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The Rolex Legacy - James Dowling Cover Art

The Rolex Legacy

The Rolex Legacy The history of Rolex through 120 seminal and rare watches by James Dowling

'Brings Rolex's incredible story alive like none before it... A fascinating and joyfully accessible read' - Robin Swithinbank, journalist, author and podcaster In celebration of 120 years, this book offers a unique decade-by-decade journey through the legacy of Rolex, featuring 12 chapters that tell the story of the brand and the exceptional watches that cemented its fame and prestige. Explore 120 stunning Rolex timepieces, which showcase the diversity of the models, cases, movements, dials and bracelets. From the iconic Oyster, Datejust, Submariner and Daytona series, to the opulence of the Cellini and Masterpiece strands. Each era enhanced Rolex's reputation for innovation and quality. Their evolution is vividly and expertly described by James Dowling ('Mr Rolex'). With hundreds of images, archive material, ephemera and specially commissioned photography, this is the comprehensive story of the world's most recognized watch brand.

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The Official Red Book®: A Guide Book of United States Coins, 2027 - R. S. Yeoman, John Feigenbaum & Jeff Garrett Cover Art

The Official Red Book®: A Guide Book of United States Coins, 2027

The Official Red Book®: A Guide Book of United States Coins, 2027 by R. S. Yeoman, John Feigenbaum & Jeff Garrett

Celebrating 80 Years of United States Coin Pricing & Over 26 Million Copies Sold!! The all-new 2027 edition of The Official Red Book®: A Guide Book of United States Coins marks the 80th anniversary of the world’s best-selling coin price guide and the hobby’s most trusted reference. For eight decades, the Red Book has answered the essential questions collectors ask: What’s this coin? How rare is it? How much is it worth? This landmark edition carries that tradition forward with expanded listings, updated values, new research, and engaging essays—enhanced by refined layouts that make the information clearer and easier to use than ever. Whether you’re a beginning collector or a seasoned numismatist, the 80th edition remains the indispensable guide to United States coins. New for 2027: More than 13,000 coins, tokens, medals, sets, and other collectibles More than 1,000 new additions, including Rolls, DMPL Morgan Dollars, 2026 Semiquincentennial coinage, & more Current market insights, updated research, and the latest U.S. Mint data More than 2,000 full-color images Market values in up to nine grades using industry-standard, Greysheet-based pricing and GSID catalog numbers Insightful essays from leading numismatic experts Fun Fact Spotlights to enrich your collecting journey And much more Since 1946, collectors around the world have relied on this authoritative guide for grade-by-grade values, historical context, detailed specifications, high-resolution photographs, and accurate mintage data. Under the stewardship of editors John Feigenbaum and Jeff Garrett—building on the legacy of R.S. Yeoman, Q. David Bowers, and Kenneth Bressett—the Red Book continues to evolve with the marketplace. Each edition reflects new scholarship, modern pricing standards, and thoughtful design improvements, ensuring the book remains both timeless and timely as it enters its ninth decade. Inside, you’ll find comprehensive coverage of Colonial and early American coinage; Federal coins through today’s American Women quarters, Native American dollars, and American Innovation dollars; commemoratives, Proofs, and Mint sets; Territorial gold and Civil War tokens; Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian issues; bullion coins in silver, gold, platinum, and palladium; as well as Patterns, Errors, and other specialty areas. Educational articles on grading, investing, and counterfeit detection make this an essential resource for collectors at every level, while engaging historical essays explore the people, artistry, and market forces that have shaped American coinage. Whether you’re expanding a lifelong collection or discovering the hobby for the first time, the 80th edition of the Red Book is your trusted companion to the rich and rewarding world of U.S. coins.

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MAKE MORE MONEY - Zhang Xingmeng Cover Art

MAKE MORE MONEY

MAKE MORE MONEY Practical guide to making money. by Zhang Xingmeng

Make More Money is your practical roadmap to earning more, thinking smarter, and building lasting wealth. Whether you're starting from scratch, growing a side hustle, or looking to increase your income, this book provides proven strategies to help you create more financial opportunities. Discover how to develop high-income skills, identify profitable opportunities, build multiple income streams, avoid common money mistakes, and adopt the mindset that separates wealth builders from everyone else. Packed with actionable advice, real-world examples, and practical exercises, **Make More Money** equips you with the tools to take control of your financial future. Success with money isn't about luck—it's about knowledge, strategy, and consistent action. If you're ready to stop settling for less and start creating the life you deserve, this book will show you how.

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The Ultimate Cigar Book - Richard Carleton Hacker Cover Art

The Ultimate Cigar Book

The Ultimate Cigar Book 4th Edition by Richard Carleton Hacker

First published in 1993, The Ultimate Cigar Book has become a classic in its field, and is generally credited with having helped launch the current cigar smoking craze. It has been reprinted numerous times in the United States, and is now sold worldwide. No other book contains as much detailed and factual information on virtually every facet of cigar making and cigar smoking. And now this trendsetting been has been revised in this fourth edition for the aficionado of the future! Forget 1492. This book starts out in B. C. (Before Columbus) and transports the cigar enthusiast on a fun and fact-filled adventure into virtually every realm of today’s popular and growing cigar smoking pastime. Written by one of the most knowledgeable and internationally-celebrated pipe and cigar authors of our time, Richard Carleton Hacker’s well-known wit and wisdom will keep the reader enthralled with every turn of the page, as he takes you on an information-packed would tour of cigars. Starting off with a history of cigar smoking, the author then shows us how cigars are made today (handmade, handrolled, and machine made), divulges the secrets of finding the “perfect” cigar, and discusses the ritual of smoking and how to properly care for and store our cigars. From there the book lists a number of innovative cigar accessories, suggests which beers, wines, whiskeys, brandies, and cognacs go with what cigars, enlightens us with a chapter on cigar smoking celebrities, and concludes with the world’s first International Compendium of virtually every cigar brand known today, complete with histories and observations on taste, according to the author’s HPH (Highly Prejudiced Hacker-Scale) ratings. If that was not enough, there is even a dictionary of CigarSpeak! The Ultimate Cigar Book is the most comprehensive, factual, and up-to-date book for the cigar smoker or for those who just want to learn more about the fascinating and popular world of cigar smoking.

