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There's nothing new about wanting to live a mindful, simple life, and these writings by an ancient Greek sage recommend embracing sources of lasting satisfaction, such as friendship and philosophical inquiry.

One of the few surviving divination manuals, this ancient Chinese text has provided inspiration to countless spiritual seekers and has profoundly influenced the worlds of business, psychoanalysis, literature, and art.

From elegant and sleek to cute and fluffy, 31 ready-to-color illustrations of cats depict the graceful felines amid flowers, gardens, and in other natural settings. Many images include decorative borders.

This volume contains selections from the noted designer's Art Monograms and Letters plus his complete Art Alphabets and Lettering, comprising hundreds of layouts and letter styles ranging from simple to ornate.

The tangram's challenge lies in arranging seven geometrical pieces - a square, rhomboid, and five triangles - into a variety of different shapes. These 700 absorbing puzzles include complete solutions.

Unintentionally hilarious Portuguese-English phrase book written by an author who spoke no English. In his Introduction to this literary curiosity, Mark Twain warmly praised it for its "miraculous stupidities."

Forty-six picturesque scenes celebrate the simple pleasures of country life: farms, roadside stands, pastures, mills, covered bridges, and more. Includes a simple color key.

This edition of the Hungarian composer's six-volume cycle of piano studies presents volumes one and two of the series, offering first- and second-year students more than 100 pieces of study material.

Forty-six illustrations range from common cats such as the Ragamuffin and American Shorthair to exotic breeds like the Russian Blue and Devon Rex. Lightly printed numbers correspond to a simple color key.

In the course of browsing an illustrated book of objects--umbrellas, watches, tools, clothes--artist Max Ernst was struck by the items' unusual juxtapositions. By manipulating the Victorian-era engravings into striking tableaux and adding brief captions, Ernst invented the collage novel and transformed banal advertising art into revealing dramas rooted in his dreams and secret desires. A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil was originally published in 1930 as Rêve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel. Its hallucinatory visions center on the nightmares of a girl who loses her virginity on the day of her first communion and resolves to become a nun. Ernst, a pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealistic art, blends humor and irony in his exploration of the nonrational but very real intersection of religious ecstasy and erotic desire. A century after its debut, this profoundly peculiar book retains its shock value as well as its imaginative power.www.doverpublications.com

Thirty-one heavenly illustrations offer colorists hours of creative relaxation. This treasury of calming and meditative mandala designs features beautifully detailed sun, moon, and star patterns that can be colored in a variety of ways.

A master calligrapher explains the basic strokes for almost all letters of the Copperplate alphabet. Additional features include a historical introduction, guide sheets, and instructions for individual letters and numbers.

Cute pictures to color make this book of Italian words and phrases memorable fun for kids. More than 60 pages offer helpful everyday terms, as well as numbers and colors. Includes English translations.

First published over a century ago, this practical guide shows how to add traditional fences, gates, and bridges to your house, farm, or garden. More than 300 illustrations accompany straightforward instructions.

Rendered in the multifaceted style of mosaic art, more than 30 detailed illustrations provide a wealth of imaginative possibilities. Full-page pictures include birds, squirrels, hippos, foxes, frogs, and other creatures.

Wondrous panorama of the animal kingdom, with detailed reproductions of over 600 rare engravings: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, insects, some plants--all identified. Royalty-free illustrations for designers and craftspeople. Excellent sourcebook for students of natural history.

155 traditional folk art decorations: fruit and floral centerpieces, borders, wreaths, children in peasant garb, much more. For needlework, crafts, artistic uses. Royalty-free.