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 Michael Powell, "A Life in Movies: An Autobiography" English | 2000 | ISBN: 0571204317, 043459945X | 736 pages | PDF | 105 MB Michael Powell's prolific life as a filmmaker stretched over half a century, almost from the very beginnings of popular cinema. In this, the first volume of his autobiography, Powell captures the startling momentum of his early career, which began while he was still in his teens when a serendipitous meeting with the great silent filmmaker Rex Ingram garnered him a job at Victorine Studios. From there he went on to apprentice with Alfred Hitchcock and then to Alexander Korda's studio, where he would meet Emeric Pressburger, his principal collaborator for many years. With wit and candor Powell recalls their astounding work together on such classics as Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes - all of this narrated in his inimitable prose.  Washington Irving, "A Knickerbocker's History of New York (Mint Editions " English | ISBN: 1513206753 | 2021 | 314 pages | EPUB | 889 KB Told from the perspective of a cantankerous man named Deidrick Knickerbocker, A Knickerbocker's History of New York depicts a satirical history spanning from the world's creation to the end of the Dutch dynasty. Beginning with the start of time itself, Knickerbocker reveals historical anecdotes, both real and imagined featuring social commentary, fresh perspectives on the past, and conversations with powerful historical figures. With humor and intrigue,  Phoenix Briar, "A Heart of Stone" English | 2019 | ASIN: B07VPW81D7 | EPUB | pages: 467 | 0.5 mb Nothing is ever easy...The journey to Karnei proves to be more dangerous than any of them had planned. Scarlet's brash temper once again has her fighting for her life-and this time, she's not the only one. Struggles and trials await Scarlet in Flora, but not all of them are sword and shield. As Scarlet and Alistair conquer both politicians and rebels, they find the new bond between them just as much of a threat. Scarlet struggles with forgetting her lost love in Crystalice and finding herself in her new home. She must choose which life she wants to have...and she can only choose one.The castle begins to crumble...Gabriel's hold of the throne is tentative at best. Scarlet's absence from the palace allows him to regain some control, but he struggles sorting out his ally from his enemy. Through letters, Scarlet and Gabriel team up against his enemies, but Gabriel is no longer sure who among his supporters can be trusted, especially when little Enté's life is on the line. Gabriel must tread carefully or risk losing everything that he has been fighting for.The fire is growing higher, and it can no longer be contained. Scarlet, Gabriel, and Alistair must work together if they have any hope of bringing peace to their people. They will all have to make choices, and if they choose poorly, many more will suffer the consequences.  A Grammar Writer's Cookbook By Miriam Butt, Tracy Holloway King, Marma-Eugenia Niño, Fridirique Segond 1999 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1575861712 | PDF | 3 MB This handbook develops a methodology for writing and testing wide coverage, maintainable grammars. Parallel grammars for English, French, and German using Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) as a framework are used as an example. Parallel grammars are grammars with similar coverage in different languages which explore how similarly one can treat various phenomena cross-linguistically. This issue of the parallelism of the analyses is a central concern in maximizing portability and extendability of the analyses to other grammars and languages. For the grammar writer, this handbook provides a useful guide to the range of constructions to be considered in a wide-coverage grammar and the theoretical and practical issues which their implementation gives rise to. The interaction between theory and implementation is discussed, including the implementation of new theoretical developments in LFG such as coordination via distribution, functional uncertainty, and a featural analysis of auxiliaries.
 A Friendly Guide to Software Development: What You Should Know Without Being a Developer English | 2023 | ISBN: 1484289684 | 312 pages | True PDF,EPUB | 11.3 MB Software is everywhere, but despite being so common and useful, it remains magical and mysterious to many. Still, more and more people are finding themselves working for tech companies, or with an array of software products, services, and tools. This can segregate those who understand tech from those that don't. But it doesn't have to be this way.  A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand by Tanya Chan-ard, Jarujin Nabhitabhata, John W. K. Parr English | February 10, 2015 | ISBN: 0199736499, 0199736502 | True EPUB/PDF | 352 pages | 120/216 MB Thailand is home to over 350 species of reptiles, consisting of many kinds of turtles and tortoises, lizards, snakes and crocodiles. With its extensive network of protected areas, Thailand is one of the richest and most ecologically diverse countries in the world. However, many of these species are being threatened more than ever before, including habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion and intensification, and from wildlife trade. For herpetologists and naturalists, understanding the reptiles of Thailand is now more important than ever before.  Ellin Carsta, Gerald Chapple, "A Distant Hope" English | 2019 | ISBN: 1542042283 | EPUB | pages: 287 | 0.6 mb In this breathtaking and emotional saga, a family must travel far from home to save what they hold dear.  James Cooper, "A Diplomatic Meeting: Reagan, Thatcher, and the Art of Summitry " English | ISBN: 0813154308 | 2022 | 216 pages | EPUB | 2 MB Drawing on a host of recently declassified documents from the Reagan-Thatcher years, A Diplomatic Meeting: Reagan, Thatcher, and the Art of Summitry provides an innovative framework for understanding the development and nature of the special relationship between British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and American president Ronald Reagan, who were known as "political soulmates." James Cooper boldly challenges the popular conflation of the leaders' platforms, and proposes that Reagan and Thatcher's summitry highlighted unique features of domestic policy in their respective countries. Summits, therefore, were a significant opportunity for the two world leaders to further their own domestic agendas. Cooper uses the relationship between Reagan and Thatcher to demonstrate that summitry politics transcended any distinction between foreign policy and domestic politics―a major objective of Reagan and Thatcher as they sought to consolidate power and implement their domestic economic programs in a parallel quest to reverse notions of their countries' "decline."
