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 The Prefab Bathroom: An Architectural History by Deborah Schneiderman, Bishakh Kumar Som English | October 1, 2014 | ISBN: 0786476001 | PDF | 136 pages | 109 MB This congenial graphic architectural history examines the significance of the prefab bathroom in the history of prefabricated technologies in the built environment. The cultural aspects of ritual and sanitary necessities of hygiene have added to complexities in bathroom design, and driven the development of various alternative construction methods, specifically prefabrication. First introduced with Buckminister Fuller's 1936 Dymaxion Bathroom, and subsequently revisited by many architects and designers, the prefab model has expanded to "pod" and "plug-in" concepts on the building- and city-scale.  Laurence Labrune, "The Phonology of Japanese" English | 2012 | ISBN: 0199545839 | 320 pages | PDF | 3 MB This is the fullest account of Japanese phonology ever published. At the same time it makes original contributions both to current understanding of the Japanese sound system and to contemporary phonological theory more generally.  Fred Kerr, "The Pacer Family: End of an Era" English | 2018 | ISBN: 1526726939 | 128 pages | EPUB | 30.5 MB In the 1980s British Railways sought a cheap replacement for the ailing Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trainsets which saw the introduction of the Class 14x trainsets that became known as Pacers. These proved to be cheap to operate hence popular with the operators but less popular with the travelling public who found the rigid 4-wheel chassis provided a basic and uncomfortable ride.  The Ottomans and the Balkans: A Discussion of Historiography (Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage) by Fikret Adanir and Suraiya Faroqhi English | March 2002 | ISBN: 9004119027 | 445 pages | PDF | 24,2 MB This discussion of historiography concerning the Ottoman Empire should be viewed in the context of the discipline's self-examination, which has been encouraged by recent conflicts in south-eastern Europe and the Middle East.  The Laws of Great Enlightenment: Always Walk with Buddha by Ryuho Okawa English | November 15th, 2019 | ISBN: 1942125623 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 1.21 MB Constant self-blame for past mistakes, setbacks, or failures, and being unable to forgive others for the pain and hardship that they have caused us, are inner pains that we may not easily overcome. Through the power of enlightenment, which author Ryuho Okawa explains in modern and accessible terms, we can learn to forgive ourselves and others, overcome life's problems, and courageously endeavor a brighter future. In this powerful book, Okawa explains how to govern our own minds and regain our true selves as spiritual beings.  The Kings & Queens of Scotland, 2nd Edition by Richard Oram English | September 16th, 2011 | ISBN: 075242971X | 288 pages | True EPUB | 0.78 MB A comprehensive illustrated history of the kings and queens of Scotland from the earliest Scots and Pictish kings to the Union of Parliaments in 1707.  The International Theory of Leonard Woolf: A Study in Twentieth Century Idealism By Peter Wilson 2003 | 284 Pages | ISBN: 0312294735 | PDF | 2 MB Colonial civil servant, Fabian socialist, and eminence grise of the Bloomsbury circle, Leonard Woolf, was one of the most prolific writers on international relations of the early-mid twentieth century. His report for the Fabian Society, International Government, was influential in the creation of the League of Nations. He was a co-founder of the popular pressure group, the League of Nations Society. He was a leading critic of Empire. He helped to educate the British Labour Party on global issues, constructing, in 1929, its first credible foreign policy. With his wife, Virginia, he founded the celebrated Hogarth press. He pioneered ''functionalist'' and '' transnationalist'' theory. He pioneered documentary journalism. He wrote towards the end of his long life one of the most insightful autobiographies of the twentieth century. This book examines the thought of this fascinating and relatively unknown political thinker. It thoroughly reassesses his ideas, for decades condemned as 'utopian,' in the context of the much more fluid international scene of the twenty-first century. In particular, it asks whether his ideas about international government gained new pertinency in the post Cold War century.  The Hundred Years War: A Wider Focus By 2004 | 578 Pages | ISBN: 9004139699 | PDF | 6 MB This volume, the first of a two-volume set, is the work of fourteen European and American scholars and focuses on the wider aspects of the Hundred Years. These essays range far afield from the traditional heartlands of Hundred Years War studies to investigate the influence of the conflict on Italy, the Low Countries, and Spain and on such topics as urban history, and the actualities of weapon use on the battlefield. A number of the essays in this collection seek to re-examine old but thorny questions long associated with the conflict, including the real immediate impact of gunpowder technology on siege warfare during the fourteenth century and the ''purposeful'' strategy of Henry V in staging and bringing about the battle of Agincourt in 1415.  Oliver Leaman, "The History of Islamic Philosophy " English | ISBN: 0415056675 | | 1211 pages | PDF | 18 MB Islamic philosophy has often been treated as mainly of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophy. This volume challenges this belief, and provides an indispensable reference tool. It includes:  Solomon Poll, "The Hasidic Community of Williamsburg: A Study in the Sociology of Religion" English | ISBN: 1412805732 | 2006 | 332 pages | PDF | 34 MB The Hasidim of the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn separate themselves not only from non-Jews and "unreligious" Jews but also from "religious" Orthodox Jews whose religious ideology, intensity, and frequency of traditional religious behavior do not meet Hasidic standards. These Hasidim create a sociological wall between themselves and other Jews whom they do not consider traditionally "religious." This being the case, how is it the Hasidim are able to survive, indeed thrive, well into the twenty-first century while maintaining their social isolation and avoiding assimilation into the American culture, especially living amongst the cultural and ethnic diversity and temptations of New York City? The Hasidic Community of Williamsburg explores and explains this sociological phenomenon. |
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