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 Boundary Elements and Other Mesh Reduction Methods XXXII by C. A. Brebbia English | 2010 | ISBN: 1845644700 | 336 pages | PDF | 10,3 MB This book contains the papers presented at the Thirty-Second International Conference Boundary Elements and Other Mesh Reduction Methods, being held September 7-9 in The New Forest, UK. This annual conference is the latest in a successful series that began in 1982. The conference provides a platform for engineering professionals to share advances and new applications in the in the use of the Boundary Element Method and other derivative meshless techniques based on boundary integral equations that have become important tools for engineers.  Blockchain Technology and the Internet of Things: Challenges and Applications in Bitcoin and Security by Rashmi Agrawal English | 2021 | ISBN: 1771888970 | 367 Pages | PDF | 33 MB  Blockchain Technology and Application: Third CCF China Blockchain Conference, CBCC 2020, Jinan, China, December 18-20, 2020, Revised Selected Papers by Ke Xu English | PDF | 2021 | 135 Pages | ISBN : 9813364777 | 16.3 MB This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third CCF China Blockchain Conference, CBCC 2020, held in Jinan, China, December 2020.  Bicycle Engineering and Technology by Andrew Livesey English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367419165 | 233 Pages | PDF | 15 MB  Berkshire Encyclopedia Of World History: Five Volume Set By William H. McNeill, David Christian, Jerry Bentley, William H. McNeill, David Christian, Jerry H. Bentley 2005 | 493 Pages | ISBN: 0974309109 | PDF | 42 MB This bloated and grotesquely overpriced set is woefully incomplete, failing to cover subjects that any student or teacher of world history would naturally expect to find therein! For instance, there is NO coverage of the Punic Wars, the pivotal conflicts that led to the hegemony of Rome (not to mention that Hannibal, arguably the most brilliant general in history, is ignored). Caveat emptor! For the money a much better option is the 7-volume Encyclopedia of World History edited by Ackerman et al. and released in 2008 by Facts on File.  Be Prepared!: Getting Ready for Job Interviews By Julie-Ann Amos 2007 | 97 Pages | ISBN: 1857039467 | PDF | 3 MB Revised and updated, 'Be Prepared!' provides readers with all the necessary information to help you get the job you really want. The author is a senior HR consultant with considerable experience in recruitment.  Automotive Power Systems by Dorin O. Neacșu English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367512963 | 315 Pages | PDF true | 79.6 MB  Apple Jam Cookbook: Apple Jams and Preserves Book with Delicious Homemade Apple Jams and Jellies for the Whole Family By Brendan Fawn English | 2020 | ASIN : B08HY4K52B | 134 Pages | EPUB | 2.3 MB
 Alkaline Diet Cookbook for Beginners: The Complete Alkaline Diet Guide to Lose Weight Fast and Easily Balance your pH Levels By Kevin Carter English | ASIN : B07RRBRNXB | 2019 | 145 pages | EPUB | 0.8 MB  Alan Shrugged: Alan Greenspan, the World's Most Powerful Banker By Jerome Tuccille 2002 | 321 Pages | ISBN: 047139906X | PDF | 2 MB I am an avid reader of the works of Ayn Rand. I picked up this book from a used book store thinking that it would be a nice book to give an overview of the career of Alan Greenspan with special emphasis on his relationship with Ayn Rand. Unfortunately, I was bored by the content on Alan Greenspan and offended by the content on Ayn Rand.The initial chapters on Greenspan's youth and his hobby as a jazz player are interesting. However, the latter sections on Greenspan as a financial adviser (for Ford and Reagan) and his time with the Federal Reserve are somewhat informative but boring to read. Chairing the Federal Reserve is not exactly the most exciting position, so perhaps the author is just doing the best with the material he has. This is true but the treatment of Ayn Rand is very unkind if not just downright immature. For example, Tuccille writes "[M]uch of Rand's rational individualism was in harmony with the teachings of the scholastic Thomas Aquinas....But Rand *chose* to believe that she had created a new morality that stood Christianity on its head."The emphasis on the word 'chose' is mine. Reading this paragraph insinuates that not only is Rand's ethical philosophy a mere rehash of previous ideas but that she deliberately and dishonestly *evaded* this fact. While both Rand and Aquinas have Aristotelian roots, this is still not an honest comment to make in passing about Rand's philosophy. It is not appropriate for me to go into details about the details between Rand and Aquinas here, but any interested reader can learn about Rand's ethical philosophy by reading 'The Virtue of Selfishness' by Ayn Rand, 'Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand' by Leonard Peikoff or 'Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics' by Tara Smith.There are numerous other snipes at Ayn Rand throughout the book, but the comment above is very representative.I definitely do not recommend this book for genuine fans of Objectivism. I also do not recommend this book for general fans of laissez-faire capitalism as I do not see much value in this book for this broader audience either. |
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