Christopher: 7927 books
by Christopher Forrest
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2012
So, you have a conspiracy going and need to pass messages along without worrying that someone will intercept them. Congratulations, you've stumbled across the right book. Whether your personal solution is a Vigenere, a Vic, or a One Time Pad, you'll find an easy guide on creating your own...
by Christopher Lee
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
You have your iPad, now what? You could continue to use your tablet as an excellent web surfing tool. You could also use it to play one of the many, many games out on the App Store. Or, you could simply turn it over to your spouse or your kid(s) for their enjoyment. I suggest a different path, a path...
El pequeño libro de la inversión en valor
Averigua cuál es la estrategia de los grandes inversores
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Hoy en día hay muchas maneras de ganar dinero en los mercados, pero la única que ha mantenido su éxito a lo largo de los años es la de la inversión en valor, una estrategia que consiste en comprar acciones de aquellas compañías que se negocian por debajo de su valor intrínseco y obtener beneficios...
The Invisible Gorilla
And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. In The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology’s most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important...
This Land
How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption are Ruining the American West
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
**“A big, bold book about public lands . . . The Desert Solitaire of our time.” —Outside
A hard-hitting look at the battle now raging over the fate of the public lands in the American West--and a plea for the protection of these last wild places**
The public lands of the western...
The Ravenmaster
My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
The first behind-the-scenes account of life with the legendary ravens at the world’s eeriest monument
The ravens at the Tower of London are of mighty importance: rumor has it that if a raven from the Tower should ever leave, the city will fall.
The title of Ravenmaster, therefore,...
Disaster
Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Based on exclusive interviews, the inside story of how America's emergency response system failed and how it remains dangerously broken
When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the morning of August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring—despite...
The Social History of Agriculture
From the Origins to the Current Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
This innovative text provides a compelling narrative world history through the lens of food and farmers. Tracing the history of agriculture from earliest times to the present, Christopher Isett and Stephen Millerargue that people, rather than markets, have been the primary agents of agricultural change,...
Pontifex Maximus
A Short History of the Popes
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
“Lascelles has achieved the seemingly impossible: a concise and highly readable history of Catholic Popes that manages to be extremely entertaining and informative at the same time.”
Gerald Posner, author of God’s Bankers
"A brilliant book on a number of different levels. Lascelles...
by Christopher Stephens
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2012
Get First Flights and become an Ace RC Pilot!Park Flyers are fun, affordable model aircraft for your neighborhood open space.First Flights gives you the key skills and essential tips to fly with proficiency.Tailored to 3 channel electric trainers and motor gliders. Illustrated,...
by Christopher Hart
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
The ultimate guide to creating the most popular form of manga--shoujo!
If you’re reading this, you already love shoujo. But now you’ll be able to take the next step and actually write and draw your very own. The teen characters that populate the genre are outrageously cool, including magical...
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture
Creating an Edible Ecosystem
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
“A useful and a wonderful resource whether you grow on a balcony, rooftop or in the ground.” —Yolanda Burrell, owner of Pollinate Farm and Garden Supply
Once a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the wisdom of a simple system that emphasizes...
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
**A New York Times Best Seller
Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education.**
Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in classrooms as...
by Christopher Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Leading travel expert and USA Today columnist Christopher Elliott shares the smartest ways to travel in this tip-filled guide from National Geographic. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience as a consumer travel advocate, Elliott gives you the inside scoop on how to navigate the often perplexing...