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 Stanley Barracks: Toronto's Military Legacy By Aldona Sendzikas 2011 | 212 Pages | ISBN: 1554887887 | EPUB | 6 MB Stanley Barracks begins with the construction in 1840-41 of the new facility that replaced the then decaying Fort York Barracks. The book recounts the background of the last facility operated by the British military in Toronto and how Canada's own Permanent Force was developed.During the course of the stories told in this history, we learn about Canadian participation in war, including the two world wars and the barracks' use as an internment camp for "enemy aliens"; civil-military relations as Toronto's expansion encroached on the lands and buildings of the barracks; the establishment and growth of Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition; the struggles and discrimination faced by immigrants in Canada in wartime; the employment of the barracks as emergency housing during Toronto's post-war housing shortage; and the origins of Canada's famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In short, Stanley Barracks is the story of Toronto.  Larry E. Holmes, "Stalin's School: Moscow's Model School No. 25, 1931-1937 " English | ISBN: 0822941015 | | 228 pages | PDF | 19 MB Bringing a human dimension to the Soviet Union and a new understanding of Stalinism as a cultural and psychological phenomenon, Holmes (history, U. of South Alabama) examines the country's most famous and lavishly appointed school. He draws on published records, material in 11 archives, accounts left by visiting foreigners, and 36 interviews with people who were students in the 1930s. He sees the experience of the school at a microcosm and mirror of the interplay between state and society in decision making, and other feature of the period. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)  Spring Garden (Japanese Novellas) By TOMOKA SHIBASAKI 2017 | 154 Pages | ISBN: 1782272704 | PDF | 2 MB Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writingDivorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the remaining tenants leave. Since the death of his father, Taro keeps to himself, but is soon drawn into an unusual relationship with the woman upstairs, Nishi, as she passes on the strange tale of the sky-blue house next door.First discovered by Nishi in the little-known photo-book 'Spring Garden', the sky-blue house soon becomes a focus for both Nishi and Taro: of what is lost, of what has been destroyed, and of what hope may yet lie in the future for both of them, if only they can seize it.  Spiritual manifestations through the Five Pillars of Islam by Mohammed Roziur Rahman English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09N7ZYKS4 | 96 pages | MOBI | 0.33 Mb Many books have been written about the pillars of Islam for both Muslims and non-Muslims that explore themes such as the testimony of faith, prayer, charity, fasting and pilgrimage. Some books have focused on the 'do's and don'ts' of Islam and some have leaned towards facts and figures about Islam and Muslims worldwide. However, it is rare to find a book that explores the psycho-spiritual reasoning behind the five pillars of Islam.  Victor J. Banis, "Spine Intact, Some Creases" English | 2012 | ISBN: 1434402061 | EPUB | pages: 325 | 0.5 mb A legendary name from the Golden Age of Paperbacks, VICTOR J. BANIS spins a witty and exuberant tale of A Thousand and One Knights, flitting blithely from tale to tail, in one era and out the other. Part autobiography, part a history of the Gay Revolution, part writing manual, part juicy gossip, with a few tasty recipes thrown in for good measure, Spine Intact, Some Creases is a summing up - alternately hilarious and touching, instructive and impassioned, and always entertaining - of the remarkable life and work of a writer hailed by top gay pulp historian Michael Bronski as ?one of my heroes.? ?Banis' memoir provides a poignant history of West Coast paperback publishing in the Sixties, and one author's journey from small beginnings to critical and financial success as a writer - but it's far more than that: witty, elegantly written, funny, sad, smart, and even wise. Every penman-apprentice should read this book - twice!? - Robert Reginald  Speedmailing: Turn Your Work Enemy Into Your Best Work Tool English | 2016 | ISBN: 129214226X | 85 Pages | PDF (True) | 2 MB We're bombarded with messages every day, but no one tells you how to improve these vital email skills. Discover how to regain control of your email - and get back to your job - in five simple steps.  Spasticity and Muscle Stiffness: Restoring Form and Function English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030968995 | 621 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 65 MB Offers a contemporary understanding of spasticity including central and peripheral mechanisms
 Spaces and Borders: Current Research on Religion in Central and Eastern Europe By András Máté-Tóth 2011 | 290 Pages | ISBN: 3110228130 | PDF | 2 MB People observe and transgress religious borders when they relate with faith and other faiths, when they shape communities, when they make decisions. A group of researchers have joined an inquiry into the forces of religious closure and openness in present-day Central and Eastern Europe. Sociology, political science and history are triangulated to render a clear understanding of the individual experiences of religion and secularity, and of the strategic choices of religious and political elites, taking readers along an exploration of religious identity and otherness.  Sound and Communication: An Aesthetic Cultural History of Sanskrit Hinduism By Annette Wilke, Oliver Moebus 2011 | 1112 Pages | ISBN: 3110181592 | PDF | 11 MB In Hindu India both orality and sonality have enjoyed great cultural significance since earliest times. They have a distinct influence on how people approach texts. The importance of sound and its perception has led to rites, models of cosmic order, and abstract formulas. Sound serves both to stimulate religious feelings and to give them a sensory form. Starting from the perception and interpretation of sound, the authors chart an unorthodox cultural history of India, turning their attention to an important, but often neglected aspect of daily religious life. They provide a stimulating contribution to the study of cultural systems of perception that also adds new aspects to the debate on orality and literality.  Octavio Paz, Margaret Sayers Peden, "Sor Juana: Or, the Traps of Faith" English | 1990 | ISBN: 0674821068, 067482105X | 564 pages | PDF | 61.9 MB Mexico's leading poet, essayist, and cultural critic writes of a Mexican poet of another time and another world, the world of seventeenth-century New Spain. His subject is Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the most striking figure in all of Spanish-American colonial literature and one of the great poets of her age. |
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