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The Astrophotography Manual, Second Edition is for photographers ready to move beyond standard SLR cameras and editing software to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the stars. Beginning with a brief astronomy primer, this book takes readers through the full astrophotography process, from choosing and using equipment to image capture, calibration, and processing. This combination of technical background and hands-on approach brings the science down to earth, with practical methods to ensure success. This second edition now includes: Over 170 pages of new content within 22 new chapters, with 600 full-color illustrations. Covers a wide range of hardware, including mobile devices, remote control and new technologies. Further insights into leading software, including automation, Sequence Generator Pro and PixInsight Ground-breaking practical chapters on hardware and software as well as alternative astrophotography pursuits P...

"An insider traces the details of hope and ambition gone wrong in the Giant of Africa, Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. When it gained independence from Britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in Africa, Nigeria would become Africa s first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in the region. However, these lofty hopes were soon dashed and the country lumbered from crisis to crisis, with the democratic government eventually being overthrown in a violent military coup in January 1966. From 1966 until 1999, the army held onto power almost uninterrupted under a succession of increasingly authoritarian military governments and army coups. Military coups and military rule (which began as an emergency aberration) became a seemingly permanent feature of Nigerian politics. The author names names, and explores how British influence aggravated indigenous rivalries. He shows how various faction...

From one of America's leading physicists--a moving and visually stunning futuristic reimagining of the Icarus fable written for kids and those journeying with them toward a deeper appreciation of the cosmos. With a minimum of words set on 34 full color boardbook pages, Icarus travels not to the sun, but to a black hole, and in so doing poignantly dramatizes one of Einstein's greatest insights. Unlike anything Brian Greene has previously written, Icarus at the Edge of Time uses the power of story, not pedagogy, to communicate viscerally one small part of the strange reality that has emerged from modern physics. Designed by Chip Kidd, with spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope, it's a short story that speaks to curiosity and wisdom in a universe we've only begun to fathom. Product details For ages 0-5 ...

William Tate Morrison - The man who came into my life and turned my entire world-and me-on its ass. Logan Mitchell has always been a man with a plan. One for work. One for his relationship. And one for his life. Which is exactly the way he liked it-until recently. Now with words like marriage and weddings floating around his head, Logan's plans have suddenly changed course, and where they want him to go has him feeling somewhat distracted. Tate Morrison knows Logan better than anybody else-or so he thinks. So when his lawyer is finding it hard to sleep at night, he chalks it up to the craziness that has recently descended on their lives. Never in a million years would he guess what's really on Logan's mind. Tate is the fifth book in the Temptation Series, and the next chapter in the lives of the two men we have all come to know and love. Product details Fo...

Stability and Vibrations of Thin-Walled Composite Structures presents engineering and academic knowledge on the stability (buckling and post buckling) and vibrations of thin walled composite structures like columns, plates, and stringer stiffened plates and shells, which form the basic structures of the aeronautical and space sectors. Currently, this knowledge is dispersed in several books and manuscripts, covering all aspects of composite materials. The book enables both engineers and academics to locate valuable, up-to-date knowledge on buckling and vibrations, be it analytical or experimental, and use it for calculations or comparisons. The book is also useful as a textbook for advanced-level graduate courses. Product details Format Hardback | 770 pages ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a novel set deep in the bayou of Louisiana--where the only witness to a long-ago tragedy is a once-grand house... Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. Ever since he first saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted--and obsessed--with it. Determined to restore the mansion to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll. He sees visions of days from a century past and experiences sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and with every passing day Declan's belief in the ghostly presence grows. Only the companionship of alluring Angelina Simone can distract him from the mysterious happenings in the house, but Angelina has her own surprising connection t...

Whether it's a hairy lion, bumpy lizard, smooth dolphin, or sticky tree frog, the inviting tactile pages of Touch and Feel Wild Animals will leave toddlers entranced. Simple text and bright pictures provide talking points for parents and children, and the sturdy format is perfect for little hands to hold and feel, touch and explore, over and over again. These bestselling DK classics are sure to become favorites for a whole new generation of young readers. Babies and toddlers will be drawn to the captivating, tactile pages, and will want to touch, feel and explore every spread. Product details For ages 3-5 Format Board book | 10 pages ...

