Computer simulation has become an important means for obtaining knowledge about nature. The practice of scientific simulation and the frequent use of uncertain simulation results in public policy raise a wide range of philosophical questions. Most prominently highlighted is the field of anthropogeni[...]
Beginning Fedora Desktop: Fedora 20 Edition guide to using the Fedora 20 Desktop Linux release as your daily driver for multimedia, productivity, social networking, the GNOME 3 desktop, administrative tasks, and more. Author and Linux expert Richard Petersen delves into the operating system as a who[...]
This textbook on linear algebra includes the key topics of the subject that most advanced undergraduates need to learn before entering graduate school. All the usual topics, such as complex vector spaces, complex inner products, the Spectral theorem for normal operators, dual spaces, the minimal pol[...]
CALL OF CTHULHU ROLEPLAYING] "Shadows of Yog-Sothoth" is a modestly-sized campaign of seven scenarios. During the course of play the investigators penetrate the outer layers of a secret sinister occult organization led by the lords of the Silver Twilight. Beginning in Boston they investigate an orga[...]
LORE OF THINGS FROM BEYOND ? Gathered from every professionally-published Call of Cthulhu book and scenario, Malleus Monstrorum is the most comprehensive collection of gods and monsters ever assembled for Call of Cthulhu. Entries for the monsters have been tweaked, edited, updated, and corrected. A [...]
For some, dreams can become reality. "H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands" provides everything needed for "Call of Cthulhu" or "Cthulhu Dark Ages" investigators to travel down the seven hundred steps, through the Gates of Deeper Slumber, and into the realm of dreams. Includes a travelogue of the Dreamlands,[...]
Master quiltmakers demonstrate new construction methods, new composition styles, and new color combinations.[...]
A guide to piecing, looking at techniques for piecing curved seams, insets, multiple angles, Z seams, Y seams, puzzle seams, diagonals, intersecting seams and slipped seams. Each technique is explained step-by-step with problem solving tips and hints on fabric selection and working style.[...]
With a coil, braid, and twist, plus other ingeniously easy techniques, these magnificent silver bracelets, necklaces, and earrings take lovely shape. Each of the 99 projects, illustrated with color photos and diagrams, shows exactly why wire jewelry has become today's hot craft. All that's needed ar[...]
The second of a three-volume work that examines the life of one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War, Quantrill in Texas: The Forgotten Campaign"" documents a part of William C. Quantrill's life and career that has largely been ignored by historians. Indeed, Quantrill's most unrecogniz[...]
The answer to banishing clutter lies in smart interior design, not just housekeeping. By establishing a place for everything, readers will keep clutter from coming back, permanently. From maximising wardrobe space to installing specialty cabinets, from making use of the bathroom sink pedestal to cho[...]
Everyone wants to clear out the clutter and have a home--and life--that's well organized. Welcome "Good Housekeeping Clutter Rescue " In the same popular hidden spiral-bound format as "Good""Housekeeping Stain Rescue ," this handy guide is filled with hundreds of clever ideas to set your home straig[...]
"This very well documented narrative by Mr. Petersen is the best account of what led up to, and what occurred, at the Lawrence, Kansas, raid that I've ever encountered."-Duncan Hansen, author, A Reunion in Death"Petersen's well-documented accounting of the times . . . sheds an enlightened view of wh[...]
Drawing inspiration from historical treasures, Irene F. Petersen shows how to braid, twist and knit silver, copper and brass wire and jump rings into bracelets, necklaces and earrings. There's no soldering, no expensive equipment to buy and the easy-to-follow diagrams will have even beginners turnin[...]