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Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery: The Secret to Making Complex Japanese Joints and Furniture Using Affordable Tools - Jin Izuhara Cover Art

Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery: The Secret to Making Complex Japanese Joints and Furniture Using Affordable Tools

Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery: The Secret to Making Complex Japanese Joints and Furniture Using Affordable Tools by Jin Izuhara

Are you a weekend hobby carpenter with a passion for creating high-quality pieces, but not quite the equipment budget to match? Would you like to know how to create Japanese joints using common tools? Japanese joinery is an ancient carpentry skill developed in a time before mass production when ingenuity and character of design still mattered. Now, you can revive this ancient art and introduce it to your own carpentry designs. Whether you are making a living off your carpentry, or simply performing a labor of love in your garage on weekends, there is nothing holding you back from using the Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery  to introduce this art to your wood designs. The tools used are likely sitting in your toolbox right now, and if they aren't, they are definitely affordable for everyone. Japanese joinery is not just about trying something new in your designs. The skill actually improves the design of ordinary objects with special characteristics that are not found in any other method of joining. These include earthquake-proofing furniture as well as improved sound conduction for studios or recording booths. If you have been wanting to take your carpentry to the next level, Japanese joinery is the way to do exactly that. All you need is this helpful guide and your existing tools to get started right away. The Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery  provides some joining methods that don't even use any nails! The opportunities to use that skill and incorporate these unique joints into your own designs are endless. Japanese joinery has been used for hundreds of years to build structures that stand the test of time as well as almost everything that Mother Nature can throw at them. Inside the Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery , you will discover:  Eight traditional Japanese joints and projects along with the specifications required to build them How to select the correct types of wood for these joints as well as the reasons these wood types are idealThe top tools required to fashion Japanese joints and their usefulness in recording studios and earthquake-prone areasThe innovation behind metal-free joints that are necessary for areas where high-powered magnets exist including nuclear medicine or particle physics labs The specialized characteristics behind Japanese joinery and why, in certain cases, no other type of joint will do And so much more helpful and practical advice! Easy-to-understand black and white illustrations will bring instructions to life and ensure that you always know exactly what you should be doing. Japanese joinery is the most affordable and easiest way to level-up your carpentry work and start producing unique pieces that are stronger and more beautiful than ever before. There is a reason that Japanese carpentry is one of the most revered in the world, and you are about to find out why. Don't delay learning this ancient craft and get started on your Japanese joinery journey by adding this book to your cart now!

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Typewriters - Anthony Casillo Cover Art

Typewriters

Typewriters Iconic Machines from the Golden Age of Mechanical Writing by Anthony Casillo

"Typewriter expert and collector Anthony Casillo presents a visual homage to the device that revolutionized correspondence" ( The Florida Times-Union ). From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first commercially successful typewriter—the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer of 1874—to the iconic electric models of the 1960s, eighty vintage devices are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating text that highlights the design modifications, intricate details, and peculiar quirks that make each typewriter unique. From functional advances like noiseless machines to luxurious details such as mahogany covers and inlaid mother-of-pearl, a century of design innovation and experimentation is charted in these pages. Packed with visuals and rich with history, Typewriters  is the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world. Includes a foreword by Tom Hanks Praise for Typewriters "A Love Letter to Vintage Typewriters." — Wall Street Journal "This is sure to delight typewriter lovers and those interested in machine or design history." — Library Journal

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The Watch, Thoroughly Revised - Gene Stone & Stephen Pulvirent Cover Art

The Watch, Thoroughly Revised

The Watch, Thoroughly Revised by Gene Stone & Stephen Pulvirent

The Watch is the most popular book on vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, appealing to both beginners and experts. In the decade since it was published, the international audience of watch lovers and watch collectors has grown exponentially. It’s time for The Watch, Thoroughly Revised. For this new edition, the original author, Gene Stone, is joined by Stephen Pulvirent of Hodinkee.com. Together, they have thoroughly revamped the book to reflect the current state of the watch world, with the addition of new brands, new models, and more focused and nuanced coverage of the traditional brand leaders, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, and TAG Heuer.

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Collecting (Vintage) Watches - Thomas M. Meine & Matthew Stannard Cover Art

Collecting (Vintage) Watches

Collecting (Vintage) Watches Wristwatches, antique- and vintage pocket watches by Thomas M. Meine & Matthew Stannard

The authors of this book are neither watchmakers nor specific watch specialists, just dedicated watch collectors. A book for the friends of watches and a guide for the collector or the possible collector-to-be, giving some advice and guidelines, certainly also expressing very subjective opinions. Specific subjects of interest from the multi-facetted mosaic of time, watches and watchmaking as a whole: collecting watches, watches and time, the quartz crisis, the revival of mechanic watches, clocking of watches and the corresponding amplitudes from the pendulum to the atomic clock, adjustment and regulation of a watch, time as a standard unit, changing of the time itself, technical features, magnetism and watches, radium contamination, watch dials, hallmarks, the 'gold rush', things to watch out for when collecting watches and more. Mechanical watches hand wind, mechanical watches automatic, electric watches, electronic watches, quartz controlled electric watches, tuning fork watches, quartz controlled tuning fork watches, quartz watches, watches - radio controlled by an atomic clock. Also including antique- and vintage pocket watches. Over 300 pictures (black and white) of original watches, tools, equipment and others.

