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Canon® EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D Digital Field Guide

Canon® EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D Digital Field Guide

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 12-FEB-2007

Insert Date: 02-NOV-2010

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This full-color book is designed to tap the exploding market in serious digital photography with over 250 pages of new and beautiful photos, essential photography how-to information and no-fail formulas for getting great digital pictures with the newly announced Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D. It goes above and beyond competitive digital SLR books with step-by-step techniques that cover exposure, composition, and professional shooting tips on perspective, impact, and more. Charlotte K. Lowrie, author of two previous Digital Field Guides (see below), is an acclaimed photographer who was...

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Canon® EOS 30D Digital Field Guide

Canon® EOS 30D Digital Field Guide

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 30-OCT-2006

Insert Date: 02-NOV-2010

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Whether you're a professional or an advanced amateur, the Canon EOS 30D delivers outstanding performance and image quality. This guide is designed to help you get the most from your 8.2-megapixel EOS 30D, regardless of your shooting preferences and style. Packed with valuable advice from a professional photographer, it will help you make every shot memorable. Tuck this handy Field Guide in your gear bag and take it with you as a quick and insightful reference. Investigate all of the features of your Canon 30D Learn the various modes, view, play back, and protect images or erase...

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Exposure and Lighting For Digital Photographers Only

Exposure and Lighting For Digital Photographers Only

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 29-NOV-2006

Insert Date: 02-NOV-2010

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Even with digital cameras and automatic exposure, lighting and exposure remain the most difficult element to master in the quest for quality photography. This book, written by a professional photographer for photographers, provides real-world advice to help you achieve true creative control over lighting and exposure. Discover how to take your digital photos to the next level with the scores of lighting diagrams, techniques, and stunning full-color photographs. Order your copy today! ...

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Trade Like an O'Neil Disciple: How We Made Over 18,000% in the Stock Market

Trade Like an O'Neil Disciple: How We Made 18,000% in the Stock Market

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 23-AUG-2010

Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010

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How two former traders of William J. O'Neil + Company made mad money using O'Neil's trading strategies, and how you can, too From the successes and failures of two William O'Neil insiders, Trade Like an O'Neil Disciple: How We Made Over 18,000% in the Stock Market in 7 Years is a detailed look at how to trade using William O'Neil's proven strategies and what it was like working side-by-side with Bill O'Neil. Under various market conditions, the authors document their trades, including the set ups, buy, add, and sell points for their winners. Then, they turn the magnifying glass on...

1345. 

Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes & Idea Mapping Can Transform Group Productivity

Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes and Idea Mapping Can Transform Group Productivity

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 09-AUG-2010

Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010

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Use eye-popping visual tools to energize your people! Just as social networking has reclaimed the Internet for human interactivity and co-creation, the visual meetings movement is reclaiming creativity, productivity, and playful exchange for serious work in groups. Visual Meetings explains how anyone can implement powerful visual tools, and how these tools are being used in Silicon Valley and elsewhere to facilitate both face-to-face and virtual group work. This dynamic and richly illustrated resource gives meeting leaders, presenters, and consultants a slew of exciting tricks and...

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It's time to join Social Nation and prosper! This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. As a leader and manager, you'll find out how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies. This book relies on well-known case studies about businesses that illustrate how...

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3ds Max® 2008 Bible

3ds Max® 2008 Bible

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 15-JAN-2008

Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010

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Master the complexities of 3ds Max by working through more than 150 short tutorials under the guidance of 3D expert Kelly Murdock. If you're a beginner, a Quick Start chapter shows you how to create an exciting animation your first day using the software. You'll find extensive detail on the latest features, allowing quick ramp-up for veterans of earlier 3ds versions. In addition, the book includes a 16-page, full-color insert with examples of cutting-edge 3ds Max art as well as a DVD with all the examples in the book, models and textures you can customize, a full-color and searchable PDF...

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Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 13-JUL-2010

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2010

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Business Model Generation is a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers striving to defy outmoded business models and design tomorrow's enterprises. If your organization needs to adapt to harsh new realities, but you don't yet have a strategy that will get you out in front of your competitors, you need Business Model Generation. Co-created by 470 "Business Model Canvas" practitioners from 45 countries, the book features a beautiful, highly visual, 4-color design that takes powerful strategic ideas and tools, and makes them easy to implement in your organization. It...

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iPhone® 4 Portable Genius

iPhone® 4 Portable Genius

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 02-AUG-2010

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2010

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A handy, quick-access guide to getting the most out of the iPhone 4 If you love all the great stuff that makes up the Apple digital lifestyle, you no doubt consider your iPhone 4 to be indispensable. The newest edition of iPhone Portable Genius is packed with the information you need to make this wonderful device even better. You'll find great iPhone tips at your fingertips—things like the latest hot app from the App Store, novel ways to control calls, and more—and they're all designed to make your life easier, save you time, and help you avoid hassle. Best of all, this book features...

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Office 2010 Web Apps For Dummies®

Office 2010 Web Apps For Dummies®

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Publisher: For Dummies

Publication Date: 26-OCT-2010

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2010

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Enhance your Microsoft Office 2010 experience with Office 2010 Web Apps! Office Web Apps complement Office, making it easy to access and edit files from anywhere. It also simplifies collaboration with those who don't have Microsoft Office on their computers. This helpful book shows you the optimum ways you can use Office Web Apps to save time and streamline your work. Veteran For Dummies author Peter Weverka begins with an introduction to Office Web Apps and then goes on to clearly explain how Office Web Apps provide you with easier, faster, more flexible ways to get things...

