Nearly 40 years after their invention and a decade after exploding onto the mainstream, video games still remain a mystery to many parents, including which titles are appropriate, and their potential side-effects on kids. Now the answers are at your fingertips.Offering unrivaled insight and practical, real-world strategies for making gaming a positive part of family life, The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games provides a vital resource for today’s parent. From picking th...

The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a vast domain that encompasses over 2,000 square miles of rugged Idaho and Montana backcountry. In this completely revised and updated guidebook, detailed hike narratives, extensive introductory material, and accurate maps guide you to the rushing waterfalls, rustic lookouts, high peaks, and steaming hot springs scattered throughout this wilderness complex. With over 70 hikes covering access points in both Idaho and Montana, this definitive guidebook des...

Are you a meeting planner organizing a special event? Don't send out an invitation, or book professional speakers or hotel space, without reading this must-see training guide first. Inside, meeting planners will find expert hints, tips and advice for getting more from every occasion, including: - Creating unforgettable events, conferences, and tradeshows - Sending ticket sales, attendance levels, and audience enthusiasm soaring - Making meeting planning and event setup simple and effortles...

GIVE EDUCATION AND LEARNING A HIGH-TECH UPGRADE! In Teaching Technology, the first training guide for tomorrow’s educator, teachers and parents will discover a complete range of activities and workshops for integrating technology into the modern classroom and household. Suitable for grades K-12, tweens, teens, college and beyond, it offers a full set of tools for teaching online safety, privacy and positive high-tech usage. Featured programs cover: • Internet Access & Online Safety • Apps,...

Finding the courage to embrace change and take chances is the only way to succeed.Business, culture, and competitive landscapes have fundamentally changed, but basic principles and best practices for succeeding and future-proofing both yourself and your organization haven't. With a mix of compelling stories, research from the social sciences and psychology, and real-world insights, Make Change Work for You shows how to reignite your career, rekindle creativity, and fearlessly innov...

Dream of launching a new product, project or startup? Wish granted! Thanks to crowdfunding, today’s hottest form of investment, suddenly anyone can bring any idea or invention to life on the Internet.The world’s leading guide to raising money online, The Crowdfunding Bible shows you how to launch, market and successfully run a high-tech fundraising campaign, regardless of industry or budget. It reveals the secrets to catching the media and public’s eye, and at...

From smartphone apps to tablet PCs and social networks, any business can use technology to increase ROI and boost productivity without sacrificing quality or customer service. A complete guide with hints, tips and advice for modern executives of all experience levels, small business expert and entrepreneur Scott Steinberg reveals how to tap their power within.From marketing and management to leadership, advertising and public relations, learn how to slash costs and maximize product...

Lawsuits. Scandals. Billion-dollar payouts. Giant plastic Stratocasters. Welcome to the weird, wild and whacked-out world of music video games: Every bit as glorious and gonzo as the legendary bands and songs that inspired its hard-partying ways.Rocking its way to the top of the charts faster than any genre before, music and rhythm gaming had become a $1.7 billion industry and breakout hit by 2008. But despite transforming pop culture, the category had all but single-handedly s...

Crowdfunding for Social Good is both practical and inspiring, featuring the stories of real people who have successfully raised big money using crowdfunding and practical advice to help you do the same.Crowdfunding is the newest way for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs to raise money for their causes, projects and companies. By reading this book, you can join the thousands who have successfully raised money to change the world.Learn how to organize your friends, colleagu...

George Berkowski, serial entrepreneur and one of the minds behind the internationally successful taxi hailing app Hailo, is the expert on mobile apps. In this free digital ebook companion to How To Build a Billion Dollar App, he includes an outline of the entire book and the chapters from step 1 of the journey, 'Building and Founding a Team', 'Validating Your Product' and 'Raising Seed Funding'. Through his experience, research and insights, readers will receive the begin...

10 Top SEO Tips to Boost Website Traffic SEO (Search Engine Optimization) has become a crucial part of Internet Marketing to ensure that your website is easily found by potential new customers, so we have put together a Top 10 SEO Tips checklist to help you get the best search results for your website or online business. Operating an online business website or e-commerce store, requires your website to be easily found in the major search engines. Just as retail stores try to get the best o...

If you are thinking about raising money for your new business idea, your startup or existing company then this book will help.  Understand what investors want, the investment sweet spot, how to pitch them, what they get for their investment, how to speed up the whole process and common mistakes which will could delay you by months.  Comes with a range of Founder Tips that will put you ahead of your startup competition. Choose Your Startup: How to Fund Your Company focuses on the ...