LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded


Hannah Dolan - 2011
    With more than 400 captivating images and tons of fascinating facts, the LEGO® Star Wars® Character Encyclopedia is sure to keep both LEGO lovers and Star Wars fans reading for hours!

The Winning Resume: Get Hired Today With These Groundbreaking Resume Secrets


Steve Williams - 2015
    Imagine this scenario, you have a potential employer at a company and he's flipping through the applicants and comes across your resume. As he picks it up suddenly the one behind yours catches his eye because the applicant put that extra effort into making it look great. So he sets yours down and forgets about it forever.. The other applicant gets the job. This can easily happen even when you are more qualified than another person, if they stand out more than you then you might never get the call. So it's very important to spend time perfecting your resume. Many people realize this, but don't have any idea what to do to give theirs the extra edge. The truth of the matter is if you are having trouble creating a resume that will land you an interview it is because you are lacking effective techniques and strategies on exactly what to do. This book has step by step advice that will shoot your resume to the top of the list. A Preview of What You Will Learn ✔ How To Make Your Resume STAND OUT ✔ Visual Examples of Both Good and Bad Resumes and Cover Letters ✔ Ways To Express And Leverage Your Value ✔ Key Mistakes To Avoid ✔ The Top 5 Resume Building Tips ✔ Much, much more! Here Are Some Tips Straight From the Book - You have to keep your resume up to date, but it does not need to include everything there is to know about you. When you are sitting down and deciding what you are going to put in your resume you need to first understand that it is best if you only have one page if possible. - Ask yourself, if I were looking to hire someone would I consider someone with my resume. You need to understand that it is not the reader's intention to include your resume in the small pile of potential hires but to exclude it. For this reason you need to make sure that you are only including relevant information and that you do not look as if you are trying to build yourself up. - It all boils down to is knowing what the reader will be looking for. If you can successfully convey the exact message the employer wants to see, you will get the call.

Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance


W. Kirk MacNulty - 2006
    Written by an active Freemason, this book comprehensively explains Freemasonry through its fascinating visual culture, rich in mysterious and arcane symbols of life, death, and morality that have evolved over centuries of secrecy and that have profound philosophical meaning.Ceremonial regalia, paintings, manuscripts, tracing boards, ritual swords, furniture, prints, ephemera, and architecture: the book is copiously illustrated with many specially researched items from Freemasonry archives. This unrivaled compendium will appeal both to Freemasons wishing to learn the full story of their order and to a general audience that is intensely curious about this traditionally secretive and closed movement.The coverage includesThe historical and philosophical background of the order, including the Knights Templar, the medieval stonemasons' guilds, and esoteric traditions such as Kabbalah and HermeticismIts history from the earliest Masons to the present day, including famous members and scandalsIts geographical spread from Japan to California, Sweden to South Africa

Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices and Applications (Floyd Electronics Fundamentals Series)


Thomas L. Floyd - 1983
    Written in a clear and accessible narrative, the 7th Edition focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, and devotes six chapters to examining electronic devices. With an eye-catching visual program and practical exercises, this book provides readers with the problem-solving experience they need in a style that makes complex material thoroughly understandable. For professionals with a career in electronics, engineering, technical sales, field service, industrial manufacturing, service shop repair, and/or technical writing.

My Book about Me by Me Myself


Dr. Seuss - 1969
    Seuss in this DIY dream activity book that's all about YOU! A perfect gift to celebrate a new school year, birthdays, milestones and all the amazing things YOU accomplish! How tall are YOU? How many teeth do YOU have? Where do YOU live? What do YOU like to eat?Kids will answer these questions and more, celebrating their unique selves while creating their very own biographies in this classic activity book from Dr. Seuss, illustrated by Roy Mckie. With fill-in-the-blanks, lists, check boxes, and drawing prompts, this book allows readers to write and draw right on the fun-filled pages! From the number of freckles you have, to the kind of house you live in, to the silly animal sounds you can make, Dr. Seuss guides kids through an interactive reading experience with a creative spark. The perfect gift for special birthdays or for year-round fun, this book will hold special memories long after it's filled in.

I Can Make You Happy


Paul McKenna - 2011
    Paul McKenna has spent the last 25 years studying and developing ways to make people happier and has created a system that has an immediate, extraordinary and measurable effect upon people's happiness levels. Recent scientific research shows that happiness levels are not fixed. To increase your happiness levels takes a small amount of regular effort over a few days, following simple instructions and using some powerful psychological techniques. The human mind is like a computer. It has its own software, which organises your thinking and behaviour. Almost all human problems are caused by negative programmes running in the unconscious mind. The hypnosis audio download will help you remove negative thinking and installs positive programmes which seek out and magnify the factors which create your happiness.You don't need faith in this system. Happiness is not a matter of luck or belief, it is created by particular ways of thinking and acting. Use this book, take control of your life and increase your happiness today!

