| |
|
|
 The Chinese Mind: Understanding Traditional Chinese Beliefs and Their Influence on Contemporary Culture by Tuttle Publishing; Original edition English | March 10, 2009 | ISBN: 0804840113 | 192 pages | AZW3 | 0.345 Mb Understand Chinese people and Chinese culture through key words and language.  The Chinese Atlantic : Seascapes and the Theatricality of Globalization by Sean Metzger English | 2020 | ISBN: 0253047366 | 275 Pages | PDF | 20 MB  The China Incident: Igniting the Second Sino-Japanese War by G. William Whitehurst 2021 | ISBN: 147668233X | English | 362 pages | PDF | 4 MB In 1937, Japan blundered into a debilitating war with China, beginning with a minor incident near Peking (now Beijing) that quickly escalated. The Japanese won significant battles and captured the capital, Nanking, after a horrific massacre of its citizens. Chiang Kai-shek, China's acknowledged leader, would not surrender-each side believed it could win a war of attrition. The U.S. sided with China, primarily because of President Roosevelt's personal bias in their favor. Drawing on a wealth of sources including interviews with key players, from soldiers to diplomats, this history traces America's unexpected and unpopular involvement in an Asian conflict, and the growing recognition of Japan's threat to world peace and the inevitability of war.  The Chemical History of A Candle By Michael Faraday 2008 | 52 Pages | ISBN: 1605978841 | PDF | 1 MB One of the greatest experimental scientists of all time, Michael Faraday (1791-1867) developed the first electric motor, electric generator, and dynamo--essentially creating the science of electrochemistry. This book, the result of six lectures he delivered at London's Royal Institution, concerns another form of energy--candlelight. Faraday titled the lectures "The Chemical History of a Candle," choosing the subject because, as he explained, "There is not a law under which any part of this universe is governed which does not come into play and is not touched upon [during the time a candle burns]." That statement is the foundation for a book that explores the components, function, and weight of the atmosphere; the function of a candle wick; capillary attraction; the carbon content in oxygen and living bodies; the production of carbon dioxide from coal gas and sugar; the properties of carbonic acid; respiration and its analogy to the burning of a candle; and much more. Unabridged republication of A Course of Six Lectures on the Chemical History of a Candle, originally published by Chautauqua Press, New York, n.d. New Introduction. Numerous illustrations.  The Challenges of Finding Love: and why men sometimes get it so wrong! by Robin Barratt English | November 7, 2017 | ISBN: 1977599117 | 206 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 1.08 Mb What women really want in a relationship, what men really want, and how they can often be so very different is an undeniably fascinating subject, and in this compelling, often thought-provoking, occasionally funny and at times even heart-breaking collection, forty-one writers from fifteen cultures and countries worldwide (America, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Malta, Nigeria, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Wales) discuss openly and honestly, and in their own unique way, their relationships and the challenges they have faced (and continue to face) with finding love... and why it often goes so terribly wrong.  The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility by Robert Zubrin English | May 14, 2019 | ISBN: 1633885348 | 408 pages | PDF | 13 Mb A noted space expert explains the current revolution in spaceflight, where it leads, and why we need it.A new space race has begun. But the rivals in this case are not superpowers but competing entrepreneurs. These daring pioneers are creating a revolution in spaceflight that promises to transform the near future. Astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin spells out the potential of these new developments in an engrossing narrative that is visionary yet grounded by a deep understanding of the practical challenges.Fueled by the combined expertise of the old aerospace industry and the talents of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, spaceflight is becoming cheaper. The new generation of space explorers has already achieved a major breakthrough by creating reusable rockets. Zubrin foresees more rapid innovation, including global travel from any point on Earth to another in an hour or less; orbital hotels; moon bases with incredible space observatories; human settlements on Mars, the asteroids, and the moons of the outer planets; and then, breaking all limits, pushing onward to the stars.Zubrin shows how projects that sound like science fiction can actually become reality. But beyond the how, he makes an even more compelling case for why we need to do this-to increase our knowledge of the universe, to make unforeseen discoveries on new frontiers, to harness the natural resources of other planets, to safeguard Earth from stray asteroids, to ensure the future of humanity by expanding beyond its home base, and to protect us from being catastrophically set against each other by the false belief that there isn't enough for all.  The Business Plan Workbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating and Developing a Successful Business by Colin Barrow English | 2021 | ISBN: 1789667399 | 320 Pages | PDF EPUB | 5 MB  Leslie Cannold, "The Book of Rachael" English | ISBN: 1921922044 | 2013 | 336 pages | AZW | 477 KB What if the man you loved betrayed your brother?  The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science by Brian J. Skinner and Stephen C. Porter English | October 1994 | ISBN: 0471540218 | PDF | 572 pages | 31,3 MB The image of the Earth on the front cover was acquired from the GOES-8 Imager by the Laboratory for Atmosphere at NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.  The Bisbee Massacre: Robbery, Murder and Retribution in the Arizona Territory, 1883-1884 by David Grassé 2017 | ISBN: 1476667314 | English | 272 pages | EPUB | 15 MB In December 1883, five outlaws attempted to rob the A.A. Castaneda Mercantile establishment in the fledgling mining town of Bisbee in the Arizona Territory. The robbery was a disaster: four citizens shot dead, one a pregnant woman. The failed heist was national news, with the subsequent manhunt, trial and execution of the alleged perpetrators followed by newspapers from New York to San Francisco. The Bisbee Massacre was as momentous as the infamous blood feud between the Earp brothers and the cowboys two years earlier, and led to the only recorded lynching in the town of Tombstone-John Heath, a sporting man, who was thought to be the mastermind. New research indicates he may have been innocent. This comprehensive history takes a fresh look at the event that marked the end of the Wild West period in the Arizona Territory. |
:
