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Rodale Press Inc (rodale Old)
`runner`s World` Training Journal Description: A daily dose of motivation, training tips and running wisdom for every kind of runner from fitness joggers to competitive racers. More than 150 tips!From the editors of Runner`s World, the world`s biggest running magazine, comes a training journal for runners of all abilities that`s fun to read, too!The Runner`s World Training Journal provides the perfect framework to help you reach all of your running goals, whether they`re weight loss or world records. We provide the space (a whole year`s worth), and you fill in the facts about each day`s run: your workout, the distance you covered, the route you took, what you thought about and what you learned. There`s even space to record your favorite running shoes, greatest race performance and best runs. Then, we`ll help you analyze your data and set new goals for next year. And throughout the year, we`ll provide the helpful tips, motivational quotes and running lore for which Runner`s World is famous. Training logs accept all workouts equally, the low key and boring as well as the sensational. Start to fill these empty spaces.Amby Burfoot, winner of the Boston Marathon and executive editor of Runner`s World... Read More about the "`runner`s World` Training Journal" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Interpet Publishing
101 Facts About Iguanas Description: The Pet Owner`s Guide series, including new titles, now comprises 35 books on dog breeds or training and 16 titles on other animals. Each book is written by an expert on the breed or animal concerned, and covers choosing a pet, basic obedience, exercise and health care, plus much more with the specific breed in mind. Both words and pictures are unique, with no repeat material transferred from book to book. The more recent titles in this series are available in the U.S. for the first time.... Read More about the "101 Facts About Iguanas" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Monacelli Press
16 Houses Description: In April 1998, sixteen architectsStudio Works in Los Angeles, Lindy Roy in New York, Carlos Jimenez in Houston and Stanley Saitowitz in San Francisco, among otherswere invited to assemble teams to design a series of single-family houses for the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation in Houston, Texas. The goal of the Fifth Ward CRC is to provide high-quality affordable housing, and the architects selected responded with designs innovation in both aesthetic and financial issues. 16 Houses documents the house proposals in striking renderings and photographs, and also addresses the question of affordable housing locally and nationally. Thus the volume provides a new model of collaborative design between institutions that can respond with innovation and vigor to federal initiatives in housing policy.... Read More about the "16 Houses" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Phaidon Press Limited
20th Century Classics By Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier And Louis Kahn Description: Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn are among the twentieth century`s most renowned and influential architectural figures. The Bauhaus Building, the Marseilles Unite d`Habitation and the Salk Institute are landmark buildings in the history of architecture each is the product of great social vision and humanism, and provides an continuing source of inspiration for students and fellow architects. By studying these pivotal buildings together, the student and architecture enthusiast can examine the approaches of three different architects to building for specific communities, and analyse the qualities which have produced such enduring structures.... Read More about the "20th Century Classics By Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier And Louis Kahn" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Powerhouse Books
25 Under 25 Description: Lyndhurst Books is the new imprint of the famed Center for Documentary Studies, where DoubleTake magazine was founded. This edition of 25 UNDER 25 launches an ongoing series of 25 UNDER 25 publications, to be published every few years by powerHouse Books in association with Lyndhurst Books at the Center for Documentary Studies. 25 UNDER 25 showcases twenty-five of America`s most promising photographers, twenty-five years old and younger. Illuminating and sometimes startling, the collection introduces work by an emerging generation of photographers at the start of their careers. These talented artists` exploration of the medium is surprisingly sophisticated and engagingtheir approaches to the art include photojournalism, highly personal essays, art constructions, candid snaps, portraits, still lifes, and photos with a message. 25 UNDER 25 is a window into the dreams, anxieties, and ambitions of these innovative young photographers, of whom we will be seeing much more in years to come. This vibrant collection reveals how these photographers are looking at the world and how they see themselves. Whether straight photography and documentary essays or highly personal and expressionistic stories, the work covers as broad a range of intriguing subjects and places as their titles suggest: Dirt Track (Andrew Rogers), Cake and Hot Dogs (Andreanna Lynn Seymore), Working at Sloan (Daniel Ramos), Miss All-Star (Colby Katz), I Looked Like a Kid from Far Away (Chana Warshauer-Baker), Orphanage (Misty Keasler), Mother`s Unrealized Vacations (Deirdre A. Scaggs), Reason to Stare (Hank Willis Thomas), Postcards from Bangladesh (Jason Goodman), Between Monsoons (Alex Ambrose), IowaCity, Iowa (Jennifer Moon), Residue (Isabelle Lutterodt), A Soviet Military Base, Former East Germany (Brian McKee), Harvard Works Because We Do (Greg Halpern), Broad Stripes, Bright Stars (Kristin Posehn), Under One Roof (Jessica Ingram), Abe (Brett A. Myers), Slight Apprehensions (Laurel Ptak), 4th and Goa... Read More about the "25 Under 25" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Black Dog&Leventhal Pub.inc.