ADHD haunts children into adulthood," claimed a headline in USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper. The inability to focus, sit still, or complete tasks makes it very difficult for people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to succeed in school and work. Their behavior can also be disruptive to those around them. Some of the symptoms of ADHD may disappear over time. But many people must cope with the effects of the disorder their entire lives. According to the Attention Deficit Disorder Association, ADHD affects 6 to 10 percent of children and 3 to 6 percent of adults in the United States. The good news is that people with ADHD who receive treatment and support are able to live normal, productive lives. In this book, you'll find valuable information about ADHD to help you or someone close to you. Case studies offer you a glimpse into the lives of people with ADHD and their families. You'll also learn about the causes and effects of ADHD, treatment o...

This highly practical, easy-to-read, fully updated and expanded resource offers a wide range of targeted guidelines and insights in allergy medicine. Written by a leading allergy clinician -- along with a renowned group of nationally recognized expert contributors in allergy and immunology, pulmonary, and infectious diseases -- this title is a proven resource for front-line general practitioners, especially primary care physicians. The most clinically relevant information is provided on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all major allergic disorders. Each chapter has a section on "Evidence-Based Medicine" that introduces one to two recent research publications on the subject, and several chapters have been written by new authors. Covering the entire scope of adult and pediatric allergy and asthma and organized by specific organ which guides the reader to diagnostic and therapeutic solutions quickly and easily, the book offers a wealth of outstanding ...

It's a question of justice. A debate between right and wrong. But what happens when the lines blur, can justice prevail? Paris believes she's in the clear--thwarted justice. Weaver is powerless, waiting for justice. Paris escaped a situation that some would consider a crime. She worries constantly that the day of reckoning is around every corner. Weaver seeks justice like hunter seeking prey. His biggest fear is that the day of reckoning he deserves will never come. Forced to deal with very deep and personal problems, Paris and Weaver, complete strangers, agree to a therapy assignment that seems radical and frightening. As they navigate the boundaries between right and wrong, against shattered hearts, can Paris and Weaver balance the scales of justice to find what they're looking for? Product details Format ...

Nicht viele Texte aus dem Lateinunterricht können von sich behaupten, verfilmt worden zu sein. Petrons »Gastmahl des Trimalchio« kann es. Fellini hat es in Szene gesetzt - Karl-Wilhelm Weeber legt nun eine Neuübersetzung vor. Trimalchio, der Gastgeber, ist ein freigelassener Sklave und neureich. Er prahlt vor seinen Gästen - auch sie Freigelassene - mit seinem Reichtum und seiner angeblichen Bildung (die er gar nicht besitzt!). Man versucht, die feine Gesellschaft nachzuahmen, so gut es eben geht. Das Werk ist vor diesem Hintergrund nicht nur eine amüsant zu lesende Posse, sondern auch ein Stück römische Sozial- und Mentalitätsgeschichte. Product details Format Paperback | 186 pages ...

Bring all the kitties to the yard in this fun book based on the super-popular Neko Atsume mobile game! A full-color activity book with so many ways to enjoy the Neko Atsume kitties: seek-and-finds, stickers and the only place to find the official kitty bios! This book makes it easy for you to explore the wider world of Neko Atsume with exclusive kitty habitats that take you out of the yard and into your imagination. Come play with them! With Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector-Where Am I Meow? you can enjoy the kitties from the popular mobile game in even more ways: - Find the special kitties on every page! - Use stickers to set each kitty scene! - Visit amazing new kitty worlds! - Learn all about the kitties in the official kitty dictionary! There are so many kitties to love! Are you ready? Official Neko Atsume book that extends the play of the award-winning, super-popular mobile game. Product details ...

