English | ISBN: 0285641751 | 2013 | EPUB | 304 pages | 17,7 MB

If you want to enhance your brain performance regular mental exercises, including crosswords and Sudoku (even brain training computer games), can help to improve memory, fine motor skills, logic and visual observation. Solving different types of mental exercises helps the brain to improve itself, as well as heightening imagination and creativity skills. Packed with illuminating insights and dozens of witty and, often, perplexing puzzles, How Puzzles Improve Your Brain can create a healthier brain while explaining how the puzzles are changing it. In How Puzzles Improve Your Brain Scott Kim, a puzzle master, has designed puzzles that can target, and improve, specific areas of the brain while Richard Restak, a leading neuroscientist, describes the science behind how they reshape and strengthen the brain.

English | ISBN: 0062113593 | 2012 | EPUB | 592 pages | 155 MB

A comprehensive guide to the most important trends in retail space design and corporate image development—perfect for designers, retailers, clients, and students. With echoes of Alex Sanchez Vidiella’s The Sourcebook of Contemporary Architecture, Barcelona-based visionaries Frances Zamora Mola, author of Affordable Exhibition Design and New Small Spaces, and Julio Fajardo, design editor for Loft Publications and author of Starchitects, present a vital compendium of dynamic design ideas for commercial spaces, suited to help you conceive and create tomorrow’s ideal corporate, sales, office, and storefront environments.

English | ISBN: 0804840423 | 2009 | PDF | 224 pages | 18,5 MB

Tropical Hotels showcases the best boutique hotels and resorts in Bali, Java, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Southeast Asia is renowned the world over for its superb standards of resort architecture, hotel service and interior design. With over 300 ravishingly beautiful, full-color photographs, this book doubles up as a guidebook to fabulous places to stay and a treasure trove of interior design and architecture.

English | ISBN: 1615303219 | 2011 | EPUB | 205 pages | 4,7 MB

Today it is widely known that certain diseases are contagious, whereas others are not, and that a specific malady may be a ruesult of where an individual lives or works, of what a person eats or drinks, or of the genes he or she inherited. This understanding of illness first emerged, along with other advances in human culture in ancient Greece, when perople began to formulate scientific theories about the origins of disease. One of the first to recognize that air, water, and the environment can all be sources of sickness was Greek physician Hippocrates, who lived in the 5th to 4th centuries BCE. The people of the ancient world and the Middle Ages suffered periodically from epidemics of highly contagious illnesses, such as leprosy and smallpox, which afflicted large portions of Earth's population. Today, with the benefit of advanced medical knowledge and systems of public health care, the devastation seems unimaginable. But centuries age, there was little knowlege of how to stop contagion. Some of the first advancements included the establishment of hospitals the development of quarantine (isolation) for infected patients and the improvement of sanitation.

Ruth Tal, Jennifer Houston, "Fresh: New Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes from the Award-winning Fresh Restaurants" 

English | ISBN: 0470677961 | 2011 | EPUB | 224 pages | 19 MB

More nutritious, modern, and utterly delicious recipes from Fresh—the award-winning restaurant chain in Canada

Longtime patrons of Fresh know what to expect: scrumptious meatless meals made from all-natural, wholesome ingredients, full of exotic flavours and energy-boosting nutrients designed to make them feel incredible. In their new cookbook, founder Ruth Tal and co-owner and head chef Jennifer Houston offer Fresh fans even more recipes from their enticing and healthy menu. Loaded with nutritious recipes as well as tips on maintaining a healthy and balanced vegan/vegetarian diet, Fresh balances good eating with great taste on every page.

English | ISBN: 0816672873, 0816672881 | 2011 | PDF | 232 pages | 6,3 MB

From property deeds to shipping containers to wearable shelters to virtual spaces: what does it mean to draw a spatial boundary? To be at home? In a world in which notions of place are constantly changing, Jennifer Johung looks at new constructions of staying in place—in contemporary site-specific art, digital media, portable architecture, and various other imaginable shelters and sites.

