THE #1 REFERENCE ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION—UPDATED FROM THE GROUND UPEdward Allen and Joseph Iano’s Fundamentals of Building Construction has been the go-to reference for thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology for over thirty years. The materials and methods described in this new Seventh Edition have been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advancements in the industry. Carefully selec...

This is an excellent beginner's book. It's targeted for beginning players who want to learn the basics of one of the most popular casino games. Easy-to-read and written in a conversational style, players learn how to understand the various bets and terminology and gives them the confidence to play like a pro. 9.99 quick-reading chapters explain all the rules and intricacies of the game. Includes money management strategies, glossary, illustrations and charts. New edition includes a revised in...

Updated and revised, this is the bible for both beginning and serious craps playersin essence, a complete course on how to play and win at craps. Readers learn how and when bets can be placed, the chances of these bets winning, and the odds and payoffs involved. More than 9.990 pages alone are dedicated to winning strategies for every type of playerconservative, aggressive and super-aggressiveas well as how to bet with and against the dice and for games offering one, two, three and even te...

A new and updated edition to the multimillion-selling series. This quick, easy-to-read primer on poker shows players the basics of playing and winning in just one reading. Packed with tips, winning strategies for the most popular poker games, a basic guide to the rules of play, easy-to-understand charts, and a poker glossary

More than 150,000 copies sold! Youll learn the basics of play, and how to find the machines and casinos with the most frequent and largest payoffs. Also includes insider advice on how to avoid losing machines, how to find the most profitable machines, plus a glossary and money management advice

This easy-to-read step-by-step guide gives you all the information needed to win at bridge. From the rules of play, correct bidding techniques and scoring standards, to an in-depth look at opening bids and responses, youll learn how to make bridge a more fun and challenging game. Examples and sample hands are provided throughout so that you get immediately comfortable with the game.

This comprehensive guide shows first-time and experienced players how to play and win at the racetrack. One read gives you an understanding of the racing charts, and the knowledge to make the bets that give you the best chances of winning. Youll learn the differences between stakes, handicap, allowance, maiden and claiming races, and even how a bettor can go to the track and come back owning his own race horse. Each bet and strategy is outlined in a step-by-step fashion, with eleven charts cl...

FUNDAMENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTIONTHE NEW EDITION OF THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL HOME CONSTRUCTION, FULLY UPDATED AND REVISEDFundamentals of Residential Construction provides clear, accurate, and accessible guidance to every step of single family and multifamily home construction, covering site preparation, project delivery methods, scheduling, foundations, framing, roofing, finishes, heating and cooling, plumbing an...

Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own hands), Edward Allen explains complex phenomena such as the role of the sun in heating buildings...

Designed for players who want to learn now, this great primer can be read in one quick setting. You'll learn how to make every one of the 150 possible bets with illustrations accompanying every explanations. You'll also learn about betting systems, money management, and payoffs. Glossary included. Illustrations.

Discover the big picture on building construction materials and methods in this fully-updated eighth edition of the leading text on the subjectThe construction of buildings depends on the contributions of professionals from diverse fields, including architecture, construction management, civil and structural engineering, and more. All of these professionals, however, must understand the principles and materials that underlie the construction process in order to ful...

Nine information-packed chapters and twenty-two diagrams show beginning players how to play and win at chess in one quick and easy reading. You'll learn the moves of the pieces, the rules and principles of play, the standard openings, as well as chess notation. Cantrell also introduces the basic concepts and strategies of middle and endgame play. Victor Boriskoff says, "For a beginner, this is the best chess book on the market! Recommended.