Toronto, ON December 12 2003--
Quicken 2004 Premier (ISBN: 1-55080-915-6) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Quicken has never been easier! This up-to-date chart contains helpful instructions on new features, getting started, cash flow, investing, property, debt, transactions, checks, online banking, accounts, and more. Learn how to set up your data, perform analysis, and issue reports. Also covered: security options, budgets, categories, classes, home inventory, emergency records organizer. Everything you need to get busy with this great application in one handy chart!
Income Tax Tips (U.S) (ISBN: 1-55080-914-8) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN)
Just in time for tax season. We all hate to do them, but this chart can make it easier โ€" especially for first-time personal income tax filers in the United States. Lots of great basic information on the things you need to know such as: Factors that Determine if you Should File, Which Tax Form Should You Use?, Filing for a Dependent, Filing for a Deceased Spouse, and Understanding Withholding. Also includes great tips on the W-2 form, taxable income, reducing taxable income, keeping good records, dependent exemptions. This chart also provides tips on how to avoid tax filing mistakes, understanding audits, self-employment tax, and getting free tax help. Also includes a handy tax preparation checklist.
Canadian Tax Tips (ISBN: 1-55080-924-5) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN)
Just in time for tax season. We all hate to do them, but this chart can make it easier โ€" especially for first-time personal income tax filers in Canada. Lots of great basic information on the things you need to know such as: Understanding Canada's progressive tax system, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), and should you file? Also includes great tips on the T-1 General return, reducing taxable income, keeping good records, benefits packages, claiming tuition and education, medical expenses, donations, gifts, RRSPs, RRIFs, and life insurance. This chart also provides tips on how to avoid tax filing mistakes, understanding audits, GST credit, child tax credit, and e-filing.
Excel 2003 (ISBN: 1-55080-897-4) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Excel at Excel! This handy reference chart covers everything you need to get started with the 2003 edition of this universal spreadsheet from Microsoft. Includes the latest information on toolbars, customizing Excel, keyboard quickies, task panes, auditing, annotating, protecting, moving around worksheets, working with the web, managing workbooks, worksheets, and data, formatting cells, working with charts, and more. New to 2003 is Working with XML.
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Toronto (Concord), ON January 18 2004--Prime Ministers of Canada (ISBN: 1-55080-545-2). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Updated and refreshingly redesigned, this chart now includes and entry on Canada's newest Prime Minister, Paul Martin, Jr. From 1867 onwards, this chart covers historical information on all of Canada's PMs: Sir John A. MacDonald, Alexander Mackenzie, Sir John Abbott, Sir John Thompson, Sir Mackenzie Bowell, Sir Charles Tupper, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Sir Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Richard Bennett, Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Joe Clark, Brian Mulroney, John Turner, Kim Campbell, and Jean Chretien. Covers life notes, party, term, election results, Governor General, reigning Sovereign, noteworthy legislation, government and events both domestic and foreign.
Canadian Government (ISBN: 1-55080-549-5). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Updated timeline of parties in power and with a cool new background, this guide walks the reader through the basics of the government of Canada. This chart covers the Constitution acts of 1867 and 1982, BNA Act, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Federal bureaucracy section describes government departments, crown corporations, joint enterprises, and regulatory agencies. Also described are the Senate and the House of Commons, branches of government, committee system, the judiciary, the executive, and how a bill becomes law. Fascinating reading that will help you understand the way Canadian governmental processes work.
Canadian History (ISBN: 1-55080-543-6). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Redesigned and better than ever, this guide will highlight historic events covering 500 years of Canadian history. Featuring: Explorers and early settlers, the fur trade, French-English conflicts, British government, U.S.-Canadian conflicts, War of 1812, Rebellion of 1837, responsible government, and Confederation. Also covers the 20th Century via political & institutional life, foreign affairs, economy & society, and industry & technology. Loaded with fascinating facts, this chart will be enjoyed again and again.
Canadian Geography (ISBN: 1-55080-542-8). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
The second largest country in the world has one of the world's most extreme diversity in geographic features. This guide covers physical geography, human geography (population, economic, urban, and political). Physical geography covers drainage, physical features, landscape regions, and climate & vegetation. Provincial and territorial breakdowns included. Updated to in include the new territory of Nunavut.
