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 The Economics of Violence: How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism by Gary M. Shiffman English | March 12, 2020 | ISBN: 1107092469, 1107465753 | 242 pages | PDF | 9 MB How do we understand illicit violence? Can we prevent it? Building on behavioral science and economics, this book begins with the idea that humans are more predictable than we like to believe, and this ability to model human behavior applies equally well to leaders of violent and coercive organizations as it does to everyday people. Humans ultimately seek survival for themselves and their communities in a world of competition. While the dynamics of 'us vs. them' are divisive, they also help us to survive. Access to increasingly larger markets, facilitated through digital communications and social media, creates more transnational opportunities for deception, coercion, and violence. If the economist's perspective helps to explain violence, then it must also facilitate insights into promoting peace and security. If we can approach violence as behavioral scientists, then we can also better structure our institutions to create policies that make the world a more secure place, for us and for future generations.  The Description, Measurement and Pedagogy of Words by Christine Doe Alexandra Tsedryk English | October 1, 2019 | ISBN: 1527536580 | 335 pages | PDF | 9 MB This volume will appeal to anyone interested in knowing more about the fundamental building blocks of language: words. It brings together the fields of linguistics, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, speech-language pathology, and language education to present multifaceted perspectives on the topic of vocabulary. The theoretical and empirical contributions included consider some of the key questions facing the field, such as What is the mental lexicon?; What constitutes a word?; What are new and novel approaches to measuring and researching vocabulary?; and, What is the best way to teach vocabulary? This book will be useful to graduate students and scholars in the fields of theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, applied linguistics, adult and child language acquisition, and modern languages. In addition, it will appeal to language educators at various institutions, immigrant service specialists, school board officials, and study abroad consultants.  The Death of Hitler's War Machine: The Final Destruction of the Wehrmacht by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. English | February 2, 2021 | ISBN: 1684511380 | 320 pages | PDF | 12 Mb It was the endgame for Hitler's Reich.  The Corporate Executive's Guide to General Investing English | 2022 | ISBN: 1637421966 | 126 Pages | EPUB | 1 MB Successful corporate executives face unique investing challenges, because their personal wealth is irrevocably tied to their company's performance, normal market ups and downs, and even unexpected events. An executive's investment portfolio may consist mostly of employer stock and stock options that are governed by rules the executive doesn't know about and can't control. And the executive also faces a variety of other financial landmines, ranging from taxes to corporate pension shortfalls.
 Seanegan P. Sculley, "The Contest for Liberty: Military Leadership in the Continental Army, 1775-1783" English | ISBN: 1594163219 | 2019 | 256 pages | EPUB | 988 KB Winner of the 2019 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award in Institutional History  B. Devi Prasad, "The Contemporary Indian Family: Transitions and Diversity" English | ISBN: 1138056103 | 2020 | 230 pages | PDF | 6 MB This book analyses the dynamics of the development of family structure in India over the past few decades. It captures the diversities and challenges of contemporary families and provides a culture and region-specific overview of how families adapt and change generationally.  The Complete Instant Pot Cookbook: 700+ Simple, Easy, and Delicious Instant Pot Recipes for Smart People English | 2022 | ASIN: B09TY4QP4G | 114 Pages | EPUB | 5.33 MB With only a few lid twists, a few ingredients, and the all-powerful pressure cooker, you'll be ready to make delicious homemade meals to enjoy and have fun with!  Aesop, Olivia Temple, Robert Temple, "The Complete Fables" English | 1998 | pages: 96 | ISBN: 0140446494 | EPUB | 1,7 mb 'Many people are not in the least disturbed at the harm that befalls them, provided they can see their enemies' downfall first'  Daniel Worden, "The Comics of Joe Sacco: Journalism in a Visual World " English | ISBN: 1496802217 | 2015 | 298 pages | PDF | 49 MB Named a Notable Scholarly Publication of 2015 by the Comics Studies Society  Christopher Small, Robert Walser, "The Christopher Small Reader" English | 2016 | pages: 256 | ISBN: 0819576417 | EPUB | 3,4 mb A rich representation of the transformative work of an influential scholar of music studies |
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