Product Description: Die Flasche Bier zum Fußballspiel, kein Problem! Oder doch? Mike Schneider zeigt auf, dass so mancher Medienmacher lieber ins Glas schaut, statt uns zu informieren. Und das nicht nur zur WM in Brasilien. Apropos FIFA-WM? Wo sind eigentlich die Gutmenschen, die nun aufschreien...read more

Product Description: Goggles, gadgets, and gears: considering Steampunk on those terms is no less absurd than imagining our reality populated solely by electricians, hackers, and astronauts. Imagine a reality where steam-based technology and 19th century culture persisted...read more

Product Description: Learn to create a two-way dialog with customers with location-based services and smartphones Location-based services (LBS) have started to gain popularity in the marketplace with more and more businesses starting to incorporate LBS into their marketing mix...read more

Product Description: Lifetime bzw. Reverse Mortgages sind Kreditprodukte, die in Deutschland bislang am Markt nicht verfügbar sind. In diesem Buch wird die Funktionsweise von Lifetime bzw. Reverse Mortgages sowie ihre Kalkulation am Beispiel des US-amerikanischen HECM-Modells vorgestellt...read more

As American in origin as the totem pole, the cookie jar was born in the 1920s, grew up in the 1940s, and became highly collectible in the 1980s. Relying on more than 2000 color photographs, Mike Schneider presents a visual and textual history of this unique kitchen art form in The Complete Cookie Jar Book, the largest and most thoroughly detailed work ever published on this subject. The main focus is on American pottery cookie jars, but also covered are imported jars, and jars made of other media, such as glass and plastic. The only book to record the heights of jars, and to offer photographic images of marks, this volume serves as the collector's most complete and indispensable identification reference. , 2000+ color photos, 9" x 12", Price Guide

Product Description: Color photographs display popular Majolica ceramic pitchers, platters, plates, leaf plates, syrups, cigarette holders, ashtrays, humidors, and other forms. Characteristic glazes are presented in their historic context.

Product Description: While collecting small animal figures has been a popular hobby for some years, information about them has been scanty. Mike Schneider explores this popular collectibles field in depth. Included are figures produced by such well know firms as Frankoma and Royal Doulton, plus the works of lesser know but important artisans such as Chester Nicodemus and Howard Pierce...read more

Product Description: The entire Stangl Birds of America series, 60 examples of Pennsbury birds, and the little known but desirable Stangl animal figures in beautiful color photos. This user-friendly book lists the Stangl birds by model number and includes an alphabetical name index for complete and easy cross referencing plus close-up photos of marks...read more

Product Description: Principles of Microeconomics aims to bring economics to life for the first time student. Mankiw accomplishes this by writing a brief text which explains economics by the rules rather than the exceptions, and by balancing application with theory...read more

Product Description: From the 1930s to the 1960s numerous potteries in Southern California turned out some of the finest figural pottery ever made in America. For decades these beautiful wares lingered in obscurity, but now they have rocketed to the forefront of collectibility...read more

Thousands of collectors will rejoice in this new guide to the products of Ceramic Arts Studio in Wisconsin. From 1942 to 1955, the pottery focused on the production of slipcast figurines which are avidly collected today. In over 250 color photographs Mike Schneider captures the beauty and charm of these figurines, providing a reference that has long been needed by collectors. The photographs are accompanied by a wealth of useful information including the history of the company and hints on care, repair, preservation, valuing, fakes, and reproductions. The figurines are organized by type with sections on People, The Animal Kingdom, Fantasies, Posy Pots, and Decorating the Walls. A Price Guide is included.