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Probability and Statistics for Finance

Probability and Statistics for Finance

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 07-SEP-2007

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2010

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A comprehensive look at how probability and statistics is applied to the investment process Finance has become increasingly more quantitative, drawing on techniques in probability and statistics that many finance practitioners have not had exposure to before. In order to keep up, you need a firm understanding of this discipline. Probability and Statistics for Finance addresses this issue by showing you how to apply quantitative methods to portfolios, and in all matter of your practices, in a clear, concise manner. Informative and accessible, this guide starts off with the basics and...

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Nexus One™ For Dummies®

Nexus One™ For Dummies®

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Publisher: For Dummies

Publication Date: 01-JUL-2010

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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This book answers the question, "What's the point of buying the world's latest, greatest Smartphone and never really understanding how the dang thing works?" It's been said that the Google Nexus One phone has all the power of a typical PC laptop of four years ago. That's a lot of power. And the phone is packed with features, abilities that make it more than just a cell phone. As such, people are going to want to get the most from the Nexus One. They are craving information. This book documents all the features of the Nexus One, approaching them from the point of view of a smart person who...

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Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques

Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 16-AUG-2010

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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Go beyond the basic rules of photography to capture stunning portraits. Portrait photography is a vital topic for photographers of every level of experience, from amateur to professional. Written by renowned photographer Harold Davis, this inspirational book encourages you to define our own photographic style and capture stunning, creative, and unique portraits. You'll discover tips and techniques for "breaking the rules" of basic digital photography so that you can go beyond the fundamentals such as composition, lighting, and exposure in order to create memorable and incomparable...

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Mobile Marketing For Dummies®

Mobile Marketing For Dummies®

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Publisher: For Dummies

Publication Date: 12-OCT-2010

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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Straightforward advice on building and launching a mobile marketing plan Mobile communication is hot, and so is marketing on mobile devices. Mobile Marketing For Dummies provides a clear and easy path for creating, launching, and making the most of a mobile marketing program. Designed for marketing professionals and other business people who may have little experience with the medium, it explains mobile marketing and how to convert a traditional marketing plan to mobile. Topics include assembling resources and budget, creating a plan, following best practices, building mobile sites, and...

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SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best

SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 09-AUG-2010

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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To be successful in the business world and reach your full potential in life, it's not enough to be simply competent. Our modern, super-competitive world is full of opportunities for the go-getter, but to take advantage of them, it's essential to become "SuperCompetent." The SuperCompetent person is one that companies fight to get, fight to keep, nurture as team players, and see as future leaders in their business growth. But SuperCompetence isn't something you're born with-it's something that you can learn, no matter where your strengths lie or what industry you work in. In...

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Upgrading and Fixing Computers: Do-it-Yourself For Dummies®

Upgrading and Fixing Computers: Do-it-Yourself For Dummies®

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Publisher: For Dummies

Publication Date: 22-SEP-2010

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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An illustrated, step-by-step guide to repairs and upgrades Whether you want to prepare your computer for Windows 7, avoid investing in a new one, or just "go green", this fully illustrated guide has what you need. You'll learn how to add printers and new keyboards, boost your PC's performance and increase memory, improve power consumption, rev up your multimedia capacity, and much more. Step-by-step instructions are accompanied by photos that show you exactly what you should see at every stage. Learn to perform basic upgrades and prepare your PC for high-speed Internet connections,...

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Type Rules!: The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography, Third Edition

Type Rules!: The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography, Third Edition

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 20-JUL-2010

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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From principle to practice, get it all in the revised edition of the comprehensive introduction to typography. Type Rules: The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography, 3rd Edition is an up-to-date, thorough introduction to the principles and practices of typography. From the fundamentals to cutting-edge applications, this edition has everything today's serious designer needs to use type effectively. Dozens of exercises reinforce authoritative coverage on such topics as how to select the appropriate type for the job, how to set type like a pro, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to...

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The Power of Evidence to Create Design Excellence This practical, accessible book—for design professionals and students alike—is about design excellence and how to achieve it. The authors propose an evidence-based design approach that builds on design ingenuity with the use of research in ways that enhance opportunities to innovate. They show the power of research data to both reveal new design opportunities and convince stakeholders of the value of extraordinary work. A guide for all designers who want to earn their place as their clients' trusted advisor and who aspire to create places...

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Investing For Dummies®, 5th Edition

Investing For Dummies®, 5th Edition

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 09-SEP-2008

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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Become a savvy investor with this updated Wall Street Journal bestseller Want to take charge of your financial future? This national bestselling guide has been thoroughly updated to provide you with the latest insights into smart investing, from weighing your investment options (such as stocks, real estate, and small business) to understanding risks and returns, managing your portfolio, and much more. Get time-tested investment advice -- expert author Eric Tyson shares his extensive knowledge and reveals how to invest in challenging markets Discover all the fundamentals of...

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Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services

Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 03-MAR-2009

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2010

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Whether you're designing consumer electronics, medical devices, enterprise Web apps, or new ways to check out at the supermarket, today's digitally-enabled products and services provide both great opportunities to deliver compelling user experiences and great risks of driving your customers crazy with complicated, confusing technology. Designing successful products and services in the digital age requires a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in interaction design, visual design, industrial design, and other disciplines. It also takes the ability to come up with the big ideas that...