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 English | 2021 | ISBN: 1800620675 | 332 pages | True PDF | 82.62 MB The Illustrated Plant Glossary is a comprehensive glossary of over 4000 terms related to plant sciences, featuring superb color illustrations to aid comprehension of many of the plant terms.  English | 2021 | ISBN: 1602200297 | 275 pages | True EPUB | 25.47 MB This commentary on the Chinese masterpiece, The Classic of Tea, offers a fascinating perspective on this ancient pastime and art. The Classic of Tea, the first known monograph on tea in the world, was written in the 8th century by Lu Yu who devoted his entire life to the study of tea and is respected as the Sage of Tea. Wu Juenong, an agronomist and economist specializing in agriculture, has studied tea all his life. This book is the culmination of lifelong research on Chinese tea culture and history, introducing the readers to modern findings of effects and properties of tea, types of tea preparations, the evolution of tea growing regions and tea drinking customs across China, in addition to extensive annotation. Both scholarly and informative, An Illustrated Modern Reader of 'The Classic of Tea' has been acclaimed as a New Classic of Tea. An Illustrated Modern Reader of 'The Classic of Tea' also includes vivid illustrations and pictures of tools and utensils for the making and drinking of tea, either hand-drawn or collected by him, which the original The Classic of Tea lacked. Selected Chinese traditional paintings in the book illuminate the elegant art of brewing and drinking tea, the social rituals associated with tea drinking, and the reformative and cultural significance of tea ceremonies.  English | 2021 | ISBN: 1602201617 | 394 pages | True EPUB | 27.04 MB Over thousands of years, the art of Chinese painting has evolved, while also staying loyal to its traditional roots. Despite various schools of thought, styles and techniques, three primary categories have emerged across the discipline: landscape, figure and bird-and-flower. Using fine ink and water brush strokes on paper or silk, Chinese artists have developed a unique style-one that's famous throughout the world. This book highlights 50 Chinese paintings, pulled from museum collections in China and around the world, including British Museum (London), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas), Osaka City Museum of Art (Osaka), Palace Museum (Beijing), Palace Museum (Taibei) and Shanghai Museum. The paintings shown are representative of the categories, historical periods and styles of this artistic tradition. Detailed professional interpretations and notes allow readers to learn more about the pieces themselves, the artists and the context in which they were created. Plus, photo enlargements of key details get readers up close to these masterpieces. As one of the world's oldest continuous art forms, Chinese painting has a truly special history. This comprehensive guide allows modern readers to travel through time, experiencing important moments in Chinese history and society through beautiful pieces of artwork.
 English | 2021 | ISBN: 1602201730 | 299 pages | True EPUB | 15.31 MB This book provides a condensed, comprehensible, but complete overview of the history of Chinese porcelain. By studying the most notable characteristics of porcelain in different periods throughout history, it explores the evolution of the great kilns, and describes the influence of factors such as social and economic development, political change, and foreign cultures. Each one of these affected porcelain's shapes, uses, colors, styles, patterns, and other features in unique ways. An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Porcelain explains the cultural implications and the aesthetic and philosophical concepts which underlie the porcelain we know today. The origins of Chinese porcelain lie as far back as the Shang (1600-1050BCE) and Zhou (1046-256BCE) dynasties. One of the treasures of Chinese civilization, porcelain was first fashioned in the five great kiln-sites at the beginning of the second millennium, then evolved to form the splendid blue-and-white of the Yuan, before reaching its apogee in the Ming (1368-1644AD) and Qing (1644-1912AD) dynasties. An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Porcelain makes extensive use of archeological material from excavations at historic kilns and grave sites undertaken since 1949, as well as the results of new research. It presents readers with images of outstanding examples of different types of porcelain-including celadon, blanc de Chine, famille rose, and blue-and-white ware.  English | 2021 | ISBN: 149645149X | 208 pages | True EPUB | 20.13 MB This book will add years to your life, and life to your years!
 English | 2021 | ISBN: 1951412176 | 160 pages | True EPUB | 6.74 MB Everyone gets stuck sometimes. Maybe they've reached a plateau in their lives or they simply don\u2019t know what their next life move should be. Kristen Glosserman - goal-setting strategist, life coach, and mother of four - offers wise guidance and direction, using examples culled from her own inspiring life. After losing her brother in a tragic accident when she was a child, Kristen was inspired by the people who helped her get through it and decided that helping others get through tough times would be her life goal. Naturally, life thought otherwise, and it took a series of distractions, roadblocks, sidetracks, and unwise decisions to lose sight of her goal and realize that she was not happy. That's when she refocused and developed a plan that would eventually help her reach her goals and achieve true happiness. Using a series of eleven lessons, such as Begin, Focus, Commit; Love is a Choice; and Stay in Your Lane, Kristen was motivated to stand up, make attainable goals, and move toward her best version, while absorbing valuable insights on how she could do better to connect, communicate, collaborate, and change along the way. Gorgeously illustrated and enriched with actionable steps, If It's Not Right, Go Left shares those eleven lessons and offers anyone feeling lost in their life or stuck in a rut, a wealth of constructive ways to pivot, create and move toward their goals, and make positive work, home, and lifestyle changes.
 English | 2021 | ISBN: 1800562128 | 337 pages | True PDF | 19.15 MB Build end-to-end AI solutions with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to operationalize AI on a secure platform based on cloud-native reliability, cost-effective multitenancy, and efficient resource management
 English | 2021 | ISBN: 1119790204 | 235 pages | True PDF EPUB | 1.79 MB Learn how to achieve the highest levels of success without sacrificing who you are  English | 2021 | ISBN: 3527347291 | 606 pages | pdf | 17.38 MB BUILDING CODES IllustratedSTAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST UPDATES TO THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE WITH THE LEADING VISUAL REFERENCE  English | 2021 | ISBN: 1119782740 , 978-1119782742 | 289 pages | True PDF | 25.5 MB A comprehensive exploration of the control schemes of human-robot interactions |
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