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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

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Review: this book admittedly is not laid out in an obviously systematic way but i m not sure that matters. it got me interested in some things that i thought were rather boring, and on the whole though i haven t read it all through yet it does seem to the makings of a very....

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The Digital Photography Book

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Review: As someone who has dabbled in photography for a number of years and proficient in f-stops, aperture and the rest, I was looking for a book that gave some good tips on getting more professional-looking pictures. When I stumbled on this, I was intrigued but dubious t....

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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

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Review: Not good: will I finish it? Won't I? Guess I'll have to if I want to assess fairly, but it'll be hard work. Arrogance seeps through every word and, at the end of the day, he's repeatedly hammering home one point that anyone with a degree of critical thinking will b....

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 18

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Review: The portfolio gets better and better every year but in 2008 there has been a significant improvement in the way the pictures reflect the animals in their natural environment. Take the example of the 2 eagles fighting over a carcass or the bat flying in the jungle,....

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The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

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Review: Freeman's book is a careful and clear explanation of what makes a photograph interesting. He writes with knowledge and clarity about how we look at photographs, what makes a lasting or attractive image. The lush pictures illustrate the text beautifully. Highly r....

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Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 2 (Photography)

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Review: This is a similar book to Wildlife photographer of the year but has more technical information about the pictures and how to take them. They are devided into different categories and has a useful appendix. ....

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The Digital Photography Book Volume 2: The Step-by-Step Secrets for How to Make Your Photos Look Like the Pros!

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Review: I've been a wedding photographer for 25 years. I thought this was going to be another "how to take photos book". I've liked other Scott Kelby books so whilst in a bookstore picked it up just for a quick glance, but was suprised to see how much detail he went into. ....

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Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives)

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Review: Bryson on top form in this brief "bio" of the Bard. The book illustrates for the uninitiated (like me) what a dearth of knowledge there actually IS about Shakespeare but still paints a vivid picture of the man and, especially, his times. Entertaining from the off a....

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How to Catch a Star

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Review: This was a Christmas present for my son and the set is something we are enjoying together! The book is adorable and fits well under the covers to be read by the light of the flash light that is included! Plus the poster has a star chart on one side and the front ....

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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Be a Happy Non-smoker for the Rest of Your Life (Allen Carr's EasyWay)

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Review: This works. Period. 6th January 2009 marks one year to the day that I finished this book and smoked my last ever cigarette. Best thing I ever did. ....

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