Knots, More Than Fifty of the Most Useful Knots for Camping, Sailing, Fishing, and Climbing
Provides expert instruction on how to tie knots correctly and safely. Gives full guidance on selecting right knot for a specific situation. Features lots of useful information on rope technology. Includes stopper knots, loops, hitches, shortenings, running knots, and angling knots
Easy-to-follow illustrations and detailed instructions show readers how to tie seventy knots, useful for such activities as fishing, sailing, camping, mountaineering, decorating, magic tricks, and many other applications.
Enterprise risk management has always been important. However, the events of the 21st Century have made it even more critical. The top level of business management became suspect after scandals at ENRON, WorldCom, and other business entities. Financially, many firms experienced difficulties from bubbles.
1,001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die: The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers
1,001 Celestial Wonders is a guide to the night sky's brightest and most fascinating objects. Each target is accessible to amateur astronomers using medium-sized telescopes from a dark site. In fact, many are so bright they remain visible under moderate light pollution, as from the outskirts of a city or the suburbs of a town.
This book is the first of its kind to delve into the fascinating and important subject of the psychology affecting investments. Its unique coverage describes how investors actually behave, the reasons and causes of that behavior, why the behavior hurts their wealth, and what they can do about it.
Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice
Health care systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of improving the quality of care. Providing evidence from health research is necessary but not sufficient for the provision of optimal care and so knowledge translation (KT), the scientific study of methods for closing the knowledge-to-action gap and of the barriers and facilitators inherent in the process, is gaining significance.
