Author: Gwenyth Clark
Publisher: Aslan Press
Keywords: amateurs, upholstery
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2008-08-25
List price: $26.45
ISBN-10: 144370461X
ISBN-13: 9781443704618

UPHOLSTERY FOR AMATEURS - BY GWENYTH CLARK - PREFACE - THIS handbook describes in simple language a way to do all those upholstery jobs that are likely to be attempted by the amateur. It is written chiefly for those who are proud of their homes and who wish to devote leisure moments to improving the condition of their furniture. Study of the book makes it clear that upholstery work is not so difficult as is generally thought. If these explanations are carefully followed, there is no reason why readers should not derive much pleasure from this craft, save many pounds on repairs, and gain in com

Author: Leo F. McNamara
Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company
Keywords: ionosphere, guide, amateurs, radio
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 1994-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0894648047
ISBN-13: 9780894648045

This guide introduces the reader to the ionosphere, including its formation, complexities and its use for HF communications. It first provides a comprehensive background of the ionosphere and its variations, before addressing the structure of the ionosphere for HF radio propagation under both quiet and disturbed conditions. Some of the problems faced by the HF communicator are then explained in terms of changes in the ionosphere caused by solar-terrestrial interactions. The guide also provides a review of available HF propagation prediction programs, using one of the best to illustrate some of

Author: John Malone
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: science, amateurs, scientist, rocket, doesn
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2002-09-27
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 047141431X
ISBN-13: 9780471414315

Did you know. . . . . . that the woman who discovered the largest and most complete T. rex fossil on record was a high-school dropout who became one of the world’s greatest fossil hunters? . . . that the great British scientist Michael Faraday was the son of a blacksmith and had very little formal education? . . . that Gregor Mendel had time to study inherited traits in garden peas because he failed the test to qualify as a high school science teacher? This is just a small sampling of the many surprises you’ll find in this enlightening survey of the mavericks, misfits, and unschool

Authors:Imogen Holst,  Lowinger Maddiso,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: amateurs, guide, choir, conducting
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1990-04-19
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0193134071
ISBN-13: 9780193134072

Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the daughter of the composer Gustav Holst, was a much-loved source of inspiration for the many musicians and students who encountered her over the years at the Dartington Summer School of Music and the Aldeburgh Festival. In this book, originally published in 1973, she sets out clearly and concisely--and often amusingly--a wealth of practical information that will be of particular interest to the amateur conductor. She gives precise and detailed advice on the technique of conducting, how to form and train a choir, the presentation and rehearsal of music, and how to ap

Author: Allen L. Sack
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Keywords: academic, capitalism, sixties, journey, amateurs, athlete, counterfeit
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2008-03-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0271033681
ISBN-13: 9780271033686

The debate over big-time college sports, never far from the front pages, has once again moved from simmering to hot. Congress has been investigating the tax-exempt status of the NCAA in part because of questions about how commercialized college sports contribute to educational values. Athletes are challenging the NCAA on antitrust grounds to get a bigger share of the revenue. Against this backdrop, more faculty are beginning to be concerned about what is happening at their own universities and to the educational system as a whole as rampant commercialism further invades campus life through big

Author: Robert Buchheim
Publisher: Praxi
Keywords: astronomy, praxis, books, popular, springer, projects, laboratory, advanced, sky, amateurs
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 2007-07-31
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0387718222
ISBN-13: 9780387718224

For the experienced amateur astronomer who is wondering if there is something useful, valuable, and permanent that can be done with his or her observational skills, the answer is, "Yes, you can!" This is the book for the experienced amateur astronomer who is ready to take a new step in his or her astronomical journey. Unfortunately, there is no modern text that points curious amateur astronomers to the research possibilities that are open to them. At the 2006 meeting of the Society for Astronomical Sciences, quite a few participants agreed that the lack of such a text was a serious gap in the

Author: Randy Howe
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Keywords: spelling, brainiac, kaplan, ages, experts, word, bee, challenges, amateurs
Number of Pages: 1202
Published: 2008-10-07
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 142779782X
ISBN-13: 9781427797827

Includes: 600 cards, each with a spelling word, part of speech, pronunciation, definition, sample sentence, and a fun clue to help you remember how to spell the wordThree difficulty levels and a fun point-scoring challenge so all ages can participatePortable box for a spelling bee anytime, anywhere