Just what the doctor ordered for the anxiety-ridden speaker-to-be, this indispensable, fun-to-read reference contains solid information, tips, alerts, and more to help the average person prepare and give powerful presentations. With just the right touch and full of wit, this is the book to read and read again before speaking in public.
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Turn on the TV, drop by a newsstand, or just browse the checkout your local supermarket and you’ll see firsthand that Texas Hold ‘Em is the poker game everyone’s playing. It’s a game that’s deceptively simple, yet within its easy framework you’ll find truth and trickery, boredom and fear, skill and misfortune—in other words, all the things that make life fun and worth living!
Texas Hold’em For Dummies introduces you to the fundamental concepts and strategies of this wildly popular game. It covers the rules for playing and betting, odds, etiquette, Hold’em lingo, and offers sound advice to avoid mistakes. This handy reference guide gives new and even seasoned players winning strategies and tactics not just for playing the game, but for winning. (more…)

Great tips for real poker fans,all Full Tilt Poker Tips From The Pros from March 14, 2005 until present.
Some authors like Howard Lederer,
Clonie Gowen ,Phil Gordon,Chris Ferguson,Erick Lindgren,John Juanda,Greg Mascio,Andy Bloch,John D’Agostino,Erik Seidel,Layne Flack,Keith Sexton, Mike Matusow,Gus Hansen,Scott Fischman,and more professional poker players.
In the introduction to this do-it-yourself manual on the history, teachings, practices, and applications of Buddhism, author Gary Gach feints, “A few people may scoff that this is sacrilegious, or something.” Yes, reading about suchness (the “unrepeatable interpenetration of impermanences”) in the standardized format of a Complete Idiot’s Guide is ironic. But Buddhism, of all religions, embraces irony and paradox. Think of this book as a koan, as the sound of one hand clapping.
Anyway, modernity has already adopted Buddhism as a life-style; as Gach points out, “zen influence (lowercase) has extended to martial arts, gardening, haiku, motorcycle maintenance, you name it.” You can’t get through the day without (more…)
Chess is a game where profound strategic thinking must be allied with clever short-term tactics. Most previous works on strategy focus on specific aspects of chess strategy, but Lars Bo Hansen’s aims here are different. He creates a framework in which the various elements can be systematically included and organized - a framework that will help chess-players to think about chess strategy during practical play. The theory of business strategy is extensively developed, and Hansen adopts the novel approach of investigating whether any of the vast amounts of research and modelling done for business purposes can be applied in chess. He finds that there are indeed many useful parallels, and focuses on how these ideas can be used to good effect by chess-players both in their preparation and when making over-the-board decisions. (more…)
For anyone who wants to learn and enjoy the most expressive and romantic of languages, the third edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Learning Italian is the first choice for a whole new generation of enthusiastic students of Italian. This updated edition includes two new quick references on verbs, grammar, and sentence structure; two new appendixes on Italian synonyms and popular idiomatic phrases; and updated business and money sections.
• First two editions have sold extraordinarily well
• Italian is the fourth most popular language in the United States (more…)
You’re no idiot, of course. You know that hypnotist entertainers can hypnotize audience members and make them cluck like chickens and bark like dogs. But when it comes to understanding how you can improve your health and well-being from hypnosis, you start to feel v-e-r-r-y s-l-e-e-p-y. Don’t nod off yet, get hypnotized! The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hypnosis, written by noted psychologist and hypnotherapist Dr. Roberta Temes, shows you how to responsibly use hypnosis to improve your quality of life.
If you’re looking for tips on becoming a better poker player, you’ve probably come to the wrong place. Brown does cover the game’s basics and shares plenty of stories from his early card-playing days, which include Harvard games with the likes of Scott Turow. But he has much bigger stakes to discuss in this upbeat and entertaining guide. Drawing on his background at Morgan Stanley (where he’s an executive director) and other financial institutions, Brown proposes that “finance can only be understood as a gambling game” and vice versa—and though the material can be rough going for those without some investment training, he’s very convincing once all the cards are laid out. In an extended historical example, Brown shows how the economy of colonial America was (more…)
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Football, Second Edition, provides new and intermediate football fans with all the information they need to understand and enjoy football. From high school to the NFL, coverage includes the basics of offense and defense, players, rules, strategies and even what to wear! New coverage for this edition includes: the draft - how it works for teams and players including parity, new technology on the field including instant replay, dangerous referee flags and rules changes for college and pro ball, XFL, arena league, expansion teams and NFL Europe, and the changing business and team strategy for professional football today.

This guide offers a beginner’s look at the history of paganism, Wicca, and witchcraft, from the Druids and Celts to the witches of today who practice an earth-based religion, cast spells, and perform natural magic. The book, written by a practicing witch, reveals details of the witches’ Sabbaths, ceremonies, and altars.











