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This is one of the most valuable print design books a novice or professional without much formal design training could own. This well written, concise little book shows as well as it tells what makes for good print design. It introduces all the basic concepts and terminology of typography and page layout with page after page of quotable axioms and unique perspectives on design by notable designers and artists as well as White himself. It also includes a succinct glossary, designer's checklist, and bibliography. br / br /It's especially important for design books to associate through proximity the graphic examples referred to in text, and this book does an excellent job of that. Most discussions are limited to one spread, with graphic examples on the left, discussion on the right, captions in the middle (margin to the left of the text)--a demonstration of well designed layout. And what examples.

I love this graphic organizers! They are cute, eye catching, and yet, do not distract the students from completing their work. These are great for the students who need to visually see compenents of a story to understand. They can be done individually or as a small group. I use them with special education students and they are awesome. I have seen improvement of story element concepts in my students after a few weeks of use. Students get familiar with the graphic organizers and quickly learn how to fill them out. After using them for a while, I noticed my students would already be thinking about what parts of the story fit into which boxes. There are about 3 or 4 organizers for different areas such as main ideas, beginning middle and end, characters, and sequence. There is the right kind of organizer for every student! Great also for work in general populations I would say from K-3rd grade.

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In our modern punditocracy, fewer and fewer Americans understand how the Constitution truly works, especially those who hype it the loudest. While alternative education methods like graphic depictions still face criticism from skeptics, this book might just be what the doctor ordered for high school or college students whose civic knowledge has been polluted by a lifetime of uninformed political propaganda. Writer Jonathan Hennessy does a fine job explaining many of the Constitution's intricacies while busting a lot of myths, and manages to stay politically realistic while pointing out the American inequality that the Constitution has not always been able to conquer. Artist Aaron McConnell contributes fairly dramatic artwork that is clearly influenced by hard-hitting golden age pulp comics, and he uses a few very poignant tricks to point out America's not-so-noble past, such as drawing slaves as having three-fifths of full bodies.

This is a very useful book that you will always want to have handy. It contains 50 graphic organizers for Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math and Study Skills. Some of the graphic organizers are based on the traditional ones but with a fun twist. For instance, you will find a Venn Diagram in which the circles are actually part of two snowmen. Other graphic organizers are really innovative and original, like the "River Flowchart" for Social Studies or the "Robot Rules" for Math. You will find lovely graphic organizers for almost everything you want to teach, ranging from the basic reading skills all the way through planning your science fair project, teaching kids equivalent fractions with a pie-shaped chart, or analyze the sequence of historical events with the "Climbing the Mountain" graphic organizer

I found this book to be the perfect introduction to 3D math and game programming. I've been programming for a living in C/C++ for 10+ years but never done anything 3D and very little GUI. This book is great for someone that has at least a year or two of programming in C++ (possibly Java, C# or other OO language with similar syntax). I read this book from cover-to-cover and worked almost every problem in it - treating it sort of like a self paced course in school. The authors did a fantastic job of keeping things simple and it laymen's terms as much as possible. There's plenty of 3D vocabulary to learn but unlike more advanced texts that might assume you're already familiar with the terminology (or expect you to figure it out elsewhere), this text explains the new terms as it goes.

I first read Frank Miller's 300 prior to the film's release...and then I re read it after the film. It was amazing to see the pure intensity of the film, but it also shows the depth of the novel. Comparing the two side-by-side you notice most of the contents of the novel are in the film. The film really only adds to the subplots of the book...and expands upon the scenes. The art direction is brilliant. Frank Miller has reached the summit of the graphic novel using incredibly detailed art to emphasis his bold story telling. The book does a good job retelling the Battle of Thermopylae. I say good because there is more than a hint of fiction scattered amongst the nonfiction, but that makes the story come alive. Well done Frank Miller, well done indeed.......I would also recommend Clarence Cage's novel Ashes Divide: Ashes Divide it expands upon Frank Miller's 300 and the Battle of Thermopylae.

If I had to keep but one reference book on my shelf as a Professional Interior Designer, this would be the book. It contains in-depth and well-formatted information on virtually every subject in the field, and the graphics are outstanding. One of the authors, Maryrose McGowan, is a powerhouse and has done a remarkable job with this guide and I hope she comes out with many other useful books to advance the profession. This book has quickly replaced several books I previously owned that attempted to do what this book has done with great simplicity, completeness, and accuracy. br / br /The chapters are well-organized, the graphics are abundant, clear, and easy-to-understand, and they contain information from all ends of the spectrum. The price tag of the book is steep, but well worth the investment. Save your pennies and make a point of buying this book, or look for used versions as they come available on Amazon.com. You will be glad to have this book in your collection!

Through 3 years I had this book while in school, it was an invaluable resource. As many of you know, the work done in arch. school is very design/idea based, and not necessarily rooted in a feasible final product. However, I strived to include as many true-to-life elements in my design, and this book got it done for me. Many standards and sizes, etc. that had my classmates scrambling around on the internet or looking through dozens of books to find were easily found in the index of this book. It eventually became a class resource for a couple semesters until people bought their own. br / br /As a professional, many people's firms have a specialty or three. For instance, I work for a healthcare firm at the moment. However, as a student, you can run the whole gamut of different building types. Despite how far-out some of my designs were, the fact that they were rooted in current,

This book is a graphic adaptation of Gaiman's original novel. It tells the story of Coraline, a curious young girl who discovers a secret door in her house. The door takes her to what seems like a duplicate of her house, with parents that look like hers but have buttons for eyes. They want to keep Coraline and she has to use her bravery and cleverness if she wants to escape from this other world and return to her own. This was the first graphic novel that I have read and I was very impressed. The artwork was done beautifully and really grasped your attention. My only complaint is that it took me much longer to read the book than I expected because I was so interested in every detail of the artwork. The story was very good, and would appeal to older children who enjoy fantasy and horror stories. Some of the pictures are frightening, so I would not recommend it for young children. I am now very interested in going to see the movie!

Some people might be put off by the idea of a comic-format textbook. Don't be. This is easily the clearest, most readable introduction to the structure and function of DNA (among other,related, things) I've ever seen. The notion of an extraterrestrial alien explaining the nature of DNA to his superior extraterrestrial alien is quite unique, and ingenious. From the functioning of nucleotide base-pairs to the machinations of mutation and natural selection, this book covers the topic in a way one won't see elsewhere. Very highly recommended, and bravo to the author and the artists! I greatly treasure this book.