Jeff Smith's Guide to Head and Shoulders Portraits

Amherst Media, Inc | 2009 | ISBN: 1584282568 | 128 pages | PDF | 7,8 MB
With detailed, informative instructions for capturing personable and memorable yearbook photos, actor and model portfolios, and business, bridal, and children’s portraits, this exhaustive reference covers what photographers need to know to be successful.

Emphasizing that the client is always the center of the photograph, this resource illustrates how to evaluate the customer to determine which features to downplay and which to accent.

Tips for creating the perfect image through posing and lighting, handling the post-shot conference, and previewing and retouching the images are supplied, as well as guidance for the technical and emotional challenges of shooting a portrait. Packed with step-by-step images, no-nonsense techniques, and practical advice, this is a must-have book for professional and advanced amateur photographers.

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Aging and Age-Related Disorders

Amazon price $209

472 pages | Publisher: Humana Press; 1st Edition. edition (September 8, 2010) | English | PDF
Features that characterize the aging process include the gradual accumulation of cell damage after prolonged exposure to oxidative and inflammatory events over a lifetime. In addition to the accretion of lesions, the intrinsic levels of pro-oxidant and aberrant immune responses are elevated with age. These adverse events are often further enhanced by the chronic and slow progressing diseases that characterize the senescent brain and cardiovascular system. The incidence of some disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular diseases are sufficiently prevalent in the extreme elderly that these disorders can arguably be considered "normal". Aging and Aging-Related Disorders examines the interface between normal and pathological aging, and illustrates how this border can sometimes be diffuse. It explores and illustrates the processes underlying the means by which aging becomes increasingly associated with inappropriate levels of free radical activity and how this can serve as a platform for the progression of age-related diseases.

The book provides chapters that examine the interactive relationship between systems in the body that can enhance or sometimes even limit cellular longevity. In addition, specific redox mechanisms in cells are discussed. Another important aspect for aging discussed here is the close relationship between the systems of the body and exposure to environmental influences of oxidative stress that can affect both cellular senescence and a cell’s nuclear DNA. What may be even more interesting to note is that these external stressors are not simply confined to illnesses usually associated with aging, but can be evident in maturing and young individuals. A broad range of internationally recognized experts have contributed to this book. Their aim is to successfully highlight emerging knowledge and therapy for the understanding of the basis and development of aging–related disorders.

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Getting Started in Digital SLR Photography - 2010

English | 130 pages | Publisher: Dennis Publishing (November 26, 2009) | PDF | 34 Mb
This guide is the perfect companion for anyone who is thinking about or has just taken the plunge into using digital SLRs. As well as getting to grips with the various types of digital SLRs available, the publication covers the key accessories such as lenses and flashguns. Much of the guide is steered towards the various equipment and subject-based techniques that will help digital SLR newcomers improve their photo skills and covers all forms of photography from portraits to nature and landscapes.

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Kissing: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About One Of Lifes Sweetest Pleasures

Description
Who doesn't love a great kiss? Every kiss is a cause for celebration, and this book gets the lip-locking party started.

This book is for kissing aficionados everywhere. Kissing is a delightful love letter to the magic of this delicious indulgence. Filled with romance, humor, fun suggestions, and joie de vivre, it's a playful guide to puckering up. Readers will find this sweet, sexy guide full of surprising details, including:

- Tips and exercises for a "kissing makeover"
- Favorite (and least favorite) ways to pucker up
- True stories of first, best, worst, most unusual, and just plain unforgettable kisses
- The most famous movie kisses, as well as great kisses from literature, art, and history
- Kissing customs around the globe
- Fun kissing games and new techniques
- A candid kissing survey to fill out and share

Lovers everywhere will want to get their hands on this book-and each other!

About the Author
Andréa Demirjian is a marketing executive.

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Mesopotamia: The World's Earliest Civilization (The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations)

216 pages | Publisher: Rosen Education Service; 1 edition (August 15, 2010) | English | PDF | 6.4 Mb
Celebrated for numerous developments in the areas of law, writing, religion, and mathematics, Mesopotamia has been immortalized as the cradle of civilization. Its fabled cities, including Babylon and Nineveh, spawned new cultures, traditions, and innovations in art and architecture, some of which can still be seen in present-day Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Readers will be captivated by this ancient culture's rich history and breadth of accomplishment, as they marvel at images of the magnificent temples and artifacts left behind.

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The Brain and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroanatomy (Cambridge Medicine)

English | 256 pages | Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3 edition (June 28, 2010) | PDF | 6 Mb
Now in its third edition, The Brain and Behavior continues on its mission to present a simplified and accessible introduction to behavioral neuroanatomy. Human behavior is a direct reflection of the anatomy of the central nervous system, and it is the goal of the behavioral neuroscientist to uncover its neuroanatomical basis. Much of the new content in this edition reflects advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging. The text is presented in a highly structured and organized format to help the reader distinguish between issues of anatomical, behavioral and physiological relevance. Simplified and clear diagrams are provided throughout the chapters to illustrate key points. Case examples are explored to set the neuroanatomy in the context of clinical experience. This will be essential reading for behavioral clinicians including psychiatrists, neuropsychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists and clinical neuroscientists.

Review
'The details are comprehensive in relation to adhering to the title itself, The Brain and Behaviour, and it is a very important read for all physicians working in neurology, psychiatry, family medicine and clinical psychology ... The book is informative, useful, written in a very scientific way and contains information that is important to know. It is definitely worth buying.' Neurosciences

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The Intelligent Investor - The Definitive Book on Value Investing

643 pages | Publisher: Collins Business | English | PDF | 5.3 Mb
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, first published in 1949, is a widely acclaimed book on value investing, an investment approach Graham began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently refined with David Dodd. Famous investor Warren Buffett describes it as "by far the best book on investing ever written", a sentiment echoed by other Graham disciples such as Irving Kahn and Walter Schloss.

The idea of value investing is to buy stocks whose price is lower than their true value and then to hold those stocks until their price returns to the true value earning a return on the investment.

Graham's favorite allegory is that of Mr. Market, an obliging fellow who turns up every day at the share holder's door offering to buy or sell his shares at a different price. Often, the price quoted by Mr. Market seems plausible, but sometimes it is ridiculous. The investor is free to either agree with his quoted price and trade with him, or ignore him completely. Mr. Market doesn't mind this, and will be back the following day to quote another price.

The point of this anecdote is that the investor should not regard the whims of Mr. Market as a determining factor in the value of the shares the investor owns. He should profit from market folly rather than participate in it. The investor is advised to concentrate on the real life performance of his companies and receiving dividends, rather than be too concerned with Mr. Market's often irrational behaviour.

Review
Since it was first published in 1949, Graham's investment guide has sold over a million copies and has been praised by such luminaries as Warren E. Buffet as "the best book on investing ever written." These accolades are well deserved. In its new form--with commentary on each chapter and extensive footnotes prepared by senior Money editor, Jason Zweig--the classic is now updated in light of changes in investment vehicles and market activities since 1972. What remains is a better book. Graham's sage advice, analytical guides, and cautionary tales are still valid for the contemporary investor, and Zweig's commentaries demonstrate the relevance of Graham's principles in light of 1990s and early twenty-first century market trends. --Patrick O'Kelley

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