3650 Jokes, Puns And Riddles Description: The silliest book on the market that goes far beyond the common knock-knock joke, this compilation makes readers alternately chuckle, snicker, groan and laugh out loud with good clean humor. Each page offers a vast array of witty jokes, puns and riddles with the answers conveniently found on the following page. Every conceivable topic is covered from sports and definitions not found in Webster`s to the government and matchmaking.... Read More about the "3650 Jokes, Puns And Riddles" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Scala Publishers
50 Masterpieces Of The Gemaldegalerie, Berlin Description: The re-unification of Berlin has created the opportunity to display together all the painting collections of the Prussian state. The collection is full of masterpieces including great works by Boticelli, Durer, Cranach, Breughel, Raphael, El Greco, Caravaggio, and Gainsborough - and representative collections of German, Dutch, Italian, Flemish, and Spanish painting.This new work, written by the Director and Senior Curator, take fifty major works in the collection. These are illustrated both with full page photographs and a wealth of details, and introduces and illuminates them with a text that is both authoritative and fascinating.... Read More about the "50 Masterpieces Of The Gemaldegalerie, Berlin" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Watson Guptill Publ
50 Portrait Lighting Techniques For Pictures That Sell Description: Featuring dozens of new strategies, this bestseller has been updated to cover both studio and outdoor settings.... Read More about the "50 Portrait Lighting Techniques For Pictures That Sell" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Seal Press
50 Ways To A Safer World Description: An all-purpose guide that tells readers manageable ways to combat violence and make their community a safer place Covers personal safety, safety in the home, on the street, and in the community, in an accessible and easy-to-implement manner Each of the 50 suggested actions is explained thoroughly, laid out in a very useful format, and presented as specific, practical adviceDaily news reports of escalating violence, crime rates, and urban decay coincide with a growing epidemic of fear sweeping the country. 50 Ways to a Safer World is a useful guide to safety in the home and the community, designed to help readers manage their fears and learn to work constructively to take back public space.The authors, experts on strategies for countering violence, provide readers with concrete things they can do to ensure peace in their community. 50 Ways to a Safer World, organized into three sections, thoroughly covers such issues as: Neighborhood security: how to conduct a neighborhood safety inventory; planning for an emergency; how to find statistics for violent crime in a vicinity Staying safe in a car: personal safety items to keep on hand; how to use a car as a self-defense weapon what to do when being followed Violence in the workplace: recognizing stresses that can erupt into violent behavior; conducting on-site personal safety training; designing effective personnel policiesGeared to both men and women, 50 Ways to a Safer World will appeal to all readers who are anxious to minimize the violence around them.Insightful and very readable, this is a welcome addition to the literature. Library Journal... Read More about the "50 Ways To A Safer World" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Watson Guptill Publ
A A Manual Of Construction Documentation Description: An illustrated guide to preparing construction drawings. 11x8.5. No bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.... Read More about the "A A Manual Of Construction Documentation" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Running Press
A Barefoot Doctor`s Manual Description: An invaluable reference for those interested in holistic health and a fascinating record of the assimilation of western medicine into traditional Chinese therapies. The book is divided into 3 main sections: general massage and acupuncture therapy; herbal and Western treatments; identification and usage of Chinese herbs.... Read More about the "A Barefoot Doctor`s Manual" on the The Nile Book Store Website

One World
A Concise Encyclopedia Of The Philosophy Of Religion Description: Covering thinkers from Plato to Freud, offering detailed explanations of fundamental principles, and outlining clear definitions of complex ideas, this is a comprehensive reference tool for all those studying, or interested in, the philosophy of religion. Using non-technical language, systematic organization, and full cross-referencing, the entries in this book offer a complete guide to all the major thinkers, issues, theories, and terms within this discipline, from ancient times to the present day.... Read More about the "A Concise Encyclopedia Of The Philosophy Of Religion" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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