Cats are very popular pets. They have been the companions of royalty and ordinary folk for centuries. They have had good and bad publicity, the latter owing to their fabled association with witches. This book explains why cats make good pets and just what they bring to the relationship with their owners. Cats are always very much the senior partners in the owner/pet arrangement. Requirements for their care, their diseases and problems and possible resolution of difficulties are discussed. ...

Acid reflux is an unpleasant condition which is experienced by almost everyone at least once in a lifetime. For some the problem is chronic and serious. For others it is just irritating and can be self-medicated with OTC (over the counter) remedies from pharmacies, supermarkets, news agencies and even street stalls. There are more preparations available to treat it than there are for headaches or the common cold. It can be relieved, stopped or cured depending on its cause and severity. Som...

Home Brewing is a hobby which permits the production of beer at least as good as any commercial beverage but at a much lower cost. This activity can be as simple or as complex as the home brewer desires. The product will be tailor made to the brewer's taste or that of friends. At its most sophisticated development the commercial process can be almost perfectly replicated. Alternatively a good brew can be made as simply as a cup of tea - although it does take about four weeks. For the very ...

Time passes. We all get older. We all become senior citizens. Most of us retire. All of us have to cope with the effects of time on ourselves, our families and our way of life. There is much that can be done to ensure graceful and active later years. This book considers some of the things we can and must do. Seniors have advantages and disadvantages over the young in many areas. It is all a matter of recognizing and maximizing what we have, not dwelling on what we have lost.

This book is intended to encourage newcomers to the activity. It provides details of the kinds of photographic subjects available as specializations. The choices can be matched to the existing skills of participants. There is also information about the equipment needed and comments on the modern digital techniques. Anyone can enjoy photography and the hobby can be as simple or as technical as the hobbyist prefers. It is possible to subsidize the costs of the activity by selling the output ...

The Landscape Photography Handbook is an installment in the Photography Essentials Series. This guide to all things landscapes is designed to cover multiple topics that will help you shoot better landscape photographs. The Landscape Photography Handbook will take you through the topics of composition, how to shoot various types of landscape photographs, different tools to use for your landscape photography, landscape photography gear, how to plan a shoot, and much more. Implementing the le...

How to make a photographic umbrella, studio light set up and camera support systems

Whether you're looking to get into a career as an electrician or to do electrical work at home it starts with the basics and that is what this book intends is to give; a basic understanding of electricity. One convenience which every citizen in every country so depends on not only just to have a comfortable home, but to keep foods fresh, cook meals, run toys and entertainment systems and even to dispose of garbage in some locales. Farms use it to keep stock within their pastures, it is use...

This book contains detailed descriptions, drawings, and photos of the most popular wood mechanical movements found in current wood automata projects. A detailed set of plans is included in making your own wood gears. Photos are included wherever possible to show the various wood mechanical movements in use. The last section of the book is a complete set of detailed plans to build your own wood automata, which is a figure doing push-ups. Automata is a form of art. Some use it to build inter...

The insider's guide to electrician, electrician helper, electrician education, residential electrician, commercial electrician, electrician apprentice and electrician jobs.

This book is an manual on the proper way to solder in electronics. The author provides information about the best way to solder or repair common types of soldered connections found in electronic equipment. Revised and expanded. 

Photography Wisdom, The Shooting Collection contains 10 great tips to improving your photographic shooting. Extracted from the 50 tip Photography Wisdom book, these ten tips concentrate on making your shooting of photography better and more enjoyable. These tips include:• Composition• Exposure• Watch the Eye Line• Shoot More• Shoot Different• Shoot Always• Shoot Dirty• Shoot Anything, and See What Happens• Work a Scene to the M...