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Toronto, ON December 12 2003--
World of Cheese (ISBN: 1-55080-599-1) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Is it your turn to host that little get together? No problem, say โ€œCheeseโ€! It's easy to create a cheese party for yourself, your friends, and your family. What to choose? This guide will help you discover new cheeses to try and enjoy, as well as reacquaint you with some familiar classics. Learn a bit about the history of cheese, the various types, how to cut, slice, serve, and store cheese. This chart has lots of great info on how to cook with cheese, fondues, and a comprehensive guide on 73 different cheeses from around the globe. Includes country of origin, facts, and beverages or foods that go well with particular varieties of cheese. Bon appรฉtit!
Traditional Holiday Dinner (ISBN: 1-55080-892-3) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Never planned a big holiday dinner, before? No problem, we can help from start to finish. The classic holiday turkey dinner is here. Goose and veggie, too! Whichever main course you choose, we list great recipes for the rest of the meal. For starters: eggnog beverages and butternut squash soup. Side dishes include mashed potatoes, candied yams, green beans, and bronze roasted onions. Main course includes roast turkey with sausage stuffing, pan gravy, and fresh cranberry sauce. Or, you can option roast goose or phyllo vegetarian pie. Finish dinner off with classic trifle and pumpkin pie. Yummy! Let's eat!
Pasta (ISBN: 1-55080-919-9) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
So many pastas, so little time? Which one to choose? If your experience with pasta is limited to spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna, and penne, then you are missing out on a lot of other great pastas. Try something different tonight! Cappelini, bow ties, ditalini, egg noodles, fettuccine, fusilli, linguine, shells, manicotti, orzo, radiatore, rigatoni, vermicelli, wagon wheels, and ziti are kinds and shapes of pasta referenced in this guide. Learn about what pasta is, its nutritional value, how to cook it, dos and don'ts, trivia, and wines to go with your meal. Includes 6 easy recipes that are sure to delight. Enjoy!
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Food for Kids (ISBN: 1-55080-747-1). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
New baby in the house? This chart is loaded with great tips on what to feed your child and when to start them on new things. First foods to give your child at various ages, suitable foods, foods to avoid are all covered. Learn about fussy eaters, picky eaters, those that refuse to eat, and how to work with them. See tips on vegetarian diets for babies, easy and fun recipes to make, and how to offer your child a balanced diet. Also covers nutritious snacks, recipes for toddlers and preschoolers, plus food for kids 6 to 12 years.
Gifts From Your Kitchen (ISBN: 1-55080-916-4) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Tired of buying gifts that are so impersonal? Give a creative gift from your kitchen made with your tender-loving care! This chart contains lots of great tips and ideas to get you started with some handy and welcome gift items for those who appreciate food and fun. Make some sweet treats like pineapple-carrot pudding, gourmet oatmeal cookies, tangerine liqueur, cake in a mug, peanut brittle, raspberry truffles, gingerbread mix, and lemon pistachio biscotti. Or, whip up some savories such as sugar and spice pecans, gourmet porridge, mint vinegar, salad herbs, hot pepper oil, rustic rub, party mix, seasoned salt, orange spiced tea, and more. Also contains recipes for kids, and even one for a favorite dog.
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Toronto, ON December 12 2003--Dinosaurs are cool - no matter how old you are. Geared towards young people, this chart has lots of great info for the young at heart. Learn about how they were discovered, when they lived. Understand the different types of dinosaurs, their eating habits, sizes, head shapes, and other physical features. Lots of facts on baby dinosaurs, their environment, extinction, and fossilization. Learn where some of the world's best boneyards are and start digging!
Dinosaurs (ISBN: 1-55080-888-5). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Give your tot a head start on math skills! This chart is loaded with lots of simple early math exercises for preschoolers and K-1, too. Your child will learn to recognize and count numbers, identify sets, make comparisons, recognize number order & time, and understand money. Simple addition and subtraction facts and exercises will help your child understand simple math problems. Addition and subtraction grid included, too! Use a dry-erase marker or a wax crayon to write on this chart again and again! Canadian addition is the same as the U.S. edition, but uses Canadian spelling of words and references to Canadian money.
Early Math (ISBN: 1-55080-750-1). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Early Math (Canadian Edition) (ISBN: 1-55080-923-7). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Spelling is a basic life skill that everyone needs! This chart is loaded with lots of simple early spelling exercises for preschoolers and K-1, too. Your child will learn to recognize and print letters, identify vowels and consonants, and write simple sentences. Lots of exercises to help with big letters and small ones, words that begin withโ€ฆ, months of the year, days of the week, colors, number words, people, community, seasons, and printing their own name. Use a dry-erase marker or a wax crayon to write on this chart again and again! Canadian addition is the same as the U.S. edition, but uses Canadian spelling of words and references.
