02 A Hubbub

Author : Brigitte Luciani
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
ISBN 13 : 1467726257
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book #02 A Hubbub written by Brigitte Luciani and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ginger the fox learns that, even though life with just her mother was very different, being part of a family can be a good thing, such as when some unwanted cats try to take over the children's clubhouse.

Author : Ellen Isaacs
Publisher : Sams Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780672321511
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing from Both Sides of the Screen written by Ellen Isaacs and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from the perspectives of both a user interface designer and a software engineer, this book demonstrates rather than just describes how to build technology that cooperates with people. It begins with a set of interaction design principles that apply to a broad range of technology, illustrating with examples from the Web, desktop software, cell phones, PDAs, cameras, voice menus, interactive TV, and more. It goes on to show how these principles are applied in practice during the development process -- when the ideal design can conflict with other engineering goals. The authors demonstrate how their team built a full-featured instant messenger application for the wireless Palm and PC. Through this realistic example, they describe the many subtle tradeoffs that arise between design and engineering goals. Through simulated conversations, they show how they came to understand each other's goals and constraints and found solutions that addressed both of their needs -- and ultimately the needs of users who just want their technology to work.

Author : Connie Willis
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345540689
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crosstalk written by Connie Willis and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P. G. Wodehouse in Crosstalk—a genre-bending novel that pushes social media, smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes as one young woman abruptly finds herself with way more connectivity than she ever desired. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. And Briddey Flannigan is delighted when her boyfriend, Trent, suggests undergoing the operation prior to a marriage proposal—to enjoy better emotional connection and a perfect relationship with complete communication and understanding. But things don’t quite work out as planned, and Briddey finds herself connected to someone else entirely—in a way far beyond what she signed up for. It is almost more than she can handle—especially when the stress of managing her all-too-eager-to-communicate-at-all-times family is already burdening her brain. But that’s only the beginning. As things go from bad to worse, she begins to see the dark side of too much information, and to realize that love—and communication—are far more complicated than she ever imagined. Praise for Crosstalk “A rollicking send-up of obsessive cell phone usage in too-near-future America . . . [Connie] Willis’s canny incorporation of scientific lore, and a riotous cast . . . make for an engaging girl-finally-finds-right-boy story that’s unveiled with tact and humor. Willis juxtaposes glimpses of claimed historical telepaths with important reflections about the ubiquity of cell phones and the menace that unscrupulous developers of technology pose to privacy, morality, and emotional stability.”—Publishers Weekly “An exhilarating and laugh-inducing read . . . one of those rare books that will keep you up all night long because you can’t bear to put it down.”—Portland Book Review “A fun technological fairy tale.”—BookPage “One of the funniest SF novels in years.”—Locus

Author : K.K. Pierscieniak
Publisher : el_Traveler Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The South: Travelogue02 written by K.K. Pierscieniak and published by el_Traveler Media. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are a bazillion titles on bookstore shelves and more than a few are travel-themed, but let me assure you: the Travelogues are different. These aren't the “got up, had banana pancake for breakfast, before shuffling-off to see some temples” kinds of stories. That’s probably because I’m not your typical fuddy-duddy travel writer. “Real” travel writers are glamorous, but real traveling is all I know. Vacations are when everything is safe and convenient and when you come to expect words like ‘aioli’ on the menu and when every “adventure” can be charged to American Express. Real traveling, on the other hand, is when everything can happen and nothing happens as planned and, whatever happened, mañana it will seem like a damn fine stroke of luck. At its most banal, day-to-day, real traveling is anything but normal and never glamorous. Except, maybe, in retrospect. The reality is that —very often— I have no idea where I’m going, except that I am. Nor how I’m gonna get there, except that I will. All these stories unfold as they may. That’s what these books are about. That’s what makes them different. The Travelogues pick up where traditional travel literature leaves off. They don’t mess around, pretending to describe every experience as if it were the feature in Condé Nast Traveler. They do, however, reveal what it’s really like to travel Out There. They describe everything: the good, the twisted, the ugly, and —occasionally— the sublime. No punches are pulled. It’s all in there. These are all out-of-the-ordinary experiences that lie within reach of ordinary people like you and I. Anyone can go and do those things. You too..., but only if you want to. That’s what the Travelogues are. That’s what “The South” is. Go ahead: discover the new kind of travel writing.

