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From bestselling novels and video games, to movies that flood the box office, blockbusters come in many forms. But despite their prominence, most do not last in today’s competitive market. This guide provides the principles that enable anyone, from executives to novices, to develop innovative concepts and promote blockbusters.
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The ultimate resource to designing and building your dream home, this photographic guide provides a thorough explanation of the procedure required to design fine homes. Written to provide architectural professionals and their clients with a single publication to describe the design process, differences among architectural styles, the roles and responsibilities of the architect, engineer, interior designer, landscape architect, and general contractor, this volume serves as an invaluable source.
Creativity for Leaders is the answer to that lost sense of purpose in your work. Dr. Fellers’ book is for all who would like to be a source of energy, for themselves and to others. Because he focuses on several parallel activities such as effective time management, the creativity basics, stress reduction, and the advice of the mystics, Fellers promises a lasting impact on your life.
First published by the thirty-two ladies of the Christian Woman’s Exchange in 1885, Creole Cookery is an exhaustive collection of nineteenth-century Creole recipes, the second volume of its kind to be printed in New Orleans. Reprinted here in its original format, Creole Cookery serves as both a historical reference to the foods and habits of the day as well as a usable recipe book for contemporary kitchens. Many of the recipes are used for cooking demonstrations in the open-hearth kitchen at the Hermann-Grima House in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
This delicious compilation is cooked with a roux of raconteur Howard Mitcham’s wit and served with a side dish of jazz history and lyrics. As an appetizer, Mitcham traces the development of the cuisine that made New Orleans famous and the history of the people who brought their native cookery to the melting pot that makes New Orleans a living gumbo. Paperback.
Originally published in 1884, Creoles of Louisiana remains an excellent reference on the history of this complex and charismatic segment of the state’s population. Paperback.
Originally published in 1884, Creoles of Louisiana remains an excellent reference on the history of this complex and charismatic segment of the state’s population.
Cross to Bear provides the true story and behind-the-scenes account of one of the most notorious Louisiana gubernatorial races. This fast paced account reads like a work of fiction, because only in Louisiana could characters such as these attain such political prominence. This volume unfolds the characters of David Duke, struggling to overcome his racist, anti-Semitic past as he raises millions; Buddy Roemer who battles his political demons while hitting a personal mid-life crisis; and the scandal-plagued Edwin Edwards striving for redemption in one last comeback bid.
Like all of Pelican’s cruising guide series, this book contains up-to-date and thoroughly researched information about the area, including 91 marinas, 53 fuel locations (including gas and diesel), and over 170 bridges.
Cruising Guide to Eastern Florida is the most thoroughly and comprehensive source for details on the facilities and waters of the Sunshine State’s eastern shore, from Fernandina Beach to Miami. In this updated fifth edition, the reader will find a wide range of new information, including current navigational data, marinas and other boating facilities, water depths, shoreside dining and other attractions, and anchorage locales along the entire shore. Paperback.
Boating enthusiasts will welcome this thoroughly researched and comprehensive guide. Cruising Guide to Eastern Florida: Fourth Edition is the most accurate source of details on the facilities and waters of the Sunshine State’s eastern shore. In this updated edition, the reader will discover an overview of bridges at the beginning of each chapter. Paperback.
Covering more than 300 nautical miles in the Gulf of Mexico, this book guides cruisers along Florida’s gulf coastline from Apalachicola to Anclote Key. Capt. Rick Rhodes also explores the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, Flint, and Suwannee rivers. By including numerous historical anecdotes, Cruising Guide to Florida’s Big Bend gives insight into the region’s past, along with current marina, restaurant, and entertainment recommendations. Paperback.
No serious boater planning a cruise in the area would want to be without Cruising Guide to New York Waterways and Lake Champlain, written in the same format as Pelican’s other famous cruising guides. Paperback.
This completely updated cruising guide covers the waters that stretch from Apalachicola, Florida, to Grand Isle, Louisiana. For the first time, this edition includes additional access information to Grand Isle, Barataria, the Chandeleur Islands, and the Harvey Canal in the Mississippi Delta. Like all of Young’s guides, Cruising Guide to the Northern Gulf Coast combines expert navigational advice with candid evaluations of facilities, marinas, restaurants, and other shoreside attractions. Paperback.
From the slow-moving Manatee River, to the wide-open spans of Tampa Bay, to the multitude of islands and inlets between Cape Sable and Naples, Western Florida offers a tranquil alternative to the fast-paced lifestyle of the eastern coast. Cruising Guide to Western Florida leaves nothing unexplored in the waters from Flamingo to the Big Bend.