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How to Safely Tailor Your Food, Medicines, & Cosmetics to Your Genes - A Consumer's Guide to Genetic Testing Kits from... How to Safely Tailor Your Food, Medicines, & Cosmetics to Your Genes - A Consumer's Guide to Genetic Testing Kits from Ancestry to Nourishment (Paperback)
Anne Hart
R580 R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Here's how to tailor your drugs, food, and skin-care products to your DNA. This is your consumer's guide to genetic testing kits.

Your DNA, including your ancient ancestry and ethnicity has a lot to do with how your body responds to food, medicine, illness, exercise, and lifestyle, but just how much? And how do you know which DNA kits and gene testing are reliable and recognized?

Learning about DNA to understand and improve your health is now interactive and available to the average consumer, not limited to students and teachers, but to anyone else. In the last few years genealogy buffs, parents, and anyone interested in DNA without a science background took an interest in DNA tests rests that reveal deep maternal and paternal ancestry.

No science background? Don't worry. There's a DNA summer camp near you, or an educational experience in learning about DNA now available to the average consumer. Educators, scientists, and multimedia producers have teamed up to teach you the wonders of DNA, your genes and your lifestyle.

What's left? Physicians and genetic research scientists need to talk more to each other because most family doctors don't have time to read the proliferation of publications reporting new advances in genetics or other areas of science that directly affect consumers.

It looks like it's the consumer's job to bring people together through the media and through consumer's watchdog organizations, professional associations, and support groups. Key words: action and public education about DNA through multimedia and consumer involvement. Find out who is credible and recognized in the right places.

The Best Healthcare for Less: Save Money on Chronic Medical Conditions and Prescription Drugs (Paperback): David Nganele The Best Healthcare for Less: Save Money on Chronic Medical Conditions and Prescription Drugs (Paperback)
David Nganele
R401 R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

You can afford the care you need.

If you’re one of the millions who suffer from medical conditions such as cancer, heart disease, or diabetes, you know that these illnesses can, over time, cause extreme financial hardship. In this timely, thorough resource, Dr. David Nganele helps you identify the drugs, programs, hospitals, and strategies that will significantly reduce your out-of-pocket expenses. You’ll discover how you can better afford your healthcare without losing out on quality of care. This reassuring guide provides hope and relief from one of the most stressful aspects of dealing with a serious illness. Whether you have health insurance or not, if you have to deal with medical costs, this book will become a significant source of financial relief.

Buyers' Guide to Outboard Boats - Selecting and Evaluating New and Used Boats (Paperback): David H Pascoe Buyers' Guide to Outboard Boats - Selecting and Evaluating New and Used Boats (Paperback)
David H Pascoe
R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
It's Never Too Late to Get Rich - The Nine Secrets to Building a Nest Egg at Any Age (Paperback, Ed): Jim Jorgensen It's Never Too Late to Get Rich - The Nine Secrets to Building a Nest Egg at Any Age (Paperback, Ed)
Jim Jorgensen
R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Now completely revised and updated, the Jorgensens' classic guide to increasing wealth provides solid advice on investing, paying taxes, buying insurance, and more...in good times and bad.

You can get rich -- regardless of age, income, or marital status -- by simply following the advice of financial duo Jim and Rich Jorgensen. It's Never Too Late to Get Rich explains how to apply their tried-and-true rules of financial planning in any financial climate, taking you through a process built on nine foolproof, easy-to-follow strategies:


• Pay yourself first

• Don't be a lender

• Kill those credit cards

• Be willing to accept some risk

• Build a rock-solid investment portfolio

• Invest with technology

• Delay your taxes

• Buy adequate life and disability insurance

• Work with a financial planner


Here too are invaluable guidelines on saving and investing in a crashing or soaring stock market, on minimizing taxes, and on preparing for big expenditures like education and retirement. Fully updated with information on new ways to earn interest, the latest financial websites and resources, and much more, It's Never Too Late to Get Rich is your reliable guidebook toward the financial security that you've always dreamed of.

Mid Size Power Boats - A Guide for Discriminating Buyers (Paperback): David H Pascoe Mid Size Power Boats - A Guide for Discriminating Buyers (Paperback)
David H Pascoe
R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Girlfriends' Guide To Baby Gear (Paperback): Vicki Iovine The Girlfriends' Guide To Baby Gear (Paperback)
Vicki Iovine
R533 R339 Discovery Miles 3 390 Save R194 (36%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

WHO KNEW BABIES NEEDED SO MANY ACCESSORIES? 

