Reeling from a terrifying assault, a 19 year-old boy enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of “brotherhood,” tests the boy and his loyalty to his brother in brutal ways.
As a beginning bodybuilder, you are hungry to know the secrets of how to build up, trim down, and look great–fast. With “Beginning Bodybuilding,” John Little gives you the answers. Known around the world for his revolutionary weight-training techniques, Little distills his years of experience and innovation to give you an easy-to-follow manual filled with essential knowledge and surefire routines for building muscle quickly.
Building on a professional photographer’s on-the-job experience using the high dynamic range (HDR) imaging technique, which captures an astounding range of tones that far exceeds the native abilities of any camera, this guide shows serious photographers how a more sophisticated approach to HDR can produce images that lack visual pretense, stand the test of time, and realistically capture details that would otherwise elude the photographer. It demonstrates the basic procedure for creating an HDR image step-by-step, then explores progressively more complex and refined techniques that can be applied as the scene dictates or the artist’s personal aesthetic requires. Ample image sequences with plenty of screen shots let the reader follow the entire process through from start to finish. Unique techniques are presented for the treatment of special subjects, ranging from landscapes to still lifes and portraits. Ultimately, the handbook demonstrates that HDR imaging is a powerful tool and the professional photographers who take the time to fully master its potential can mean substantial rewards, both creatively and financially.
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From the mysterious Great Pyramid of Egypt and Turkey’s exquisite Hagia Sofia, to the splendid palace at Versailles and Frank Lloyd Wright’s graceful Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, Great Buildings explores the world’s most stunning buildings and other iconic architectural creations in fabulous visual tours. The history of each building is explained, from the commissioning to how they were built, and is supplemented with 3-D cutaway artworks and pullouts of the exterior, as well as key details of the interior. With features on prominent architects, construction and style, Great Buildings is a comprehensive and excellent introduction to architecture’s greatest achievements.
Storming Juno places the viewer on a plane with Canadian paratroopers soon to land behind enemy lines the night of June 5. We get on board one of the ships heading across the English Channel. And we are introduced to men in one of the amphibious tanks that would be launched toward the beach, mostly with disastrous results. As in Saving Private Ryan, Storming Juno shows what a terrifying and chaotic situation the Canadians faced at Juno, the second-most heavily fortified sector in the German defence line.
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Research confirms that the teacher makes the greatest difference in the learning success of students, so its important that new teachers get off to a strong start. With help from veteran teacher and mentor Gini Cunningham, inexperienced teachers can better understand and successfully tackle the many daily challenges they will face in the classroom.
In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter Jules do all they can to hold on to their joy together, despite the instability surfacing in their world.
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Set in the “timeless” River City, Indiana, The Hurley Boy’s set out to absolve the sins of their wrongfully accused father. But what is the cost of revenge? A tragic tale of family, revenge, and the consequences of hate.
‘Deranged’ follows four girls who go on a bachelorette party weekend to a country house, in rural Spain. Little do they know what someone had planned for them. The real party begins when the host is mysteriously attacked and one by one, the guests find themselves in mortal danger. The race is on to uncover the killer’s identity and they must fight back or be brutally murdered.
Charlie Price, a former scientist turned science fiction author, starts living one of his novels when the Federal Science Foundation’s weather experiments escape control and turn disastrous.
A beautiful young escort, Paul, suffers from trip-like dreams he doesn’t understand. These visions are shared by his clients, both scaring and exciting them. Paul is searching for his twin brother, whom he hasn’t seen since childhood, and hooks up with enigmatic film director John Baxter. Desired by everyone but lost to himself, Paul is persuaded to make one adult film, which will help him discover himself, and in the process find his twin. But the journey he goes on is a dark one, involving dangerous clients, an unscrupulous rival producer, and unsafe sex. In discovering his true past, Paul is in danger of destroying himself.
