English | 2021 | ISBN: 1602200181 | 358 pages | True EPUB | 31.31 MB
The art of bonsai is widely known in the West: from the Karate Kid to the American Bonsai Association and even local grocery stores, bonsai has become a common sight in the States. But bonsai, the Japanese art of creating miniature trees, actually originated in China, where it's called penjing. Penjing, meaning "tray scenery," is a traditional Chinese art of creating miniature potted landscapes including trees and other plants. Brought from China to Japan in ancient times before spreading to the West, bonsai/penjing is now popular throughout the world. In China, the art of creating miniature landscapes has evolved in several different ways. Literati Style Penjing: Chinese Bonsai Masterworks focuses on a special category of penjing associated with traditional Chinese culture, such as the painting of the literati, or elite scholar-bureaucrats, of imperial China. Like literati ink paintings, this style of penjing has a subtle elegance distinguished by a lone, lean trunk with sparse foliage exhibiting distinct lines and simplicity. The term "literati style penjing" has been widely accepted by the bonsai community and is becoming more common within the bonsai world. It is well suited to melding concepts from Chinese painting, poetry and Zen into a stunning bonsai work, making it of interest to a wide variety of gardening styles. Literati Style Penjing; Chinese Bonsai Masterworks explains the concept of penjing with a literati bent, exploring its rich history and aesthetics, as well as cultivation techniques, and care and maintenance. It includes 12 examples of literati style penjing creations, which incorporate a deep knowledge of the art form together with practical creativity and artistic beauty. Lovers of bonsai will find much to inspire and delight within these pages.

English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367677032 | 209 pages | pdf | 10.52 MB
Literary Interventions in the Campaign Biography considers campaign biographies written by major authors including Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Dean Howells, Lew Wallace, Jacob Riis, and Rose Wilder Lane. Whereas a number of cultural historians have previously considered campaign biographies to be marginal or isolated from the fictional output of these figures, this volume revisits the biographies in order to understand better how they inform, and are informed by, seismic shifts in the literary landscape. The book illuminates the intersection of American literature and politics while charting how the Presidency has developed in the public imagination. In so doing, it poses questions of increasing significance about how we understand the office as well as its occupants today.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032063459 | 621 pages | True PDF | 25.5 MB
A True Textbook for an Introductory Course, System Administration Course, or a Combination Course

English | 2021 | ISBN: 1800202393 | 528 pages | True PDF EPUB | 51.57 MB
Get to grips with the most common as well as complex Linux networking configurations, tools, and services to enhance your professional skills

English | 2020 | ISBN: 1260441709 | 689 pages | True PDF | 29.49 MB
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.

English | 2021 | ISBN: 1119664047 , 978-1119664048 | 384 pages | True EPUB | 12.54 MB
Discover the practical impacts of current methods of optimization with this approachable, one-stop resource

English | 2021 | ISBN: 1292354860 | 556 pages | True PDF | 6.69 MB
For sophomore-level orjunior/senior-level first courses in linear algebra; assumes calculus as aprerequisite.

English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367697386 | 262 pages | True EPUB | 1.9 MB
This book is intended for a first linear algebra course. The text includes all essential topics in a concise manner and can therefore be fully covered in a one term course. After this course, the student is fully equipped to specialize further in their direction(s) of choice (advanced pure linear algebra, numerical linear algebra, optimization, multivariate statistics, or one of the many other areas of linear algebra applications). Linear Algebra is an exciting area of mathematics that is gaining more and more importance as the world is becoming increasingly digital. It has the following very appealing features: It is a solid axiomatic based mathematical theory that is accessible to a large variety of students. It has a multitude of applications from many different fields, ranging from traditional science and engineering applications to more 'daily life' applications (internet searches, guessing consumer preferences, etc.). It easily allows for numerical experimentation through the use of a variety of readily available software (both commercial and open source). This book incorporates all these aspects throughout the whole text with the intended effect that each student can find their own niche in the field. Several suggestions of different software are made. While MATLAB is certainly still a favorite choice, open source programs such as Sage (especially among algebraists) and the Python libraries are increasingly popular. This text guides the student through different programs by providing specific commands.

English | 2021 | ISBN: 1801073163 | 273 pages | True PDF EPUB | 12.9 MB
Leverage the power of Galio and React Native to create beautifully designed, practical, and exciting mobile apps

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1260388301 | 2524 pages | True EPUB | 42.52 MB
Life: The Essentials of Human Development is designed to be a brief but thorough account of human development from conception to death, exposing students to culture and diversity, and immersing them in practical application.