Books in Ultimate Guide series

Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Edition demystifies residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Learn how to:Make common electrical repairsAdd new switches and receptaclesInstall lighting fixtures, appliances, & outdoor lightingRun wiring from room to roomAdd new circuits & service panelsAs a homeowner, you'll learn how your house's electrical system works and how to complete installations and repairs. This project-based book shows how to select the right cable, wires, and other equipment, and how to run wiring through walls and between floors. Projects guide you through installing switches, outlet receptacles, electrical appliances, and lighting systems.You'll also learn how outdoor lighting, including security and low-voltage systems, can help improve and illuminate the exterior areas around your home.The eighth edition has been updated with the latest information on everything from big screen TVs to 3-way switches required by the National Electrical Code.Ultimate Guide to Wiring explains residential electrical systems in easy-to-understand terms to help you learn how to work with electric wiring and repair, replace, and install typical electrical-system elements. Learn how to work like a professional electrician, and save money with DIY home electrical installations and repairs!

The finest guidebook ever written for Kaua'i. Now you can plan your best vacation--ever. This all new eleventh edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai'i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so lush and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he reveals breathtaking trails, secluded beaches, pristine reefs, delicious places to dine, relaxing resorts, exciting waterfalls, colorful canyons and so much more. Every restaurant, activity provider, business and resort is reviewed personally and anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes Kaua'i so exciting.

Save money by making minor and major plumbing repairs and improvements yourself, with help from this complete home plumbing guide! More than 800 photos Detailed how-to diagrams Learn how to skills, from fixing leaky faucets to soldering copper tubing like a pro Save money and resources with "Green Solutions" Install plumbing fixtures like sinks, faucets, bathtubs, showers, water softeners, lawns sprinklers, & much more Learn how your home's plumbing system works so that you can take action in an emergecy Add value to your home by making plumbing fixture improvements This updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive, bestselling plumbing how-to book covers the most up-to-date products and techniques. Strong emphasis in the how-to information is placed on doing things correctly, so all of the projects use only code-compliant techniques. Ultimate Guide: Plumbing, 4th Edition prepares the do-it-yourselfer to handle any plumbing task in the home, from replacing a washer in a leaky faucet to renovating a bathroom. It also gives an overview of a house's plumbing system, including supply, waste, and vent piping, and explains the basic physics that keep everything working well. In addition to learning how to plan and complete each project, you'll learn how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous techniques and materials in your home plumbing system.

The natural world experts at National Geographic present the ultimate reference book on reptiles, designed just for kids. Crawling with fascinating facts, lively text, and tons of cool, colorful, images of the weirdest and wackiest reptiles on planet Earth, it is sure to be their coveted, #1 reference. Snakey, slimey, scaley, and sensational! Welcome to the amazing world of the most popular reptiles on Earth. With colorful photographs and fun facts, this easy-to-use encyclopedia profiles snakes, lizards, amphibians, turtles and tortoises, crocodilians, and tuatara. Profiles are accompanied by Did You Know? details and fast facts including scientific name, size, diet, and habitat.

"This timely book is perfect for every brand or product marketer who wants to fully leverage the Amazon platform―both for sales and brand exposure. Timothy’s practical step-by-step advice is simple to follow and put into practice."―Steve Fisher, team lead, retail marketing, Lenovo"This book should be called the Ultimate Guide to Amazon because it’s so much more than just advertising. It’s really about building your brand on Amazon. Timothy is able to walk someone through how to do this step-by-step. It was easy to follow. I really enjoyed it."―Michelle Reed, senior vice president, Perry Ellis InternationalExpand Your Brand Online and Offline with Amazon AdvertisingAmazon is where consumers search, learn about, and shop for your products (whether from you or another seller). And with 310 million active users and counting, this is the ecommerce platform you can’t afford to ignore.Amazon advertising and customer growth expert Timothy P. Seward shares nearly two decades of expertise in retail and ecommerce to lift the veil on doing business on Amazon. Seward shows you how to build an aggressive, streamlined advertising campaign, increase your search visibility, consistently capture consumer demand, and accelerate new product sales without big-budget national ad campaigns.You'll learn how to:Determine if Vendor Central or Seller Central is right for your brandCapture new customers through Sponsored Product CampaignsApply the five essential elements of a high-quality product detail pageEstablish metrics, evaluate performance against keyword types, and perform competitive analysesAdd negative keywords that can benefit your advertising campaignsApply Amazon’s secret formula for long-term winning