This practical book provides 31 days of challenges to help you and your spouse talk, flirt, and explore all three levels of sexual intimacy--physical, emotional, and spiritual--so you both can experience the best sex ever. Sex is incredibly important in a marriage, yet many things can throw it off course. Whether you are engaged and afraid you won't be able to light the spark, are newlyweds who haven't started off well, or have been married five, ten, twenty-five years, or more and you'd like to recapture the spark you once had, this book is for you! The challenges aim to spice up the bedroom while guiding you through all three levels of sexual intimacy. As you go through these challenges with lots of laughter and enjoyment, sex will stop being a source of tension and become something fun that brings you together, just the way God intended. The challenges slowly build on each other to help you: Turn sex into something positive Understand each other's sexual drives ...

This superb reference book achieved the status of 'classic' soon after its first publication in 1993; it was soon out of print and is now one of the most sought-after naval reference books.And with good reason. Offering an unprecedented range of descriptive and illustrative detail, the author describes the evolution of the battleship classes through all their modifications and refits. As well as dealing with design features, armour, machinery and power plants and weaponry, he also examines the performance of the ships in battle and analyses their successes and failures; and as well as covering all the RN's battleships and battlecruisers, he also looks in detail at the aircraft carrier conversions of the WWI battlecruisers Furious, Glorious and Courageous.British Battleships 1919-1939 is a masterpiece of research and the comprehensive text is accompanied by tabular detail and certainly the finest collection of photographs and line drawings ever offered in such a book. For ...

Die »Göttliche Komödie« ist eines der bedeutendsten Werke der abendländischen Literatur. Wie seine antiken Vorbilder epischer Dichtung erzählt Dante phantasievoll, bildreich und detailgenau. Der Erzähler durchschreitet die drei jenseitigen Reiche der christlichen Weltordnung: Hölle, Fegefeuer und Paradies. An der Seite Vergils und der schönen Beatrice begegnet er während seiner einwöchigen Reise Sündern und Seligen und erkennt am Ende nicht weniger als den Sinn des Lebens. Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon. Mit Daten zu Leben und Werk, exklusiv verfasst von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift für Literatur TEXT + KRITK. Product details Format Paperback | 457 pages ...

Dieses Buch begleitet Kinder bei ihren ersten zielgerichteten künstlerischen Schritten. Sie lernen spielend leicht, wie aus einfachen eckigen oder runden Grundformen Schritt für Schritt ihre Lieblingsbilder entstehen - Clown und Prinzessin, Bauernhof- und Zootiere, Hubschrauber oder Feuerwehrauto. Und im Umgang mit den Farben erleben sie, wie es sich am besten und schönsten mit Bunt- und Filzstiften, Wachsmalkreide und Wasserfarben malen lässt. Product details Format Hardback | 160 pages Dimensions 195 x 269 x 20mm ...

This exceptional book, published here in an accessibly priced paperback format, comes out just as the shift to digital photography threatens to render the contact sheet obsolete. It celebrates the contact sheet as a fascinating way of accompanying great photographers as they work towards, and capture, the most enduring images of our time. 139 contact sheets, representing 69 photographers, are featured, as well as zoom-in details, selected photographs, press cards, notebooks and spreads from contemporary publications, including Life magazine and Picture Post. Further insight is provided by texts written by the photographers themselves or by experts chosen by members' estates. It includes many greats of photography, among them Henri Cartier- Bresson, Elliott Erwitt and Inge Morath, as well as Magnum's latest generation, such as Jonas Bendiksen, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Alec Soth. These photographers cover over 70 years of history, from the D-Day landings by Robert Capa and the...

"This book is a must read especially if you still think vaccines are probably safe and effective!" -Stephanie Seneff, PhD, senior research scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Jabbed demonstrates that the medical procedure hailed as the greatest medical advancement in history-vaccines-is a racket run by criminals and gullible believers who have replaced vaccine science with the religion of vaccinology. Vaccine marketers teach believers to fear, shame, and scapegoat anyone foolish enough to question the sanctity of vaccines. Such an environment is not the domain of science; rather it's the breeding ground of tyranny. Jabbed exposes this tyranny. From polio and smallpox to medical journals, medical curricula, congressional hearings, regulatory policies, White House statements, and executive orders, Jabbed shines light on the dark underbelly of Big Pharma, Big Medicine, and Big Government. A vaccine informed public is the only thing th...

