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Geometrical Drawing For Art Students

By I. H. Morris

FROM THE PREFACE: This little book has been prepared to meet the wants of those students who only require the Geometry necessary for the Art Student's course. The work necessary for the Second and Third Grade Art Certificates is fully covered, and the Student who has thoroughly mastered the contents of the book will tind himself well equipped either for examination or for taking up a more advanced course of the subject. The book contains over seven hundred figures arranged in a convenient form, and a very complete and exhaustive collection of exercises, and covers more ground than is absolutely necessary for the South Kensington Examination in Geometry. The chapter on Solid Geometry has been made unusually full, as the Author's experience is that one of the student's chief ditticulties is the want of sufficient variety of examples in this important branch of the subject.

London. Longmans Green and Co. 1918. 265p.

Boilermaker's Assistant

By John Courtney

Revised and Edited by D. Kinnear Clark. 5th. edition. Drawing, templating, and calculating boiler work and tank work. Rules for the evaporative power and the horse power of steam bollers, and the proportions of safety-valves; and useful tables of rivet joints, of circles, weights of metals, etc.

London. Crosby Lockwood And Son. 1898. 180p.

Housekeeping

By Marilynne Robinson

"Housekeeping" is a novel by Marilynne Robinson, first published in 1980. The novel tells the story of Ruth and her younger sister Lucille, who are left in the care of their eccentric aunt Sylvie, after their mother commits suicide and their grandmother dies. Sylvie is a wanderer who has never settled down, and her unconventional approach to life clashes with the small, conservative community of Fingerbone, Idaho, where the sisters grew up.

As the girls come of age, they struggle with their own sense of identity and belonging, and with the conflicting values and expectations of the people around them. Ruth is drawn to Sylvie's unconventional lifestyle, and becomes increasingly alienated from the town and its inhabitants, while Lucille yearns for a more stable and traditional life.

Throughout the novel, Robinson explores themes of family, loss, grief, and the search for meaning and belonging. She also delves into questions of gender, identity, and the complex relationships that exist between women. At its heart, "Housekeeping" is a deeply moving and introspective novel, which offers a nuanced and insightful exploration of the human experience.

Robinson's prose is spare and lyrical, and her characters are vividly drawn, with a sense of empathy and compassion that is both rare and profound. The novel is widely regarded as a modern classic, and has won numerous awards and accolades for its exceptional writing and storytelling.

NY. Picador. 1980. 219p.