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Hope Diamond - Richard Kurin Cover Art

Hope Diamond

Hope Diamond The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem by Richard Kurin

An entertaining and well-researched history of the Hope diamond Since its discovery in seventeenth-century India, the Hope diamond, a glimmering deep blue gem weighing over 45 carats, has been shrouded in mystery and steeped in intrigue. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Richard Kurin goes beyond the speculation to reveal the truth behind a legendary stone. Kurin, a cultural anthropologist, spent more than a decade on the trail of the legendary gem. But the 'curse' that surrounds it, which Kurin puts to rest once and for all, is only one small piece of a long and lustrous story that moves between ancient religion and modern magic, royal power and class rivalry, revenge and greed. Richly illustrated, Hope Diamond works in a grand historical tradition: depicting the specific to reveal the universal.

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Весь Марк Аврелий - Марк Аврелий Cover Art

Весь Марк Аврелий

Весь Марк Аврелий Наедине с собой. Размышления, Речи Марка Аврелия by Марк Аврелий

В этот сборник вошли все дошедшие до наших дней произведения, вышедшие из-под пера Марка Аврелия Антонина. Это хрестоматийные "Наедине с собой. Размышления", три произнесенные им речи, отдельные изречения императора-философа и описания ярких эпизодов его жизни а также эдикт об отношении к христианам. Творчество императора, исповедовавшего стоицизм, привлекает современных читателей гуманистическими взглядами, мудрыми рассуждениями и на удивление актуальными моральными рекомендациями. Содержание: 1. Наедине с собой. Размышления 2. Речи Марка Аврелия

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Time On My Hands: A Collector's Journey in the World of Watches - Mitchell Katz Cover Art

Time On My Hands: A Collector's Journey in the World of Watches

Time On My Hands: A Collector's Journey in the World of Watches by Mitchell Katz

The joy of the journey is one that is identifiable to all collectors, no matter the object of their desire. There are books written about watches, watch companies, and watchmakers but very few exist written from the perspective of the watch collector. Enter: Mitch Katz. Mitch speaks to the collector in us all as he takes the reader on his 25-year watch-collecting journey.  Developing a collection of anything means having the confidence to trust your own eyes and heart. As Mitch relates the unique and memorable experiences that led to his acquiring a number of one-of-a-kind watches, we see how, as his passion for watches grows, his collector's eye and instinct are honed. Whether it be squeezing in a part-time job selling watches (much to his wife's dismay), deciding to purchase a watch while in a dog park or a bathroom, or meeting some of the most significant watchmakers of modern times, the stories of how Mitch built his collection have become integral parts of his watches. Now, the memories evoked by the individual pieces, whether they be production or unique, only make each watch more special. Some call it insanity, others passion, in either event collecting is something we all do and derive pleasure from.

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Ritos de estorninos - Devney Perry Cover Art

Ritos de estorninos

Ritos de estorninos by Devney Perry

Ritos del estornino es la esperada continuación de Escudo de gorriones, la saga de fantasía romántica de Devney Perry que ha conquistado a miles de lectores.   Los cinco reinos de Calandra están al borde del colapso. Tras un ataque devastador, la princesa ha sido separada del hombre que ama y arrastrada a un territorio hostil donde monstruos, enemigos poderosos y secretos ancestrales amenazan su supervivencia.   Mientras descubre el verdadero alcance de su poder y el oscuro legado que corre por sus venas, se verá obligada a decidir quién quiere ser realmente y qué está dispuesta a sacrificar para salvar a quienes ama y evitar la caída de Calandra.   Con una combinación irresistible de romance, magia, aventuras e intrigas políticas, Ritos del estornino amplía el fascinante universo creado por Devney Perry en una historia épica donde los monstruos más peligrosos no siempre son los que habitan en la oscuridad.

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2013 - R. S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2013

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2013 The Official Red Book by R. S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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PYREX Passion - Michael D. Barber Cover Art

PYREX Passion

PYREX Passion The Comprehensive Guide to Decorated Vintage Pyres by Michael D. Barber

All-new photos, updated information, new cradle reference, and over 30 additional pages! Pyrex collectors are always looking for the most accurate and comprehensive information about opal Pyrex produced from the 1940s through 1980s. The 2nd edition of Pyrex Passion won’t disappoint! In addition to new photos, advertisements, and catalog images, this edition includes dates of production for patterns as well as individual items and sets. The standard pattern section has expanded information on plain opal and opal with gold trim items in addition to newly discovered dates of production and distribution methods for Pink and Orange Butterprint, Homestead Brown, and the alternate versions of Verdé and Town and Country. The promotional pattern section has greatly expanded information including exact dates of production for 15 items previously estimated and new photos that include original cradles for each item. This edition also includes an updated pattern reference, value guide, new cradle reference, index, and history by item.

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2021 - R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2021

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2021 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2022 - R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2022

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2022 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins - Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton Cover Art

Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins

Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins by Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton

Few books have excited the coin-collecting community like the Cherrypickers’ Guide. Since the first edition burst onto the scene in 1990, thousands of hobbyists have been searching for the rare die varieties described inside. This handy book tells you how to “cherrypick”—that is, how to examine coins that look normal at first glance, but have unusual characteristics: doubled and tripled dies, overdates, repunched mintmarks, and other features that can reveal a common coin to be a rare and valuable variety. With the close-up photographs and descriptions inside, you’ll learn exactly what to look for. That kind of knowledge truly is power!