Early Spelling (ISBN: 1-55080-927-X). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Early Spelling (Canadian Edition) (ISBN: 1-55080-928-8). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Use this chart to help your child learn their basic colors and shapes, as well as their associations with everyday objects. Learn about the color wheel, warm and cool colors, shades and tints, things that match, recognizing colors, identifying objects, color words, and colors at home. Lots of great examples on identifying and recognizing shapes such as squares, circles, stars, and more. Also covers special shapes, shape words, shapes at home, and what shapes are these? Use a dry-erase marker or a wax crayon to write on this chart again and again! Canadian addition is the same as the U.S. edition, but uses Canadian spelling of words.
Colors & Shapes (ISBN: 1-55080-925-3). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Colours & Shapes (Canadian Ed.) (ISBN: 1-55080-926-1). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Are we there yet? Kids bored before you leave the driveway? Then, we have a guide for you. This chart is loaded with 24 games that kids love to play. There's plenty of variety to keep your tots busy on short trips or cross-country treks. Includes: Alphabet Game, Auto Olympics, Automobile 21, Plates & States, Bordering Plates, Find All 50, Spelling Game, Motor Bingo, Crambo, Hit or Miss, Going on a Picnic, Odds and Evens, Counting Cows, Truck Search, Quiet as a Mouse, and more! Canadian addition is the same as the U.S. edition, but uses Canadian spelling of words and references, plus slight modifications to some games.
Car Games (ISBN: 1-55080-746-3). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Car Games (Canadian Edition) (ISBN: 1-55080-921-0). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Kid's parties can be fun for grown-ups, too! Don't know where to start? Look no further than here. This fun chart is loaded with great ideas for all ages. Theme parties such as teddy bears, dinosaurs, and sleepovers. How to plan and prepare the events, capture the moment, and handle misbehavior. Lots of tips on party-proofing your house, party outings, kids with special needs, and after party thank you notes. Have fun!
Great Parties for Kids (ISBN: 1-55080-891-5). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Babies are the cutest things! Get your newborn off to a good start with this handy chart. It covers essential topics such as bottle, formula, or breastfeeding as well as nursery items, cribs, bath time, bathing, clothing & layette, cloth and disposable diapering, and how to pack a diaper bag. Learn about baby's medicine cabinet, strollers, traveling by car or air, and various safety issues. Take care!
Baby Essentials (ISBN: 1-55080-749-8). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
New baby in the house? This chart is loaded with great tips on what to feed your child and when to start them on new things. First foods to give your child at various ages, suitable foods, foods to avoid are all covered. Learn about fussy eaters, picky eaters, those that refuse to eat, and how to work with them. See tips on vegetarian diets for babies, easy and fun recipes to make, and how to offer your child a balanced diet. Also covers nutritious snacks, recipes for toddlers and preschoolers, plus food for kids 6 to 12 years. Canadian addition is the same as the U.S. edition, but uses Canadian spelling of words and uses Canadian nutritional information.
Food for Kids (ISBN: 1-55080-747-1). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Food for Kids (Canadian Edition) (ISBN: 1-55080-922-9). Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
More fun things for kids to do! This fun chart is packed with great ideas kids who like to make art projects. Over a dozen different craft-making activities including: bath jiggle jelly, luxurious lip balm, glorious glycerin soap, friendship bracelets, sassy soap, movie maker, kool kaleidoscope, potions in motion, terrific terrarium, bird in a cage, papier mache piggy bank, origami butterfly, and more. Lots of creative fun!
Art Crafts for Kids (ISBN: 1-55080-753-6) Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
Kids need fun things to do! This fun chart is loaded with great ideas kids who like to make things. Over 20 different craft-making activities including: noodle crafts, gobbledy goo, coffee filter tye-dye art, ball catchers, homemade play dough, paper rocketship, Chinese New Year dragon, stained glass window, soap paint, yogurt chalk, marbled artwork, seltzer rockets, coffee grounds fossil, kazoos, and more. Have fun!
