Books published by Dover Publications Inc.

Inspired by traditional Celtic myths, folklore, and legends, 31 striking illustrations combine distinctive, interlaced knotwork patterns with a wondrous array of stylized fantasy creatures: sea serpent, phoenix, dragon, unicorn, mermaid, sorceress, and others.

Original, rigorous, and lively approach covers vector fields, one-parameter groups of diffeomorphisms, the Morse-Palais lemma, and differentiable submanifolds. Suitable for upper-level baccalaureate and graduate students of analysis. 1986 edition.

Easily accessible for beginners and with much to learn for advanced magicians, this instructional guide walks readers through fun party tricks using everyday objects: no complicated props required. Diamond Jim even teaches you some mind reading effects!

This bittersweet tale about a professor's desire to stay in his old study and cling to what used to be on the eve of moving into a new house sparks deep introspection in a story that explores a mid-life crisis and family life in a 1920s Midwestern college town.

Readers seeking exotic locales and nonstop pulse-pounding thrills will love this collection of six classic adventure stories, including The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, To Build a Fire by Jack London, The Caballero's Way by O. Henry, and more.

Celebrate the power of love with 31 original images of hearts, flowers, lovebirds, butterflies, and other romantic symbols. It's the perfect book for Valentine's Day, weddings, engagements, and any time love is in the air.

Colorists feeling nostalgic for the scrunched socks, poof skirts and big hair of the 1980s will love these 31 retro illustrations of the wonderfully memorable fashions that defined the decade. Travel back in time with beautifully detailed outfits for work, play and formal events.

This text provides a classic treatment of issues associated with the moment problem that also involve linear algebra, probability theory, stochastic processes, quantum fields, signal processing, and more. 1965 edition.

This treasury of 63 Scandinavian designs will inspire anyone looking for challenging illustrations to color. Intriguing images are filled with carefully arranged birds, snowflakes, flowers, reindeer, abstracts, and more.

An invaluable addition to the shelf of any chef with an interest in bread, this book includes over 500 recipes for baking powder biscuits, plain and sweet breads, buns, muffins, gingerbread, popovers, scones and much more.

In this revised edition, the book presents classical solution methods for plane geometry problems, but its distinguishing feature is the subsequent wealth of methods it uses to solve problems, many of which arose where existing techniques proved inadequate.

Color a mesmerizing galaxy of swirling stars and far-away planets in this unique book of 31 heavenly illustrations. Enjoy using the magic of color to make these tangled patterns your own. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display.

This landmark text analyzes the impact of human action on nature by linking the environmental degradation of ancient Mediterranean civilization to the United States of the 1800s. As profoundly topical today as it was in 1864.

Essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers, and anyone with an interest in Rainer Maria Rilke, German poetry, or the creative impulse, these ten letters between Rilke and a young aspiring poet reveal elements from the inner workings of his own poetic identity.

Transport yourself to the American Southwest with 31 designs inspired by this unique and enchanting region. Beautiful patterns incorporate both natural and artistic symbols that feature desert plants and animals, decorative Native American art, and more.

Set in a future under a unified totalitarian state, in a society ruled by conformity and where humans are identified by their assigned number, spaceship engineer D-503 must face his beliefs about the One Party head-on in this page-turning adventure.