Get fast facts at your fingertips with this DK Pocket Eyewitness Rocks & Minerals" packed with bite-sized chunks of information that will encourage & inform even the most reluctant readers. From igneous sedimentary & metamorphic rocks as well as hundreds of sparkling minerals this pocket guide covers vital data on where & how they form; as well as explaining characteristics such as hardness colour & lustre. With 160 pages of amazing encyclopedic stats & genius gem facts to provide extra wow. This mine of information will help you learn how to identify rocks & minerals in no time." ...

The official strategy guide to Dm C: Devil May Cry" from Brady Games. Lose yourself in Dantes world with the Brady Games " Dm C: Devil May Cry Signature Series Guide" the official strategy guide to the latest in the " Devil May Cry" game series. Featuring a full walkthrough of the game gameplay hints & tips covering the hardest difficulty level plus bios & lists covering all " Devil May Cry" characters enemies & bosses. Exclusive illustrated maps ensure youll never get lost when maneouvering Dante around the treacherous world of Limbo Town; gameplay tactics mean youll master the most complex attack combos in no time & every single mission is covered including secret missions & hidden items. " Dm C: Devil May Cry Signature Series Guide" is the complete strategy guide to the newest installment of this classic game. Once youve finished learning about how best to use Dantes famous weapons (his sword Rebellion & twin pistols Ebony & Ivory) get on the PS3 Xbox 360 or PC & get playing." ...

Written by Brian Wood Art by Wood & Riccardo Burchielli Cover by Wood From indie comics icon Brian Wood (Demo Channel Zero GLOBAL FREQUENCY) & up-&-coming Italian artist Riccardo Burchielli (John Doe) comes the first volume of DMZ collecting the first 5 issues of the series about the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped in a most unlikely war zone: the streets of New York City. In the near future America's worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army & National Guard the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant Middle America rises up & violently pushes its way to the shining seas coming to a standstill at the line in the sand
- Manhattan or as the world now knows it the DMZ. Matty Roth a naive young man & aspiring photojournalist lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong & Matty finds himself lost & alone in a world he's only seen on television. There he is faced with a choice: try to find a way off the island or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth?
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James Watson the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA & author of the international bestseller The Double Helix" tells the story of the amazing molecule since its discovery fifty years ago following modern genetics from his own Nobel prize-winning work in the fifties to todays Dolly the sheep designer babies & GM foods. Professor Watson introduces the science of modern genetics along with its history & its implications in this magnificent guide to one of the most triumphant achievements of human science." ...

World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon he dreamed of owning a live animal -- the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life. Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets for a huge reward. But in Deckard's world things were never that simple & his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge & deceit -- & the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted.. . ...

World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon he dreamed of owning a live animal -- the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life. Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets for a huge reward. But in Deckard's world things were never that simple & his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge & deceit -- & the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted.. . ...

The letters page of Old Git magazine continues to offer its readers an opportunity to ask & provide answers to the most pressing questions of our times. Questions such as: Would it help global warming if I left my fridge door open? Whats the riskiest game of risk ever played? If I fell down a disused mineshaft would Lassie really run & get help or just sit there licking his balls? Do Bats Have Bollocks? features a host of completely new & untrue questions & answers. With bags more rude jokes shaggy dog stories & the odd entry from a new bewildered editor whos wondering what the hell hes got himself into this book is every bit as laugh-out-loud funny as last years hugely successful volume Do Ants Have Arseholes? ...

This title is suitable for children aged up to 3 years old. Do cows sing? Do cows cuckoo? All I know is cows go MOO! Simple rhythmic & lots of fun this big brightly illustrated board book will have kids happily imitating all kinds of animal talk. For each creature including a sheep duck frog & cat a giant mouth flap lifts up to reveal a new animal sound that will surely inspire a symphony of baa-ing ribbiting & meowing. & at the end children can open two barnyard gates to see & say all the animal sounds again. ...

People have a great curiosity & many misunderstandings about how dogs think act & perceive the world. They are also curious about the social & emotional lives of dogs. They wonder whether dogs dream if they recognise themselves in the mirror or understand what theyre seeing on television or if they are more intelligent than cats. Stanley Coren brings decades of scientific research on dogs to bear in his unprecedented foray into the inner lives of our canine companions dispelling many common myths in the process. In a conversational format with illustrations Coren answers Approx. 75 questions often asked of him during his nearly fifty-year career as a dog researcher combining the authority of an expert with the engaging delivery of a guest at a cocktail party. ...

How Design CAN CHANGE the World Today everyone is a designer. & the future of civilization is our common design project. How does design help choose our leaders? Why do we really have an environmental crisis? How can accessible design broaden your audience? Why does the U.S. economy now struggle to compete? How has design thinking added to the bottom line of the worlds most valuable companies? Design matters. As it never has before. Design creates so much of what we see what we use & what we experience. In a time of unprecedented environmental social & economic crises designers must now choose what their young profession will be about: deploying weapons of mass deception
- or helping repair the world. Do Good Design is a call to action: This book alerts us to the role design plays in persuading global audiences to fulfill invented needs. The book then outlines a sustainable approach to both the practice & the consumption of design. All professionals will be inspired by the message of how we can feel better & do better while holding onto our principles. In a time when anything has become possible design thinking offers a way forward for us all. What will you do?
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