Curious Folks Ask 2:

Curious Folks Ask 2: 

188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond By Sherry Seethaler
 Publisher: F T Press 2011  | ISBN: 0137057393 

| PDF | 1 MB  | 240 Pages

More Amazing Science Q&As from the Author of Curious Folks Ask
Why do lizards do pushups?
Does hot water really freeze faster than cold water?
Why does the moon look bigger at the horizon?
Why do some people float and others sink?
What’s better, paper or plastic?
Why can’t anything go faster than light?
How did oil get there?
How does carbon dating work, and why do scientists trust it?
How much does the earth weigh?
Why can’t you make square soap bubbles?

“For those of us with science questions that range from the profound to the fanciful, Sherry Seethaler is here with the answers. She not only educates with this wonderful collection, she entertains.”
—John Cannon, Quest editor, San Diego Union-Tribune

“If you want to learn about the ‘Mpemba effect’ (why hot water sometimes freezes faster than cold), if you have a burning desire to know about the biosphere we live in, if you have ever wondered about why those pesky black holes don’t swallow the universe and what’s beyond the ‘edge’ of the universe, Sherry Seethaler has a knowledgeable, well-written, and research-based answer for you. Call her the Sherlock Holmes of science. With Dr. Seethaler, the hunt’s afoot for the mysteries of the world!”
—Christopher Y. Wu, PhD, Associate Director of the National Science Foundation-funded Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Mid-Pacific Information and Communications Technology Center (MPICT.org) and Principal/Founder, metacyber

W hat have you always wondered about? For more than seven years, renowned science writer Dr. Sherry Seethaler has answered questions like yours–both in her weekly column in the San Diego Union-Tribune and in her best-selling book Curious Folks Ask.

Now, she’s back, with 188 more of her best science Q&As, in another book you just can’t put down. Seethaler is one of this generation’s best science explainers, and it shows: Every answer is accurate, fun to read, and distilled to a single page–or less!

Want to know why diamonds sparkle? How spiders build huge webs without ever getting stuck? How birds flock? What causes tornadoes? Why hard-boiled egg yolks turn green? How much electricity your new TV uses? Why dogs vary so much in size and cats don’t? Why it’s safe for scientists to make miniature black holes? It’s all here–and plenty more!

Creepy crawlies and amazing animals
How big’s a bug’s brain? Do elephants hate mice? How does a kangaroo clean her pouch?
Freeway noise, bad hair days, and other funky phenomena
Is jewelry radioactive? Is rainwater really pure?
Weather, climate, and the environment
What’s the real deal with recycling, drought, hurricanes, and CO2?
Our planet, our universe
New oceans, dark matter, mini black holes, and beyond

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You Exam Help - Maths (2011)

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English | PDF | 100 pages | 15.6MB

You Exam Help include full exam question papers,which are good examples of what Grade 12  learners can expect in their final matric exam. With matriculants across the country now  writing the same final exam (it no longer differs from province to province as in the past)  there's a shortage of exam examples for learners and teachers to use to prepare.

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Wiley | 2009 | ISBN: 0471250260 

 640 pages | PDF | 45.28 MB

Psychologists have been searching for a reference that unifies the disparate topics of social psychology around a central theme. Social Psychology follows that approach as it presents the most fundamental concepts in the field.

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Talk a Lot is a great new way to learn spoken English, and quite a departure from the  standard ELT course book. Instead of spending hours reading and writing, students have the  opportunity to engage in challenging and fun speaking and listening activities with their  friends. On this course students learn how to think in English as well as Talk a Lot!

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Complete 12-week spoken English course
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Price: Free | 11.75MB | | PDF

The aim of the Big Grammar Book is to provide teachers with a really useful book of no-nonsense grammar worksheets that they can dip into and use in class with students at  Beginner Level (ESOL Core Curriculum Entry Levels 1 and 2). It is also ideal for students  to work with at home since the answers are all printed at the back. 

The book is divided  into four parts and is graded in difficulty, so that it begins with some basic stuff and  builds up to more challenging grammar activities. It features a selection of Essential English worksheets which provide practice for crucial  basic areas of knowledge for learners at Entry Level, like using numbers, writing the  alphabet, spelling days, and months correctly. The Big Grammar Book comes from the makers  of English Banana.com - the Web site. Version 1 may include unspecified updates,  enhancements, or bug fixes.


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Winning in Today's Forex Market
 PDF | 354 pages | 4.89 Mb

Getting Started in Currency Trading is both an introduction and reference tool for beginning and intermediate foreign exchange (Forex) traders. This information-packed resource opens with a description of the Forex market and a section of clearly defined Forex terms with examples. You'll learn how to open your own trading account by following step-by-step instructions and numerous screen shots that show you what expect inside a dealer's trading platform. You'll walk through the physical process of placing and liquidating currency orders. Later chapters introduce various trading strategies and tactics in detail, along with some fundamental and technical analysis that will help you win in the exploding foreign exchange trading market.
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-The psychology of trading the FOREX market
-Advance trading topics, such as rollovers, hedging, and arbitrage

Filled with in-depth insight, practical advice, and numerous screen shots that illustrate what to expect inside a dealer's trading platform, Getting Started in Currency Trading will guide you through the complexities of FOREX trading and put you on the road to success.

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PDF + MP3 | 48 Pages | English | 103.24 MB

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Hot English, October 2010 (№106)

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PDF + MP3 | 48 Pages | English | 78.8 Mb

Hot English magazine is a leading English learning and teaching resource. It's fun and colourful approach to teaching real English as it's spoken by native speakers is popular around the world. Loved by both students and teachers, there's something for everyone and all levels in Hot English magazine.