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Value a Coin - Richard W. Avery Cover Art

Value a Coin

Value a Coin Become a coin collector coin collecting for profit and fun collect rare coins as a hobby with this coin collector's guide by Richard W. Avery

Like the old saying goes, "Money makes the world go 'round." We use it every day. We could not acquire most necessary items needed in daily life without it. We almost always want more of it, but for coin collectors, money is much more than a piece of metal. It is a hobby, a learning experience, and can be a lifelong obsession. There really are no hard statistics on the amount of people who collect coins in the world. Some people suggest that one out of every 10,000 people is an active coin collector. That is pretty staggering when you think about the population of the world. People have been collecting coins for years. At one time, it was called the hobby of kings, but today people from all walks of life and of all ages are maintaining coin collections. Their reasons are varied. Some like the history behind coinage. Some do it to amass a collection worthy of handing down to future generations. Still others are simply businesspeople buying and selling coins to make a living. Collecting coins can be somewhat of a treasure hunt for many. The quest for that one coin to complete their collection can be an obsession. Whatever the reason, coin collecting is a very popular hobby, one that can be pursued by all age groups. There are actually educational benefits to getting children started as coin collectors. The practice of numismatics that is, the collection and study of coins, paper money, tokens and medals, offers the collector many different areas to specialize in. With the many specializations of coins, there is a wealth of material out there for coin collectors to concentrate on which makes it such an interesting and diverse hobby. In this book, we will explore the phenomenon of coin collecting and give you ways to get started on your own collection. There are many, many nuances of the hobby and it is almost impossible to give you all the information you will need to become a seasoned collector. What we have done is give you enough to get started in this rather enjoyable activity.

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Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins - Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton Cover Art

Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins

Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins by Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton

Few books have excited the coin-collecting community like the Cherrypickers’ Guide. Since the first edition burst onto the scene in 1990, thousands of hobbyists have been searching for the rare die varieties described inside. This handy book tells you how to “cherrypick”—that is, how to examine coins that look normal at first glance, but have unusual characteristics: doubled and tripled dies, overdates, repunched mintmarks, and other features that can reveal a common coin to be a rare and valuable variety. With the close-up photographs and descriptions inside, you’ll learn exactly what to look for. That kind of knowledge truly is power!

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2014 - R.S.Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2014

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2014 The Official Red Book by R.S.Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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PYREX Passion II - Michael D. Barber Cover Art

PYREX Passion II

PYREX Passion II Vintage Opal Dinnerware, Beverage Items, and Storage Containers by Michael D. Barber

PYREX Passion II is the only reference guide to provide a comprehensive listing of opal PYREX commercial, consumer, and restaurant dinnerware produced from the 1940s through the 1980s. In addition to dinnerware, PYREX Passion II also includes all opal cups and mugs produced in standard patterns to match Corelle Livingware or Pyrex bake ware and 100s of promotional mugs produced for employees, marketing, or community events. As an added bonus, two sections are dedicated to items gaining popularity with collectors: clear Pyrex beverage servers, storage containers, and salt and pepper sets. If you are a collector of vintage items, this book is for you!

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Killer Stuff and Tons of Money - Maureen Stanton Cover Art

Killer Stuff and Tons of Money

Killer Stuff and Tons of Money An Insider's Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques, and Collecting by Maureen Stanton

One dealer's journey from the populist mayhem of flea markets to the rarefied realm of auctions reveals the rich, often outrageous subculture of antiques and collectibles. Millions of Americans are drawn to antiques and flea-market culture, whether as participants or as viewers of the perennially popular Antiques Roadshow or the recent hit American Pickers . This world has the air of a lottery: a $20 purchase might net you four, five, or six figures. Master dealer Curt Avery, the unlikely star of Killer Stuff and Tons of Money , plays that lottery every day, and he wins it more than most. Occasionally he gets lucky, but more often, he draws on a deep knowledge of America's past and the odd, fascinating, and beautiful objects that have survived it. Week in, week out, Avery trawls the flea and antiques circuit-buying, selling, and advising other dealers in his many areas of expertise, from furniture to glass to stoneware, and more. On the surface, he's an improbable candidate for an antiques dealer. He wrestled in high school and still retains the pugilistic build; he is gruff, funny, and profane; he favors shorts and sneakers, even in November; and he is remarkably generous toward both competitors and customers who want a break. But as he struggles for a spot in a high-end Boston show, he must step up his game and, perhaps more challenging, fit in with a white-shoe crowd. Through his ascent, we see the flea-osphere for what it truly is-less a lottery than a contact sport with few rules and many pitfalls. This rich and sometimes hilarious subculture rewards peculiar interests and outright obsessions-one dealer specializes in shrunken heads; another wants all the postal memorabilia he can get. So Avery must be a guerrilla historian and use his hard-earned knowledge of America's past to live by and off his wits. Only the smartest survive in one of America's most ruthless meritocracies. Killer Stuff and Tons of Money is many things: an insider's look at a subculture replete with arcane traditions and high drama, an inspiring account of a self-made man making his way in a cutthroat field, a treasure trove of tips for those who seek out old things themselves, and a thoroughly fresh, vibrant view of history as blood sport.

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The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 3 - Scott La Counte Cover Art

The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 3

The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 3 A Practical Guide to Getting Started With Apple Watch Series 3 and WatchOS 6 by Scott La Counte

Apple Watch has become more than a companion device to the iPhone; it’s become a stand-alone device that is hard to live without. While the Series 3 Apple Watch may not be the newest version, it is powerful and has more features than most people expect. As amazing as all the new features are, it’s not quite as easy to use as an iPhone; the lack of buttons, the smaller screen, and general UI can make a frustrating initial experience. The point of this book is to help new Apple Watch users (and users updating to WatchOS 6 from an older device) get the most out of their investment.  Are you ready to start enjoying your new Apple Watch? Then let’s get started!

