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Fallout New Vegas - Prima Official Game Guide
David Hodgson - 2010
are you? Learn when and how to use all the new Perks, Traits, and Skills, and how to upgrade every Follower!• Ready to carve out an independent New Vegas, or act on behalf of a Faction overlord? Complete strategies, including all major Skill, Perk, and Faction decisions, for every Main Quest, Side Quest, and Challenge!• Optimize your upgrades! Learn how to modify your weapons, where all the components are located, and compare your armaments using our detailed statistics charts. Tactics for manual aiming and new Unarmed attacks are also revealed.• Character Archetypes, based on hundreds of hours of playtesting, are revealed so you know where to spend your Skill points, and the best attributes and items to seek out• 100+ fully-detailed maps of all major settlements guide you instantly and easily to collectible locations!
Rocks and Minerals
Chris Pellant - 1990
Packed with photographs and details on characteristics, distinguishing features, and more, Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals makes identification easy.Designed for beginning and experienced collectors alike, this guide explains what rocks and minerals are, how they are classified, and how to start a collection. Look up different rocks and minerals, and find clear, annotated photography to pick out the key distinguishing features. Learn the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, and reference the glossary for many more technical and scientific terms.Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals is filled with information about characteristics, colors, unique attributes, and more, making it one of the clearest identification guides for rock and mineral enthusiasts.
How I Proposed to My Wife: An Alien Sex Story
John Scalzi - 2011
Well, it’s complicated...
The Big White Book of Weddings: A How-to Guide for the Savvy, Stylish Bride
David Tutera - 2010
Full of the personality that David brings to every wedding he plans and every TV show or magazine article he appears in, Big White Book of Weddings is the book every bride needs to make her wedding unforgettable for all the right reasons!Includes sections such as:- Create engaging menus and creative cocktails in "Eat, Drink and Be Married!"- Be Perfectly Polished with "Etiquette for the Elegant"- Make your entertainment a hit without needing a rock-star budget in "Strike up the Band"- Go from "Ordinary to Extraordinary" with decor and floral tips from the pro
How to Set Up Photography Lighting for a Home Studio
Amber Richards - 2013
It is geared for beginner users wanting to learn more. It contains information about how to use continuous studio lighting, how to use strobe lighting photography, as well as techniques that enable you to control the lighting as you wish. Having a controlled environment makes for beautiful photos, and gives more options for creativity as well. This is valuable for anyone who also simply wants to take better quality family or pet photos. It would make a useful reference guide for product photography as well. If you sell products on eBay or a similar venue, great looking photos are a must to get your products sold. Proper lighting is a key issue! This book also contains information about home photography studio setups and discusses how you can make adjustments to create the best blend of lighting and colors. In a nutshell, this is everything that a beginning photographer needs to understand how to setup your own photography studio at home.
The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
Valerie Ann Worwood - 1993
A necessary resource for anyone interested in alternative approaches to healing, this book contains more than 600 easy-to-follow recipes for essential oil treatments and aromatherapy.
Home Brew Beer
Greg Hughes - 2013
Recipes are categorized by beer style, including many variations on real ale, lager, and hybrid beers, with overviews describing the typical appearance, flavour, aroma, and strength of each type. Each recipe is clearly laid out with information such as estimated strength and bitterness ratings, detailed timings and instructions, as well as details of how soon you can start drinking it!The book explains how to make beer from a basic kit, brew using malt extract, or use the full-mash method favoured by professional brewers. Detailed step-by-step photographs guide you through the process from grain to glass. Brewer's tips and comprehensive ingredients and equipment sections help ensure Home Brew Beer is suitable for beginners, while the inside knowledge and extensive recipes guarantee its usefulness for dedicated "hop heads" too.So wave goodbye to undrinkable home brew attempts and discover a world of great-tasting beer. Updated with a contemporary design and revised content, including new recipes and enhanced coverage of sour beers and mixed fermentations, it is the must-have guide for any home brewer wanting reliable, drinkable, and delicious results.
Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
Brett L. Markham - 2006
Even if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get started: buying and saving seeds, starting seedlings, establishing raised beds, soil fertility practices, composting, dealing with pest and disease problems, crop rotation, farm planning, and much more. Because self-suf?ciency is the objective, subjects such as raising backyard chickens and home canning are also covered along with numerous methods for keeping costs down and production high. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with photographs, tables, diagrams, and illustrations.
Resistance Band Workbook: Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Stretching, Strengthening and Rehabilitative Techniques
Karl Knopf - 2013
Using this simple device, you can: • Increase Strength • Improve Balance • Reduce Lower Back Pain • Rehabilitate Injuries Resistance Band Workbook offers more than 70 safe, effective exercises paired with clear captions and step- by-step photos that can be done practically anywhere, anytime. In addition, special programs will enhance your daily life, whether you’re looking to revamp your physique, elevate your sports performance or simply improve functional fitness.
The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
Robin Waterfield - 2011
A highly readable and beautifully illustrated re-telling of the most famous stories from Greek mythology.
Avengers: Hawkeye
Mark GruenwaldGeorge Evans - 1988
Agent 19, and the couple's whirlwind romance in Hawkeye's first mini-series! Guest-starring the Black Widow, Spider-Man, and more! Collects Hawkeye #1-4, Tales of Suspense #57, Marvel Super Action #1, Avengers #189, and Marvel Team-Up #95.
Top 10 New Orleans
Paul Greenberg
Whether you're looking for the best live music spots and lively clubs, most interesting architecture, or want to find the best places in New Orleans to shop for Mardi Gras souvenirs; this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists for all budgets — from the Top 10 jazz clubs and the Top 10 gay and lesbian venues to the Top 10 restaurants, children's activities, performing arts venues, shops and hotels and, to save you time and money, there's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid. Eyewitness Top 10 New Orleans is packed with beautiful illustrations of the city's attractions with sections on the Garden District and Uptown, the Warehouse, Arts and Central Business District, the Lower French Quarter and the Upper French Quarter, providing the insider knowledge every visitor needs. Explore every corner effortlessly using the FREE pull-out map, plus many smaller maps included within the guide.
Discworld Diary 2016: A Practical Manual for the Modern Witch
Terry Pratchett - 2015
With their trademark mix of cultural ephemera, background detail and hilarious one-liners, the Discworld diaries are back. And 2016's diary gives a long-awaited insight into the wit and wisdom of some of the Discworld's most-loved characters, the Witches.Or, as Granny Weatherwax puts it:"I don't hold with diaries. If a witch don't know where she's been or where she should be, no amount of writing it down in long and diverse letters will make any difference.There are some who say that making a note of birthdays and the like will mean you get a lot of presents but I think Gytha is wrong.But suit yourself.Personally I can't be doing with it."~ Esme Weatherwax