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 Understanding the Humanitarian World (Global Institutions) by Daniel G Maxwell, Kirsten Gelsdorf 2019 | ISBN: 0367233010, 0367232936 | English | 222 pages | PDF | 5 MB Conflict and disaster have been part of human history for as long as it has been recorded. Over time, more mechanisms for responding to crises have developed and become more systematized. Today a large and complex 'global humanitarian response system' made up of a multitude of local, national and international actors carries out a wide variety of responses. Understanding this intricate system, and the forces that shape it, are the core focus of this book.  Uncommon Ground: Architecture, Technology, and Topography By David Leatherbarrow 2000 | 310 Pages | ISBN: 0262122308 | PDF | 6 MB Although both are central to architecture, siting and construction are often treated as separate domains. In Uncommon Ground , David Leatherbarrow illuminates their relationship, focusing on the years between 1930 and 1960, when utopian ideas about the role of technology in building gave way to an awareness of its disruptive impact on cities and culture. He examines the work of three architects, Richard Neutra, Antonin Raymond, and Aris Konstantinidis, who practiced in the United States, Japan, and Greece respectively. Leatherbarrow rejects the assumption that buildings of the modern period, particularly those that used the latest technology, were designed without regard to their surroundings. Although the prefabricated elements used in the buildings were designed independent of siting considerations, architects used these elements to modulate the environment. Leatherbarrow shows how the role of walls, the traditional element of architectural definition and platform partition, became less significant than that of the platforms themselves, the floors, ceilings, and intermediate levels. He shows how frontality was replaced by the building's four-sided extension into its surroundings, resulting in frontal configurations previously characteristic of the back. Arguing that the boundary between inside and outside was radically redefined, Leatherbarrow challenges cherished notions about the autonomy of the architectural object and about regional coherence. Modern architectural topography, he suggests, is an interplay of buildings, landscapes, and cities, as well as the humans who use them. The conflict between technological progress and cultural continuity, Leatherbarrow claims, exists only in theory, not in the real world of architecture. He argues that the act of building is not a matter of restoring regional identity by re-creating familiar signs, but of incorporating construction into the process of topography's perpetual becoming.  Ukulele for Beginners: Easy Chords and Exercises by Adrian Gavinson English | October 26, 2018 | ISBN: 1729276601 | 105 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 0.62 Mb Learn how to master the basics of the ukulele and develop your skills with this essential beginner's guide.  Translators and their Prologues in Medieval England (Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures) (Volume 4) by Elizabeth Dearnley 2016 | ISBN: 1843844427 | English | 314 pages | True PDF | 15 MB The prologue to Layamon's Brut recounts its author's extensive travels "wide yond thas leode" (far and wide across the land) to gather the French, Latin and English books he used as source material. The first Middle English writer to discuss his methods of translating French into English, Layamon voices ideas about the creation of a new English tradition by translation that proved very durable.  Transduction Channels in Sensory Cells by Stephan Frings, Jonathan Bradley English | 2004 | 321 Pages | ISBN: 3527308369 | PDF | 6 MB This is the first book to provide a molecular level explanation of how the senses work, linking molecular biology with sensory physiology to deduce the molecular mechanism of a key step in sensory signal generation.  Threesomes: The Lesbian Collection (Erotica Themed Bundles) by Victoria Rush English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08HFJDHK4 | 268 pages | PDF | 2.16 Mb Nude Cruise  The secrets of mental math: Everyone can do it in a flash! by Pascal Imbert English | July 27, 2014 | ISBN: 1500662437 | 122 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 0.54 Mb Prepare yourself to change the way you look at numbers. Tricks in this book will teach you to think like a math genius in a short time. Prepare yourself to be surprised and surprise your friends with incredible calculations that you never thought you could master. This book will teach you how to mentally solve operations faster than you ever imagined. It will teach you to considerably improve your numerical memory and to make mathematics fun. You will learn to mentally solve complex, by all appearances, operations; all you need is in this book, focused on some very simple techniques to master them. You will be able to solve diverse additions and subtractions, to multiply and divide three digit numbers quickly, and to determine squares - all of that in the twinkling of an eye. No matter your age or your current capacity of calculating, this book, written in a simple and accessible language, will allow you to do mental feats effortlessly. Get ready to discover mathematics and to become a human calculator.  The Truly Infinite Universe by David James Stewart 2019 | ISBN: 152753443X | English | 290 pages | True PDF | 2 MB The discoveries of general relativity and quantum mechanics in the 20th century provide the perfect opportunity for Hegels thought to become more topical than it has ever been. By bringing speculative philosophy into conversation with quantum cosmology, this book develops Hegels metaphysics of true infinitude and Hawkings theory on the origins of spacetime in tandem, providing a compelling rationale for the idea that the universe is a self-generating, self-organizing, self-enclosed whole. Ever sensitive to the complex relationship of scientific, philosophical, and theological issues in theoretical cosmology, the study brings a fresh perspective to the unique brand of metaphysical theology underlying speculative philosophy and offers a new way of conducting transdisciplinary work involving Hegelian thought. This is essential reading for Hegel scholars, Hawking scholars, those interested in philosophical cosmology, the ontology of the quantum void, the realism vs. idealism debate, infinitude, imaginary time, and dialectical materialism, and those compelled by post-classical approaches to theology.  The Tailor and the Shipwright by Robert Westphal English | 2019 | ISBN: 1920727388 | 266 pages | PDF | 2.49 Mb Thomas O'Neil, an Irish convict and tailor, arrives in Sydney having left his two daughters on the shores of Dublin. Appointed as Governor King's tailor, O'Neil establishes a successful business in Upper Pitts Row and soon finds a wife, Anne Kennedy. They are to be among the first settlers of Mosman, along with their daughter.
 The Strategic Leader's Roadmap: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy by Harbir Singh English | October 11, 2016 | ISBN: 1613630778 | 132 pages | EPUB | 2.96 Mb [b]"We can all become strategic leaders if we stay on the right path." |
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