Cool Crafts for Kids (ISBN: 1-55080-752-8) Retail: $3.95 U.S. / $5.35 CDN
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Did you know that you can print calendars on your own? Yes, calendar printing is not limited to shops and organizations. People have in fact invested in calendar printing for personal reasons or even for business reasons. In this reference guide, I will tell you how calendars can fit into your business objectives and the ways on how to create your own custom calendars as well. Let us start first with how they fit a business. • How custom calendars fit in business â€" Calendars can actually be turned into an advertising tool. This should be perfect for a business who wants a long term investment in advertising their services and just building up a good company image. It is possible to print a custom calendar with images and messages that promote the business, similar to posters. Since people will keep the calendar for a year, you can basically get them to look at 12 of your advertising “calendar posters†giving you great exposure. You can give your business calendars to clients, investors and potential customers to improve your standing with them. • How to design calendars â€" Now, if you want to know how to design calendars, you will have to have some skills in computers. Most designs for publishing these days pass through a computer. By downloading a calendar template and using it in a desktop publishing application in a computer, you can design a good calendar layout fit for printing. Just make sure you have great images and messages for all the twelve months so that your posters can look interesting. Aim to enhance these images so that they turn out great once they are printed. High resolution images should be your best bet for the greatest results. • How to print calendars â€" Calendar printing can easily be done by just hiring a calendar printing service. Your local printing or publishing company should be able to do the job without difficulty. However, if you do not have a printing company in your location, you may have to resort to online calendar printing. It is possible to look for online printing services by just doing a simple Google search. There should be plenty of printing services that offer calendar printing. You just need to upload your designs into their website and then pay for the printing fee. Usually they will deliver the finished calendars within a few days if there is no problem. How to give away calendars â€" To finally use your calendars for business, you should try giving them away as Christmas or New Year presents to all the important people. Of course that is the best time of the year to give away calendars since that is the time that they will be most needed. You can also try giving them away to your customers as freebies if they buy a certain amount of products or avail of certain services. You will not have to worry about the reception in these gifts since calendars are pretty useful and everybody will surely accept it with no trouble. So that is how calendar printing is done and used. Hopefully, you have learned a lot from this reference.
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Toronto (Concord), ON February 5, 2004--Nice fishy! If you have someone in you life, or maybe it's yourself, that's interested in maintaining a freshwater fish aquarium, this guide makes for a great start. Learn how to choose between a coldwater or tropical system, how to choose the right aquarium or tank, and about the basics of needed equipment such as filters, water, base coverings, lighting, heating, care, and the nitrogen cycle. This chart also includes a glossary of common freshwater fish, plants, and more. Lots of good tips on choosing fish, feeding, breeding, problems, diseases, and therapies. Go fish!
Freshwater Fish (ISBN: 1-55080-694-7) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Here fishy, fishy! If you have someone in you life, or maybe it's yourself, that's interested in maintaining a saltwater fish aquarium, this guide is a great place to start. Learn how to choose between a coldwater or tropical system, how to choose the right aquarium or tank, and about the basics of needed equipment such as filters, water, base coverings, lighting, heating, care, and the nitrogen cycle. This chart also includes a glossary of common saltwater fish, invertebrates, and more. Lots of good tips on choosing fish, feeding, breeding, problems,
diseases, and therapies. Happy tails!
Saltwater Fish (ISBN: 1-55080-693-9) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
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Toronto (Concord), ON January 30 2004--
Asthma (ISBN: 1-55080-739-0) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
What is asthma? What are its causes? The answers to these questions, and much more can be found packed into this comprehensive quick-reference guide. Learn about: the symptoms of an asthma attack and what to do if you have one, asthma facts and figures, taking medication, treatments, treatment side effects. That's not all. This fact-filled chart also lists major organizations and societies in the U.S. and Canada, plus covers asthma and how it affects children, exercise, anxiety, and depression. Also includes workplace asthma, medication side effects, and how to prepare your children in taking their medication.
Arthritis: Natural Remedies (ISBN: 1-55080-738-2) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
If you suffer from arthritis, then this chart is for you. If you prefer to try some natural remedies to ease your pain, then you will find this chart filled with remedies that are natural and progressive. This chart describes the most common types of arthritis, general symptoms, pain, and causes. There are many kind of natural and alternative treatment. They include: heat and cold therapies, sleep, focusing, lifestyle, imagery, massage, self-hypnosis, foods, herbs, and relaxation and meditation. This helpful chart also covers alternative and complementary therapies such as acupressure, acupuncture, ayurveda, biofeedback, homeopathy, reflexology, magnetism, and copper bracelets and rings. Nutrition & supplements are also covered to assist in your healing goals. Surgery procedures are also covered to help you understand the options that are available to you.
