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 Making Furniture: Projects & Plans by Mark Ripley English | 2008 | ISBN: 1861085605 | 192 pages | PDF | 52 MB In this compilation of projects and plans from Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine, veteran craftsman Mark Ripley puts 20 years' worth of practical tips, refreshing ideas, and innovative approaches on the page. The 24 fully-diagrammed and illustrated designs here offer something to furniture-makers of all abilities, from a simple dining-room table to the more complex breakfront bookcase. And these projects don't require a lavishly-equipped shop: each design requires little more than a bench, a small bandsaw, two or three portable power tools, and a basic kit of hand tools. Before diving into building plans, Ripley helps readers understand the basics of properly choosing materials and harmonizing the elements of furniture design.  Making Copies in European Art 1400-1600: Shifting Tastes, Modes of Transmission, and Changing Contexts (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History) by Maddalena Bellavitis 2018 | ISBN: 9004360891 | English | 544 pages | PDF | 33 MB Making Copies in European Art 1400-1600 comprises sixteen essays that explore the form and function, manner and meaning of copies after Renaissance works of art. The authors construe copying as a method of exchange based in the theory and practice of imitation, and they investigate the artistic techniques that enabled and facilitated the production of copies. They also ask what patrons and collectors wanted from a copy, which characteristics of an artwork were considered copyable, and where and how copies were stored, studied, displayed, and circulated. Making Copies in European Art, in addition to studying many unfamiliar pictures, incorporates previously unpublished documentary materials.  Living With Cancer: A Practical Guide By Dave Visel, Michael Fisch M.D. 2006 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 081353819X | PDF | 2 MB This book represents something that I have long wished I could give not only to my patients and their families, but also to my own family, friends, and neighbors. It . . . provides a solid foundation upon which one can build an understanding of what might be needed to deal with cancer.вЂ"from the Foreword ''Every 22 seconds, 24/7, another American is found to have one of cancer’s more life-threatening forms. Ideally, each of those diagnoses should be accompanied by the distribution of a copy of Dave Visel’s Living with Cancer.''вЂ"Daniel J. Lieber, M.D., oncology and hematology, the Angeles Clinic and Research Center, and USC School of Medicine. ''The possibility that this book could be available for oncologists and radiologists to hand to patients at the time of diagnosis is very appealing. We could help save an enormous amount of pain and financial loss.''вЂ"Kenneth C. Anderson, M.D., Kraft Family Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Center ''Living with Cancer presents a road map that has been needed for years and should be required reading for those that seek an active role in their treatment for this dreaded disease.''вЂ" David C. Pulsifer, retired president, BD Healthcare Consulting (added October 26 вЂ" after catalog went to press) You’ve got cancer. Now what? It is one among the myriad of daunting questions that the more than 1.3 million Americans who are diagnosed with invasive cancer each year find themselves asking. There is, of course, no simple answer. Cancer does not come with a set of instructions and most people have no real idea of what lies ahead. There are, however, certain things that all individuals affected by the disease can do to help navigate their way though this life-altering ordeal. As treatment options continue to improve, cancer has ceased to be the definitive death-sentence that it once was. While it remains an extremely serious and potentially fatal disease, today more and more people are surviving their diagnosisвЂ"at last count, 10 million in the United States alone. With these staggering numbers, it has become all the more critical that patients and their loved ones learn not how to prepare for death, but rather how to live with the reality of cancer. In this essential, candidly-written guide, Dave Visel draws on expertise hard-won during his wife’s battle with lymphoma. He provides an overview of the varieties of cancer as well as patients’ perspectives on all the basic types of treatments available, from surgery and radiation to chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. Chapters dispel common myths and fears associated with these treatments as well as provide tips on nutrition and physical fitness. Living with Cancer, however, is not a medical text. Recognizing that the disease not only changes us physically, but has tentacles that affect nearly every aspect of our lives, Visel moves beyond the hospital to provide information and strategies to help with the emotional, practical, and financial effects of a diagnosis. Cancer patients and their partners and family will find the tools they need to make sensible, well-informed decisions on questions ranging from the right time to tell coworkers to whether to travel for treatment. Because medical bankruptcies affect nearly 2 million American each year, Visel devotes several chapters to financial issues, including needs forecasting, creating budgets, applying for grants or aid, and negotiating with insurance companies. Relationship issues, such as how to deal with a difficult parent or whether to reconcile with an estranged spouse, are also addressed. Breaking down the confusing variety of information and advice that cancer patients face from seemingly every direction, Living with Cancer provides an organized and comprehensive overview of the most useful corporate, government, and non-profit resources available. Anyone looking for help in understanding the full range of personal, professional, and legal issues associated with cancer will welcome this book. As inspiring as it is informative, it is a survival guide in the truest sense.