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The Complete Quick-reference Guide to Symptoms and How to Deal with Them
PDF | 319 pages | 16,4 mb

A complete quick reference to symptoms and how to deal with them. It includes sections on how the body works; maintaining health and fitness for all the family; first aid; and common medical tests. There are diagnostic charts and illustrations that detail anatomy and medical procedures.

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Spend a Few Hours Now and Gain a Valuable Skill for Life
 126 Pages |  PDF | 1.6 MB

If you use a keyboard you need this book. Most of us use computers - many of us all the time - but how many of us can type properly? 'When you've learned how to touch type a 3000 word report will take you less than 1 hour to type!' With this book you can learn to 'touch type' in ten hours at a fraction of the cost of a course. It will also take you less time than the average course and, best of all, you can learn in your own home or office. Just think how much time you will save in your working day - and you will be able to concentrate on the content rather than finding the correct letters. 

Touch Type in Ten Hours contains easy-to-use lessons divided into manageable one hour blocks, and there are plenty of exercises to consolidate what you have learned. There is also a reference guide giving useful 'tips of the trade'. This new edition goes on to show you how to use Microsoft Word 2007 to best advantage. Most of us want to learn all the basics as quickly as possible and in no time at all you should be able to do everything from simple word processing tasks such as moving blocks of text, to more complex tasks such as mail merge, graphics and creating newspaper style columns. Spend a few hours now and reap the benefits for a lifetime, whether you are using a keyboard at work or at home.


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Get Organized 155 DIY Projects 2010 -
The Family Handyman Special Publication
PDF | 148 pages | 23 Mb

Make good use of any space in your home or office, and organized with easy projects. Packed with 155 easy projects to get the clutter of your life..Tips for tackling backdoor clutter, seasonal cloths, laundry room mess and more...


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304 Pages |  PDF | 19 MB

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English | 132 pages | PDF | 49.70 Mb

If you want to produce your own professional-looking home movies the easy way, this is the book for you. Revealing expert advice on how to produce stunning videos, tackling technical issues such as what camera and software to use, as well as answering key questions on how to edit audio and images, this publication is guaranteed to help you shoot movies like a pro!

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The Enjoyment of Math

PDF | 216 pages | 14.68 MB

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A Simple Guide to Your Home Computer

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PDF | 896 pages | 11.66 MB

The aim of this little book is essentially to make you familiar with the hardware environment of the computer. Most people have heard of software programs, whether they are involved directly with computers or not. Many people know roughly how they work and what they are used for. The hardware of the PC, however, is less well understood.

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English for Specific Purposes

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This books will serve as a guide to all present and future inhabitants of ESP, revealing both the challenges ad pleasures to be ejoyed there ad the pitfalls to be avoided. This book is intended to be a practical guide, ad to this ed it provides a number of tasks at the ed of each chapter. These are to get you thinking about the issues raised in that section.

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1001 Unbelievable Facts

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| English | 208 pages | PDF | 5,8 MB |

The cartoon narrator and his new friends make reading this book a voyage of discovery.This is an amazing fact-filled journey that proves to be much more compelling than the average reference book.Unbelievable facts are popular on radio, TV and in book format. The appeal is to parents as a wide-ranging, fact-filled reading programme for their children

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This unique one-of-a-kind book is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of Ayurveda, and discusses the practical use of therapies such as diet, exercise, yoga, meditation, massage, and herbal remedies. The book also includes detailed information on Ayurvedic pharmacology and pharmacy, clinical methods and examinations, and general treatment protocols. Plus, a helpful section provides a comprehensive materia medica of 50 Indian herbs that include botanical descriptions, traditional Ayurvedic knowledge, constituent data and the latest medical research, as well as clinical indications, formulations, and dosages.

* Helpful full-color insert containing photos of the 50 herbs covered, alongside a ruler for scale, allows the reader to quickly identify herbs correctly.

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Comprehensively covers opening and running a restaurant-revised and updated A successful restaurant is a dream business. It offers guests a fabulous experience, while the restaurateur gets an exciting workplace, creative license, and potentially nice profit margins. Of course, restaurant success does not arrive on a silver platter. It takes know- how, the right planning, and access to quality information. A one-stop guide to the business, The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation, Fifth Edition gives readers the knowledge they need to conceive, open, and run any type of restaurant, from fast-food franchise to upscale dining room.

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Curious Folks Ask

Curious Folks Ask:

162 Real Answers on Amazing Inventions, Fascinating Products, and Medical Mysteries
Publisher: FT Press | ISBN: 0137057385 | edition 2010
 PDF | 224 pages | 1,3 mb 

These are just a few of the fascinating science and health questions real people have asked top science writer and San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Sherry Seethaler. Curious Folks Ask brings together 162 of her best answers–all crystal-clear, accurate, quick, and a pleasure to read. Seethaler knows exactly how to cut through jargon, confusion, and myths. She’s passionate about sharing what scientists have learned and what they still don’t know. She explores everything from our bodies to our best inventions: what makes us healthy, what makes us human, and plenty more. Prepare to be surprised, intrigued, and amazed!

Prepare to Be Fascinated!

Why does the flu change every year?

What makes glue sticky?

What causes out-of-body experiences?

Are all brands of gas the same?

Will adult stem cells work as well as embryonic stem cells?

Is one “horsepower” really equal to the power of one horse?

Why can’t you sneeze with your eyes open?

How much does a cremated body weigh?

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