David Blatner

No number has captured the attention and imagination of people throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Pi–or ? as it is symbolically known–is infinite and, in The Joy of pi, it proves to be infinitely intriguing. With incisive historical insight and a refreshing sense of humor, David Blatner explores the many facets of pi and humankind's fascination with it–from the ancient Egyptians and Archimedes to Leonardo da Vinci and the modern-day Chudnovsky brothers, who have calculated pi to eight billion digits with a homemade supercomputer. The Joy of Pi is a book of many parts. Breezy narratives recount the history of pi and the quirky stories of those obsessed with it. Sidebars document fascinating pi trivia (including a segment from the 0. J. Simpson trial). Dozens of snippets and factoids reveal pi's remarkable impact over the centuries. Mnemonic devices teach how to memorize pi to many hundreds of digits (or more, if you're so inclined). Pi-inspired cartoons, poems, limericks, and jokes offer delightfully "square" pi humor. And, to satisfy even the most exacting of number jocks, the first one million digits of pi appear throughout the book. A tribute to all things pi, The Joy of pi is sure to foster a newfound affection and respect for the big number with the funny little symbol.

The Joy of Pi

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The Joy of [pi]

Ted Falcon

Your plain-English guide to Judaism Whether you're interested in the religion or the spirituality, the culture or the ethnic traditions, Judaism For Dummies explores the full spectrum of Judaism, dipping into the mystical, meditative, and spiritual depth of the faith and the practice. In this warm and welcoming book, you'll find coverage of: Orthodox Jews and breakaway denominations; Judaism as a daily practice; the food and fabric of Judaism; Jewish wedding ceremonies; celebrations and holy days; 4,000 years of pain, sadness, triumph, and joy; great Jewish thinkers and historical celebrities; and much more. Updates to the "recent history" section with discussions of what has happened in the first decade of the twenty-first century including: the expansion of orthodox political power in Israel; expansion of interfaith work; unfortunate recent anti-Semitic events; and other news Expanded coverage of Jewish mysticism and meditation, which has become increasingly popular in recent years New coverage on Jewish views of morality, including birth control, homosexuality, and environmental concerns Revised recipes for traditional Jewish cooking, updated key vocabulary, and Yiddish phrases everyone should know Jews have long spread out to the corners of the world, so there are significant Jewish communities on many continents. Judaism For Dummies offers a glimpse into the rituals, ideas, and terms that are woven into the history and everyday lives of Jewish people as near as our own neighborhoods and as far-reaching as across the world. Judaism For Dummies (9781119643074) was previously published as Judaism For Dummies (9781118407516). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

Judaism For Dummies

QuarkImmedia is a new program that enables designers to create interactive presentations while working in the QuarkXPress environment. This guide teaches readers how to use this new design tool. The CD contains sample Immedia projects and many of the essential ingredients people need to create their own multimedia projects, including buttons, background art, sounds, animations, clip art, and software to help in publishing for the Internet and on CD-ROMs.

Real World QuarkImmedia

The universe is a mind-boggling place, full of things seemingly too big and too small to understand. How can we visualise the minuscule world of the atom and the vastness of our galaxy? How can we grasp a billionth of a second and a billion years? Or the freezing point of Helium and the heat generated by the blast of an atomic bomb? David Blatner's solution is to put these and many other 'inconceivable' items on six spectrums – numbers, size, light, sound, heat and time – that put them into a human perspective. Full of facts, illustrations and anecdotes, Spectrums proves that we really can make sense of our extraordinary universe. Visit spectrums.com for amazing interactive charts, videos and more

Our Mind-boggling Universe from Infinitesimal to Infinity

Spectrums

Stephen F. Roth

An essential guide for anyone who uses scanners or halftones. Written in straightforward, easy-to-understand language, it covers everything from image acquisition to output. The authors provide detailed tips and tricks for using Photoshop, PhotoStyler, Page Maker, QuarkXPress, and many other programs.

The Definitive Guide to Scanning and Halftones from the Desktop

Real World Scanning and Halftones

Bob Weibel

This guide to the latest release of QuarkXPress for Windows covers the dozens of new features included in Version 3.3. Beginning with an overview of QuarkXPress, the book moves rapidly into major areas: word processing, layout, printing, color, pictures, and five other topics. Several appendices provide moret echnical information on Windows character sets and transferring files.

The QuarkXPress Book for Windows

UntitledCreativity has its place, but when you're up against a deadline, it's speed that counts. A model of efficiency,QuarkXPress Power Shortcuts is a comprehensive guide to all of the known time-saving key-stroke shortcuts in the last two versions of QuarkXPress. Written by acclaimed Quark expert David Blatner, this compact, economical, no-frills book is packed from cover to cover with key-stroke combos that speed up everyday tasks and make using QuarkXPress easier. Organized by menu and topics, the book includes mouse equivalents for both Macintosh and Windows users. Plus, you get key-stroke combos for hidden Easter eggs, power workflow tips, and more. With QuarkXPress Power Shortcuts, the answers you need to increase productivity are right at your fingertips.

QuarkXPress Power Shortcuts

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Pi Coşkusu

Bruce Fraser

Demonstrates prepress, color, and production techniques while showcasing Photoshop CS2's updated features.

Industrial-strength Production Techniques

Real World Adobe Photoshop CS2

This widely acclaimed, indispensable QuarkXPress reference is back for version 5. This is the clearest technical support guide and the definitive reference source on the basics, tool palette, building documents, copy flow, and more.

For Macintosh and Windows

Real World QuarkXPress 5

Whether you fear, thrill at, or, like many, have never bothered to stop and think about the wonder of commercial flight, The Flying Book will inform, surprise, reassure, and entertain. David Blatner takes readers from the cockpit to the runway, the control tower, the baggage and security systems, the airplane manufacturing plant, and beyond, explaining the many factors that make airline travel possible. There are stops along the way to examine airplane maintenance, pilot training, the effects of weather, safety statistics, tips for staying healthy, oddball aviation inventions such as the air car, and what aerodynamicists have learned from birds and bugs. With a brief history of aviation just to put it all in perspective, as well as minibiographies of some of history's great aviators, The Flying Book is a treasure trove of fascinating aviation facts. A delight for travelers-business, pleasure, or armchair-or any readers who like to indulge their sense of curiosity, The Flying Book captures the spirit, illuminates the science, and reveals the magic of flight.

Everything You've Ever Wondered About Flying on Airlines

The Flying Book

Glenn Fleishman

This second edition is a start-to-finish guide to creating the best scans and halftoned output from the desktop. Using non-technical language, this bestselling title explains the best way to get an image from the "real world" through a scanner into image-editing software for correction and finally out to print or on the Web.

Real World QuarkXPress is the world's best-selling reference on QuarkXPress. At many design firms and schools it’s considered required reading. With its friendly, easy-to-read style, you’ll learn QuarkXPress from the bottom up as a beginner. If you’ve had some experience with QuarkXPress, this book will help you sharpen your skills with all the new features of version 7. And if you’re an advanced user, all the tips, tricks, and techniques will turn you into a raging, inexorable QuarkXPress demon. In this book, you'll learn how to: Speed up just about every task with the new Measurements palette Apply sophisticated drop shadows to text, images, boxes, and more Experiment with transparency and image e ects Create expert tables with imported Microsoft Excel data and rich formatting Collaborate with others using the Shared Content and Composition Zones technologies Prevent sticky output problems with color setups, output styles, and Job Jackets Automate your projects with new QuarkXPress scripts and third-party XTensions For the latest updates, visit the Real World QuarkXPress site: www.peachpit.com/Quark7 "This is the book. Period. I’ve learned something from every new edition of Real World QuarkXPress since 1990.” —Jay Nelson, Editorial Director, PlanetQuark.com and Design Tools Monthly

Real World QuarkXPress 7

Conrad Chavez

This edition of Real World Photoshop is more tightly focused for the needs and demands of the professional digital photographers. From acquiring images to using an efficient processing workflow to maintaining image quality and final output quality all within the powerful feature set of Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Extended CS4. Coverage of new features includes: live, non-destructive corrections in the Adjustments panel, re-editable, feathered, density controlled masks, enhanced auto-align, auto blend, 360 degree panoramas, and more. The book's new focus helps readers understand the core workflow tasks, main print and web output options as well as the commercial printing information necessary to hand off images for prepress. Essentials information on file formats, color settings, image adjustment fundamentals, sharpness, detail, noise reduction, and image storage and output is also included. Photoshop Extended is covered where it relates specifically to photographers.

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