Illustrated instruction book features 38 unusual subjects, from simple to complex, each graded for difficulty. Sailfish, tadpole, killer whale, bay barnacle, dolphin, horseshoe crab, barracuda, blue crab, American lobster and many more. Step-by-step instructions, notes on animals, technique of wet folding, much more. Over 2400 black-and-white illustrations.

A collection of 32 projects for novice origami hobbyists, clearly illustrated with easy-to-follow instructions that even beginning papercrafters can follow with successful results. Subjects range from an ultra-simple hat, cup and pinwheel to the more challenging figures of a penguin and a piano.

Asphalt Nation is a powerful examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape over the past 100 years together with a compelling strategy for reversing our automobile dependency. Jane Holtz Kay provides a history of the rapid spread of the automobile and documents the huge subsidies commanded by the highway lobby, to the detriment of once-efficient forms of mass transportation…

If you're up on the latest Java technologies, then you know that Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0 is the hottest news in Java this year. In fact, EJB 3.0 is being hailed as the new standard of server-side business logic programming. And O'Reilly's award-winning book on EJB has been refreshed just in time to capitalize on the technology's latest rise in popularity.
This fifth edition, written by Bill Burke and Richard Monson-Haefel, has been updated to capture the very latest need-to-know Java technologies in the same award-winning fashion that drove the success of the previous four strong-selling editions. Bill Burke, Chief Architect at JBoss, Inc., represents the company on the EJB 3.0 and Java EE 5 specification committees. Richard Monson-Haefel is one of the world's leading experts on Enterprise Java.

* Delivers more than fifty real solutions that will help people speed up numerous Office 2003 tasks
* Provides timesaving techniques for each of the most frequently used Office modules-Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint
* Leonhard shows readers how to cut time-consuming tasks down to size with his easy-to-use, easy-to-understand techniques and tricks
* While the tips are designed for Office 2003, the author indicates when the advice may also be applied to Office XP or Office 2000
* Leonhard is well known for his skill in cutting through the hype and getting to the essential information-he wastes no time in helping readers save time

Designing a good interface isn't easy. Users demand software that is well-behaved, good-looking, and easy to use. Your clients or managers demand originality and a short time to market. Your UI technology – web applications, desktop software, even mobile devices – may give you the tools you need, but little guidance on how to use them well.
UI designers over the years have refined the art of interface design, evolving many best practices and reusable ideas. If you learn these, and understand why the best user interfaces work so well, you too can design engaging and usable interfaces with less guesswork and more confidence.
Designing Interfaces captures those best practices as design patterns – solutions to common design problems, tailored to the situation at hand. Each pattern contains practical advice that you can put to use immediately, plus a variety of examples illustrated in full color. You'll get recommendations, design alternatives, and warnings on when not to use them.

Women's basketball is more popular now than ever, and the number of girls playing youth basketball is at an all-time high. At the same time, the competition on the court has become stiffer than ever before. "Winning Basketball for Girls, Fourth Edition" covers all the elements of the game, from the basics to the most advanced moves and plays. Drills and exercises give athletes the tools they need to learn new techniques and fine-tune their existing ones. Nearly 100 full-color photographs feature real high school athletes and demonstrate proper playing techniques - from basic skills to expert moves. Also included here are more than 30 full-color diagrams and an all-new chapter, Preparation for Success - Getting in Shape, that emphasizes the benefits of keeping fit to enhance performance on the court. The history and rules of the game have also been added as well as new exercises and tips for improving all aspects of play. Chapters of this title include: A Look at the Game; Getting Started; Preparation for Success - Getting in Shape; Ball-Handling - Developing a Feel for the Ball; Footwork - The Foundation of Good Basketball; Your Best Shot; Passing - The Heart of the Game; Dribbling Under Control; Playing Tough Defense; and, All About Zones.