As beautiful and rigorous as an Escher work itself, this book is the classic study of a great maverick who so memorably linked the world of image making with geometry and paradox. Escher's works, from the great master prints to numerous drawings, are brilliantly arranged to form a cinematic journey [...]

Presents a selection of Escher's art and shares his comments on his work, symmetry, infinity, and paradox.[...]

Over the last century the discharge of crude or partially treated sewage has probably been the most widespread, most documented and certainly the best understood form of pollution entering the aquatic environment. In the past two decades, however, there has been an increasing public aware- ness of t[...]

Through four editions, "Cummings Otolaryngology" has been the world's most trusted source for comprehensive guidance on all facets of head and neck surgery. This 5th Edition - edited by Paul W. Flint, Bruce H. Haughey, Valerie J. Lund, John K. Niparko, Mark A. Richardson, K. Thomas Robbins, and J. R[...]

ASAP access to more than 600 common and important disorders seen in children! This concise, alphabetically - organized reference provides synoptic information for 600 common or important diseases and syndromes seen in children, from birth through infancy and adolescence. Follows the "one disease per[...]

This field-defining work opens the study of world's fairs to women's and gender history, exploring the intersections of masculinity, femininity, exoticism, display, and performance at these influential events. Gendering the Fair focuses on the manipulation of gender ideology as a crucial factor in t[...]

Cited by more than 300 scholars, Statistical Reasoning in the Behavioral Sciences continues to provide streamlined resources and easy-to-understand information on statistics in the behavioral sciences and related fields, including psychology, education, human resources management, and sociology. The[...]

In 1802, at the age of 26, Joseph Mallord William Turner became the youngest ever member of the Royal Academy. A prolific painter and watercolourist, his paintings began by combining great historical themes with the inspired visions of nature, but his experimentation with capturing the effects of li[...]