Quando siete nella natura, a volte non ci sono il 112 o il 118 che vi possono aiutare. In questo titolo della serie di libri Bushcraft, gli esperti di sopravvivenza Dave Canterbury e Jason A. Hunt vi insegnano come essere voi gli artefici del primo soccorso. Gli autori vi spiegano come essere preparati per varie emergenze, illustrando le principali abilità necessarie per la sopravvivenza; cosa portare al seguito per le emergenze mediche e come gestire le prime cure per salvare una vita; come sopravvivere con pochi materiali, mostrandovi come ricavare bende e stecche nella natura e come usare le piante per estrarre delle medicazioni. Dai tagli alle scottature, dalle fratture alle lesioni, Bushcraft Primo Soccorso è la guida che vi serve per essere pronti ad affrontare tutte le vostre avventure all'aperto.

Se chiudiamo gli occhi e proviamo a immaginare una chitarra elettrica, quasi sicuramente pensiamo a una Fender. L'impronta sonora, visiva e culturale lasciata nel mondo della cultura popolare dall'industria californiana e infatti di dimensioni tali da non poter essere ignorata. Fender 75 anni celebra i tre quarti di secolo di uno dei marchi più prestigiosi dell'industria musicale, nato dall'intuizione di un piccolo produttore indipendente che intorno al 1950 ha creato la chitarra a corpo pieno e il basso elettrico cosi come li conosciamo oggi, oltre a una celeberrima famiglia di amplificatori: un vero e proprio 'ecosistema' di prodotti con una medesima sonorità distintiva. Il rock'n'roll ancora non esisteva quando le chitarre che lo avrebbero reso possibile sono state concepite e costruite per la prima volta. Esplorando l'intero percorso dei prodotti Fender, seguendone l'evoluzione insieme a quella degli artisti che se ne sono serviti (Buddy Holly, James Burton, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Kurt Cobain tra gli altri: la lista e infinita) Fender 75 anni riper-corre la storia della musica dagli anni cinquanta ai giorni nostri, da quando cioè da 'elettrificati', gli strumenti della popular music sono diventati decisamente 'elettrici'. Persino la recente rivoluzione digitale, con i suoni campionati e le manipolazioni al limite dell'assurdo, non ha scalfito la popolarità degli strumenti Fender, diventati anzi dei classici e oggetto di numerose riedizioni e imitazioni.

L'edizione speciale a tiratura limitata di 200 esemplari, numerati e firmati dall'autore, comprende una valigetta in tessuto stampato, il logo Fender goffrato in rilievo, la decalcomania 'Fender Lovin' Care', tre poster esclusivi e una foto pubblicitaria d'epoca stampata su carta fotografica.

La prima edizione di Pragmatic Programmer, pubblicata nel 1999 e tradotta in dieci lingue, è diventata un classico, aiutando una generazione di programmatori a comprendere l'essenza stessa dello sviluppo software, indipendentemente dal linguaggio, dal framework o dalla metodologia utilizzati. Questa nuova edizione, che celebra il 20° anniversario della pubblicazione, offre uno sguardo rinnovato sul panorama dello sviluppo software, invitando il lettore a rivedere prassi di lavoro consolidate con l'intento di migliorare la produttività, l'accuratezza e la soddisfazione per il codice prodotto. I temi affrontati spaziano dalla responsabilità individuale alla crescita professionale fino alle tecniche di architettura software che consentono di scrivere codice più flessibile, dinamico e riutilizzabile. Rivisto totalmente e arricchito da nuovi argomenti, suggerimenti ed esempi, questo libro è oggi più che mai un testo chiave per sviluppatori, esperti o alle prime armi, che vogliono acquisire e consolidare competenze per una carriera di successo.

Ogni paragrafo di ogni capitolo ha uno spiccato approccio pratico e contribuisce a costruire un sistema di soluzioni applicabili a tutti gli aspetti del processo di sviluppo software: dall'individuazione dei requisiti alle modalità di rilascio, dagli strumenti per la gestione del codice al suo mantenimento e possibile riutilizzo. Ma c'è di più, un pragmatic programmer padroneggia una filosofia di lavoro che aiuta a definire i ruoli e le responsabilità in progetti complessi. Il testo è arricchito da esercizi, esempi reali e aneddoti in cui ogni programmatore può facilmente ritrovarsi per capire come evitare gli errori più importanti tipici delle varie fasi della creazione di software. L'obiettivo finale è migliorare la produttività, l'accuratezza e la soddisfazione per il codice prodotto. Un libro per sviluppatori, esperti o alle prime armi, e project manager che vogliono acquisire competenze per una carriera di successo e diventare programmatori pragmatici.

This is the most authoritative and comprehensive reference work on the full range of guitar designs and playing styles ever produced.

An info-packed and intricately detailed, illustrated glossary that helps you 'talk guitar' with authority. Taking you all the way from deciding which instrument is best for you and your music to learning the essential techniques in ten of the most popular guitar styles and maximizing the potential of your guitar, effects, and amplifier, this book is a one-stop, fast track to fluency in all aspects of the most influential icon in the history of popular music.

In this book, the world's leading specialists tell you what ingredients go into a vast range of guitars and amplifiers to make them sound the way that they do; coach you on making the most of your instruments, effects, and amps; tutor you in the essential playing skills of genres from Rock to Jazz to classical-and everything in between.

Contributors include Dave Hunter, Tony Bacon, Robert Benedetto, Dave Burrluck, Walter Carter, Dough Chandler, Paul Day, James Stevenson, Kari Bannerman, David Braid, Carl Filipiak, Nestor Garcia, Martin Goulding, Lee Hodgson, Max Milligan, and Rikky Rooksby.

