin Booklocker.com, 2004 Incredible This book has helped me in so many ways. I knew nothing about the military before I left for boot camp. Now, I feel I am completely ready. The book has an easy to understand fitness routine and told me what to expect mentally from a drill sergeant, even the other recruits. This book even contains a packing list so I know exactly what to pack for boot camp. Before I was scared to leave for ...             The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition205 reviews Cook's Illustrated Magazine America?s Test Kitchen, 2004 Perfect Creations Everytime......Almost Foolproof!! First I will start by saying that I have never followed Cooks Illustrated or understood the belabored recipe-testing involved for this book. I have passed it up many times because the recipes looked too basic, and not gourmet or innovative. Boy, was I wrong! I was lucky to find a copy of this little gem at a discount store at third off the cover price, and it was worth every cent! The detailed ...             Sew Everything Workshop47 reviews Diana Rupp Workman Publishing Company, 2007 Must Buy for 1st Time Sewers I purchased this book a few months back as I knew I wanted to learn how to sew but I had never even touched a machine. Since reading the book I've also begun taking a sewing class at my local vis arts center. If it wasn't for this book, I'd be completely lost! I've just bought my first sewing machine too. I shopped around for a long time and knew exactly what questions to ask and what I wanted to ...             City of Thieves (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)54 reviews David Benioff Thorndike Press, 2008 I loved this book! I fell in love with all of the characters and lived through their trials right along with them. I felt their cold, hunger, fear and despair but also their love for life and optimism. This is a book I could imagine reading again even though my pile of unread books is daunting. This one is a keeper.             The Encyclopedia of Country Living120 reviews Carla Emery Sasquatch Books, 2008 A must have I read the negative reviews for this book before I purchased it. Nevertheless, I still ordered it. While the book is kinda like a phonebook type of product, the information in it is priceless. It covers so many topics. I strongly recommend it.             Your Basic Nightmare (Sweet Valley High Senior Year, 6)56 reviews Francine Pascal Sweet Valley, 1999 Good but just a comment... This is one of the best books of the series. I love the Conner-Liz thing. However... I just wanted to point out, I think in this book something like Maria and Liz go into the Riot and laugh as Tia pull them into the crowd. It's something like "Liz laughed then coughed at the second hand smoke." Smoking's been outlawed in California bars for a while. Just a comment.             Betty Crocker's Cooky Book104 reviews Betty Crocker Editors, Eric Mulvany Betty Crocker, 2002 BC Cookie Review Betty Crocker's Cooky Book is one of my favorite books. I purchased my original copy in 1967 and have used it for YEARS. All the receipes bring back memories of Christmas holiday baking with all the "children" who were a part of our lives for 40 years. Thank you for letting me find another copy of this book.             Back to Basics for the Republican Party59 reviews Michael Zak Michael Zak, 2000 A must read for all conservatives As the chairman of the fastest growing and most active Young Republican group in my tri-state area I need books like this to more quicky educate conservatives. Whether candidate, supporter, or voter it is pertinent to understand the core values of Republicanism as well as our rich history. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is a terrific book about our values and history. It is in a ...             The MouseDriver Chronicles101 reviews John Lusk, Kyle Harrison Basic Books, 2002 Greg Fisher The Mousedriver Chronicles is the story of 2 Wharton MBA's who take a business plan developed on their entrepreneurship course at Wharton and decide to make a go of it. In 1999 they turn away high paying jobs at investment banks and over funded dot.com startups to go it alone. Their idea: to make and sell a computer mouse that looks like the head of a golf driver. They fund the venture ...             Back to Basics68 reviews Robert Dolezal Readers Digest, 1981 The Skills Your Grandparents Had, But You Probably Don't Until I checked this book out of the library, I had rarely given a thought to getting "back to basics," that is learning how to be more self-sufficient. After I read the book, I soon bought it, because it opened my eyes to the many ways that I am almost entirely dependent upon others for my basic needs. "Back to Basics" is a helpful guide for those who want to get away from it all and live ...             Negative, The (Basic Photo S)35 reviews Ansel Adams Morgan & Morgan, NY An excellent technical reference Concisely written in Adams' own scholarly style, "The Negative" is a valuable resource for photographers learning the foundation of technically correct (as opposed to generally good) base exposure in a variety of scenes, both pedestrian and those that are more conflicting. One must, however, consider that more than 4 decades have passed since the techniques were founded and the technology ...             Wire Wrapping: The Basics and Beyond28 reviews CreateSpace, 2007 Wire wrapping review This is a great book. Very specific. Good details and items. Interesting. He gives good instructions and encourages you to expand out with your wrapping.             To be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life30 reviews Hayim H. Donin Basic Books, 1991 As Modern as Ever This book is as relevant today as it was when first written. A very good read.             Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living38 reviews Annie Berthold-Bond Rodale Press, 2005 Terrific better Basics This book is filled with natural and non-toxic cleaning products, personal care products and more. I have made a number of cleaning potions from Better Basics and am loving the way my house smells when I clean it! Meaning...instead of the old days using harsh chemicals, my home smells like almost nothing--just clean! I was going to post a review for Annie Bond's Home Enlightenment: Practical, ...             Basic Writings of Nietzsche34 reviews Friedrich Nietzsche Modern Library, 1977 Kaufmann Translations with all Footnotes The Birth of Tragedy-75 Aphorism-Beyond Good and Evil-The Genealogy of Morals (3 Essays)-The Case of Wagner-Interpretations/commentaries A great collection, though a strange chronological leap from BOT to BGE. Right for the price and a great review of the later published books of FN. All of Kaufmann's footnotes are maintained. You'll at least want to have had read The Gay Science before coming ...             Sew Fast Sew Easy : All You Need to Know When You Start to Sew39 reviews Elissa K. Meyrich, 2002 I learned to sew with this book I learned to sew with this book and have had great sucess. I just bought the new book "Sew On" to progress my sewing and the patterns and projects are amazing! I have learned even more techniques with the new book and I still use my Sew Fast Sew Easy book for reference. I'm really happy with these books from Amazon.             Dead in Their Tracks: Crossing America's Desert Borderlands36 reviews John Annerino Basic Books, 1999 Walk the Line in this New World -"Photojournalist John Annerino plunges into a world few Americans ever consider, much less confront: a pitiless trek through the southwestern Arizona Desert that can deliver a man to steady work - or to a whimpering death," Laura Brooks, The Arizona Daily Star. -"Anyone interested in this slaughter should run, not walk, to John Annerino's Dead in Their Tracks," Charles Bowden, author of Down ...             A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar28 reviews Seiichi Makino, Michio Tsutsui Japan Publications Trading Co, 1991 Comprehensive and Comprehensible There is a bit of a myth about Japanese grammar--that it is too complicated, too alien for the non-native speaker to ever really master. This is a myth that many Japanese perpetuate themselves, seen in unflattering characterizations of non-native speakers, or in the (unhelpful) praise lavished upon anyone who can speak Japanese to any degree, no matter how ungrammatical it may be. This is a ...             Basic Clinical Massage Therapy Real Bodywork DVD (Solo)36 reviews James H Clay, David M Pounds Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 WOW! What a book for us in Massage Therapy! I ordered two weeks before classes started and I received my book the following week! This book is great, the graphics are more than helpful... they are insightful! Recommend highly! Thank you for your prompt delivery and great quality!             Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Version 2003 (Pro Developer)28 reviews Francesco Balena Microsoft Press, 2004 Wonderful learning tool and reference This was the first .NET book I purchased, and in many ways if I hadn't bought any others it would have been sufficient. It has thorough coverage of the .NET environment, with lucid code examples in VB.NET. I found the chapters on ADO.NET and the framework internals to be most useful to my job as an ASP.NET developer, but the coverage is deep enough that a person with very little programming ...              search for books bodywork, borderlands, chronicles, clinical, contemporary, crossing, developer, dictionary, encyclopedia, everything, guidebook, japanese, microsoft, mousedriver, negative, nietzsche, nightmare, observance, programming, republican, solutions, therapy, thieves, thorndike, training, ultimate, version, workshop, wrapping, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: The Bucket List leave a comment home  impressum - about us