Progressive forces of the Third World: unit yourselves in one clear shout: paperback! paperback!

I was a novice to Photoshop Elements. It looked like a good program, but I really didn't know where to start. I wanted to fix some photos I had scanned into the computer. The manual that came with Elements had a quick start guide to fixing photos. I guess I'm a dummy, but I couldn't figure out the basics of selecting stuff, and what to do if I ever got the part of the photo isolated, that I wanted to repair. Enter Zero to Hero. Tom Arah showed me how to use the selection tools, what layers were for, and how to manipulate the selected areas for best effect. I was able to take old fuzzy photos, with dim lighting, that the automatic correction features of Elements didn't handle well, and make usable images from them. I learned to correct color casts, dim lighting, poorly exposed photos, etc. I am still not a pro, but my family was amazed at what I could do with those photos. I am especially fascinated by the ability to add fill flash to foreground objects and people. All these capabilities were there just waiting for me, but for the life of me, I couldn't figure how to do it, from the manual. Mr. Arah's book has made it possible for even a dummy like me, to use Photoshop Elements with a modicum of expertise. Thanks for the clear and well-illustrated guide, Mr. Arah!

As a PhD student in the field of 16th Century German phraseology I am delighted to have found this book. It touches on a variety of aspects of phraseology from the earlier East European research to more recent Western ones. Although the language, in some articles,is necessarily technical (as for instance Igor Mel'cuk's contribution) it is nevertheless written so that any student can benefit from this textbook. The various subjects, from definitions via functions and collocations, cultural significance, automated research and especially the significance in education, are clearly arranged. The article on Language and Culture by N. Teliya et.al. is of particular interest for my studies, bringing into focus a much neglected interdisciplinary connection between language and culture; between phraseologisms and the cultural prerequisites for understanding and using such. The section on Foreign-Learner Language addresses the need in language teaching to consider phraseology as part of the subject. A comprehensive up-to-date bibliography assists the reader in further research. The book is solidly bound in black [linen?] and pleasant to handle with clear typeface.

This is a wonderful book for American Civil War historians, or just anyone more the mildly interested about the War Between the States. It contain detailed biographies about several important and not so important generals in the Civil War. This is also a good book for the Medical history buff, especialy if they are also interested in Civil War medicine. Overall, a great read!!!!!

I recommend this book for any student planning to go on to gradutate studies in the fields of botany, forestry or ecology. It is complete and the material is written in a way that is easy to assimilate and understand. I often come back to it for basic tree physiology principles. It won't remain unopened on your bookshelf!

This is an extensive book on everything (and I do mean everything) from different kinds of knots to bridges to gears and cogs. It also has page after page of electronic schematics and components. this is the book for anyone working on a mechanical project. It is well worth the money.

This picture book is an excellent resource for children of any grade level. The book gives an excellent portrayal of Paul Revere through the years. It really focuses on him as a person and the contributions he made to his family and to his country. The pictures are an excellent resource for ELD students as well as all students. I found this book to be very accurate, yet simplistic.

If you were only to invest in only one book on pitching mechanics this would have to be it. It is a perfect balance of hi-tech computer based biomechanical research and utter simplicity. Rather than blind you with science, you get visual illustrations of what you need to do to achieve perfect mechanics. Each carefully chosen picture is worth a thousand words.

I have no higher praise of this book, which balances complexity with simplicity, and explodes countless pitching mechanic myths perpetuated like old wive's tales by countless generations of coaches.

I thought I had seen and heard it all when it comes to coaching ideas on pitching mechanics (including biomechanics-research based stuff from both America and Japan) but this book was simply a revelation in the way it condensed extraordinarily complex biomechanical concepts into little take-home nutshells of wisdom.

This one is a MUST!!!

In Pilgrim Pathways: Essays In Baptist History In Honour Of B. R. White, William H. Brackney (principal of the Divinity College and professor of Historical Theology, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada), Paul S. Fiddes (principal of Regent's Park College and a member of the Faculty of Theology at University of Oxford), and John H. Y. Briggs (principal of Westhill College of Higher Education in Selly Oak, Birmingham) collaborate to assemble fifteen contributors whose outstanding essays in Baptist history comprise an enduring memorial to Barrington Raymond White, an ordained Baptist Minister in the Baptist Union of Great Britain and tutor in Ecclesiastical History at Regent's Park College, and elected Senior Research Fellow in Ecclesiastical History in the College, Pastor in the college community, and dedicated to enriching the training for students in the Christian ministry. Pilgrim Pathways is highly recommended, informative, rewarding reading for students of Christian studies in general, and Baptist history in particular.

A couple of months ago, I decided that I wanted to learn to fly. Flying was something I have dreamed of doing since I was a little kid and I decided that now was the time. Before approaching a flight instructor I wanted to know a little bit more about flying. I looked at a number of books geared towards student pilots but was disappointed. Most books for students were either too simple (not enough info) or too much like a study guide (which I already had). What I wanted was something that introduced me to all aspects of aviation, not just the stick and rudder stuff. The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is just such a book. Flying is not just about aerodynamics. There is a significant amount of information that must be absorbed before ever getting into the left seat. Airspace regulations, airport procedures, communications, navigation, and flight planning, to name just a few, are all part of flying. Paul Illman not only covers each of these in depth but he does so in a way to show you how each are related to the other. Since meteorology is also integral to flying, any good pilot would also have to be a good weatherman. Illman covers this subject very well. I haven't looked at weather the same way since. (I have always been fascinated with explanations on the workings of nature.) This book provides a strong foundation of knowledge in all of these subjects and a number of others. Many of us dream of flying. But safe flying requires more than dreaming. Flying is a discipline. By covering all areas of aviation, and showing us how important knowledge in each of these areas is critical to safe flying, Illman gives us a much more accurate picture of what it takes to become a pilot. By emphasizing the responsibilities of the pilot we can better determine if we really want to become a Pilot In Charge. If you read and understand this book you will know whether or not flying is for you.

No one book can completely prepare you for flying. But this book covers enough to get you started with a firm foundation. I read this book from cover to cover before I began my using my study guides for the FAA exam. (I am currently using Gleim's Private Pilot study course, which I also recommend.) The Pilot's Handbook gave me a much better understanding of aviation and has greatly enhanced my learning. That Private Pilot certificate doesn't seem so far away.