The Book of a Hundred Hands (Bridgman George B.)(Paperback)

The Book of a Hundred Hands (Bridgman George B.)(Paperback)

'The Book of a Hundred Hands' by the noted painter and teacher George Bridgman is the indispensable guide to realistically drawing human hands. Bridgman studied under painter and sculptor Jean-Lon Grme at the cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, as well as under the famed painter Gustave Boulanger

The Book of a Hundred Hands (Bridgman George B.)(Paperback)

Mr. Bridgman states unequivocally in his introduction that before preparing this book he had not discovered a single volume devoted exclusively to the depicting of the hand. Apparently Mr. Bridgman has appreciated what few others have felt -- the human hand's great capacity for expression and the

Heads, Features and Faces (Bridgman George B.)(Paperback)

Certainly one of the most difficult, often neglected areas of art study is the correct rendering of heads, features, and faces. This volume, prepared by an expert in the field, is devoted exclusively to just that. With its clear, concise text, its almost 200 excellent illustrations, and its overall

Bridgman's Life Drawing (Bridgman George B.)(Paperback)

Life Drawing is not so much a unique system of drawing the human form as it is a new way of conceptualizing it. To draw the figure, the artist must 'have an idea of what the figure to be drawn is doing' -- he must 'sense the nature and condition of the action, or inaction.' In this book, Mr

Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life (Bridgman George B.)(Paperback)

Bridgman's classic, essential guide: 1,000+ drawings and 22 expert lessons on mastering the human figure from every angle Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life combines six well-known books by celebrated artist and lecturer George A. Bridgman, who taught figure and anatomy drawing at New

Across a Hundred Mountains (Grande Reyna)(Paperback)

Winner of the American Book Award, Across a Hundred Mountains is a 'timely and riveting' (People) novel about a young girl who leaves her small town in Mexico to find her father, who left his family to work in America--a story of migration, loss, and discovery. After a tragedy separates her from

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing (Dawkins Richard)(Paperback)

Boasting almost one hundred articles and book excerpts, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from 'The Discovery of Lucy' to 'The Terror and

Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve (Soros George)(Paperback)

George Soros Ends the Speculation 'The outcome [of this book] is a summing up of my life's work... As I finish the book, I feel I have

The Oxford Book of Prayer (Appleton George)(Paperback)

Now reset with a fresh contemporary look, here is an attractive reissue of the late Bishop George Appletons celebrated selection of over 1,100 prayers from many centuries and many traditions, including Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Iranian, Shinto, Classical Greek and Latin, Native

The New Book of Optical Illusions (Ruschemeyer Georg)(Paperback)

The New Book of Optical Illusions is a mind-bending collection of 150 of the most significant optical phenomena, loosely grouped into 33 chapters according to particular visual effect. An optical illusion has two elements. One is the perceived illusion, what you see. It may be merging lines,

The Interpretation of Dreams (Freud Sigmund)(Paperback)

One hundred years ago Sigmund Freud published The Interpretations of Dreams, a book that, like Darwin's The Origin of Species, revolutionized our understanding of human nature. Now this groundbreaking new translation--the first to be based on the original text published in November 1899--brings us

Exploring the Book of Kells (Simms George Otto)(Paperback)

A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells, one of the world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, with a newly-expanded colour plate section.Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. He

One Hundred Letters from Hugh Trevor-Roper (Davenport-Hines Richard)(Paperback)

The one hundred letters brought together for this book illustrate the range of Hugh Trevor-Roper's life and preoccupations: as an historian, a controversialist, a public intellectual, an adept in academic intrigues, a lover of literature, a traveller, a countryman. They depict a life of rich

A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars (Fishman Seth)(Paperback)

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book * Winner of the Mathical Book PrizePerfect for curious children, classrooms eager for STEM content, and readers who have devoured Ada Twist, Scientist and How Much Is a Million?Did you know that the earth is covered in three trillion trees? And that seven billion

Watts On Bridgman: Torso Front and Back (Watts Jeffrey R.)(Paperback)

For all artists looking to master the daunting task of artistic anatomy, this book will prove to be indispensable. From art students to digital or traditional illustrators to fine artists it is my hopes that this book will be a lifelong companion as you learn to decipher Bridgman's brilliant-but

Glastonbury - Isle of Avalon (Wingfield George)(Paperback / softback)

In this small guide book, local historian George Wingfield unravels some of the mysteries of this ancient English spiritual centre, telling its story from prehistory up to the present day. With rare old engravings and good walks around the town and its holy

21 Poems (Oppen George)(Paperback)

The Objectivist Press published George Oppen's first book Discrete Series, a collection of thirty-one short poems with a preface by Ezra Pound, in 1934. Four years earlier, the twenty-one-year-old poet had sent an unbound sheaf of typewritten poems with the title 21 Poems hand-written in pencil on

Mark Crilley's Ultimate Book of Drawing Hands (Crilley Mark)(Paperback)

Discover the simple secrets to drawing amazing hands, from popular YouTube instructor Mark Crilley. Simple step-by-step lessons are accompanied by plenty of full-colour

Touch Me There!: A Hands-On Guide to Your Orgasmic Hot Spots (Fulbright Yvonne K.)(Paperback)

This lively hands-on guide is the first book to focus exclusively on all of the body's titillating hot spots, offering lovers a new realm of sexual exploration and experience. Sexologist Yvonne K. Fulbright gives readers of all sexual orientations a guided tour of the male and female body's wild

Rest is Silence - The Making of Shakespeare's Book: A Novella (Domleo Martin George)(Paperback / softback)

The Theory of Partitions (Andrews George E.)(Paperback)

This book develops the theory of partitions. Simply put, the partitions of a number are the ways of writing that number as sums of positive integers. For example, the five partitions of 4 are 4, 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, and 1+1+1+1. Surprisingly, such a simple matter requires some deep mathematics for its

On The Genesis Of Species (Mivart St George Jackson)(Paperback)

The book, On The Genesis Of Species, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form

The George Adamski Story (Olsen Rene Erik)(Paperback)

This book is research into the photographic evidence of George Adamski and two major events with multiple witnesses. An in depth look at the evidence

One Hundred Years of Solitude (Marquez Gabriel Garcia)(Paperback / softback)

One of the most influential literary works of our time, One Hundred Years of Solitude remains a dazzling and original achievement by the masterful Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of