Since its original publication in 1990, Kenneth Falconer's Fractal Geometry: Mathematical Foundations and Applications has become a seminal text on the mathematics of fractals. It introduces the general mathematical theory and applications of fractals in a way that is accessible to students from a w[...]
Count along with Olivia! Everyone's favorite piglet takes us from one to ten in this enchanting board book that's full of fun and numbers.[...]
Keep up with a busy Olivia as she changes her mind about clothes and direction and just about everything in this spirited concept book that's all about opposites.[...]
The porcine recipient of a 2001 Calecott Honor Award makes her third appearance in a deliciously funny story that's sure to strike a chord in preschoolers everywhere. Olivia has one special toy that she adores -- a stuffed animal that she has tea with, and wheels around in a stroller, and takes ever[...]
"It's OLIVIA..."
the Caldecott Honor Book and "New York Times" #1 best-seller, now in a sturdy format perfect for pig-loving toddlers everywhere[...]
With Christmas just around the corner, Olivia the pig is beyond busy as she wraps presents, writes letters to Santa, decorates the tree, and prepares for all the festivities soon to take place.[...]
Lude et tu cum Olivia, dum...
- vestimenta induit
- carmina cantat
- castella ex harena ngit
- quiescit (fortasse)
- saltat
- parietes pingit
- et -- nem --
- tandem dormit.[...]
When all of the performers at the circus are out sick with ear infections, it's up to Olivia to save the day That's no problem for Olivia, of course, because she knows how to do everything. From lion taming to trampoline jumping, unicycling to tight-rope walking, Olivia is the ultimate performer--w[...]
In this picture book starring the world's most imaginative pig, Olivia embarks upon a quest for identity with very lofty goals--and being a princess is NOT one of them Olivia is having an identity crisis There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and Olivia has had quite enoug[...]
Edinburgh, 1844. Beautiful Aileana Kameron only looks the part of an aristocratic young lady. In fact, she's spent the year since her mother died developing her ability to sense the presence of sithichean, a faery race bent on slaughtering humans. She has a secret mission: to destroy the faery who m[...]
The ultimate celebration of the first Hobbit movie reveals the culmination of the creative vision for the film through exclusive interviews with the designers, cast and crew, and more than 500 previously unpublished photographs, written and designed by the team at Weta Workshop. The Hobbit: An Unexp[...]
The ultimate celebration of the second Hobbit movie reveals the full creative vision of the art and design teams with more than 1,000 exclusive images and photos, including designs and concepts that never made it to the big screen.[...]
The ultimate celebration of the first two Hobbit movies reveals the culmination of the creative vision for the film through more than 500 previously unpublished photographs, plus exclusive interviews with the designers, cast and crew, written and designed by the team at Weta Workshop.[...]
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In 2009 Weta Workshop created a world so uncannily realistic that the special effects (in addition to an undeniably poignant plot) helped a low-budget film with an unknown cast become a blockbuster hit. Movie-goes, bloggers, and critics could not stop talking about Neill Blomkamp's first feature fil[...]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Art & Design is a sumptuous celebration of the creative vision of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The book is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork, photographs and development paintings [...]
The vampires have gone wild in this collection of never-before-published stories by bestselling authors Kerrelyn Sparks and Pamela Palmer, and two rising stars of paranormal romance V is for VampWoman by Kerrelyn SparksPamela decides to shed her prim and proper ways for spandex and a mask to help fi[...]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles II: Creatures and Characters explores the amazing cast of heroes, villains, beasts, and beings that populate Middleearth in the fi rst chapter of Peter Jackson's fi lm adaptations of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. Richly illustrated with behind-the-scenes phot[...]
How did the filmmakers manage to take the Dragon that has lived in millions of readers' imaginations and turn him into a totally unique and unforgettable living, breathing character?The answer can be found in Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon. Packed with stunning, exclusive new images, it reveals how he[...]
Ezekiel Farragut is a college professor, a drug-addict and a murderer. Locked in Falconer State Penitentiary, he struggles through tormenting visits from his wife, the burden of memory and guilt, and the brutal monotony of his surroundings to retain his humanity, eventually finding the possibility o[...]
Over the last two decades, cost management has been an area of dynamic change and development. This is evident in the extensive inventory of new, high-profile techniques that have emerged. With cost management now firmly established as a distinct sub-discipline within management accounting, The Rout[...]