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Monday, September 15, 2014

Simon Gunn, "History and Cultural Theory"

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Simon Gunn, "History and Cultural Theory"

English | ISBN: 0582784085 | 2006 | 256 pages | PDF | 1 MB

In recent times there has been recognition of the growing influence of cultural theory on historical writing. Foucault, Bourdieu, Butler and Spivak are just some of the thinkers whose ideas have been taken up and deployed by historians.
What are these ideas and where do they come from? How have cultural theorists thought about 'history'? And how have historians applied theoretical insights to enhance their own understanding of events in the past?
This book provides a wide-ranging and authoritative guide to the often vexed and controversial relationship between history and contemporary theory. It analyses the concepts that concern both theorists and historians, such as power, identity, modernity and postcolonialism, and offers a critical evaluation of them from an historical standpoint.
Written in an accessible manner, History and Cultural Theory gives historians and students an invaluable summary of the impact of cultural theory on historiography over the last twenty years, and indicates the likely directions of the subject in the future.

International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (Nonserial Publications) by World Health Organization

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International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (Nonserial Publications) by World Health Organization

English | 2014 | ISBN: 9241548495 | 250 pages | PDF | 3,4 MB

The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) has been used for nearly 25 years as the standard tool for coding diagnoses of neoplasms in tumor and cancer registrars and in pathology laboratories. ICD-O is a dual classification with coding systems for both topography and morphology.

Eunju Lee, "Gendered Processes: Korean Immigrant Small Business Ownership"

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Eunju Lee, "Gendered Processes: Korean Immigrant Small Business Ownership"

2005 | pages: 220 | ISBN: 1593321236 | PDF | 13 mb

Lee examines gendered processes of becoming small business owners among Korean immigrants in the New York City metropolitan area. Immigration necessitated Korean wives to work outside the home, but this economic transition did not change gender relations. Married couples run small businesses together, but husbands exercise rights as owners and wives are primarily viewed as sources of labor. The immigrants hold onto traditional gender values and patriarchal family relations. Paradoxically, immigrants' deep-seated gender norms have been catalysts for the dominance of women as nail salon owners. Korean immigrant men were unwilling to acquire on-the job training in what they considered as a feminine work.

A Professional's GuideTo Pyrotechnics: Understanding And Making Exploding Fireworks by John Donner

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A Professional's GuideTo Pyrotechnics: Understanding And Making Exploding Fireworks by John Donner

Paladin Press | May 1, 1997 | English | ISBN: 087364929X | 136 pages | PDF | 5 MB

This book offers a well-rounded selection of reliable, well-researched formulas for the most popular exploding fireworks, including M80s, cherry bombs, ash cans, chasers, globe torpedoes, Knallkorpers, aerial bombs, cracker balls, Flashcrackas and more. For academic study only.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

David Bohm, "On Dialogue"

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David Bohm, "On Dialogue"

English | ISBN: 0415336414 | 2004 | 144 pages | PDF | 0.4 MB

Never before has there been a greater need for deeper listening and more open communication to cope with the complex problems facing our organizations, businesses and societies. Renowned scientist David Bohm believed there was a better way for humanity to discover meaning and to achieve harmony. He identified creative dialogue, a sharing of assumptions and understanding, as a means by which the individual, and society as a whole, can learn more about themselves and others, and achieve a renewed sense of purpose.

Methods in Behavioral Research (11th Edition) by Paul C. Cozby

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Methods in Behavioral Research (11th Edition) by Paul C. Cozby

English | 2011 | ISBN: 0078035155 | 432 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Methods in Behavioral Research has achieved its market-leading position with its concise and strategic approach to methodological decision making. Combining helpful pedagogy and rich examples, Cozby's eleventh edition again incorporates learning objectives, illustrative graphics, and activities to increase student involvement. Highlights of the new edition include a broader introduction of different research techniques in Chapter 4, extensive revision of the "validity of measurements? section, and updated structural equations models.

