Friction and Wear of Materials Second Edition Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on friction, this classic book offers a lucid presentation of the theory of mechanical surface interactions as it applies to friction, wear, adhesion, and boundary lubrication. To aid engineers in design[...]

Distinguished art educator and publisher shows importance of classic perspective rules--and when to violate them. Picture plane, foreshortening and convergence, three-point perspective, other topics. Analysis of works by leading artists and illustrators. 349 illus.
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"An extremely ingenious book which abounds in problems that will keep the reader busy for" hours."--"Manchester Guardian
One of England's greatest inventors of mathematical puzzles, Henry Dudeney (1847-1930) had a talent for finding solutions to problems that seemed unsolvable. This book includes[...]

Set in a small town south of San Francisco during World War II, Words of My Roaring is a compelling picture of the confusions, the dislocations, and the brutality of war as they affect the home front. The novel recreates a neighborhood in San Bruno and connects it to San Francisco and the larger sta[...]

Offering essential environmental wisdom for the twenty-first century, this lively, compact book explains more than sixty basic ecological concepts in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format. From Air and Biodiversity to Restoration and Zoos, "Ecology: A Pocket Guide" forms a dynamic web of ideas that can be en[...]

Ernest Gellner (1925?1995) has been described as ?one of the last great central European polymath intellectuals?. His last book throws new light on two leading thinkers of their time. Wittgenstein, arguably the most influential and the most cited philosopher of the twentieth century, is famous for h[...]