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2020 - R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2020

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2020 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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The Madman's Library - Edward Brooke-Hitching Cover Art

The Madman's Library

The Madman's Library The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History by Edward Brooke-Hitching

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history. From the author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Phantom Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a unique and beautifully illustrated journey through the history of literature. The Madman's Library delves into its darkest territories to hunt down the oddest books and manuscripts ever written, uncovering the intriguing stories behind their creation. From the Qur'an written in the blood of Saddam Hussein, to the gorgeously decorated fifteenth-century lawsuit filed by the Devil against Jesus, to the most enormous book ever created, The Madman's Library features many long forgotten, eccentric, and extraordinary volumes gathered from around the world. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle and books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered. Spell books, alchemist scrolls, wearable books, edible books, books to summon demons, books written by ghosts, and more all come together in the most curiously strange library imaginable. Featuring hundreds of remarkable images and packed with entertaining facts and stories to discover, The Madman’s Library is a captivating compendium perfect for bibliophiles, literature enthusiasts, and collectors intrigued by bizarre oddities, obscure history, and the macabre. • MUST-HAVE FOR BOOKLOVERS: Anyone who appreciates a good read will love delving into this weird world of books and adding this collection to their own bookshelf. • DISCOVER SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE: The Madman's Library will let you in on the secret and obscure histories of the strangest books ever made. • EXPERT AUTHOR: Edward Brooke-Hitching is the son of an antiquarian book dealer, a lifelong rare book collector, and a master of taking visual deep dives into unusual historical subjects, such as the maps of imaginary geography in The Phantom Atlas or ancient pathways through the stars in The Sky Atlas .

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2019 - R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2019

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2019 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Jeff Garrett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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A Seniors Guide to Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra (with watchOS 9): An Easy to Understand Guide to the 2022 Apple Watch with watchOS 9 - Scott La Counte Cover Art

A Seniors Guide to Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra (with watchOS 9): An Easy to Understand Guide to the 2022 Apple Watch with watchOS 9

A Seniors Guide to Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra (with watchOS 9): An Easy to Understand Guide to the 2022 Apple Watch with watchOS 9 by Scott La Counte

Learn how to use the 2022 Apple Watch! If someone were to tell you twenty years ago that you could wear your computer on your wrist, you'd probably laugh! But that's exactly what has happened with the Apple Watch: a computer, more powerful than others, that fits on your wrist! Crazy, isn't it? When something so powerful is packed into such a small space, you probably will have more than one question about how to use it. Whether you are upgrading from an earlier Apple Watch or this is all new to you, this book will help you out! I'll cover the basics, then walk you through all the features that you definitely will want to know. It will cover: What's new in WatchOS 9The differences between all of the different watchesWhat the Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra can (and can't) doWatchOS gesturesConnecting to your iPhone, AirPods, and other accessoriesUnderstanding blood oxygen levels and ECGUsing Apple Pay from your Apple WatchUsing Family SetupUsing the Handwashing appTracking sleepUsing Crash DetectionManaging your health with watch featuresFinding, installing, updating, and removing apps from your Apple WatchUsing different Apple Watch apps (such as Calendar, Reminders, Music)Getting driving directions with the Apple WatchUsing Siri on the Apple WatchChanging and sharing watch facesSending / receiving messages, emails, and phone calls from your Apple WatchDoing a workout with the Apple WatchWatch accessoriesAnd much more! Are you ready to start enjoying your new Apple Watch? Then let's get started! Note: This book is not endorsed by Apple, Inc. and should be considered unofficial.

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2018 - R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2018

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2018 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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Gem - DK Cover Art

Gem

Gem by DK

Prepare to be dazzled by this shining and sumptuous visual guide to the world's greatest treasures. Feast your eyes on glittering gemstones, kaleidoscopic minerals, and famous trinkets in this comprehensive exploration of Earth's finest jewels. Following a foreword from Aja Raden, hundreds of pages take a lavish look at precious stones, precious metals, and organic gems in all their natural wonder. From agate to zoisite, everything under the Sun is encapsulated in spectacular photography and accessible text. Trace the history of gemmology and get the inside story on our planet's most famous and fabulous gems, including the mysterious Hope Diamond, the stunning Koh-i-Noor of the Crown Jewels, and exquisite Fabergé eggs. Find out their physical properties, check the price tags, and discover the most remarkable record-breakers. This exceptionally extravagant book is a picture-packed, fact-filled celebration guaranteed to bring sparkle to your life and your library.

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Coin Collecting 101: Beginner's Guide to Coin Collecting - David Dansville Cover Art