Just in time for the highly anticipated 2016 blockbuster film release, this collection is the definitive and explosive introduction to John Ostrander’s modern SUICIDE SQUAD.

It’s up to the government to keep the bad guys in captivity-but Amanda Waller, a tough-as-nails federal agent, has other plans. She's heading up Task Force X (aka, the Suicide Squad) as an ultimatum to the world's most notorious super-villains. These criminals chew on a tricky bargain: either accept her devious, nearly impossible missions in the name of democracy, or rot in jail. And one other thing: most operatives don't make it back alive!

Starring some of the most popular villains in the DCU forced into the role of unlikely antiheroes, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: TRIAL BY FIRE collects SUICIDE SQUAD #1-8 and SECRET ORIGINS #14.

An in-depth history and celebration of over six decades of the Tele, now available in paperback.

The Fender Telecaster is a working-class hero and the ultimate blue-collar guitar. It wasn't meant to be elegant, pretty, or sophisticated. Designed to be a utilitarian musical instrument, it has lived up to that destiny. In the hands of players from Muddy Waters to James Burton, Bruce Springsteen to Joe Strummer, the Telecaster has made the music of working people - country, blues, punk, rock 'n' roll, and even jazz.

Now available in paperback, this is the complete tale of the electric guitar that came to work and continues to work hard more than a half century after its birth, still resonating with the purity of the first slab of swamp ash that was carved into that now-iconic single-cutaway design. Packed with more than 400 photos of players, guitars, and memorabilia, as well as profiles of the greatest Telecaster players ever, here, finally, is the first suitable tribute to the electric guitar that changed the world.

(Book). The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds, Updated Edition brings fresh information to the table to help guitarists understand everything about what makes their amps tick and how to use them to sound better than ever. It builds on the popular original edition of the book, first published in 2005. Central to the book's success is the way it walks musicians through the significance of each crucial circuit stage and component of a great number of classic and modern tube amp designs, helping guitarists get the most from the amps they already own or choose new amps that are best suited to their needs. The Guitar Amp Handbook reveals many of the tips and tricks used by today's top designers and builders, and it debunks the hype used by the marketing departments at large manufacturers keen on selling specific amps that might not be right for particular players. The book is designed to help guitarists understand what really goes on inside tube amps and where the tone comes from. This new updated and expanded edition adds further knowledge to the foundation, ensuring it continues as the most thorough and authoritative publication on the subject to be found anywhere.

Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: The New Prophecy—now featuring fierce new art. The sixth book in this second series, Warriors: The New Prophecy #6: Sunset, brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior Clans.

As shadows of the past continue to plague the forest, Brambleclaw is haunted by a dark figure on a dangerous quest for revenge, and must struggle to remain true to his Clan. A sinister path is unfolding and the time is coming for certain warriors to make the choices that will determine their destinies…and the destiny of all the Clans.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Darkness, air, water, and sky will shake the forest to its roots.

Brambleclaw, a warrior of ThunderClan, has received an ominous new prophecy from StarClan that speaks of a mysterious danger. Now he will need the courage of the greatest warriors to save the Clans.

Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: The New Prophecy—now featuring fierce new art. The fifth book in this second series, Warriors: The New Prophecy #5: Twilight, brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior Clans.

New territory brings new troubles for the fierce cats of the warrior Clans, and former allies are acting strangely hostile.

As divisions between the Clans grow deeper, Firestar’s daughters face troubling decisions. The choices they make now could affect ThunderClan for generations to come…and with an unexpected enemy preparing to attack, their courage and strength will be needed more than ever if the Clan is to survive.

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Learn the secrets to achieving your ultimate sound

Whether amateur or pro, guitarists live for the ultimate sound. Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies provides the information and instruction you need to discover that sound and make it your own! Written in the characteristically easy-to-read Dummies style, this book is ideal for beginners and experienced musicians alike, and can help all players expand their skill set with effects. Guitarists tend to be gearheads when it comes to sound, and this book provides guidance on topics ranging from the guitar itself to amps, pedals, and other sound technology.

Amps and effects are the unsung heroes of guitar music. While most people recognize the more psychedelic effects, many don't realize that effects are often responsible for the unique quality of tone that can become a musician's trademark. Certain effects work on the volume or signal level, others work on the environment, and still others work on the bass and treble content. Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies covers them all, and shows how effects can not only add something extra, but also 'fix' problematic areas. Topics include:

• Gain-based effects, like distortion, compression, volume pedals, and gates
• Tone-based effects, including graphic and parametric EQ, and the wah-wah pedal
• Modulation effects, like the flanger, phase shifter, and tremolo
• Ambience effects, including reverb and delay

The journey to incredible guitar music never ends. No matter how experienced you are with a guitar, there is always room for improvement to your tone and sound. Whether you're looking for the sound of angels or thunder, Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies will help you achieve the music you hear in your dreams.

(Book). Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook opens up the world of effects pedals, vintage and new alike, for the guitarist. In an easy, guitarist-friendly style, the book explores the history of different effects pedals, what each type of effect does and how it does it, the best ways in which to use and combine your own effects, and how to make the most of the pedals you own. It includes exclusive author interviews with a dozen leading pedal makers and designers, plus a cover-mounted CD with nearly 100 recorded sound samples of effects pedals, both popular and obscure. This updated edition includes the addition of profiles of more than 20 other contemporary makers, 50 percent more manufacturer interviews, and revisions to the original text. This is the only book on the market that includes all of these important elements in the examination of effects pedals a comprehensive history of the art; profiles on both vintage and contemporary (including 'boutique') units; and expert advice on all aspects of using these tools. For any serious player interested in honing the perfect tone the right way, this is the go-to reference.