Books published by Dover Publications Inc.

Suitable for beginners as well as advanced artists, this guide provides in-depth studies of the shapes and visual construction of a variety of birds, from domestic fowl to birds on the wing.

This single-volume edition combines books by two of Britain's leading animal illustrators of the 20th century: Raymond Sheppard's Drawing at the Zoo and Charles Tunnicliffe's How to Draw Farm Animals.

Imaginative collection of 31 illustrations features schools of exotic fish, a sunken ship and treasure chest, a seashell castle, and such underwater dwellers as jellyfish, an octopus, angelfish, whales, more.

A lovely collection of poetry. -- Book ScroungerThe foreword is amazing. A lovely little anthology with some beautiful poetry by some very talented women. -- From the Inside

These 100 word search puzzles feature an international array of 50 countries and 50 cities, and includes the names of capitals, rivers, famous residents, landmarks, natural resources, more. Includes solutions.

The famed naturalist hiked through the rural American South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, chronicling the Spanish moss, palmettos, magnolias, and other botanical wonders he encountered along the way.

Suitable for artists at all levels, these simple, amply illustrated instructions explain not just how to duplicate examples but also how to take the next steps to creating unique designs.

Each of these 30 complex dot-to-dot puzzles reveals eye-opening pictures of common and exotic flowers. Colorists can double their fun by coloring the finished puzzles, which include lilies, jasmine, snapdragons, more.

Parnassus on Wheels traces a middle-aged woman's winsome adventures as a traveling bookseller. Its sequel, The Haunted Bookshop, unfolds in a Brooklyn store that attracts a nefarious plot as well as a budding romance.

It is universally acknowledged that Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was as much a master of the short story as he was of the full-length novel. This original collection features some of his most hard-to-find tales including the posthumously published "Alyosha the Pot," the two-part novella "The Forged Coupon," and "After the Dance," aka "After the Ball."

"Good taste can be developed in anyone, just as surely as good manners are possible to anyone. And good taste is as necessary as good manners," declared Elsie de Wolfe, the "first lady" of American interior design. Although de Wolfe decorated the homes of wealthy, socially prominent clients, she always maintained that her vision of elegant but comfortable living is attainable to all. This timeless 1913 book, written in a friendly, conversational tone, explains how to design, furnish, and decorate a house in order to make it a beautiful, useful, and livable home.De Wolfe pioneered the concept of the home as a representation of the owner's identity, and this book defines her decorating methods, philosophy, and approach to creating spaces for gracious entertaining. Part step-by-step manual and part aesthetic treatise, this volume advocates for simpler yet more refined decor. In contrast to the Victorian penchant for dark furniture, bric-a-brac, and heavy draperies, de Wolfe advised her readers to let in natural light, to replace gaudy colors with beige and ivory, and to abandon clutter. Her practical suggestions, illustrated by period photographs, illuminate the attitudes of a century ago while retaining their resonance for modern-day interior designers. www.doverpublications.com

This concise classic by Paul R. Halmos, a well-known master of mathematical exposition, has served as a basic introduction to aspects of ergodic theory since its first publication in 1956. "The book is written in the pleasant, relaxed, and clear style usually associated with the author," noted the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, adding, "The material is organized very well and painlessly presented."Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics, the treatment covers recurrence, mean and pointwise convergence, ergodic theorem, measure algebras, and automorphisms of compact groups. Additional topics include weak topology and approximation, uniform topology and approximation, invariant measures, unsolved problems, and other subjects.Dover (2017) republication of the edition originally published by the Chelsea Publishing Company, New York, 1956.www.doverpublications.com

The landlady of a Pittsburgh boarding house loses a resident during the chaos following a flood. When a headless body turns up, she's determined to bring the killer to justice.

Suitable for folders of intermediate to advanced skills, the book presents step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs for more than two dozen breeds ranging from the familiar to the more exotic.

Anyone looking for new, easy ways to jazz up lunch will appreciate this casual cookbook. Dating from the early 1900s, the vintage collection offers 400 recipes based on common, easily obtained fixings.

Author of How to Win Friends and Influence People offers practical advice on successful speech-making in personal and professional situations. Carnegie explains how to overcome self-consciousness and speak in an easy-to-understand, high-impact manner.

How are you feeling? Tell the world with emoji tattoos! Eight vivid little cartoon faces offer smiles, smirks, scowls, and other expressions. The temporary tattoos are easy to apply and remove.

This lineup of 27 spot-the-difference puzzles features some of the world's most popular sports, including tennis, basketball, baseball, bowling, hockey, football, skiing, and other activities. Brief captions offer fun facts. Includes perforated pages and solutions.

The actor and gourmet offers scores of easy-to-make recipes from around the world. This handsome hardcover edition includes culinary-related journal entries from Price's international travels plus his daughter's reminiscences of his home cooking.

One of the most widely used texts in its field, this volume introduces the differential geometry of curves and surfaces in both local and global aspects. The presentation departs from the traditional approach with its more extensive use of elementary linear algebra and its emphasis on basic geometrical facts rather than machinery or random details. Many examples and exercises enhance the clear, well-written exposition, along with hints and answers to some of the problems.The treatment begins with a chapter on curves, followed by explorations of regular surfaces, the geometry of the Gauss map, the intrinsic geometry of surfaces, and global differential geometry. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, this text's prerequisites include an undergraduate course in linear algebra and some familiarity with the calculus of several variables. For this second edition, the author has corrected, revised, and updated the entire volume.Dover revised and updated republication of the edition originally published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1976.www.doverpublications.com

Inexpensive but substantial anthology begins with Thoreau's 19th-century essay and concludes in the present day. Contributors include Tolstoy, Bertrand Russell, Gandhi, Emma Goldman, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dalai Lama, Andrei Sakharov, others.

This beautifully designed treasury gathers Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved tales in a gilt-stamped, hardcover edition, enhanced with full-color and black-and-white images by Golden Age master Harry Clarke.

In a 19th-century Vermont hamlet, a little blue kitten falls under the spell of the song of the river and ventures off to share the song with the world. Newbery Honor winner.