Cholesterol: Natural Remedies (ISBN: 1-55080-741-2) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
If your thinking about your cholesterol levels, then this chart is for you. If you prefer to try some natural remedies to better your health, then you will find this chart filled with natural remedies that promote healing. This chart describes the most common causes of high cholesterol, healthy levels of total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol, and more. Also covered are issues concerning women and children regarding their cholesterol levels, controlling your cholesterol, getting to know fats, and typical cholesterol medications. Common misconceptions concerning cholesterol are address. Also, read up on the cholesterol therapy treatment called Plaquex Therapy. In controlling your cholesterol, you will discover healthy food choices, herbs, minerals, vitamins, fiber, fatty acids, dairy products, and how exercises and lifestyle changes can help you get on the healthier side of living โ€" naturally.
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Toronto (Concord), ON February 6, 2004--Get the latest changes, tips, and info on the latest release of the world's favorite CAD software โ€" AutoCAD 2004. This guide will guide you through the basic, most-common tools in AutoCAD that will help you get up to speed in a jiffy. Learn about toolbars, dialog boxes, and command lines. Understand how to set up a drawing, change drafting settings, set up boundaries, select & modify objects, and work with coordinated in 2D and 3D. That's not all, this guide also covers zooming, panning working with dimensions, creating & modifying layers, hatching, properties, model space, templates, text, blocks, plotting, and much more. Get started on the hottest design application today!
C Language (ISBN: 1-55080-954-7) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
If you want to be a programmer, you have to know โ€œCโ€. This guide is a great place to start. Jam-packed with keywords, ASCII codes, operator precedence charts, data & data types, type-specifiers, notes, structures, unions, enums, and more. Learn about pointers, common errors, good habits, format indicators, escape sequences, storage classes, flow controls, loops, and variable names, too. That's not all. ANSI C standard library functions, character handling functions, math functions, standard I/O functions, and more are also included. A great place to start your C language studies.
AutoCADยฎ 2004 (ISBN: 1-55080-955-5) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
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World Map, U.S. Airport Guide, Saltwater Fish, Maine Coon Cats, Casino Games, Medieval History, Biblical Characters, & Ten Commandments - New General Interest Quick-Reference Guides From Permacharts
Toronto, ON December 12 2003--
World Map (ISBN: 1-55080-917-2) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Looking for an atlas, but never have one handy? Now's the time to pick up this handy chart! Inside, you will find a colorful map of the world. Also, covers general worlds statistics such as Earth's mass, diameter, land to water ratio, highest mountain, largest continent and countries, smallest countries, number of countries, and largest cities. Flags and vital statistics for 53 individual countries included.
U.S. Airport Guide (ISBN: 1-55080-911-3) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN)
Just what the travler ordered! This handy guide gives layouts and handy information for 12 of America's top international airports. They are: Hartsfield Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, George Bush Houston, Los Angeles (LAX), Miami, Minneapolis-St.Paul, New York JFK, Phoenix Sky Harbor, and San Francisco. Details include: airport terminal layout map, location, Web page, phone & fax numbers, terminal information, and airlines of each airport. Helpful travel tips, too!
Saltwater Fish (ISBN: 1-55080-694-7) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Here fishy fishy! If you have someone in you life, or maybe it's yourself, that's interested in maintaining a saltwater fish aquarium, this guide is a great place to start. Learn how to choose between a coldwater or tropical system, how to choose the right aquarium or tank, and about the basics of needed equipment such as filters, water, base coverings, lighting, heating, care, and the nitrogen cycle. This chart also includes a glossary of common saltwater fish, invertebrates, and more. Lots of good tips on choosing fish, feeding, breeding, problems, diseases, and therapies. Happy tails!
Maine Coon Cats (ISBN: 1-55080-833-8) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Nice kitty! Big, soft, and very affectionate, Maine Coon Cats are one of the oldest natural breeds in North America. This handy quick-reference chart is packed with lots of excellent facts, stats, and tips on these lovely felines. Learn about their history, breeding standards and associations, characteristics, grooming, health matters, and more! Lots of great info on color varieties, selecting, owning, training, aging, and many other fascinating things. Purr-fect for understanding that special cat in your life!