Kinesiology For Dummies by Steve Glass, Brian Hatzel and Rick Albrecht

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Kinesiology For Dummies by Steve Glass, Brian Hatzel and Rick Albrecht

English | 2014 | ISBN: 1118549236 | 384 pages | PDF | 4,1 MB

Move at your own pace with this kinesiology course guide.
A required course for majors pursuing sports medicine, exercise science, nursing, or sports therapy degrees, kinesiology is central to a variety of fields. Kinesiology For Dummies tracks an introductory course in the science and imparts the basics of human body movement.

A People's History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass

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A People's History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass

HarperOne; First Edition | March 3, 2009 | English | ISBN: 0061448702 | 353 pages | PDF | 3 MB

"It would be difficult to imagine anyone reading this book without finding some new insight or inspiration, some new and unexpected testimony to the astonishing breadth of Christianity through the centuries." - Philip Jenkins, author of The Lost History of Christianity.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Stephen Anderson, James Morwood and Katharine Radice, "Key to Advanced Latin"

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Stephen Anderson, James Morwood and Katharine Radice, "Key to Advanced Latin"

English | ISBN: 1853997307 | 2013 | 64 pages | PDF | 0.3 MB


"Key to Advanced Latin" provides answers to the exercises that form a substantial part of our new Latin language textbook, "Advanced Latin: Materials for A2 and Pre-U", which is being published simultaneously (ISBN 9781853997297). These exercises consist of: 24 translation/comprehension exercises, based on passages taken predominantly from Livy, Caesar and Ovid. These match exactly the requirements of A2, but the passages work equally well as unseen for those working towards Pre-U. Six further passages are offered for unseen translation only, and finally there are 12 passages of continuous prose for translation into Latin.

Integral Psychology: Yoga, Growth, and Opening the Heart (S U N Y Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) by Brant Cortright

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Integral Psychology: Yoga, Growth, and Opening the Heart (S U N Y Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) by Brant Cortright

State Univ of New York Pr; 1 edition | April 12, 2007 | English | ISBN: 0791470717 | 232 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Integral Psychology connects Eastern and Western approaches to psychology and healing. Psychology in the East has focused on our inner being and spiritual foundation of the psyche. Psychology in the West has focused on our outer being and the wounding of the body-heart-mind and self. Each requires the other to complete it, and in bringing them together an integral view of psychology comes into view.

Foam Extrusion Principles and Practice

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Foam Extrusion Principles and Practice

English | 2000 | ISBN: 1566768799 | PDF | pages: 348 | 8,8 mb

Foam Extrusion: Principles and Practice combines the science of foam with the engineering of extrusion processes in one comprehensive volume, joining scientific principles and engineering practice. Starting with the fundamentals and then moving to phase separation, the text lays the scientific foundation in such a manner that the microscopic transition from a nucleus to a void (nucleation) and macroscopic movement from a void to an object (formation) are plausibly addressed.

A People at War: Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War by Carol Sheriff, Scott Reynolds Nelson

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A People at War: Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War by Carol Sheriff, Scott Reynolds Nelson

Oxford University Press | April 16, 2007 | English | ISBN: 0195146549 | 384 pages | PDF | 7 MB

Claiming more than 600,000 lives, the American Civil War had a devastating impact on countless numbers of common soldiers and civilians, even as it brought freedom to millions. This book shows how average Americans coped with despair as well as hope during this vast upheaval.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

The Truth about Cheating: Why Men Stray and What You Can Do to Prevent It by M. Gary Neuman

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The Truth about Cheating: Why Men Stray and What You Can Do to Prevent It by M. Gary Neuman

English | 2008 | ISBN: 0470114630 | 240 pages | PDF | 810 KB

The New York Times bestselling look at the real reasons for male marital infidelity and what might prevent it
Few events cause as much turmoil in a marriage as infidelity. It can shatter trust and breed insecurity and resentment from which some relationships never recover. People who think it won't happen to them are hit that much harder when it does. Why are men unfaithful? Can infidelity be prevented? What do men say they're getting from their mistresses that they're missing at home? Do a man's friends have anything to do with his willingness to cheat?