Coin Collecting 101: Beginner's Guide to Coin Collecting

Coin Collecting 101: Beginner's Guide to Coin Collecting by David Dansville

Did You Know That Nearly 11.4% of ALL People That Carry Change Are Throwing Away Potentially Thousands of Dollars Unknowingly, Because They Didn't Know Coins Can Be Worth More Than Their Face Value? The Best Way You Can Find Out Is To Delve Into The World of Coin Collecting. You May Be Surprised What Might Be Hiding In Your Coin Jar! One Coin Could Pay For Whatever It is You've Been Saving For! Once you start into the fascinating and possibly profitable world of coin collecting, you would be surprised what you can find out about coins, their value, and their history. There are thousands of coin collectors all over the world. If you've ever wondered what coin collecting is all about, then this is a very important book for you to read! People collect all sort of things -- stamps, beanie babies, snow globes, phone numbers! What do they get from collecting these items? Many things. For some it's the quest toward finding a new addition to their trove. For others, it's completing a set by locating that elusive item. And still others get enjoyment just knowing that they are doing something that pleases them and gives them purpose. It's the same with coin collecting. However, with coin collecting, you can learn a lot more than just what coins you need to complete a set. You learn about the history of the world, the stories behind certain monies, and the value of the coins you are amassing. Some coin collectors pursue this hobby as a way to make a living or supplement their income. After all, some coins can be worth quite a bit of money and when they sell those coins, they realize a profit. Whatever your reason, coin collecting can offer this to you and more! It's all what you make of it and what YOU as the collector want to get out of it! You can begin your journey into the wonderful world of coin collecting right now with this amazing book. This book will be your porthole into a lifelong hobby that you will be able to pass down for generations. What's so great about coin collecting? SO MUCH! Consider what coin collecting can show you: - A better knowledge of history - An introduction into the monetary system - Networking opportunities with other collectors - Organizational skills - Excitement - Pride - And so much more! All the information you've ever wanted to know about coin collecting is all in this book. Here's a sneak peek at what you'll find inside the pages: - Coin collector's glossary of terms - Tools of the trade - What kinds of coins you should collect - How to determine the value of your coins - How to find coins for your collection - Some of the most valuable coins in the world - How to get kids interested in coin collecting - And much, much more! People collect all sorts of things, but coin collecting can not only be enjoyable, but profitable as well! By learning how to grade your coins, you can begin selling them for a profit that could very well exceed your wildest dreams! This definitive guide will help you start your coin collection from scratch and how to make it into something you can be proud of. Money is a part of our everyday lives. It has been for years and years. Coin collecting can take you back in time to when simple pieces of metal were used to buy and sell. And that can be a fascinating journey! Gaining a new appreciation of those little pieces of metal we use to buy and sell everything is just the beginning. Start appreciating and begin your new hobby of coin collecting today! Happy Collecting!

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Discovering the World of Pinterest - Jonathan Johnson Cover Art

Discovering the World of Pinterest

Discovering the World of Pinterest Beginners Guide to Pinterest by Jonathan Johnson

It is a fact that we are living in a modern world and we get a lot of advantages and disadvantages for it. One advantage that we shouldn’t take for granted at all is the use of social media. It allows us to reach people from all places. It is very important that you have to know the facts about certain social media because there are things that might get you in trouble in the long run, especially if you don’t know the things about it.  With all the social media application that is coming out for our betterment, we actually find it hard to distinguish which is better. The thing is, it will be all up to us to choose on which application we are most comfortable with. In this book entitled “Discovering The World Of Pinterest”, we will learn more about Pinterest. It will teach us on what the social media is all about. It will guide us on how we should start using the application and we will get the most benefit out of it.

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Book Row - Marvin Mondlin & Roy Meador Cover Art

Book Row

Book Row An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade by Marvin Mondlin & Roy Meador

The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960s New York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row. This richly anecdotal memoir features historical photographs and the rags-to-riches tale of the Strand, which began its life as a book stall on Eighth Street and today houses 2.5 million volumes (or sixteen miles of books) in twelve miles of space. It’s a story cast with characters as legendary and colorful as the horse-betting, poker-playing, go-getter of a book dealer George D. Smith; the irascible Russian-born book hunter Peter Stammer; the visionary Theodore C. Schulte; Lou Cohen, founder of the still-surviving Argosy Book Store; and gentleman bookseller George Rubinowitz and his formidably shrewd wife, Jenny. Book Row remembers places that all lovers of books should never forget, like Biblo & Tamen, the shop that defied book-banning laws; the Green Book Shop, favored by John Dickson Carr; Ellenor Lowenstein’s world-renowned gastronomical Corner Book Shop (which was not on a corner); and the Abbey Bookshop, the last of the Fourth Avenue bookstores to close its doors. Rising rents, street crime, urban redevelopment, and television are many of the reasons for the demise of Book Row, but in this volume, based on interviews with dozens of the people who bought, sold, collected, and breathed in its rare, bibliodiferous air, it lives again.

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2015 - R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2015

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2015 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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The Illustrated Directory of Swords & Sabres - Harvey J S Withers Cover Art

The Illustrated Directory of Swords & Sabres

The Illustrated Directory of Swords & Sabres A Visual Encyclopedia of Edged Weapons, Including Swords, Sabres, Pikes, Polearms and Lances, With Over 550 Photographs by Harvey J S Withers

This is a fully illustrated comprehensive reference guide to edged weapons, from early stone-age flint hand axes to the swords of World War One. This broad-ranging work examines weapons from the swords and spears of ancient Egypt to the pike and thrusting pole arms of medieval Europe, and from the slashing sabres of the 17th-century cavalry to the presentation and dress swords used for show, pomp and civil ceremonies in the 1900s. Presented in an easy-to-follow format there are specially commissioned photographs of each item, annotated with the blade’s defining features as well as at-a-glance specification boxes. Featuring more than 400 examples from around the world, this comprehensive volume also offers information on African, Chinese, Indian and South-east Asian weapons. This indispensable resource will intrigue anyone with an interest in the conflicts, warriors and weapons that have been a part of our human history. 

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A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars - Q David Bowers Cover Art

A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars

A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars by Q David Bowers

Americans love to collect the big Morgan silver dollar! No other coin conjures up so much of the romance and history of the United States. In this third edition of his bestselling book, noted numismatic historian Q. David Bowers offers an engaging portrait of the country’s most popular classic coin. You’ll learn what to look for when you buy, how to grade your coins, how to cherrypick varieties, and ways to become a smarter collector. A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars, 3rd edition, also includes a thorough market analysis for each date and mintmark, a detailed look at the minting process, and a study of Treasury releases and other hoards, plus a section on never-circulated pattern coins. Full color throughout; illustrated; indexed.

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The RichardsPens Guide to Fountain Pens, Volume 2: Restoration - Richard Binder & Don Fluckinger Cover Art

The RichardsPens Guide to Fountain Pens, Volume 2: Restoration

The RichardsPens Guide to Fountain Pens, Volume 2: Restoration by Richard Binder & Don Fluckinger

This book is an adjunct to the two excellent existing repair manuals, Marshall/Oldfield and Da Book. It contains material that is often very specific to a particular pen or type of pen, but much of its information can also be applied generally to other pens. Learn what is here, extrapolate from it, and apply your new knowledge to the needs of the pen in your hands at any given moment.

