Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486298469 ISBN 13: 9780486298467
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Have fun filling an empty fire station -- shown on inside covers -- with 25 reusable stickers depicting firemen, Dalmatians, trucks, hoses, more.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486291642 ISBN 13: 9780486291642
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 39 carefully researched, excellently rendered illustrations depict ancient burial platforms, the funeral of a Choctaw chief, Natchez warriors of 1758, Seminole women preparing a meal, Chickasaw warriors serving the Confederacy (1862), a modern Mikawuki Seminole alligator wrestler and more.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486408949 ISBN 13: 9780486408941
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 27 representative speeches spanning the career of one of the greatest speakers in American political history. High points include FDR's First Inaugural Address; his message to Congress, delivered the day after the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor ('a date which will live in infamy'); and his Fourth Inaugural Address.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486416135 ISBN 13: 9780486416137
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Young puzzle fans are asked to identify the differences between two anatosauruses having lunch, a pair of busy raptors, a couple of triceratops taking a walk, and 24 other dinosaur duos. The fun doesn't end when the last puzzle is solved, because each whimsical illustration is also colorable. 27 double-page puzzles plus solutions.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486421015 ISBN 13: 9780486421018
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fifty-nine puzzles help early-school-age youngsters learn the alphabet as they're introduced to a goat, turtle, frog, whale, and 52 other common animals.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486400840 ISBN 13: 9780486400846
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sixteen full-color peel-and-apply illustrations of cowboys and desperadoes in action promise young broncobusters lots of Western-style sticker fun.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486423441 ISBN 13: 9780486423449
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Youngsters who enjoy making funny faces will find this sticker collection specially entertaining. They'll love making countless different faces by applying more than 50 full-color sticker illustrations of big noses, bushy eyebrows, bulging eyeballs, hair ribbons, sunglasses, and more to the blank faces of a young boy and girl. 54 full-color stickers.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486271463 ISBN 13: 9780486271460
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Seventeen full-color sticker illustrations from rare sources depict youngsters in nightclothes, figures of Father Christmas, bags of toys, holly, trees, much more.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486281787 ISBN 13: 9780486281780
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dress a little ballerina in 8 costumes, including 'The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty,' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,'.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486415651 ISBN 13: 9780486415659
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beautiful reproductions of Katsushika Hokusai's 'Kingfisher, Irises, and Pinks'; Kitagawa Utamaro's 'The Courtesan Hinazuru at the Keizetsuro'; Eisui's 'Somenosuke of the Matsubaya,' and 13 other works of art.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486420787 ISBN 13: 9780486420783
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For a special birthday treat, decorate an unadorned cake with images of candles, rosettes, numbers, stars, garlands of teddy bears, and more.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486413543 ISBN 13: 9780486413549
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Faithful adaptations of ancient Egyptian artworks found in Egyptian tombs and temples: images of female musicians, portrait of a well-born lady, paintings from the Tomb of Nefertari, the burial chamber of Sennudem, more.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486400786 ISBN 13: 9780486400785
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sparkling repartee, epigrams, and dialogue enliven this witty Victorian comedy of manners in which a model of social rectitude learns from an unexpected source the difference between true morality and its appearance.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486418693 ISBN 13: 9780486418698
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This coloring book panorama of late-18th- and early-19th-century French fashions offers a fascinating survey of styles. 45 plates of detailed, accurate illustrations include representations of claw-hammer frock coats and vests for the well-dressed man, loose pantaloons and shorter skirts for the working classes, high-waisted promenade gowns for fashionable ladies, and accessories. 45 black-and-white illustrations.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486292304 ISBN 13: 9780486292304
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Forty-one realistic scenes of wildlife in their natural habitats, including a giraffe at a water hole and a cheetah with its young on an abandoned termite mound. Captions.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486261530 ISBN 13: 9780486261539
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With this book by an expert in magic and card conjuring, youngsters can master a host of tricks especially designed for them. Card-trick newcomers need no special skills--just a willingness to practice--to accomplish such astonishing stunts as finding a card under seemingly impossible conditions. Illustrations.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486299880 ISBN 13: 9780486299884
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For more than 80 years, this influential work by Frederick Winslow Taylor--the pioneer of scientific management studies--has inspired administrators and students of managerial techniques to adopt productivity-increasing procedures. Indeed, this book laid the groundwork for modern organization and decision theory.As an engineer for a steel company, Taylor made careful experiments to determine the best way of performing each operation and the amount of time it required, analyzing the materials, tools, and work sequence, and establishing a clear division of labor between management and workers. His experiments resulted in the formulation of the principles expounded in this remarkable essay, first published in 1911.Taylor advocated a scientific management system that develops leaders by organizing workers for efficient cooperation, rather than curtailing inefficiency by searching for exceptional leaders someone else has trained. The whole system rests upon a foundation of clearly defined laws and rules. Moreover, the fundamental principles of scientific management apply to all kinds of human activities, from the simplest individual acts to the most elaborate cooperative efforts of mighty corporations. Correct application of these principles, according to Taylor, will yield truly astonishing results.Unabridged Dover (1998) republication of the work published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1911.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486213110 ISBN 13: 9780486213118
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A basic guide to the construction of the script letter and its practical use, this book by a noted authority gives the beginner a thorough, straightforward course of instruction, with advice on virtually every facet of the art. Techniques of famous penmen and engravers such as Bickham, Tompkins, Cocker, and others are demonstrated.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486240479 ISBN 13: 9780486240473
