The New York Times bestseller that explains how groundbreaking scientific discoveries can help each of us achieve our personal best
Every week, Gretchen Reynolds single-handedly influences how millions of Americans work out. In her popular New York Times column, she debunks myths, spurs conversation, and stirs controversy by questioning widely held beliefs about exercise.
“Basic Safe Travel and Boreal Survival Handbook” was compiled for outdoor educators and the Junior Forest Warden movement mostly from articles originally published in “Wilderness Arts and Recreation Magazine” that had become out of print but much sought after. Some of the articles were the basis for Kochanski’s “Bushcraft”. A small fraction of the book will seem familiar but the rest makes an excellent complement to “Bushcraft” which devotes a minimum of references to actual survival while “Basic Safe Travel and Boreal Survival Handbook” is mostly survival.
This comprehensive exploration of the project management processpresents the tools, steps, and processes of project management anduncovers the critical thinking — the why — vital to projectmanagement excellence. Incorporating Kepner-Tregoe?s renowned andeffective problem-solving and decision-making processes, the bookguides you through the core activities of projectmanagement?planning, solving problems, making decisions, andassessing risk. It positions projects within an organization?s”performance environment,” an understanding of which is essentialfor effective team performance and alignment. Offering acombination of overarching insights into organizational dynamics,as well as specific processes and practices for effectivemanagement, this is a resource no project leader — and no projectteam member — should be without.
Do you love to sew your own clothes but find it difficult to make commercial patterns fit? Has your favorite blouse seen better days but is no longer available in stores? Have you gained or lost weight so that your most flattering skirt doesn’t fit quite right, or would you like to update it by remaking it in a new fabric or adding new details? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’ll find the solution right in your own close by creating customized sewing patterns using garments you already own and love to wear.
Explore Africa’s Spices, Tastes and Time-Honored Traditions
In Flavors of Africa, Evi Aki shares the traditional Nigerian dishes she grew up enjoying, as well as typical eats from all across the continent. She introduces customary recipes from each of Africa’s different regions, including meals from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Angola and more, all of which she collected with the help of relatives and family friends.
Preparing high-quality, home-cooked meals in record time has never been easier—or more delicious!
You can enjoy that special homemade taste without spending hours in the kitchen. The new generation of convenience foods—like precut produce and premarinated meats—make it possible to enjoy outstanding home-cooked meals, fast! You simply need to know what ingredients to buy, what cooking techniques to use, and when you can safely slash preparation and cooking time without sacrificing taste.
Provides step-by-step instructions, lists of materials, and troubleshooting tips for ten projects including, a ropework bookcase, built-in bookcase, rolltop desk, portable desk, and computer secretary
Celebrities, models, and nutritionists to the stars are all about the “green” drink—here’s how to enjoy them at home. One juice or smoothie a day—made from green vegetables such as kale, cucumber, celery, and spinach—works wonders for organ health, immune system strength, and weight loss. Now the founder of heathygreendrink.com offers a persuasive argument for adding a green drink to your day, as well as recipes for dozens of different variations.
This is an invaluable study guide for learning basic Chinese characters. 250 Essential Chinese Characters Volume 1 is a second edition, completely revised and with 50 percent new material. Featuring a new design; tips for mastery throughout; exercises in AP-exam format; progressive review sections; and several indices, this volume is a crucial learning tool for anyone interested in Chinese.
The author of the beloved classic Italian Family Cooking teams up with his daughter for a book that is part recipe treasury, part family memoir–and totally irresistible!
James Beard Award winner Ed Giobbi’s passion for fresh, seasonal fare, lovingly prepared, was nourished in a family to whom food was a sacred pleasure. Craig Claiborne, the late New York Times food critic, said, “Some of the most memorable meals of my life have been taken in Ed’s kitchen.”
In his landmark best seller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant, in the blink of an eye, that actually aren’t as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work, in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?
