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 The Storm Within: Cameron Smith: The autobiography of a legend By Cameron Smith, Andrew Webster English | 2020 | ASIN : B08LTWZ9PN | 400 pages | EPUB | 13.35 MB  Lani Florian, "The SAGE Handbook of Special Education" English | ISBN: 1446210537 | 2013 | 1040 pages | PDF | 10 MB The second edition of The SAGE Handbook of Special Education provides a comprehensive overview of special education, offering a wide range of views on key issues from all over the world. The contributors bring together up-to-date theory, research and innovations in practice, with an emphasis on future directions for the role of special education in a global context of inclusion.  The Rules of Risk: A Guide for Investors By Ron S. Dembo, Andrew Freeman 2001 | 102 Pages | ISBN: 0471401633 | PDF | 3 MB Most people consider only the upside when making investment decisions or any other major financial commitment, such as buying a house. We might give a passing thought to what might go wrong, but we rarely put as much effort in calculating the downside as we do calculating the upside.Seeing Tomorrow gives valuable insights, with numerous examples, into how this "upside bias" in our mental makeup can lead us to make unwise decisions. The authors draw on modern research into behavioural economics, with some striking conclusions.To give a very simple example, anyone who saw a $10 bill lying in the street would almost certainly pick it up, but those same people would probably not complain if an unexpected fee of $10 was imposed on a house purchase costing $500,000. The financial loss or gain is exactly the same in both cases, but our actions will differ depending on the case.The value of this book lies in its clear explanations and practical examples. The authors show the reader how to calculate the Upside of a contemplated investment decision if all goes well and our Regret (downside) if things go badly wrong. They go on to show how to estimate one's tolerance for risk and apply it to Regret. The result of Upside minus Risk-Adjusted Regret tells us if the investment is worth making for us. The conclusion may be different for another person with a different tolerance for risk. This insight essentially explains why markets work at all.Even if we don't actually do all the calculations suggested by the authors when we make financial decisions, we can still benefit greatly by giving some attention to the possible downside and how we would feel if the investment failed.Of course, the potential Regret in buying this book is that it, like most of the genre, cause unrealistic expectations of certainty in investing - at last we have the magic tool that will ensure our success!The book discusses mathematical concepts that may turn off some readers. The arguments are not always easy to follow.  The Role of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Gustatory Processing By Robert M. Bradley 2007 | 182 Pages | ISBN: 0849342007 | PDF | 8 MB Providing an essential brainstem relay for three cranial nerves, the NST coordinates highly complex sensory information. While other functions of the NST have received attention, its role in gustatory processing has received little. The first reference devoted exclusively to gustatory processing, The Role of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Gustatory Processing offers an in-depth review of one of the most important central relay stations in the brain. Combining widely dispersed research into a comprehensive single volume, it presents a thorough historical background, documents the anatomy of the rostral nucleus of the solitary tract (rNST), and explores the properties of synaptic transmitters and neurons within that tract. The book examines the role of reflex activities and considers factors that influence how gustatory rNST neurons respond to taste stimuli. It describes the development and maturational changes the rNST undergoes and considers the challenge involved with identifying rNST neural circuits. The Role of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Gustatory Processing brings together expert investigators who have contributed substantially to the current knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and developmental biology of the solitary nucleus. This pertinent work serves as a standard reference for those involved in the field, providing ready access to past investigations and inviting practitioners to create new approaches that will advance knowledge about the central processing of gustatory information.  The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism? By Ahmed Rashid 1995 | 290 Pages | ISBN: 1856491323 | PDF | 13 MB Kazakhstan, Kirgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have all become independent states in central Asia, following the break-up of the USSR. All have Muslim majorities and ancient histories, but are otherwise very different. This book provides an introduction to the region. Rashid gives a history of each country, including its incorporation into Tsarist Russia to the present day. He provides basic socio-economic information and explains the diverse political situations. He focuses primarily on the underlying issues confronting these societies: the legacy of Soviet rule; ethnic tensions; the position of women; the future of Islam; the question of nuclear proliferation; and the fundamental choices over economic strategy, political system and external orientation which lie ahead.  The Regulated Economy: A Historical Approach to Political Economy by Claudia Goldin and Gary D. Libecap English | pages: 320 | 1994 | ISBN: 0226301109 | PDF | 4,7 mb The Regulated Economy examines how constituent groups emerged and demanded government action to solve perceived economic problems, such as exorbitant railroad and utility rates, bank failure, falling agricultural prices, the immigration of low-skilled workers, workplace injury, and the financing of government.  Lawrence D. Lewis, "The Power of Accounting: What the Numbers Mean and How to Use Them" English | ISBN: 0415884314 | 2012 | 264 pages | PDF | 4 MB The Power of Accounting: What the Numbers Mean and How to Use Them provides a highly readable text for non-financial managers. It explores accounting's uses and limitations in the management process. The text is intended for users of accounting information as opposed to preparers. It focuses on aiding the reader in understanding what accounting numbers mean, what they do not mean, when and how they can be used for decision making and planning and when they cannot.  The Politics of Translation in International Relations by Zeynep Gulsah Capan English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030568857 | 265 Pages | PDF | 5 MB  The Philosophy of Eating (The American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection) by Albert Bellows English | October 15, 2013 | ISBN: 1449455123 | PDF | 438 pages | 53 MB In this fascinating volume, which contains material from his second book, How Not to Be Sick, Bellows presents the argument that science has supplied practical treatises on agriculture and horticulture so that every intelligent farmer or gardener can cultivate his fruits, vegetables, and grains to supply high nutritional content in foods. But the general public is ignorant of the laws of nature and which foods will supply the correct ingredients for a healthy body and to prevent illness. He asserts that people give their pigs the food that children need to develop muscle and brain, and they give their children what pigs need to develop fat.  Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr, "The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm" English | 2009 | ISBN: 0470452587, 047015263X | 288 pages | EPUB | 1.5 MB "Before reading The Panic of 1907, the year 1907 seemed like a long time ago and a different world. The authors, however, bring this story alive in a fast-moving book, and the reader sees how events of that time are very relevant for today's financial world. In spite of all of our advances, including a stronger monetary system and modern tools for managing risk, Bruner and Carr help us understand that we are not immune to a future crisis." |
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