Camping’s Top Secrets goes beyond the scope of traditional camping books, revealing hundreds of field-tested tips to enhance your next outdoor adventure. With clear descriptions organized alphabetically for quick reference, this guide by veteran camping consultant Cliff Jacobson divulges the best-kept secrets of the experts. Get insider tips on: forecasting the weather rigging a canoe or boat treating drinking water using tents and other types of shelters dealing with animal and insect encounters cooking and cookware treating common ailments using maps and GPS units camping with kids choosing camping clothes, boots, sleeping bags, and gear and much more!

In Secrets, Dr. Sybil Norcroft feels as if she has gotten in over her head in a welter of secrets and conflicts. She undergoes a lie detector test, gets a major national award, and gets inveigled into a secret association with the CIA, all in a dizzyingly brief period of time. She used to think her career as a practicing neurosurgeon was serious; but, after she is vetted for her CIA position, she gains a new appreciation for “serious”. The director asks her, “After you are actively engaged in Company work, failing the lie detector test may mean a Company trial and swift and sure justice—the least noxious being dismissal. Any questions about the seriousness of that kind of justice?” Sybil felt chilly after completing that line of questioning. Her first assignment is to hack into the Russian president's computer system. The second assignment is to kill a man. What on earth has this nice lady from California gotten herself into?

This guide to more than 100 public campgrounds in the state of New York is perfect for tent and RV campers alike. Within each campground listing is vital information on location, road conditions, fees, reservations, available facilities, and recreational activities. The listings are organized by geographic area, and thorough site maps will simplify the search for the perfect campground. New York offers a surprising array of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged hills, and even rocky cliffs. Camping New York provides useful tips on camping etiquette and enjoying—or avoiding—the state’s diverse and abundant wildlife. * Campground locations * Facilities and hookups * Fees and reservations * GPS coordinates for each campground * Recreational activities * What equipment and clothing to bring

Mindi S Johnson-Eluwole was just like everyone else, until one day she sold her house, her car and gave away her worldly belongings to fulfill her life's dream to backpack around the world. Seven years and 117 countries later, she is ready to share the "secret" of travel with you. She will take you through a series of humorous travel stories and help to prepare you for what you can expect in the crazy world of backpacking. Follow her on her amazing adventures and get ready to learn how you can do it, too!

An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge in an affordable and portable book.

37 Google AdWords Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising secrets are exposed in this 110 page book. Co-written by a former Google insider, it contains proven methods of creating killer Google AdWords ads in 2007's challenging online advertising market.All methods are tested and proven effective by leading e-commerce firm MindValley Labs.Chapter listing follows;Secret #1 - Never Let Google Choose Your Winning AdSecret #2 - How to Select Keywords the Smart WaySecret #3 - Do 'Sure-Fire' Headlines Work?Secret #4 - Use Ad Variations - At All TimesSecret #5 - Always Use Keywords in Your HeadlineSecret #6 - Only Have a Small Number of Keywords for Each Ad GroupSecret #7 - Bid High Now, Save Money LaterSecret #8 - How to Use Imagination in Your Ad Text to Beat Your CompetitionSecret #9 - How a Killer Word Can Boost CTR by 30% and CR by 65%Secret #10 - Use Descriptive vs. Salesy AdjectivesSecret #11 - Use Keywords in your Display URL to Boost Your Quality ScoreSecret #12 - When Capital Letters in Your Ad's Display URL Can Kill YouSecret #13 - Don't Yell and Boost Your CTR by 234%!Secret #14 - Did You Know That You Could Boost Your CTR By 90% With This Phrase?Secret #15 - Isn't it Amazing what You Can Get Away With on Friday Nights?Secret #16 - When Less is MoreSecret #17 - One of the Most Powerful Ads to Take Business From Your CompetitorsSecret #18 - Speak Plain English to Boost Your Click-Through-RateSecret #19 - Put Benefits and Features in their Proper PlaceSecret #20 - A Probing Question Can Boost the Click-Through-Rate of PPC ads by 244%Secret #21 - How Emotional Words Play a Dead-Serious Role in Google AdsSecret #22 - A 'Guaranteed' Way to Boost Your ROISecret #23 - It's Rhythm and Rhyme Time !Secret #24 - Little Things Make a Big DifferenceSecret #25 - Put Prices in Your Ad Text and Save With Every ClickSecret #26 - Mimic a Universal Call-to-Action and Boost Your CTR by 100%Secret #27 - Send Your Prospect to the Right PageSecret #28 - It Sucks to be #1 - So Avoid It !Secret #29 - Don't Advertise 7 days a WeekSecret #30 - Do (and Don't) Monitor Your Ads Closely!Secret #31 - Why SEO Copywriting Doesn't Work for Pay-Per-Click Direct MarketersSecret #32 - Learn How to Boost CTR 75% - by Being More DescriptiveSecret #33 - Easily, Rapidly, Quickly Boost Your ROI by 20%Secret #34 - Tell Prospects What to Do Next and Boost Your CTRSecret #35 - How to Double Your Click-Through-Rate in 15 MinutesSecret #36 - Go for Quality - Not QuantitySecret #37 - Optimize for Leads - Not CTR and Not ROI