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The Official American Numismatic Assiciation Grading Standards for United States Coins - Kenneth Bressett Cover Art

The Official American Numismatic Assiciation Grading Standards for United States Coins

The Official American Numismatic Assiciation Grading Standards for United States Coins by Kenneth Bressett

This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide provides the official American Numismatic Association grading standards for every United States coin minted since 1793. Beginners, advanced collectors, and dealers will all find the text understandable and invaluable for grading coins, both circulation strikes and Proofs. Every standard grade is illustrated and described in detail. Every coin is studied, from half cents to gold double eagles, plus comemoratives. Text descriptions of 30 levels help you pinpoint grades from Poor to Mint State. Detailed photographs show you exactly what to look for. All 11 levels of Mint State are discussed in detail.

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Antique Marks - Anna Selby & The Diagram Group Cover Art

Antique Marks

Antique Marks by Anna Selby & The Diagram Group

This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system. Do you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma’s silver spoon? Do you envy the experts’ ability to identify and date old hand-me-downs? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, Collins Gem Antique Marks is for you. Packed with thousands of clear illustrations, the book shows hallmarks on silver, gold and platinum, as well as those on Old Sheffield Plate, pewter, pottery and porcelain. Complete with a history of hallmarks and how to read them, Collins Gem Antique Marks is absolutely indispensable. The book provides: Full hallmarks for silver from London, Edinburgh, York, Norwich, Exeter, Dublin, Newcastle, Chester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield, along with maker’s marks from these cities. Up-to-date hallmarks for gold and platinum. Old Sheffield plate marks, showing the variety of maker’s marks. Pewter marks and a selection of pewter touch marks. Pottery and porcelain marks showing both letter and name marks, and symbol marks. Reviews ‘As a pocket reference on ‘marks’ this is by far the best I have seen. It covers ALL marks, unlike most which cover either metal or porcelain’. Amazon

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The Insanely Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra: Getting Started With the 2022 Apple Watch and WatchOS 9 - Scott La Counte Cover Art

The Insanely Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra: Getting Started With the 2022 Apple Watch and WatchOS 9

The Insanely Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra: Getting Started With the 2022 Apple Watch and WatchOS 9 by Scott La Counte

Do you know what time it is? It's time to discover the latest, greatest, Apple Watch! Not only did 2022 see some big improvements to WatchOS (the operating system that can be freely upgraded on older watches), but an entirely new type of watch (with an additional button) was added alongside the two watch refreshes: the Apple Watch Ultra–a rugged, athletic watch that is meant to work in the harshest conditions. Whether you are new to Apple Watch or just upgrading from an older version, this book is going to help you! It's going to unpack all the big improvements and added features so you can get started as quick as possible. Inside you will discover: What's new in WatchOS 9The differences between all of the different watchesWhat the Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra can (and can't) doWatchOS gesturesConnecting to your iPhone, AirPods, and other accessoriesUnderstanding blood oxygen levels and ECGUsing Apple Pay from your Apple WatchUsing Family SetupUsing the Handwashing appTracking sleepUsing Crash DetectionManaging your health with watch featuresFinding, installing, updating, and removing apps from your Apple WatchUsing different Apple Watch apps (such as Calendar, Reminders, Music)Getting driving directions with the Apple WatchUsing Siri on the Apple WatchChanging and sharing watch facesSending / receiving messages, emails, and phone calls from your Apple WatchDoing a workout with the Apple WatchWatch accessoriesAnd much more! Are you ready to start enjoying your new Apple Watch? Then let's get started! Note: This book is not endorsed by Apple, Inc. and should be considered unofficial.

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Strike It Rich with Pocket Change - Ken Potter & Brian Allen Cover Art

Strike It Rich with Pocket Change

Strike It Rich with Pocket Change Error Coins Bring Big Money by Ken Potter & Brian Allen

In the authors' own words, this new edition of Strike It Rich with Pocket Change , dispels the myths of error coins and assists you in discovering, marketing, and researching rare coins that you can find in your pocket change. More than 350 close-up illustrations, key identifying details and current market values help you decipher the difference between proper and error issues and varying types of coins. In addition, this unique must-have how-to also includes:    • Coverage of Lincoln Memorial Cents, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters, John F. Kennedy Half Dollars, State Quarters    • Expert insight and advice about tools of the trade, preserving coins, buying and selling error-variety coins    • Terms and definitions associated with error coins Whether it's a Jefferson Presidential dollar missing edge lettering, that's worth $2,000 - $10,000 plus or a Lincoln cent with trail marks that make it an error worth $1 - $3 there are hidden treasures to be found in your pocket change, if you know what to look for.

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Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson - Jim Supica & Richard Nahas Cover Art

Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson

Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson by Jim Supica & Richard Nahas

The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th Edition is the ultimate S&W gun guide! In this highly anticipated, detailed revision is a fully annotated identification and price guide to the world of Smith & Wesson revolvers, semi-autos, shotguns, rifles, military arms and other collectibles.144 new pages for a grand total of 528 pages of pure Smith & Wesson14 new revolver models added since last editionDozens of new variations of the M&P pistolNew S&W rifles and shotguns, including many new M&P 15 riflesHundreds of detailed, full-color photosSmith & Wesson gun values and collector informationFor fans of Smith & Wesson firearms, Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th Edition is a must-have. With listings organized to quickly and accurately identify firearms, and nearly 800 models of Smith & Wesson guns and variations, including many models not found in other firearm-pricing guides, this is the book for Smith & Wesson enthusiasts and collectors.