 

It’s official. You’re pregnant. Get used to the fact that life is never going to be the same. And break out the credit card, because that little bundle of joy is going to cost you. The list seems endless—from car seats to changing pads. But don’t despair. The Girlfriends are here to take some of the guesswork out of shopping for baby-to-be. We’ll tell you when to skimp and when to splurge, and which hand-me-downs are safe and which are sorry. You’ll get advice on…

 

  • Where to get what you need
  • Crib and car seat do’s and don’ts
  • Wardrobe musts and misses—for mother and child
  • Stocking the nursery and the rest of the house
  • What every new mom should have on hand for herself
  • The Master Shopping List—don’t leave home without it!

Plus the Top 10 Things to Do for Yourself Before the Baby Arrives, the Top 10 Baby Items You Won’t Find at a Baby Store, the Top 10 Best—and Worst—Things to Borrow, the Top 10 Signs of a First-Time Mom, and more…

 

It Ain't Necessarily So - How the Media Remake Our Picture of Reality (Paperback): David Murray, Joel Schwartz, S. Robert... It Ain't Necessarily So - How the Media Remake Our Picture of Reality (Paperback)
David Murray, Joel Schwartz, S. Robert Lichter
R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Anthrax scares. Airplane crashes. The AIDS epidemic. Presidential election polls and voting results. Global warming. All these news stories require scientific savvy, first to report, and then-for the average person-to understand. It Ain't Necessarily So cuts through the confusion and inaccuracies surrounding media reporting of scientific studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate the hype and dig out the facts.

Thrifty Sister - Saving Ways for Black Folks (Paperback): Pat Worthy Benson Thrifty Sister - Saving Ways for Black Folks (Paperback)
Pat Worthy Benson
R303 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R18 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Developmental Toy Buying Guide (Paperback): Daphne Duran The Developmental Toy Buying Guide (Paperback)
Daphne Duran
R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Great Garage Sale Book - How to Run a Garage, Tag, Attic, Barn, or Yard Sale (Paperback): Sylvia Simmons The Great Garage Sale Book - How to Run a Garage, Tag, Attic, Barn, or Yard Sale (Paperback)
Sylvia Simmons
R258 R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Save R15 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
How to Tell What Things are Really Worth, v. I (Paperback): Tommy Vig, Michael Scriven How to Tell What Things are Really Worth, v. I (Paperback)
Tommy Vig, Michael Scriven; Edited by Chick Sponder
R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Combating Air Rage (Paperback, illustrated edition): Ted Celentino Combating Air Rage (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Ted Celentino
R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is focused on helping business travelers through the maze of air travel, car rentals, and hotel stays. Written by an Extreme Traveler, the book contains a wealth of information specifically designed to help business travelers understand air rage.

The Fact Book 2000 - Property/Casualty Insurance Facts (Paperback): The Fact Book 2000 - Property/Casualty Insurance Facts (Paperback)
R1,222 Discovery Miles 12 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
College Admission 101 - Simple Answers to Tough Questions about College Admissions and Financial Aid (Paperback): Robert Franek College Admission 101 - Simple Answers to Tough Questions about College Admissions and Financial Aid (Paperback)
Robert Franek
R342 R246 Discovery Miles 2 460 Save R96 (28%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Der Untergang Eines Imperiums (German, Hardcover, 1. Aufl. 2016 ed.): Jegor Gajdar Der Untergang Eines Imperiums (German, Hardcover, 1. Aufl. 2016 ed.)
Jegor Gajdar; Contributions by Karl-Heinz Paque
R891 R779 Discovery Miles 7 790 Save R112 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Transformationale Fuhrung - Wegweiser Fur Nachhaltigen Fuhrungs- Und Unternehmenserfolg (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2017 ed.):... Transformationale Fuhrung - Wegweiser Fur Nachhaltigen Fuhrungs- Und Unternehmenserfolg (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2017 ed.)
Peter Finckler
R872 R750 Discovery Miles 7 500 Save R122 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Nachhaltiger Unternehmenserfolg erfordert erstklassiges Fuhrungsverhalten. Peter Finckler zeigt auf, was gute Fuhrungsfahigkeiten ausmacht und wie sie entwickelt werden koennen. Klar und schonungslos wird dargestellt, warum schlechtes Fuhrungsverhalten fur die Mittelmassigkeit oder das Scheitern von Unternehmen und Organisationen verantwortlich ist. Dabei wird mit dem Irrtum aufgeraumt, dass allein Wissen und Methoden ausreichen, die Funktionsfahigkeit von Organisationen zu erhalten. Der Autor fordert als Grundvoraussetzung hohe Integritat von verantwortlichen Fuhrungskraften. Das Buch thematisiert anschaulich und verstandlich: Ursachen fur nicht genutzte Potenziale in Unternehmen Heutige Anforderungen an Fuhrungskrafte Neurowissenschaftliche und psychologische Grundlagen und Erkenntnisse Persoenlichkeitsentwicklung fur Fuhrungskrafte Methoden und Konzepte fur transformationale Fuhrung Beschreibung konkreter Leadership-Massnahmen Dieses Werk richtet sich an alle, die sich fur nachhaltigen Erfolg in Organisationen interessieren, d. h. erfolgsorientierte Menschen, Studierende, Lehrende, Dozenten und Wissenschaftler, Fach- und Fuhrungskrafte, Geschaftsfuhrer, Vorstande und Aufsichtsrate.

