Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, from simple hitches to "Marlingspike Seamanship." Mr. Ashley has included almost everything there is to know about them. Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can be easily found in the big index. He tells when they appeared, something about their history, and what they are good for. Above all, Mr. Ashley gives explicit directions on how to tie them. He describes each step simply and clearly in the text and has penned right alongside some 7000 drawings to make it still more graphic. This book and a piece of cord will open a new and challenging world of practical adventure to readers of all ages. There are many distinctive features to this informal encyclopedia. Outstanding are the delightful sketches and illustrations by the author that enliven every page. Mr. Ashley, a prominent marine artist, is at his best here. Sailors have been the greatest experimenters with rope, but since they have no monopoly on the art, the author describes knots used in over ninety other occupations. These range alphabetically from Archer to Yachtsman, and aesthetically from Florist to Hangman. The forty-one chapters include knots classed under such general types as "Hooks, Beckets, and Toggles," "The Noose," and "Tricks and Puzzles." Mr. Ashley has devoted eleven years to writing this book, and it is based on forty years of looking for, trying out, and thinking up new knots. His drawings abound in humor and the text is full of colorful anecdotes. THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS will make a unique and permanent addition to any library.

    It is a book for weavers ready to break away from published magazine patterns who want to create their own unique cloth. This book is a record of 345 threadings, tie-ups and treadlings for varieties of different weave structures. Originally published in 1944, it continues to be reprinted which is a testament of it's value to all weavers.

    This is the definitive study of the Egyptian tarot and is used as a key to all Western mystery disciplines. Color plates of eight cards.

    The aim of this commentary is to explain, with the help of an historico-philological method of interpretation, the simple meaning of the biblical text, and to arrive, as nearly as possible, at the sense that the words of the Torah were intended to have for the reader at the time they were written.

    (More than 115,000 in print)

    

    The famed novelist Francois Mauriac walks through the great events of Holy Thursday, showing how each -- the foot washing, the institution of the priesthood and the Eucharist, and more -- flows from the abiding love of the Savior. His reflections on each are vivid, spirit-filled, and able to move the stoniest heart to fervor.

    The treatment is physical, rather than mathematical, with experiment serving as the starting point for theory. 80 illustrations.

    

    Soon after its initial publication, the Harvard Dictionary of Music by Willi Apel was firmly established as a standard and essential resource for everyone concerned with music. The product of exceptional scholarship, it was praised as being comprehensive, concise, authoritative, scholarly, and enjoyable. Leopold Stokowski wrote, "I so often consult your dictionary of music, and with such never failing enlightenment, that I must offer you my thanks for your unique book, so profound and so broad in scope... The vast scholarship...is of immeasurable value to the whole world of music."For this second edition the dictionary has been thoroughly revised, updated, and substantially enlarged. Apel and eighty-eight other eminent music scholars have contributed new articles and revised old ones completely. The already comprehensive list of accurate definitions has grown measurably and it now even includes nothus, pyiba, and merengue.In the greatly expanded coverage of ethnomusicology, cumbia--an Afro-Panamanian dance form--and Vietnam are only two of the new entries. Additionally, all the general information about individual countries has been revised and the discussion of both theory and history has been amply increased. Developments of the last two decades are given special attention with particular emphasis on compositional techniques, including electronic music and serial music. Individual compositions, representative of every type from every era, are described. The bibliography following each article, a unique feature of the first edition, has been updated and expanded. There are fifty percent more illustrations than in the first edition, including explicit drawings of instruments, clear music examples, diagrams, charts and a full-page outline of the history of music.An extensive list of the most important music libraries and collections throughout the world with summaries of their significant musical holdings is a valuable part of the dictionary. The section on historical editions now lists fifty-three collections of music and briefly describes each volume within each collection.The Harvard Dictionary of Music, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged, is the result of imaginative, specialized, modern, and reliable music scholarship. Containing nearly 1,000 pages of precise and accessible information on all musical subjects, it offers over fifty percent more material than the first edition. It is essential not only to the scholar of music, the professional performer, and the practicing amateur, but to everyone who has ever anticipated the pleasure of a weekly musical broadcast, purchased a favorite recording, or truly enjoyed a concert.

