Author: Haim Raz
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: glass, stained, studio, artist, aspiring
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-07-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1402732589
ISBN-13: 9781402732584

Ornamental designs, exquisite windows, and stunning lampshades: esteemed artist Haim Raz presents nearly 30 of his favorite stained glass pieces in an enlightening on-the-page course. Every project can be completed in a home workshop, using standard glass cutting tools and materials—and throughout the collection, Raz teaches novice craftspeople how they can alter the motifs, colors, and glass to express their own personal style. He gets beginners started with advice on setting up a workspace; choosing tools and materials; and basic techniques. Start off with such easy items as a decorative b

Author: Paul S. Lepore
Publisher: Freespool Publications
Keywords: plan, year, firefighter, aspiring
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2007-04-02
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0972993436
ISBN-13: 9780972993432

This book applies to any type of candidate: high school students who are considering the fire service, older candidates who are contemplating a change in career, or current candidates who want to streamline the process or are having difficulty getting hired. Getting hired on the fire department can be a daunting task. It takes planning, passion and focus to achieve the goal. Without a clear path to follow, many candidates waste valuable time or proceed in a direction that is unproductive. The Aspiring Firefighter’s Two-Year Plan clearly identifies the path a successful candidate will tak

Author: Steve Wright
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: aspiring, artist, essentials, effects, visual, compositing
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2007-12-17
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0240809637
ISBN-13: 9780240809632

Put the essential concepts and techniques of digital compositing to work for you without the need of a single mathematical equation. Compositing Visual Effects is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of film shots, figures, illustrations and diagrams to help the visual reader gain a valuable vocabulary and understanding of the full range of visual effects, in which digital compositing plays a key role.Beginning with an inspirational tour of the scope and magnitude of digital compositing you get a solid overview of the kinds of digital effects routinely executed today. See how CGI (Computer Gener

Author: Karen M. Kah
Publisher: Cheltenham Publishing Company
Keywords: aspiring, airline, pilot, tactics, tips, guide, success, flight
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2004-02-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0974172308
ISBN-13: 9780974172309

Newly-published 3rd edition has over 70 articles answering the tough pilot career questions without sugar-coating the answers. Kahn offers solid advice on subjects that other books dare not raise, including best routes to a pro-pilot job, what qualifications count most with employers, how old is too old, is discrimination dead, handling blemishes in your background and finally, what’s the life of a pro pilot really like and is it for you?

Author: Thomas Richter
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Keywords: aspiring, filmmaker, library, commercials, directing, storyteller, art, business, second
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-06-08
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 1598632264
ISBN-13: 9781598632262

Imagine a job where you need to work only 10 days a year to make $100,000. A job that allows you to be a respected artist, a savvy craftsman, and a hip partygoer who hangs out with celebrities, superstars, and top models. No need to wear a tie and suit. No corporate office hours, and no supervising department heads checking your time card. At your command explosions occur, cars crash, helicopters swoop, and you are expected to spend a million dollars in a week or two. This job exists. It’s called a commercial director, the creative mind behind the production of a TV spot. While being a c

Authors:Dave Hoover, Adewale Oshineye,
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: software, craftsman, aspiring, guidance, patterns, apprenticeship
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-10-15
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0596518382
ISBN-13: 9780596518387

Are you doing all you can to further your career as a software developer? With today’s rapidly changing and ever-expanding technologies, being successful requires more than technical expertise. To grow professionally, you also need soft skills and effective learning techniques. Honing those skills is what this book is all about. Authors Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye have cataloged dozens of behavior patterns to help you perfect essential aspects of your craft. Compiled from years of research, many interviews, and feedback from O’Reilly’s online forum, these patterns addres

Author: Tomris Tangaz
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Serie
Keywords: aspiring, designer, quarto, book, techniques, practices, design, course, principles, interior
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2006-02-06
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0764132598
ISBN-13: 9780764132599

Not every home owner or apartment dweller can afford to hire an interior decorator, but this book and a bit of do-it-yourself spirit are all that’s needed to give living interiors an elegant, professionally finished look. Presenting all the design principles and techniques needed for creating beautiful rooms, Interior Design Course advises readers on how to think visually and develop distinctive, personal styles of their own. The book is organized into units that reflect interior design courses offered at leading schools. Step-by-step tutorials guide readers through the entire design process