An introduction to Japanese painting (including Sumi-e), both of which are distinctive and very beautiful styles of brush painting.

From author: “Whenever June and I are preparing to go on a painting trip, I am filled with a wonderful feeling of anticipation as check and recheck my painting equipment, making sure I have everything I need. Discovering new ways of packing important items, or remembering useful additions at the very last minute, only adds to my excitement, as does the thought of where we are going and what we are going to paint there”.

This classic of art instruction is the work of James Harding (1798 - 1863), who served as drawing master and sketching companion to the great Victorian art critic, John Ruskin. Generations of students have benefited from the teachings of this nineteenth-century master, who sought always to “produce as near a likeness to Nature, in every respect, as the instrument, or material employed, will admit of; not so much by bona fide imitation, as by reviving in the mind those ideas which are awakened by a contemplation of Nature.. . The renewal of those feelings constitutes the true purpose of Art.”

“We have learned from the great thinkers of ancient and modern times that our perceptions and all our standards of beauty are derived from the understanding of the human body. . . . Eliot Goldfinger’s massive and thorough study of this vital subject, describing the volumes and rhythms in precise and intimate detail, will help every reader to better understand the volumes and rhythms of this, our most precious possession”.

This latest edition of The Presidents: A Reference History, coming only six years after the Second, is a tribute to its ever-enlarging role as a standard resource for students and the general public alike. This revision features important additions; they include an early assessment of President George W. Bush’s administration, already marked by unprecedented challenges to national security, and, of course a full account of President Bill Clinton’s two terms. One new essay views the history of the presidency as a whole, and another provides an authoritative history of the White House.

Notable Sports Figures provides narrative biographical profiles of more than 600 individuals who have made significant contributions to their sport and to society. It covers sports figures from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries who represent a wide variety of sports and countries. Lesser-known sports such as cricket, equestrian, and snowboarding are featured alongside sports like baseball, basketball, and football. Notable Sports Figures includes not only athletes, but also coaches, team executives, and media figures such as sportscasters and writers.

Notable Sports Figures provides narrative biographical profiles of more than 600 individuals who have made significant contributions to their sport and to society. It covers sports figures from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries who represent a wide variety of sports and countries. Lesser-known sports such as cricket, equestrian, and snowboarding are featured alongside sports like baseball, basketball, and football. Notable Sports Figures includes not only athletes, but also coaches, team executives, and media figures such as sportscasters and writers.

Notable Sports Figures provides narrative biographical profiles of more than 600 individuals who have made significant contributions to their sport and to society. It covers sports figures from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries who represent a wide variety of sports and countries. Lesser-known sports such as cricket, equestrian, and snowboarding are featured alongside sports like baseball, basketball, and football. Notable Sports Figures includes not only athletes, but also coaches, team executives, and media figures such as sportscasters and writers.

Notable Sports Figures provides narrative biographical profiles of more than 600 individuals who have made significant contributions to their sport and to society. It covers sports figures from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries who represent a wide variety of sports and countries. Lesser-known sports such as cricket, equestrian, and snowboarding are featured alongside sports like baseball, basketball, and football. Notable Sports Figures includes not only athletes, but also coaches, team executives, and media figures such as sportscasters and writers.

Graphic Novelists contains biographical profiles of 75 notable people involved in the creation of graphic novels, a diverse and rapidly changing field. They represent the diversity of style, content, and intended audience of one of the most popular literary forms of the early twenty-first century.