Helmut Werner, "Landmarks in Organo-Transition Metal Chemistry: A Personal View"

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Helmut Werner, "Landmarks in Organo-Transition Metal Chemistry: A Personal View"

2008 | pages: 361 | ISBN: 038709847X | PDF | 8,6 mb

Since the discovery of ferrocene and the sandwich-type complexes, the development of organometallic chemistry took its course like an avalanche and became one of the scientific success stories of the second half of the twentieth century. Based on this development, the traditional boundaries between inorganic and organic chemistry gradually disappeared and a rebirth of the nowadays highly important field of homogeneous catalysis occurred. It is fair to say that despite the fact that the key discovery, which sparked it all off, was made more than 50 years ago, organometallic chemistry remains a young and lively discipline.

Mistress Miranda, "Fifty Shades of Domination - My True Story"

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Mistress Miranda, "Fifty Shades of Domination - My True Story"

English | ISBN: 1782197486 | 2014 | 288 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 3 MB


With her adult websites attracting millions, London s foremost dominatrix has filming commitments worldwide and scores of men at her feet . . . literally. But Mistress Miranda s early years were hardly easy or glamorous.
Raised on a council estate, Miranda was barely nine when a shocking truth emerged. Her parents were actually her grandparents, while her real mother was her beloved big sister who chose to leave Miranda behind to marry and start a new family.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Personal Firewalls by Jerry Lee Ford Jr.

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Personal Firewalls by Jerry Lee Ford Jr.

Que Publishing; 1 edition | November 3, 2001 | English | ISBN: 0789726254 | 264 pages | PDF | 6 MB

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Personal Firewalls is designed to provide simplified, yet thorough firewall information on the most prevalent personal firewall software applications available for the non expert firewall consumer. In addition, it offers information and links to Web sites that will help you test your security after your personal firewall is installed.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Gustavo Camps-Valls, Jose Luis Rojo-Alvarez, Manel Martinez-Ramon, "Kernel Methods in Bioengineering, Signal and Image Processing"

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Gustavo Camps-Valls, Jose Luis Rojo-Alvarez, Manel Martinez-Ramon, "Kernel Methods in Bioengineering, Signal and Image Processing"

2007 | pages: 430 | ISBN: 1599040425 | PDF | 10,3 mb

In the last decade, a number of powerful kernel-based learning methods have been proposed in the machine learning community: support vector machines (SVMs), kernel fisher discriminant (KFD) analysis, kernel PCA/ICA, kernel mutual information, kernel k-means, and kernel ARMA. Successful applications of these algorithms have been reported in many fields, such as medicine, bioengineering, communications, audio and image processing, and computational biology and bioinformatics. Kernel Methods in Bioengineering, Signal and Image Processing covers real-world applications, such as computational biology, text categorization, time series prediction, interpolation, system identification, speech recognition, image de-noising, image coding, classification, and segmentation. Kernel Methods in Bioengineering, Signal and Image Processing encompasses the vast field of kernel methods from a multidisciplinary approach by presenting chapters dedicated to adaptation and use of kernel methods in the selected areas of bioengineering, signal processing and communications, and image processing.

Jeffrey Robinson, "Grace of Monaco"

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Jeffrey Robinson, "Grace of Monaco"

English | ISBN: 1602862583 | 2014 | 368 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 11 MB

The acclaimed biography by Jeffrey Robinson, previously published as Rainier and Grace, now revised and updated to coincide with the major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman as Princess Grace.It was one of the most famous romances of the 20th century Europe s most eligible bachelor, Prince Rainier of Monaco, and America s most beautiful movie star, the Academy Award-winning actress Grace Kelly, fell in love against the backdrop of the closest thing the modern world has to a magical kingdom, the French Riviera s Principality of Monaco.Told with affection and humor, and written with the unprecedented cooperation of Prince Rainier III and his children, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline, and Princess Stephanie, Grace of Monaco takes readers beneath the surface glitz and the glamour of Monte Carlo for a never-to-be-forgotten portrait of the House of Grimaldi.

