It doesn't take a genius to commit a crime, but it takes a special kind of stupid to get yourself caught, as the criminals in this book prove. This book boasts 50 bite-sized bios with bungling, bone-headed burglars, embezzlers, and bank robbers. From bragging about your crimes on police Facebook pages to dialing 911 while stealing a car, these people prove that an idiot can commit a crime, but probably shouldn't.

If we know how to negotiate our way through uncertainties of life, success will be ours for the taking. The real asset required for success and happiness is our selfconfidence. More than half of life`s battles are won or lost in the mind. Therefore, a person needs to saturate his mind with positive thoughts to the extent possible. Our mind will then play host to many big ideas. The book teaches us how to overcome old habits and begin your journey to the highest peaks and how to mold our circumstances. And once you learn to face life headon, success and wellbeing will be ours for the asking. Highlights: * Learning from the lives of great people: Washington, Rousseau, Ram Mohun Roy, Swami Ram Tirath * Art of Communication and Oratory * Foes of greatness: Inconsistency, Lethargy, Procrastination, Timidity, Monotony * Greatest Comebacks of human history: Roosevelt, Mandela This book contains innumerable stories, instances and lives that have left for us the imprints for future life. Whatever we possess today is owing to the sacrifices made by those men, women and events which have transformed the very meaning of life.

Encyclopedia of Deserts represents a milestone: it is the first comprehensive reference to the first comprehensive reference to deserts and semideserts of the world. Approximately seven hundred entries treat subjects ranging from desert survival to the way deserts are formed. Topics include biology (birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, bacteria, physiology, evolution), geography, climatology, geology, hydrology, anthropology, and history. The thirty-seven contributors, including volume editor Michael A. Mares, have had extensive careers in deserts research, encompassing all of the world's arid and semiarid regions. The Encyclopedia opens with a subject list by topic, an organizational guide that helps the reader grasp interrelationships and complexities in desert systems. Each entry concludes with cross-references to other entries in the volume, inviting the reader to embark on a personal expedition into fascinating, previously unknown terrain. In addition a list of important readings facilitates in-depth study of each topic. An exhaustive index permits quick access to places, topics, and taxonomic listings of all plants and animals discussed. More than one hundred photographs, drawings, and maps enhance our appreciation of the remarkable life, landforms, history, and challenges of the world's arid land.

The four volumes of the encyclopedia of Cameroon aviation law are intended for students, lawyers, judges, scholars, and readers of all backgrounds with an interest in aviation law and to provide the definitive corpus of relevant national and regional legislation, including global aviation treaties and legislation, to enable all readers, without exception, to develop the background, knowledge, and tools to understand local, regional, and international aviation law in a contextual fashion. The first volume has a detailed text of country legislation, including national cases and materials, while the second volume focuses on international aviation law treaties, international cases and materials, and Aircraft Refueling Indemnity (Tarbox) Agreements.

The ultimate annual book of records is back and crammed with more than ever before! Guinness World Records 2017 is bursting with all-new records on topics as diverse as black holes, domes, owls and killer plants. Want to know the highest anyone has travelled on a skateboard, or the largest loop-the-loop completed in a car? Dying to know just how many tricks a cat can do in one minute? The answers to these questions and so much more are right inside.

New in this year's edition are exciting infographic features exploring the fascinating details on topics such as animals, the human body, sports and explorations. And of course all your favourite record categories are updated for 2017, such as the world's new tallest dog! And as ever, our team of world-class photographers have travelled the globe to capture amazing images of the year's most impressive record holders.

Want to be a record-breaker? Inside you'll find challenges you can try in the garden, in the kitchen, in your bedroom or even in the gym. Who knows, you may become a world record holder yourself!