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The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science 74 reviews
Natalie Angier
Mariner Books, 2008
A Fine Introduction To The Major Areas of Science
Sometimes the best explainers of a topic are outsiders or laymen, rather than practitioners in the field. The author isn't a scientist so she can still see complex topics from the layman's viewpoint. This is, simply put, a great book. It covers not only the nuts and bolts of science (what is the doppler effect?) but the philosophy behind science: why the scientific method so excels at explaining ...
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Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) 464 reviews
Bryan Peterson
Amphoto Books, 2004
Just Buy It
One of the most common misconceptions around is that by buying the most recent and most hitech photography gear one can come up with extra-ordinary exposures.
This book has showed me otherwise. Too often amateurs like me get caught up with the jargon that we simply avoid doing manual shots for fear of missing those magical moments thus we end up doing machine-gun shooting.
Fortunately I ...
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D Digital Field Guide137 reviews
Charlotte K. Lowrie
Wiley, 2007
G Flood
Book is very easy to read and makes learning the capabilities of the camera easy.
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Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second 21 reviews
Bryan Peterson
Amphoto Books, 2008
Leaving the intellectual muddle out of it, this is a book you'll want to own as a glorious idea generator
When I first looked at "Understanding Shutter Speed" by Bryan Peterson on Amazon I wondered how shutter speed, only one of the components of an exposure, made up a book. In fact, there are some organizational problems that are caused by choosing this particular slice as a wedge into the topic of photography. A good editor might well have wondered what the final chapter on "Composition" is doing ...
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Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History14 reviews
Richard M. Hannula
Canon Press, 1999
Best kids' church history book available
Very informative and wonderfully written stories of the heroes of the Christian faith. Riveting and inspiring! I've used this with my own children, in teaching Sunday School and in my 4th grade class. It's always the preferred book, even when reading from several other sources. Every Christian should read this book.
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The Digital Photography Book500 reviews
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2006
Great Resource
I purchased both this book and the second volume. I can best describe the value of Kelby's books by telling you the following story. I thought I was lending these books to a good friend who's a very highly experienced and gifted professional photographer. After a couple of days he called me and told me how much he liked the books and that it was so nice of me to let him have them! Guess I'm ...
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David Busch's Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Guide to Digital SLR Photography 3 reviews
David D. Busch
Course Technology PTR, 2008
Well suited for the beginner or intermediate dSLR user!
Okay, I admit it- I am very much a noobie to dSLR cameras. I have been reading some of the same sort of generic books that many others have that are recommended to all photographer-wannabes and I've been slowly ascending the dSLR learning curve. But I wanted a book slanted towards beginners or intermediate users that was specifically meant for XSi/450D users. THIS IS THE BOOK! And I have had it ...
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Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital Photography57 reviews
David D. Busch
Course Technology PTR, 2007
You can throw away the manual!
I really can't say enough good about this book. I have several of David Busch's books and they're all really easy to read with everyday, easy-to-understand terms. This book leaves no stone unturned as it explains every facet of the 40D and it's successful operation. I've gone from taking just average photos before reading this book, to taking outstanding ones by the time I was finished. It ...
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Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D Digital Field Guide3 reviews
Charlotte K. Lowrie
Wiley, 2008
Excellent resource for the amateur photographer
I recently upgraded to the Canon Rebel Xsi (previously using a point and shoot) and wanted a book to help explain the many features on the Xsi and how to use them in different shooting situations. This book is exactly what I was looking for. It offers a good explanation of concepts and as well as showing me how to use the different features my camera offers.
The first half of the book ...
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The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2133 reviews
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2008
Useful advice when you want to SHOOT not READ
Instead of struggling to bridge the theory of photography to practice, Mr. Kelby just jumps in with examples and says, "here's the picture, here's how I got the picture."
While his humor is..quirky, the advice was easy to follow and opened up things to me that had not dawned on me before. I'm an advanced hobbyist, who'd like to go pro, so these books are a great thing to me. I don't have ...
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D Guide to Digital SLR Photography9 reviews
David D. Busch
Course Technology PTR, 2007
Great book - be prepared to spends hours with it!
This is a great book for explaining all the features and how-to's for the Canon Rebel. I have spent hours with it and have hardly scratched the surface. This book should come with the camera!
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Canon Speedlite System Digital Field Guide15 reviews
J. Dennis Thomas
Wiley, 2007
Doug's Review
The Canon Speedlite system field guide is a very informative. It is precise and to the point. It is easy to read and understand. The illustrations are well presented and because of the layout of this particular book in question, I have a much better understanding of my flash unit. It far outseeds the manual that comes with the unit. I highly recomend this book. A+ A+ A+ A+ Thanks.
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Introductory Logic: Student (4th edition)
James B. Nance, Douglas J. Wilson
Canon Press, 2006
Logic is the art of reasoning well—of learning to think God's thoughts after Him. In this book, directed toward junior-high students, Douglas Wilson and James Nance lay the proper foundation of reasoning in the truth of God, and go on to train students in the crucial skills of defining terms, recognizing basic types of statements, arguing with syllogisms, arguing in ordinary language, and identifying informal fallacies. This text, ...
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In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha)22 reviews
Wisdom Publications, 2005
Great book. : A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE : ALL RELIGIONS
VERY GOOD BOOK.
BUDDHAS WORDS FOR TRUE
TO END SUFFERING AND ATTAIN PEACE
GOOD TRANSLATION A FEW MISTAKES COULD BE BETTER
STILL WORTH IT
BECAUSE OF THE KNOWLEDGE IT GIVES.
GOOD PRINTING I KNOW THE PUBLICATION PERSONALLY
RIGHT NEAR MY WORK PLACE IN DAVIS SQ.
PRICE LITTLE HIGH.
EXCELLENCE OVERALL
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Canon PowerShot Digital Field Guide10 reviews
Michael Guncheon
Wiley, 2007
Nuts and Bolts of Canon Powershots
I love this book because it explains the nuts and bolts of the Powershot series cameras. It has great explanations and sample photos to illustrate each of the techniques. I reference this book all the time and take pictures using the tips learned. This was a smart purchase. I highly recommend this book.
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Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography22 reviews
Kirk Tuck
Amherst Media, Inc., 2008
Minimalist Lighting
Finally a book that not tells you but shows you with diagrams to match the photos. Real unbias info on portable strobes and gear. Kirk really embraces the portable approach with real people on real locations.Shot on location, not in a pro studio. If you want to bring the photograher to the subject this is how you do it.
Info on what you need and don't need and a section on color correction ...
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Canon EOS 40D Digital Field Guide16 reviews
Charlotte K. Lowrie
Wiley, 2008
I read three books on the 40D
Long story short: 1st choice Charlotte K Lowrie, 2nd choice David D Busch
and 3rd Rob Sheppard.
Now for long story. Having read Lowrie's books before I knew I could glean some good information from this book. This book is in color, a must. Lowrie's tables are easy to read and understand, the index has everything you can imagine in it.
I find myself going back to this book all the time. ...
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Classics for Pleasure6 reviews
Michael Dirda
Harcourt, 2007
A Classical Picaresque
Meandering (at a delicious, leisurely pace) through Michael Dirda's CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE, one feels as though he is riding shotgun through a world of both well-known and unknown wonders with an expert guide. And though Michael Kinsley, in his blurb, writes, "Michael Dirda is the best-read person in America. But he doesn't rub it in," he forgets to add this: Dirda seems to fervently hope you ...
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A Short Course in Canon Powershot G9 Photography book/ebook6 reviews
Dennis P Curtin
ShortCourses.com, 2007
Put down your Canon user manual...
and pick up this comprehensive introduction to your G9. If you're like me and it's been a while since you've operated a camera with manual functions, you'll appreciate Curtin's refresher course, provided in the context of the G9's features and their user interface. Moving beyond the technical basics found in Canon's user manual, this book clearly explains the G9's functions, offering sound advice ...
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The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger77 reviews
Dover Publications, 1971
Understand What This Is
Is this book about wiccans? No obviously not. It was written in the middle ages, wicca didn't exist in the middle ages. Ergo it can't possibly be about wicca. It's about witchcraft.
Witchcraft is the practice of magic or more specificly magic practiced to harm and destroy at least in this context. Thats the defenition that has been used in english for HUNDREDS of years. Wicca is a modern ...
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