Dover publications sep 2014 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A collection of inspiring, patriotic American verse by Whitman, Paine and many others.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This accessible and affordable volume combines two essential collections by Sioux author Zitkala-Sa. American Indian Stories assembles short stories, autobiographical reflections, and political essays that offer poignant reflections on the author's sense of being stranded between the white and Native American worlds. Old Indian Legends features tales from the oral tradition--legends passed down through the generations that form a genre known as the 'retold tale.' Born on South Dakota's Yankton Reservation in 1876, Zitkala-Sa felt 'as free as the wind that blew my hair, and no less spirited than a bounding deer.' At the age of eight, she traded her freedom for the iron discipline of a Quaker boarding school. Disillusioned by American society as well as her own tribe, Zitkala-Sa attended college, became a teacher, and wrote about her experiences in a variety of books and magazines. A prominent advocate for Native American rights throughout her life, she was a key figure in the legislation that granted Native Americans citizenship in 1924.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is an invigorating book,' proclaimed Timothy Ferris in The New York Times Book Review, 'a short but spirited slalom for the mind.' Author Rudy Rucker, one of the most talented contemporary authors of cutting-edge math and science books, conducts a fascinating tour of a higher reality, the Fourth Dimension. Includes problems, puzzles, and 200 drawings.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A thorough first course in linear algebra, this two-part treatment begins with the basic theory of vector spaces and linear maps, including dimension, determinants, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. The second section addresses more advanced topics such as the study of canonical forms for matrices. Ample examples, applications, and exercises appear throughout the text. 1992 edition.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of physics, this uniquely comprehensive overview provides a rigorous, integrated treatment of physical principles and techniques related to gases, liquids, solids, and their phase transitions. 1975 edition.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is an outstanding text for teachers and students.' The Studio 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 Athens,' Botticelli''s 'Birth of Venus,' Rubens'' 'Descent from the Cross,' and Renoir''s 'Le Moulin de la Galette.' Advancing step by step through each painter''s vast body of work, the survey highlights new contributions from each period and artist. Every analysis is conducted according to strict methods, placing the work within the intellectual atmosphere of its time. Original, informative, and stimulating, The Painter''s Secret Geometry reveals the framework of art as well as its most profound and secret poetry. This new edition of the cult classic is a vade mecum for any student of art history or artistic composition. 'I found the material presented in this book to be fascinating. Though originally published in the 1960''s it''s tenets hold up well. It would lend itself well to an art history course or to anyone interested in the concepts outlines.' Tacoma Public Library. …