Airplane Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-3a
The fundamental skills and essential information necessary for piloting airplanes are introduced in this beginning aviator's guide. Pilots wishing to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, flyers preparing for additional certificates or ratings, and flight instructors engaged in the instruction of both students and licensed pilots will benefit from the information in this pilot resource. The official FAA reference for the aviator-in-training, many test questions for the FAA Knowledge Exams for pilots come directly from this guide.
The Ratings: Life, Now with Convenient Letter Grades by L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg, ISBN 0609808524
We grade movies, books, and kids -- why not life? The Brunching Shuttlecocks' most popular feature on their hilarious website is "The Ratings, " wherein everyday items are compared and graded. Consider VCR buttons:
Pause -- Pausing is half the reason for buying a VCR. It really shows those tapes who's in charge. Whatever Nicolas Cage is going on about, he's just going to have to zip it and wait while you grab another Fresca. A-
Play -- Some claim that Play is too naive for a complex, post-modern, pre-contemporary world, where buttons like "Zero Back" hold sway. But without beacons of selection like Play, we sink into a quagmire where "control" is relative and we are most "remote" from our own souls. A
Interspersed with the rankings are quizzes: Porn Star or My Little Pony? Christian rock band or heavy metal? Are you God? Are you dead? The Book of Ratings is hilariously arbitrary and undeniably compelling.
The Ratings: Life, Now with Convenient Letter Grades by L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg, ISBN 0609808524
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Bob Ross' New Joy of Painting: A Collection of His Recent Favorites by Bob Ross, ISBN 0688151582
Since 1983, Bob Ross has been television's favorite artist. His "Joy of Painting show captures higher ratings than any other art program in history, year after year. Bob's quick painting style and easy, encouraging manner reach millions of viewers around the world each day.
His third book -- "New Joy of Painting -- is now available in paperback, containing another sixty of his favorite landscape paintings. Each is presented in full color, along with written instructions and detailed black-and-white how-to photographs. Now you really can complete your very own beautiful masterpiece -- you can do it.
"Remember, there is no failure, only learning," says author Annette Kowalski. "As I've heard Bob Ross say a thousand times, I hope you never create a painting that you're totally satisfied with, for it's this dissatisfaction that will create the motivation necessary for you to start your next painting, armed with the knowledge you acquired from the previous one.
Bob Ross' New Joy of Painting: A Collection of His Recent Favorites by Bob Ross, ISBN 0688151582
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Golf Hideaways: The Best Courses and Resorts
Thirty-five of the best golf courses and resorts are showcased in this definitive guidebook, which includes course ratings, photographs, diagrams and detailed hole-by-hole accounts.
Golf Hideaways: The Best Courses and Resorts
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Fodor's China
Hike the spine of the Great Wall, examine artifacts from the old Silk Road, pedal around town like a local, rise early and haggle at Beijing markets, sip tea in a garden of orchids, wrap up a slice of succulent Peking duck, or float through a limestone valley --"Fodor's China, 4th Edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout this country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.
"The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best --"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."
-New compact trim size make these guides even more portable
-Two-color interior design makes it easier to find the information you need
-Fodor's Choice Ratings flag must-see sights and hidden treasures
-Hotel and restaurant reviews cover all budgets
-Plus multi-day itineraries to help...
Fodor's China
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