Omnisophie - UEber Richtige, Wahre Und Naturliche Menschen (German, Paperback, 2nd 2. Aufl. 2004 ed.): Gunter Dueck Omnisophie - UEber Richtige, Wahre Und Naturliche Menschen (German, Paperback, 2nd 2. Aufl. 2004 ed.)
Gunter Dueck
R1,127 R956 Discovery Miles 9 560 Save R171 (15%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Das Buch spielt mit einem neuen, ganzheitlichen Vorstellungsbild des Menschen, der aus drei Einheiten zusammengesetzt gedacht wird: das analytische Denken residiert in einer computerahnlichen linken Gehirnhalfte, die kreative Intuition sitzt wie ein naturbelassenes neuronales Netzwerk in der rechten. Der Mensch denkt, wohin ihn das dritte System lenkt: Ein hyperschneller Anzeichen-Identifizierer alarmiert etwa bei gefahrlichen Ereignissen die Aufmerksamkeit, unbewusst, ohne Denken. Bis auf ein paar Zeilen mathematischer Erklarung ist dieses Buch fulminante Philosophie. Wichtige Ansichten dieser Welt werden gedreht und bleiben zum Teil auf dem Kopf stehen. Die Lehren von Platon, Aristoteles, Konfuzius, Epikur, Freud & Co. erscheinen als notwendige Philosophien verschiedener Gehirnnutzungsvarianten. Das Buch ist eine scharfsinnig-bissig-humorvolle und sehr personliche Auseinandersetzung mit dem, was wir "Lebenssinn" nennen.

Deutschland 4.0 - Wie die Digitale Transformation gelingt (German, Hardcover, 1. Aufl. 2016): Tobias Kollmann, Holger Schmidt Deutschland 4.0 - Wie die Digitale Transformation gelingt (German, Hardcover, 1. Aufl. 2016)
Tobias Kollmann, Holger Schmidt
R790 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R96 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Dieses Buch zeigt, wie Deutschland als fuhrende Industrienation auch in der Digitalen Wirtschaft ein starker Player werden kann. Deutschland verfugt uber unzahlige Weltmarktfuhrer in den klassischen Wirtschaftsbranchen, bisher aber uber keinen digitalen Champion. Die grossen Player aus dem Internet wie Google, Facebook & Co. dringen zunehmend auch in die realen Wirtschaftsbranchen ein und wollen hier die Spielregeln verandern. Vor diesem Hintergrund analysieren Tobias Kollmann und Holger Schmidt die Rahmenbedingungen eines digitalen Wandels fur unsere Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, beleuchten die aktuellen Entwicklungen und geben Hinweise auf die notwendigen AEnderungen fur die Zukunft. Im Zentrum stehen die Fragen: Was haben wir aus der bisherigen Digitalisierung gelernt? Wie sieht die aktuelle Digitale Transformation unserer Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft aus? Was ist zu tun, damit wir in Zukunft im digitalen Wettbewerb einen starken Stellenwert erreichen? Oder kurz gesagt: Wie muss ein digitaler Masterplan fur Deutschland aussehen? Die Autoren Prof. Dr. Tobias Kollmann ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls fur E-Business und E-Entrepreneurship an der Universitat Duisburg-Essen. Er ist Vorsitzender des Beirats "Junge Digitale Wirtschaft" im BMWi und Beauftragter fur die Digitale Wirtschaft in NRW. Als Mitgrunder von AutoScout24 gehoerte er zu den Pionieren der deutschen Internet-Grunderszene. Er konzipierte 2004 die erste mobile UMTS-App in Deutschland, wurde 2012 zum Business Angel des Jahres gewahlt und sitzt u.a. im Aufsichtsrat von Kloeckner & Co SE. Laut dem Magazin Business Punk (02/2014) zahlt er zu den 50 wichtigsten Koepfen der Startup-Szene in Deutschland. Dr. Holger Schmidt ist Chefkorrespondent mit Schwerpunkt Internet des Magazins FOCUS in Berlin. Zuvor hat er 14 Jahre fur die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung uber die digitale OEkonomie berichtet und dort die woechentliche Sonderseite "Netzwirtschaft" verantwortet. Als Internet-Koordinator war er fur die Zusammenarbeit Print/Online zustandig. Sein Blog "Netzoekonom" gehoert zu den meistgelesenen Publikationen der Digitalen Wirtschaft in Deutschland. Daruber hinaus unterrichtet er als Dozent "Digitale Transformation" an der TU Darmstadt und "Medienoekonomie" an der Hamburg Media School.

