The world is full of brilliant people whose ideas are never heard. This book is designed to make sure that you’re not one of them. Even for the most self-confident among us, public speaking can be a nerve-racking ordeal. Whether we are speaking to a large audience, within a group, or in a one-on-one conversation, the way in which we communicate ideas, as much as the ideas themselves, can determine success or failure. In this invaluable guide by two of today’s most sought-after communication experts, Peter Meyers and Shann Nix offer a comprehensive approach for tackling the underlying obstacles that almost all of us experience when faced with speaking in public. In As We Speak, you’ll learn to master the three building blocks at the core of their approach: 
Content: Organize the information you want to convey and construct a clear and lucid architecture of ideas that will lead your listener through a memorable emotional experience. 
Delivery: Use your body, voice, eyes, and hands in ways that engage your audience and naturally support your message. 
State: Bring yourself into peak performance condition. Your state is the way you feel when you perform, and it is both the most powerful and most frequently overlooked component of communication. 
Meyers and Nix show how to apply these principles in a wide variety of situations. You’ll learn how to handle difficult face-to-face conversations with colleagues, friends, and family; how to make the best use of e-mail, phone, video conference, and other technology; and how to communicate in a crisis, when all eyes are on you and emotions are running high. Meyers and Nix also emphasize that effective communication is impossible without first becoming aware of your own true goals and personal beliefs, and they offer helpful tools and exercises that will lead you to greater clarity and self-knowledge. 
Accessible, inspiring, and laden with useful tips, As We Speak will help you discover your authentic voice and learn to convey your ideas in the most powerful and memorable way possible.

As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

Business & Money

Meyers, Peter

Nix, Shann

Business Culture

Atria Books

A practical and empowering guide to public speaking and becoming a more effective, persuasive communicator in all areas of life. The world is full of brilliant people whose ideas are never heard. This book is designed to make sure that you’re not one of them. Even for the most self-confident among us, public speaking can be a nerve-racking ordeal. Whether you are speaking to a large audience, within a group, or in a oneon- one conversation, the way in which you communicate ideas, as much as the ideas themselves, can determine success or failure. In this invaluable guide from two of today’s most sought-after communication experts, you’ll learn to master three core principles that you can apply in a wide variety of situations: Content: Construct a clear and lucid architecture of ideas that will lead your listener through a memorable emotional experience. Delivery: Use your voice and body in ways that engage your audience and naturally support your message. State: Bring yourself into peak performance condition. The way you feel when you perform is the most frequently overlooked component of communication. Accessible, inspiring, and laden with useful tips, As We Speak will help you discover your authentic voice and learn to convey your ideas in the most powerful and unforgettable way possible.

Enter a bright new world of entertainment with Amazon’s red hot tablet. This guide lights the way with lots of illustrations and step-by-step instructions for browsing the Web, emailing, playing games, and viewing books, movies, and magazines in blazing color. Learn how to manage your media library on the Fire and in the cloud—and where to find the coolest apps.
Note: This first edition of Kindle Fire: The Missing Manual covers only the original Kindle Fire sold between November, 2011 and September, 2012. For later models, please see Kindle Fire: The Missing Manual, 2nd edition.
The important stuff you need to know:
<ul>
<li>
Read all about it. Find, load, and read a variety of ebooks, magazines, and newspapers.</li>
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Go online. Browse the Web and manage email with a secure Wi-Fi connection.</li>
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Put on a show. Watch movies and TV series, and showcase your photos and videos.</li>
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Fill up your jukebox. Listen to your favorite music from Amazon and iTunes.</li>
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Load up on apps. Get popular games, guides, references, and more with Amazon’s Apps for Android.</li>
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Take your briefcase. Read PDFs, Word files, Excel spreadsheets, and other docs.</li>
</ul>

