No one knows more about survival than the U.S. Army. Its field manual, encompassing all-climate, all-terrain tactics, is the most authoritative guide to toughing it out on unfamiliar turf. This specia
This profusely illustrated fashion history surveys the fascinating range of undergarments that whittled the female waist to its most slender proportions. Discover how the use of wood, whalebone, steel
This eloquent 1757 treatise examines how interactions with the physical world affect formulation of ideals related to beauty and art. Tremendously influential on the development of aesthetic theory, t
Adapted from jewelry, textiles, hardware, ceramic, inlays, carvings, and more, 852 full-color designs, collected by famed French artist Racinet, offer decorative ornamentation from every major culture
Kate Greenaway was one of the most admired children's book illustrators of the Victorian British Era. This treasury collects 327 of her most delightful drawings — simple, expressive, and filled with t
Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this introductory text surveys random variables, conditional probability and expectation, characteristic functions, infinite sequences of r
Comprehensive in its selection of topics and results, this self-contained text examines the relative strengths and the consequences of the axiom of choice. Subjects include consistency and independenc
Glorious reproductions of masterpieces from the defining era in art history include the sacred and secular as well as familiar and unjustly overlooked gems: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Raphael's Lady
This landmark in the development of the state space approach was written by two pioneers in the field. It chiefly concerns the technique's application to systems described by differential equations. P
Cohomology operations are at the center of a major area of activity in algebraic topology. This treatment explores the single most important variety of operations, the Steenrod squares. It constructs
The first novel in woodcuts to be published in America, Ward's magnificent achievement burns with a rich, highly emotional style. Through startling engravings shaded in black and red, he wordlessly te
The Southern Commission on the Study of Lynching was formed to examine the increase in lynching occurring in the southern United States in the 1930s. In their 1933 report, overseen by sociologist Arth
The most popular religious songs of the past 250 years. Two versions of Ave Maria are featured as are O Holy Night, Faure's Pie Jesu (from his Requiem), Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus, Sullivan's The Lost
At the peak of its perfection in the fifth century B.C., the glory of classical Greek drama was matched by the magnificence of its costumes. This work describes how performers were dressed in plays by
This textbook for a two-semester undergraduate course explains in depth the classical theory of electricity and magnetism and the techniques of mathematical physics. Topics include the electric produ
Students of the Crusades will welcome this reprinted edition (first published by Luzac in London, UK in 1932) of Ibn al-Qalanisi's first-hand account. The chronicle, which covers the period from 1097
This influential survey synthesizes ancient documents and physical evidence to build an account of religious, family, and civic life of Periclean Athens and Rome during the time of Cicero. In bypassin
Striking images of butterflies, fish, flowers, horses, and other figures inspired by nature offer colorists the opportunity to create eye-catching designs. Thirty-one original illustrations feature&nb
Foodies will savor these 31 fun-to-color, mouthwatering word designs. Unique and playful illustrations feature the shapes of food items formed by a variety of related terms. Images include an ice crea
This illustrated introduction to geology offers young readers insights into everyday signs of our constantly changing environment. Fascinating subjects include rivers of ice, the rise of volcanoes, an
