The Handbook
Title | The Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Benton |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2017-09-26 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 054594242X |
Jim Benton, bestselling author of Dear Dumb Diary and Franny K. Stein, brings us a fresh new middle grade novel about breaking all the rules! There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his elderly neighbors move out and leave an especially promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it. He only has the chance to grab one box before his mom catches him and orders him in for dinner, though. When mysterious goings-on begin to occur in the neighborhood, the trio investigates the hidden box from Jack's garage. In it, they find the Secret Parent's Handbook and with it all the means to subvert the irrational rules and petty tyranny of their home lives. No more clean rooms! No more vegetables! No more brushed hair or washed hands! It's all videogames and junk food all the time! But the authorities -- and the resistance -- have taken notice of the strange goings-on in Jack and his friends' neighborhood. And they are closing in . . .
The Hand
Title | The Hand PDF eBook |
Author | Frank R. Wilson |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-09-14 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0679740473 |
"A startling argument . . . provocative . . . absorbing." --The Boston Globe "Ambitious . . . arresting . . . celebrates the importance of hands to our lives today as well as to the history of our species." --The New York Times Book Review The human hand is a miracle of biomechanics, one of the most remarkable adaptations in the history of evolution. The hands of a concert pianist can elicit glorious sound and stir emotion; those of a surgeon can perform the most delicate operations; those of a rock climber allow him to scale a vertical mountain wall. Neurologist Frank R. Wilson makes the striking claim that it is because of the unique structure of the hand and its evolution in cooperation with the brain that Homo sapiens became the most intelligent, preeminent animal on the earth. In this fascinating book, Wilson moves from a discussion of the hand's evolution--and how its intimate communication with the brain affects such areas as neurology, psychology, and linguistics--to provocative new ideas about human creativity and how best to nurture it. Like Oliver Sacks and Stephen Jay Gould, Wilson handles a daunting range of scientific knowledge with a surprising deftness and a profound curiosity about human possibility. Provocative, illuminating, and delightful to read, The Hand encourages us to think in new ways about one of our most taken-for-granted assets. "A mark of the book's excellence [is that] it makes the reader aware of the wonder in trivial, everyday acts, and reveals the complexity behind the simplest manipulation." --The Washington Post
The Hand Book
Title | The Hand Book PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Murphy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010-07 |
Genre | Hand |
ISBN | 9781591748618 |
Science at your fingertips! People often describe Klutz books as hands-on, but it's never been this literal before. The Hand Book comes with a life-sized skeleton hand. It's an irresistible invitation to find out what goes on under your skin. Assembling the 22 snap-together, custom-moulded bones is rewarding in itself. And when you're done, you've got a scientifically accurate, moveable model on a sturdy display stand, ready to help you discover what makes your own hands so remarkable. Working in collaboration with a team of experts, including a hand surgeon, a hand therapist, and a slew of 11-year-olds, the scientists at Klutz Labs have come up with heaps of intriguing, educational and just plain cool hand activities. Test your digital dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Find out what you can do that a chimpanzee can't. Learn to read the secrets hidden in a hand-fingerprints are just the beginning. Our point is this: Beyond its eye-catching appeal, this skeleton hand is a serious learning tool. And if you happen to leave it someplace where it will scare your sister, that's just a bonus!
Bird Hand Book
Title | Bird Hand Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Graphis Incorporated |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 9781931241045 |
In this book, Victor Schrager has elegantly photographed more than 100 species of birds in the hands of ornithologists. Rich platinum prints portray a human hand transformed into a delicate pedestal for an even more delicate creature.
To Make As Perfectly As Possible
Title | To Make As Perfectly As Possible PDF eBook |
Author | Roubo (M., André Jacob) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2013-06-15 |
Genre | Cabinetwork |
ISBN | 9780985077754 |
The first English-language translation of the French 18th-century classic text on woodworking.
Trust--the Hand Book
Title | Trust--the Hand Book PDF eBook |
Author | Bert Herrman |
Publisher | Alamo Square Distributors |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 9780962475153 |
"Bert Herrman, probably the world's most respected expert on handballing, offers the definitive guide to one of sexuality's final frontiers. The book explains in depth not only techniques and health considerations, but a myriad of other details that affect participants, including chapters on the Kundalini and spiritual aspects of handballing"--Page 4 of cover
The Handbook of Good English
Title | The Handbook of Good English PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Johnson |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1991-03 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0671707973 |
From Simon & Schuster, The Handbook of Good English is Edward D. Johnson's comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to modern grammar, punctuation, usage, and style. Now substantially revised and updated, this essential guide is arranged in an easy-to-follow, topical style that takes readers from the rules governing basic sentence structure to methods of achieving effective expression.