What you need to know before you hit the trails Whether you are backpacking for the first time or a veteran follower of the trails, this enormously practical guide includes everything you need to know, from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys. The Backpacker's Handbook also gives you the latest information o...(展开全部)

作者：（英）休•麦克曼纳斯 休•麦克曼纳斯（Hugh McManners）生于英国牛津市，在澳大利亚长大，曾就读于英国桑德赫斯特皇家军事学院和牛津大学。他在英国部队服役16年期间，曾做过突击队员、伞兵、部队潜水管理员，并在英国利伯兹军事学校主管野外战事训练。在福克兰战争期间，他曾与英国皇家特种舟艇中队（SBS）并肩战斗，也与英国皇家空降特勤队（SAS）共同合作。休还在加利福尼亚的奥德堡与美国军队中的“轻型战斗机”共同服役，并在北爱尔兰的反恐任务中参加了联合国维和部队。后来，休成为了一名作家、电视纪录片制作人以及广播员，并在《星期日泰晤士报》担任过五年的军事记者。他的著作包括震憾人心的《战争伤疤》、《特种部队：世界上最精锐部队的指南》以及《背包客》和《突击队员生存指南》。

黛博拉•布鲁姆（Deborah Blum），麻省理工学院奈特科学新闻项目（KSJP）负责人，Undark杂志的创刊出版人。她还是美国国家科学作家协会的前主席，美国科学促进协会的会员，美国国家科学院的终身顾问。1992年，她因灵长类动物研究系列报道获得普利策奖。此外，她还为《纽约时报》《连线》《时代周刊》《发现》《卫报》和《波士顿环球报》等媒体撰稿。

Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective w...(展开全部)

The Complete Guide to the Interpretation of Horoscopes Precise, comprehensive, and richly detailed, The Astrologer's Handbook moves far beyond the common 11 sun signs" to the important planetary aspects -- trines, squares, oppositions, conjunctions, and sextiles -- discussing their impact on the human personality and exploring their subtle but firm influence on all our lives....(展开全部)

Have you ever needed to create an icon for something and not known where to start? How do you go about crafting the right message, the tone, the line work and getting it to work in the environment it's supposed to; be it mobile, operating system, or browser. Thankfully we now have the place to go. Jon Hicks' 'The Icon Handbook' will become the go-to book for the modern designer...(展开全部)

For years, The DevOps Handbook has been the definitive guide for taking the successes laid out in the bestselling The Phoenix Project and applying them in any organization. Now, with this fully updated and expanded edition, it's time to take DevOps out of the IT department and apply it across the full business. Technology is now at the core of every company, no matter the busin...(展开全部)

Have you ever needed to create an icon for something and not known where to start? How do you go about crafting the right message, the tone, the line work and getting it to work in the environment it's supposed to; be it mobile, operating system, or browser. Thankfully we now have the place to go. Jon Hicks' 'The Icon Handbook' will become the go-to book for the modern designer...(展开全部)