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 Tim Rood, "Anachronism and Antiquity" English | ISBN: 1350115207 | 2020 | 296 pages | PDF | 3 MB This book is a study both of anachronism in antiquity and of anachronism as a vehicle for understanding antiquity. It explores the post-classical origins and changing meanings of the term 'anachronism' as well as the presence of anachronism in all its forms in classical literature, criticism and material objects. Contrary to the position taken by many modern philosophers of history, this book argues that classical antiquity had a rich and varied understanding of historical difference, which is reflected in sophisticated notions of anachronism.  Alexander the Great: Conqueror, Commander, King (Casemate Short History) by John Sadler, Rosie Serdiville English | January 4, 2019 | ISBN: 1612006817, ASIN: B07NJFHWKF | EPUB/AZW3 | 160 pages | 3.4/2.9 MB Alexander was perhaps the greatest conquering general in history. In just over a generation, his northern Greek state of Macedon rose to control the whole of the vast Persian Empire. It was the legacy of his father, Philip, that launched Alexander on a spectacular career of conquest that planted Hellenic culture across most of Asia. In a dozen years Alexander took the whole of Asia Minor and Egypt, destroyed the once mighty Persian Empire, and pushed his army eastwards as far as the Indus. No-one in history has equaled his achievement. Julius Caesar, contemplating his hero's statue, is said to have wept because by contrast he had accomplished so little.  Agents of Innovation: The General Board and the Design of the Fleet That Defeated the Japanese Navy By John T. Kuehn 2008 | 263 Pages | ISBN: 1591144485 | EPUB | 3 MB Agents of Innovationexamines the influence of the General Board of the Navy as agents of innovation during the period between World Wars I and II. The General Board, a formal body established by the Secretary of the Navy to advise him on both strategic matters with respect to the fleet, served as the organizational nexus for the interaction between fleet design and the naval limitations imposed on the Navy by treaty during the period. Particularly important was the General Board's role in implementing the Washington Naval Treaty that limited naval armaments after 1922. The General Board orchestrated the efforts by the principal Naval Bureaus, the Naval War College, and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in ensuring that the designs adopted for the warships built and modified during the period of the Washington and London Naval Treaties both met treaty requirements while attempting to meet strategic needs. The leadership of the Navy at large, and the General Board in particular, felt themselves especially constrained by Article XIX (the fortification clause) of the Washington Naval Treaty that implemented a status quo on naval fortifications in the Western Pacific. The treaty system led the Navy to design a measurably different fleet than it might otherwise have in the absence of naval limitations. Despite these limitations, the fleet that fought the Japanese to a standstill in 1942 was predominately composed of ships and concepts developed and fostered by the General Board prior to the outbreak of war.  Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy: Accelerating Healing and Transformation by Joe Loizzo , Miles Neale English | May 10, 2017 | ISBN: 1138182397, 1138182400 | 280 pages | PDF | 4 MB Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy offers mental health professionals of all disciplines and orientations the most comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the state of the art and science in integrating mindfulness, compassion, and embodiment techniques. It brings together clinicians and thinkers of unprecedented caliber, featuring some of the most eminent pioneers in a rapidly growing field. The array of contributors represents the full spectrum of disciplines whose converging advances are driving today's promising confluence of psychotherapy with contemplative science. This historic volume expands the dialogue and integration among neuroscience, contemplative psychology, and psychotherapy to include the first full treatment of second- and third-generation contemplative therapies, based on advanced meditation techniques of compassion training and role-modeled embodiment. Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy offers the most profound and synoptic overview to date of one of the most intriguing and promising fields in psychotherapy today.  Damien Keogh, "Adjudication Practice and Procedure in Ireland: Construction Contracts Act 2013 " English | ISBN: 1138020303 | 2020 | 428 pages | PDF | 10 MB This adjudication textbook uniquely brings together a comprehensive analysis of, and commentary on, the Construction Contracts Act 2013 with a real-world perspective of adjudication, considering the knowledge, process and skills parties and adjudicators require in order to successfully participate in the adjudication process. Drawing on combined experience of 40 years in construction law, the authors provide invaluable guidance for all stakeholders in the adjudication process. The authors analyse and comment on the adjudication provisions of the Construction Contracts Act and describe prudent practice and procedure required to comply with Irish adjudication law, including case studies, case law and sample documentation for those to be involved as the parties, or those who want to act as adjudicators.  Annabelle Honess Roe, "Aardman Animations: Beyond Stop-Motion" English | ISBN: 1350194948 | 2021 | 288 pages | PDF | 5 MB The Bristol-based animation company Aardman is best known for its most famous creations Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. But despite the quintessentially British aesthetic and tone of its movies, this very British studio continues to enjoy international box office success with movies such as Shaun the Sheep Movie, Flushed Away and Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Aardman has always been closely linked with one of its key animators, Nick Park, and its stop motion, Plasticine-modelled family films, but it has more recently begun to experiment with modern digital filmmaking effects that either emulate 'Claymation' methods or form a hybrid animation style.  Horatio Clare, "A Single Swallow: Following An Epic Journey From South Africa To South Wales" English | 2009 | ISBN: 0701183128, 0701183128, 009952631X | 340 pages | EPUB | 1.3 MB [center]  Geoffrey Swain, "A Short History of the Russian Revolution " English | ISBN: 1780767927 | 2017 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB In 1917 revolutionary fervour swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and instigating political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. Arising out of proletariat discontent with the Tsarist autocracy and Lenin's proclaimed version of a Marxist ideology, the revolutionary period saw a complete overhaul of Russian politics and society and led directly to the ensuing civil war. The Soviet Union eventually became the world's first communist state and the events of 1917 proved to be one of the turning-points in world history, setting in motion a chain of events which would change the entire course of the twentieth century. Geoffrey Swain provides a concise yet thorough overview of the revolution and the path to civil war. By looking, with fresh perspectives, on the causes of the revolution, as well as the international response, Swain provides a new interpretation of the events of 1917, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the revolution.  A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century By Paul Kengor 2018 | 656 Pages | ISBN: 1610171527 | EPUB | 2 MB [center]  Kees Boterbloem, "A History of Russia and Its Empire: From Mikhail Romanov to Vladimir Putin" English | ISBN: 1538104407 | 2018 | 372 pages | PDF | 9 MB [center] |
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