Writing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day - Download CHM

Writing well isn't a talent you're born with. It's a skill you acquire through mastery of a few simple basics. This book will help you achieve that mastery through an easy 20-step program. Each step takes just 20 minutes a day.

What makes this WRITING SKILL BUILDER so effective?

• An introductory diagnostic test helps you pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses.
• 20 steps cover all the vital writing skills, from capitalization and problem verbs and pronouns to the essentials of style.
• You learn by everyday examples.
• Exercises are in test format (giving you plenty of practice for test-taking).
• Each step is designed for ease and speed in learning.
• Post-test shows you the progress you've made.

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Scientific American - August 2008 - Download PDF

Scientific American is a popular science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.

The issue of August 2008 features : 

• Quantum Computing with Ions -Researchers are taking the first steps toward building ultrapowerful computers that use individual atoms to perform calculations - By Christopher R. Monroe and David J. Wineland\
• Magnifying Taste: New Chemicals Trick the Brain into Eating Less -Compounds that enhance the sweet and salty flavors of foods could combat obesity and heart disease - By Melinda Wenner
• Self-Cleaning Materials: Lotus Leaf-Inspired Nanotechnology - The lotus plant's magnificent ability to repel dirt has inspired a range of self-cleaning and antibacterial technologies that may also help control microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" devices - By Peter Forbes
• Bracing the Satellite Infrastructure for a Solar Superstorm - A recurrence of the 1859 solar superstorm would be a cosmic Katrina, causing billions of dollars of damage to satellites, power grids and radio communications -By Sten F. Odenwald and James L. Green
  
• Facing the fresh water crisis - As demand for freshwater soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable. Existing technologies could avert a global water crisis, but they must be implemented soon - By Peter Rogers
• Why Migraines Strike - Biologists finally are unraveling the medical mysteries of migraine, from aura to pain -By David W. Dodick and J. Jay Gargus
• Is China's Pollution Poisoning Its Children? - Epidemiologists find molecular clues to air pollution's impact on youngsters -  By Dan Fagin

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National Geographic Magazine - August 2008 - Download PDF

The National Geographic Magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888.

The issue of August 2008 covers the following

• Ancient Soul of Iran - The glories of Persia inspire the modern nation.
• Monkey Paradise -
  The bush-meat trade stalks an African island ark.
• Between Volcanoes -
  Fire and water collide in Japan's largest national park.
• Moscow Never Sleeps -When the sun sets, the Russian capital heats up.
• Target Earth - A killer asteroid may be headed our way.
• International Photo Contest - National Geographic's international photo contest will be open for entries starting August 1.
• Your Shot - Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos published in National Geographic.
• Visions of Earth -
  Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
• Editor's Note -
  Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about raising awareness of the need for conservation on Bioko Island.
• Flashback - Slogans honoring writer Maksim Gorky draped balconies at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre in 1928.

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The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells - Download PDF

Guides writers step by step through the major elements of SF storytelling, showing how to construct strong, editor-attracting stories and novels.

It is applicable to a writer of any genre...

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft - Download PDF

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is an autobiography and writing guide by Stephen King, published in 2000.

The first section of the book is an autobiography centering on King's early exposure to the world of fiction and his childhood attempts at writing. He describes his early attempts to get published, his breakthrough success with the novel Carrie, and his subsequent development as a tremendously popular author. King also discusses his problems with drugs and alcohol.

The second section is practical advice on writing, from tips on grammar to ideas about developing plot and character. King describes it as a guide for how "a competent writer can become a good one." He places particular stress on his beliefs that a writer should edit out unnecessary details and avoid the use of unnecessary adverbs.

The third section is once again autobiographical and discusses the 1999 automobile accident in which the writer was struck by a vehicle while walking down an isolated country road. King describes his brush with death, his painful recovery and his struggle to start writing again.

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Steps to Writing Well - Download PDF

Writing well is just a step away! Join the thousands who have learned to write well with Jean Wyrick's helpful instruction. STEPS TO WRITING WELL WITH ADDITIONAL READINGS, Seventh Edition, is the ultimate step-by-step guide to writing effective essays. With Wyrick's clear, practical advice,you'll find it easy to begin, organize, and revise your writing-from choosing a topic to developing your essay to polishing your prose.

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Introduction to Digital Signal Processing and Filter Design - Download PDF

A practical and accessible guide to understanding digital signal processing

Introduction to Digital Signal Processing and Filter Design was developed and fine-tuned from the author's twenty-five years of experience teaching classes in digital signal processing. Following a step-by-step approach, students and professionals quickly master the fundamental concepts and applications of discrete-time signals and systems as well as the synthesis of these systems to meet specifications in the time and frequency domains. Striking the right balance between mathematical derivations and theory, the book features:

* Discrete-time signals and systems
* Linear difference equations
* Solutions by recursive algorithms
* Convolution
* Time and frequency domain analysis
* Discrete Fourier series
* Design of FIR and IIR filters
* Practical methods for hardware implementation

A unique feature of this book is a complete chapter on the use of a MATLAB tool, known as the FDA (Filter Design and Analysis) tool, to investigate the effect of finite word length and different formats of quantization, different realization structures, and different methods for filter design. This chapter contains material of practical importance that is not found in many books used in academic courses. It introduces students in digital signal processing to what they need to know to design digital systems using DSP chips currently available from industry.

With its unique, classroom-tested approach, Introduction to Digital Signal Processing and Filter Design is the ideal text for students in electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, and applied mathematics, and an accessible introduction or refresher for engineers and scientists in the field.

An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available online from the Wiley editorial department.

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