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Over 40 beautiful renderings of Maya designs found on building facades, painted vases, designs drawn from architectural sculpture and other monumental carvings, murals, illustrated books (codexes), and miscellaneous artifacts. Brief introduction to Maya design, captions, identification of gods, legends.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486239683 ISBN 13: 9780486239682
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The ancient craft of spinning is becoming increasingly popular with today's modern craft enthusiasts as it provides a method of creating unique, personal and unusual yarns that can be used in contemporary weaving, knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, embroidery and macrame. It is a highly creative craft, yet simple to learn, and therein lies both its fascination and challenge. The story of spinning is interwoven with the history of man. The first attempt at spinning probably consisted of twisting animal fibers with suitable plant material. Some forms of hand spinning existed as early as 15,000 years ago in Asia, and 12,000 years ago in North Africa. Many of the earliest methods and tools are still in use to this day, especially the various drop spindles, and the Indian and Navajo types of spindles. The spinning wheel itself is believed to have evolved in India 800 to 1,000 years ago.Now you can master this timeless craft through the clear instructions and easy-to-follow directions of well-known spinning authority Carol Kroll. Drawing upon her years of valuable experience, the author shows you everything you need to know from set-up to finished product. You'll learn about the different kinds of spindles and spinning wheels, their history, development, and modern applications. Her lucid text demonstrates the proper methods of preparing the fiber for spinning including: selecting the fiber, sorting, washing, adding oil, and carding.Whether you're a novice or an experienced hand, Carol Kroll's expert advice shows you the ins and outs of: Spinning with a Drop Spindle; Spinning on a Treadle Wheel; Finishing the Yarn; How to Shop for a Spinning Wheel; Spinning with Wool and Making the Most of Natural and Other Animal Fibers; Synthetic Fibers; Making Your Own Spindle; and The Fun of Creating Novelty Yarns.Plus, an access and resources section with suggested further reading, supplies, services, and much more to get you started making something that is truly your own, from the first step to the last.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486245241 ISBN 13: 9780486245249
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Portraiture is a demanding art requiring the artist to capture a likeness and render it revealing some hint of the personality behind the image. A two-pronged task, it requires great technical skill and an intuitive eye. In both these respects, John Singer Sargent stands out as a portrait artist of major stature.Born in 1856 in Florence of American parents, Sargent showed artistic aptitude at an early age and was enrolled at the Academia delle Belle Arti in that city. Later he studied with Parisian artist Carolus Duran, acquiring the loose, painterly style for which he is renowned. International acclaim as a portrait artist came early in his life and followed him throughout his career.Sargent's portraits done in oil are well known; they appear in major museums throughout the world. A lesser-known but no less respected aspect of his oeuvre, his portrait drawings are the focus of this collection. Included here are early works in pencil and pastels, and later renderings in charcoal, a medium Sargent favored after 1910. They have been selected from both public and private collections by art historian Trevor J. Fairbrother and attest to Sargent's technical skill, versatility, and dexterity in three different mediums.In addition, these works reveal Sargent's ability to treat a diverse group of subjects; he handles the languorous beauties of the Edwardian age, members of the aristocracy, and the great literary and artistic figures of his day with equal virtuosity, capturing their characteristic mood and style. This collection includes portraits of Lord and Lady Spencer, Henry James, William Butler Yeats, Vaslav Nijimsky, Tamara Karsavina, Dame Ethel Smyth, and Jascha Heifetz.Artists, students, historians, and lovers of portraiture will appreciate this selection of drawings by Sargent. Anyone interested in trying his hand at portraiture will find this volume both instructional and inspirational.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486297136 ISBN 13: 9780486297132
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Five connected deaths shatter the placid atmosphere of a quiet country retreat in this spell-binding classic by one of America's most popular mystery writers.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486201813 ISBN 13: 9780486201818
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Great humor classic in both German and English. Also 10 other works: 'Cat and Mouse,' 'Plisch and Plumm,' and more.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486424200 ISBN 13: 9780486424200
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written by a Grand Master, this guide isolates basic elements and illustrates them through Master and Grand Master games, breaking down the mystique of strategy into easy-to-understand ideas. More than a lesson in fundamentals, it illustrates the value of acquiring small, permanent advantages and saving the attack for later.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486428419 ISBN 13: 9780486428413
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Master storyteller Howard Pyle at his best, incorporating fascinating historical information about life in a medieval castle, knighthood, and chivalry into the fast-moving and entertaining story of young Myles Falworth's fight to restore his family's rights and good name.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486290298 ISBN 13: 9780486290294
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Designed for the typical amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills, this clear, straightforward guide provides the extra knowledge and technique that turns a losing player into a winner. The author, a well-known chess teacher and author of a dozen books on openings, coaches the reader through all the fundamentals of attacking, sacrifices, defense, positional play and choosing a move, as well as how to approach the endgame. The crucial processes of assessing the position and choosing a move are examined in depth, and there are helpful sections on how to cope with difficult positions and time-trouble. Several illustrative games, from the annals of the imaginary Midlington Chess Club, add a light touch to this expert practical guide to better chess. Tim Harding is a well-known chess author and captain of the Irish Correspondence Chess Team. He represented Ireland in the 1984 FIDE chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486250644 ISBN 13: 9780486250649
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Proven from years of success at Princeton University, this comprehensive grammar and exercise book yields maximum results in 23 lessons covering all essentials of grammar from alphabet to progressive verb forms. Enables students to quickly understand and use basic patterns of modern Turkish. Full glossary.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486246582 ISBN 13: 9780486246581
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486424456 ISBN 13: 9780486424453
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Successor to Twain's first collection of travel memoirs takes a second look at Europe. This time, his amusement bears a more cynical cast, as he sees the sights through older and more experienced eyes.
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc. Mär 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0486411265 ISBN 13: 9780486411262
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - French text and English translations (on facing pages) of 6 stories: Merimee's 'Mateo Falcone,' Flaubert's 'Herodias,' 'L'attaque du moulin' by Zola, de Maupassant's 'Mademoiselle Perle,' 2 more. Introduction. Notes.