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A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents - Q David Bowers Cover Art

A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents

A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents by Q David Bowers

Lincoln cents account for nearly a third of the coins the United States has ever minted. In recent times the mintage of Lincoln cents has reached more than five billion per year—nearly equaling the mintage of all the other circulating coins combined. The Lincoln cent is an ever-evolving submarket within the growing field of numismatics. With its wide value swings for higher grade earlier pieces and thousands of documented die varieties, this series has something to offer every collector from novice to expert. This book provides collectors with unique insight into the longest-running series of coins in United States history with its detailed facts and figures as well as notes,contemporary articles, and other documentation assembled by the most prolific numismatic author in our lifetime.

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2017 - R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2017

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2017 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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A Guide Book of United States Paper Money - Arthur L. Friedberg & Ira S. Friedberg Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Paper Money

A Guide Book of United States Paper Money by Arthur L. Friedberg & Ira S. Friedberg

Immerse yourself in the romance and beauty of nearly 150 years of American currency. It all comes alive in A Guide Book of United States Paper Money, fourth edition. An engaging history book and a comprehensive catalog of valuations rolled into one, this guide covers all federal series issued from the Civil War to the present day. Paper-money collectors will appreciate the depth of the research, and American history buffs will find the narrative fascinating.

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The Illustrated Directory of Knives, Daggers & Bayonets - Dr Tobias Capwell Cover Art

The Illustrated Directory of Knives, Daggers & Bayonets

The Illustrated Directory of Knives, Daggers & Bayonets A Visual Encyclopedia of Edged Weapons from Around the World, Including Knives, Daggers, Bayonets, Machetes and Khanjars, with over 500 Photographs by Dr Tobias Capwell

This comprehensive chronology takes you on a visual tour of sharp weapons throughout history: from the hand-held flints of the Stone Age, through to the civilian knives of modern times. There are intriguing blades from Africa and Asia, including the Japanese tanto and Sudanese throwing knives, the ceremonial kris from Indonesia, the double-edged Japanese ken, and the distinctively decorated Indo-Persian peshkabs.  Presented in an easy-to-follow format there are specially commissioned photographs of each item, annotated with the blade’s defining features as well as at-a-glance specification boxes. Featuring over 350 pieces shown in more than 500 pictures, this book is an indispensable resource for both the serious collector and amateur enthusiast.

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Firearms: An Illustrated History - DK Cover Art

Firearms: An Illustrated History

Firearms: An Illustrated History by DK

This fascinating visual account of firearms shows everything from the earliest cannons to modern weapons of war. It also highlights how gun technology and military tactics developed in tandem over time. Centuries ago, the Chinese discovered that if they put gunpowder and a projectile into a metal tube and ignited it, they could fire the projectile with enormous force. The first guns were born. Firearms: An Illustrated History showcases over 300 firearms including pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, machine-guns, and artillery, each with annotated close-up photographs and details of their origins, barrel, and caliber. It details the use of the firearms, not just in the military but for sport, hunting, and law enforcement. This comprehensive volume traces the history of firearms, highlighting "turning points" such as the rifle with its parallel spiraled groves that could impart a spin to bullets making them fly straighter. It also showcases iconic firearms such as the Walther PPK self-loading pistol popularised in James Bond films. With information on the great gunsmiths including Beretta and Kalashnikov and a detailed guide to how guns work, Firearms: An Illustrated History is an essential purchase for everyone interested in guns and military history.

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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2016 - R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett Cover Art

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2016

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2016 The Official Red Book by R.S. Yeoman & Kenneth Bressett

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins · Federal coins · Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets · Die varieties and errors · Civil War tokens · Territorial gold · State and territorial quarters · National Park quarters · Presidential dollars · Puerto Rican, Philippine, and Hawaiian coins · Error coins · Bullion

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The Field Guide To Costume Jewelry - Maureen Brodsky Cover Art

The Field Guide To Costume Jewelry

The Field Guide To Costume Jewelry The Crash Course In Costume Jewelry by Maureen Brodsky

Written by an Ebay seller with 14 years experience this is a great guide to spotting fabulous costume jewelry. 175 beautiful photos illustrate a cornucopia of famous jewelry designers and manufactures. Excellent detailed bibliography with short reviews help you find additional resources. Includes a handy field checklist. Maureen Brodsky has been an avid collector and dealer of costume jewelry for 14 plus years.  She has written historical descriptions for an independent dealer's web-site and blogs at www.jewelryhistorian.blogspot.com. She is a member of Costume Jewelry Collectors International and earned a B.F.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University.

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The Card Catalog - The Library Of Congress Cover Art

The Card Catalog

The Card Catalog Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures by The Library Of Congress

From the archives of the Library of Congress: "An irresistible treasury for book and library lovers." — Booklist (starred review) The Library of Congress brings book lovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than two hundred full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world's most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years. Packed with engaging facts on literary classics—from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare's First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye —this is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books. " The Card Catalog is many things: a lucid overview of the history of bibliographic practices, a paean to the Library of Congress, a memento of the cherished card catalogs of yore, and an illustrated collection of bookish trivia . . . . The illustrations are amazing: luscious reproductions of dozens of cards, lists, covers, title pages, and other images guaranteed to bring a wistful gleam to the book nerd's eye." — The Washington Post

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Grading Coins by Photographs - Q David Bowers Cover Art

Grading Coins by Photographs

Grading Coins by Photographs An Action Guide for the Collector and Investor by Q David Bowers

No subject is more important to the rare-coin collector or investor than grading. Learning to grade the right way can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. In this second edition of his award-winning book, Q. David Bowers has written a unique set of step-by-step grading instructions for every U.S. coin, from half cents to double eagles. He explains the evolution of grading standards, how to “read” a coin’s surfaces, expert techniques, smart buying tips, aspects of today’s marketplace, and more. This detailed, insightful text is combined with hundreds of high-resolution color photographs to help you grade your entire coin collection.