For more than 60 years, George Tooker (1920-2011) created luminous and often enigmatic paintings, addressing issues from alienation and the dehumanizing aspects of contemporary society to personal meditations on the human condition. From the Cold War urban purgatories and bureaucratic paranoia of hi[...]
Long out of print, George Moore's classic novella returns just in time for the major motion picture starring Glenn Close as a woman disguised as a man in nineteenth-century Ireland.Set in a posh hotel in nineteenth-century Dublin, Albert Nobbs is the story of an unassuming waiter hiding a shocking s[...]
One of the great novels of London life and labour in the 1890s, Esther Waters is the story of a single mother struggling against prejudice and injustice. It vividly brings to life a world of horse racing, gambling, and public houses and was groundbreaking in its approach. This is the only available[...]
Charlotte Moore has three children: the two oldest, George and Sam, are autistic; the youngest Jake is not. In this extraordinary book, which combines personal memoir with the most recent known information on this most fascinating and elusive of conditions, she describes the circumstances of their b[...]
Organised in a knowledge-building format that progresses from the basics of whole number operations to percentages, linear measurements, ratios and the use of more complex formulas makes this book suitable for both beginning and advanced technicians.[...]
Following close on the heels of his celebrated debut "18 Seconds, " George Shuman returns with yet another remarkable thriller featuring investigative consultant Sherry Moore -- a blind woman with an uncanny ability to view the final living moments of any dead body she encounters.
A ruthless se[...]
Following close on the heels of his celebrated debut "18 Seconds, " George Shuman returns with yet another remarkable thriller featuring investigative consultant Sherry Moore -- a blind woman with an uncanny ability to view the final living moments of any dead body she encounters.
A ruthless se[...]
Two essays remembering Degas by the most acute observers of the avant-garde art of their time ""The one great French painter, perhaps one of the greatest artists the world has ever seen." --Walter Sickert on Degas, 1889" This volume brings together groundbreaking and intensely personal memoirs of De[...]
This design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience, is the fourth and final volume in the author's masterly account of development of Royal Navy's ships from the 1850s to the Falklands War. In this volume the author covers th[...]
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824) is one of the central writers of British Romanticism and his 'Byronic' hero - the charming, dashing, rebellious outsider - remains a literary archetype. But to what extent is this character a portrayal of the author himself? Byron was[...]
Individualism is one of most criticized and least understood ideas in social and political thought. Is individualism the ability to act independently amidst a web of social forces? A vital element of personal liberty and a shield against conformity? Does it lead to or away from unifying individuals [...]
With its focus on data analysis, statistical reasoning, and the way statisticians actually work, Introduction to the Practice of Statistics has helped to revolutionize the way statistics are taught in the classroom and brings the power of critical thinking and practical applications to your course. [...]
With a focus on data analysis, statistical reasoning, and the way statisticians actually work, IPS has helped to revolutionize the way statistics are taught and brings critical thinking and practical applications to your course. Revised for more learner- friendly progression, the 7th edition include[...]
With a focus on data analysis, statistical reasoning, and the way statisticians actually work, IPS has helped to revolutionize the way statistics are taught and brings critical thinking and practical applications to your course.Revised for more learner-friendly progression, the 7th edition includes [...]
(Guitar Educational). Providing the screaming solos and melodies for countless songs, the lead guitarist plays a crucial role in rock music. In How to Play Rock Lead Guitar, Brooke St. James guides you through the essential basics that every lead guitarist should know. Featuring full-length video le[...]