Author : K.K. Pierscieniak
Publisher : el_Traveler Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between South and North: Travelogue02 written by K.K. Pierscieniak and published by el_Traveler Media. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a not-so-brief absence from South America, I returned and picked-up exactly where I had left off, exactly where I’d begun originally: in smoggy Lima. Only this second time, I angled north: for the equator. The north of Peru is strikingly different from the south and yet again, like once before, I struck-up the most interesting acquaintanceships in a Plaza de Armas. Ecuador came next: there I discovered the whole continent in miniature, but nothing except tourist gimmicks to delay me. I crossed the next border with rare trepidation because the land of coffee, cartels, and cocaine -Colombia- was enjoying such an unsavory reputation. But it proved one of the most extraordinary countries that I've ever set-foot-in. My heart had never felt so heavy as when I took the first step into Venezuela. There I could have lingered longer, visited more places, but a strike paralyzed the cities and it had seemed prudent to leave while I could. Panama: getting in was a lot more exciting than being in. Nicaragua: tiny islands half-lost far-off at sea. Honduras: good roads and donuts. El Salvador: a tragic country whose people have suffered through everything yet refuse to give-in to despair. Guatemala, everybody’s favorite corner of Latin American: Antigua, Chichicastenango and El Mirador. Big Mama on Caye Culker, Belize. Mexico: too many kilometers on too many buses in too few days. Travelogue02 swings through every country south of the Rio Grande, eighteen in all, except the Guianas.    The author is nobody special — he’s just of a new breed of travel writers. And his Travelogues are for a new breed of readers — normal contemporary sorts of people like and my neighbor Tom, feeding their curiosity for curiosity’s sake, taking armchair voyages through countries that until a few years ago were virtually unknown to the outside word. While bookshop shelves tend to sag under the weight of stories about places, not journeys, the latter are far more fascinating. Few books today capture the essence of what it is like to travel. Having established himself with the original bold “what’s it really like Out There” anthology, the author does exactly that. Each Travelogue offers its reader more than the old tired travel diary. Just like each one of the author’s trips turned out most unusual, these books —too— are out of the ordinary. They’re collections of short stories, each capturing a particular moment: some are funny, some emotional, some suspenseful, some downright silly... and each one is very different from every other. They are snapshots of people and places and adventures that had been recorded in words rather than by multicolored pixels of a digital point-and-shoot. What makes them unreal is that all these stories are 100% true... Seriously, you couldn't make this stuff up even if you wanted to. None of it is this normal cut-and-dry stuff. Every story offers a fresh insight, a totally different perspective. On the beaten path... and off of it, against the backdrop of the exotic, anything can happen: and it usually does. More often than not, these stories are set in villages kilometers apart, but there’s never telling what might happen next. The author doesn't care where the journey might take him — it’s all about the experience of being Out There. He’s simply following his passion for discovering and exploring. For Travelogues’ readers, the books are a jaunt into the unknown. It’s the journey and not the destination that matters.

Author : Joe Dever
Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780425124390
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joe Denver's Legends of Lone Wolf #02 written by Joe Dever and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 1990-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Berlitz
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN 13 : 1789198372
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berlitz Pocket Guide Israel (Travel Guide eBook) written by Berlitz and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Israel Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Israel, from top attractions like Jerusalem's old city, to hidden gems, like Haifa and Jaffa. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating country · Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Israel · Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Dead Sea and Tel Aviv and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions · Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture · Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around · Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around · Inspirational colour photography throughout · Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Author : James Read
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1405380861
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Bolivia written by James Read and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly updated Rough Guide includes significantly more detailed maps and photographs than its closest competitor, as well as author picks and new sections that beautifully illustrate the countries ancient beliefs and mysticisms and the excellent range of outdoor activities on offer. An updated history section includes the civil disturbances of recent years, giving you a sound context in which to really get a feel for the country. There is expanded coverage on trekking and Isla del Sol, as well as candid reviews of all the best places to stay and eat, from jungle lodges to colonial mansions. With expert knowledge from an author who has a deep understanding of the Bolivian way of life, this book is perfect for those independent travellers who want a far more unique and imaginative trip. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Bolivia.

Author : Jake G. Cohen
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312385750
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Let's Go Australia 10th Edition written by Jake G. Cohen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-11-25 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel.

Author : Margo Daly
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781843530909
Total Pages : 1280 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australia written by Margo Daly and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With fresh journalistic writing and reams of information on what to see and do, this guide takes readers from the big cities to the countryside. Includes candid reviews on restaurants and accommodations for all budgets. 83 maps. Full-color insert. Two-color throughout.