Books published by John Wiley & Sons Inc

The consumer guide to small-scale wind electricity production! Maybe you're not T. Boone Pickens, but you can build your own home-sized wind-power empire right in your back yard. Wind Power For Dummies supplies all the guidance you need to install and maintain a sustainable, cost-effective wind generator to power your home for decades to come.

Hedge fund managers who survived and profited through the 2008 financial crisis share their secrets In light of the colossal losses and amidst the resulting confusion that still lingers, it is time to rethink money management in the broadest of terms.

Provides tips for using servers and places to seek resources to find out about what's going on in the bioinformatics world. This book helps you: analyze all types of sequences; use all types of databases; work with DNA and protein sequences; conduct similarity searches; build a multiple sequence alignment; and edit and publish alignments.

What People Have Said About Human Competence: "Among the ideas bulging from this classic work: performance exemplars, potential for improving performance, behavior-accomplishment distinction, performance matrix, ACORN troubleshooting test, performance audits, states, Worth = Value - Cost, knowledge maps, mediators, and job aids.

"Entertainingly indiscreet... Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use. "--Financial Times Investment bankers used to be known as respectful of their clients, loyal to their firms, and chary of the financial system that allowed them to prosper.

In Never Give Up, Donald Trump tells the dramatic stories of his biggest challenges, lowest moments, and worst mistakes--and how he uses tenacity and creativity to turn defeat into victory. Each chapter includes an inspiring story from Trump's career and concludes with expert commentary and coaching from adversity researcher and author Paul Stoltz.

An easy-to-understand introduction to Judaism's most sacred text The foundation of Hebrew and Jewish religion, thought, law, and society is the Torah-the parchment scroll containing the text of the Five Books of Moses that is located in every synagogue.

In The Little Book That Builds Wealth, author Pat Dorsey-the Director of Equity Research for leading independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc.

Before digital computers ever existed, Alan Turing envisioned their power and versatility. but also proved what computers could never do.

So you want to be a consultant? If you have expertise people are willing to pay for and the motivation to work hard at this exciting and rewarding profession, Consulting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, supplies the rest.

Management of Change (MOC) is a process for evaluating and controlling adjustments to facility design, operations, organization, or activities-prior to implementation-to make certain that no new hazards are introduced and that the risk of existing hazards to employees, the public, or the environment is not unknowingly increased.

3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs! The fun and easy way(r) to communicate effectively in a new language! Want to speak Italian? Don't have a lot of time? This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road.

Praise for Jim Rogers and Adventure Capitalist "[Jim Rogers is] the Indiana Jones of finance. " Time "Rogers has a knack for storytelling and drawing the reader in. You'll finish this book feeling as though you, too, have spun around the globe. " USA Today "A terrific read.

Praise for Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart "In this book, O'Neill brings form and structure to the art of executive coaching. Novices are provided a path while seasoned practitioners will find affirmation. " --Daryl R. Conner, CEO and president, ODR-USA, Inc.

In recent years, metals have been among the safest and most lucrative investments around, but they are not entirely risk free. Before you begin investing or trading in metals, you need authoritative information and proven investment strategies. You need Precious Metal Investing For Dummies.

Whether you're new to Active Directory (AD) or a savvy system administrator looking to brush up on your skills, this title steers you in the right direction. It helps you to understand the basics of AD and utilize its structures to simplify your life and secure your digital environment.

Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function An interdisciplinary approach to two-dimensional design--now revised and updated Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design, Second Edition gives readers a revised and updated edition of the comprehensive foundation text.

Every organization and every team, Guttman says, faces challenges as they go about the task of solving problems and making decisions. Some seem to take challenges in stride and move quickly to resolution. Others flounder and are forced to rise to new challenges.

In the past two decades, methods for the development, evaluation, and testing of survey questionnaires have changed radically. Research has also begun to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of alternative techniques, and to examine the generality and consistency of their results.

There are many ways to make money in today's market, but the one strategy that has truly proven itself over the years is value investing. Now, with The Little Book of Value Investing, Christopher Browne shows you how to use this wealth-building strategy to successfully buy bargain stocks around the world.

Traders can mentor themselves and further their development by drawing upon research and practice from psychology and various performance disciplines. Leading associate professor of psychiatry Brett Steenbarger provides a practical collection of validated strategies for enhancing trader performance and changing their psychological patterns.

Praise for the First Edition : "The book makes a valuable contribution by synthesizing current research and identifying areas for future investigation for each aspect of the survey process. " - Journal of the American Statistical Association "Overall, the high quality of the text material is matched by the quality of writing...

Gain, engage, and retain customers with positive experiences A positive customer experience is absolutely essential to keeping your business relevant. Today's business owners need to know how to connect and engage with their customers through a variety of different channels, including online reviews and word of mouth.

Extreme Facilitation picks up where other books on the topic leave off to present a revolutionary method that helps large, unwieldy, adversarial, and apparently dysfunctional groups achieve consensus and reach objectives on divisive and contentious issues no matter how long the group has been struggling.

This book documents a real-life challenge made to author Dolf deRoos to buy one house a week for a year. He accepted to prove that a good real estate investment is possible more frequently than most people think, and reached his goal of 52 houses in less than 10 months.

Part of the "For Dummies" series on dogs, this text explores the history, housetraining, exercise, feeding, first aid, grooming, training and basic health tips related to Rottweilers.

C++ is established as the leading industry programming language for object-oriented software development. This book provides a step-by-step approach to all language features, explains their practical usage, provides intuitive examples that are not too complex or easy, and provides advice for implementing classes and libraries to develop programs.

Bulldogs, also known as English Bulldogs, recently moved up from 16th to 14th in the American Kennel Club's breed rankings, with over 19,000 registered in 2004. This book delivers just what new Bulldog owners need to keep these affectionate, courageous dogs happy and healthy, covering feeding, grooming, supplies, and basic training.

Discover a fun new hobby with helpful possibilities Get directions, talk to folks overseas, or find out whether the fish are biting Want to check out the morning news in London, help out in emergencies, or tune in to the big race? Two-way radios open up a world of possibilities - literally.