Das Apple-Imperium 2.0 - Die neuen Herausforderungen des wertvollsten Konzerns der Welt (German, Paperback, 2., uberarbeitete... Das Apple-Imperium 2.0 - Die neuen Herausforderungen des wertvollsten Konzerns der Welt (German, Paperback, 2., uberarbeitete Aufl. 2016)
Nils Jacobsen
R699 R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Das Apple-Imperium 2.0 Apple ist groesser, wertvoller und machtiger als je zuvor. Doch im Zenit der Macht liegt bekanntlich der Keim des Niedergangs. Wie andere Imperien in der Geschichte ist auch Apples scheinbar unangefochtene Regentschaft vom Verfall bedroht. Die Apple Watch, die erste neue Produktkategorie seit funf Jahren, tut sich schwerer als erwartet. Und wie lange kann das iPhone eigentlich noch sein bemerkenswertes Wachstum fortsetzen? Das "Apple-Imperium 2.0" beleuchtet Apple als Wirtschaftsunternehmen - und das vor allem in der AEra des neuen Regenten Tim Cook. Besichtigen Sie den wertvollsten Konzern der Welt, der sein Koenigreich mit aller Macht verteidigen will und sich dafur doch ein weiteres Mal neu erfinden muss. Der erfahrene Wirtschaftsjournalist und Apple-Experte Nils Jacobsen erzahlt die packende Geschichte des beeindruckendsten Unternehmens unserer Zeit: Das Geheimnis des unglaublichen Apple-Erfolgs - und welchen Herausforderungen sich der Techpionier in Zukunft stellen muss. Der Autor Nils Jacobsen, Jahrgang 1974, ist ausgewiesener Apple-Experte und Wirtschaftsjournalist mit knapp 20-jahriger redaktioneller Erfahrung. Der geburtige Hanseat verfolgt seit Mitte der 90er Jahre in unzahligen Artikeln Apples erstaunlichen Aufstieg zum wertvollsten Konzern aller Zeiten und die darauffolgenden Turbulenzen der Tim Cook-AEra. Jacobsen berichtet uber Apple taglich beim Medienportal MEEDIA, in einer woechentlichen Kolumne bei Yahoo Finance und zuvor in zahlreichen Artikeln fur manager magazin online, SPIEGEL Online, WELT Online, das Hamburger Abendblatt, Mac Life und anderen bekannten Medien und Apple-Magazinen. www.facebook.com/DasAppleImperium

The Encyclopedia of Best Films - A Century of All the Finest Movies, K-R (Hardcover): Jay Robert Nash The Encyclopedia of Best Films - A Century of All the Finest Movies, K-R (Hardcover)
Jay Robert Nash
R6,013 Discovery Miles 60 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This all-inclusive A-Z encyclopedia by one of the world's foremost experts on cinema provides comprehensive annotations of the best films produced from 1914 on. The work offers more than 5,000 three- to five-star entries (three stars=good; four stars=excellent; five stars=masterpiece), and yes, author Jay Robert Nash has viewed every single one of them as well as many more that did not "make the cut." In addition to a precis, each film's entry also includes a listing of the cast as well as the key principles involved in production, from the director to the hair stylist. Especially unique to this book is a rating system that helps parents determine whether or not a film is appropriate for their children. Unlike the industry rating system which can be influenced by studio lobbying, Nash objectively evaluates each film and confers upon it one of four recommendations for viewing: recommended, acceptable, cautionary, and unacceptable. Backmatter includes a list of top films by genre (i.e. animated, drama, sports, mystery, adventure etc.) as well as an annotated name index listing all persons mentioned along with their dates of birth and death. Rounding out this essential volume for the film buff are over 500 still photos from the author's private collection.

