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 The Archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron Age: A Globalising World c.1100-600 BCE by Tamar Hodos 2020 | ISBN: 0521148065, 0521199573 | English | 336 pages | EPUB | 11 MB The Mediterranean's Iron Age period was one of its most dynamic eras. Stimulated by the movement of individuals and groups on an unprecedented scale, the first half of the first millennium BCE witnesses the development of Mediterranean-wide practices, including related writing systems, common features of urbanism, and shared artistic styles and techniques, alongside the evolution of wide-scale trade. Together, these created an engaged, interlinked and interactive Mediterranean. We can recognise this as the Mediterranean's first truly globalising era. This volume introduces students and scholars to contemporary evidence and theories surrounding the Mediterranean from the eleventh century until the end of the seventh century BCE to enable an integrated understanding of the multicultural and socially complex nature of this incredibly vibrant period.
 The Age of Wood: Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization by Roland Ennos English | December 1st, 2020 | ISBN: 1982114738, 1982159308 | 336 pages | EPUB | 57.78 MB A groundbreaking examination of the role that wood and trees have played in our global ecosystem-including human evolution and the rise and fall of empires-in the bestselling tradition of Yuval Harari's Sapiens and Mark Kurlansky's Salt.  The Age of Enlightenment: A History From Beginning to End by Hourly History English | December 7, 2016 | ISBN: 1540742814 | 46 pages | PDF | 0.45 Mb Age of EnlightenmentFrom its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effect on public life in Europe, the Age of Enlightenment is the defining intellectual and cultural movement of the modern world. Using reason as its core value, the Enlightenment believed that progress and the betterment of the human condition was inevitable.
 Troels Myrup Kristensen, Lea Stirling, "The Afterlife of Greek and Roman Sculpture: Late Antique Responses and Practices" English | ISBN: 0472119699 | 2016 | EPUB | 432 pages | 12 MB For centuries, statuary décor was a main characteristic of any city, sanctuary, or villa in the Roman world. However, from the third century CE onward, the prevalence of statues across the Roman Empire declined dramatically. By the end of the sixth century, statues were no longer a defining characteristic of the imperial landscape. Further, changing religious practices cast pagan sculpture in a threatening light. Statuary production ceased, and extant statuary was either harvested for use in construction or abandoned in place.  Bruce Wilson, Richard Stott, Ben Sherwood, Simon Brown, "The 7 Secrets of Money: The Insider's Guide to Personal Investment Success " English | 2013 | ISBN: 1909116025 | 200 pages | EPUB | 0.973 MB The 7 Secrets of Money exposes the hidden truths around money that the financial establishment has for too long kept to itself. Written by four well-respected finance professionals, it gives you a clear path to build your investments and meet your life goals. The approach is simple: focus your energies on things you can control - such as saving, spending, costs, taxes and sound financial planning, only taking risks that you know will be rewarded. This places you, the investor, firmly in control of your financial future. The 7 Secrets of Money is the inside track for personal investment success.  That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader By Murray Forman, Mark Anthony Neal 2004 | 628 Pages | ISBN: 0415969190 | PDF | 4 MB That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of one of the most creative and contested elements of global popular culture since its advent in the late 1970s. Think of it as ''Hip-Hop 101.'' Assembled with great care by Mark Anthony Neal, hailed as ''one of the most brilliant cultural critics of his generation'' (Chicago Sun Times), and fellow hip-hop scholar Murray Forman, That's the Joint is the first to attempt to present the most important hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume. Presented thematically, the selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the ''hip-hop nation,'' debates of ''street authenticity,'' gender, revolutionary politics, aesthetics, technologies of production, hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more. The articles presented here display a diverse array of concerns, illuminating hip-hop in its broadest conception as both a musical and cultural practice. Among the more than forty texts collected in the volume, you will find critiques of groundbreaking recordings like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's ''The Message'' and Public Enemy's ''It Takes a Nation to Hold Us Back,'' some of the earliest commentary on B-Boys break dancing and DJs sampling, and serious responses to key moments and controversies from the 2 Live Crew obscenity trial to gangsta rap to the movement of hip-hop into commercial and academic spheres. That's the Joint is essential reading for fans and scholars alike, and rewarding for anyone who seeks to understand the profound impact of hip-hop as an intellectual, aesthetic, and cultural movement.  Arco, "Test-Prep Your IQ" English | 2003 | ISBN: 0768911877 | PDF | pages: 122 | 13.4 mb Helps to build general knowledge and reasoning skills, while also preparing readers for such standardized tests as the SAT and the ACT.  Test Your General Science Knowledge by Zishka Publishing English | October 19, 2019 | ISBN: 1941691676 | 235 pages | MOBI | 1.67 Mb Test the scope of your general science knowledge.How familiar are you with common terms like osmosis, sublimation, mitosis, pneumatic, precession, dendrite, inductance, and isostasy?How familiar are you with famous scientists like Ptolemy, Archimedes, Galileo, Dalton, Mendel, Hooke, Lavoisier, and Einstein?Can you think of examples of amphibians, elemental forms of carbon, dwarf planets, kinds of weathering, polar liquids, applications of Faraday's law, or types of digestive enzymes?Can you explain basic concepts like why the sky appears blue, how photosynthesis works, which blood transfusions are possible, or how to make a Punnett square?Are you good with numbers like the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit, the charge of an electron in Coulombs, the number of ribs in a typical adult human, the century when Leonardo da Vinci was born, or the half-life of carbon-14?Do you know what common abbreviations stand for, like NASA, EKG, XRT, HTML, VSEPR, or LHC?Are you familiar with basic laws and principles like Newton's laws of motion, Boyle's law, capillary action, plate tectonics, Kepler's laws, or Mendel's laws?Do you remember equations like the formula for molarity, percent error, Coulomb's law, the half-life of a radioactive decay, or the first law of thermodynamics?How familiar are you with units of measurement like the dyne, Btu, AU, amu, Joule, candela, or Weber?This book will test your science knowledge in a variety of ways, whether you wish to enjoy some science trivia, prepare for a science competition, see what you can learn by reading the answers and explanations, or simply see how much science you remember.  Tennessee Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun by Jackie Sheckler Finch English | ISBN: 1493044265 | 240 pages | EPUB | December 1, 2020 | 1.37 Mb ennessee Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience--if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Tennessee Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Tennessee that other guidebooks just don't offer.
 Wesley Imms, "Teacher Transition into Innovative Learning Environments: A Global Perspective" English | ISBN: 9811574960 | 2021 | 334 pages | EPUB, PDF | 47 MB + 11 MB This open access book focuses on how the design and use of innovative learning environments can evolve as teaching practices and education policies change. It addresses how these new environments are used, how teachers are adapting their practices, the challenges that these changes pose, and the effective evaluation of these changes. |
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