English | 164 Pages | HQ PDF | 111 MB

The Ultimate Guide: Great visuals and sound can be enjoyed at home as well as in the cinema. In this MagBook, we will take you through what you need to know to buy the necessary kit and connect it together for the perfect home cinema. We’ will explain how to get the most our of your equipment with our guide to tuning and with more and more home entertainment content being delivered by the internet, we will show you how to get the perfect reliable home network and how you can control everything from your smartphone or tablet. So sit back and get ready to experience home entertainment as you have never seen or heard it before.

2013 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 0124103898 | EPUB | 5 MB

Data stewards in business and IT are the backbone of a successful data governance implementation because they do the work to make a company's data trusted, dependable, and high quality. Data Stewardship explains everything you need to know to successfully implement the stewardship portion of data governance, including how to organize, train, and work with data stewards, get high-quality business definitions and other metadata, and perform the day-to-day tasks using a minimum of the steward's time and effort. David Plotkin has loaded this book with practical advice on stewardship so you can get right to work, have early successes, and measure and communicate those successes, gaining more support for this critical effort.

English | 2013 | 316 Pages | ISBN: 0124055478 | EPUB | 8 MB

How well does your organization manage the risks associated with information quality? Managing information risk is becoming a top priority on the organizational agenda. The increasing sophistication of IT capabilities along with the constantly changing dynamics of global competition are forcing businesses to make use of their information more effectively. Information is becoming a core resource and asset for all organizations; however, it also brings many potential risks to an organization, from strategic, operational, financial, compliance, and environmental to societal.

English | 148 Pages | True PDF | 31MB

This pocket-friendly guide contains everything you need to take the photographs you've always dreamed of! Covering everything from explaining what all the buttons, dials and wheels on modern cameras are for, to teaching you the secrets of good exposure and composition, this book is guaranteed to demystify the daunting world of digital photography. If you've always dreamed of taking stunning digital shots, this is the perfect MagBook to help you achieve this!

English | PDF | 178 pages | 67.8Mb

Complete guide to decorating & design, building & remodeling and gardening.

A fashion-savvy home decorating magazine for the new generation of design professionals and consumers who know exactly what they want, ELLE DECOR covers fashionable and inspirational products that bring couture chic to every room of your home.

English | 132 Pages | True PDF | 16MB

Think you have what it takes to make money from your photography? This MagBook from the team at Digital SLR Photography reveals the best sites and entrepreneurial tactics you need to know to start making your images pay! From selling stock shots online to stunning landscape images in local cafes, you'll be surprised by the number of ways you can start getting cash from your digital prints.

English | 2003 | ISBN: 0534408605 | 1158 pages | True PDF | 120 MB

This best-selling text, GENERAL CHEMISTRY by Whitten/Davis/Peck/Stanley, is best summarized by "classic text, modern presentation." This simple phrase underlies its strong emphasis is on fundamental skills and concepts. As in previous editions, clearly explained problem-solving strategies continue to be the strength of this student-friendly text. This revision builds on the highly praised style and applications to everyday life that have earned this text a reputation as the voice of authority in general chemistry. Whitten always has been viewed as one of the few truly "traditional" general chemistry texts. Examples of this are that the text covers Thermodynamics, normally a topic split into two parts and covered in two different semesters, in one chapter and begins the second half of the course. GENERAL CHEMISTRY, Seventh Edition also follows a standard narrative-example-problem format, has a solid traditional writing style, and promotes problem solving. However, the authors have added some new elements over the years to reflect changes in chemical education. These include adding in conceptual questions in the problem sets, adding features like the Chemistry In Use boxes to show how chemistry is used in daily life, and further promoting problem solving by including hints and checks for students.

2004 | True PDF | ISBN: 0824709446 | 1635 pages | 127 Mb

Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science is the first-ever single-source reference work to inclusively cover classic and modern studies in plant biology in conjunction with research, applications, and innovations in crop science and agriculture. From the fundamentals of plant growth and reproduction to developments in agronomy and agricultural science, the encyclopedia's authoritative content nurtures communication between these academically distinct yet intrinsically related fields-offering a spread of clear, descriptive, and concise entries to optimally serve scientists, agriculturalists, policy makers, students, and the general public.

