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(P/B) THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF DRAWING
Much of the learning to practice as well as to appreciate art is concerned with understanding the basic principles. One of these principles is what Harold Speed calls "dither," the freedom that allows realism and the artistic vision to play against each other. Very important to any artist or work of art, this quality separates the scientifically accurate from the artistically accurate. Speed's approach to this problem is now considered a classic, one of the few books from the early years of this century that has continued to be read and re...
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(P/B) ORIGAMI FOLD-BY-FOLD
This unique collection of 35 original origami models, presented in order of difficulty, is the invention of bestselling origami artist John Montroll. The projects start with simple one-star models (ladybug, angelfish, sailboat) and progress to very complex four-star models (grasshopper, wooly mammoth), with a crane, lion, peacock, and several geometric shapes in between. This comprehensive volume includes step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations to allow folders at all levels to gradually develop their skills. Internationally...
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(P/B) CLASSICAL ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Compact, clear, and precise in its presentation, this distinguished, widely used textbook offers graduate students and advanced undergraduates a diverse and well-balanced selection of topics. Subjects include the electrostatic field in vacuum; boundary conditions and relation of microscopic to macroscopic fields; general methods for the solution of potential problems, including those of two and three dimensions; energy relations and forces in the electrostatic field; steady currents and their interaction; magnet materials and boundary valu...
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(P/B) CREATIVE CATS COLORING BOOK
Cat fanciers and coloring enthusiasts will be enchanted with this gallery of original designs. More than 30 full-page portraits of pretty pussycats form a rich tapestry of motifs that includes hearts, flowers, and paisleys in various patterns. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Creative Cats and other Creative Haven coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfilment. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS
Six full-color postcards re-create popular works of the Impressionist movement: Vincent van Gogh's Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear; Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Girls at the Piano; Alfred Sisley's The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne; Claude Monet's Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge; Mary Cassatt's Mother and Child Against a Green Background; and Edgar Degas' Before the Rehearsal. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS
The translation of this important book brings to the English-speaking mathematician and mathematical physicist a thoroughly up-to-date introduction to statistical mechanics. It offers a precise and mathematically rigorous formulation of the problems of statistical mechanics, as opposed to the non-rigorous discussion presented in most other works. It provides analytical tools needed to replace many of the cumbersome concepts and devices commonly used for establishing basic formulae, and it furnishes the mathematician with a logical step-by...
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(P/B) INVESTIGATIONS ON THE THEORY OF THE BROWNIAN MOVEMENT
The "Brownian movement" was first described in 1828 by the botanist Robert Brown. While investigating the pollen of several different plants, he observed that pollen dispersed in water in a great number of small particles which he perceived to be in uninterrupted and irregular "swarming" motion. For more than half a century following, a score of scientists studied this motion, common to organic and inorganic particles of microscopic size when suspended in a liquid, to determine the causes and the dynamics of the motion. This volume contai...
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(P/B) THEORY OF FUNCTIONS OF A REAL VARIABLE

(P/B) THE MOSCOW PUZZLES
This is, quite simply, the best and most popular puzzle book ever published in the Soviet Union. Since its first appearance in 1956 there have been eight editions as well as translations from the original Russian into Ukrainian, Estonian, Lettish, and Lithuanian. Almost a million copies of the Russian version alone have been sold. Part of the reason for the book's success is its marvelously varied assortment of brainteasers ranging from simple "catch" riddles to difficult problems (none, however, requiring advanced mathematics). Many of th...
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(P/B) EMMA
When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful Emma Woodhouse - one of Jane Austen's immortal creations - flatters herself that she alone has secured the marriage and that she possesses a special talent for bringing lovers together. The young heiress next busies herself with finding a suitable husband for her friend and protege, Harriet Smith, setting off an entertaining sequence of comic mishaps and misunderstanding in this sparkling comedy of English-village romance. Beneath its con...
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(P/B) SANDITON & THE WATSONS
Praised by critics and studied by scholars, Jane Austen's novels endure because of their popularity with readers. The author's witty and astute observations elevate her tales of parties, gossip, and romance into matters of captivating drama, offering an evocative portrait of everyday life in the towns and countryside of Regency England. Austen's premature death at the age of forty-two curtailed her legacy, and her devotees have eagerly read and re-read her handful of books. This collection features two of her unfinished novels, an often ov...
