books: new basics

books: new basics

books:

New basics

The Healing Nutrients Within: Facts, Findings, and New Research on Amino Acids

Eric R. Braverman

Basic Health Publications, 2003

Amino healing power
The amino acids in the human body are proving to be potent healing substances. This book reveals the findings of research in the 1980s and 1990s on the beneficial role of the aminos in Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, heart conditions, stress and many other disease ...

The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition

Cook's Illustrated Magazine

America?s Test Kitchen, 2004

Perfect Creations Everytime......Almost Foolproof!!
First I will start by saying that I have never followed Cooks Illustrated or understood the belabored recipe-testing involved for this book. I have passed it up many times because the recipes looked too basic, and not gourmet or innovative. Boy, was I wrong! I was ...

Graphic Design: The New Basics

Ellen Lupton, Phillips Jennifer Cole

Princeton Architectural Press, 2008

The short course...to the long road.
Congratulations to Ellen Lupton for her contemporary take on the keystone of our visual culture: Graphic Design. This book is as good of a summary of the necessary skills and practices that are essential to contemporary communication design as I have ever seen. I was ...

New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle

Lou Schuler, Alwyn Cosgrove

Avery, 2005

"New Rules" revolutionized my workout - but took some time to sink in.
I've been lifting weights in my local gym for about 2 years - doing circuits of the nautilus and cybex weight stack machines. I had been plateaued for a while and wanted a better understanding of which moves work which muscles, how to use the machines to best ...

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Appr to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

Steve Krug

New Riders Press, 2005

Great book full of truths.
If you are looking for a book with the main principles about web usability do not hesitate and buy this book. It might be a little bit outdated but 90% of the book is still totally true. Don't miss it!!

The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

Esther Hicks, Jerry Hicks

Hay House, 2006

Freedom, Joy, Laughter = Creation
This is without a shadow of a doubt the most amazing knowledge available today in this planet. All the science, all the wise, all that is only human does not compare to the nature of our inner being. I cannot express in words the deep joy I feel when I hear Esther's ...

Sew Fast Sew Easy: All You Need to Know When You Start to Sew

Elissa K. Meyrich

St. Martin's Griffin, 2002

Delivers as recommended!
I purchased this book based on its recommendations, and I'm not sorry I did. It's been 25+ years since I touched a sewing machine, and this book definitely helped take the fright away. Perfect for new seamstresses of all ages.

The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children ...

Tony Wagner

Basic Books, 2008

Beyond "test-prep" and towards "life-prep"
This is a scholarly and accessible book that addresses the need to rethink the education system. It recommends that schools should focus on teaching mental processes through teaching content rather than making content the end goal. The need to facilitate the ...

New Complete Guide to Sewing (Readers Digest)

Editors of Reader's Digest

Readers Digest, 2002

This book is full of important information
I started sewing in high school when a teacher was offering a sewing and crafts club. When I graduated, I studied under her for a few years, she knew everything and I mean everything about sewing! There were times I was at home sewing on my own and had little ...

New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook: Guided Practice in the Five Basic Skills of Drawing

Betty Edwards

Tarcher, 2002

drawing workbook
i have read the book drawing on the right side of the brain. what this book is can be also taken right out of the original book. it is just more of what it says a work book. or you could just use some drawing pad to do the exercises in it. It takes out of the book the ...

The New Basics Cookbook

Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Workman Publishing Company, 1989

Great
This is a wonderful cookbook. It has great recipes, quotes and snippets throughout the book. It also provides many tips (though not about cooking couscous) and ideas for multiple dishes.

Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom: Terrific Teaching Tips, Games, Mini-Books ...

Kama Einhorn

Teaching Resources, 2001

Invaluable resourse
I recently taught ESL in China for a few weeks and found this book incredibly useful. Although marketed as being for grades 1-4, I found this book helpful for even high school students--it depends more on the level of language proficiency than anything else. For ...

Winning at New Products: Accelerating the Process from Idea to Launch, Third Edition

Robert G. Cooper

Basic Books, 2001

Excellent Book backed by Invaluable Research
The book introduces the Stage-Gate process by its author. The Stage-Gate is a process for disciplined innovation used to move ideas to commercial products. The process basically divides the new product process into five main stages: Scoping, Building Business Case, ...

Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion

Stuart Kauffman

Basic Books, 2008

A Beautiful Book, But Missing Just One Thing
This book was a pleasure to read, very well-written and effectively integrating many important concepts from physics, biology, philosophy, cosmology, neurology, law, current events, economics, and other topics into a perspective that finds awe in the unfolding ...

How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman

Wiley, 2008

Today's favorite kitchen companion?revised and better than ever. Mark Bittman's award-winning How to Cook Everything has helped countless home cooks discover the rewards of simple cooking. Now the ultimate cookbook has been revised and expanded (almost half the material is new), making it absolutely indispensable for anyone who cooks?or wants ...