From 1939 to 1946, Americans gathered around the radio to listen to The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, featuring Basil Rathbone as the high-strung crime-solver, and Nigel Bruce as his phlegmatic assistant, Dr. Watson. Witty, fast-paced, and always surprising, these great radio plays are as fresh[...]

Popular perceptions of Vincent van Gogh (1853--1890) frequently envision the painter working before nature in an intense frenzy, yet the artist's method was often controlled and deliberate. Van Gogh Repetitions is the first book to focus on the artist's "repetitions," a term he used to describe his [...]

On the Sussex Downs in 1066, the psychotic William and his gang of European mercenaries began the process which fragmented a civilisation. Walt, the last of King Harold's bodyguard, the one who survived Hastings, wanders across Asia Minor in the company of Quint, an intellectual renegade monk. On [...]

The perfect plain-English guide to the much-anticipated release of Windows 7 Whether you're new to computers or just eager to start using the newest version of Windows, Windows For Dummies, Enhanced Edition answers all your questions about the changes and new tools in Windows 7, enhanced with deta[...]

Demonstrates the operating system's updated features, covering customizing, configuration, networking, multimedia, maintenance, security, and troubleshooting, plus offers advice on transferring files from an old PC to the Windows 7 system.[...]

Learn Windows 7 and Office 2010 the right way with this handy book-and-DVD deal Windows 7 and Office 2010 are the two most widely used and acclaimed software applications in the world. This value priced book-and- two DVD bundle will help you access the power of the operating system and Office suite [...]

"This book feels your pain and prescribes a chuckle." --"Business Week" Praise for Windows 98 For Dummies, the # 1 Computer Book Bestseller* "It's the most fun you'll have with a computer book." --"Business Week" "Informative, friendly, conversational, and slightly irreverent.... It could help sa[...]

The author of On the Outside Looking In offers a revealing study of the lives of women behind bars, focusing on the prisoners held at M.C.I. Framingham outside Boston, exploring every facet of prison culture and its impact on the American criminal justice system, and assessing the impact of the inca[...]

The "Windows 8 For Dummies" book bundled together with a three-hour DVD providing instructional video training--perfect to get you up and running on Windows 8 This book and DVD bundle offers a two-pronged attack for helping new and inexperienced Windows users get a grip on the Windows 8 operating sy[...]

Clear the surface and make way for the new tablet from Microsoft As Microsoft's first foray into the tablet market, the Surface is packed with all the features you're looking for to stay entertained and get things done wherever you go. Written by bestselling veteran author Andy Rathbone, this full-c[...]