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A beloved wife is unaccountably transformed into a fox in this modern folktale. Humor, fantasy, allegory, and realism combine in a portrait of a husband's devotion and a woman's struggle to maintain her humanity.

Step-by-step instructions explain and illustrate how to create elaborate, hypnotic mandalas. Make your own templates, follow suggestions for patterns, complete unfinished designs, colour samples, and use other tips to perfect your skills.

Mandalas provide the background for 31 fanciful designs. Populated by dragonflies, daisies, seashells, and other motifs from nature, the patterns are artfully arranged in circular designs that incorporate leaves, vines, and trees.

Chesterton's customary wit and engaging storytelling provide a brief but vivid profile. He focuses on the saint's life, rather than on theology, to illustrate Thomas's relevance to modern readers.

Filled with full-colour illustrations, this charming sampler of world folklore and literature includes "Belling the Cat," "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," "Uncle Mitya's Horse," plus stories and verse by Whitman, Blake, Sandburg, and others. Over 75 stories.

Dot-to-dots, crosswords, spot-the-differences and dozens of other activities introduce Mexican culture to kids ages 6 and up. Puzzles and activities offer fun-filled looks at the country's geography, language, food, arts, sports, and festivals.

Add up the money in a wallet full of yen and follow a maze through the sights of Kyoto. These and dozens of other activities offer a fun-filled introduction to Japanese culture.

Richly imaginative tale for readers of all ages recounts an eccentric uncle's rescue of a kidnapped child. Every page of the enchanting 1902 adventure features remarkable pen-and-ink drawings by W. Heath Robinson.

Edited and with an Introduction by anexpert on Golden Age illustrators, thisanthology is the first full-scale treatmentof Robinson's early output. Morethan 100 Art Nouveau-inspired illustrationsfeature images from fairy tales,children's literature, and the works ofShakespeare, Kipling, and Poe.

Widely praised for its clarity and thorough coverage, this comprehensive overview of mathematical logic is suitable for readers of many different backgrounds. Designed primarily for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, the treatment also contains much of interest to advanced students in computer science and philosophy. An introductory section prepares readers for successive chapters on propositional logic and first-order languages and logic. Subsequent chapters shift in emphasis from an approach to logic from a mathematical point of view to the interplay between mathematics and logic. Topics include the theorems of Gödel, Church, and Tarski on incompleteness, undecidability, and indefinability; a rigorous treatment of recursive functions and recursive relations; computability theory; and Hilbert's Tenth Problem. Numerous exercises appear throughout the text, and an appendix offers helpful background on number theory.Dover (2013) republication of the edition published by PWS Publishing Company, Boston, 1995.See every Dover book in print atwww.doverpublications.com

From harmless-looking ants and flies to sinister spiders and scorpions, this colouring book abounds in lethal insects and arachnids. Twenty-five realistic drawings depict a deadly host of mosquitoes, fire ants, ticks, and beetles.

More than a dozen tales translated into English for the first time include "The Fugitive" by Vladimir A. Gilyarovsky, "The Present" by Leonid Andreev, and stories by D. Mamin-Sibiryak, Alexander Grin, Vasily Grossman, and others.

Stories by Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante, Alberto Moravia, and Cesare Pavese; historical fiction by Leonardo Sciascia and Mario Rigoni Stern; and lesser-known tales by Luigi Pirandello and Carlo Emilio Gadda.

Newly revised edition of classic guide shows how to use traditional stitches in original ways. Learn to create highly decorative items rather than strictly functional ones. Includes color photos of finished projects.

Capped by a silver figure of Cerberus, the three-headed hound that guards the gates of Hell, an ancient glass vial contains ordinary-looking dust. Once inhaled, however, the dust exhibits extraordinary powers, transporting a trio of adventurers from the early twentieth century to the year 2118. The time-travelers emerge into Philadelphia's brutal totalitarian state, where the city hall is a temple, a statue of William Penn is worshipped as an idol, and the citizens are crushed under the religious tyranny of the Penn Service and its Superlatives. This 1919 classic was the first alternate-world fantasy. Loaded with action and humor, the imaginative extravaganza anticipates the work of Philip K. Dick. Author Francis Stevens--actually Gertrude Bennett, a pioneer of science fiction and fantasy--was praised by H. P. Lovecraft as ranking among the top grade of writers, and her dystopian political and social satire continues to captivate modern readers.Dover (2014) republication of the edition published by Polaris Press, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1952.See every Dover book in print atwww.doverpublications.com

The legendary princess is wide awake and ready to model a royal wardrobe of sparkling costumes! This dainty doll's 10-sticker wardrobe offers a mix-and-match variety of opulent outfits for winter and summer wear, including a fur-lined cloak and flower-bedecked gown. All the reusable stickers are enhanced with a dash of glitter.

The 18th-century theologian's most important contribution to Christian thought, this polemic contrasts the opposing Calvinist and Arminian views of free will and raises timeless questions about desire, choice, good, and evil.

Thirty illustrations feature dynamic combinations of interlocking floral designs, rendered in the distinctive style of Islamic art. colourists and crafters alike will be inspired by the hypnotic appeal of these original motifs.

This classic of spirituality recounts a peasant's attempts to follow St. Paul's advice to "pray without ceasing," offering profound theological and philosophical observations and a portrait of 19th-century Russian life.

Survey by a renowned musicologist explores the early history and construction of stringed instruments, work of the Italian masters, and bows of François Tourte. Provides contemporary glimpses of Paganini, Schumann, Berlioz.

Reprint of Charles Dana Gibson's iconic drawings features numerous comic situations involving his celebrated Gibson Girl, an idealized vision of young American womanhood at the turn of the 20th century.

In addition to the celebrated title poem, this volume contains a rich selection of Arnold's most famous verse: "The Scholar Gipsy," "Thyrsis," "The Forsaken Merman," "Memorial Verses," "Rugby Chapel," and many more.

Over 340 handsome and botanically accurate wood engravings: baobab tree, quaking grass, winged pea, and many other unusual plants. Each illustration includes the scientific name and brief description.