Reference

101 Brick Wall Busters

by Editors or Family Tree Magazine

Break through your brick walls!

Your family history research is humming along just fine–you've discovered a trove of old letters here, a census and a birth certificate there. Then something genealogists call...

The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

by Brett McKay & Kate McKay

Man Up!

While it's definitely more than just monster trucks, grilling and six-pack abs, true manliness is hard to define. The words macho and manly are not synonymous.

Taking lessons from classic gentlemen such...

Wear This, Toss That!: Hundreds of Fashion and Beauty Swaps That Save Your Looks, Save Your Budget, and Save You Time

by Amy E. Goodman

It costs us not to look our best!

Dressing poorly costs us interviews, first impressions, money . . . and a whole lot more. But you can look good all the time, asserts Amy E. Goodman, the magazine maven and...

Swimming with Crocodiles

by Marjana Martinic & Fiona Measham

Edited by Marjana Martinic and Fiona Measham, this newest, ninth volume in the ICAP Book Series on Alcohol in Society examines extreme drinking among young people around the world.  The authors explore the...

Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology

by Stephanie Hanrahan

The Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology is a definitive guide to the theory and practice of sport psychology. It goes further than any other book in surveying the full variety of issues that practising...

A Handbook of Chinese International Relations

by Shaun Breslin

This Handbook, comprising around twenty-five chapters provided by numerous experts in the field, will prove invaluable to students of international affairs, academics, researchers, businesspeople and policy...

Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits: Unfamiliar Terms for Familiar Things

by Ph.D., Rod L. Evans

Have you been guilty of catachresis* at work? Have you defenestrated* your dictionary in frustration? Do you have phloem bundles* stuck in your diastema*? Scratching your occiput* now?

Rod L. Evans's Thingamajigs...

A Simple Guide to Verizon iPhone 4

by Mary Lett

Quotes are one of the most engaging and widely used forms of inspiration. For millions, they create an experiential link to the past and cultivate hope for a brighter future. Kimberlie Dykeman engages her readers...

The Big Book of Canadian Trivia

by Mark Kearney & Randy Ray

Here in one big book is all the trivia and facts about Canada anyone needs to know. All regions are covered, as well as important Canadian figures such as John Molson, Elizabeth Arden, and Russ Jackson. This...

Now You Know Baseball

by Doug Lennox

Everyone will know the score with this grand slam of Q&A that's sure to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Doug Lennox hammers it out of the park by filling us in on who's won the most Cy Young Awards and the...

Now You Know Big Book of Sports

by Doug Lennox

Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to...

Genealogy and the Law in Canada

by Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson

Digital records and broad access to the Internet have made it easier for genealogists to gather relevant information from distant sources, but the law remains tied to particular geographic locations. This book...

Conserving, Preserving, and Restoring Your Heritage

by Kennis Kim

Here is all that's needed to determine what can be done to preserve precious articles for future generations. Topics include creating an accession list, the nature of conservation, restoration and preservation,...

Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada

by Janice Nickerson

Crime and Punishment provides genealogists and social historians with context and tools to locate sources on criminal activity and its consequences during the Upper Canada period of Ontario's history through...

A Simple Guide to Facebook and Social Networking

by Chris Pichereau

How to Train As If Your VERY LIFE Depended on Your Degree of REAL Strength, Power and ToughnessMost physical training systems are designed for the domesticated human animal. That is to say, for us humans who...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing, 3rd Edition

by Waddy Thompson

An updated and revised edition-offering new information on some of the most popular topics in grant writing.

This new edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Grant Writing provides essential information...

The Wounded Warrior Handbook

by Don Philpott

The Wounded Warrior Handbook provides our wounded heroes and their families with quick, straightforward answers to the questions they suddenly face and guides them through the deluge of processes, procedures,...

First Contact

by Sam Hunter

"If you find yourself staring at a telephone with a daunting new business call to make and feeling alone, First Contact can help by providing step-by-step methods to devise successful strategies and tactics....

The 10 Minute Tidy

by Shannon McGinnis

About the author: Shannon McGinnis is founder of Organized 4 Success, Inc! As one of the nations first Certified Professional Organizers, Shannon offers her clients expert advice on a variety of topics such...

Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya

by David Zurick

The Himalaya inspire the notion of Shangri-la and are world renowned for their exquisite mountain scenery and the ancient cultures that tenaciously inhabit this harsh and sublime landscape. Home to all fourteen...