Easy, delicious, family-friendly recipes to cook at your next campout—whether that’s in the woods or in your own backyard! The Family Camp Cookbook is a book for everyone who enjoys cooking and eating outdoors. Whether you need to learn how to pack your first cooler or you’re looking for kid-friendly recipes to enjoy after a day spent outdoors, you’ll learn how to plan, prep, and cook as a family when you don’t have the comforts of a full kitchen. Start out by learning how to build a fire easily at your campsite, or use the “sure-fire” guides for mastering any grill. With planning lists and prep steps for the recipes, you’ll quickly go from unpacking to firing up your first meal. The recipes inside include a wide variety of updated camp classics and dishes you’d never have thought to cook at camp. Cooking techniques range from live-fire roasting and foil-pack cooking to family-style dinners in the Dutch oven. (Yes, you can almost “set it and forget it” like a slow cooker if you know what you’re doing!) Chapters and recipes include: Breakfasts cover a whole range of options to start the day right, like Make-Ahead Granola, The Best Fluffy Pancakes (with topping bar!), Dutch Oven Coffee Cake, Skillet Biscuits, kid-friendly Frittata, Chilaquiles, and a Hash Brown Breakfast Burrito. Lunches and packables: If you’re camping, chances are the mid-day meal is fuel away from the campsite. (These ideas are also great for day trips and picnics!). Recipes feature a variety of handhelds such as Farmer’s Lunch Sandwiches and Chickpea Salad with Pitas as well as easy-to-eat salads and soups and a few trail mixes and snacks to eat by the handful. Dinners: Ah, the main event after a hard day of hiking, paddling, or whatever else floats your boat (or inner tube). Settle in with DIY Ramen Bowls, One-Pan Picadillo, Naan Pizzas, Italian Sausage Burgers, loaded Foil-Baked Sweet Potatoes, or a Skillet "Lasagna," among other options. Treats: Break out the S'mores Galores, but don’t stop there! Build a Banana Boat, fire up a Dutch Oven Strawberry Cake, or treat everyone to a Campfire Cobbler or Cracker Crust Pudding Pie. Of course, there’s nothing quite like waking up in the woods…unless you don’t know how to make camp coffee. Not to worry: tasty (and essential) beverages are included as well, from that rustic cowboy cup of caffeine to restorative fruit punches. There are even a few cocktails for the adults to enjoy by the fire a little later in the evening. No matter the size of your group or the time you have to spare, make your next adventure a delicious one!

A field guide containing everything you need to know about the furry fugitive, including tips on trapping and releasing your specimen. Stink is on high alert when several sightings of Bigfoot have been made in the neighborhood. To assist him in his search for the elusive creature, Aunt Opal gives Stink a copy of So You Want to Catch Bigfoot? Now Judy Moody and Bigfoot fans alike can own a facsimile of this valuable field guide, containing everything you need to know about the furry fugitive, including tips on trapping and releasing your specimen.

DIVIn need of advice? Just want to sound off? Opening this volume is like grabbing lunch with a fellow designer to commiserate or celebrate and to learn the ins and outs of design. Good habits are found in every part of the design process, from promoting yourself well in order to land the client, to working with that client, to achieving the desired results on press.365 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers reveals solutions from a wide range of freelance designers whose years of experience have helped them find not only the most creative solutions for their clients' design needs, but also the most successful solutions. With a rich compilation of material from previous publications by the authors, this book also focuses on the daily habits that inspire these designers to stay creative and business strategies to be successful when working on your own.In its pages, noteworthy designers, both past and present, working in fields ranging from graphic design, fashion, architecture, typography, and industrial design sound off on every topic, ranging from deadlines, inspiration, competition, rules, respect, education, and handling criticism-all with a certain amount of irreverence. Their thoughts are boiled down into succinct, quotable quotes and one-liners that exemplify their character and demonstrate their philosophy on the world around them. Enjoy reading thought bites from everyone from Art Chantry, Margo Chase, Ed Fella, John C. Jay, Hideki Nakajima, Stefan Sagmeister, and Rudy VanderLans. The insights of these top designers will help guide other designers in both approach and execution of designs that succeed for their clients./div