Twenty years ago the very first For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies, was published. From that first printing of that first book came a series unlike anything in the publishing world, one that is global in both geography - we have been published worldwide in some 30 languages - and in coverage. No single volume can hope to summarize what thousands of titles have meant to millions of readers over the years, and we don't claim to do that in this e-book. Rather, this e-book celebrates the breadth and depth of the For Dummies series, offering 20 chapters - in honor of our 20 years - from a list of books compiled by our global colleagues. We are confident the chapters we've included give you a representative glimpse at why - no matter what the topi...
This give to us some advantages, like this :
1. Good sampling of their product
If you've never read a Dummies books, this is a perfect time to get a sampling of their work as they have brought together their best.
In a simpler list the chapters from the following books are included:
01. DOS - The Doss Shell
02. Windows 7 - Connecting Computers with a Network
03. Sex - Avoiding Sexual Relationship Pitfalls
04. French - Going Out of Town
05. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Ten Healthy Attitudes For Living
06. Meditation - Relaxing Your Body and Calming Your Mind
07. Leadership - The Responsibilities of a Leader
08. Marketing - Leveraging Face-to-Face Marketing Opportunities
09. Royal Wedding - Charting the Course of the Royal Romance
10. Guitar - Rock
11. Digital Photography - Handling and Cleaning Your Camera and Gear
12. Puppies - Socialization and Civility
13. Knitting - Tools of the Trade
14. Wine - Marrying Wine with Food
15. Facebook - Building Out Your Profile
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2. Good concept, thoughtless execution
I was excited to see what "A Little Bit of Everything for Dummies" would include. For example, I've bought several different "Dummies" books and I was excited to read a few chapters from a conglomerate of the series. However, the execution of this book immediately made me want to delete the book. Who wants to read a chapter from the middle of one of the books? The chapters that are included are not stand-alone chapters that a person can read and understand. This basically is an advertisement for the "Dummies" series so you could buy one of the books included. Unless a person knows something about every one of the subjects, the reader is completely lost through most of the sample chapters. What a waste of time! I'm glad I didn't waste any money.
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this overview of the dummies series is great.although,i did have a bit of a problem navigating the ebook.thank you for this and all the other kindle freebies.
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