Colin Dexter - Niente vacanze per l'ispettore Morse

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Colin Dexter - Niente vacanze per l'ispettore Morse

Italian | Sellerio Editore Palermo | 2012 | PDF/EPUB | Pages 178 | ISBN: 8838927529 | 4.33 Mb

Intorno alla chiesa di St Frideswide, dall'alto del suo campanile gotico, a Oxford North, si vede scorrere la vita di quel pezzo di provincia inglese. Il reverendo Lawson è tiepido nella fede come lo è in tutto, tranne che nella raccolta delle offerte; la piacente Brenda Josephs sfoga la sua inquietudine con l'organista Paul Morris distratto dall'erotismo delle sue giovani allieve; il marito di Brenda, Harry Josephs, sagrestano, non trova pace negli umilianti, per lui ex ufficiale, lavoretti che trova da disoccupato; uno strano barbone entra ed esce dalla canonica; qualche vecchia beghina sa qualcosa; una donna formosa attrae l'attenzione, forse volontariamente. 

A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror by Larry Schweikart

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A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror by Larry Schweikart

Sentinel HC; First Edition edition | December 29, 2004 | English | ISBN: 1595230017 | 944 pages | PDF | 5 MB
For at least thirty years, high school and college students have been taught to be embarrassed by American history. Required readings have become skewed toward a relentless focus on our country's darkest moments, from slavery to McCarthyism. As a result, many history books devote more space to Harriet Tubman than to Abraham Lincoln; more to My Lai than to the American Revolution; more to the internment of Japanese Americans than to the liberation of Europe in World War II.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Steve Antinoff, "Spiritual Atheism"

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Steve Antinoff, "Spiritual Atheism"

English | ISBN: 1582435642 | 2010 | 120 pages | PDF | 0.4 MB

In Spiritual Atheism, Steve Antinoff argues that the dilemma burning within the West has been given its most fundamental expression by Kirilov in Dostoyevsky's The Possessed: ''God is necessary, and so must exist...Yet I know that he doesn't exist, and can't exist...But don't you understand that a man with two such ideas cannot go on living?'' According to Antinoff, spiritual atheism begins with triple realisation: that the experience of the world leaves people dissatisfied, that this dissatisfaction is intolerable and that there is no God.

Joseph Lex, "Emergency Medicine Q&A: Pearls of Wisdom"

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Joseph Lex, "Emergency Medicine Q&A: Pearls of Wisdom"

2009 | pages: 359 | ISBN: 0071544690 | PDF | 4,3 mb

Emergency Medicine Q&A: Pearls of Wisdom contains more than 800 multiple-choice questions to prepare students for the written section of their certification exam. Ideal for those planning for certification, recertification, or the annual in-service exam, it focuses on core content required for the boards.
Formatted to mirror the style of questioning you'll experience on the boards, this newly designed and thoroughly updated guide complements other review material and works well in conjunction with core textbooks. In order to improve memory retention, the authors provide only the correct answer, along with a detailed explanation to help you evaluate your knowledge of the material. Among the disorders covered are abdominal, immunological, traumatic, psychobehavioral, cutaneous, thoracic, and cardiovascular.

Chemometrics in Food Chemistry, Volume 28 (Data Handling in Science and Technology)

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Chemometrics in Food Chemistry, Volume 28 (Data Handling in Science and Technology)

English | 2013 | ISBN: 0444595287 | 512 pages | PDF | 18,9 MB

The issues related to food science and authentication are of particular importance for researchers, consumers and regulatory entities. The need to guarantee quality foodstuff - where the word "quality" encompasses many different meanings, including e.g. nutritional value, safety of use, absence of alteration and adulterations, genuineness, typicalness, etc. - has led researchers to look for increasingly effective tools to investigate and deal with food chemistry problems.


As even the simplest food is a complex matrix, the way to investigate its chemistry cannot be other than multivariate. Therefore, chemometrics is a necessary and powerful tool for the field of food analysis and control.

A Nuclear Winter's Tale Science and Politics in the 1980s

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A Nuclear Winter's Tale: Science and Politics in the 1980s (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology) by Lawrence Badash

The MIT Press | July 10, 2009 | English | ISBN: 0262012723 | 424 pages | PDF | 2 MB

The nuclear winter phenomenon burst upon the public's consciousness in 1983. Added to the horror of a nuclear war's immediate effects was the fear that the smoke from fires ignited by the explosions would block the sun, creating an extended "winter" that might kill more people worldwide than the initial nuclear strikes. In A Nuclear Winter's Tale, Lawrence Badash maps the rise and fall of the science of nuclear winter, examining research activity, the popularization of the concept, and the Reagan-era politics that combined to influence policy and public opinion. Badash traces the several sciences (including studies of volcanic eruptions, ozone depletion, and dinosaur extinction) that merged to allow computer modeling of nuclear winter and its development as a scientific specialty.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Bjoern Felsager, "Geometry, Particles, and Fields"