    

    Here is a book that helps you master Italian quickly and easily. Written by two internationally famous teachers, it has built-in learning aids that have been tested and proved successfully for thousands of students.The Word and Picture Method-each new word phrase, or sentence is accompanied by a line drawing that immediately explains its meaning.Ready-Made Vocabulary-Right from the start, this book leads you into speaking conversational Italian. It utilizes everyday Italian words and phrases that look like-and sound like-their English equivalents.

    Prefatory NoteEnglish territorial claims & colonial beginningsBackgrounds of migration & settlementLaying foundations in agricultureThe rise of commerce & industryGrowth of social & intellectual autonomyPracticing the arts of self-government Two systems & ideologies in conflict Independence completed by revolutionConstitutional government for the United States Establishing the republican way of life The revolutionary generation in charge of the federal governmentExpansion to the Pacific The Industrial Revolution Rise of national democracyA broadening & deepening sense of civilizationParty strife over control of the federal governmentNational unity sealed in an armed contest Reconstruction & economic expansionCentralization of economyCentralization as involved in the political struggleThe breach with historic continentalism Widening knowledge & thought Revolts against plutocracy grow in political powerRealizations in social improvementGates of old opportunities closing World War & aftermathEconomic crash & the New Deal uprisingGlobal war & home frontAppendicesReading ListIndexMaps & Charts

    In his day Jefferson not only planned but also worked in the gardens at Monticello, aided by his family members, slaves, and European workers. His delight in gardening is also revealed in his correspondence with leading horticulturists worldwide, bringing to Virginia curiosities such as peppers from Mexico, figs from France, and bean varieties collected by the Lewis and Clark expedition. Jefferson family letters are filled with a "garden gossip" that belies a child-like enthusiasm for the strawberries, tulips, and sugar maples at home. Of course, the greatest evidence of Jefferson's horticultural passion thrives in the restored gardens at Monticello, admired the world over.Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book documents his varied approaches to gardening, whether as landscape architect, pleasure gardener, or horticultural scientist. In his Garden Book, the horticultural diary which he kept from 1766 until 1824, Jefferson noted such observations as how the gardens were sown, the extent of frost damage to his and other area gardens, and when vegetables came "to table."To these detailed but lapsing records, the late Edwin Morris Betts, professor of biology at the University of Virginia, added his own commentary, as well as selections from Jefferson's other writings--compelling letters, unpublished memoranda, sketches, and related entries from Jefferson's Farm, Account, Weather, and Memorandum Books. Completing this collection is a new introduction by Peter J. Hatch, Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello for more than two decades.

    This is part of a five volume pictorial history of the Second World War.

    Nygren maintains, with Luther, that Romans is "the clearest gospel of all" and that its message is profoundly central to our understanding of Christ's life and work. In his description of "righteousness" as well as in his application of chapter seven, he also follows the great commentators of the past. Yet, unlike their less gifted disciples, he insists that the Epistle is a unit and must be so treated. "It was of course not by accident that Paul did not stop with the eleventh verse of chapter five," he says. His interpretation does not bog down in the dreary deadness of an "orthodox" Scholasticism.

    

    

    B. Clark's Biblical Law—now back in print after over 60 years!Written in the style of a law reference guide, Biblical Law is a layman's compendium of the Bible's applications to all manners of contemporary society. Now with a new introduction by Gary DeMar, Clark's classic exposé finds itself in a prime position to educate a whole new generation of Christians.Political law, civil law, economics, and more: With topics ranging from war and taxation to contracts and loans, from marriage and hospitality to welfare and husbandry, Clark's expositions are as practical as they are scriptural.