Casino Games (ISBN: 1-55080-893-1) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN)
Before you play, you better know the rules and winning strategies. This guide will help you understand the basic rules of the most common casino games. Learn about slots, progressive slots, video poker, and their payouts. The great card games of blackjack, poker, and baccarat are covered, as well as the dice game of craps and chance game of roulette. Learn the terminology, etiquette, and variations in the games. Good luck!
Medieval History (ISBN: 1-55080-884-2) Retail: $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Loaded with fascinating information on one of the most interesting periods of human history. Learn about feudalism, lords, kings, knights, squires, merchants, peasants, & serfs. Understand how religion affected the life and times and how great new castles and cathedrals were constructed. Lots of interesting facts about weapons, armor, equipment, and lifestyles at various levels of Middle Ages society.
Biblical Characters (ISBN: 1-55080-745-5) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
Great refresher for you Bible studies. This chart contains mini biographies of 41 of the Bible's most-referenced characters. People-subject areas include Men of the Old Testament, Men of the New Testament, Women of the Old Testament, Women of the New Testament. Also described are Books of the Bible, The Hebrew Bible, The New Testament, Prophets, Hagiographa, and Hebrew vs. Christian Old Testament. Interesting facts essential to Sunday School studies.
Ten Commandments (ISBN: 1-55080-895-8) $3.95 U.S./$5.35 CDN
The Ten Commandments are the Ten Commandments, or are they? Learn the Ten Commandments (The Decalogue), their story, versions, variations, and interpretations within and between The Bible, The Koran, and The Torah. Find out the locations where to find them. Understand the differences within Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy. Learn about the commandments as found in Exodus 34. Understand the Ten Commandments and how they are interpreted. Know the consequences of breaking them. Fascinating reading โ€" for people of any faith โ€" about a principle foundation of three of humanities most dominant religions.
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Breast Cancer (1-55080-773-0). This important chart can help you and your family better understand one of the most common kinds of cancer and tips on how to help prevent it. Understand what it is, risks, statistics, treatments, & side effects. Companion chart: Breast Self-Examination.
Italian Grammar (ISBN: 1-55080-774-9). Learning Italian? Need a quick refresher? This chart covers everything from the basics (such as articles, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, adverbs, and prepositions) to other necessities (such as the alphabet, numbers, prefixes, and conjunctions).
Building a Deck (ISBN: 1-55080-670-X). Ready to enjoy that deck? This chart helps you get started. Loaded with info to get your project started with all the right tools, materials, and permits. Covers lumber sizes, types, grades, conversion tables, site preparation, estimating, & construction.
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English as a Second Language (ISBN: 1-55080-773-3) Very helpful to ESL students. Lots of notes and examples clearly explain basic sentence requirements, word order, types of sentences, subject/verb agreement, verb tenses, articles, contractions, prepositions, and other rules of the English language.
American Sign Language (ISBN: 1-55080-550-9) This chart covers rules of basic sentence structure, sign variations, questions, verbs, simple etiquette, adjectives, positives & negatives, people & relationships, non-manual elements, tense, classifiers and manual elements of a sign. Newly updated to new layout for easier reading.
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When you begin collecting sports cards of current players, vintage cards, or any other types of sports memorabilia, there are words and jargon within the industry that you'll want to learn. You can print this handy reference guide and slip it into your wallet for quick reference as you're getting acquainted with your new hobby and investment.
Following are some of the popular words (listed in alphabetical order) used among sports card collectors and enthusiasts.
9-Up Sheets - Sheets of nine cards that are uncut which are used most often for promotions.
Autograph Cards - A card that bears an original player's signature printed on it.
Base Sets - This is a complete set of cards from a specific series.
Blister Packs - These are factory produced plastic bubble packs of cards or packs that are manufactured for retail peg - hanger sales.
Box Topper Cards - These are sold in a factory sealed box.
Boxes - Produced by the card's original manufacturer, they are multiple pack containers, and most likely, they include twenty - four packs per box.
Cards - Often referred to as sports cards or trading cards, which are normally 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
Cases - A case is a factory-sealed crate that is filled with boxes of cards that are usually packed with 6 to 12 boxes per case; twenty-four packs per box.
Chase Cards - These are included as a bonus in a card company's factory - sealed case.
Common Cards - Not known as rare, they're comprised of a main set, such as from one to two - hundred.
Factory Sets - These sets normally are complete base sets, which are sorted and sold directly from the factory.
Hobby Cards - These are usually sold to collectors through stores dealing exclusively in cards that are not available through retail outlets.
