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String Figures and how to Make Them
Diagrams and text illustrate the steps involved in creating over one hundred string figures while providing information on their origin and cultural background
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History and the Texture of Modern Life
Almost a century ago Vassar professor Lucy Maynard Salmon (1853-1927) started down an intellectual path that made her one of the most innovative historians of all time. Her historical method relied on extensive use of the documents of everyday life. In class, for example, she surprised her students with laundry lists, grocery receipts, and newspapers, and asked them to interpret these "ephemera" as historical documents. What did the laundry receipts tell about those who used such services? About those who ran such establishments? About systems of domestic service? Business organization? In short, Salmon recentered history from narrative to methodology, from story to apparatus. By examining s...
Fun with String
Over 150 tricks, escapes, dissolving loops; 3- and 4-strand braiding; string figures from around the world. 140 illustrations.
Invitation to Italian Poetry
Highlights from 7 centuries include 34 works by 21 poets, from St. Francis of Assisi's "Cantico delle creature" to verses by Nobel laureate Salvatore Quasimodo. The works of the celebrated masters—Dante, Petrarch, Ariosto, Leopardi, and Montale — appear alongside those of lesser known poets. The original verses appear with English translations on the facing pages.
The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1969, contains columns published in the magazine from 1961-1963. This is the 1991 edition and it contains an afterword and extended bibliography added by Gardner at that time.
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Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World
Describes the lives and achievements of American Indians and discusses their contributions to the world.
