This volume is the most comprehensive survey of the Crimean Tatars to appear since V. D. Sirnov's late nineteenth-century account. Professor Fisher presents a detailed analysis of the culture and his
The lyric art song, in which the piano plays as large a part as the vocal melody, is one of the characteristic products of the 19th century. This collection of 39 songs from the romantic period spotli
Two full novels by Orientalist and diplomat Robert Van Gulik recount the further fictional adventures of the renowned Judge Dee, a real-life magistrate and statesman of seventh-century T'ang China. 27
Thumb-indexed editionThis thorough revision of Cassell's long-renowned German Dictionary incorporates recent developments in English and German to bring it completely up to date, and supplies more idiomatic phrases and illustrative examples than ever before.This new editionIs over 300 pages longer than the previous editionGives phonetic translations of German keywords and has a key to German pronunciationIndicates whether German verb prefixes are separable or notHas a bibliography of technical and specialist dictionariesIncludes proper names in the main textHas a new clearer lay-out with entries in strictly alphabetical sequence
A realistic analysis of long-term and short-term energy policy options. Energy and Social Change results from the Twenty Year Forecast Project, directed by the author and conducted trhough the Unive
Reich illuminates the development of his sociological thought between 1927 and 1937 as he discusses major social and political events and ideas that led him to understand the role of human character i
The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career
Discusses diagnosis and treatment of diseases and organisms afflicting nearly 500 genera of ornamental plants grown outdoors, under glass, or in the home. Explains when and how to use the most effecti
Provides a systematic scientific basis for understanding and controlling the processing of powders and ceramic bodies. Applies a wide range of analytical tools for characterizing agglomerate features
Word Power Made Easy is a comprehensive vocabulary‑building system created by legendary grammarian Norman Lewis that provides a simple, step‑by‑step method to increase your knowledge and mastery of th
The intention of Atomic Order is to encourage and contribute to the dialogue between philosophers and scientists by discussing a concrete example of scientific discovery according to a method acceptab
Early in his life, and again in maturity, Horace sought to turn his poetic skills to the uses of moral and aesthetic discussion in the series of didactic works translated here. In the Satires, Horace
Getting to know the kids at her new school in Miami, making up stories about starring in movies, and finding the evidence needed to convince the chief of police that Hitler is alive keep ten-year-old
Cosimo, a young eighteenth-century Italian nobleman, rebels by climbing into the trees to remain there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an arboreal existence and even has love affair
Two novellas: the first, a parody of medieval knighthood told by a nun; the second, a fantasy about a nobleman bisected into his good and evil halves. “Bravura pieces... executed with brilliance and b
This comprehensive collection of writings by the epoch-shaping Swiss psychoanalyst was edited by Joseph Campbell, himself the most famous of Jung's American followers. It comprises Jung's pioneering s
This book is treasured by thousands in the culinary profession. If you are interested in good food and cooking, it will prove of great value and be constantly in use. This volume presents the fundame
Cavafy, the foremost modern Greek poet, is a master at presenting a scene, an intense feeling, or an idea in direct, unornamented verse. Many of the poems are openly homosexual. Sixty-three newly tra
Enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. “Naturally, we were all there, - old Qfwfq said, - where
Deals constructively with recognized software problems. Focuses on the unreliability of computer programs and offers state-of-the-art solutions. Covers?software development, software testing, structur
Presents the text of Paine's political pamphlet that called for America to declare independence from Great Britain, and includes background information on the American Revolution.
The letters of Pliny (c. AD 61-113), a prominent lawyer, administrator and landowner, throw invaluable light on the Rome of his day; they also provide one of the fullest self-portraits to survive from
Here is the first book all the great sauces of practical, workable system. Raymond Sokolov, the widely admired former Food Editor of The first to point out that the hitherto mysterious saucier's art,
The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career
Illus. in full color. "Papa Bear tries to solve the mystery of Farmer Ben's missing pumpkin. Will keep beginning readers in stitches and prove enticing even to reluctant readers." School Library Journ
A practical presentation of the basic teachings and various methods of the major schools of Zen Buddhism, intended for ready understanding and practice
Modern approach to differential equations presents subject in terms of ideas and concepts rather than special cases and tricks which traditional courses emphasized. No prerequisites needed other than
From the creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon comes this collection of eight delightful episodes from the famous strip that ran in newspapers across the country from 1942 to 1952. Along with Barnab
These four dialogues cover time surrounding the execution of Socrates. As he was charged, tried, and condemned to death, the four dialogues stand as final testaments to his credo of virtue. These are
Designed for the mechanically curious and venturesome, this book presents descriptions and model plans for a great variety of ingenious tools, devices, and engines invented over a span of history rang
This brief study analyzes the motives and processes of British empire building in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as the role that the American colonies played in that system. Profes
Like other recent work in the field of generative-transformational grammar, this book developed from a realization that many problems in linguistics involve semantics too deeply to be solved insightfu
"In recent years Aharon Katchalsky became deeply interested in the theory of dynamic patterns, dissipative structures, and other nonequilibrium phenomena because of their significance for theoretical
Precise discussion of human phenomena has developed to some-extent in all of the social sciences, and it is no surprise to find the trend increasing rapidly in anthropological discourse. This book con
Reviewing the German edition of this book in Physics Today, the physicist Ira M. Freeman writes as follows: "Professor Hermann's book makes it apparent that the history of the early years of quantum t
A seminal case study of New Haven's Residential Youth Center. In the 1960s, the War on Poverty dramatized the plight of "the other America." Simultaneously helping professions in general and clinica
