Written by two expert authors who have won secured millions of dollars in government and foundation grants, The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need is the classic book on grant seeking, providing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for government, nonprofit, and individual grant seekers. Drawing on decades of experience in grant writing and professional development, Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox demystify the process of securing grants while...

"Being a landlord isn't easy: constantly changing laws, unpredictable tenants, and never-ending maintenance make every day a challenge. Every Landlord's Legal Guide makes being a landlord easier: it bundles all the legal and practical solutions landlords and property managers need to anticipate and address these challenges in one comprehensive source. From move-in to move-out, this book provides up-to-date guidance on issues such as complying with...

A field guide to the stars and planets, providing introductory tours of the night sky, twenty-four monthly sky maps, fifty-two atlas charts that cover the entire sky, and tips on how to choose telescopes and binoculars.

A guide to bicycling in the city that covers the history of cycling, road surfaces, traffic, accidents and injuries, air pollution, punctures and flat tires, and equipment. Includes illustrations and a bibliography.

"A comprehensive guide to the artistry, design, and skills all woodworkers need to propel their hobby to the next level. Master woodworker Jim Whitman walks you through planning your work space, helps you select tools and the right wood for the right projects, and gets you comfortable with your tools so you feel at ease in the studio and ready to experiment-all with gentle instruction and reassuring humor. His 20 teaching projects make you feel like...

"Since it was established in 1967, ALA s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has championed the rights of library users to seek and receive information on all subjects from all points of view without restriction and without having the subject of one's interest examined or scrutinized by others. The new edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual is more than just an invaluable compendium of guiding principles and policies. It s also an indispensable...

"This comprehensive and compassionate book covers both SSDI and SSI, shows the reader how to prove a disability, and explains how one's age, education, and work experience affect their chances. Parents will find special information about benefits available to children with a disability. The reader will learn how to find the disability criteria for a medical condition, prove the severity of a disability, appeal if benefits are denied, work part-time...

Get visual guidance on the basic knit and purl stitches and then advance to bobbles, cables, lace, and fancy color work. Concise two-age lessons show you all the steps to a skill, and are ideal for quick review.

The best-selling new composition book published in this century, in use at more than 1,000 schools, They Say / I Say has essentially defined academic writing, identifying its key rhetorical moves, the most important of which is to summarize what others have said to set up one's own argument. The book also provides templates to help students make these key moves in their own writing. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on reading that shows students...

A guide to small-area farming that provides information and tips on raised beds, soil composition, plant nutrients, crop proportions, seeds, raising chickens, preserving the harvest, and other related topics.