Showing Up for Life - Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime

Hailed by The Economist as the “the most influential pastor in America,” and by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, the bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life expounds on the profound origins of Christmas, describing it as an opportune time to welcome peace into our lives.

In his powerful yet compassionate voice, Pastor Rick Warren sounds the clarion call to “remember the reason for the season,” taking readers back in time to the most wonderful story of all—the birth of the baby Jesus. When he was just a small boy, young Rick asked his parents if they could celebrate Christmas with a birthday party for Jesus—and the tradition began that the Warrens have upheld for over fifty years. Now through stirring imagery and compelling personal insights, The Purpose of Christmas honors the significance and promise of this cherished holiday. Pastor Warren encourages readers to identify and confront what drains peace from their lives. Warren explains that the way to respond to these peace robbers is to learn how to surrender to God’s will and not feel defeated or discouraged when life does not go as planned. True peace of mind is found by having an unshakeable faith in God—knowing that His empowering Spirit will guide His children through life’s challenges.

With more than four million copies sold in fifty-one languages, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari launched a bestselling series and continues to help people from every walk of life live with far greater success, happiness and meaning in these times of dramatic uncertainty.

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari celebrates the story of Julian Mantle, a successful but misguided lawyer whose physical and emotional collapse propels him to confront his life. The result is an engaging odyssey on how to release your potential and live with passion, purpose and peace.

A brilliant blend of timeless wisdom and cutting-edge success principles, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is now, more than ever, a guide for the times, as countless Canadians dedicate themselves to living a life where family, work and personal fulfillment are achieved in harmonious balance.

Nikon D5100 Experience is an e-book user's guide that goes beyond the manuals to help you understand the features, settings, and controls of this versatile camera - plus more importantly how, when, and why to use these functions and settings in your photography.

Written in the clear, concise, and comprehensive manner of all Full Stop guides, Nikon D5100 Experience will help you learn to use your camera quickly and competently, to consistently create the types of images you want to capture.

Take control of your D5100, the image taking process, and the photos you create!

Nikon D5100 Experience is for intermediate, enthusiast, and first time dSLR users who wish to get more out of their D5100 and to go beyond Auto and Program modes and shoot in Aperture Priority (A), Shutter Priority (S), and Manual (M) modes. To get you started, it begins with explanations and recommended settings for all Menu settings and Custom Settings options. It covers basic dSLR camera functions and exposure concepts for those new to digital SLR photography, and explains more advanced camera controls and operation, such as using the various metering modes and exposure compensation for correct exposure of every image, and controlling autofocus modes and focus points for sharp focus of still or moving subjects.

Nikon D5100 Experience focuses on still-photography with an introduction to video settings and movie shooting. Sections include:

-Setting Up Your D5100 - All the Custom Settings, Playback, Shooting, and Setup Menu settings, with descriptions and recommended settings.

-Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority Modes - How and when to use them to create dramatic depth of field or to freeze or express motion.

-Auto Focusing Modes, Area Modes and Release Modes - How they differ, how and when to use them to capture sharp images of still and moving subjects, plus using focus lock.

-Exposure Metering Modes - How they differ, how and when to use them for correct exposures in every situation, plus using exposure lock.

-Histograms, Exposure Compensation, Bracketing, and White Balance - Understanding and using these features for attaining the proper exposure in all lighting situations, plus setting custom white balance.

-Composition - Brief tips, techniques, and explanations including creative use of depth of field.

-The Image Taking Process - A tutorial for using these settings to take photos.

-Photography Accessories

-Introduction to Video Settings

Nikon D5100 Experience is an illustrated guide that goes beyond the manual to explain how, when, and why to use the features, settings, and controls of the D5100 to help you get the most from your camera.

What Readers are Saying about Nikon D5100 Experience:

The author writes clearly and concisely: I read it from front to back in one sitting, playing with the camera as I went along, and I found it covered all the major things I was having trouble with. It left me much more confident about focusing and exposure issues particularly. If you are new to dSLRs or want to bypass hours of hunting through manuals, this is great. There are many sensible real-world suggestions for configuring the camera that are very helpful, the author writes clearly and concisely, and his approach is accessible and friendly. If you're having trouble getting going with your new camera, I think this is well worth it. -Jay M.

Great manual! This book made it much easier to operate my new Nikon D5100. It expands on the manual that comes with the camera and tells you what each setting is and what you should set it at. It also gave me some great pointers on Aperture priority mode, Shutter and ISO. Highly recommended! -GK

From beginners to experienced users: This guide is very useful for beginners to experienced users. When you buy this kind of camera you want to understand the best ways to freeze moments which is exactly explained in this book. This book is written in a human way by an experienced photographer who gives you the tips you need to create a beautiful picture - how to prepare your camera, create shortcuts, or activate such options to make you efficient in the field. I would recommend this e-book to every new Nikon D5100 buyer! -Oliver

Highly recommend: The camera gives you many options and it was good to learn enough to be able to choose among them intelligently. Coming from old school cameras I was not aware of the many ways that auto-focus and auto-exposure could be used to take great pictures. I would highly recommend this book to those unfamiliar with this camera and would also recommend it to others who want to make sure they understand the full technical capabilities of the D5100. -David D.

Every book starts in a word processor, but once that's done where do you go?  Most advice is to take that document and turn it into HTML for conversion and not use Word for making your ebook.
This is wrong.  For most text documents, simple formatting in Word is sufficient to generate a high quality eBook.

This article is designed for authors who are unfamiliar with HTML and who would prefer to simply use Word to format their eBook.

All the necessary steps to format your eBook using only Word will be covered.

Topics Include:
-  Paragraph Styling and why it's important
-  Working with Images
-  Creating your Table of Contents
-  Additional Links and Resources
-  Advanced user conversion advice

This article is approximately ~6,000 words

Hillary Rodham Clinton came of age during a time of tumultuous social and political change in America. Like many women of her generation, she grew up with choices and opportunities unknown to her mother or grandmother. She charted her own course through unexplored terrain -- responding to the changing times and her own internal compass -- and became an emblem for some and a lightning rod for others. Wife, mother, lawyer, advocate and international icon, she has lived through America's great political wars, from Watergate to Whitewater.