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(P/B) SONG OF HIAWATHA
"At the door on summer evenings Sat the little Hiawatha; Heard the whispering of the pine-trees, Sounds of music, words of wonder..." The infectious rhythm of The Song of Hiawatha has captured the ears of millions. Once drawn in, they've stayed to hear about the young brave with the magic moccasins, who talks with animals and uses his supernatural gifts to bring peace and enlightenment to his people. America's most popular nineteenth-century poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow devoted himself to providing his country with a national mythology...
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(P/B) NORMAN ROCKWELL (6 CARDS)
Six cards feature some of the beloved artist's most iconic covers for The Saturday Evening Post: Rosie the Riveter, The Runaway, Triple Self-Portrait, Soda Jerk, Before the Shot, and Freedom from Want. The latter, also known as "The Thanksgiving Picture," is the third in the Four Freedoms series and constitutes a timeless representation of a holiday gathering. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY
Hegel wrote this classic as an introduction to a series of lectures on the "philosophy of history" a novel concept in the early nineteenth century. With this work, he created the history of philosophy as a scientific study. He reveals philosophical theory as neither an accident nor an artificial construct, but as an exemplar of its age, fashioned by its antecedents and contemporary circumstances, and serving as a model for the future. The author himself appears to have regarded this book as a popular introduction to his philosophy as a wh...
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(P/B) THE PAINTER'S SECRET GEOMETRY
This richly illustrated examination of visual arts in the European tradition shows how the great masters employed the "golden mean" and other geometrical patterns to compose their paintings. Author Charles Bouleau explores a tremendous variety of ancient and modern works: the Parthenon friezes, Italian mosaics, the Bayeux Tapestry, and Gothic stonemasons' marks of France and Germany as well as paintings by Picasso, Kandinsky, Klee, and Pollock. His insightful expositions cast new light on such well-known works as Raphael's "The School of A...
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(P/B) GREAT RUSSIAN SHORT STORIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
This dual-language anthology presents fifteen compelling tales in a unique survey of twentieth-century Russian short fiction. Featuring the original Russian on the left-hand page and new English translations on the right-hand side, contents include "The Fugitive" by Vladimir A. Gilyarovsky, "The Present" by Leonid Andreev, "Trataton" by Dimitry Mamin-Sibiryak, "Life Granted" by Aleksandr Grin, and "Icarus" by Stepan Skitalets, plus stories by Vasily Grossman, Aleksandr Kuprin, and others. No further apparatus or reference work is necessary...
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(P/B) 3-D PAPER CRAFT
Papercrafting can take many forms, from origami to gifts to decorations to collages to scrapbooking. This how-to guide presents 280 playful pieces to fashion from plain white paper. Step-by-step directions explain how to fold, bend, cut, and create dramatic three-dimensional ornaments and borders. Projects include a variety of alphabet designs that will assist crafters in creating their own signs and wall coverings plus a tremendous assortment of embellishments, seasonal decorations, letter and number chains, and much more. The book is pac...
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(P/B) CHERUBS NOTEBOOK
The world-famous cherubs from Raphael Sanzio's The Sistine Madonna grace the front cover of this heavenly little notebook. Fitting snugly into pockets, backpacks, and purses, it's ready to be filled with phone numbers, appointments, birthdays, and other big events - or use it for sketches and other creative pursuits. 64 blank pages. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) QUANTUM MECHANICS IN HILBERT SPACE
A critical presentation of the basic mathematics of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, this text is suitable for courses in functional analysis at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. Its readable and self-contained form is accessible even to students without an extensive mathematical background. Applications of basic theorems to quantum mechanics make it of particular interest to mathematicians working in functional analysis and related areas. This text features the rigorous proofs of all the main functional-analytic statements...
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(P/B) SCI-FI MOVIE POSTERS
The greatest movie monsters, villains, and aliens live on in this collection of six full-color postcards of the original movie posters for 20th-century classics. Each card features an authentic reproduction of the iconic art for Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), King Kong (1933), The War of the Worlds (1953), and Godzilla (1956). (From the publisher)...
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