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In the hopes of "preserving these delightful devices for future generations, " this collector of slide rules covers everything one could possibly want to know about this crude form of analog computer: from its invention in the 17th century to manufacturers- retailers, 1850-1998, and the Oughtred Society for collectors. Includes a glossary with biographies, patent data, component specs, dating and valuing, care, historical milestones, and illus...

The latest volume in the respected series, this issue as usual contains cutting-edge criticism on topics of interest to scholars of the period 1770-1832.

Turning dreams into inventions can be a challenge, but lots of kids do it every day. The Kids' Invention Book takes kids step-by-step through the creative process, from finding the inspiration to building a model. The book also includes information on applying for a patent, entering invention contests, and starting an inventors' club.

The "gentle weapon" of prayer opens the heart and soul and gives voice to our deepest yearnings, while bringing us closer to God. The startling wisdom of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov will help you talk with God and enable you to hear your own voice as well.

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Herménégilde Chiasson is one of Canada's most versatile artists -- a photographer and printmaker, a playwright, a filmmaker, and a painter, illustrator, and set designer. Above all, though, he is a poet. The French edition of Climats, published in 1996, was short-listed for a Governor General's Award. Chiasson's eighth book of poetry, it is the first to be translated into English. The poems in Climates are suffused with the desire to fully inh...

A snug country house, a snowy landscape in a place that could be Prince Edward Island, a small-town lawyer bumbling through an emotional crisis -- "Close to the Fire" is a winter's tale that warms the heart while gently chilling the blood. Many years ago, the lawyer (then a student) persuaded the woman who is now his wife to desert Orland, her older husband, and run away with him. Now Orland arrives on their doorstep to die. The lawyer recalls...

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First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

We find ourselves in manifold human constellations on this planet, in specific geographical locations, and with particular connections to the earth itself. In some ways we have come to experience this as one world rich in human diversity, in other ways the divisions on the globe seem to mock any notion of our being together on earth. How do the conditions in which we live together on earth make it possible for us to fulfill our individual and ...

Research into equine artificial insemination has recently expanded with increasing horse numbers, the developing leisure interest in horse riding and the realisation of the economic advantages of artificial insemination. This book provides a detailed reference book on the subject and covers its historical development, relevant equine physiology, current practices and future possibilities. It is extensively referenced to allow further reading i...

An account of the authors experiences during a three month diving trip on the coral reefs off Grand Turk Island in the Caribbean. The title was originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1992.

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