Life is getting better—and at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down — all across the globe. Though the world is far from perfect, necessities and luxuries alike are getting cheaper; population growth is slowing; Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people’s lives as never before. The pessimists who dominate public discourse insist that we will soon reach a turning point and things will start to get worse.
Managing Thought: Think Differently. Think Powerfully. Achieve New Levels of Success
“Managing Thought is to this century what How to Win Friends and Influence People and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People were to the last century.”—Barbara G. Stanbridge, change management expert and former president of the National Association of Women Business Owners “A must-read.” —Howard Putnam, former CEO of Southwest Airlines and author of The Winds of Turbulence
Ask a Colleague: Expert Nurses Answer More Than 1,000 Complex Clinical Questions
Covering a wide range of topics—from fundamentals to assessment, monitoring, diagnostic tests, procedures, disorders and treatments associated with different body systems, psychiatric conditions, legal issues, and pain management—Ask a Colleague gives the right answer quickly, providing straightforward clinical guidance on more than 1,000 difficult nursing questions. These are not simply knowledge questions but questions that require critical thinking; questions that nurses often struggle to answer ...
Wedding Photography: Advanced Techniques for Digital Photographers
Drawing on the images and expertise of dozens of industry-leading photographers, this manual on wedding photography provides critical insights into the techniques that set the best in the business apart from rest. Covering both the technical aspects of the profession as well as delving into more subtle aspects of the craft—including preparation and planning, interpersonal skills, a keen eye, good timing, a cool-under-pressure mindset, posing and lighting skills,...
Children's Portrait Photography Handbook: Techniques for Digital Photographers
Packed with practical techniques that both inform and inspire, this professional guidebook to photographing children of all ages—from infants to teenagers—presents new strategies to maximize client cooperation and ensure smooth sessions. The entire child-based photographic process is addressed, including proper equipment selection, physical and behavioral controls for young subjects, working with black-and-white exposures, and using light to capture fast-moving subjects.
