A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies
Twenty years ago the very first For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies, was published. From that first printing of that first book came a series unlike anything in the publishing world, one that is global in both geography – we have been published worldwide in some 30 languages – and in coverage. No single volume can hope to summarize what thousands of titles have meant to millions of readers over the years, and we don’t claim to do that in this e-book. Rather, this e-book celebrates the breadth and
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National Geographic Traveler
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER is a resource for active, curious travelers. It uses storytelling and you-are-there photography. Features focus on domestic and foreign destinations, personal travel reflections, food and restaurants, great places to stay, photography, trends, adventure, ecotourism, road trips, cultural events, and travelers and TravelWise–which appears with every major feature–furnishes a lively and complete mini guidebook to help consumers plan their trips.National Geographic Tra
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Good sampling of their product,
If you’ve never read a Dummies books, this is a perfect time to get a sampling of their work as they have brought together their best.
In a simpler list the chapters from the following books are included:
01. DOS – The Doss Shell
02. Windows 7 – Connecting Computers with a Network
03. Sex – Avoiding Sexual Relationship Pitfalls
04. French – Going Out of Town
05. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Ten Healthy Attitudes For Living
06. Meditation – Relaxing Your Body and Calming Your Mind
07. Leadership – The Responsibilities of a Leader
08. Marketing – Leveraging Face-to-Face Marketing Opportunities
09. Royal Wedding – Charting the Course of the Royal Romance
10. Guitar – Rock
11. Digital Photography – Handling and Cleaning Your Camera and Gear
12. Puppies – Socialization and Civility
13. Knitting – Tools of the Trade
14. Wine – Marrying Wine with Food
15. Facebook – Building Out Your Profile
16. Social Media Marketing – Joining the Conversation
17. Dating – The Perfect Date: Person and Place
18. British History – The Sun Never Sets, But It Don’t Shine Either
19. Canadian History – Borden and the Great War
20. Rugby Union – The World Cup
I’ve never been a fan of Mix and Mash like this but hey it’s free. So no complaints and maybe I’ll learn something I otherwise wouldn’t have.
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|Good concept, thoughtless execution,
I was excited to see what “A Little Bit of Everything for Dummies” would include. For example, I’ve bought several different “Dummies” books and I was excited to read a few chapters from a conglomerate of the series. However, the execution of this book immediately made me want to delete the book. Who wants to read a chapter from the middle of one of the books? The chapters that are included are not stand-alone chapters that a person can read and understand. This basically is an advertisement for the “Dummies” series so you could buy one of the books included. Unless a person knows something about every one of the subjects, the reader is completely lost through most of the sample chapters. What a waste of time! I’m glad I didn’t waste any money.
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|for smarties,
this overview of the dummies series is great.although,i did have a bit of a problem navigating the ebook.thank you for this and all the other kindle freebies.
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|A Good Travel Magazine,
I have subscribed to National Geographic Traveler for almost a year and find it fairly enjoyable. The destinations are good, the photos are good and the articles are good. But also nothing to knock your socks off.
Why only four stars and not five? The magazine doesn’t wow me very often and I have found that most of the articles focus on white bread middle to upper class Americans. I am not the sort of traveler who is going to be staying in $350 a night room when I go to Bali. The do have budget conscious or “nitty gritty” tours/hotels/destinations etc but there are fewer of those than luxury tours/hotels/destinations.
They also occasionally focus on trips that are a bit too exotic and remote. What are the odds that I will decide to scale K2, Kayak 28 days in the Arctic Circle or run a marathon in the Sahara Desert? The articles are okay to read but not in depth enough to be educational nor practical enough to go to. They do nothing but peak your curiosity a tad and then you move on.
So for me the magazine is only a 4 out of five stars. Will I renew my subscription, yes. Its a good magazine, but if your looking for something with just as good destinations, articles and photos with a bit less posh and unattainable, scope out the aptly names Budget Travel. If you have the money to burn when you travel and enjoy reading about other peoples extreme adventures this magazine will be perfect.
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|A magazine for those with lots of money,
I dropped my subscription to National Geographic Traveler after two years. The only really good thing about the magazine was the photography of the places covered–what you would expect from a National Geographic magazine. The articles and reviews in the magazines were generally useless for me as a middle-class traveler. I travel quite a bit overseas, but cannot afford most of the places NG Traveler covers. If you can afford the $300-$500 rooms at the places NG Traveler recommends, then subscribe. But if you are the average traveler on a budget, skip this magazine.
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|A Great Magazine for the Dreamer,
This is a great magazine for the dreaming traveler. Unless you have quite a bit of money, this may be as close as you get to some of these places, but que sera, sera. The photos are of National Geographics usual great quality, and every now and then you’ll find something close enough to home to actually see.
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