Kindle Fire: The Missing Manual

Computers & Technology

Graphics & Design

Pogue Pr

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD combines the most popular e-reader and tablet features in one sleek package, and with this entertaining guide, you’ll master everything the Fire has to offer. With loads of illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and savvy tips, you’ll learn how to manage your media library in the cloud, find the coolest apps, and make the most of your Kindle Fire experience—no matter which model you choose.
The important stuff you need to know:
<ul>
<li>
Read all about it. Find ebooks and newspapers in the Kindle Store, and add your own books and magazines.</li>
<li>
Use great new features. Discover Amazon’s X-Ray service, and parental controls for individual users.</li>
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Take in a show. Watch movies and TV series, and display your photos and videos.</li>
<li>
Go online. Browse the Web and manage email with Wi-Fi and 4D LTE.</li>
<li>
Fill up your jukebox. Listen to your favorite music from Amazon and iTunes.</li>
<li>
Load up on apps. Get popular games, guides, and references with Amazon’s Apps for Android.</li>
<li>
Get to work. Read PDFs, Word files, Excel spreadsheets, and other docs.</li>
</ul>

Kindle Fire HD: The Missing Manual

Internet & Social Media

O'Reilly Media

What really wows iPad fans is when their touchscreen does what's impossible on other gadgets: the finger-painting app that turns a cross-country flight into a moving art class, the mini music studio (two-dozen instruments strong, each with motion-induced warble effects), and the portable fireworks display that you sculpt by swiping. 
Problem is, with tens of thousands of apps available for your iPad, who knows what to download? You can try to sort through a gazillion customer reviews with a mix of 5- and 1-star ratings, but that’s a head-hurting time-waster. The stakes are getting higher, too: instead of freebies and 99-cent trinkets, the price of iPad apps is steadily creeping up and beyond their iPhone predecessors. 
Best iPad Apps guides you to the hidden treasures in the App Store's crowded aisles. Author Peter Meyers stress-tested thousands of options to put together this irresistible, page-turner of a catalog. Inside these pages, you’ll find apps as magical as the iPad itself. 
Flip through the book for app suggestions, or head directly to one of several categories we've loaded up with "best of" selections to help you: 
<ul>
<li>Get work done </li>
<li>Manipulate photos </li>
<li>Make movies </li>
<li>Create comics </li>
<li>Browse the Web better </li>
<li>Take notes </li>
<li>Outline ideas </li>
<li>Track your health </li>
<li>Explore the world </li>
</ul>
 No matter how you use your iPad, Best iPad Apps will help you find the real gems among the rubble -- so you make the most of your glossy gadget. 8 iPad Apps that Let Non-Musicians Make Music by Peter Meyers Early iPad critics were sure about one thing: this gadget was gonna be for consuming, not creating. iPadders, the argument went, will spend all their time feasting on The Man's media (movies, music, TV shows) while their own creative urges whither. Turns out, people love making stuff with their iPads. And not just pros. The App Store's packed, for example, with ingenious tune-making tools that can turn iTunes lovers into active players. None of the apps that you'll read about below will make you a maestro, but man are they are a fun way to make some noise. Soundrop Soundrop 
This simple-to-operate, impossible-to-exhaust take on tune building will lure you into love-life-jeopardizing amounts of time spent with your iPad. You “compose” by positioning one or many line segments beneath a drip-drop cascade of music- generating pellets. As each dot hits the various lines, the app plays a note. Add more lines, tweak their positions, and watch this you-made-it-yourself production unfold. The free version offers a stripped down palette: line segments produce one sound only (part wind chime, part marimba.) Upgrade to Pro ($2) via an in-app purchase for the real goodies: multiple instruments (piano, saxophone, and synthesizer); tempo and beats-per-minute controls; and the ability to save your creations. ImproVox 
Today’s music stars famously benefit from the vocal equivalent of plastic surgery: a little AutoTune-aided voice sprucing. So there’s no shame in us musically challenged crooners seeking a similar boost. The remarkable thing about this app is that its assistance is delivered as you sing. Some serious computer science wizardry went into this feat—most software-powered music magic is added post production. Here you simply plug in any earphones with a mic, start singing, and add harmonies and effects (auto-wah and flanger are especially fun). Save and export when you’re done. Glee Karaoke

Best iPad Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders

Web Development & Design

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As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

Kindle Fire: The Missing Manual

Kindle Fire HD: The Missing Manual

Best iPad Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders