You're no idiot, of course. You think about your home, your family, and how to get to the office on time. But when it comes to understanding what life is all about, you don't know your Plato from your Kierkegaard. Don't stop seeking the answers! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Philosophy shows you how the ideas of the world's great thinkers can help you make sense of your own reality as we head toward the twenty-first century.
Mastering the details of English grammar and style can be a slow and painful process. With clear, no-nonsense explanations and examples, Idiot's Guides: Grammar and Style makes learning the finer points of the English language easy. The book focuses on what people really need to know — the mechanics of writing, the parts of speech, proper punctuation and capitalization, and the most common errors (and how to avoid and fix them). Exercises that reinforce learning are also packed into this helpful guide.
You’re no idiot, of course. You know how to tap out an e-mail to your boss, scrawl a note to your sweetheart, even throw in an extra flourish when you sign a greeting card. But when it comes to really writing that excruciating process of transferring your thoughts to paper without inventing some strange new language well, let’s just say you think you lack the write stuff.
The written word was a great achievement in human history don’t give up on it just yet! The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing Well is the writing book you’ve been waiting for everything you need to know to make writing of any kind as easy as thinking or speaking.
Learning to draw can be intimidating, but all you need is a good teacher. This step-by-step, project-based approach to learning the fundamentals of drawing teaches you in the easiest way possible. This all-new guide uses color to show the progression of strokes and techniques for completing 50 fun drawing projects from scratch.
