books about: feature

books about: feature

books:

Feature

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook

Glenn R. Schiraldi

McGraw-Hill, 2000

A Huge Help!!
This book helped me to realize that I was not crazy. I was in a car accident in 2006 where I had to helplessly watch my friend die right in front of me. I was not injured in the wreck which caused me lots of guilt. I thought my life was falling apart until I saw a ...

Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D Digital Field Guide

Charlotte K. Lowrie

Wiley, 2008

Excellent resource for the amateur photographer
I recently upgraded to the Canon Rebel Xsi (previously using a point and shoot) and wanted a book to help explain the many features on the Xsi and how to use them in different shooting situations. This book is exactly what I was looking for. It offers a good ...

Paddle-to-the-Sea (Sandpiper Books)

Holling C. Holling

Houghton Mifflin, 1980

Paddle to the Sea
I LOVE all of Holling Clancy Holling's books, but I have to admit that Paddle to the Sea is my favorite. The story of a little boy who carved a little man in a wooden canoe, and the adventures encounterd by the little man just captured my imagination. I never knew the ...

Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature

Matt Kloskowski

Peachpit Press, 2008

An Excellent, Straightforward Approach to Layers
This book is a very good reference for both beginners and advance users of Photoshop. It provides details and methods on using layers without "going around the bush". Straightforward, precise, and filled with humor... you'll not be bored reading instructional book ...

Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing

Writers Digest Books, 2004

Essential resource for freelancers
The "Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing" takes information from a wide variety of highly successful freelance writers and edits it together into a seamless instructional manual. It starts off with a discussion of finding ideas that addresses more than ...

The Art and Craft of Feature Writing: Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide

William E. Blundell

Plume, 1988

Excellent book for journalists
This book shows the nuts and bolts about good journalism: writing and interviewing techniques, how to get good story ideas, etc. It has a great deal of examples too. Every journalist should read it at least once. The best thing would be to revisit it every two or three ...

Reliquary (Pendergast, Book 2)

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Tor Books, 1998

another great thriller
While I agree this book wasn't as good as Relic, it certainly was an admirable follow-up to it. Storylines left hanging in Relic were resolved albeit perhaps not in the most exciting of ways. What I read in this book enticed me to purchase The Mole People to find out ...

Core Java, Vol. 2: Advanced Features, 8th Edition

Cay S. Horstmann, Gary Cornell

Prentice Hall PTR, 2008

The high quality I've come to expect from the Core Java series
Updated for Java 6, "Core Java Advanced Features" does not disappoint. This is for those of you who have finished volume 1, either this 8th edition or the 7th edition. Quite frankly, I think in the case of Volume 1 you can skate by with the older 7th edition. However, ...

Candide: Or, Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Francois Voltaire

Penguin Classics, 2005

A fun adventure story
I think a lot of readers miss the point of this book. It is a romantic adventure story like the Odyssey and The Princess Bride, not some political rant or whatever people misconstrue it to be. It is named after the star of the book, Candide, a young nobleboy that's ...

Are You Smart, or What? A Bizarre Book of Games & Fun for Everyone

Pasqual J. Battaglia

Intl Puzzle Features, 2001

Wonderful fun!
I just adored this book and enjoyed every single puzzle in it. As one reviewer points out, this is a book for word puzzle enthusiasts. It might be compared to Will Shortz's "Puzzlemaster Presents" series. What I love about this book is that it can be done without the ...

The MediterrAsian Way: A Cookbook and Guide to Health, Weight Loss, and Longevity, Combining the Best ...

Ric Watson, Trudy Thelander

Wiley, 2007

Not a diet plan at all
This is not a diet plan. This is some rather helpful information that may lead to healthy lifestyle adjustments. The recipes are delicious. I found one error in the book as far as a page number but that is all. I am a cheese lover, but so far I have adapted more of an ...

So You Think You're Smart: 150 Fun and Challenging Brain Teasers

Pasqual J. Battaglia

Intl Puzzle Features, 2002

Ideal for parties or simple personal enjoyment
So You Think You're Smart: 150 Fun And Challenging Brain Teasers compiled by Pat Battaglia is an eclectic collection of queries and riddles to boggle the mind, from sports trivia to word games to graphical puzzles. Each conundrum has hints and solutions, written in ...

Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

Nancy Beiman

Focal Press, 2007

Storyboarding Student Must-Have!
Ms. Beiman's book is exceptional; it not only discusses storyboarding, but also the entire pre-production process, from character design to art direction to using cinematic lighting and camera angles. I'm never boarding without using tonal drawings again! I'm going ...

Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines: The Pursuit of Excellence (6th Edition)

Edward Jay Friedlander, John Lee

Allyn & Bacon, 2007

Good information, but same as previous editions
This books offers a good overview of feature writing for both magazines and newspapers. However, when I compared the first edition of this text (1988) with the current 4th edition, I noticed very little difference, other than a huge price increase. Some of the book ...

3ds Max 2009 Bible

Kelly L. Murdock

Wiley, 2008

3ds Max 2009 Bible
This is a very resourceful book no matter if you are a beginner or have used Max for a long time, this book will help you learn the newest version of Max.