Technical Math For Dummies is your one-stop, hands-on guide to acing the math courses you’ll encounter as you work toward getting your degree, certification or license in the skilled trades. You’ll get easy-to-follow, plain-English...
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- Author:Schoenborn, Barry, Simkins, BradleySummary:
- Author:Pferdehirt, Wayne, Nelson, John, Russell, JeffreySummary:
This book is organized around the fifteen lessons of a Technical Project Management course, with an emphasis on the connections between the various stages and practices of technical project management. After all, in practice, a project...
- Author:Last, Suzan, Neveu, Candice, Smith, MonikaSummary:
"This open textbook is designed to introduce readers to the basics of professional communications in technical fields: audience and task analysis in workplace contexts, clear and concise communications style, effective document...
- Author:Lindsell-Roberts, SherylSummary:
Let’s face it, a lot of technical documentation reads as if it had been translated into English from Venutian by a native speaker of gibberish. Which is annoying for you and expensive for the manufacturer who pays with alienated...
- Author:Sheafor, Bradford W.Summary:
This unique text emphasizes the many different techniques needed for successful social work practice. Parts I and II provide knowlege, values, and competencies for effective social work practice, while Parts III through V contain 144...
- Author:Grandin, TempleSummary:
Award-winning author Temple Grandin is famous for her groundbreaking approach to decoding animal behavior. Now she extends her expert guidance to small-scale farming operations. Grandin's fascinating explanations of how herd animals...
- Author:Harlan, Mark "The Red"Summary:
Turn on the TV, drop by a newsstand, or just browse the checkout your local supermarket and you'll see firsthand that Texas Hold 'Em is the poker game everyone's playing. It's a game that's deceptively simple, yet within its easy...
- Author:Dunnick, N. Reed, Sandler, Carl M., Newhouse, Jeffrey H.Summary:
This fifth edition of Textbook of Uroradiology focuses on subject matter that will provide critical learning to radiology and urology residents preparing for their board examinations as well as practicing radiologists. Chapter-opener...
- Author:Schwarcz, JoeSummary:
Interesting anecdotes and engaging tales make science fun, meaningful, and accessible. Separating sense from nonsense and fact from myth, these essays cover everything from the ups of helium to the downs of drain cleaners and provide...
- Author:Sibbald, Timothy, Handford, Victoria, Badenhorst, Cecile, Block, Lee Anne, Chambers, Joan, Cobb, Cam, Deer, Frank, Hamm, Lyle, Kornelsen, LloydSummary:
The Academic Gateway: Understanding the Journey to Tenure investigates the experiences of professors employed in tenure-track positions who are starting their career within a university environment, but have not yet attained the...
- Author:Newhouse, Miriam, Messaline, PeterSummary:
The Actor's Survival Kit is required reading in Canadian theatre schools and is a constant resource for its many readers across the country. This fifth edition gives actors fresh research from today's experience, new lists of...
- Author:Bissoondath, NeilSummary:
Stories shape the world, imposing order on chaos, and the stories we tell declare: I exist. Neil Bissoondath presses these assertions about narrative further. Stories are also, he says, forms of confession. Each time we tell a story, we...
- Author:Nations, ScottSummary:
A new guide to building wealth amidst stock market crashes and economic uncertainty, drawing upon financial modeling, behavioral psychology, and market history to offer practical advice to everyday investors.
- Author:Conway, KyleSummary:
People's minds are hard to change. In North America and elsewhere, communities are fractured along ideological lines as social media and algorithms encourage individuals to seek out others who think like they do and to condemn...
- Author:Monks of New SketeSummary:
What sets the Monks of New Skete's program apart is the compassion, respect, affection, and understanding of canine behavior displayed in their approach to training. From adoption to house-training to obedience, they offer clear...
- Author:Sun TzuSummary:
Ready to boost the kill count in your online combat game? A must-read for any strategy gamer, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War offers tips on where to position your players, how to stage an effective attack, the secret to discovering your enemy...
- Author:Rodgers, Griffin P., Young, Neal S.Summary:
Packed with essential information on the diagnosis and treatment of blood and bone marrow disorders, The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Hematology, third edition should be carried in the white coat pocket of the student, resident, or...
- Author:Geoghegan, Jeffrey, Homan, MichaelSummary:
90% of Americans own a copy of the Bible, and while it’s the most widely read book, it’s also the least understood. Regardless of your religion, understanding the Bible brings much of Western art, literature and public discourse into...
- Author:Navarro, PeterSummary:
In this course, University of California at Irvine business professor Peter Navarro gives listeners an overview of the MBA degree--one of the most valuable degrees available. The focus is on the major courses taught in the core...
- Author:Clarke, DeniseSummary:
The Big Secret Book is an invaluable guide on the subject of creativity, no matter the preferred artistic discipline. Written by Denise Clarke, director of One Yellow Rabbit Summer Lab Intensive, the book outlines methods and...