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 An Icelandic Prose Reader: With Notes, Grammar, and Glossary By Gudbrand Vigfusson 2019 | 574 Pages | ISBN: 0266852149 | PDF | 14 MB Excerpt from An Icelandic Prose Reader: With Notes, Grammar, and GlossaryV Mythical and Heroical Sagas. I. Extracts from Edda Grettis Saga eowulf 3. Norna-gest, etc.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.  Caroline Chung Simpson, "An Absent Presence: Japanese Americans in Postwar American Culture, 1945-1960" English | 2001 | ISBN: 0822327562, 0822327465 | PDF | pages: 249 | 1.0 mb There have been many studies on the forced relocation and internment of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. But An Absent Presence is the first to focus on how popular representations of this unparalleled episode in U.S. history affected the formation of Cold War culture. Caroline Chung Simpson shows how the portrayal of this economic and social disenfranchisement haunted-and even shaped-the expression of American race relations and national identity throughout the middle of the twentieth century.
 American Orient: Imagining the East from the Colonial Era through the Twentieth Century By David Weir 2011 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 1558498796 | PDF | 10 MB Surveying the American fascination with the Far East since the mid-eighteenth century, this book explains why the Orient had a fundamentally different meaning in the United States than in Europe or Great Britain. David Weir argues that unlike their European counterparts, Americans did not treat the East simply as a site of imperialist adventure; on the contrary, colonial subjugation was an experience that early Americans shared with the peoples of China and India. In eighteenth-century America, the East was, paradoxically, a means of reinforcing the enlightenment values of the West: Franklin, Jefferson, and other American writers found in Confucius a complement to their own political and philosophical beliefs. In the nineteenth century, with the shift from an agrarian to an industrial economy, the Hindu Orient emerged as a mystical alternative to American reality. During this period, Emerson, Thoreau, and other Transcendentalists viewed the "Oriental" not as an exotic other but as an image of what Americans could be, if stripped of all the commercialism and materialism that set them apart from their ideal. A similar sense of Oriental otherness informed the aesthetic discoveries of the early twentieth century, as Pound, Eliot, and other poets found in Chinese and Japanese literature an artistic purity and intensity absent from Western tradition. For all of these figures the Orient became a complex fantasy that allowed them to overcome something objectionable, either in themselves or in the culture of which they were a part, in order to attain some freer, more genuine form of philosophical, religious, or artistic expression.  Afred S. Thygesen, "American Mahjong the Complete Guide: Full Guide on American Mahjong; the Winning Strategies, Rules & Settings; Plus How to Play the Game Effectively" English | 2022 | ASIN: B0B5PXH322, B0B5KNTNCF | EPUB | pages: 31 | 0.2 mb American Mahjong the Complete Guide:
 Keith A. Dunn, "Alternative Military Strategies For The Future: Thinking about Strategy: A Practitioner's Perspective" English | ISBN: 0367155141 | 2020 | 236 pages | EPUB | 2 MB This book outlines the changes in military strategy, policy, and force structure that prominent civilian and military experts in defense believe the United States must adopt if it is to cope successfully with threats to national security in the 1980s and 1990s.  Julie Kratz, "Allyship in Action: 10 Practices for Living Inclusively" English | 2022 | ISBN: 1736515926, 1736515950 | ASIN: B09VNT8RDX | EPUB | pages: 204 | 0.7 mb Allyship in Action  Virginia Green, "Allan Hubbard: A Man Out of Time" English | 2012 | pages: 592 | ISBN: 1459630394 | EPUB | 2,4 mb Allan Hubbard is a man who has been very much loved by thousands of South Islanders, but whose finance company South Canterbury Finance had now gone into receivership - a huge blow to the country. Another of his funds, Aorangi Securities, is currently being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office. Well known for his generosity, his frugal lifestyle and his entrepreneurship, Hubbard has always been something of a folk hero and was held in very high esteem. This biography tells his story by way of fascinating anecdotes - from his childhood in the Depression through to his successful businesses such as Helicopters NZ, Scales Corporation and the recent very sad demise of South Canterbury Finance. South Canterbury has been good to Allan and he has given back to the region on a grand scale, helping hundreds of young people onto farms, saving good farmers from bankruptcy and underwriting large - scale projects to bring water to the drought - prone region. How did Allan fall from being the wealthiest man in the South Island to having no money for groceries after his assets were placed under statutory management? And how did the 'most trusted man in New Zealand' come under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office? How did the much - praised South Canterbury Finance fall into receivership?  All Those Strangers: The Art and Lives of James Baldwin by Douglas Field English | July 1, 2015 | ISBN: 0199384150 | True EPUB | 248 pages | 4 MB Adored by many, appalling to some, baffling still to others, few authors defy any single critical narrative to the confounding extent that James Baldwin manages. Was he a black or queer writer? Was he a religious or secular writer? Was he a spokesman for the civil rights movement or a champion of the individual? His critics, as disparate as his readership, endlessly wrestle with paradoxes, not just in his work but also in the life of a man who described himself as "all those strangers called Jimmy Baldwin" and who declared that "all theories are suspect."  Algebra the Beautiful: An Ode to Math's Least-Loved Subject by G. Arnell Williams English | August 23rd, 2022 | ISBN: 1541600681 | 416 pages | True EPUB | 18.47 MB Amathematicianrevealsthehiddenbeauty,power,and-yes-funofalgebra  Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters, "Algebra for College Students, 9th Edition" English | 2010 | ISBN: 0538733543 | 832 pages | True PDF | 51 MB Kaufmann and Schwitters have built this text's reputation on clear and concise exposition, numerous examples, and plentiful problem sets. This traditional text consistently reinforces the following common thread: learn a skill; practice the skill to help solve equations; and then apply what you have learned to solve application problems. This simple, straightforward approach has helped many students grasp and apply fundamental problem solving skills necessary for future mathematics courses. Algebraic ideas are developed in a logical sequence, and in an easy-to-read manner, without excessive vocabulary and formalism. The open and uncluttered design helps keep students focused on the concepts while minimizing distractions. Problems and examples reference a broad range of topics, as well as career areas such as electronics, mechanics, and health, showing students that mathematics is part of everyday life. |
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