Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century by Kate Molleson
English | July 7, 2022 | ISBN: 0571363229 | True EPUB | 368 pages | 2.8 MB
A radical new book by journalist, critic and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson, which fundamentally changes the way we think about classical music and the musicians who made it on a global scale.

Solidification Processing of Metallic Alloys Under External Fields by Dmitry G. Eskin
English | EPUB | 2018 | 323 Pages | ISBN : 3319948415 | 100.3 MB
This book explores the application of external physical fields to the solidification processing of metallic alloys. Leading academics from around the world present comprehensive and critical reviews on state-of-the-art research and discuss possible future directions. Major physical fields, including electromagnetic, electric, acoustic, and thermal, are considered.

Solemn Reverence: The Separation of Church and State in American Life (Truth to Power) by Randall Balmer
English | February 2, 2021 | ISBN: 1586422715 | 89 pages | PDF | 1.65 Mb
"A slender but thoroughly argued case for reinforcing the wall between church and state. . . A stern warning that those who push for the intrusion of religion into public life do so at the peril of both." - Kirkus Reviews

Software Product Management: The ISPMA®-Compliant Study Guide and Handbook, 2nd Edition
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3662651157 | 609 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 18 MB
Software Product Management (SPM) is a key success factor for software products and software-intensive products. This book gives a comprehensive overview on SPM for beginners as well as best practices, methodology and in-depth discussions for experienced product managers. This includes product strategy, product planning, participation in strategic management activities and orchestration of the functional units of the company. The book is based on the results of the International Software Product Management Association (ISPMA®, SPM Body of Knowledge V.2) which is led by a group of SPM experts from industry and research with the goal to foster software product management excellence across industries. This book can be used as textbook for ISPMA®-based education and as guide for anybody interested in SPM as one of the most exciting and challenging disciplines in the business of software.

Software Engineering and Formal Methods: 11th International Conference, SEFM 2013, Madrid, Spain, September 25-27, 2013. Proceedings By Jagadish Suryadevara, Cristina Seceleanu, Frédéric Mallet, Paul Pettersson (auth.), Robert M. Hierons, Mercedes G. Merayo, Mario Bravetti (eds.)
2013 | 321 Pages | ISBN: 3642405606 | PDF | 6 MB
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the11th International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2013, held in Madrid, Spain, in September 2013. The 21 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. They are organized in topical section on real-time systems, verification, types and inference, static analysis, testing and runtime verification, and synthesis and transformation.

Soft Computing in Materials Development and its Sustainability in the Manufacturing Sector
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0367723581 | 249 Pages | PDF (True) | 45 MB
This book focuses on the application of soft computing in materials and manufacturing sectors with the objective to offer an intelligent approach to improve the manufacturing process, material selection and characterization techniques for developing advanced new materials. It unveils different models and soft computing techniques applicable in the field of advanced materials and solves the problems to help the industry and scientists to develop sustainable materials for all purposes. The book focuses on the overall well-being of the environment for better sustenance and livelihood. Firstly, the authors discuss the implementation of soft computing in the various areas of engineering materials. They also review the latest intelligent technologies and algorithms related to the state-of-the-art methodologies of monitoring and effective implementation of sustainable engineering practices. Finally the authors examine the future generation of sustainable and intelligent monitoring techniques beneficial for manufacturing, and cover novel soft computing techniques for the purpose of effective manufacturing processes at par with the standards laid down by the International Standards of Organization (ISO). This book is intended for academics and researchers from all the fields of engineering interested in joining interdisciplinary initiatives on soft computing techniques for advanced materials and manufacturing.

Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, "Socialist States and the Environment: Lessons for Eco-Socialist Futures"
English | ISBN: 0745340407 | 2021 | 288 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
More than thirty years after the collapse of the USSR, the critique of state socialism is still used to deny alternatives to capitalism, irrespective of global capitalist ecological and social devastation. There is seemingly nothing worthwhile salvaging from decades of state socialist experiences.

Snuff: Real Death and Screen Media edited by Johnny Walker, Neil Jackson, Shaun Kimber, Thomas Joseph Watson
English | January 28, 2016 | ISBN: 1628921145, 1628921129 | True EPUB | 344 pages | 3.3 MB
The phenomenon of so-called 'snuff movies' (films that allegedly document real acts of murder, specifically designed to 'entertain' and sexually arouse the spectator) represents a fascinating socio-cultural paradox. At once unproven, yet accepted by many, as emblematic of the very worst extremes of pornography and horror, moral detractors have argued that the mere idea of snuff constitutes the logical (and terminal) extension of generic forms that are dependent primarily upon the excitement, stimulation and, ultimately, corruption of the senses.

Slavery and emancipation in Islamic East Africa: from honor to respectability By Elisabeth McMahon
2013 | 293 Pages | ISBN: 1107025826 | PDF | 5 MB
Examining the process of abolition on the island of Pemba off the East African coast in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book demonstrates the links between emancipation and the redefinition of honour among all classes of people on the island. By examining the social vulnerability of ex-slaves and the former slave-owning elite caused by the abolition order of 1897, this study argues that moments of resistance on Pemba reflected an effort to mitigate vulnerability rather than resist the hegemonic power of elites or the colonial state. As the meaning of the Swahili word heshima shifted from honour to respectability, individuals' reputations came under scrutiny and the Islamic kadhi and colonial courts became an integral location for interrogating reputations in the community. This study illustrates the ways in which former slaves used piety, reputation, gossip, education, kinship and witchcraft to negotiate the gap between emancipation and local notions of belonging.* This is the first monograph on Pemba Island to be published in 99 years* Has rich detail in stories of many ex-slaves that have not been written about before* The last chapter examines a form of witchcraft that differs from most of the forms found in mainland Africa

Mende Nazer, Damien Lewis, "Slave: My True Story"
English | 2005 | ISBN: 1586483188, 1586482122 | EPUB | pages: 367 | 0.3 mb
Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horrific night in 1993, when Arab raiders swept through her Nuba village, murdering the adults and rounding up thirty-one children, including Mende.