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"No artist, designer, or craftsman can be regarded as fully equipped without a knowledge of natural forms," asserts this instructive volume. "All forms of life offer rich material for design, whether realistic or conventional," it notes, adding that studies from life "of the human figure, the forms of all animals and birds, and of the inhabitants of the waters, and of plants, must precede mastery of the art of design."With this profusely illustrated guide, beginners can learn the fu...

Suicide has reached an alarming level in our society, especially among teenagers and young adults. Based on the author's more than thirty years experience as a clinical suicidologist, this ground-breaking work attempts to redefine our understanding of the true nature of suicide and seeks to help practitioners identify, understand, and treat individuals who seek to kill themselves.Definition of Suicide presents an original set of ten characteristics common in suicide. Detailed expla...

In a brilliantly twisted debut set among Boston’s elite, Edwin Hill introduces unforgettable sleuth Hester Thursby—and a missing persons case that uncovers a trail of vicious murder . . .Harvard librarian Hester Thursby knows that even in the digital age, people still need help finding things. Using her research skills, Hester runs a side business tracking down the lost. Usually, she’s hired to find long-ago prom dates or to reunite adopted children and bi...

First published in 1923, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the most widely read, highly recommended investment book ever. Generations of readers have found that it has more to teach them about markets and people than years of experience. Among the most compelling and enduring pieces ever written on trading, the new Illustrated Edition brings this story to life like never before."Although Reminiscences...was first published some seventy years ago, its take on...

The Song Celestial is Edwin Arnold's lyrical Victorian rendering of the Bhagavad-Gita, presenting the battlefield dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and Krishna, who reveals the duties of action, devotion, knowledge, and spiritual surrender. Cast in elevated English verse, the work transforms Sanskrit philosophical discourse into a meditative poem, shaped by nineteenth-century Orientalist scholarship yet animated by genuine reverence for Indian religious thought. Its literary context lies...

“Twists that’ll just take your breath away. A salty, stormy and seductive read.”—Mario Giordano, author of Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of EtnaFinisterre Island, off the coast of Maine, is beautiful and remote—the kind of place tourists love to visit. But not everyone is welcome. A dilapidated Victorian house has become home to a group of squatters and junkies, and strangers have a habit of bringing trouble. A young boy disappeare...

This history of early medieval Britain sheds light on the real King Arthur and settles longstanding historical misconceptions about the period.The Long War for Britannia examines some two centuries of 'lost' British history, while providing decisive proof that the early records of the time are far more reliable than many scholars believe. Historian Edwin Pace also demonstrates that King Arthur and Uther Pendragon are the very opposite of medieval fantasy—ev...

A dead woman arrives at the mortuary hungry.She would like two hot dogs. She notices that one of the men pushing her trolley hasn't tied his left shoelace properly. She remembers things at inconvenient times. None of this is useful to the people trying to work out how she died.They weigh her. Photograph her. Open her up. Test what they find. Call her mother.There is also a button.Nobody can explain the button.CAUSE OF DEATH: LIVING f...

Four friends: an Actor, a Fashion Designer, an Advice Columnist and a Publicist live on the fourth floor of the same Urban apartment building; located in New York City. Each of them are going through personal issues dealing with a failed marriage, being laid off and being blackmailed. But no matter what the issue is, they always unite to hang out, de-stress and/or dance the night away.But when a murder takes place, their friendships are tested in ways no one thought possible.

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." Though it may be divine, forgiveness is seldom easy. When we look out into the world, our first reaction is often anger and resentment toward those we believe are guilty. Even when given time to understand the facts better, it seems almost impossible to release all this anger and resentment. Wouldn't we be letting the guilty get away with something?We also feel our own guilt for the things we have done, whether we intended to or not. We resist...

**“Complex…a masterly mystery.”—Kirkus ReviewsFans of Ruth Ware and B.A. Paris won’t want to miss this complex psychological thriller from an acclaimed author about a powerful Boston family desperate to keep their darkest secrets from coming to light.**While attending a gala at Prescott University’s lavish new campus, Hester Thursby and fellow guest, Detective Angela White, are called to the home of the college’s owners, Tucker and Jennifer Matson. Jennifer claims th...

Using the classic TULIP acronym (Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints), this primer on the five points of Calvinism is perfect for students and laypeople alike. Using the Scriptures from which they are drawn, Edwin H. Palmer analyzes each point and explains them in accessible language. Helpful discussion questions follow each chapter, making this book ideal for classes or study groups. This important resource also in...