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 The Chinese in the West Indies, 1806-1995: A Documentary History by Bridget Brereton, Lu Shulin and Walton Look Lai English | August 2000 | ISBN-10: 9766400210 | 338 pages | PDF | 17,5 MB In the first seven chapters, nearly all the documents are 'official', generated by government agencies or officers. Colonial Office correspondence and papers, reports of Immigrations Department officials and British agents in South China, reports and papers of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission in London, Parliamentary Papers these are the main sources from which Look Lai chooses his extracts . . .  The Chess Endings: The Basic Guide by Hobby Book Entertainment English | November 13, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08NF2QN6G | 314 pages | PDF | 8.17 Mb THE BASIC object in the endgame is to promote a Pawn,and get a new Queen. An extra Queen on the board gives aplayer a superiority in material which is usually decisive.A good pm of this book is devoted to King and Pawnendings, where the win is achieved by turning a Pawn intoa Queen. Other sections of the book feature the Knight, the Bishop,the Rook, and the Queen in important roles, either in helpinga Pawn become a Queen, or in themselves engineering matingcombinations.The terms in all positions are "White to play and win." Thepurpose is to maintain uniformity, so that White's Pawnsmove up the board in all cases.The book is designed to improve the skill of the practicalplayer who is interested in winning the ending clearly, simplyand efliciently. The dilettante, though, who revels in artistryin an ending, has not been neglected. Many fine compositionswhose chief purpose is to entertain have also been included.  Isabella Beeton, "The Campaign for Domestic Happiness" English | 2011 | ISBN: 024195634X | 128 pages | EPUB | 0.734 MB Firmly of the belief that a home should be run as an efficient military campaign, Mrs. Beeton, the doyenne of English cookery, offers timeless tips on selecting cuts of meat, throwing a grand party and hosting a dinner, as well as giving suggestions on staff wages and the cost of each recipe. With such delicious English classics as rabbit- pie, carrot soup, baked apple custard, and fresh lemonade - as well as invalid's jelly for those days when stewed eels may be a little too much - this is a wonderful collection of food writing from the matriarch of modern housekeeping.
 The Caldron of Consciousness: Motivation, Affect and Self-organization - An Anthology By Ruey-Jiuan Regina Wu 2000 | 303 Pages | ISBN: 9027251363 | PDF | 4 MB This text features studies by prominent neuroscientists, psychologists and philosophers working towards a coherent framework for understanding emotion and its contribution to the functioning of consciousness in general, as an aspect of self-organizing, embodied subjects. Distinguishing consciousness from unconscious information processing hinges on the role of motivating emotions in all conscious modalities, and how emotional brain processes interact with those traditionally associated with cognitive function.  The Browning Machinegun Volume II: Rifle Calibre Browning Abroad 2006 | ISBN: 0889353808 | English | 388 Pages | PDF | 385 MB [center]
 The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use by David Olsen English | January 17, 2009 | ISBN: 1605501395 | 448 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 2.93 Mb Do you know what "quatrefoil" and "impolitic" mean? What about "halcyon" or "narcolepsy"?
 The Big Book Of Snakes Images And Facts For Kids Things You Should You About Snakes: Snakes Book For Kids by Antony Allenson English | December 25, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08RB6LFRF | 38 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 5.34 Mb From speedy slithering creatures and living dragons to snakes that fly and shed skin, this Snake Facts For Kids explores the fascinating world of reptiles.  Henry James, Michael Gorra, Philip Horne, "The Aspern Papers and Other Tales" English | 2015 | ISBN: 0141389796 | 384 pages | EPUB | 0.964 MB An impressive new selection of Henry James's short stories, edited by Pulitzer Prize-nominated James biographer Michael Gorra  Steven Kotler, "The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer" English | ISBN: 0062977539 | 2021 | EPUB | 336 pages | 3 MB Bestselling author and peak performance expert Steven Kotler decodes the secrets of those elite performers-athletes, artists, scientists, CEOs and more-who have changed our definition of the possible, teaching us how we too can stretch far beyond our capabilities, making impossible dreams much more attainable for all of us.
 Ellen Wayland-Smith, "The Angel in the Marketplace: Adwoman Jean Wade Rindlaub and the Selling of America" English | 2020 | ISBN: 022648632X | 288 pages | EPUB | 4.4 MB The popular image of a midcentury adwoman is of a feisty girl beating men at their own game, a female Horatio Alger protagonist battling her way through the sexist workplace. But before the fictional rise of Peggy Olson or the real-life stories of Patricia Tierney and Jane Maas came Jean Wade Rindlaub: a female power broker who used her considerable success in the workplace to encourage other women-to stick to their kitchens. |
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