Insert Cards - Also known as chase cards, they consist of both rare and not rare. They are inserted into packs with a varied ratio, like one card is inserted into every twenty - four packs. Insert Cards are often different from the main set that they are inserted into, and the numbering system on the back is different also, i.e., TT01 - TT10.
Insert Sets - his is a complete set of a specific class of inserts, and are often called a subset of the main set of cards.
Master Sets - These are usually a base set that is available as an insert set. Master Sets do not include autographed cards, sketches, promotional, or mail - in cards.
Oversized Cards - This may seem obvious, but to clarify, oversized cards are any sports cards that are known as base, common, insert, or other cards that do not have the measurements of a standard or wide - vision - sized card.
Packs - Comprised of base and insert cards that have their original wrappers, previously called wax packs that contained 2 to 8 cards per pack; whereas today, packs are wrapped in plastic or foil.
Parallel Cards - These have a modification to the original set of cards, and they can consist of hologram or extra foil stamping. They can contain between one per pack to one per thirty-six packs.
Promo Cards - These are promotional cards that the manufacturer distributes to encourage future sales.
Rack Packs - Usually these are unwrapped cards sealed in a pack that are intended for retail peg - hanger sales.
Redemption Cards - Manufacturers mail these special cards (in packs) as a bonus or gift.
Retail Cards - These are any packs, boxes, or cases that are sold to large retail stores such as Walmart or Kmart.
Sell Sheets - These are ads on slick paper that are sent to distributors to encourage case sales to the public.
Sketch Cards - These display an artist's unique sketch of a sports icon such as Ted Williams or Hanley Ramirez.
Swatch Cards - These have a swatch of a sport's figure's cloth garment that is mounted on a card. The swatch could be from the sport's player's jersey, hat, or jacket.
Tins - Tins are factory - made metal cans that are filled with cards or packs (usually inserts).
Uncut Sheets - When someone refers to uncut sheets, they are implying that the cards are printed on large sheets of paper and have not been cut into individual cards for base, promo, insert, or other types.
Unreleased Cards - These are printed by the manufacturer, but have not been released for distribution yet. Sometimes manufacturers will allow the news to be leaked to a reliable source to create more "buzz" about the new items.
Wrappers - A wrapper is the original cover of a pack of sports cards, and they usually are made of a collectible variety.
One additional terminology phrase was not included in the list above, but it's important to your sportscard collection adventures. The phrase is "Rookie Card," and among collectors and sellers, there exists some controversy. Now, you might believe it refers to an athlete's first appearance on a trading card or a sports card. However, other collectors and sellers are of the mindset that it is the first issue licensed and heavily distributed from a manufacturer.
Next, to enhance your sports card collector's knowledge base, you can familiarize yourself with the terminology you've just learned by visiting http://www.americaspastime.com to see how several of these terms are used when selling a sports card.
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EUROPHRASES FOR TRAVELERS (ISBN: 1-55080-780-3). Going to Europe, but don't have the time to study a phrase book or CD? This very handy reference covers the most common expressions in French, Italian, and Spanish that will help you get through the day. Easy enough to review on the airplane, this chart provides native spellings and super-easy phonetic versions that even the most tongue-tied of us can manage.
ITALIAN VERBS (ISBN: 1-55080-779-X). Improve your Italian language skills with this detailed chart that's loaded with examples of verbs. Learn about the three types of verbs, basic usage, moods, modal verbs, auxiliaries, tenses, gerunds, and absolutes. Lots of great help on irregular verbs, subjunctives, pronomials, passive, imperative, causative and conditional verbs.
SPSS (ISBN: 1-55080-784-6). The cat's pajamas in Statistics software! This guide will help you understand the basics of SPSS. Understand database concepts, getting help, importing data, entering data, simple analysis, editing & working with data, creating & modifying charts, and using the SPSS viewer.
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SOLAR SYSTEM (ISBN: 1-55080-720-X) This chart coves the basics, theoretical history, glossary of terms, the Moon, the nine planets, minor planets and other objects, and stars. Get to know more about the celestial neighborhood โ€" newly updated to the latest statistics โ€" includes listing of important space probes.
Permacharts is the World's largest publisher of laminated quick-reference guides and study aids (450+ titles, 46 million units sold). See the entire Permacharts product line at www.permacharts.com.
Each Permacharts title comes with a LIFETIME WARRANTY against peeling and delaminating under normal use.
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