It's All in Your Head looks at past research on mercury toxicity and dental amalgams - research that the dental establishment has systematically ignored - and at current scientific findings that can no longer be ignored. It details the link between mercury poisoning and the deteriorating state of the public's health. And it describes the possible effects of mercury toxicity, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Hodgkin's disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and virtually all autoimmune disorders.Written in non-technical, easy-to-understand language, It's All in Your Head explodes the claim that mercury amalgams are safe. If you think your worries are all in your head, you may be right. Product details Format Paperback | 208 pages ...

Nadie sabe qué está sucediendo. La mayor parte de la humanidad se ha suicidado en pocas semanas, sin ningún motivo aparente ni conexión entre si, mientras el mundo colapsa en medio de un caos creciente. Entre los escasos supervivientes se encuentra Andrea, una chica de diecisiete años con recuerdos borrosos y un gran secreto que ni ella misma conoce. Cuando años después, un desastre parecido amenaza con repetirse, Andrea y un grupo de jóvenes comienzan una crucial odisea para descubrir, a través de la ruinas de lo que un día fue la Humanidad, la solución a algo que nunca debería haber ocurrido. Pero esta vez, el número 20 puede marcar la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte. No te pierdas el corto inspirado en la novela Veinte con Bely Basarte, Andrea Compton y Kaos. Estreno el 20 de noviembre.  Product details Format ...

Dieser Band der Fachwirt-Literatur für den Handlungsbereich "Schaden- und Leistungsmanagement" behandelt die Themen eines Wahlbausteins der Fortbildung zum Fachwirt für Versicherungen und Finanzen im Bereich "Betriebliche Kernprozesse". Es baut auf dem Band "Sachversicherungen für private und gewerbliche Kunden" aus dem Bereich "Produktmanagement" auf. Die 2. Auflage wurde neu überarbeitet und auf die Bedingungswerke "Proximus 3" und "Proximus Gewerbekunden 1" angepasst. Im Handlungsbereich "Schaden- und Leistungsmanagement" soll die Fähigkeit nachgewiesen werden, komplexe Schaden- und Leistungsfälle dem Grunde und dem Umfang nach prüfen und die Regulierung oder die Ablehnung vornehmen zu können. Dabei sollen rechtliche Vorschriften angewendet, betriebliche Abläufe berücksichtigt und die Interessen von Kunden und Versicherern abgewogen werden. Diese Fähigkeiten für die Sparten der gewerblichen Sachversicherung, der...

The first general consumer book ever on the powerful, award-winning, scientifically proven new system of intervention that is turning the recovery field on its head. Historically there have been few options available for individuals seeking help for treatment-resistant loved ones suffering from substance abuse. Co-author Dr. Robert Meyers spent ten years developing a treatment program that helps concerned significant others improve the quality of their lives and learn how to make treatment an attractive option for their partners who are substance abusers. Get Your Loved One Sober describes this multi-faceted program that uses supportive, non-confrontational methods to engage substance abusers into treatment. Called Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), the program uses scientifically validated behavioral principles to reduce the loved one's substance use and to encourage him or her to seek treatment. Equally important, CRAFT also helps loved ones reduce personal stre...

Pupil's Books *High interest/low readability books for reluctant and struggling readers. *Themed blocks of fiction and non-fiction seize interest to encourage and sustain further reading. *Action, escapism, humour and mystery all feature in Pelican HiLo fiction. *All non-fiction titles cover popular subjects and explode with colour photography and illustration. Teaching Support *Simple, at-a-glance support cards (FREE with every pack of 6 titles) provide discussion points and support for group work. *Ideal for teachers, teaching assistants and parents. Product details Format Mixed media product | 32 pages Dimensions ...