Human Body Theater


Maris Wicks - 2015
    Maris Wicks is a biology nerd, and by the time you've read this book, you will be too! Harnessing her passion for science (and her background as a science educator for elementary and middle-school students), she has created a comics-format introduction to the human body that will make an expert of any reader -- young or old!

Barron's IELTS with Audio CDs: International English Language Testing System


Lin Lougheed - 2006
    IELTS test scores are used as a measure of English language proficiency by educational institutions, government departments and agencies, and professional organizations. This revised and updated test preparation manual for ESL students covers all parts of the IELTS and all of its question types: multiple-choice, short answer, sentence completion, flowchart completion, graphs, tables, making notes, summarizing, labeling diagrams and maps, classification, matching, and selecting from a list. The manual also offers four practice tests that reflect the most recent actual tests. The book’s tests come with audio for all four tests, answers, and listening and reading modules with answer keys.

Oh My Gods!: A Look-It-Up Guide to the Gods of Mythology


Megan E. Bryant - 2009
    You think you know Greek mythology? Mount Olympus was one rough zip code! Here is the gods'-honest truth about these lying lovers, beast-bearing dads, brawling bros, and evil shape-shifters, who ate their young with relish--and their siblings for dessert. WHAT'S INSIDE OH MY GODS? Olympians take on the Titans to rule the world!A dad swallows his kids to keep the peace!The original party animal rocks it like it's 1999 BCE!Hades welcomes you to the Underworld, where guests stay for eternity.

A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children


Caroline Kennedy - 2005
    With thoughtful personal introductions written by Caroline herself, and beautiful new original artwork by award-winning artist, Jon J Muth, this collection is sure to become a family favorite for years to come.

The World Treasury of Children's Literature: Books I & II


Clifton Fadiman - 1984
    Book I has Mother Goose rhymes, as well as rhymes from Hungary, Denmark and China; ancient Norse and Greek myths; Aesop's fables; English fairy tales, including The Story of the Three Bears and Whittington and His Cat; and verse by Robert Louis Stevenson, Hilarie Belloc, and Dennis Lee. And there are wonderful stories by:-Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon)-Jean de Brunhoff (The Story of Babar the Little Elephant)-Marie Hall Ets (Play with Me)-Robert McCloskey (Make Way for Ducklings)-H.A. Rey (Curious George)-Ezra Jack Keats (Hi, Cat)-Judith Viorst (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)-Else Holmelund Minarik (A Kiss for Little Bear)-Wanda G'ag (The Funny Thing)-Tomi Ungerer (The Three Robbers)Continuing the parade of children’s favorites that began in the first book, the beautifully illustrated companion volume opens with Gunter Spang’s marvelous The House in Sunflower Street and ends with the modern classics Where the Wild Things Are and Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak. In between there are fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin; nonsense verse and limericks by Edward Lear, and wonderfully illustrated stories by Mitsumasa Anno (The King’s Flower) and Dr. Seuss (And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street).Readers will also meet some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature in:* The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter * The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren*Amos and Boris by William Steig* The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese* Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham* Eeyore Has a Birthday and Gets Two Presents by A.A. Milne* The Stupids Step Out by Harry Allard * The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen* “Paddington Goes Underground,” from A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond.Designed so that readers can dip into the two books anywhere and find something delightful and entertaining, The World Treasury of Children’s Literature is one of the finest anthologies of its kind ever published. It is a collection that will be read and reread by everyone, who, like Clifton Fadiman, is still in awe of “the miracle of language.”

Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! Box Set


Shigekatsu Ihara - 2011
    But now he's depressed and hides in his room avoiding everyone—including his best friend Y. An attack on their hometown by Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal, led by Team Flare, forces X outside… Now what?Contains all 8 volumes of the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! series and a collectible poster

A Traveller in Time


Alison Uttley - 1939
    A beloved time travel story that has endured for generations.

Cool!


Michael Morpurgo - 2002
    Unconscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware.His friends and family try desperately to reach him – even Zola, his favourite Chelsea footballer, comes to see him. And still Robbie can’t ‘wake up’. Until one day, against hospital rules, Dad brings Lucky into the hospital. Can Lucky bring Robbie back to life?

The Children's Book of Art: Internet Linked


Rosie Dickins - 1904
    There are lots of facts about the artists and their lives, and how they created their work, to help beginners understand what art is and why people think it is important. There are also Internet links to recommended websites where you can view lots more pictures, play art games and create your own art online."