"jag skulle vilja teckna som Miles Davies spelar trumpet. Aldrig en ton för mycket". Orden är Owe Gustafsons och de illustreras väl i denna bok om hans knappa och särpräglade konstnärskap. Som de flesta humorister är Gustafson en t. allvarlig betraktare. Mest känd kanske han är för illustr[...]

"If Catholic and Protestant ethicians were asked to name a single theologian who was qualified to write a comprehensive overview of the historical divergences of Catholic and Protestant positions on ethical questions, the bases for those divergences in fundamentally different philosophical and theol[...]

'To love him was not enough for me after the happiness I had felt in falling in love. I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.' Leo Tolstoy, known to the world for his famous novels, also created throughout h[...]

A fascinating exploration of America's food innovators, that gives us hopeful alternatives to the industrial food system described in works like Michael Pollan's bestselling "Omnivore's Dilemma Change Comes to Dinner "takes readers into the farms, markets, organizations, businesses and institutions [...]

The theories of quadratic forms and their applications appear in many parts of mathematics and the sciences. All students of mathematics have the opportunity to encounter such concepts and applications in their first course in linear algebra. This subject and its extensions to infinite dimen- sions [...]

Improve your efficiency -- and bring in big profits! Need help implementing or understanding Six Sigma? Want to take this powerful problem-solving methodology and apply it to your business? Six Sigma isn't just for Fortune 500 companies anymore; it's for every business, even yours, no matter how b[...]

Get the grade you want in algebra with Gustafson and Frisk's INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA! Written with you in mind, the authors provide clear, no-nonsense explanations that will help you learn difficult concepts with ease. Prepare for exams with numerous resources located online and throughout the text suc[...]

Develops a learning plan to help students succeed in intermediate algebra and transition to the next level in their coursework. This title presents a learning plan keyed to Learning Objectives and supported by a comprehensive range of exercise sets that reinforces the material that students have lea[...]

The Russian oil industry--which vies with Saudi Arabia as the world's largest producer and exporter of oil, providing nearly 12 percent of the global supply--is facing mounting problems that could send shock waves through the Russian economy and worldwide. Wheel of Fortune provides an authoritative [...]

"For the beginning to intermediate bonsai enthusiast, outlining in straightforward fashion the essentials of the care, creation, and display of these lovely miniature trees...this book should be the only one you need."--"Booklist.
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An illustrated collection of ten traditional fairy tales, including "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Puss in Boots," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Snow White," "Tom Thumb," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Frog Prince," "Rumpelstilkins," "Cinderella," and "ThreePigs."Fairy tales include "Goldilocks and the [...]

Beautifully illustrated, large-format gift book featuring eight of the world's favourite fairy tales and fables.[...]