The Index of American Periodical Verse is an important work for contemporary poetry research and is an objective measure of poetry that includes poets from the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean
This catalogue is unique in providing the collector with the only comprehensive and authoritative guide devoted specifically to the local coinages of the Roman Empire, undoubtedly the most neglected s
The publication of Volumes 3 and 4 of the Le Corbusier "Sketchbooks "brings to completion a major undertaking by the Architectural History Foundation. After more than a decade of searching, the Fondat
Volume 8 dis-cusses, among others, the careers of Charles Incledon, the ?English Ballad-Singer,” boxing champion of England, ?Gentleman” John Jackson, and members of the famous Kemble family? Charles,
To be completed in 12 volumes, this monumental work here begins publica-tion with the first two volumes?Abaco to Bertie and Bertin to Byzard. When completed, it is expected that the bio-graphical dict
This examination of Aristotle's concept of natural substance and its implications for change, process, agency, teleology, mathematical continuity, and eternal motion illustrates the conceptual power o
These essays On Hegel's political philosophy are taken from Ritter's influential "Metaphysik and Politik. "They discuss the importance of Hegel's evaluation of modernity by focusing upon his unique co
George Gordon Byron was a superb letter-writer: almost all his letters, whatever the subject or whoever the recipient, are enlivened by his wit, his irony, his honesty, and the sharpness of his observ
This basic text presents a step-by-step impact evaluation methodology that can be used by students and administrators without prior exposure to the field. The treatment is nontechnical and sparing in
This is an introduction to optimal control theory for systems governed by vector ordinary differential equations, up to and including a proof of the Pontryagin Maximum Principle. Though the subject is
Through the use of her photographic memory and the perseverance of a friend, Cam undercovers the secret of the mysterious disappearance of her box camera and some gold coins
Volumes 1 and 2 of the Diary of John Quincy Adams begin the publication of the greatest diary, both in mass and substance, in American History. Recording a span of sixty-eight years, it has been known
Volumes 1 and 2 of the Diary of John Quincy Adams begin the publication of the greatest diary, both in mass and substance, in American History. Recording a span of sixty-eight years, it has been known
Nature's Second Kingdom charts the concepts and practices of eighteenth-century discourses on 'vegetality, ' the 'whatever it is' which is peculiar to plants."
This book is for amateurs, with the author describing how to make alterations out of simple and easily obtainable materials, or how to avoid the necessity for expensive tools at all. He also describes
Paul of Venice's Logica Magna is an invaluable repository for 14th-century logical theories. In this treatise on necessity and contingency, Paul gathers together a wide range of arguments on the quest
In the late 1940s and early 1950s a new kind of detective story appeared on the scene. This was a story in which the mystery is solved by regular police detectives, usually working in teams and using
"Indispensable for any scholar of modern military history, invaluable for a reflection of social attitudes in America in the first half of the 20th century, and pleasurable reading under any circumsta
Henry Adams' letters are one of the vital chronicles of the life of the mind in America. A perceptive analyst of people, events, and ideas, Adams recorded, with brilliance and wit, sixty years of enor
A. C. Scott, a student of Chinese culture, traces the development of the novel, short story, and poetry; the theatre and dance; painting, the graphic arts, and sculpture; architecture; and music throu
Four writers—the first, an eighteenth-century Frenchman whose works still retain their power to shock, scandalize, and instruct; the others, three twentieth-century Frenchmen, heirs and explicators of
This biographical study of one of China's leading social scientists follows his history from birth until the present moment, and includes a bibliography of his books and articles. Trained in London un
This book includes twenty-five articles on the biology and practical cultivation of three groups of mushroom: Volvariella, Pleurotus, and Auricularia, and on their nutritional value, genetical breedin
Each author delivers four to six lectures on optical communication, integrated optics, quantum electronics, and semi-conductor lasers respectively, allowing the topics to be treated in depth.
Since its creation by the National Security Act of 1947 the office of secretary of defense has grown rapidly in power and influence, surpassing at times that of the secretary of state to become second
A collection of essays, writings, and talks focus on the Holy Spirit and its role in the Church and theology and bring to light such concerns as the experience of grace, anonymous and explicit faith,
Presents an authoritative new edition of the classic text that corrects hundreds of errors and incorporates all of the changes James made in the eight printings he supervised, along with revisions and
After marrying Will Deal and moving to Nebraska, Abbie endures the difficulties of frontier life and raises her children to pursue the ambitions that were once her own.
This first English-language edition is a completely revised and expanded version of Die Umlaufgetriebe, published by the Springer-Verlag in 1971. It will be extremely useful to American engineers sinc
The existence of this diary was totally unsuspected until its recent and somewhat accidental discovery among papers at the Vermont Historical Society during a search by Wendell D. Garrett, associate e
"An excellent guide to O'Connor, both as an introduction for new readers and a source of supplemental information for those more familiar with her oeuvre." Booklist
Most of Richard Dorson's thirty years as folklorist have been spent collecting tales and legends in the remote backcountry, far from the centers of population. For this book he extended his search for
