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 Alec Wilkinson, "The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration" English | 2013 | ISBN: 0307741869 | 256 pages | EPUB | 3.7 MB In 1897, at the height of the heroic age of Arctic exploration, the visionary Swedish explorer S. A. Andrée made a revolutionary attempt to discover the North Pole by flying over it in a hydrogen balloon. Thirty-three years later, his expedition diaries and papers would be discovered on the ice.  Alec Wilkinson, "The Happiest Man in the World: An Account of the Life of Poppa Neutrino" English | 2008 | ISBN: 0099516896, 1400065437 | 320 pages | EPUB | 0.61 MB Poppa Neutrino has been a vagabond his whole life. His existence is far outside the boundaries of what most of us consider normal. Acclaimed New Yorker contributor Alec Wilkinson explores his most charming subject yet in the person of this eccentric hero.
 The Guilt-free Kitchen: Indulgent recipes without wheat, dairy or refined sugar by Jordan Bourke English | ISBN: 1788794435 | 144 pages | EPUB | July 12, 2022 | 10 Mb Delicious recipes that provide easy ways to swap unhealthy ingredients for nourishing alternatives, without having to compromise on flavour and enjoyment.
 Harry S. Dent, "The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash That Follows the Greatest Boom in History" English | 2009 | ISBN: 1416588981, 1863953590 | 400 pages | True EPUB | 10.3 MB The author of the best-selling The Roaring 2000s predicts a major economic depression while offering counsel on how to survive it, sharing advice on everything from protecting one's investments to eliminating property ownership. 150,000 first printing.  Gulshan Dietl, "The Global Game of Oil Pipelines" English | ISBN: 1032063076 | 2021 | 290 pages | EPUB | 2 MB Oil has long been and will continue to be at the centre of the global economy. This book explores the oil trade, energy (geo)politics, and new trends in regionalising or globalising the oil industry in the new era of international relations and economic competition.  Alfred L. Martin Jr., "The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom" English | ISBN: 0253054583 | 2021 | 242 pages | EPUB | 8 MB Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting Black gay characters with narrative tropes.  Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt, "The Food We Eat, the Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian Tables " English | ISBN: 0821423924 | 2019 | 218 pages | EPUB | 5 MB Blue Ridge tacos, kimchi with soup beans and cornbread, family stories hiding in cookbook marginalia, African American mountain gardens-this wide-ranging anthology considers all these and more. Diverse contributors show us that contemporary Appalachian tables and the stories they hold offer new ways into understanding past, present, and future American food practices. The poets, scholars, fiction writers, journalists, and food professionals in these pages show us that what we eat gives a beautifully full picture of Appalachia, where it's been, and where it's going.  The First 100 Strumming Patterns for Guitar: The Beginner's Guide to Strumming on Guitar and Playing in Time (Beginner Guitar Books) by Mr Joseph Alexander, Mr Tim Pettingale English | July 7, 2022 | ISBN: 1789333954 | 108 pages | EPUB | 6.82 Mb Beginner Guitarists: Learn to Strum Every Song Perfectly  Christopher Schaberg, "The End of Airports" English | ISBN: 1501305492 | 2015 | 232 pages | EPUB | 1053 KB If air travel was once the bold future, it has now settled into a mundane, on-going present. We no longer expect romantic experiences or sublime views, but just hope that we get from here to there with minimal hassle. In The End of Airports, Christopher Schaberg suggests that even as the epoch of flight approaches a threshold of banality, there are still mysteries to be unraveled around our aircraft and airfields. Drawing from his own experiences working at an airport, as well as interpreting these spaces from the perspective of a cultural critic, Schaberg explores the secret lives of jet bridges, seating areas, concourses, and tarmac vehicles, showing how the ordinary objects of flight call for wonder and inquiry.
 -, "The Emerald International Handbook of Technology Facilitated Violence and Abuse " English | ISBN: 1839828498 | 2021 | 944 pages | EPUB | 5 MB The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online |
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