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The Garage Sale Gal's Guide to Making Money Off Your Stuff is a handy book chock-full of how tos, what to dos, and pitfalls to avoid in selling (and buying) your stuff. Hammond gives advice on organizing and profiting from your own garage sales, how to successfully buy from other garage sales, the...

The Devil in the White City: by Erik Larson | Summary & Analysis *A Smarter You In 15 Minutes… What is your time worth? * “The Devil in the White City” is a dual biography book of Daniel Hudson Burnham and Dr. H. H. Holmes. Daniel Burnham is a steadfast architect who was the reason...

The level of venom, the intensity and frequency of the readers' rants in the daily newspaper compelled the publication's news reporter to call me for an interview. Some of the language in the rants was so graphic, they were unsuitable for print, he said. Wow! They were talking about me. Have you ever...

A step-by-step guide to performing the death-defying stunts you thought were only possible in the movies. For the millions of armchair daredevils who made Worst Case Scenario a mega bestzseller, Hunter Fulghum offers an even more hair-raising handbook. The result of persistent probing, diligent...

True stores how the author and others started a business with little of no money

Identity theft is the crime of this century. Just ask Frank Abagnale of Catch Me If You Can fame. He states so in the Q&A of the latest edition of that book. So here, then, is the true-crime book of this century. This is the first book on the subject from the inside, told by someone who’s assumed...

ABOUT THE BOOK We have all heard it said that getting married is easy, but staying married is hard. Keeping a marriage happy and functioning well can be even more difficult. Marriage requires work and commitment, and it is perfectly natural for couples to experience conflict. No two people...

This overview provides a quick start for those persons who need to write a proposal (solicited or unsolicited) of some kind, whether it is technical, commercial, or charitable in nature.The main topics are planning, assembling, and writing the proposal; characteristics of successful proposals; and...

Something for everyone no matter how big or small your project. Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved. "Project Management - 101 Tips and Tools for Success" will help you to become a more successful and enlightened person. Built into the book is the...

You might not want to be a flight attendant, battling non-stop jet lag and coddling cranky passengers, but haven’t you secretly longed to travel like one? Imagine breezing past lines at security and customs, relaxing in comfortable transportation to your hotel and stretching vacation dollars with...

ABOUT THE BOOK We've all read stories about adventurous travelers who backpacked across the Himalayas and slept in the wilds every night. Or perhaps you know someone who traipsed through Europe in their youth, staying in dorm-like hostels and eating only bread and cheese for months at a time....

We could all use some advice now and then. When the self-help books just aren't helping, it's time to call in the experts: real people. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Adair Lara polled her readers for life lessons learned through experience, receiving thousands of heartfelt and irreverent responses....

Have you reached that point in your life when you want to make some changes, but have no idea what to do or how to do it? This is my story of my journey which resulted in me spending eight wonderful years teaching English in China. Maybe it will give you inspiration or light a spark or give guidance along an unknown path.

Providing unique, accessible lessons on urban design, this title in the bestselling 101 Things I Learned® series is a perfect resource for students, recent graduates, general readers, and even seasoned professionals. ** ** Students of urban design often find themselves lost between books that are...