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 Democracy, Civil Society and Governance by Ghanshyam Shah 2019 | ISBN: 9353289696, 9353281792 | English | 260 pages | EPUB | 0.7 MB Civil society is often expected to rise above historical and contemporary socio-economic forces such as the neoliberal economic policy and undertake the transformation of a stratified society to an egalitarian society conducive to democracy. Democracy, Civil Society and Governance is an endeavour to critically examine such expectations. The book focuses on the interplay of democracy, civil society and public policy implementation, and addresses the role of civil society in terms of the changing nature of the economy and the condition of the working class. It highlights the reinforcement of hegemonic value systems by the contemporary mainstream civil society as well as the role of the pro-poor civil society in supporting and mobilizing the disadvantaged for their rights and justice. The book also critically evaluates government policies and their implementation in the domains of education, public health, employment, social upliftment and environment.  Dear DeeDee by Kat Meads 2020 | ISBN: 164603015X | English | 174 pages | EPUB | 2 MB West Coast-based Aunt K (the author) writes to niece DeeDee, ostensibly to bring her up to speed on family history and share anecdotes about their North Carolina relatives, past and present. The letters soon evolve into broader discussions of community, loss, love, ambition, leaving the South (in body, if not mind) and what it means to negotiate life as a female. Integral to the correspondence are books and writers (from Burroughs to Woolf), landscapes and cityscapes in North Carolina, California, New Mexico, New York, East Sussex and elsewhere. A persistent theme: the inter-weavings of person and place. It is also, in the sum of its parts, deeply concerned with the question of which elements (genetic and circumstantial) conspire to make us who we are.  Database Concepts, Global Edition by David Kroenke English | 2015 | ISBN: 1292076232 | 530 Pages | PDF | 89 MB  Creative Physics Problems for Physics with Calculus: Mechanics (Volume 1) by Chris McMullen English | June 3, 2009 | ISBN: 1442190957 | 142 pages | PDF | 2.27 Mb This is book is a collection of creative physics problems, which includes a healthy dose of calculus-based problems. No examples or solutions are provided, as this volume of physics problems is intended to be used in conjunction with a textbook. Like textbook problems, answers to selected questions are provided. This can be useful for (i) teachers who are looking for engaging problems to assign or use as examples and (ii) diligent self-learners who are willing to work for the answer and possibly rework the problem a few times (which can be a rewarding strategy in the long run, but does not suit many of today's students who want the information simply injected into their brains). These imaginative problems are designed to: engage the interest of students in this difficult subject, add a little zest to abstract concepts like angular momentum, challenge students to apply the concepts to involved problems, and encourage students to develop and apply their calculus skills. This includes many instructive problems that force students to think through key concepts (like collisions where students calculate the lost mechanical energy), problems with conceptual questions (e.g. why a ball actually rolls farther up an incline in the presence of friction than it does sliding without friction), calculus-based problems (such as motion, center of mass, and moment of inertia),and review problems grouped by a theme (such as one about a chimp who stole physics à la the Grinch). Involved problems are included to build fluency in the major problem-solving strategies, like combining conservation of energy and momentum. Many problems are broken down into parts to help guide students along - that is, you can check your answer to part (a) before moving onto part (b).
 Creative Physics Problems: Waves, Electricity & Magnetism, And Optics (Volume 2) by Chris McMullen English | November 23, 2008 | ISBN: 1440458510 | 86 pages | PDF | 1.72 Mb This is book is a collection of creative physics problems. No examples or solutions are provided, as this volume of physics problems is intended to be used in conjunction with a textbook. Like textbook problems, answers to selected questions are provided. This can be useful for (i) teachers who are looking for engaging problems to assign or use as examples and (ii) diligent self-learners who are willing to work for the answer and possibly rework the problem a few times (which can be a rewarding strategy in the long run, but does not suit many of today's students who want the information simply injected into their brains). These imaginative problems are designed to: engage the interest of students in this difficult subject, add a little zest to abstract concepts like electric field, and challenge students to apply the concepts to involved problems. This includes artistically drawn circuits for capacitors or resistors, electricity problems where students are shrunk by a ray gun, visual problems for Lenz's law, and review problems grouped by a theme (such as one where the students are kidnapped by aliens). Involved problems are included to build fluency in the major problem-solving strategies, like superposition of electric fields, application of Kirchhoff's rules, and the strategy for solving problems with spherical mirrors and lenses. Many problems are broken down into parts to help guide students along - that is, you can check your answer to part (a) before moving onto part (b).  Chinese Immigrants (Immigration to the United States) by Michael Teitelbaum and Robert Asher English | November 2004 | ISBN-10: 0816056870 | 96 pages | PDF | 3 MB The United States is truly a nation of immigrants. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World, this book conveys the excitement of these stories to young people. It highlights the themes, people, places, and events that were important to each immigrant group.
 Chess Master: Openings, Tactics, Smart Sacrifices and Checkmate Patterns To Dominate The Game by Arthur Gilligan English | August 7, 2018 | ISBN: 1718068824 | 94 pages | PDF | 2.30 Mb Would you like to raise your chess game to the next level so you can taste the pleasure of victory much more often than you do now?  Chess: Become a Chess Master by Peter Kaplan English | February 11, 2016 | ISBN: 1523200693 | 100 pages | PDF | 0.53 Mb Master The Game Of Chess In Few Easy Steps!  Bodybuilding Diet (2 Books in 1): Vegan Bodybuilding Diet-How to Increase Muscle Mass and Burn Fat + Vegan Nutrition For Bodybuilding Athletes-Bigger, Leaner, and Stronger by Mary Nabors English | April 7, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B086Y5JXR8 | 244 pages | PDF | 3.97 Mb Is there a vegan diet that can grant a high level of protein intake to be able to grow muscles?  Mirjana Lausevic, "Balkan Fascination: Creating an Alternative Music Culture in America" English | 2015 | ISBN: 0190269421 | PDF | pages: 310 | 3.7 mb Divi Zheni identifies itself as a Bulgarian women's chorus and band, but it is located in Boston and none of its members come from Bulgaria. Zlatne Uste is one of the most popular purveyors of Balkan music in America, yet the name of the band is grammatically incorrect. The members of Sviraci hail from western Massachusetts, upstate New York, and southern Vermont, but play tamburica music on traditional instruments. Curiously, thousands of Americans not only participate in traditional music and dance from the Balkans, but in fact structure their social practices around it without having any other ties to the region. |
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