 Karin Peters, "Living Together in Multi-Ethnic Neighbourhoods: The Meaning of Public Spaces for Issues of Social Integration" English | 2011 | pages: 253 | ISBN: 9086861903 | PDF | 4,4 mb In Western societies, such as the Netherlands, people with different ethnic backgrounds live together in urban areas. This book examines daily life in multi-ethnic neighbourhoods and the meaning of public spaces for social integration. Through observations and interviews in two Dutch cities (Nijmegen and Utrecht) insight is gained into the use and perception of public spaces. Positive experiences in public spaces contribute to feeling at home in a multi-ethnic neighbourhood. Not only intense and lasting contacts, but also fleeting interactions contribute to feeling at home.Experience with diversity contributes to a realistic view of multiculturalism, a view that is based on everyday experiences, with all its positive and negative implications. This, however, does not mean that residents do not use stereotypes or categorizations. However, there is a major difference between the public discourse - which focuses on differences and problems - and everyday encounters, which are perceived as a way to experience and enjoy diversity.Recommendations are that politicians should look at the everyday realities in multi-ethnic neighbourhoods when discussing issues related to multi-ethnic societies. Repeatedly stressing the dichotomy between native and non-native Dutch citizens and focusing on problems, has a negative effect on the everyday lives of people because it produces and reproduces stereotyped images. Integration is not only about non-native Dutch residents adapting themselves to Dutch society: it is also about the extent to which people from various backgrounds live together and feel at home in their neighbourhood.
 Lives of the Prophets: The Illustrations to Hafiz-I Abru's "assembly of Chronicles" (Studies in Persian Cultural History) by Mohamad Reza Ghiasian 2018 | ISBN: 9004377212 | English | 360 pages | PDF | 14 MB In Lives of the Prophets: The Illustrations to Hafiz-i Abru's "Assembly of Chronicles" Mohamad Reza Ghiasian analyses two extant copies of the Majmaʿ al-tawarikh produced for the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (r. 1405-1447). The first manuscript is kept in Topkapı Palace and the second is widely dispersed. Codicological analysis of these manuscripts not only allows a better understanding of Hafiz-i Abru's contributions to rewriting earlier history, but has served to identify the existence of a previously unrecognised copy of the Jamiʿ al-tawarikh produced at Rashid al-Din's scriptorium. Through a meticulous close reading of both text and image, Mohamad Reza Ghiasian convincingly proves that numerous paintings of the dispersed manuscript were painted over the text before its dispersal in the early twentieth century.
 Thomas L Jentz, "Leichter Panzerspaehwagen (Sd.Kfz.221, 222, & 223) and Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.260 and 161) (Panzer Tracts, Vol. 13-1)" English | 2011 | ASIN: B004WWSS06 | 76 pages | Scanned PDF | 116.2 MB Now for the first time, the defining features of each sub-variant (there were three different series of Sd.Kfz.221, four series of Sd.Kfz.223, five series of Sd.Kfz.222, two series of Sd.Kfz.260 and two series of Sd.Kfz.261) have been correctly identified and significant modifications were introduced. All of this has been made possible by 40 years of research in private and public archives and chassis number analysis. Hundreds of hours were spent precisely measuring surviving le.Pz.Sp.Wg. and kl.Pz.Fu.Wg. components to create new five-view 1/35 scale drawings. In accordance with the authors' high standards, the text and data are based solely on primary sources.  Legenda Christiani and Modern Historiography (East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450) by David Kalhous 2015 | ISBN: 9004284907 | English | 160 pages | PDF | 3 MB Legenda Christiani and Modern Historiography focuses on the long history of the discussion over the authenticity of Legenda Christiani, a crucial text for the medieval history of the Czech lands. First, this study shows the birth and development of a critical historiography in the era of nationalism (19th-20th C.). Second, it explains the different textual strategies used by historiography in the modern era. Third, comparison with similar discussions about the consistency in or the age of medieval texts is offered. This book will be of interest for medievalists and for those studying the historiography of the Middle Ages.
 Learning Law and Travelling Europe: Study Journeys and the Developing Swedish Legal Profession, c. 1630-1800 by Marianne Vasara-Aaltonen 2020 | ISBN: 9004431659 | English | 444 pages | PDF | 4 MB In Learning Law and Travelling Europe, Marianne Vasara-Aaltonen offers an account of the study journeys of Swedish lawyers in the early modern period, and their connection to the state-building process and the development of the Swedish legal profession.
 Last Christmas: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Arranged for Piano/Voice/Guitar by George Michael, Wham! 2020 | ISBN: 1540082717 | English | 104 pages | EPUB | 36 MB (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). This songbook features 14 George Michael and Wham! tracks that made up the soundtrack to the 2019 hit romantic comedy movie. Each song is arranged for piano and voice with guitar chords and lyrics. Songs include: Everything She Wants * Faith * Fantasy * Fastlove * Freedom '90 * Heal the Pain * Last Christmas * Move On * One More Try * Praying for Time * This Is How (We Want You to Get High) * Too Funky * Waiting for That Day * Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.  Italian Clitics: An Empirical Study By Russi, Cinzia 2008 | 316 Pages | ISBN: 3110198681 | PDF | 3 MB After reviewing, from a grammaticalization perspective, the main stages in the evolution of Italian object clitic pronouns, the book discusses the distinctive morphosyntactic, semantic, and pragmatic features of Italian clitics. In particular, the book offers an original study of the most common examples of so-called verbi procomplementari, verbs which are characterized by the incorporation of clitics that no longer function as pronouns, and which are widely used in present-day Italian. Their emergence involves both grammaticalization of the clitic pronoun into an obligatory element, and lexicalization of the verb+clitic sequence. This study is essentially descriptive and maximally data-driven. The discussion of grammaticalization and lexicalization is reduced to the essentials and aims primarily at defining how these terms, which have received different and at times divergent interpretations, are employed in the book. The book is accessible to a wide and varied readership, which includes Italian and Romance linguists of functional and formal orientation, Italian language scholars, grammaticalization scholars interested in new case studies, as well as students of language change and variation. |
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