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Bjoern Felsager, "Geometry, Particles, and Fields"

1983 | pages: 684 | ISBN: 0387982671 | PDF | 17,9 mb

Biscuit Bliss 101 Foolproof Recipes for Fresh and Fluffy Biscuits in Just Minutes

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Biscuit Bliss: 101 Foolproof Recipes for Fresh and Fluffy Biscuits in Just Minutes by James Villas

English | 2003 | ISBN: 155832223X , 1558322221 | 160 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
101 foolproof recipes for fresh and fluffy biscuits.

A Nonlinear Transfer Technique for Renorming

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Aníbal Moltó, José Orihuela, Stanimir Troyanski, Manuel Valdivia, "A Nonlinear Transfer Technique for Renorming"

2008 | pages: 153 | ISBN: 3540850309 | PDF | 3,1 mb



Abstract topological tools from generalized metric spaces are applied in this volume to the construction of locally uniformly rotund norms on Banach spaces. The book offers new techniques for renorming problems, all of them based on a network analysis for the topologies involved inside the problem.

1635 The Eastern Front (The Ring of Fire)

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1635: The Eastern Front (The Ring of Fire) by Eric Flint

Baen; Reprint edition | October 5, 2010 | English | ISBN: 1439133891 | 400 pages | EPUB | 538 KB

The New Novel in the New York Times Best-Selling Series. Eric Flint, the Reigning Master of Alternate History, Returns to the Series He Created in 1632 for the Most Exciting Entry Yet in the Ring of Fire Saga.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Leandro dos Santos Coelho, "Quantum Inspired Intelligent Systems"

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Leandro dos Santos Coelho, "Quantum Inspired Intelligent Systems"

2008 | pages: 168 | ISBN: 3540785310 | PDF | 3,7 mb

Research on applying principles of quantum computing to improve the engineering of intelligent systems has been launched since late 1990s. This emergent research field concentrates on studying on quantum computing that is characterized by certain principles of quantum mechanics such as standing waves, interference, quantum bits, coherence, superposition of states, and concept of interference, combined with computational intelligence or soft computing approaches, such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary computing, swarm intelligence and hybrid soft computing methods. This volume offers a wide spectrum of research work developed using soft computing combined with quantum computing systems.

Beyond Death Anxiety: Achieving Life-Affirming Death Awareness by Robert W. Firestone

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Beyond Death Anxiety: Achieving Life-Affirming Death Awareness by Robert W. Firestone

Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition | July 20, 2009 | English | ISBN: 0826105513 | 392 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Firestone and Catlett's groundbreaking volume assists mental health practitioners in helping their clients learn to accept and face their mortality. They describe the many defenses of death anxiety that keep individuals from achieving personal fulfillment, and also suggest methods to cope directly with fears of death; an approach that, ironically, can lead to more satisfaction, more freedom, and a greater appreciation for the gift of life.

A Mathematical Gift, 1 The Interplay Between Topology, Functions, Geometry, and Algebra

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Kenji Ueno, Koji Shiga, Shigeyuki Morita, "A Mathematical Gift, 1: The Interplay Between Topology, Functions, Geometry, and Algebra"

2003 | pages: 144 | ISBN: 0821832824 | PDF | 10,2 mb

This book will bring the beauty and fun of mathematics to the classroom. It offers serious mathematics in a lively, reader-friendly style. Included are exercises and many figures illustrating the main concepts.

101 Nights of Great Sex By Laura Corn

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101 Nights of Great Sex By Laura Corn

2013 | 426 Pages | ISBN: 0962962872 | EPUB + MOBI | 3 MB

101 Nights of Great Sex is the permission slip you've needed to strip off all your inhibitions and break your predictable bedroom routines; to finally claim the sex life that you really, really want.
Millions of readers can attest to the success of the original printed version of this book for revitalizing their love lives.
But now Laura Corn has totally upped her game and pulled out all the stops in the New 2013 edition.