New Releases by Chris Wallace

Thirty timely projects will have crafters assembling clocks in no time at all! From whimsical to sophisticated, there''s a clock project for every decor: lodge/rustic; English cottage; shabby chic; sporty; classic; kids; contemporary; retro; masculine; folk art; funky; artsy; French country; country; and ethnic. Sixteen well known designers contributed projects, including Cheryl Ball, Barbara McGuire, Vivian Perrits, Lisa Sheppard, and Carolyn Stearns. Crafters of all skill levels will feel comfortable making these clocks when following these clear and detailed instructions on the basic techniques of clock making, preparing and finishing wood products, and painting. Projects use a variety of techniques: stitching, beading, painting, decoupage, stamping, stenciling, wood burning, leather crafting, and faux finishing, and a variety of materials: polymer clay, fabric, felt, beads, and wire.

In printmaking, the artform along with painting, photography and the making of artists'' books that has occupied Bruno Leti for the last half century, the matrix is the object that carries the image the artist has made with the intention of making an impression on a piece of paper when it is run through a press at high pressure.

An artists'' book exploring the surfaces of things and the figurative dividing line of the shadow. The book combines digital technologies with traditional techniques and materials.

A quest narrative, but a tale in which there can be no ''one'' hero. This long poem sails along the coast of ethics and find safe harbour in our hands, our mouths, and our memories.

Presents a detailed account of sixteen crises in American history, the responses of the men who were President at the time, and the influence that their decisions and actions had on the subsequent course of American history.

''Group selection'' is often cited as an explanation for the survival of altruism. The idea of group selection is a controversial one - much effort has been expended on its justification (and refutation). Relatively little effort has gone into formally testing whether or not it can actually provide a reasonable explanation for altruistic behaviour. This paper concentrates solely on whether or not a group structure enables the survival of altruism in an evolving population. If altruism is to flourish either groups need to be isolated from each other for multiple generations, or groups themselves need to be constructed in a positively assortative manner. In the former case the size of the group, the relative benefit to cost of altruism and the number of generations in isolation play a crucial role in determining the survival chances of altruism. In the latter case, when groups are short-lived phenomena, a precise condition is given on the assortative mechanism for the survival of altruism in the long run. The probability distribution of the dispersion-rematching process and the group size are of critical importance in this case.

WHIRLING is a new collection of poems by award-winning poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe, who is much-traveled and read and admired equally in America, Britain, and his home country Australia. His versatile use of language, including vivid Australian slang, is energetic and attractive, sometimes almost distracting his readers from a deeper seriousness and sadness.

An artists'' book of laser-printed reproductions of thirty-seven small acrylic sketches, selected from the artist''s "Clunes" landscape series made during 1995. Wallace-Crabbe''s short poem, a Christmas gift to the artist and his family, seems to question why some classical tropes (a centaur, shepherd, sage, young robed women, and children playing with golden apples) appear in a landscape. In his artist''s statement, Leti writes of "Drawing from nature as unreflected impressions: index cards for experience. Thoughts on the act of seeing and the act of registering. Like ''writing'' a visual message on the act of observing nature with eyes informed by the methodologies of the natural sciences."