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Garden Legacy

Mary Louise Christovich · The Historic New Orleans Collection
Pages: 274
Format: Hardcover

Garden Legacy accords the French-American tradition of landscape design and horticultural study its rightful place in transatlantic cultural history. French settlers in New Orleans adapted garden prototypes from the era of Louis XIV to the more abundant plant life yet smaller-scale gardens...
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Copyright Handbook, The: What Every Writer Needs to Know

Stephen Fishman JD · NOLO; Twelfth Edition edition
Format: Book

This must-have handbook for writers and artists provides every necessary form to protect written expression under U.S. and international copyright law. With step-by-step instructions, it illustrates how to register a written work with the copyright office determine what works can be protected...
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Craft Beer for the Homebrewer: Recipes from America's Top Brewmasters

Michael Agnew · Motorbooks Intl
Pages: 159
Format: Hardcover

As the craft beer craze continues to sweep the nation, more and more people are deciding to try their hand at creating their own perfect brew. In Craft Beer for the Homebrewer, beer writer and certified cicerone (think sommelier for beer) Michael Agnew merges the passions of consumption...
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Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World

Marc Raboy · Oxford University Press
Pages: 872
Format: Print book

A little over a century ago the world went wireless. Cables and all their limiting inefficiencies gave way to a revolutionary means of transmitting news and information almost everywhere, instantaneously. By means of "Hertzian waves," as radio waves were initially known, ships...
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The TAB Book of Arduino Projects: 36 Things to Make with Shields and Proto Shields

Simon Monk · McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 1 edition
Format: Book

The ultimate collection of DIY Arduino projects! In this easy-to-follow book, electronics guru Simon Monk shows you how to create a wide variety of fun and functional gadgets with the Arduino Uno and Leonardo boards. Filled with step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations, The TAB Book...
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McGraw-Hill Education ASVAB, Fourth Edition

Janet E Wall · Mcgraw-Hill Education
Pages: 639
Format: Print book

The updated, complete guide for preparing for the ASVAB, the required entrance exam for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces Each year one million people take the ASVAB exam. Sponsored by the Department of Defense, the exam is administered year-round in high schools and at recruiting centers...
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Patent Pending in 24 Hours

Richard Stim Attorney · NOLO; Seventh Edition edition
Format: Print book

Ready to stamp "patent pending" on your invention? Then you need to file a provisional patent application (PPA) , an inexpensive way to claim your hard work. With a PPA, you'll have time to figure out whether you can make a profit from your creation before you invest more...
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The Thinking Teacher: A Framework for Intentional Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom

Sandra Heidemann · Free Spirit Publishing
Pages: 201
Format: Print book

This essential professional development resource provides advice for early childhood teachers who are navigating demands and changes in their careers, helping them see these challenges as growth opportunities. Through in-depth self-assessment and reflection, educators reexamine their teaching...
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Common Core Language Arts & Literacy Grade 6: Activities That Captivate, Motivate & Reinforce

Marjorie Frank · Incentive Publications; Act Csm edition
Format: Print book

A collection of entertaining and educational standardized activities perfectly aligned with sixth grade Common Core English Language Arts and Literacy State Standards   Full of engaging puzzles, stories, and adventures, this collection of motivating and fun activities is specifically...
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Let's Talk About Math: The LittleCounters® Approach to Building Early Math Skills

Donna Kotsopoulos Ph.D. · Brookes Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Math cant wait. Children who can count with ease before kindergarten have a better shot at future mathematics success—and with this book, its simple and fun to weave counting and other math concepts into everyday activities. Drawn from the authorsâ playful and popular LittleCounters...
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Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the "Jeff Davis 8?"

Ethan Brown · Scribner
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

An explosive, true-life southern gothic story, Murder in the Bayou chronicles the twists and turns of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Louisiana parish.Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were discovered around the murky canals and crawfish...
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Nolo's Patents for Beginners: Quick & Legal

David Pressman Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

A brilliantly clear and up-to-date patent guide Patent law is changing, and this bestselling primer on patent law has up-to-date information on the America Invents Act, the most important change to American patent law in two centuries. Packed with detailed information, Nolo's Patents...
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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time

Stephen Elias · NOLO
Pages: 401
Format: Paperback

This plain-English guide to decide if Chapter 13 is right for you and to learn how to keep valuable property and discharge your unsecured debts. Chapter 13 legal concepts, procedures, and monetary calculations can be tricky. Nolo's Chapter 13 Bankruptcy breaks down the Chapter 13 process...
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The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed

Scott Parazynski · Little A
Format: Hardcover

"Scott Parazynski's drive, curiosity, inventiveness, and great humor shine through the pages of The Sky Below and will certainly inspire future generations to pursue their dreams with every fiber in their being." - John Glenn, NASA astronautAn epic memoir from a man whose life...
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Forensic Science

Ayn Embar-seddon O'reilly · Salem Press
Pages: 1200
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

This completely updated, new edition of Forensic Science approaches its subject from multiple directions. One primary approach is from the points of view of forensic investigators. In addition to its core essays on subspecialties and allied fields, the set has essays on specific types of investigations,...
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