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![]() Natural capitalism & circular economy: How to restore the planet designing materials, businesses, and sustainable policies by Alejandro Pagés Tuñón English | August 5th, 2022 | ISBN: 9786078571222 | 406 pages | True EPUB | 3.38 MB "this book is an exhortation to modify patterns of behavior, which includes the development of a paradigm and public policies that channel us towards a more prosperous, balanced and sustainable future..." - Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia ![]() Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence by Vivek Ramaswamy English | September 13, 2022 | ISBN: 1546002960 | True EPUB | 288 pages | 1.6 MB The New York Times bestselling author of Woke Inc. makes the case that the essence of true American identity is to pursue excellence unapologetically and reject victimhood culture. ![]() NFT 101: 26 Striking Questions and Answers about NFT: Ultimate guide to understanding NFTs for Beginners, Intermediates & Experts. by Divine Mason English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09SKXTM2M | 72 pages | EPUB | 0.14 Mb Whether you are a Beginner, An intermediate or an Expert. NFT 101 has more than enough to teach. ![]() Emanuele Sica, "Mussolini's Army in the French Riviera: Italy's Occupation of France " English | ISBN: 0252039858 | 2016 | 312 pages | EPUB | 4 MB In contrast to its brutal seizure of the Balkans, the Italian Army's 1940-1943 relatively mild occupation of the French Riviera and nearby alpine regions bred the myth of the Italian brava gente, or good fellow, an agreeable occupier who abstained from the savage wartime behaviors so common across Europe. ![]() Musorgsky: Eight Essays and an Epilogue by Richard Taruskin English | December 14, 1992 | ISBN: 0691091471, 0691016232 | True PDF | 460 pages | 25.6 MB "It is [a] fully illuminated story that Richard Taruskin, in the path-breaking essays collected here, unfolds around Modest Musorgsky, Russia's greatest national composer.... [Taruskin's] tour de force comes with a frontal attack on all the Soviet-bred truisms that for a century have refashioned Musorgsky from what the evidence suggests he was-an aristocrat with an early clinical interest in true-to-life musical portraiture and a later penchant for drinking partners who were both folklore buffs and political reactionaries democrat."-From the foreword ![]() Grandpa Mike KH, "Musical Number Magic: grandpa mike talks symmetry and music for bright youngsters" English | 2014 | ASIN: B00O95DL8U | EPUB | pages: 40 | 0.3 mb Effie is five and irrepressible. Dee-Dee is eight, and like many mathematicians she also enjoys music. Grandpa Mike introduces them to symmetry the way mathematicians look at it, surreptitiously introducing them to some of the concepts behind Group Theory. They play with cardboard cutouts, learn a card trick, and then go on to think about music. This book is intended to stretch bright kids from 8 to 14, and plenty of older people, too. ![]() Music in the Late Twentieth Century (The Oxford History of Western Music) by Richard Taruskin English | March 1, 2011 | ISBN: 0199842183, 0195384857 | True EPUB | 830 pages | 17.3 MB The universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of Western Music is the eminent musicologist Richard Taruskin's provocative, erudite telling of the story of Western music from its earliest days to the present. Each book in this superlative five-volume set illuminates-through a representative sampling of masterworks-the themes, styles, and currents that give shape and direction to a significant period in the history of Western music. ![]() Morocco: Challenges to tradition and modernity By James N. Sater 2016 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 1138828262 | PDF | 4 MB The first edition of Morocco was published one year before the mass protests of the Arab Spring rocked the Moroccan state. Post-Arab Spring, the country has a new constitution and government, but the state remains uncompromising on any true reform of the monarchy's claims to power.This new edition provides an introductory overview of the history, contemporary politics, economy, and international relations in Morocco and offers an examination of the challenges to tradition and modernity in the post-colonial state. It has been revised and updated to include analysis of the country's evolving politics in the years following the Arab Spring, and the consequences this has had for the country's traditional monarchy. It pays particular attention to the new constitution, the policies of the new Islamist-led government, and it includes an analysis of Morocco's foreign policy in the post-Arab Spring regional context. Drawing on key academic texts, the author provides a detailed analysis of Morocco, focusing on issues such as:* Morocco's role within the region* Trade policies with Europe* Migration* Morocco's Western Sahara policy* Ways of dealing with Political Islam* The extent to which European influence has affected Moroccan societyEasily accessible to non-specialists, practitioners, and upper level undergraduate students, the book will be essential reading for those working in the fields of North African studies, International Relations and Middle East studies. ![]() Monsters: A REckoning By Alison Croggon 2021 | 202 Pages | ISBN: 1913348717 | EPUB | 1 MB From award-winning writer and critic Alison Croggon, Monsters is a hybrid of memoir and essay that takes as its point of departure the painful breakdown of a relationship between two sisters. It explores how our attitudes are shaped by the persisting myths that underpin colonialism and patriarchy, how the structures we are raised within splinter and distort the possibilities of our lives and the lives of others. Monsters asks how we maintain the fictions that we create about ourselves, what we will sacrifice to maintain these fictions - and what we have to gain by confronting them. ![]() Molecular Bio-Sensors and the Role of Metal Ions English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032135786 | 349 Pages | PDF (True) | 61 MB Volume 23, entitled Molecular Bio-Sensors and the Role of Metal Ions, of the series Metal Ions in Life Sciences (MILS) represents a milestone of contemporary progress and understanding of molecular bio-sensors for metal ions. It is bringing together the latest research in academia and industry, and it also emphasizes the spectrum of evolving regulations from regulatory bodies. This vibrant research area is covered by 31 internationally recognized experts. The impact of MILS-23 is manifested by more than 1300 references and close to 200 figures, more than 100 of them in color; further information is summarized in several tables. In conclusion, Volume 23 significantly advances our understanding of Molecular Bio-Sensors, it is therefore an essential resource for scientists working in the wide range from earth sciences, material sciences, physics, pharmacology, enzymology, analytical, organic, and inorganic biochemistry all the way through to medicine including the clinic. |