Category: Non Fiction

A new look at the life, times, and music of Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk Chopin Fryderyk Chopin (1810–49), although the most beloved of piano composers, remains a contradictory figure, an artist of virtually universal appeal who preferred the company of only a few sympathetic friends and listeners. Chopin

Provides a broad view of the current state and history of scholarship on the art of the ancient Near East This ebook, A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art (PDF) covers the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, and the Levant, from Neolithic times to the end of the Achaemenid

Aguado and Burt’s Understanding Weather and Climate 7th edition (PDF) illustrates climatology and meteorology using everyday occurrences and inspired technology tutorials to engage college students in learning about atmospheric processes and patterns. The latest 7th Edition extends coverage of global climate change with new and unique sections covering oceans and

Take the fear out of writing Award-winning novelist Robert .L. Stine (R. L. Stine or Bob as he is more commonly known among friends) wrote funny stories and jokes for twenty years before he switched gears and became a horror-writing legend. Since then, the author of the Fear Street and Goosebumps

An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor, PDF, provides a concise and accessible overview of psychologists’ research on humor. Drawing on research from a range of psychological perspectives, from cognitive and biological to social and developmental, the ebook assesses factors that affect our comprehension, detection, liking, and use of humor.