The finest guidebook ever written for Kaua‘i. Now you can plan your best vacation―ever. This all new tenth edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai‘i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so lush and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he reveals breathtaking trails, secluded beaches, pristine reefs, delicious places to dine, relaxing resorts, exciting waterfalls, colorful canyons and so much more. Every restaurant, activity provider, business and resort is reviewed personally and anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes Kaua‘i so exciting.• The most up-to-date and accurate information available anyplace with up-to-the-minute changes posted to our website• Frank, brutally honest reviews of restaurants, hotels and activities show you which companies really are the best…and which to avoid―no advertisements• Driving tours let you structure your trip your way, point out sights not to be missed along the way and are complemented by over 100 spectacular color photographs• 15 specially-created maps in an easy-to-follow format with mile markers―so you’ll always know where you are on the island• Clear, concise directions to those hard-to-find places such as deserted beaches, tropical jungles, hidden waterfalls, rugged scenic coastlines, water-filled lava pools and scores of other hidden gems listed nowhere else • Exclusive chapter on Kaua‘i’s beaches with detailed descriptions including ocean safety • Unique Adventures chapter and over 70 pages of exciting activities from ATVs to ziplines• Fascinating sections on Hawai‘i’s history, culture, language and legends• Companion website with links to every business, events calendar, over 70 resort reviews complete with aerial photos―so you’ll know if oceanfront really means oceanfront "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook" covers it all―from the mile-high summit of Mt. Wai‘ale‘ale, to the sparkling underwater reefs. This is the best investment you can make for your Kaua‘i visit. Whether you are a first time visitor, or a longtime kama‘aina, you will find out more about Kaua‘i from this book than from any other source. Discover the island of your dreams with "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook."

Take an incredible journey from the top of your head to the tips of your toes in Human Body, winner of a Teachers' Choice Award for the Family. Designed for children ages 8 and up, this unique book is the ultimate guide to how the human body works. It’s filled with fascinating facts about what goes on beneath the skin and includes a comprehensive range of visual aids, including detailed photos, illustrations, diagrams, and two giant posters featuring front and back views of the entire body. Want to know what’s going on inside your head? Cool transparent pages allow curious children to peel back the layers and discover how their brains actually work! Human Body also features a show-stopping 3-D front cover with the lenticular image of a human face morphing into a skull!

These days, college football is as much about strength and conditioning as it is about having outstanding athletes on your team. If you have both, your team will likely be successful. Athletes and coaches alike are looking to build overall power and stamina, while helping develop self-discipline and realize athletic potential. The Ultimate Guide to Physical Training for Football, now newly revised from the original A Chance to Win, is the complete guide to strength/power training, plyometrics, functional conditioning, and flexibility training. Critical topics covered include:• Strength and lean-body development• Training cycles• Step-by-step photographic guides for lifts and drills• Conditioning for football• Dynamic flexibility and stretching• Integration of nutritional science• Evaluation and building motivation• And so much more!Contained in this book are proven weight-training and conditioning programs designed to increase your football team’s speed, strength, and agility.

With Atlas, readers can literally have the whole world in their hands. Beautiful overviews of every region, continent, and country of the world, combined with interesting, accurate details about the Earth, its inhabitants, and its diverse climate conditions, offer a wealth of knowledge in an easy-to-grasp format. The book features the most up-to-date data available on both worldwide and local levels, along with “Did You Know?” facts on each page that provide even more amazing information. Also included are two giant, full-color posters for hanging on a bedroom, den, or classroom wall.

Here Kate Rowinski shares chili recipes featuring pork, turkey, chicken, beef, and wild game, as well as a number of seafood and vegetarian varieties, along with some of the best side dishes to accompany a hot, delicious bowl of chili.In The Ultimate Guide to Making Chili, Kate Rowinski shares her knowledge of this great dish and some of her favorite chili varieties. In a brief introduction to chili, Kate explores the origins of chili and different types of chilies, as well the fundamentals of creating a good ‘bowl of red’. The Table of Contents includes:Introduction to the Chile PepperChili-Making BasicsCompetitive ChiliTraditional ChiliHome-style ChiliChilis Gone WildChile Sauces, Salas, and RubsChili LeftoversAnd more!There is an endearing quality and nostalgia about the thoughts that are conjured up when one contemplates eating a nice, warm bowl of chili during the summer or winter. Chili recipes are often well-guarded secrets, passed down from one cook’s recipe file to another’s for decades, from generation to generation. Some chili cooks go strictly by the book and measure each ingredient, while other cooks add in a dash of this and a dash of that, going by taste and a general feel. Either way, chili recipes always end up delicious.With over seventy-five different recipes, this cookbook will have a dish for anyone who loves chili.

Did you know that less than 10% of the oceans have been explored? That's amazing, considering what Oceans has to offer. The moment kids see the spectacular 3-D image of dolphins leaping from the cover, they'll be hooked! This incredible book is filled with detailed photos, illustrations and diagrams as well as interesting text written just for junior oceanographers. From the surface to the seafloor, kids will discover the rich diversity of marine life, from microscopic plankton to the colossal blue whale, and investigate the anatomies of five creatures, including the magnificent king penguin and killer whale, with revealing transparent pages. Sure to make a splash, Oceans is presented in a spiral-bound book with tabbed sections for quick reference, and comes with two oversized color posters showcasing the wonders of the Ocean Depths and Life on a Coral Reef. Dive in, kids!

An absorbing, fast-paced, and comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild, with a particular focus on the animals you might encounter–and want to avoid!–while you’re there. Whether you’re lost in the mountains, stranded the desert, or adrift at sea, if you’ve read this book, you might just have a fighting chance at staying alive. Vivid photos, maps and other colorful graphics provide plenty to inspire armchair explorers. Chapters cover survival at sea, on a Pacific island, in the Outback, the Sahara Desert, the Amazon Rain forest, Polar wilderness, and in the Rocky Mountains. Readers are provided with information on what to do first, the key rules for survival, the animals in each habitat, and how to signal for help. Feature pages highlight real-life survivors who escaped these harsh environments to inspire young explorers.