Grundsatze Soliden Investierens - In Zehn Schritten Zu Nachhaltigem Anlageerfolg (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2008. 2., Korr.... Grundsatze Soliden Investierens - In Zehn Schritten Zu Nachhaltigem Anlageerfolg (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2008. 2., Korr. Nachdruck 2008 ed.)
Hannes Peterreins; Edited by Apano Akademie Gmbh
R1,034 R969 Discovery Miles 9 690 Save R65 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Im Bereich "Geldanlage" liegen theoretische Erkenntnis und gelebte Praxis erstaunlich weit auseinander. Auf der einen Seite die Forschung mit ihren ausserst interessanten Ergebnissen, auf der anderen Seite das Heer der Privatanleger und Berater, die von den Ergebnissen der Wissenschaft kaum Notiz nehmen und weiter Dinge behaupten, die langst widerlegt sind - vor diesem Hintergrund haben wir zehn Grundsatze soliden Investierens zusammengestellt. Sie sind zum Teil "genial einfach" (Prof. Dr. Martin Weber), vor allem aber entsprechen sie dem aktuellen Stand der Finanzmarktforschung und beschaftigen sich mit praktischen Fragen, die den Anleger angehen: Wirkt die Abgeltungsteuer in jedem Fall renditeschmalernd? Welche Gebuhren sind bei den einzelnen Anlageformen enthalten? Wie plant man Anlagehorizont und Risikostreuung? Dr. Hannes Peterreins gibt nutzliche Antworten und leicht umsetzbare Ratschlage."

Bourbon What an Educated Drinker Should Know (Hardcover): Tim M. Berra Bourbon What an Educated Drinker Should Know (Hardcover)
Tim M. Berra
R615 R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
FIAT 124 Spider & Pininfarina Azurra Spider - (AS-DS) 1966 to 1985 (Paperback): Campbell Robertson FIAT 124 Spider & Pininfarina Azurra Spider - (AS-DS) 1966 to 1985 (Paperback)
Campbell Robertson
R539 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Stop! Don't buy a FIAT 124 Spider or Pininfarina Azurra Spider without buying this book first! Packed with good advice from running costs, paperwork, vital statistics, valuation and the FIAT community, right through to whether it will suit you and your lifestyle. This is the complete guide to choosing, assessing and buying the FIAT or Pininfarina Spider of your dreams.

Brandsplaining - Why Marketing is (Still) Sexist and How to Fix It (Paperback): Jane Cunningham, Philippa Roberts Brandsplaining - Why Marketing is (Still) Sexist and How to Fix It (Paperback)
Jane Cunningham, Philippa Roberts
R427 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'It's high time we expose and remedy the pseudo-feminist marketing malarkey holding women back under the guise of empowerment' Amanda Montell, author of Wordslut ________________ Brands profit by telling women who they are and how to be. Now they've discovered feminism and are hell bent on selling 'fempowerment' back to us. But behind the go-girl slogans and the viral hash-tags has anything really changed? In Brandsplaining, Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts expose the monumental gap that exists between the women that appear in the media around us and the women we really are. Their research reveals how our experiences, wants and needs - in all forms - are ignored and misrepresented by an industry that fails to understand us. They propose a radical solution to resolve this once and for all: an innovative framework for marketing that is fresh, exciting, and - at last - sexism-free. ________________ 'If you think we've moved on from 'Good Girl' to 'Go Girl', think again!' Professor Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain 'An outrageously important book. Erudite, funny, and deeply engaging -- with no condescension or bullshit' Dr Aarathi Prasad, author of Like A Virgin 'This book has the power to change the way we see the world' Sophie Devonshire, CEO, The Marketing Society and author of Superfast

Control para bajar de peso (Spanish, Paperback): Alejandro Mateo Garcia Erazo Control para bajar de peso (Spanish, Paperback)
Alejandro Mateo Garcia Erazo
R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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