When photographing people, you can have a great composition, perfect light, and the right camera settings, but if your subject doesn’t look right―if the pose is off―the shot will not be a keeper. Posing is truly a crucial skill that photographers need to have in order to create great photographs. If you’re looking to improve your ability to pose your subjects―whether they’re me...(展开全部)

With known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality. A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars reveals how. Les Johnson takes you on a thrilling tour of the...(展开全部)

目前已知的系外行星数量已达数千颗，而“100周年星舰”和“突破摄星”等举措也推动了星际旅行的理念，冒险进入宇宙甚至殖民遥远世界的古老梦想有一天可能成为现实。 《星空旅行者指南》揭示了其中的原理。 莱斯·约翰逊将带您踏上一次激动人心的物理学和技术之旅，这些物理学和技术可能使我们能够到达星星。 他讨论了新的系外行星发现、在不远的地平线上有希望的星际任务，以及太空推进、电力、机器人、通信等方面令人兴奋的新发展。 但星际旅行并不容易，而且不适合胆小的人。 约翰逊描述了等待着我们的严酷而令人生畏的广阔空间，并解决了我们为了实现明天的可能性而需要克服的艰巨挑战——包括人类和技术方面的挑战。 《星空旅行者指南》是您通往人类发现的下一个伟大前沿的通行证，它提供了罕见的内部视角，让您了解科学和技术方面的显着突破，这将帮助明天的太空旅行者规划星空航线。 With kno...(展开全部)

David Allen Sibley, America's most gifted contemporary painter of birds, is the author and illustrator of this comprehensive guide. His beautifully detailed illustrations—more than 6,600 in all—and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional populations will enrich every birder's experience. The Sibley Guide 's innovative design makes it entirely user friendly. The illustrat...(展开全部)

Want to learn about databases without the tedium? With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics and serious educational content, The Manga Guide to Databases is just the book for you. Princess Ruruna is stressed out. With the king and queen away, she has to manage the Kingdom of Kod's humongous fruit-selling empire. Overseas departments, scads of inventory, conflicting p...(展开全部)

Want to learn about databases without the tedium? With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics and serious educational content, The Manga Guide to Databases is just the book for you. Princess Ruruna is stressed out. With the king and queen away, she has to manage the Kingdom of Kod's humongous fruit-selling empire. Overseas departments, scads of inventory, conflicting p...(展开全部)

David Allen Sibley, America's most gifted contemporary painter of birds, is the author and illustrator of this comprehensive guide. His beautifully detailed illustrations—more than 6,600 in all—and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional populations will enrich every birder's experience. The Sibley Guide 's innovative design makes it entirely user friendly. The illustrat...(展开全部)

First a legendary radio series, then a bestselling book, then a blockbuster movie, the immensely successful Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams needs no introduction. This paperback boxset collection includes all five parts of the trilogy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, a...(展开全部)

Explore the fascinating world of anime through 30 classic films in this new book from the authors of Ghibliotheque The Ghibliotheque Guide to Anime gives an accessible beginner's tour to the wildly popular world of Japanese animated cinema, charting a path that takes in everything from titans of the industry like Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Your Name, to deeper cuts, hidden g...(展开全部)

Ron Hazell is an accomplished artist in the mediums of oil and watercolor an dis known for his light-filled marine paintings featuring coastal communities. His work has been featured in American Artist WATERCOLOR Magazine and was juried into Best of Worldwide Landscape Artists (Kennedy Publishing, 2011).