Posts tagged with ‘New York

Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists

November 13th, 2008

It has been more than twenty years since desktop publishing reinvented design, and it’s clear that there is a growing need for designers and artists to learn programming skills to fill the widening gap between their ideas and the capability of their purchased software. This book is an introduction to the concepts of computer [...]

The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals

November 13th, 2008

End your worries about garden problems with safe, effective solutions from The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control!* Easy-to-use problem-solving encyclopedia covers more than 200 vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, trees, and shrubs* Complete directions on how, when, and where to use preventive methods, insect traps and barriers, biocontrols, homemade remedies, botanical [...]

The New Health Insurance Solution: How to Get Cheaper, Better Coverage Without a Traditional Employer Plan

November 7th, 2008

You no longer need a traditional employer plan to get good, affordable health insurance. The New Health Insurance Solution can help you cut your health insurance costs in half if:

You’re self-employed, an independent contractor, or your employer doesn’t provide health insurance (you can can

The Faith of Barack Obama

November 7th, 2008

Get inside the mind and soul of Barack Obama
In The Faith of Barack Obama, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield takes readers inside the mind, heart, and soul of presidential hopeful Barack Obama—as a person of faith, as a man, as an American, and possibly as our future commander in chief. chief.

The Essential Barack Obama: The Grammy Award-Winning Recordings

November 7th, 2008

A CD collection featuring the best-selling audiobooks, The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father from Grammy® award-winning author, Barack Obama.
The Audacity of HopeIn July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners’ minds, [...]

The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality

November 7th, 2008

From the Publisher:
In this thoroughly researched and documented book, the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry explains why the extreme leftism of an Obama presidency would leave the United States weakened, diminished and divided, why Obama must be defeated—and how how

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

November 7th, 2008

Nine years before the Senate campaign that made him one of the most influential and compelling voices in American politics, Barack Obama published this lyrical, unsentimental, and powerfully affecting memoir, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller when it was reissued in 2004. Dreams from My Father tells the story of Obama’s struggle [...]

The Analyst Exchange Provides Training Assistance to Recent Graduates and Professionals in the Financial Job Market

October 18th, 2008

The financial industry is in crisis, but thousands of recent graduates and professionals are still in the market for jobs in banking, private equity and asset management.
Despite the state of the economy, high quality jobs are still available in these industries. But job seekers may need to consider additional training that sets them apart from [...]

City National Now Accepting Applications for Literacy Grants

October 16th, 2008

City National Bank is now accepting applications from educators for grants to support literacy-based projects at elementary, middle and high schools in California, New York and Nevada.
The online application can be accessed by visiting http://www.readingisthewayup.org/literacy.asp. Any full-time teacher, librarian, administrator or school media specialist at a school in the county of New York, or in [...]

Applicants sought for Carl R. Allen Memorial Scholarship

April 28th, 2008

The Buffalo Association of Black Journalists is accepting applications for its Carl R. Allen Memorial Scholarship. The deadline is June 30.
The Buffalo News and the Buffalo Newspaper Guild also contribute to the competitive $1,000 scholarship.
The scholarship is open to African-American high school seniors, as well as college freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are or will [...]