Offers advice on honing mental reflexes, solving problems, communicating effectively, thinking logically and clearly, and absorbing new skills quickly

Are you smarter than you think? Do you have special talents and abilities you should be developing? in what intellectual areas could you use a little improvement? Readers will learn all this and more in this fun new addition To The Complete Idiot's Guide series, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Testing Your IQ. This entertaining book provides readers with tests they can use to estimate a realistic IQ score, As well as games, puzzles, and more for an engaging and exciting mental workout. Using accessible language and an amusement-based approach, author and IQ expert Dr. Jean Cirillo presents fun questions and answers that are rooted in standard IQ testing to help identify mental strengths and weaknesses. The tests and games included in the Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Testing Your IQ are designed to measure the following: •Cognitive skills •Reasoning ability •Problem-solving capability •Verbal ability •Mathematics and calculation skills •Short- and long-term memory •Spatial relations •Special talents •. . . And much, much more! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Testing Your IQ also provides tips and tricks for readers to maximize their strengths and improve their weaknesses in particular areas, As well as IQ-building puzzles, games, and resources. Featuring original tests designed specifically for Complete Idiot's Guide audiences, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Testing Your IQ is an enjoyable and entertaining way to build brainpower!

In this accessible guide, readers will find unmatched expert analysis of the volatile situation in North Korea, along with answers to frequently asked questions. Covered topics include: ¬ North Korea's geography, people, industry, political systems, and government ¬ The history of the country, from myths to kingdoms, including Japan's colonial rule and its effects ¬ The dictator, Kim Jong Il, and his father, Kim Il Sung ¬ The possibility of reunification with South Korea ¬ Options for international involvement

Forget the Age of Aquarius and hang on tight . . . The term “Indigo Children” entered the lexicon in 1982 when psychic and author Nancy Ann Tappe talked about the coming Indigo Age in her book, Understanding Your Life Through Color. In this guide, the authors explain why Indigo Children require lots of attention: they tend to think holistically and intuitively, and they process emotions differently. Parenting these high-level children is a challenge, and their years in school may be challenging. • Articles about the Indigo phenomenon have appeared in newspapers throughout the U.S. and as far away as Russia over the last few years, including one in the New York Times (1/06) • Author Wendy H. Chapman is considered one of the foremost experts on Indigo Children

Healthy food = healthy lifestyle Based on a nutritional principle time-tested for success for literally thousands of years, the Mediterranean Diet consists of a balance of all food groups with an emphasis on foods with high Omega-3 fat content such as fish, beans, and olive oil. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Mediterranean Diet introduces the healthy cuisine enjoyed in countries such as Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and much of the Middle East. • Features more than 75 delicious, easy to prepare recipes-each with a complete nutritional breakdown of fats and calories-and daily meal plans • Easy step–by–step shopping and preparation tips and instructions • Detailed chapters about food groups and nutrition

We’re living in the midst of a scientific revolution that’s captured the general public’s attention and imagination. The aim of this new revolution is to develop a “theory of everything”—a set of laws of physics that will explain all that can be explained, ranging from the tiniest subatomic particle to the universe as a whole. Here, readers will learn the ideas behind the theories, and their effects upon our world, our civilization, and ourselves. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® String Theory explains how this exciting idea holds up against competing theories. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Clear explanation of quantum mechanics, Einstein’s theories of relativity, and how string theory unites them. • A quick, easy-to-understand overview of competing theories and how they might be tested. • Fast facts about black holes, what’s inside them, how they’re made, and why they’re so paradoxical. • Simple, smart tips to help you visualize extra dimensions.

Expand your mind power with this easy to follow guide to improving your IQ Would you love a higher intelligence rating? Would you like to work your mind to its limits? This book will help you with these aims as well as enhance your reasoning powers and increase your ability to absorb and analyze information. With a range of enjoyable and engaging exercises you’ll soon be boosting your brain to peak e!ciency, and you’ll also discover that achieving this goal will bring advantages in all aspects of life – from working out your finances or helping your child with their homework to solving a tricky problem at work or excelling at card or board games. Ron Bracey provides a wealth of techniques for maximizing your IQ, as well as teaching a range of skills to that go beyond IQ, such as using knowledge trees, intelligent mindfulness, timeframe thinking and emotional intelligence. Your mind is there to be used: follow this unique “IQ and smart thinking program” to take it up to its full capacity.