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 The LEGO Movie (21st Century Film Essentials) by Dana B. Polan English | November 10, 2020 | ISBN: 1477321578 | EPUB/PDF | 216 pages | 6.4/12.1 MB What happens when we set out to understand LEGO not just as a physical object but as an idea, an icon of modernity, an image-maybe even a moving image? To what extent can the LEGO brick fit into the multimedia landscape of popular culture, especially film culture, today? Launching from these questions, Dana Polan traces LEGO from thing to film and asserts that The LEGO Movie is an exemplar of key directions in mainstream cinema, combining the visceral impact of effects and spectacle with ironic self-awareness and savvy critique of mass culture as it reaches for new heights of creativity.  Girolamo Benzoni, "The History of the New World: Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo " English | ISBN: 0271077573 | 2017 | 128 pages | PDF | 14 MB The History of the New World is an abridged, unique English translation of sixteenth-century Italian merchant Girolamo Benzoni's popular account of his adventures in the Americas and the Spanish colonies.  The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What does it mean for Australian Industry? English | 2021 | ISBN: 9811616132 | 248 Pages | PDF EPUB | 4 MB Representing an interface between technologies in the physical, digital and biological disciplines the book explores emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3-D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage, and quantum computing.  The Eigenbook: Eigenvarieties, families of Galois representations, p-adic L-functions (Pathways in Mathematics) English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030772624 | 319 Pages | PDF EPUB | 16 MB  Andrew Mumford, "The Counter-Insurgency Myth: The British Experience of Irregular Warfare " English | ISBN: 1138840912 | 2014 | 216 pages | PDF | 3 MB This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of British military experiences in the post-war era and endeavours to unpack their performance.  The Chessmaster Checklist by Andrew Soltis English | August 31st, 2021 | ISBN: 1849947147 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 6.16 MB An instructional book about the crucial questions that masters ask themselves before committing to a move - a checklist for all players to ask themselves before making their own moves.  The Body Fantastic by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, John Banville English | ISBN: 0262045885 | 288 pages | EPUB | August 10, 2021 | 1.85 Mb In The Body Fantastic, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi looks at the human body through the lens of dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the bizarre, exploring the close connection of the fictitious and the fabulous to our conception of the body. He chronicles, among other curious cases, the man who ate everything (including boiled hedgehogs and mice on toast), the therapeutic powers of saliva, hair that burst into flames, and an "amphibian man" who lived under water. Drawing on clinical records, popular lore, and art, history, and literature, Gonzalez-Crussi considers the body in both real and imaginary dimensions.  The Antarctic: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Klaus Dodds English | September 7, 2012 | ISBN: 019969768X | True EPUB | 141 pages | 17.96 MB The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world. It is an extraordinary physical space, which changes significantly in shape and size with the passing of the seasons. Politically, it is unique as it contains one of the few areas of continental space not claimed by any nation-state. Scientifically, the continental ice sheet has provided us with vital evidence about the Earth's past climate.  Ian Menter, "Teacher Education in Russia: Past, Present, and Future " English | ISBN: 0367343649 | 2021 | 236 pages | PDF | 2 MB This book examines the history, recent developments, and direction of travel of Russian teacher education. It draws on scholarly expertise and professional experience in Russia and locates the policies and practices that are discussed within the context of the continuing global reform of teacher education.  James Gunn, "Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction" English | 2017 | ISBN: 1476670269 | 223 pages | EPUB | 9.7 MB Hugo Award winning writer James Gunn (1923-2020) has been called "the last Golden Age author" of science fiction. In a career of almost 70 years, he wrote or edited 45 books and more than 100 short stories and participated in the production of films, radio and television programs and comic books. |
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