James Swarbrick | 2006 | True PDF | ISBN: 084939399X, 0849393965 | 4372 pages | 102 Mb

Presenting authoritative and engaging articles on all aspects of drug development, dosage, manufacturing, and regulation, this Third Edition enables the pharmaceutical specialist and novice alike to keep abreast of developments in this rapidly evolving and highly competitive field. A dependable reference tool and constant companion for years to come, the Third Edition will offer completely new entries that cover critical issues in the field such as the impact of genomics, biotechnology, and implants on drug discovery, targeting, delivery, and formulation. In addition, it will address new regulatory issues, such as the changes in advertising regulations, and emerging FDA procedures.

English | 2009 | ISBN: 0756655773 | PDF | 548 pages | 133 MB

Never has fast home cooking with fresh ingredients been more important than it is now. The pressure on the home cook is ever increasing: how can I prepare a balanced meal from scratch when I have only 30 minutes to spare, and 4 hungry mouths to feed? I want to make something from scratch for one, but will it be simple enough? Every minute counts-I've got unexpected guests tonight, what can I whip up quick, that won't disappoint?

English | 1994 | ISBN: 0751300705 | PDF | 72 pages | 42 Mb

Turn the pages of An Introduction to Drawing -- and discover an exciting art couse that teaches you how to work in this expressive, versatile medium. An Introduction to Drawing is a practical guide to a wide rage of drawing techniques. More than 300 photographs guide the beginner through a series of exercises designed to teach all the essentials of drawing. Revealing projects focus on professional drawings, all shown in the making so novices can follow the creative process step-by-step. Unique gallery pages display works of masters -- drawing that will instruct and inspire every student of the medium. Packed with specially commissioned artworks, clear instruction, and easy-to-follow exercises, The DK Art School offers idea courses for "armchair" art students. The DK Art School series is a new way to learn, improve, or master drawing and painting skills. Carefully constructed courses ensure that you gain both the confidence and the know-how to create imaginative, beautiful pictures. With individual volumes on subjects like still life, portraiture, or landscape, in specific media such as oil, watercolor, or acrylic, The DK Art school series offers something for everyone, and builds into a unique collection of practical art books.

English | 2012 | ISBN: 0123869080 | EPUB | 912 pages | 8 MB

Computer and Machine Vision: Theory, Algorithms, Practicalities (previously entitled Machine Vision) clearly and systematically presents the basic methodology of computer and machine vision, covering the essential elements of the theory while emphasizing algorithmic and practical design constraints. This fully revised fourth edition has brought in more of the concepts and applications of computer vision, making it a very comprehensive and up-to-date tutorial text suitable for graduate students, researchers and R&D engineers working in this vibrant subject.

English | EPUB | ASIN: B009OY4GDA | 2013 | 102 pages | 1 MB

This book is chock-full of the information you need to get started dehydrating foods. Learn how to safely dehydrate and store the food you grow, catch and buy. Food drying is made simple using the techniques laid out in this book.

English | EPUB | ISBN-10: 1479107883 | 2012 | 30 pages | 0.5 MB

Perfect beginners guide to growing potatoes. This short booklet explains how to plant and grow organic potatoes for food in the home garden. Recommended for backyard gardeners and container gardeners with small city-sized yards, patios, balconies, decks, and rooftops. Written by the author of the best-selling Fresh Food From Small Spaces gardening book, a former columnist for Urban Farm magazine.

Language: English | EPUB | ASIN: B00BJXY940 | 2013 | 104 pages | 0.6 MB

It is an undeniable pleasure for the modern individual to look at the work accomplished by his or her own hands with a sense of pride and ownership. While humans will no longer generally starve to death if we don't preserve food at home (as we once would have done) we still enjoy the self-reliance that doing so brings.

A Beginners Guide to Home Canning & Food Preserving is for anyone wanting to learn the art of Home Canning. The book cover such topics as:

English | 2010 | ISBN: 143022889X | 536 pages | PDF | 4,5 MB

Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) continues to be one of the leading Java technologies and platforms from Oracle (previously Sun). Beginning Java EE 6 Platform with GlassFish 3, Second Edition is this first tutorial book on the final (RTM) version of the Java EE 6 Platform.

English | 2010 | ISBN: 1430229373 | 264 pages | PDF | 4,8 MB

Many systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple’s Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by sys admins. MCX is usually deployed in conjunction with an OS X server, but it can also be used in Windows environments or where no dedicated server exists at all.