A guide to setting up your car for maximum handling performance on the street or strip.This instructional handbook shows readers how to set up their street machine chassis for high performance street or amateur drag strip racing. Not only are chassis and suspension the most popular types of modification, but their technology is constantly evolving. It offers the latest techniques for maximizing car performance on streets and strips. This definitive guide includes in-depth sections ...

Everything you need to know about the safety and efficacy of cosmetics and cosmeceuticals.Is it a cosmetic? A drug? A nutrient? It’s becoming more and more difficult to tell the difference with the cosmetic companies combining the three. And unlike with food additives, the FDA has little control over what goes into the products that claim to make you look more beautiful–even though cosmeceuticals (cosmetics that purport to have druglike benefits) have skyrocketed into a multibillio...

In this book we will show you how to get the most from your BlackBerry, whether youre using a Storm, Bold, Curve, Pearl or Torch. From overviews of all the built-in apps, to step-by-step guides showing you how to use WordPress, watch movies, edit photos and much more, theres something for every level of user. And with a guide to the best apps to download from BlackBerry App World and an in-depth troubleshooting section, The BlackBerry Book is the perfect companion for all BlackBerry users.

This mammoth book provides a feast of entertainment for movie western fans. Originally published under the title, "Westerns for a Rainy Saturday", this greatly expanded edition details not only typical matinee westerns like "Riders of Destiny" (starring John Wayne), "The Duel at Silver Creek" (one of the best pictures Audie Murphy ever made), "In Old Monterey" (an unusual entry from Gene Autry with one of the most large-scale action climaxes ever lensed for a "B" western), and "Rough Rider...

This new title in the popular 'Flash' series gets straight to the key facts of electronics. In just 96 pacy, jargon-free pages, you will:- get to grips with circuits- understand Ohm's Law- use capacitors and resistors- explore truth tables- examine control systemsand much more besides!

New York is home to some of the finest restaurants and the widest culinary variety in the world. With such a wonderful array of food available, why should New York eaters limit their choices to the at-best-stodgy-at-worst-pretentious Zagats Guide listings? Chowhound Guides are the anti-Zagat for true food lovers. They’re fresh, fun, and detailed, compiled by passionate, unpretentious people who are obsessed with finding the real deal on the full spectrum of food—conventional wisdo...

Turn your daily driver, weekend fun ride, or track car into a corner-carving performance machine.From planning a course of modifications to installing parts to tuning handling characteristics, High-Performance Handling for Street or Track will have you cranking out high-g cornering forces on your favorite twisty course.Topics covered include:• An overview of vehicle dynamics• How to tune handling for differing applications• Guidance for sele...

Mathematicians will argue that the term, 1930s, applies to the years 1931 through 1940. The author, however, has taken the popular view that the decade extends from 1930 through 1939. As a special bonus, however, he has also included the award-winners of 1927, 1928 and 1929! So what we have here is an account of most of the generally released movies that won awards presented by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1927 through 1939. Unlike other books that cover this topic,...

Defined by author and Rat Rod Magazine editor Steve Thaemert, Jr. as the "blue-collar hot rod," a the term "rat rod" refers to a custom car built with creativity, ingenuity, and individuality. Less of a classic-car replica and more of an expression of the builder's personality, "rat rodding" encompasses not just the vehicles but also the scene and the lifestyle ignited by this automotive hobby that's catching on like wildfire. By the editor and senior writer of Rat Rod Magazine, the compre...

Bringing you all the iPhone secrets that you never knew about, iPhone Tips, Tricks, Apps & Hacks will extend your devices functionality and open up a world of new possibilities. Including the ultimate guide to jailbreaking and over 40 step-by-step guides, this is a must-have for any iPhone user.

John Howard Reid has written 3 books dealing specifically with American movies of the 1940s. The other two are titled "Memorable Films of the Forties" and "Popular Pictures of the Hollywood 1940s". However, I consider this book to be the best. Admittedly, I'm a little prejudiced because I contributed a few items myself such as additional comments on that colorful Maria Montez vehicle, "White Savage", on the Tyrone Power lend-lease to "A Yank in the R.A.F.", on the Bing Crosby song-fest, "T...

The kids have moved away! What do we do now?Thousands of Baby Boomers have asked themselves the same question. They’ve looked for alternative homes, but nothing affordable seems quite right.Should you move closer to your grown children? Should you stay put? Rent vs. own? Move to the mountains, or perhaps the beach? How about moving to a smaller town?The good news is that Boomers will most likely live longer than their parents. (If you are sixty-five, you have a twen...