One of the earliest memoirs of an American capitalist, this 1920 volume appeared shortly after the 84-year-old author's death. Recounts an immigrant boy's rise from telegrapher's clerk to captain of industry and steel magnate.
A collection of compelling tales, steeped in Dostoyevsky's characteristic themes of spiritual and psychological conflict, evokes life in Czarist Russia. Includes "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," "An Honest Thief," "Bobok," and 7 more.
Thirty mind-boggling maneuvers — arranged in order of difficulty — finding cards, mind-reading feats, many more. Diagrams, instructions for preparing and manipulating deck.
Distinguished art educator and publisher shows importance of classic perspective rules — and when to violate them. Picture plane, foreshortening and convergence, other topics. Analysis of works by leading artists and illustrators. 349 illustrations.
This richly illustrated manual for beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists covers everything from hatching, tones, and stippling to dealing with the problems that can arise when adding texture, light, and shade.
Classic text offers exceptionally precise coverage of partial differentiation, vectors, differential geometry, Stieltjes integral, infinite series, gamma function, Fourier series, Laplace transform, much more. Includes exercises and selected answers.
Widely known and used throughout the astrodynamics and aerospace engineering communities, this teaching text was developed at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Completely revised and updated 2013 edition.