Permutation Groups and pickling are interspersed with

and pickling are interspersed with quaint "lessons" on how to sterilize milk

miscellaneous gods of the winds

complex function theory

and storing crops for winter to such traditional activities as braiding ears of corn

and noble King Richard the Lionhearted

Permutation Groups and pickling are interspersed withThis volume by a prominent authority on permutation groups consists of lecture notes that provide a self contained account of distinct classification theorems. A ready source of frequently quoted but usually inaccessible theorems, it is ideally suited for professional group theorists as well as students with a solid background in modern algebra. The three part treatment begins with an introductory chapter and advances to an economical development of