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"Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason." -- Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), possibly the greatest writer of short stories, examines the human condition of love in eleven tales of romance. Included in the collection is one of his best-known works-- "The Lady with the Dog," said to be a reflection of the author's romance with an actress, Olga Knipper, whom he would eventually marry. Chekhov demonstrates one of his primary artistic principles by focusing on character rather than plot to reveal the subtle profundities of love. Exposing his audience to a variety of viewpoints, the Russian author refrains from the moral precepts of love and dares his audience to commit emotional honesty. From the observing narrator of "Agafya" and the nonstop dialogue at a fabric store between a spurned shop clerk and a dressmaker ("Polinka") to the awakened memory of boyhood confusion over the power of physical attraction ("The Beauties"), Chekhov explores the psychology of human affection and its obstacles.

Courageous women stepped forward in solidarity in the nineteenth century, advocating for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights. These women, undaunted by opposing views, fueled the rise of female abolitionists. Although women did not have the right to vote, they knew how to petition, publish, sermonize, and lecture. Black and white women alike raised money and awareness, and wrote and spoke passionately against slavery. Ellen Craft, Sarah Mapps Douglass, Charlotte Forten, Sarah Louisa Forten, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Mary Prince, Mary Ann Shadd, Maria W. Stewart, and Sojourner Truth are just a few of the Black women who risked their lives to fight for freedom for all. Leading white abolitionists include Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, Lydia Maria Child, Angelina E. Grimké, Sarah M. Grimké, Elizabeth Heyrick, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This collection of essays, speeches, and poems by a bold group of women will educate and inspire all who are interested in this era of American history.

Explore a magical underwater world! Enjoy coloring 31 beautiful illustrations of mermaids and mermen from myths and legends across the globe. Add your own creative touches to the detailed drawings of these fabulous fantasy beings in stunning undersea settings amid coral reefs, flowers, sunken treasures, and other exquisite ocean imagery. The diverse array of images includes Denmark's "The Little Mermaid," Nigeria's Yemoja, Brazil's Iemanja, Ireland's Seal Maiden, and dozens more.

Based on fashions from steampunk literature, 31 original designs combine Victorian-era clothing with goggles, clocks, and other technological accessories. The intricacy and post-apocalyptic air of the illustrations offer creatively challenging, unique coloring experiences.

Happiness blooms in the garden! Find joy and inspiration as you color 31 stunning floral designs featuring uplifting garden-themed quotes. Words of wisdom and encouragement from John Lennon, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Claude Monet, Audrey Hepburn and many more are surrounded by beautiful flowers, birds and butterflies just waiting for you to bring them to life.

Experience the joy that coloring can provide! Bring some happiness to your day as you color the 31 designs in this delightful book. From a glowing sunset and a beckoning beach to cherished pastimes such as reading, cooking, and practicing yoga, you'll find images of life's simple pleasures on every page.

In this thought-provoking book on drawing, students are introduced to composition, form, anatomy, character, drapery, and more. Lessons are presented not as a how-to, but as a guide to the fundamental knowledge one needs to build an artistic future. Painter and illustrator Edward L. Chase encourages budding artists to rely on their own unique perspective on drawing, stating there can be "great joy and satisfaction in drawing if you can realize that your approach and efforts have in them something of your personal self." Accompanying these thoughts are many of the author's landscape, figure, and still life drawings as well as reproductions of significant drawings by other notable artists. Chase believed that appreciating the points of view and intentions of individual artists in their works can lead to understanding and artistic intelligence.

Celebrate the spirit of Christmas with 31 Celtic-inspired holiday designs. Angels, wreaths, sleighs, reindeer, Christmas trees, and other festive symbols are beautifully accented with knotwork, spirals, and other traditional Celtic flair.

The first collection of short stories by French novelist Maurice Leblanc--and the inspiration for countless retellings, interpretations, and adaptations in film, television, comic books, games, and more--Lupin depicts the elaborate capers of a suave thief and master of disguise as he steals from the rich and powerful. Originally published in 1907 as Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar, the collection contains nine stories depicting this classic character, including some of his best-known adventures. Charmingly written and full of wit, the book includes "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin," detailing a transatlantic steamship voyage with the legendary thief hiding among the passengers; "The Escape of Arsène Lupin," revealing his brilliant scheme to get out of prison before trial; and "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late," adding Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless detective to the mix. Additional stories include "The Mysterious Traveler," "The Queen's Necklace," "The Seven of Hearts," "Madame Imbert's Safe," "The Black Pearl," and "Arsène Lupin in Prison."

Easily accessible for beginners and with much to learn for advanced magicians, this instructional guide walks readers through fun party tricks using everyday objects: no complicated props required. Diamond Jim even teaches you some mind reading effects!

This bittersweet tale about a professor's desire to stay in his old study and cling to what used to be on the eve of moving into a new house sparks deep introspection in a story that explores a mid-life crisis and family life in a 1920s Midwestern college town.

Celebrate the power of love with 31 original images of hearts, flowers, lovebirds, butterflies, and other romantic symbols. It's the perfect book for Valentine's Day, weddings, engagements, and any time love is in the air.

Two dolls capture Elizabeth as a young woman and a more mature matriarch, while dozens of royal outfits feature her stunning coronation gown designed by Norman Hartnell. Plus, a doll and wardrobe for Prince Philip is also included.

An invaluable addition to the shelf of any chef with an interest in bread, this book includes over 500 recipes for baking powder biscuits, plain and sweet breads, buns, muffins, gingerbread, popovers, scones and much more.

In this revised edition, the book presents classical solution methods for plane geometry problems, but its distinguishing feature is the subsequent wealth of methods it uses to solve problems, many of which arose where existing techniques proved inadequate.

Color a mesmerizing galaxy of swirling stars and far-away planets in this unique book of 31 heavenly illustrations. Enjoy using the magic of color to make these tangled patterns your own. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display.

Essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers, and anyone with an interest in Rainer Maria Rilke, German poetry, or the creative impulse, these ten letters between Rilke and a young aspiring poet reveal elements from the inner workings of his own poetic identity.

Transport yourself to the American Southwest with 31 designs inspired by this unique and enchanting region. Beautiful patterns incorporate both natural and artistic symbols that feature desert plants and animals, decorative Native American art, and more.

Set in a future under a unified totalitarian state, in a society ruled by conformity and where humans are identified by their assigned number, spaceship engineer D-503 must face his beliefs about the One Party head-on in this page-turning adventure.

Rooted in the author's thirty years of classroom experience, this text strips quantum theory down to its most basic content by deriving its fundamental equations from the fewest possible physical principles. Development of Quantum Theory from Physical Principles presents the entire content of quantum theory and its formalism based on the uncertainty principle and the invariance principle. The treatment demonstrates that it is possible to establish the existence of specific pairs of conjugate observables and determine their properties. The text uses the two principles to derive the Klein-Gordon equation, and from there it develops and explains the Dirac equation and the spin-statistics theorem. For undergraduate and graduate educators and students in quantum theory courses as well as physicists working on quantum phenomena. Dover original publication. www.doverpublications.com