 A Cosmpolitan Hermit: Modernity and Tradition in the Philosophy of Josef Pieper By Bernard N. Schumacher 2009 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 0813217083 | PDF | 2 MB Composed of ten original essays written with the goal of exploring the thought of one of the most significant German philosophers of the 20th century, namely, Josef Pieper (1904-1997), this book is the only systematic treatment of his expansive philosophy to date. It brings his philosophy into dialogue with that of other important 20th century philosophers and schools of thought. The breadth of this discussion is itself a tribute to Josef Pieper. Not only do the essays seek to make better known the thought of this significant man, but they also deepen an understanding of some of the philosophical problems and challenges of our time. Some of the subjects discussed are, among others, the notion of totalitarianism and the question of what constitutes authentic culture; the intrinsic value of leisure and its relation to the total world of 'work'; the dimension of virtue in the on-going realization of the human person; the rational foundation of hope in confrontation with incomprehensible violence (such as that of Auschwitz, Burundi, and the events of September 11); the relation between faith and reason in a secular society; and the legitimacy of tradition. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Bernard Schumacher teaches philosophy at the University of Fribourg and is co-director of its Interdisciplinary Program for Catholic Studies. He is director of the collection "Josef Pieper" (Geneva: Ad Solem, official translation of the French edition of Pieper's works) and the author or editor of many books in French, German, and English, including A Philosophy of Hope: Josef Pieper and the Contemporary Debate on Hope.THE CONTRIBUTORS:In addition to the editor, Bernard N. Schumacher, the contributors are: Hermann Braun, professor emeritus of philosophy, Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal; Matthew Cuddeback, assistant professor of philosophy, Providence College; Juan F. Franck, professor of philosophy, Catholic University of Argentina and University of Montevideo; Joseph J. Godfrey, S.J., associate professor of philosophy, Saint Joseph's University; and Thomas Hibbs, Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Culture and dean of the Honors College, Baylor University; Kenneth Schmitz, professor emeritus of philosophy, University of Toronto; Fellow of Trinity College, University of Toronto; Frank Toepfer, professor of philosophy, University of Tübingen; and Berthold Wald, professor of philosophy, Theological Faculty Paderborn.PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "This fine collection is warmly recommended both to the connoisseur of Pieper's work and to anyone who is merely curious about this instructive and suggestive thinker."―Kevin White, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"This collection of essays represents the finest and most comprehensive account of Pieper's philosophy in English." -John P. Hittinger, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly  Velina Tchakarova, "A Collection of Geopolitical Essays" English | 2022 | ASIN: B09VYFG7CT | 91 pages | EPUB | 0.18 MB This collection of geopolitical essays addresses a variety of recent developments in post-Covid 19 global politics. It addresses the emergence of the Indo-Pacific decade, the geopolitical relationship between China and Russia (the DragonBear), the transformation of the global affairs, the increasing bifurcation of the global system, the growing conflict between the Anglosphere and the EU-centric bloc within the West, the emergence of the AUKUS, the complicated relationship between the two Asian giants China and India, the geopolitical gap left by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia's plans in the Indo-Pacific region and Central Asia, and finally, the possible outcomes of the summit between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin ahead of their crucial meeting on February 4, 2022. These geopolitical essays contain geopolitical ideas, concepts, and strategic scenarios for the future of international relations. The essays were published in various publication formats between 2020 and 2022, and most include a bibliography in their original form. |
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